The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12
THE GREAT CATHEDRAL.
Dedication of the most Magnificent Temple
In AmerIcn.
New YORK, Sunday. MAY 2j

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New YORK, Sunday, May 2j.
The dedication Of the new Cathedral
Of St. Patrick to-day was doubt!cs. the
most imposing ceremonial of the kind
that has ever occurred in the New World
Indeed, 1t may be safely said that no
other religious service in America has
brought together 40 many dignitarcs OF
the Church or been performed with the
rubrical elaboration and the impressive
ness for which this event WAS remarkable.
The day was propitious, and the chant OF
the chorsters during the ceremony OF
blessing, that "ths is y day Of glory,
bright among glorious days." was as lite
rally true as was another musical an
nouncement in the same part of the SER
| vice, that "it is well founded upon solid
rock" From early morning until nine
or ten o'clock it would seem that every
policeman and nearly eyer man, woman
aud child had duty to perform up about
Murray Hill. Travel appeared To be all
in that direction. Long before ten, the
time when the ceremonies began, the
block covered by the Cathedral, which il
bounded by Fifth and Madison avenues
and Fiiticth and Fiity.tirst streets, was
hcmmcd in by dense crowd that could
not be numbered, except by a wild guess
Good order prevailed, however. and the
four hundred policemen who lined the
north and south sides and the front OF
the Cathedral, where the portals are To-
Gated, had nothing serious to trouble
them. All the seats, purchased at the
rate OF five dolar' for those in front
(Which, by the way, meant by far the
greater part of the whole number in the
church,) and three dollars for those in
the rear, were occupied shortly after nine,
and almost "A soon every square foot of
standing room was occupied by persons
who had paid one dollar each for the
right. AS already announced, the money
thus acquired goes into the building
fund.- where it is needed Seats close 70
tho sanctuary wore occupied by Lieutcn-
ant Governor Dorsheimcr, Chief Justice
+: G. Daley, Judge John II. Brady,
Charles O'Conor, Judge Miles Beach,
and other prominent citizens. Thomas
Hitchcock, Of the .Sunowa. in first pew,
and two pews behind him WAS Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Henry Bergh and Mrs.
Hicks Lord entered together and sat in
the same pew. John Kelly, who is one
OF the trustees of the cathedral, and
John Mckcon were together also. Other
noteworthy pcrsoiIs sprnkled among the
assemblagc included Sheriff Reilly, Dis
trict Attorney Phelps, Miss Mary l..
Booth, editor of Ha,per's Bazar, Mrs.
Barney Williams and Miss Williams,
Nathaniel Jarvis, clerk of the Supreme
Court, a. NJ Palmer and Mrs. Sheridan
Shook.
| THE PROCESSION.
AT the last moment numerous offers OF
from ten TO twenty-five and at last one ne
high as thirty dollars were made for
tickets, and, in few cases. were accept
ed. The thousands unable to gain ad-
mission tried to content themselves with
witnessing the blessing of the outside OF
the building, or with obtaining tickets
for the Vespcrs ard evening sermon
Although the ceremonies, beginning
promptly Mt 10 o'clock, were not conclu-
ded until 10 minutes past 3, the great
audience appeared deeply interested
throughout and showed no signs of wea-
riHess. The sun rays streaming in
through the memorial windows, which
form tho most striking feature of the
cditice, brought out fully the beautiful
tracery and carving of the lofty roof
arches and superb main altar upon
which not less than 100000 has been
spent and the graceiulness of the pil.
lars, and shed IL soft light Upon the silent
thousands below. Some spnrrows perch
ed upon the marble shamrocks of the
roof and united their chirping with the
tones of the organ throughout the cere.
monies. The floral display was tasteful
but not extensive, consisting, on the
main altar, of bed nj the foot of the
cross above the tabernacle, and two large
1 hnlOnato nf, aorb u;,lo -
four other altars, two of which are on the
right and two on the left Of the main
altar, was the same number of bouquets
Upon all the affairs were tho usual large
candlesticks and candelabra, and when
the services commenced all the candles
on the main altar were lighted.
First came the ceremonies of the bless
ing, which began with an imposing pro-
cession that moved from the sncristy, at
the Epistle side of the grand altar,
through the sanctuary and down the nave
aisle, im the following order: Cross
bearer, CARING golden cross, assisted
by aco.v'-s with lighted candles; 80
sanctuary boys, in red cassocks and
white surplices; G priests, in black cas-
socks and white surplices, chanting and
intoning the psalms of the blessing rs
priests, in black cassocks and white sur
plices, and carrying Breviarics, who in.
toned the Miserere when the procession
got outside the Cathedral. aud among
whom were the Very Rev. Dr. Corcoran,
of the Seminary of st. Charles Bor-
romeo, Philadelphia 6 Domnicans, in
full habit; So priests, dressed similarly
to tho others and performing the same
duty, monks with long boards and in
brown habit; the sanctuary choir of l2O
boys and men, including 80 priests OF
the archdiocese and the choir of St.
Paul the Apostle all wearing purple
cassocks and white surplices; then fol-
lowed 3S bishops, all in purple cassocks,
lace abs, gold and silver embroidered
white copes and plain white mitrcs, an.
each attended by his secretary.
TIE CARDINAL.
| Three acolytes in scarlet and lace, the
central one holding golden vase filled
with holy water, preceded Cardinal Nc.
Closkey. The Cardinals soutane of wa.
tered red silk rustled as he moved. and
its train swept far behind him. His
waist was girt with deep sash of water.
ed red silk, the ends being weighted with
large golden tassels A surplice of fines,
lace was above the soutane. A pectoral
cross of gold hung from his neck by O
gold chain. From his shoulders flowed
a mantle of watered white silk encrusted
with golden blazonry. The centre OF