, 1885-10-16
IMPRESSIVE,
The Funeral Ceremonies Over
Cardinal McClOskey.
Fiendish Attack of Young Out
laws Upon School Girls.
Full List of Yesterdays Presi-
Dental Appointments.
Impressive Services at the Cathe-
dral.

watch of those members of the order of st.
Vincent De Paul, who guarded the body
of Cardinal McCloskey in the great cathe-
dral last evening, at length came to an
end. The first beams of the morning
sun had hardly gilded the s,eeples of the
churches, when II procession of priests,
with uncovered heads, entered the cath
edral and knelt before the altar. Prayers
for the opening of a new day-the day
upon which the body of America first
cardinal was TO be committed to earth
were said, and then the priests walked
slowly down the centre aisle on either
side of the catafalque, and returned to
the s%acristy; 300 policemen kept the
crowd that had assembled shortly
after S O'Clock, in order. The doors of
the cathedral opened at s.45, and the
throng was invited to enter. As the hour
for the beginning of the services was
reached, the streets for several squares in
every direction we're blocked with carria-
ges and masses of people. The police
had all they could do to preserve order.
The scene within the cathedral was grand
and impressive. The body Of the cardin-
al during the night been placed in a ma
hogany coffin which had been prepared
for its reception; heavy drapery of purple
velvet bordered with fringe hung about
the coffin, rods Of gold extending the
length Of the coffin, ornamcnted the sides.
The body had been so placed that the head
of the dead p%relAte was raised above the
leveloi the coffin, and was easily seen from
below. The pews and aisles were crowded
with people; 5000 were gathered in the
cathedral before 10 O'Clock, while a throng
was waiting the opening Of the solemn
requiem to begin. The Papal Zouaves,
in gold lace and bright uniforms, marched
down the enter aisle and took up posi-
tons about the catafalque. A moment
alter the doors of the sacristy were flung
open and a long procession of white
robed priests and acOlites filed down the
steps to the seats directly in front of the
high altar. There was a moment of
hushed expectancy, and then the stiffness
was broken by the priests as they chanted
the office of the dead. Now two a%colites
lighted the candles in their hands, follow
ed by another procession of priests that
came slowly GU from the sacristy and
bowed before the high altar; then came
the bishops in their sombre-hued garments
and finally the monsignors and
archbishop. When all were ready the
choir cbanted the requiem mass. the choir
numbering over 100 voices. Archbishop
Corregan was the celebrant of pontiical
mass, the sermon was preached after
mass. At the conclusion of the sermon
preparations were made for concluding
the rites of the bestowal of Episcopal alb
solutions. After the words of absolution
had been uttered. the coffin was removed
from the catafaloue by the attendants and
carried to its last resting place in the crypt
under the high altar. where il WAS placed
beside the body of Archbishop Hughes.
The congregntion and clergy then mietlv
dispersed.
-ARoupIsuop erBpoNs SERMON.
Nyw YoRK Oct. 15-The sermon at
tbe funeral Of Cardinal MeCloskev was
nreaebed by Arcbbishop Gibbons. of Bal-
timore. The text was Ecclesiastes T. >
These words spoken originally of Aaron
said the sneaker. may be d%ttingly ap-
plied to him whose mortal remains now
lie before Won He was also chosen out of
all men living to fill the highest ecclesias
tial position in this nation. that he NAV
teach Jacob his testimonies and give light
to Israel in his law. The glorious orna
ment of the pontif to which the sacred
text refers. had a two-fold sipnifcation.
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