The Washington times., 1902-05-10
Funeral Rites in Honor of
MonSlgnor Corrlgan
Performed.
CARDINAL CELEBRATES MASS
Host Of Prelates and Priests, Many in
Tears, Gather in New York to Pay Re-
spects to Their Beloved-Archbishop
Ryan Delivers the Sermon.


zen. ID. d.. archbishop of New York, wa.
held in st. Patrick's Cathedral at 1913
o'clock today. The presence of cardinal
Of more than score of bishops. OF Eort
than thousand priests. and CT a mourn.
rug multitude of lay churchmen and WON
sn lent a profound irupressiveness to th,
solemn ceremonies of The church The oc
sasion was memorable both for its solemn
splendor and for its spontaneous tribute
of grief for the death of great priest
Gnd remarkable man.
Throngs Gather Early.
A large throng had gathered at the
cathedral when the doors were opened al
6 O'Clock this morning. The first mass
was said by Father Laveiie at that hour
cnd other masses were said in rapid sue
tession until o'clock. when the doors
Of the Cathedral were closed. so that
preparations for the funeral might be
made. Meanwhile the concourse outside
was increasing. A Gordon of police was
formed about the Cathedral TO keep the
crowd from pressing against the doors.
Flocked Into the Cathedral.
At 10 O'Clock the small door on the
Fifth Avenue front of the Cathedral was
opened, and the police admitted holders
OF cards rapidly, one BY one. As the
mourning throng entered the great edi-
fee the chimes pealed forth. The bril-
liant May sunshine Illumined the colored
windows and lighted the graceful marbles
OF the dome. And there. before the sane
tuary. which was dim in shadow, on the
catafalque, in his arcniepiscopal robes,
a jewelod miter resting on his head, and
in his folded hands golden crucifx. lay
the dead prelate, as though peacefully
viewing the assembling throng. The cata-
falque was surrounded with candles, the
flames OF which in contrast with the sun
light above appear as spots of gold.
Presently from the great organ were
heard the strains of Batiste's funeral
march. The solemn music had not died
away when the chimes again pealed forth.
At i0:30 the chimes ceased. and the deep
toned bell began to tell. At that moment
the great doors were thrown open. LET
ting IN flood of sunshine.
The black draperies on the great coll
umns were waited up mournfully. and to
the music of the organ the sacerdotai
procession proceeded slowly up the center
aisle.
First came the altar boys. bearing the
cruei1x and candles. then body of
Franciscan monks, in their brown robes
and rope girdies. The great assembiage
OF priests. in their black soutanes with
white surplices. followed. walking two by
two. After them came Oominicans Jes-
uits. and Paulists. So large was the
number of priests that there was not
room for them all in the sanctuary. Chairs
were provided for them in the center
aisle.
Many Priests in Tears.
On and on. past the catafalque the pro-
cession passed. every priest with bowed
head and not q few with the tears stream
ing down their cheeks.
Then, shortly after II o'clock the great
doors were closed again. the last of the
priests having taken their seats. Through
the smaller doors bodies of mourners
from various Catholic societies passed up
the south and north aisles. Once more
the great doors swung wide. Through the |
doorway came surpliced priests and AGO. |
lytes and then monsignors in purple |
stocks and purple trimmed scutanes and |
birettas passed UP between the white |
lines And then. two by two, came the |
bishops in purple. and then the arch
bishops in robes of richer tint approach
ing the cardinals colors.
The masters of ceremonies and assist
ant deacons of the mass followed in black
vestments and birettas. and then came
the deacons, also in black. and between
them the most notable figure in all the
throng, his eminence Cardinal Gibbons.
The cardinal wore the deep red cappa
magma and a red biretta and walked
with steady step and bowed head past
he catafalqre to the sanctuary. where he
took his seat on the throne erected on the
spistle right of the altar IL was
iraped throne On the Gospel side on
which the late archbishop had sat for
10 many years.
The Mass Begun.
After a few moments rest the cardinal
'rosc and the assistant priests began TO
obe him fol the solemn requiem mass.
Then. with the crozier in his hand. he
descended and proceeded to the lower
tep OF the high altar. accompanied by
he deacons, su5-deacons. assistants and
colytes. The mass was then begun, and
rom the organ. presided over by William
:. Pecher. came the notes of Cherub:ni's
requiem Aeternum and Ssnctus. Mo-
arts irae and his Dominic Jesu Christi
ollowed in order as the mass proceeded .
nth all that wonderful solemnity OF the /,
;onan rubric for such an occasion.
Archbishop Ryan's Sermon. /
Archbishop Ryan chose as his text: I
He sanetifed him in his faith and meek
ess and chose him out OF all flesh. And
laced a crown OF gold upon his miter.
herein was engraved holiness. an orna- ,
lent Of honor, a work Of power and de- q
ghtful to the eyes for its beauty. There b
IRE. he made to him a covenant Of peace. I
, be the prince Of the sanctuary. and Of
is people, that the dignity OF the priest q
Ood shouid be to him and TO his seed for I.
or. .'-Ecclesiasticus, Xlv:4 30. He said :,
part: n
Your oininence. venerable fathers of n
ie cpiscopate and clergy, and dear
ethron OF the laity:
How impressive in It's cloquence OF 4
enue is this scene. and how galutary y
its lessons, Behold before you today
great priest, who in his day pleased Y
ID and was found just Behold him. to
5thed in the vestments OF his order. as II
stood at the altar 10 offer gacriace n
d prayer for you and yours. He preached J.
; last sermon from that funereal pull S.
4. But yesterday. ] may say. he pro-
lined the great conservative Christian y
ltha. which alone can preserve society ~
m socialism and anarchy. Being dead. In
yet spealscih' in the oloquence Of
hest orampie This great cathedral,
ich he cid 20 much TO perfect and to y
IN. Is appropriately draped In MOURN a.
for his death. His ominencc the
'dinal. and we. his brother bishops. to 70