New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-30
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN,
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HOLY TRINITY.
eHE ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE OF cossEcRA

CHE ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE OF CoSsECRA
rroN PERFORMED BY BISHOP wIGGER.
Tho celebration Of the golden jubilee of the Roman
Catholic Church OF the Holy Trinity, in Aionrose ave-,
bear Ewen-st, begun yesterday by the consecra-
ton OF the church. The Holy Trinity Church Is the
pioneer German Catholic church OF Long Island, ana
Ne mother OF twelve other churches, and Father
Michael May, vcarGcneral, is the RECTOR. tHy
priests present at the conservation, which was
conducted by Bishop Wigger, Of Newark ~ dayhsht
yesterday the prisons began At O'Clock the iorh'h
solemn services OF conservation were given, the pubho
being excluded Father j. Hauber acted as dea-
con, and Father J. Hauptman as sub-dcaeon. inc
masters OF ceremonies were the Rev. Messrs g. kauput
and G. ID. Sander.
The conservation ceremonies begun with procession
OF priests headed by Bishop Wigger, during which the
Bishop sprnkled the church with holy water ana teh
raped the church door with his pastoral stan thee
times, saying: Lift UP your heads, ye princes, ana
be ye lifted up, ye eternal gates and the King OF glory
win enter" This was responded TO by the dcaeons
within, the door opened, and the Bishop entered
with the clergy. The blessing of the relics ana ntis
followed. Four substances were used-wator' wlhe'
salt and ashes. They were sprnkled seven times by
the Bishop after which the relics we're placed In INC
sepulchres OF the affairs. The doors OF the ehuich
then thrown open to the members OF tue cons'c
cation and public.
At 10 O'Clock high mass was celebrated by Blshov
Lcughlin In the first pew OF the church sat jacob
zimmer eighty-six years old; Thomas Haslach' sew
entys six years old Michael 2immer seventy-two years
old and Peter Eiseman, seventy years old, all Oh
whom have been members Of the Board OF IruSoes oi
the church since 1841. Several thousand persons
filed the church Bishop Loughlin was asslsted oy
Father J. Hauber as deacon, and Father j. Hauptm;ih
as sub-deacon. The mass sung by the Rev. T.
Schwartz Of Amityve, who was the first priest sch'
out from tho Holy Trinity Church Vicar-General May
preached the sermon.
Monday will be the most important day Oh the cci
ebration High mass will be celebrated In nolor oi
the Blessed Virgin at O'Clock In the mSphh s ~ a.
which over 5000 men VIII be IN nnc On oa.u,uaS,
october 10 which will close the celebration soe th
souls of Father John Stephen RaHelner the iouueI "a
the church. and all the dead members OF ue cVnkIo.
CATION In the evening VIII be another Wro"nsn'
procession.
TRYING TO DEFEND THE TROLLEY SYSTEM
John Winslow, Josiah T. Marien and Marshal D.
briggs Yesterday heard further testimony on inc app
cation made by the Coney Island and Brooklyn hal-
road Company to use the trolley system In Ninthave
Ninthst Coney Island and Ffteenth-st vincent H.
schenck of the American Casualty Insurance Company
said that his company insured against all KINDS OF rail-
road accidents thought the trolley system safe Inc
heaviest losses came the OF horses, the next
from cables and the trolley was third in the hst lie
had never heard of anybody being killed by an electric
shock from tho system. On cross-examEStloh nc ssu
that he did not know that the Grand Jury had taken
action the number of accidents In Newark OF 's'
large numtr of fires had been attributed to the trolley
in hoston or that four had been killed Dy t
cars in Rochester George L. Sheldon, presluebt Vi
the Phoenix Insurance Company, said that they haa no
more losses since the adoption OF the trocy system
than before and had nude change In their insurance
rates