The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-16
A0N0RING HIS MEMORY.
o5SEQUlEs OF THE DEAD PRIEST
Thousands OF People Gather ut the Fu-
neFat of the First Cardinal-Blshep
Gibboa's Splendid Discourse.
Inspiring Music and I'm.
presslVe Ceremonies.
rhe narial Of carainnl aIsolo.ke,

Ahc huriat OF Safuinai MSCloSkey.
NEW YoRK, Oct, l5.--rhe long night
watch of the three mombers of the
society of st. Vincent dc Paul, who
guarded the body Of Cardinal Nc
Closkey in the great cathedral last
evening" ~ length cane 20 an end,
The first beam OF the morning sun had
hardly gildad tho stesples of the
churches when procession of priests,
with uncovered heads, entered the
cathedral and kBelt before the altar,
The prayers for the opening of
the new dsy--tha day upon which tho
body Of Americas first cardinal was
to be committed to the earth--were
said, and then tho priests walked
slowly down the central siale on
either siap Of ths catsfalqae aud re-.
turued to the sachristy.
Two hundred policemen kept the
great crowd that had assembled
shortly after q. m, in orier. The
DOORS OF the cathedral were opened at
S:l5, sn6 the waiting thrdng Invited 50
enter.
AS THE HOUR FOR DEGINNINa
tho serYtces WAS resched the crush
outside tho chnrch became gteatar.
The s.rests for several squares in ov-
cry direction were blocked with CAR
rseges aud masses OF people, aud the
police had all they could do % pre-
serve otdec The scaue within WAS
grand and impressive. The doad
boGy OF the cardinal mad during the
night noen placed ia the mahogany
coffin which had boon prepared
Tor its reception. Heavy drapary
OF velvet bordered with fringe hung
about tho solliu, aud rods OF gold,
extending the entire lenEth, ornS-
mented toe sides The BODY had been
30 placed thss the head oI tie dead
was raised above tie lsvei Of tho coffin.
and Yves easily seeS from below. Tho
pews end aisles vera nov crowded
With people.
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
We're gathered within tho walls OF The
cathedral before 10 O'Clock. While tho
thrOns was waiting tha opening of rhe
solemn requiem services the Papal
Houaves, in gold lGGs and bright rpi-
form, marched down the centre aisle
az rook up their pcsllOu1 about the
eatHfalque. a moment later the doors
OF the sachrlsty were ilnng opan aud a
long procession OF whitorobsd piiests
tileu down the stops to the seata di-
recbly in front OF the high altar. There
was moment OF hGsh6G expectancy,
as Father Sammei waived his hand,
and the stiIlness was broken bv tho
priests. ~ they chapted The ofIice OF
the dead.
TWO HUNDRED VOICES
OF the priests and boys, melluwed by
tne distance, foil sweetly M on Che car
of the waiting congregation. The
boys obauted one line Of the psalm and
tbs priests the second. Thou came the
singing OF Psalm H. It wae not, how
sver, until the priests came 10 tho
miserere that the full richness and
beauty Of the well-trainei voices ~
the chAneel choir were brougbtout. In
all probability nothing ike the singing
of the priests and boys has ever heen
heard in tho city. First 90 40 the sing
ing OF the Latin lines s. the boy
tenors, to which responded the har-
monized voices OF the priests. Tho
notes OF the chsnters tlosted upward
AMONG THE GREAT ARCHES
OF the cathedral aud, being reelected
10y The pillars, were thrown backward
aud forward until they died away In
tho distance. Several more psalms
were then sung by Tho choirs in
unison, after which came the chant.
ing of the benedictious. While the
office for the dead YVES being chanted
| Father Apacletus, u Franciscan
friar, assisted by tho Rev.
Father Kelley, passed around
tho catalfaque, swinging censor
from which perfumed iusense arose.
Later on Father Fetly, g Dominican
priest, performed zoe same office.
When tho chanting came 10 an end
the psiesls resumed their seats, and n
short period OF waiting followed.
THIS GREAT ORGAN PEALgD FORTH
the solemn, stately voluntary pre-
| ceeding the mass, and now two Alco-
lites bearing lighted candles in their
hands, followed by another procession
Oi priesfs, came slowly out from tho
sacbristy and bowed bsfore the high
altar. rhon came the bishops In their
sombre-hued garments, nnd hually
the m0Dsignols snd the zrchhishops.
| When all was rosdy tho choir
chanteu tho requiem mass. Tho choir
numbered over l00 voices.
| ARCHBISHOP CARRtuAN
was the celebrant of tho pontiiical
| mass Monsignor Farley was the as-
alstanti Fwhor Donnelly deacon, aud
tAlher Meeean sub.deaoOn. Fathers
Mcnonnoii, Kelley, IavellG, bakery
| ,,tiN iA'N''ualA A' VI to GuVU,ufkl nOuht :
holc, were the masters OF ceremonies.
Tho Reverends Charles Cotton nni
Thomas j. McClpskey servod the
mass. The Roverends TsomRs
j, Molthannoy and Fathers Ayleward
and McCrath acted "a chnplains. The
sermon was preached ai,or the mass.
Az tho conclusion OF the sermon pre-
paration5 wero made for tho connlud-
iug rites by tho bestowsl OF the Epis-
| copal abSolutiOna. After tho words OF
nbso!ution Ind been uttered tha ooiTiu
I'D was removed by the attendants
end gently carried 10 its hast resting
place IN the crypt undor tho high
altar, whore II was placo by tho body
OF Archbishop Hughes. Tho congrc
CATION aud clergy then q0ioly dia.
persed.
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