The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-22
In SACRED GROUND,
Burial Of Cardinal Manning in
= Kensal Green Cemetery.
"A MONSTER FUNERAL ooRTEeE.

Eaklr SHOWS Ihat in England Emi-
ncnt Ability Takes Precedence
Over Royal Birth-Relic Hunters
Garry Earth from the Grave.
NJ LONDON, Jan. 22-The funeral of his
eminence, Henry Edward Manning, car
dinal priest of the holy Roman Church
land archbishop of Westminster, who
died on Thursday, Jan. II, took place
from the Oratory at Brompton.
At the archiepiscopal palace at West
minister and at the Oratory the body of
the venerable prelate has lain in state
t6ince Saturday, and tens of thousands of
tCatholics have thus been enabled to take
in last look at the features of the dis
tinguished priest.
London was enveloped, half smothered
beneath one of the densest and blacklist
of the fogs Of the season. By the time
the requiem mass commenced not only
was the church packed to suffocation in
side, but a huge multitude of people had
lgathered in the grounds in front of the
'Oratory and in Cheval place, Brompton
square, Sloane street and the Fulham
road. The Brompton road fronting the
Oratory was packed.
A Distinguished Assemblage.
Nearly all the best families in Eng
land, including all the Catholic nobility,
were represented inside the Oratory,
many members of the house of commons
and of the house Of lords being present.
Admission to the building was by ticket.
The bishop of Clifton, the Hon. Will
lam Clifford, officiated at the requiem
mass, assisted by the usual number of
deacons and sub-deacons. The bishop
Of Newport and Menevia, the Right
Rev. John c. Hodley, preached the SER
anon.
The funeral procession will long be
remembered. 1t was headed by 500
priests in full canonical robes; after the
priests came fourteen bishops in the
most elaborate ecclesiastical robing,
with black capes ornamented with silver
braiding and white mitres. Behind the
bishops were number of canons in the
Eichest mourning vestments, and behind
and around and in front of them was O
host of choristers. Then came large dele
cations from temperance, labor and
other such organizations from all parts
of Great Britain and from Ireland.
These delegations included the leading
members OF the Dock Laborer's unions,
the Stevedores' union, the Shipping fed
Sration, the Seamen's and Firemen's
the charitable organizations In London.
They followed the hearse on foot to the
: cemetery.
Along the Line of March.
Every window along the route fol-
lowed by the procession was filled with
people, and large number of them were
draped with black Grape or cloth. In
addition several large stands had been
erected at convenient spots, the enter
prising people who owned them reaping
O large profit from the investment, for
every available seat was readily sold at
fair prices.
Hawkers selling photographs of the
cardinal and portraits of the late Duke
of Clarence did q brisk business among
the crowds; but it was noticed that at
beast twenty copies of the photograph of
the cardinal were sold to one portrait
purchased of the late heir presumptiye.
The street hawkers also did thriving
trads in mourning emblems of all de-
Bcriptions, which were thrust forward
In all directions. Black rosettes, bows,
badges, necktiea, mourning bordered
handkerchiefs and little pamphlets Civ
ing an account of the life of the cardinal
found numerous purchasers.
From the Oratory the coffin was
borne direct to the grave in Kensal
Green cemetery, which is situated near
that of the late Prince Lucien Bona
parte. The ceremonies at the grave were
brief but impressive, and concluded
with prayer for the repose of the soul
of the departed and sprinkling the grave
with holy water. Relic hunters made a
break for the grave as soon as the clergy
had departed, and in spite of the efforts
of the cemetery authorities large guam
titles of earth from about the cardinals
grave We're carried away i'll handker-
chiefs and in pieces of paper, some of
the most eager actually filling their
pockets with the much coveted soil.