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

Ito Will bs Hurled with Distinguished
Honors this Atturnoou-yany Visiting
Clergyman Present.
At o'clock this afternoon tho body
OF Rev. Father parko will be carried
from tho front door Of tho episcopal
residence on Thirteenth strcos to the
door OF the cathedral. On entering the
chnrch the Goth Psalm will DO aung.
After arriving at tho altar solemn ma.
tins will commence. at which tho 1T.
Rev. Bishop will be celebrant Alter
mathis tho %obsequies will DO performed.
Tho sermon will DO preached by Bishop
Donahue. Tho honorary pail bearers
will be the following members OF tho
clergy: Very lov. Jos. Stonger, Of
Charleston; Worry Rev. Daniel O'Con.
nor, Of Clarksburg; Rev. John McElli.
gott, oil Grafton; Rev. W. Werningor.
OF Huntington; Rev. John Mcbride. OF
Weston; II. Rev. Mgr. Sullivan. Rev.
4. Boutlou. OF Moundsrillc. and Rev.
Joseph Mullen.
The active pail bearers will BIO Messrs.
George S. Fecnev, George V. Reilly,
Col. Thomas 0'Brieu, NJ. J.. 0'kaue,
James Devins ond John L. Giesey. Tho
other four will be chosen from the dele.
CATION from Parkersburg. POI
Tho Young ladies' Of Mt. do Chautal
will arrive at l:30. mud occupy special
reserved, seats.
a largo delegation from Parkersburg,
on n special train. will arrive at l p. IN.
They will report in a body at tho bah
ops residence. Special seats will DO re.
served for them in the church.
The deceased priest was pastor OF the
church At Parkersburg for nearly n
quarter OF q century, and built the pres.
ent magnificent church.
On the conclusion OF tho obseouies,
special moters will DO run 10 Mt. Calya.
ry cemetery 10 time for the last sad rites
al the grave.
Letters'and kilograms OF sympathy
were pouring in Tuesday night and yes.
serday 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 are 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 n body.
Father Parke's body was kept in
church all day yesterday, and a contin.
uous throng OF people viewed the re-
mains during the day.
Visiting clergyman report that great
excitement aud real sympathy are
manifested in many parts Of the 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 ut O'Clock solemn
nigh mass was celebrated in the
cathedral for Very Rev. Father Parke.
Rev. Father Stenger. OF Charleston,
OBLIGATED. assisted by Very Rev. Father
O'Connor, OF Clarksburg, as deacon. aud
Rev. Father Bouslou, OF Mouudsville, ms
sub-deacon. A number Of the clergy OF
the diocese were in attendance. During
tho obsequies Right. Rev. Bishop Doua.
hue occupied the throne.
1n'its story OF Tuesdays disaster the
Baltimore Sun says:
Father Parke was for many years rec.
tor OF the Catholic church at Parkera.
burg, W. Va. whore 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. He
returned slightly improved in health,
and after remaining at Parkersburs n
few years was transferred to Mt. de
Chautal, neal Wheeling. He made sew.
eral visits to Baltimore. tho last being
at the time Of the episcopal jubilee of
Cardinal Gibbons, in the autumn OF
1893.
The following anecdote is told OF
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.
notwithstanding prelate was.
Father Parke replied: THAT is Bishop
Whelan, Of Wheeling"
"Ah, indeed" said his interrogation,
land may l ask your Nance"
Certainly" said Father Parke, az
am Father Par&e, Of Parkersburg."
Tho only reply Of the interrogator was
to pull down the corner OF his eye with
his finger ami ask Father Parke if he