Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
IN IhPOS ING FUNERl MASS
Commemorative Of the Dead Empress
Elizabeth of Austria

CD1EBRATED AT ST. MATTHEv' 8
CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WASHING
TON, BY CARDINAL GIBBONS.
PRESIDENT NJ KINLEY AND CAB
MET, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
ARMY, AND NAVY, AND NEARLY
ALL THE DIPLOMATIC REPRE-
sENTATIvES ACCREDITED TO
WASHINGTON, WERE IN ATTEND
ANCE-A TOUCHING REFERENCE
TO THE DEAD EMPRESS.
Washington, September 17.-An i'm
posing funeral mass commemorative OF
the murdered Empress Elizabeth OF
Austria was celebrated at St. Matthews
Catholic church to-day, Cardinal Glib
bons being the celeDrant. The cere-
mony was official in character, under
the auspices Of the Austrian minister,
and among those who attended were
President Mckinley and the members
OF his cabinet, the ambassadors and
ministers OF foreign governments IN
their brilliant diplomatic uniforms, rep
resentatives OF the United States army,
navy and Supreme Court, and alge
gathering from private life.
The Austrian minister, Mr.. Won Hen
gelmuller, was attended by all the
members of his stan, the military at
tache, Baron Riedl, in the uniform Of
the Austrian Imperial Guard, and Capt.
Rodler, naval attache, in the uniform
of the Austrian navy, acting as ushers:
Minister Won Hengeimuller wore the
striking costume OF the hungarian
"magnat," denoting high diplomatic
rank 1t was of sombre black, satin
coat, knee breeches and high boots, and
heavy black velvet coat hung from
the left shoulder. His sword, scabbard
and hilt was hid with winding Grape.
AS the carriages of the President and
cabinet reached the church, MIR. Won
Rengelmuller left his pew and met the
President at the church door, escort
ing him to a pew to the front and
right of the chancel.
WITH THE PRESIDENT
were Secretaries Gage and Wilson,
Postmaster General Emory Smith, and
Acting Secretary Adee Back of them
as representatives OF the army, sat two
of the officers of Gen. Miies's staff, Col
Maus and Lieut. Col. Michler, in ia
tigue uniform, while the judiciary was
represented by Justice Harlan, of the
United States Supreme Court. Many
other officers of the State, War and
Navy Departments were also present.
The diplomatic corps occupied pews OPP
posite Il ose of the United States gov
eminent officials. With the Austrian
Minister sat ambassador Cambon, of
France, wearing the heavily gold en-
bfoidered uniform of an officer of the
highest diplomatic rank, with wide
silk sash from shoulder to hip. He
left his pew after the President and
cabinet were seated, and, crossing the
aisle, paid his respects to the President
and cabinet officers. The German
charge d'affaires, Baron Speck Won
Sternberg, with the military, naval and
civil attaches in full uniform, the min
lister of Switzerland, where the assas-
sination of the Empress occurred, and
the representatives of Russia. Norway
and Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Portu-
gal, China, Japan, Turkey, Colombia,
Venezuela, Costa Rica, Brazil Peru,
Chile, most CT them in court and dip
lomatic attire, were present. In the
absence of the British ambassador, Sir
Julian Pauncefote sent
A LARGE FLORAL CROSS
Of white roses and carnations, which
was in the; middle of the chancel fac
ing the congregation. The embassy
was represented by Capt. Paget and
Mr. Young
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ranged for the occasion. Back of the
chancel hung long Grape draperies, COW
ering the windows and darkening the
altar. The pulpit was draped with
heavy bands of Grape. Cardinal Glib
bons was assisted in the mass by a
large number of priests and acolytes,
the usual rich vestments being put
aside for those Of black and white. In
his sermon the Cardinal said grievous
crime had shocked the civilized world;
the hand of an assassin had struck
down an inoffendfng lady, the consOrt
of an Emperor Of vast and historic re-
giOns. The crime had occurred not
when the Empress was seated on her
throne amid pomp and majesty which
might have excited the passions of
some fanatic, but while she was peace
fully walking the street The man
that strikes at the ruler of nation is
aIi enemy of social ORDER" declared the
Cardinal Public peace and tranquil
ty depend upon the execution of the
law, on the ruler or executive OF a
nation depends the execution of law
and the maintenance of stable govern
ment. it .behooves us, therefore, to
uphold the head of the nation whose
person, as ruler, is sacred. The Car
dinal paid
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE
to the beauty of character of the late
Empress and asked that the prayers
be given not only for the repose of
her soul, but also for the solace of the
stricken Emperor. Among all the tri-
butes of sympathy which had gone to
the Emperor, he said, none had been
more touching and gracious than that
of the President Of the United States.
The Cardinal recalled the world wide
sympathy coming to the United States
on the assassination of President Gar
field, which he said, levelled all parti-
sanship in this country, bringing to-
gether Democrats, Republicans, ad-
ministration men and anti-administra-
ton men, in a common sorrow. Thus
out of the blood of a martyred Presi-
dent was sown the seed of patriots,
and the Cardinal hoped that out of this
last abhorent tragedy would come also
good lessons and good results.
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