The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-16
THE DEAD CARDINAL.
Impressive Services Witnessed in
New York Yesterday.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The long night watch OF
those members of the Society of St Vincent de
Closkey in the great cathedral last night at
length came to an end. At daylight procession
Of priests, with uncovered heads, entered the ca
thedral and knelt before the altar with prayers
for the opening of the new day, upon which the
body of Americas first cardinal was to be com,
sloWlv down Do @ tbe centre aisle on either side Of the
catafalque and returned to the sacristy.
Two hundred policemen kept the great crowd
that had assembled shortly after O'Clock ~
order The doors of the cathedral opened at s.45
and the waiting throng poured in. AS the hour
for beginning the service was reached the cruSl M
without the cathedral became greater, ana the
streets for several squares in every direction
were blocked with carriages and masses OF peo-
pie. Guards stationed at the entrance allowed no
one to pass in who was not provided with black
bordered ticket of admission. In the vicinity Of
the Hotel Buckingham few tickets were offered
for sale at So each and these were quickly pur-
chased.
The scene within the cathedral was grand and
impressive. The dead body OF the cardinal nad
during the night been placed In mahogany col
fin. about which hung heavy drapery of purple
velvet bordered with bullion fringe While rods OF
gold extending the entire length OF the, coffin
0rnamented the sides. A golden croZier, the sig
nal of a bishops authority, rested by the side OF
the cardinal The body had been so placed thai
the head OF the dead prelate was raised above the
level OF the coffin and was easily seen from be-
low. Thirty wax candles threw soft, mellow
light over the bier FIVE thousand people were
10 O'Clock. While the throng was waiting the
opening of the solemn requiem services, the Papal
Zouaves marched down the centre aisle and took
up their positions about the catafalque, and
moment later the doors of the sacristy were flung
open and long procession of white-robed priests
and acolytes filed down the steps to seats directly
in front of the high altar.
The services were opened by 200 priests and
bows, who chanted the ONCE of tile dead. Then
came singing of Psalm 81. Several more salmS
were then sung by choirs in unison, after which
came chanting Of the Benedictus. While the
office for the dead was being chanted Father
Anacletus, Franciscan friar. assisted by Rev.
Father Kelley, passed around the catafalqne,
swinging censor from which penumed incense
arose.
Archbishop Corrigan was the celebrant of the
pontifical mass; Mgr Farley was assistant priest;
Father Donnelly, deacon, and Father Mclean
sub-deacon; Fathers Mcdowell Kelly, LOyelle.
Slattery and Mulhearn, of the Cathedral house
hold masters of ceremonies; Revs Chas. Cotton
and Thos j. McCloskey served the mass, and
Rev Th0s. j. McIlhenny and Fathers Ailnard and
McGrath acted as chaplains. After the mass
Archbishop Gibbons aScended the pulpit ana
preached the sermon.
At the conclusion of the sermon preparations
were made for concluding the rites by the be-
stowal of the episcopal absolutiOns. These were
given by Archbishops Corrgan of New York,
Gibbons of Baltimore, Ryan OF Buffalo, Williams
of Boston and Laughlin of Brooklyn, ana after
the words of absolution were uttered the conn
was removed from the catafalque by attendants
and gently carried to its last resting place III
the crypt under the high altar where 1t was placed
beside the body of Archbishop Hughes. The con-
gregation and clergy then quietly dispersed.