The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-21
Great Throng Mt the Cathedral-The
Little Town Full of Pilgrims.

TREvEs Aug. O.-The holy coat of Treves
was exposed TO view this morning in the Cath
edral at Treves. Two knights of Malta, In fun
costume, with drawn swords, stood on either
side of the shrine inclosIng the case, which was
surrounded by lighted candles and surmounted
BY a large gold cross. The Cathedral was richly
decorated and packed TO the doors with people.
There was an impressive scene in the sanctuary,
over 100 priests assisting in the ceremonies,
which were grand in the extreme. After
an address by Bishop Korum, the nave
Of the Cathedral wss cleared TO allow
the municipal societies to march up to the
shrine and venerate the relic. Then came pill
griIns end tourists. The scene was motley one.
The unwilling of the relic made deeply
devotional impression on the crowd Of worship
ers. Many were overpowered by their feelings,
aud several women tainted. The procession
passed the shrine of pilgrims, most of whom
handed rosary with erueifx to the priests for
contact with the relic and this was accompanied
by the low hum OF pdter n0steTs and ares.
Outside the Cathedral was a scene, to which
the procession, with banners and music, throngs
of visitors, etc, all contributed During the
whole time the holy coat Is on exhibition twenty
excursions day will arrive at Treyes. In order
that the town may not be overeTowded, the
different bands OF pilgrims, led by their priests,
Will only be permitted to remain one night in
town. Pictures OF the holy coat are TO be seen
not only in every shopwindow, but
there are millions of representatives
in all sizes on handkerchiefs,
paper, earthenware, wood and metal The
photographs merely reproductions of draw
lngs published in 1914. Much comment has
been caused by the remarks of Bishop Korum in
the opening address today, when he reierred
pointedly to the spiritual significance of the
holy coat as being a seamless yestuTe and SYM
DO! OF the unity OF Catholic churches. There
were many Roman Catholic members of the
reichstag present, and il is said that the bishop
particularly addressed his remarks to those
members.
The first solemn exhibition of the coat was in
1895, when it was placed under new altar.
There it rested until 1911, when Emperor Maxi
milan wished it TO be exhibited, and il was
done 1t was shown several times again in that
century, and also in 1885 In the latter part of
the seventeenth century, when the French,
under Louis XIV, invaded Germany, the pre-
cious relic was hidden i'll the fortress OF Ehreu-
breitstein, where it was kept until after the
Seven Years war. After the last exhibit in
l765 it was brought back to Treves,
but lew years later had 20 be removed into the
interior o. Germany. When Napoleon invaded
the country, i'll 1919, he permitted another SOL
emn exhibition, but expressly forbade miracles
to be Performed. Yet the report of that time
says that equity patients who were wheeled up
TO it walked away alone. The Treves news
papers are fun OF accounts of the miracles
which took place at the exhibition OF 1874
AT 10 O'Clock tonight pilgrims are still filing in
to behold the relic and an eager throng was be-
seiging the doors of the Cathedral. The police
had some trouble to preserve order The whole
town is in a commotion. Pickpockets ram
pant and several men have been arrested.
Next Sundays PosT- INTELLIGENcEa will con-
tain splendid article on the Holy Coat of
Treyes.l