Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18

had been exchanged the popular young
priest resumed his journey homeward.
Early i'll the evening people assembled
RAPIDLY at the F., W. ~ b. railroad station
ana when the train bearing Father Ter
nliDShnm and his escort rolled in the sta
ton platforms were thronged. Several
thousand persons were congregated there
ana the scene was most animated When
The returning tourist appeared ON a car
platform there was a mighty shout and a
general rush to grasp his hand. Beautiful
bouquets were showerdd upon him and
ms escort and friends halted and salnted
him ut almost every step. 1t was with the
utmost difficulty that he passed through
the assemblage. In the gathering was com.
lhlttee on reception, consisting of Thomas
Spallane and 4. II. +. Brown, represent
ing Wilmington Council, c. b. L. DIR.
John, Y. fahey representing st. Pauls
parish, Charles w. Grant and Patrick
liaiggerty, representing st. Eaul's Bene-
neal Society, and Thomas j. King and
James Farley, representing Brownson
Library Association
Rather Birmingham arrived about 8
O'Clock and soon thereafter he and the two
committees entered four coaches which
awaited them on Front street east of
French. They were driven along Front
street to Market, and thence to Fourth to
Madison. There another immense crowd
was assembled. Immediately u procession
VA WAS formed and marching quickly began.
The order OF parade was as follows:
First Regiment Band.
st. PauIs Beneficial Society.
Carriages.
Brownson Library Association.
Wilmington Council, G. Is. j..
Practitioners.
Following was the route of parade
Along Madison street to Second, and thence
to Jackson, to Elm, to Van Buren,, to
Third, to Adams, to Fourth, to jackson.
Sidewalks along the entire route were
filled with people. Handkerchiefs were
waved from windows and in the crowds,
Cheers rent the air and innumerabe peo-
pie, men, women and children besieged
the vehicle in which Father Birmingham
rode and endeavored to shake his hand.
Many houses We're brilliantly illuminated
ana The procession passed under cuntn-
uous arch formed by beautiful pyrotech-
MICS. The priest acknowledged the oya-
ton with mods and smiles.
When Brownson Hall was reached the
largest crowd of all was met. Sidewalk
and street both were filled. Passageway
could be had only after much struggling.
The building was artistically decorated and
light streained from every window. The
glare of red fire enyeloped the throng and
rockets SCARED skyward. This magnificent
expression of the devotion of his friends
was most heartily appreciated by the
honored priest. His feelings oyercame
him and he could not utter a word. As
he slowly descended from the carriage the
crowd fell back and he was led to the halls
entrance, above which was large banner.
inscribed Welcome He was followed
up to the gymnasium by the societies and
when he and the committees had taken
positions in the south end Of the room the
members of the organizations filed past
nj lan ,IaI
his hand and said a few words of greeting,
When the handshaking ceased a huge
circle was formed and Charles W. Grant
stepped forward and delivered an address
of welcome. Father Birmingham, he said,
left st. Pauls parish with the good.
Will of every man, woman and child in
It. The demonstration just seen showed
how they welcomed him back The
speaker, in conclusion, spoke of how the
parishioners missed their assistant pastor.
how the children mentioned him:
how they looked for his return, and how
they hoped God would spare him to be
with them forever. In response, Father
berminGham said that after three and u
half months absence, during which he
travelled 10000 miles, meeting many
strangers, it was impossible for him to
express the JOY seeing familiar faces gave
him. During his travels, he remarked, he
saw much and learned great many
things, but he loved no place he had
visited so much as Wilmington and the
people OF 81. PauFs; to whom he owed his
visit to the Old World. The pope wei
coined him, and when he raised his hand
to bless him he told him to bring the bless
ing to st. Paul's and impart it. He asked
to be excused from speaking longer, saw
ing he had not made speech for three
months. He kindly thanked his friends
for the demonstration and said it was a
ara tF, u .
would spare him to minister year after
year in their midst. Descending to the
Tarlor, while the band played Home
Again, the priest was greeted and well
coined back by the women and children of
| the parish.
Father Birmingham sailed from New
York by the steamer Majestic of the White
Star Line April 9th and reached Liver
pool May 18th. Thence he proceeded to
London, where he remained week.
From London he journeyed to Paris,
where he passed 10 days. Going to Bnr-
deaux he met Consul-general Knowles.
who received him very Kindly and showed
him many places Of interest Next he
went to Lourdes, where is located the
grotto of the aparition and where lie
OBLIGATED three days. Thence he pro-
ceeded to Marseilles to Nice, to Monte
Carlo, tn Genoa, to Pisa, to Rome He
remained one month at Italy capital and
while there had an audience with the pope
and said mass on the tomb of st. Peter in
st. Peters Church. From Rome he went
to Naples which place he left two days
previous TO the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
After passing through pompei he visited
Florence, Venice, Vienna, Milan, Lucerne
Munich Heidelberg Mayence, Cologne
and Brussels. Returning lie stopped again
in Paris and London. In the latter iii 4
he accidentally met MIR. Gladstone in the
Hotel MctropOle and was honored with an
Introduction to the aged and famous
statesman. Subsequently he made a tour
Of Ireland He was in that country when
the elections We're being held Matters
concerning the parnelites and anti.
Parnellites, he declares are greatly eX-
aggerated. While visiting the pantheon.
the Roman forum, and Caesars palace his
study of the classics doomed M before him
and he derived much pleasure from his
inspection of the ancient piles. He sailed
from Queenstown by the steamer Galia
of the Cunard Line July 10Th and recrossed
the Atlantic in seven days. He had de-
lightful time abroad. His health is excel
lent and his fine physique and beaming
countenance are evidence that his travels
were beneficial. He will continue as as
sistant priest ut st. Paul's.
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