Daily Republican., 1885-08-03
7 A|R D EDITION;
L9INa IN STA TIE.
The Dead Rreiate-Ar-anEe ements
for his Fnnernl-Churcn Decora'
Iinun-PrOGram Of the Funeral.

Loving hearts and willing hands
were busy this morning at st. Mary's
church, Sixth and Pine streets, making
tho final preparatio for the funeral OF
Vicar General, Very Rev. Patrick
Reilly. Mccartney Il Kenney have
charge of the funeral decorations, and
they are performing their part in man
uer which will not fail to elicit general
c c1mmendation. The main audience
room of St. Mary's church is hand
somely draped in black with festoons
of lac from pillar to pillar, the latter
being wound with black.
From altar to gallery heavy folds of
black greet the eye, and no less marked
are the mourning habiliments festooned
and hung around the exterior or the
paroch ial residence, and also through
the interior. This morning pullies
were coDstruc ted IN front OF St. Mary .
church, and couple Of men hoisted
themselves to the bell chamber of the
tower, and as they let themselves
gradually down, they decorated the
at seple down to the door arch.
A meeting of the Catholic societies
was held yesterday afternoon In St.
Mary's church, to complete arrange
men ts for turning out. Delegates from
n nineteen different societies desiring to
participate in the funeral demonstra'
tion were present.
Rev. Father Flynn presided and
William Bleyer acted as secretary. 1t
was animously decided 10 turn out
in q united body. Councilman Martin
Farrell was chosen chief Marshal, with
the privilege o: choosing his aids and
arranging the route of the funeral TO
the cal hedral metery,
The remains OF the venerable prelate
were brought into the church this
mornin about 10 o'clock, and placed
in the casket The casket was then
placed upon beautifully merino fes
tOoned catafalQue, prepared by Nc
cArtney & Kennty.
Soon after 10 o'clock eight ushers
trustees Of st. Mary's church, took
their places, and Immediately tht
crowd in waiting were nshered In tt
see the face OF him they loved. Devou'
catho lie men and women whom the de
ceased Father took in his arms Will,
they were children, lipgeredlong, loot
ingat the remains, and mary tears of af
fec tion were dropped, as they though
of the kind words of admonition the,
had received from him. The remain
of the prelate looked very natural, arf
were IL not known that he was On joyin
his last sleep, 1t might have bee
thought he was taking short repos
that sweetens the toll of labor.
The casket In which the dead prelat
r'sted was procured by undertak,
Th7mas i. Russell from PDiladelphi
1t is covered with black broad cloth ar
Is heavily silver mounted with his
handles extending the full length. tt
following is the inscription upon Il
large silver plate on the lid:
Very Reverend Patrick Refill,
Vicar General, born October IL, 180
ordained August "A, 1884, died July
1885"
At the foot of the lid is another silv
plate with the words " AT Rest" Clio
by was a fine floral Offering of imme
telles in the shape of harp, the folio,
ing inscription indicating from when
it came
From ST. Mary's Beneficial Society
formed Of purple flowers. Below a
the words Our FATHER" also in pu
Pile. 1t is accompanied by chalice
white immortelles, the interior OF Il
vessel being of yellow flowers.
AS the crowd passes up the centr
aisle II parts at the casket, one ha
. ~" Wv st-N pAANaL ontlduES U
Sixth street, and the other half comir
out at the private entrance on the L1i
street side. The remains will lie
state un,il the time arrives for u
funeral, aud the doors will be open CO
tinuously. The citizens will have uni
eight O'Clock Tomorrow morning
view the remains. From that time uni
nine o CLOCK the societies will view d
remains and pass out by the same dooi
The following is the order of Gel
monies, commencing at 10 80 a. II
Pontifical mass of requium by Bish
Becker, assisted by a large number
priests, who were former pupils
Father Reilly. The music will be upd
the direction Of W. d. Cavanauph
the offertory, and he and G. B. Rhoa,
Mayor OF the city, will sing the due
"Jesu Dulols, Memoria, by Mer
dante.
Chief Marshall Farrell has issued
following program Of the formation
the funeral oortege, and the order of
procession
First Dlvision-Aids ids-William ,
Menamin, p j. Donnelly, Joseph f
mer, William Stewart, Sr. james Fer
Knights Of ST. Lawrence, st. Ma,
Pioneer Corps, Shields Libsary Assoc
tion, Boys Sodality of the Immacul
Conception
This division will form OF north :
Of Fourth street, right re-,luk / ON ?
lar in the order named
Second Divisicn-Aids.-Jo
Donahoe, Patrick Pluukett, Cha
McCloskey, JOSEPH Schwab, Ma, j
Rodgers, st. Peters and st. Micha
Beneficial Societies, S.. Mary's,
Benedict d, st. Paul's and St. Patti
Tot,l Abstinence Society Rev.
Rsilley Beneficial, Society auG Fa
Mstthew Temperance Society.
Tnis Division will form on Fc,
street, north side, right resting OIL |.
bard in the order named.
Third Division-Atds Robert
tingham, Thln IS Fox, TlJmas b. |
ley, James McOios6oy, August Bicl
August Biern ann.
Division No. !, No. and No s a
II -This division will form ou Fu
street, south side, ght resting on
lar,
St. Mary's Beneficial Society wi
as escort, aud vii, form on right
left of the hearse.
Tn, men bers OF bows and CIR $
young ladies Sodalilies viii iorI
8 o'clock, in school No. Is, adjo
the church.
The pail. bearers selec' 'el by
Mary's BeneficiA, Society are
McCioskey, Joseph Eising, Wi
Bley 81, Mich ael Whelau, Tto1 a.
gan, william Roe, Thomas Curle,
Rochus Messick.
The route of the procession will
follows: Down Pine to Fourt
King, TO Sixth, to West to Fourt
jackson, to Front, to Cathedral
terry, where the remains will b,
posted.
1t is requested that the bells q
Da,arfs and a. Pautba shall h.