The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-11
REV. FATHER PARKE'S FUNERAL.

Hc Will bs hurled with Distinguished
honors this Aftornoou-, Many visiting
Ciergymrn Present.
Al o'clock this afternoon the body
Of Row. Father Parke will DO carried
from tho front door OF tho episcopal
residence OH Thirteenth atreot to the
door Of tho cathedral. On entering tho
chnrch the 50th Psalm will DO aung.
Alter arriving at tho altar solemn ma.
tins will commence. at which tho 1t.
Row. Bishop viii DO cclebrant. After
mathis the ~obsequies will DO performed.
Tho erIno will bc preached by Bishop
Donahue. Tho honorary pail bearers
will be the following members OF tho
clergy: Very Rev. Jos. Stongcr, Of
Charleston; Worry Rev. Daniel O'Con.
nor, OF ClarksburG; Rev. John McEili.
gott, Of Grafton; Rev. W.. Werningor.
Of Huntington; Rev. John Mcbride. Of
Weston; 1T. Rev. Mgr. Sullivan. Rev.
A. Boutlou. OF Moundsvillc. and Rev.
Joseph Mullen.
The active pail bearers will DO Messrs.
George S. Feenev, George V. Reilly,
Col. Thomas O'Brien, NJ. J. 0'Kane,
James Devine ond John L. Giesey. Tho
other four will be chosen from the dele.
CATION from Parkcrsburc.
Tho young ladies' OF Nj. do Chantal
will arrive at l:50. aud occupy special
reserved, seats.
a large delegation from Parkersburg,
on q special train. will arrive at l p. IN.
They will report in n body at tho bish.
ops residence. Special seats will be 70.
served for them in the church.
The deceased priest was pastor OF tho
church ut Parkersburg for nearly n
quarter OF a century, and built the pres.
ent magnificent church.
On the conclusion OF tho obseuuies,
special motors will DO run 10 Mt. Calya.
ry cemetery 10 time for the last sad rites
al the grave.
Letters'and kilograms OF sympathy
were pouringi in Tuesday night and yes.
terday from bishops and prominent
clergy from different parts OF the coun.
try. A large number OF tho priests from
West Virginia have already arrived, and
the remainder arc expected to-day. A
number Of the clergy from Ohio will
also attend the funeral.
Several OF the Catholic societies in
tend to attend tho funeral in a body.
Father Parke's body was kept in
church all day yesterday, and a ~contin.
uous thronS OF people viewed the re-
mains during the day.
Visiting clergyman report that great
excitement and real sympathy are
manifested in many parts Of tho state
over Father Parke's sad death. There
are very few places in the stale which
at one time or another were not under
his charge during his long and useful
career.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock solemn
high mass was celebrated in the
cathedral for Very Rev. Father Parke.
Rev. Father Stenger. OF Charleston,
ofticiated, assisted by Worry Rev. Father
O'Connor, OF Clarksburg, rs deacon. and
Rev. Father Boutlou, OF Moundsville, as
sub-dcacon. A number OF the clergy OF
the diocese were in attendance. During
tho obsequies Plight. Rev. Bishop Doua.
hue occupied the throne.
In'its story OF Tuesdays disaster the
Baltimore Sun says:
Father Parke was for many years rec.
tor Of the Catholic church at Parkers-
burg, W.. Va. where he was held in
great esteem by every person, regard.
less Of his religious affiliations. His
health failed in the seventies, and he
went TO Florida with tho hope that a
milder climate would be OF benefit. lie
returned slightly improved in health,
and after remaining at Parkersburg n
few years was transferred to Mt. dc
Chantal, near Wheeling. He made sew.
cral visits to Baltimore, the las. being
ut the time OF tho episcopal jubilee OF
Cardinal Gibbons, in the autumn OF
1893.
The following anecdotc is told oil
Father Parke: Some years ago he was
travelling with the late Bishop Whclan,
OF West Virginia, when a gentleman on
the train inquired Of him who the dis
tinguiahed looking prelate was.
Father arke replied: That is Bishor
Whelan. OF Wheeling"
"Ah, indeed" said his interrogation
land may | ask your name?"
Certainly" said Father Parke, 81
am Father Parkc, Of Parkersburg."
Tho only reply OF the interrogator was
to pull down the corner OF his eye with
| his finger ami ask Father parke il he