The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-09
BISHOP WIGGER AT HOME.
HE HIS ENJOYED HIS PILGRIM
AGE TO ROME.


He Has Entirely Recovered from the Ill
ness Which Attacked Him on the
Outward Trip and Is Now in Ex-
cellent Health.
just before sundown last evening the
big steamship Hammonia, of the Ham
burg-American line. with the Right Rev.
Bishop w. NJ. Wigger, of the Newark dio-
cese, and several other distinguished per-
sons on board, steamed slowly up the
North River toward her Hoboken pier.
When the vessel was within five hum
dred feet of her dock the Bishop appeared
on the top deck forward and raised his
hat frequently in response to the greet
ings of about dozen clergymen who
with joyous countenances. stood ON the
pier waiting to bid him welcome home.
The distinguished prelate, with his face
wreathed in smiles, was one of the first to
walk down the gang plank on to the
dock He was Immediately surrounded
by several clergymen, among whom
were the Very Rev. Father Salt, Vicar
General of the Newark diocese; the Rev.
Chancellor ID. Maccartie and the Rev.
Father Marshall, vice president of Seton
Hall College.
The Rev. Chancellor MaccArtie went on
one knee and kissed the Bishops finger
ring, and the other clergymen shook him
warmly by the hand and made anxious
enquiries about his health. The Bishop
heart was filed with delight at these evil
dences of the affectionate esteem in
which he was held by his priests, and it
was with difficulty that he kept back the
tears of joy that rose in his eyes. He
was so moved that he was for some
moments unable to speak, and at last. in
order to conceal his embarrassment and
emotion, he burst into u fit of laughter,
in which everybody joined.
When he had found his voice the
Bishop thanked those who had come to
welcome him, and then | ventured to ask
him about his voyage.
"Monsignor Capel has stated that re-
porters are the enemies of mankind" f"
said the Bishop, with merry twinkle in
his eye, "but think he must have been
joking when he made use of these words.
Now, what can do tor you? Oh, know.
/ think can answer your questions with
out your troubling yourself to put them.
In the first place." continued the
Bishop, Il am in excellent health just
now, and in the next place l am very glad
that | made the trip to Europe. You are
aware, no doubt, that l was one of the
pilgrims that left here February 81.
When we reached Rome I became so i'll
that | was reluctantly compelled to
abandon the idea of proceeding any fur
ther with the pilgrims. | remained in
Rome for some weeks.
'In the first audience had of the Pope
had not quite recovered from my illness,
and he expressed great sympathy for me.
The Pope is as gentle as little child, has
pure and noble soul, q sympathetic ma
ture, and loves the whole of mankind.
"In the second interview l had with His
Holiness, he said he was more than de-
lighted at the wonderful strides the
Church was making in America, and he
asked me to carry his blessing to every
body. During my stay abroad | visited,
among other places, Naples, San Benne-
detto and Genoa. | also travelled con-
siderably through Germany, and / now
feel much the better for it.
81 regret very much, however, that
was unable to visit the Emerald Isle, OF
Die gruene IllseI as the Germans call it.
Ireland is such a beautiful country, and
the people there are so loyal to the faith
of their fathers, that it would have
afforded me great pleasure indeed to have
visited it,"
The Bishop afterward was escorted to a
carriage and driven to the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad depot
where he took the 7:18 train for South
Orange. He slept last night at Seton
Hail.
Among the Bishops fellow passengers
on board the Hammonia were the follow
ing New Workers.: Mr. Ernest Ebert
wife. and daughter Lilly; Messrs. jacob
and Abraham Holtzmann, Mrs. Florence
Hart, Mr.. Anton Hellweg and wife, Mr.
Herman Kluge, Mr.. Alexander Kline, the
Marks, Mr.. George Oettel, Mr.. Adolph
Pech, Miss Marie Peters, Mr.. Franz
Schreiner, Mr.. Emil Stork, Mr.. Robert
Soltan and Mr.. Charles Wix.