Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-05
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
Transferring the Body OF Archbishop
Hughes.

Transferring the Body OF Archbishop
Hughes.
New York Evening Post, Jan. 80.
Tho service OYER the remains of
Archbishop hughes were begun this
morning In st. Patriok's cathedral,
From an early hour . continuous
stream of people poured into the
building until at ten O'Clock there
must have been 5000 present. The
assemblage wa composed principally
Of ladies, who were attired, ~ q rule,
In mourning, out of respect to the
Archbishop. Within the cathedral the
sight was most impressive, the
magnificent have crowded to its fullest
extent, the catafalque In front Of the
sanctuary, with It's pail of black vel,
vet, surmounted by an archbishop's
Nitro In cloth of gold, on q scarlet vel
vet cushion, and surrounded with can.
dies, the sable draperies of the pulpit,
and the ratings of the sanctuary, and
the dim light, relieved ut intervals by
the bright rays of the sun streaming
through the stained glass windows, all
lent solemnity to the occasion.
Punctually at 10 o'clock the Rev.
Fathers Kesn and Riordon led the
priests and choir boys to the places
allotted to them within the sanctuary
and around the catafalque. The pail
bearers we're: Rev. John Kearney,
of the old cathedral; j. III. Mclean,
of St. Peters,; Dr.. McGlynn, of ST.
Stephen's; Dr.. Brutsell, Church of
the Epiphany; r. Brsmsn, Santa
Rosa of Lima; w. Everett, Church Of
the Nativity; j. Lsrkin, Church of
the Holy %lnpocents; aud VIM. Way
rich, .. S. S. R. Two hundred
priests were present, including repre-
s~entstives of the monsstic orders of
the Dominioans, Francesoans, Capu-
chins, Redemptorists, Jenuits, and
Paulists in the robes of their several
orders, and about 160 choir boys in
purple gowns with white
The Office Of the Dead was opened by
the chanting of the FRS Nocturne of
Mathis, comprising three psalms,
surg by all the priests and
choristers, and the reading of three
lssons Then followed q Miserere by
the full choir, FIVE Psalms, and finally
the "Benedictus." At five minutes
past II the Grand Requiem mass be-
gan. The Mass Of Cherubipi was Sc
lecsed for the occasion, and was sung
by the cathedral choir, largely in.
creased, under the direction of the or
gsnist, Mr.. w. F. Pecher, the %soloists
being soprano, Miss Martinez;
alto, Mis-, Burton; tenor, Mr.. Hsr.
vey; and bass, MI. Steinberg.
Archbish of Corrigan entered from
the sacristy, robed In vestments of
black silk, embroidered deliberately
with gold, and a white mitre upon his
head. In attendance upon the arch.
bishop were Father Mcmahon, assist.
ant priest; Father Donnelly, deacon;
and Father j. Barry, of Staten Island,
sub-deacon; besides the aoolytos in
robes of state, and the train bearers
The archbishop having taken his
} place within the sanctuary, Cardinal
McCloskey entered from behind the
, high altar. The Wears general, Mon.
signori Quinn and Preston, supported
the cardinal, and In his train were
/, Bishops Wsdhams Of Ogdensburg,
OFarrell of Trenton, Wlgger of Now.
| ark, Loughlin Of Brooklyn, McNier.
ney of Albany, MoQlade of Roches,
ter, and the Very Rev, H. Gabriel,
rector of the Provincial Seminary in
, Troy, N. Y.
The cardinal and..Iother dignitaries
having seated themselves In their
= places within the sanctuary and
around the High Altar, High Mass
was proceeded with. Outside the ca,
r thedral the enormous OF
: people continually moving up and
: down the steps and around the sacred
ediioe indicated the attraction off red
, by this Roman Catholic pageant. Mon
signor Preston will preach the sermon
and ut the conclusion Of the Mass Of
Requiem the remains of the late Arch,
! J bishop Hughes will be placed In their