The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-23
THE CARDINALS FUNERAL.
A Memorable Scene i'm the Crowd
cd Cathedral at New York.
Ministers of Every Denomination
witnessing the Burial Services.


messed in this country. There were present
all the dignitaries of the Catholic church of
the United States, tho most prominent of
whom ofliciated, vast concourse of people
who completely filled tho cathedral and
the services were conducted with wealth of
music and splendor of appearance never be-
fore known in the metropolis.
When the doors were closed on the previous
night the remains of the cardinal, which had
been viewed by perhaps 100000 people while
lying in state. were transferred to a violet
plush-lined coffin of San Domingo mahogany,
with heavy gold trimmings and solid silver
gold-plated handles. The coffin was then
placed upon the cloth of-gold covered bier
with the cardinals coat-of-arms at each cor
ner and the elaborate red cardinals hat at
the feet. Upon the cardinals head was a
white silk inter, and by his side the gold Gro.
zier of his office. Thus the remains of the
cardinal rested in the cathedral during the
night, watched by the members of the society
of st. Vincent de Paul
At daybreak a number of priests with I'M
covered heads entered the cathedral offered
up prayers for the opening of the new day,
slowly passed on either size of the catafalque
and returned to the sacristy.
outside of the building became enormous and
reinforcements for the police were sent for.
Carriage after carriage rolled up to the
curb and unloaded richly attired ladies
from all parts of the city, but these
had to take their chances of seat
with the more humble inhabitants of
the poorer districts unless they were pew
holders AT 1880 every seat in the cathedral
was taken and chairs had been placed down
the aisles, which were also occupied. Around
the cata alque thirty enormous candles of
the purest wax were lighted, which brought
out the splendors of the cloth ot-gold and the
rich trappings of the coffin. The face of the
cardinal was seen to be as natural as in life,
and bore peaceful, happy expression Upon
the altar there was no unusual display, but
on the contrary everything was very simple,
as is required when pontlhcal high mass is
celebrated.
Behind the catafalque the veterans of the
Papal guards who had fought for their re-
ligion under Pope Plus IN, took their stand.
They numbered about fifteen, and their half
military half religious appearance lent great
pictures Iuencss to the scene. They were
dressed in a military uniform of dark green
with yellow trimmings, wearing lighter green
fatigue caps.
For a long distance from the altar the pews
on the center aisle were occupied by lnnu-
merable white-robcd priests, who assisted in
the conduct OF the services. Upon the purple
covered sanctuary the black, red and purple
clothed acolytes and altar boys and the bril-
liant, variegated colols of the officiating
priests and bishops glittering with gold, silver
and all the coors of the nbow combined to
make the scene most picturesque under the
subdued light from the great stained glass
windows and the soft mellowness of
the wax candles. The great height
and breadth of the cathedral were enhanced
by the smoke of incense, which looked like
the clouds of distance. From the organ loft
bn ne no
tones of the great organ swellcd and filled
the vast editce the onlookers could not but
be impressed with the solemn grandeur of the
Catholic religion. a great choir sang the
sacred Roman music, and this was not the
least noteworthy of the events of the day
Archbishop Corrigan, assisted by eighteen
bishops and innumerable priests, conducted
the services, which, though lengthy, was SO
imposing as to chain the attention OF the vast
congregation to the end. Many Protestant
ministers were conspicuous III various parts
of the church, and hundreds of non-C Catholics
were also present.
1t was $40 when the solemn service for the
dead was begun. A slight rustling in front
told the story of the beginning of the service.
Then seventy-iive priests and as many lay
chanters appeared from the sacristy. They
ranged in front of the sanctuary, and with
out any formality began the chant for the
dead. The 80 voices of the chanters filled
the vast auditorium Every portion of the
chant was rendered with solemn earnestn SIS
Representatives of the Benedctine, Francis
can and Dominican orders stood around in
their hoods and habits. The 800 priests
and twenty-five bishops and four archbish-
ops sat within the sanctuary. The chant
was the plain Gregoran, with the eXcep-
ton that the mserere and the benedictus
dominuS deus Israel We're rendered in a har-
monious plain chant, according to a version
arranged by Father LammeL After the
benedictus the process of incensing the re-
mains of the dead prelate was carried out by
Father Anacletus, assisted 10y Father Kelly
and the thurifer, who carried the incense in a
golden thurible After the misercre the same
duty was performed by Father Lille of the
Dominicans, and then the chant was at an
end.
Immediately the door of the sacristy
onenei and cross bearer. unfolding the
professional cross and leading a train of
acolytes in purple cassocks and black lace
surplices, appeared. Then proceeded Arch
bishops Williams, OF Boston; Ryan, of Phlla-
delphia, and Gibbons, of Baltimore, and
Bishop Wadhams, Of Ogdensburg Bradley,
of Manchester; O'Reilly, of Springfield;
Rademacher, of Nashville Chatard of Vim
cennes; O'Hara, of Scranton Shanahan, of
Harrisburg Mcmahon, of Hartford Borgess., Of
Detroit, De Goesbriand, of Burlington; Nc
Quad, of Rochester; O'Mahoney of Toronto
Loughlin,iof Brooklyn; O'Farrell, Of Trenton;
Conruy, OF Curium; Rogers, of Chatham: Car
berry, of Hamilton; and Machebruf, of Colo
raio. Their cassoclls of black or violet and
mantilas Of black silk and barettas of black
velvet looked picturesque. Then came Arch
bishop Corrigan, now prelate of the archdio-
cese He was attired in his robes by his
chaplains His mtre was pure white and all
his other vestments black. Pectoral crosses
hung from the necks of the bishops and arch
bishops by chains Of gold. Upon their heads
were their velvet berettas. The poniifcal
mass was celebrated by Archbishop Corri-
gan.
The music was under the direction of Pro.
fessor Pecher, the usual organist of the ca
thedral, and was given with 4 double quar-
tet and chorus OF 100. including such promi-
nent singers as Miss Beebe, Mile. Corradi,
Mime, Barron, MeSsrs. Fritsch, Trimont, Col
ettL Lawton, Morawski, etc. After the re-
QUEEN came the five numbers of the "Dies
lr,e, the offertory, "Sanctus" and "Agnus
Dei.n
Shortly after noon Archbishop Gibbons, OF
Baltimore, assembled the pulpit and began his
sermon by taking his text from "Ecces xiv:
The Lord exalted Aaron. He made an
everlasting covenant with him and gave him
the priesthood of the nation and made him
blessed in glory. And he grded him about
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