The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-03
DEDICATION.


The WheIRn Memorial Dedication Csre.
monies Yesterday .IuIerestIng Exercises
Large Crowd Present, and u General
Turnout Of the Catholics.
We announced Saturday morning that
the dedication Of the Whelan memorial
chapel would take place yesterday. At .
o'clock the different societies Of the Cath.
ole persuasion in this city proceeded to
the b. & o. depot in a body, headed by
Kramer's full band. There were also
many others on hands OF the depot, and
shortly after o'clock two trains OF seven
cars each left that place in charge Of Capts.
Devries and Bowie, and in few minutes
were unlOaded at Clarks Station, near the
cemetery. Here large crowd had al.
ready assembled, gathered from the neigh
borhood and from the city, having come
to the place by the street cars aud private
conveyanCGs, Of which there were large
number. AS soon as the crowd, variOusly
estimated at from $500 to $500, hal ar.
rived within the cemetery enclosure, the
ceremonies began.
Within the new edihCe were assembled
Bishop Kain in his official robes, and as
assistants were Fathers Sullivan, ltey-
nOlds, Walters. SChleiCher, Of this city,
and Fathers Stenger, Of Charleston, and
Duffy, Of I.ewisburg, together with censor.
bearers, aCOlytes, &c. The auditorium
was, according to custom, cleared OF all ex-
Cept the CleTgymen taking part In the ex.
ercises. The Bishop then blessed the
church, and, preceded by his assistants,
went round II, SprinklIng tie corners and
projections with holy water in the pres
ence Of the uncovered multitude. Within
again, the blessings OF the saints were In.
voked aud soon thescrvices preceding the
dGdiCatOry sermon were over. A stand
had been erected in the open air near
the northwestern corner OF the grounds,
and from it Rev. Father Stenger was to
have delivered a sermon appropriate to
the occasion, but at that hour a storm was
impending, and as the audience was large
~ made up Of women and children, il was
deemed cxpediont to defer it until later in
the evening and then in the cathedral. So
the Bishop dismissed the crowd, and in a
few minutes thee were again filled and
on their return to the city. A very hand.
some collection was taken up at the gates
Of the cemetery for the purpose OF paying
off q small debt against the chapel. The
chapel is a small but beautiful structure,
situated nearly in the Centero Of the Cemete'
ry, built entirely OF stone, well finished
within and without. 1t is Of the Gothic
style Of architecture. Near the extreme
northern end OF the chapel is simple
marble slab, with the name and office o.
the deceased prclate inscribed and the day
OF his birth and death. Under this slat
is the coffin. The building, MS We have
said before, will DO used for the purposes
OF the cemetery, for occasional religious
services, &c.
III the evening an eloquent and mos
impressive memorial sermon was preach
ed to an immense audience by Rev. JOSEPH
Stcnger, in which the objects OF the build
ing, the virtues, worth and the visible
works Of the deceased were ably set forth
The l0tencss OF the hour and the length
OF the sermon forbade even an extract
Nespcrs were then celebrated by Rev
Father Duffy, OF l.ewisburg.
This morning, ut seven, the Consecra
ton Of the beautiful marble altar will TAXI
place ut Mt. Calvary by the Bishop and thu
same assistants as yesterday. The frs
Mass will also be said by his eminenco u
the same time