The daily gazette., 1883-06-27
THE F1NAL RIeaEs..a .a I
Burial OF Archbishop wood In Philadel-
phia-Honors and Eulogies.


PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-This morning
In the presence of the dignitaries OF the
American Catholic Church and OF large
audience, and with all the sacred ceremo-
nial befltting his high rank, the final rites
were paid to the mortal remains OF Arch
bishop Wood, and they were sealed In the
Cathedral crypt, ~ ~ -
By dawn this morning the approaches to
the Cathedral were thronged with people.
The Pioneer Corps OF the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union were In line first and pro-
ceeded al once from Slxthteenth street to
the Cathedrel Shortly after.S O'Clock the
invited guests began to arrive, and flled
every pew In the church before the public
were admitted. trIft
The lay orders, including every Sisters
society in the diocese, were present. as were
also the orphans Of the st. Vincents' Home,
who were attired In deep mourning.
After the priests and higher church digni-
taries had filed in, Bishop Shanahan 1ol-
lowed aud took his station In front of the
altar, and then the "offce of the dead" was
solemnly chanted. Archbishop Gibbons, of
Baltimore, was the celebrant, and Fathers
Power, OF St. Patrick's, and Ward, of Bris-
tol, the artiphonariaus.
After MATHIS, laHds were sung by the
clergy. The lauds are composed of hymns
from the Psalms of David, the canticle OF
the "Three Children of the Fiery Furnace"
and the benedictions of Zachariab, and then
prayer by the presiding digqitary of tn
office. Here the picked choir of priests and
semiDarians began the solemn pontifcial
high mass of requiem for the deceased Arch
bishop. Right Rev. VIM. O'Harra, D. D.,
Bishop of Scranton, was the celebrant, with
Rev. john T. Elcock, as assistant priest;
Rev. VIM. Kieran, D, D., deacon and Rev.
Ignatius Hortsman, d. D., rector Of St.
Mary's as sub deacon, Revs. d. A. Brennan
and P. f. Burke were the master of cere-
monies. ....
The music of the mass was without ac-
compartments, and was the work of Maestro
Claudis of Casciol;ni, being the same which
was sung at the funeral ceremonies of the
late Pope Pho Mono.
At the conclusion of the mass Archbishop
James Gibbons of Baltimore, ascended the
pulpit and delivered the funeral eulogy.
When Archbishop Gibbons had finished,
the five bishops and archbishops who were
to pronounce the absolutions of the body as
cended the platform They raised the cross
at the head of the dead prelate and read the
office of absolution, the choir taking up the
responses. Among the high dignitaries of
the church who took partin this office and IN
the other services were Archbishop Williams
of Boston; Archbishop Corrigan, of New
York; Bishop Becker, of Wilmington; Bishop
Shanahan, of Harrisburg; Bishop Mullen, Of
Erie; Bishop Elder, of Cincinnati; Bishop
Ceane, OF Wheeling,W. Va; Bishop Waiter
son, OF Columbus, Ohio; Bishop Wiggin, of
Newark, and Bishop Farrell, of Trenton.
Archbishop Gibbons, primate of the Roman
Catholic Church in America and the highest
ecclesiastical dignitary in the country, out
ranking even Cardinal McCloskey, pro-
nounced the final absolusion, A grand pro-
cession was then formed in the centre aisle
of the Cathedral, headed by a cross-bearer,
and he followed by acolytes, the monks and
chiefs of various orders, the great body Of
the clergy, seminarians and brotherhood ,and
finally the bishops and archbishops. all moV-
ing to the music of the funeral march ex-
ecuted on the organ. The honorary pail
bearers moved in front of the remains,
which was borne by the IL priest of the do
cese. The funeral cortege moved out and
around the square into Eighteenth street
and through Summer street, countermarch-
ing on Eighteenth street and re-entering the
Cathedral by the main door. The body was
then borne to the vault in the crypt near
the altar, and finally buried with the simples
ceremony.