The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-16
THE DEAD PRELATE.
cARDINAL nrcLosKEY's FUNERAL
In New York City-rho POmp that Surround.
cd the Burial of Anne erlcA'S Flrst CArdI-
nAI-The guIoRiuuo Sermon of tho
ArohbI.hOp-A Good Man Gone.

nRl-Tho EulORiHtio Sermon Of tho
ArohbISLop-A Good Man Gone.
New YoRK, Oct. l5.-At st. Patrick'f
Cathedral this morning the excitement
was intense, owing to the surging thou
sands eager for access to the great edifce
upon the event OF the funeral OF His Emf.
nence, the late Cardinal McCloskey, and
who were kept back to convenient dis
tance by strong Gordon OF police. Tickets
had to be shown to obtain entrance, and
these were limited. At S:45 the doors
opened and the crowds formed in line.
Several minor accidents occurred in the
crush, and the police were unnecessarily
severe in the use OF their clubs. Superin.
tendent Murray was in personal command
of the police. 1t was found necessary to
reiniorca them by additional squads in
order to handle the throng.
Shortly before 9 O'Clock, leo members OF
the St. Vincent de Paul Society, headed
by Chairman Mclaughlin. had marched
from the office TO the Board OF Managers
OF the Orphan Asylum, at Fitty-second
street and Madison avenue, to the rear
door Of the Cathedral, aud entered the
edifce for the purpose OF attending to the
duties assigned him. Soon after four or
five members OF the committee appeared
at the south door OF the editice on the
Fifth avenue entrance, ready to receive
the tickets OF admission from those for
tunate enough to hold them. AT 81
minutes before o'clock the police captain
passed the word for people who had
tickets to get them ready, and at once q
rush began at the police Gordon, and those
forming the>cordon made counterTush
to offset the pressure. Finally line was
formed aud slowly moved into the church.
The great building began to fill up rapidly.
The prelates aud clergy began to arrive
at 0:l5 A. NJ. The first to enter the sacristy
was Bishop Wadh9ms, OF 0sdensburg, the
lifelong friend OF the late Cardinal. He
took seat in the chancel chair aud silent
ly recited the office for the dead. The
next conspicuous figure in the group was
Bishop Conroy. Then followed the other
bishops in the order assigned them on
either side Of the sanctuary.
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT. 4
In the first row on the Epistle side,
facing from the altar, were Bishops Rogers,
McQuaid, Of Rochester; O Hara, Of Scran-
ton; Conroy and Gresbrand, Of Burlipg-
Vt. In the second row sat Bishops o o'Reil-
ly, OF Springfield; Bourgsss, OF Detroit;
0'Mahoney, Goa ijutor OF Toronto; Arch
bishop Ryan, OF Philadalphia, and Bishop
Mackabeolf and Bishop Shanahan, Of
Harrisburg, Pa. On the third Epistle
seat were Bishops Rodemacher, O'Farrell,
OF Trenton, McMahon, Of Hartford, Keane,
Of Richmond, Cbstard, of Vincennes, and
Wadhams, OF 0gdensburg On the foutth
and last row sat Vicar General Smith, OF
the diocese OF Trenton, and Vicar General
Hughes, Lidden. McManus, MCCaHerty
and Quigley.
On the Gospel side, first row, sat Bishop |
Laughlin, OF Brooklyn, who was assigned
the post Of honor near the altar, as the
Oldest and most intimate friend OF the late |
Cardinal. On the same row were Arch |
bishops selpointe and Williams and Bis
hop Ryan. On the Eecond row we're
Bishops Bradley, OF Manchester, N. H.,
and Carberry, OF Hamilton, Ontario. The
remainder OF the distinguished group OF
eccesiastics were Monsignors Sullivan,
Doane, Hogan, Gabriel, Byrnes, GLEASON
and Porrigan.
At the signal from the Rev. DR.. Nc
Donnell, chief master OF ceremonies, the
priests to the number OF 400 entered the
Sanctuary. Before awaiting another sig
nal Father John ]. Rtordon and John ].
Keane commenced. chanting the office for
the dead, "RSgum Cui 0mniG uivient," the
responses being sung by Father Lamelle's
and Father Ycupg's choin.
The dead Cardinal lay In his coffin in |
which he was placed alter the closing OF |
the church last night. The hands were
crossed across his breast, just beneath the
pec,oral cross. On his head rested his
white mitre and on the left side OF the cot'
flu lay his crozier. |
FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
Eight veterans Of the papal army, wear
ing blue suits and green caps with gold
strips, stood guard four abreast behind
and in front OF the catafalque. Aside from
the gorgeous drapery OF the Cntatalque
and the lights surrounding it, the draping
of the church was, as required by the
rubrics, OF the plainest character. On the
high altar six candles burned, and before
it hung the blaok ante.perdum. On a |
side table stood two clndlestiCks, with car-
dies OF unbleached wax.
At9:SO A. N. the chanting Of the solemn
Office for tho dead began. Tho music was
conducted on an exceptionally grand scale |
and included many OF the leading singers
Of the city. Many distinguished church.
men weru present, occupying rows Of
seats within the sanctuary on tho Episile
and Gospel sides Among them were
Bishops iror, Canada, Vermont, Indiana,
PhiladElphia, Scranton, Reading, New Or
leans, Trenton, N. j. Brooklyn, OSdens-
burg, Toronto, Montreal, Manchester,
N. H.. Hamilton, Ont, and numerous
other places from every section OF the
country.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS SERMON.
The sermon at the funeral OF Cardinal
McCloskey, this morning, was preached
by Archbisbop Gibbons, Of Baltimore.
The text Of the sermon was EcclesiasteB
s:5. "rhcsC words, spoken originally of
Aaron" )" said the speaker, may be fitting
" applied to the great High Priest whose
mortal remains now lie bsfore you. He
ajs5 was chosen out Of all men living to
nm the highest ecclesiastical position in |
this nation that he might teach Jacob his
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