The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-22
RELIC OF ST. ANNE
Its Removal Causes a DemOns
stratiOn.
THE LAMENTATIONS OF THE LAME
PiteOus Appeals for Last Look at the Blessed
Fragment-The ClamOrs Of the
Crippled and Blind.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.i
New YORK, May 21.-As the O'Clock
train bound for Canada rolled out of the
Grand Central station this evening it bore
with it the sanctifed relic of St. Ann. The
bit Of bone after having been wrapped up
In tAick bro wn paper and tied three times
around with a stout string was safely put
away in the right hand pocket of the
trousers of Mgr. Marquis just before he left
the house Of the priests in Lexington
avenue
The treasure was enshrined in a little
metal bound case no bigger than snuE
box. The little church of st. John ths
Baptist in East Seventy sixth street, today
was thrown open at a. m. It was the last
day the treasure was to be exposed to ths
alteration of the faithful. 1t was first an
ranged that the doors should be olosSa
sharp at high noon and the sacred bona
taken away then. But when the clocks
struck IL there were so many people with
sad faces and miserable looks who besieged
the chuch, begging for one last kiss OF the
| holy box, that it was four hours later be-
fore the place was closed.
| At 4 o'clock, however, the order WAS
| given that the door must be closed From
D am. to pm. very much the Same scenes
were enacted which have been describeAi
IN the Examiner. Mothers brought their
sick children TO be touched by the relic
that the little unfortunstes might be
helped. Barren women came to be blessed
and women with child that their unborn
children might come into the world whole.
] Withered, pitiable old cripples young
girls apparently sick unto death, and lame
children who ought to have been whipping
tops outside, were there in that mournful
assemblage. At pm. the doors were
shut
Then there happened scene the like of
which was certainly never sean in New
York before. The church was filled with
devOtees. The altar at the right of the en-.
trance was aDlaze with candles IN honor OF
the good st. Ann. Every person in the.
house
WAS BOWED IN PRAYER.
Then into the sanctuary one by one, came
Canon Patti, the Fathers Tetreau, Father
Desjareins and two other priests. They
took their places beside each other on the
altar. Father Frederick Tetreau the
pastor of the church, who held the relic in
his hands, moved from the altar to the
chancel steps. A deep hush pervaded in
st. Johns. He advanced a few steps
more and held the blessed treasure high in
his hands, while the worshippers in
solemn awe dropped on their knees and
told their beads. After q moment of tnis
hush the voice of the priest broke in upon
the silence, while the congregation fell
back IL their seats to listen TO him. s"This
is the holyirelic of st. Ann" he said. ''The
blessed woman has done good work upon
this spot during the psst three weeks. Shs
has shown that she has favored this place
with her blessing. Her holy presence has
been among US all the time" Lifting the
box higher he spread out his arms and
-,VN hon, h. a..
= bent their heads again. Then he stepped
4 down from the altar, and as he started to
= walk down the aisle there was sinking
Z like the waves of the sea, of the people
q who were gathered there.
0 They sprang, imped, and pleaded if they
e could not have one more touch Of the
= precious relic
Let me touch it again"
g "Father, father, must kiss it again."
y ''Please, father, let US have one more
h look"
y These sounds resounded through the
: church. There were tears in the eyes Of
e the father. Brother Luke began to cry.
u The priests at the altar had tears in theiI
u eyes.
e THE SCENE WAS PITIABLE.
d The crippled, the deaf-all that mIsshaper
), throng clamored. many of them with theil
.e arms outstretched and supplicating for ont
1t last glimpse of the holy relic.
a Father Tetreau left the church by thi
j. west door at the end. The unfortunate
J. followed after him, imploring. The.
chased him out into the street. Tightly
clasping the treasure against his breast hi
e. hastened to the corner. Women trod OF
Of his heels, still beseeching him to expos
r the relic just once more. He rounded tn
3 corner and gained the house Of the priests
n The father burst into tears as he saw tn
Id supplicants crying out to him. Until lon
n after dark women with babies in thei
l. arms, and old men, with drawn mouths
e, and crooked legs wandered about II
in church, lOngingly and hopelesSly.