New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-17
, pro1uFv At ST FRAyCIs XAvIER's.

The Church of St. Francs Xavier in West SIX
teenthst. was tastefully draped yesterday lor lie
celebration of the pOntfcal high mass OF requiem
for Cardinal McClOs&ey, The decorations were ar
ranged by L. Brlce, the sacristan OF the church
The pillars of the nave were hcaVily orapcu IN
black those at the entrance and those next the
altar being in addition bound with bright req flb-
bon. fringed with gold lace Heavy dodT o, oI' liz
candles of the altar were drapcd, at their base,
with purple cloth, and folds of purple hung from
the wall back of the altar; The altar steps Werc
the transept was placed BIER, covered with pur-
pie cloth. On 1T was black pail mitIe
and n scarlet berctta. SIX candies,
hound with black ribbon, twlnklcd about
the bier Those holding tickets Of admission
10 tIro ru9 the s.. Francis Xavier College in
Fifteen1h-st. Just before the hour for beginning
the mass the front doors Ottie church were thrown
open and those waiting OUTSIDE were ADMIT Tea;
At 10 O'clock the officers of the mas entered the
church through the s3crlSty. ArcAblsh2p W ilainS'
deacon: the Rev. Peter Cassaday. sub-deacon; the
Rev r. Delly. assistant priest; master OF cerc-
monies, the Rev. William Ii. Carroll; assistant
master of ceremonies, the Rev. Mr. Walsh. There
were in the sanctury, during the service, Bishop
Rodgers, of Chatham, and Bishop CoHT"yi Mon
signOr Powers, OF liallfaX Mohslghor QGlgiey o.
Charleston; the Rev. Father AilGa, or NJ; 81
Mary's; Fathers Cardclla, Whytc, Pardow, Thirty,
DaubIesSc and Murphy, OF the, society OF
fp Pa%st~ HG smd several ea other
The mass was tho Ordinary requiem mass inc
choir joining in the responses
front of the sanctuary, anu AlcIDlShop Nlh'dins
said an aDSO!UtlOn. >, - -
Inc musical programme, arranged by Ut. u. ~.
Klein orraulst of the chnrCh the choir being under
the direction Of Father Young, was as follows:
rs,n fancbre, from sonata Klein
De iTofuudi ak parts sixteenth CenturJ'
k Fys h!:in-,n orcgorrn arranged
sinctis :;;..-.....--- lor ioAr p"'S'
one tory-Ju anime VIII
Pc Han in seven parts after the o. Klein
Organ post udc. ,,,
a Song without verbs N minor -hehocIsbOln
March funcbrc
MR. COLEMANS IDEA or the HEALTH HOARD.
General Alexander Shaler at the meeting OF
the Board Estimate yesterday asked for several trans
fcrs The Mayor asked what had becOlne OF the amounts
rriuay appropriated and said that Ec was dislnchucd
Ia allow auv more unless ~ could be shown that the
amounts asked for absolutely necessary General
Shner first asked transfer OF $1,000 from the ac-
cnun service the payment OF salaries for
Ire sanitary Inspectors, aud $50 from another appro
priatlon the same account. THIS was denied linen
General SLacr asked that $4,000 DO transferred from
the ureXpended balance OF the SlJp,OO0 appropriated
for street cleaning to pay the salaries OF III
spectUrs IN the tenementhOuse ds'r!cts.
Mavor Grace said that he not satisfied 10 vote Tor
an extra for the Health Board lie asked what
need there OF large corps OF sanitary engineers
General Shaler and Commissioner WOol>cy johnson en-
dcaYore TO show that tins class OF en!OyCs were h
eolutey necessary preserve the health OF TIE CITY,
The Mayor sand his opinion was unchanged ana ffes
deut coleman, OF the Tax Department. said that the
Health Department was only big monument OF eX-
ncuse General Shacr said warmly that he had only
uskei for what lie his colleague deemed right ana
proper and he courted an Investigation OF tne DGl"
ient Nathan Blur. secretary OF the Tenth ward Health
Protective Association, urged the need OF appointing
seven moro inspectors for the tcnementhouse districts
The Board had rejected the application, but on m'O q
of the Controller the matter reconsidercj, aud
1000 was appropriated Tor the purpose as"cu, IFcs
dent Coleman VOTING no.