St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-02
PRAYERS FOR "A PRELATE.
Solemn Services Over the Re
mains OF Archbishop Heiss.

mains OF Archbishop HeiSS.
MILWAUKEE, April cardinal Glib
bons, three archbishops and twelve bish-
ops were direct participants in the serv-
ices over the remains OF Archbishop
Hess at st. Johns cathedral this morn
ing, while fully 150 priests formed a
part of the immense multitude that
filed the capacious temple. Principally
at9o'clock the clergy who had assembled
in the school house north of the cathe-
oral filed in to chant the solemn office
for the dead. The priests wore their
cassockS, surplice and beretta, and III
strong contrast with the snowy sur
pliceS were the Somber brown habits of
four Capuehin monks at the head of
the procession. The long line moved
slowly up the center aisle, past the body
Of the dead prelate, to the chancel,
within which the priests were seated on
both sides of the altar. Then began the
solemn chant. which was led by Father
Thill, of st. Mary's church. The scene
was
Highly Impressive.
Except for the flashes Of color from the
stained glass windows and the twink
ling lights of the candies on the altar
and beside the bier. the interior of the
cathedral was perfectly somber. The
crowd that flied the seats and aisles
maintained religious silence and only
the dirge-like strains of the psalms was
heard. The. service occupied about
three-QuarterS Of an hour, and at its
close the priests again formed in
line and filed out through the
sacristV to the clergy house.
At the clergy house, while the priests
were forming to re-enter the cathedral
in company with the bishops, arch
bishops and Cardinal Gibbons, the car
dinal stood in one of the parlors con-
verSine with the bishops. He was clad
in his vestmentS, and was distinguish
able among the throng of prelates by
the red beretta which he wore upon his
head. When the cardinal stepped out
into the hall the priests who were pass
ing knelt and kissed his hand. Arch
bishop Ireland was similarly saluted,
While they were waiting to take their
places in the procession, Bishop Owen
ger, of Fort Wayne, came i'll, when Car
dinal Gibbons, uttering an exclamation
of pleasure, embraced him. In addi-
ton to the priests who partici
pated in the former service there
were in the procession Cardinal
Gibbons, Archbishop Elder, of Cincin-
natl; Archbishop Feehan, of Chicago;
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul, and
Bishops Cotter, of Winona: McGolrick,
of Duluth; Hennessy, of Dubuque;
Foley, of Detroit; Jansen, of Belle,
vile. H.; Marty, of Sioux Falls; Owen
ger, of Fort Wayne; Richter, of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Katzer, Of Green Bay
Flasch, of La Crosse; Bonacum, of Lin
coin, Neb., and Zardetti, of st. Cloud,
Mimi. Cardinal Gibbons came last. his
train borne by two surpliced aeclytes,
and
All Hats Were Dotted
as he passed along Jackson street from
the clergy house TO the cathedral en-
trance. AS the procession, headed by
two acolytes in red cassocks bearing
the crozier, entered the cathedral, the
vast congregation arose and re-
NAMED standing until the clergy,
including the cardinal, had been seated,
the choir meanwhile chanting the Mis-
erere. AS the small, serene-faced fig
ure of the cardinal passed the casket
containing the remains of his beloved
friend, he removed his red baretta and
gazed with an expression of sadness
upon the features of the dead. While
the great congregation remained stand
ing, the deacon of honor removed the
purple stole from the cardinals Shout
ders and replaced it with white sur
plice and black stole. A pure while
mitre was placed on his head, and he
was escorted to the altar, and celebra-
ton of the pontifieal requiem mass was
begun. AS the not-oyer-Strong voice of
the cardinal was heard int0ning the
mass the immense aSSemblage be-
came suddenly stilled, so that
every word of the celebrant echoed
A scene combining so much grandeur
| and solemnity can be verified only in a
| Roman Catholic church, and in this
| country not often there. As the cele-
| bration proceeded, the musie>seemed to
! ell out completely the solemn harmony
| of the occasion. Never did the Dies
| Irae seem so sad, nor the Lux Aeterna
| so peacefullyscomforting. Hundreds oil
| mont Catholics were there as Sight-Seers
| but they seemed not less impressed
| than the worShipers. Through the
| entire celebration the most perfect quiet
was maintained and hardly rustic was
to be heard until Cardinal Gibbon:
| passed into the sacristy at the close. Al
| the close of the mass, Bishop HenneSsy
of Dubuque. mounted the pulpit
| and delivered the sermon in Eng
Iish, on the life of the de
ceased. He was followed by Bishop
Katzer, of Green Bay, who spoke il
German. The ceremonies of absolutior
| followed and the great audience, dis
persed. At 3o'clock the priests anc
| dignitarieS assembled again and tool
part IN the funeral pageant, which wa:
participated in by all the Catholic socie
ties in the city. The parade dlsbande6
at Mitchell street, on the South side,t ht
| remains, with the clergy, continuing oil
to ST. Francis. The remains will lie il
state at ST. Francis until tomorrow
afternoon. when they will be laid t.
rest forever beside those of an oil
friend of the archbishop, DIR. Salzeman
Cardinal Gibbons departed for Baltf
mora at O'clock.