New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-16
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IN THE CATHEDRAL CRYPT
THE BURIAL OF CARDINAL MCLosKEY.
LAST HoSoRs TO THE PRELATE--A LARGE GATHER.
ING OF CLERGY AND LATY.

LAST HoNoRs TO THE PRELATE--A LARGE GATHER.
ING OF CLERGY AND LATY.
The light of the early morning was struggling
through the windows OF the Cathedral yestrdaf
when people began TO gather within the sacred walls
assist at the requiem tor the dead Cardinal Arch
bishop. The lofty pillars OF white marble that upheld
the groined roof shrouded in black. Purple hang.
covered the arciepiscopa throne AMI purple cloth
spread the foor of the chance. Tho affairs
denuded OF ornaments High on the catafalquo
tho intersection Of the aud transepts lay tho
body OF the Cardinal clad III full canonicais Around
burned lighted tapers and by 1t stood otionlcss aud
silent, officers OF the Papal Zouayes. Two OF their
ber bore, draped with Grape, the american ami Papal
flags.
At o:3O $50 priests and choir boys came marching
through the door of the sacsty and taking their posi-
tons JUS. outside the chancel aud facing the high altar
began 10 chant the office tho dead Far in the
the sanctuary six candies burned on the High Atsr
In the chapel OF the Blessed Virgin black robcd priest
kneeing rspt In prayer More ana more tho
people poured into Tho Cathedral, and with a solemn,
sweet mon0t0ny the chant rose and fell Now 1t was
bone the clear pure voices of boys and now the
deeper of the priests sent 1t rolling along the lofty
ases. When the ofice for the dead was ended all the
available space in the Cathedral occupied and
more people were admitted.
In the interval the chanting OF the office for
the dead and the beginning of tho mass gimpses were
caught the purple robes OF bishops and monsgnor
moving about in the sacristy. A monslgner coming
the sacrsty passed IN front OF the SANCTUARY and
disappeared In the dim OF the chapel of tho
Blessed Virgin. Then Dominican monk, tall and
spare with sweeping robes, passed with stately step In
front OF the congregation. The chancellor of the Arch
Diocese entered the sanctr airy and took seat at lie
Gospel side OF Altar The Vicar General in trailing
black assembled the steps leading TO the cbance
folio wed by three archbshOps clad In purple vestmens.
The Chancellor arose and bowed TO the three arch
bishops the Vicar General presented them and they
took seats Oh the Chancellors right Bishops aud mon
sgnor tiled into the sanctuary and took seats In tho
stalls opposite the archbshops. Priests and monks
seated themselves in the chapel Of the Blessed Virgin and
just outside chance in the body of the church. From
Windows of the cleresory pale faces OF nuns lookei
do own the scene below
Archbishop orrisan clad in full canonlcals. and at
tended by deacons, chapaiBs acoytes cross-bcarer,
and altar boys into the sanctuary
and the solemn pontitca mass Of requ EN- was begun.
From the organ-of the sweet, restfu notes or Chera
bins Requiem Kternum" 1oated over the vast thronS
OF kneen, w0rshippers. Following It came the awful
words Of the Dies Ire. sung to the grand music "t
Mozart SO with a the wealth OF impressive ceremonial
that the Church throws around its services tha
mass proceeded. Gregorsn chants from the choir
of priests boys rich music sweei with the dapaon
Of organ from the choir In the organlot and In the
intervals heard the deep voices OF the clergy az the
! altar int0nllg the sacred words Of tie mass.
At the close OF the the Archbishop OF Baltimore
ascended the pulpit and delivered funeral DISCOURSE
| After the discourse came the ahsolutions. Holding
lighted candles and facing the cataallue where lay the
Cardinals body the bishops aud priests ohanted tho
Misererc The Bishop OF Brooklyn and four archbshops
went in turn to atalque and pronounced the abso
luton Then candles extinguished on the csta-
faoue The body OF the Cardinal taken the back
OF the bearers and conveyed to the crypt below the
Cathedral. Archblshcps, mOnsgno, priests and choir
boys formed themselves in procession and followed tho
body to It's last resting place, chanting they went tho
benedietions Far down In the crypt the sounds died
away The congregation gradually LEFT the Cathedral
and the ceremonies were over.