New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL.
MGR. MOONEY'S EULOGY.
Mayor, Foreign Cor'suIs, Clergy and
Thousands See Solemn Ceremony.

A most solemn and impressive religious cere-
mony held in st. Patricks Cathedral
yesterday. when a pontihcal mass of requiem
for Pope Leo XIII was celebrated by Arch
bishop Farley with host Of Church dignitaries
assisting The State was represented by Mayor
Low other members of the city government and
members Of the Supreme Court bench. Many or
the representatives of foreign governments were
present. while thousands of people crowded the
Cathedral and overfowed the sidewalks.
Not for twenty-five years has such ceremony
been held in the city. In 1878 mass was cele-
brated for Pop Plus TX.
The Cathedral had been robed in mourning
It's white pillars were shrouded in black ana
purple bands. and the walls festooned with
streamers of black. Pennants Of purple and
black few from either side Of the main entrance.
Purple carpeted the sanctuary before the altar
of ST John and before the white marble altar
stood an antependum OF purple and black The
golden altar Of the Sacred Heart had dark
background, and the altars of st. Joseph the
Holy Family and the Blessed Virgin were heav-
fly draped.
At the gates OF the sanctuary. in the middle
aisle stood a catafalque, 10 feet high and 20
feet long This was covered with purple pail
set off on the four sides with the Papal coat Of
arms in blue and white. trimmed with gold lace
On the top rested on a crimson cushion the
triple crown in white and gold. Three candle
sticks ten feet high glimmered at each side. The
pail was the one used at the mass for Plus TX
Just before the time set for the ceremony the
sound Of a muffied drum heard outside and
q guard of honor, consisting OF veterans OF the
Papal Guard who fought for Plus TX. entered
the church and took their places about the cata-
falque They were Captain John Kirwin, John
O'Connell. 6ergeants Richard Murphy, P. c.
| Dooley, Edward Ledw1dge. John E Moriarty'
James Murphy and Cornelius O'Leary. They
! wore the uniforms Of the companies they fought
| with and carried the Stars and Stripes and the
| flag Of the PapaI States. Meantime the dig
| nitaries of the Church had been assembling in
the episcopal residence with the representatives
| of the city and foreign governments.
The guard Of honor left their places by the
catafalQue and retired to the vestry, where they
| met the procession fling toward the sacristy II
/ formed again with the guard at the head. and
/ proceeded TO the main body Of the church. fol-
| lowed by Mayor Low, Borough President Can
| tor, Supreme Court Justices Amend and OBrten'
| ex-Justice DAILY Charles F Murphy, leader of
| Tammauy Hall; Recorder Goff, Justices Gieger-
| ich and Mccall Register Ronner, City Mag1s-
trate Breen. General Coppinger. once of the
| PapaI Guard; John D. Crimmins, Thomas
| Murphy, James ]. Heating, Francis ]. Lantry'
| President Fornes of the Board Of Aldermen and
| George J. Gillespie. Then came the representa-
| tiVeS OF foreign cOunLrleS-Or. JOdQulII 1C4S@'
j Consul General from Guatemala; / da Costa
| Duarte Charge d'Anaires from Portugal; Dr.
Juan Ulloa Consul General from Costa Rica;
| Giovanni Branchi, Italian Consul; Juan n.
| Navarro Mexican Consul Rafael Zevallos, sec
| retary of the legation Of Ecuador; z. Gonzales
! Esteves Consul from Venezuela; John R. Plan
| ten. Consul from the Netherlands; Demetrius
n. Botassi Grecian Consul; Thomas Won Des-
sewfsy Consul from Austro- Hungary, and An
tonic Fontoura Xavier. Consul from Brazil.
After them came three torchbearers. who LED
the procession OF two hundred priests and semi
narians Next came Bishop Kelley Of Savan-
nah Bishop Stephan of the Maronite Church, OF
this city. and Bishop-elect Cotton Of Buffalo
The deacons Of honor. the Rev. Dean BurtseIl
and the Rev. DR.. Henry A. Brann. followed
then the deacons of the mass, the Rev. Ubaldo
Maravelli, o. S. F.; the sub-deacon, the Rev
William Tewes c. SIS. R.. and the assistant
priest Monsgnor Joseph F. Mooney vicar gen
eral of the diocese. Archbishop Farley was fol-
lowed by the master OF ceremonies. the Rev. J.
V Lewis.
With the prayers at the foot Of the altar was
said the special prayer beginning with Psalm
cxxtx specially composed by the Archbishop
after the Pope's death. At the collect Fro
Eligendo Summo Pontihco' was substituted
for PRO Papa" This will be continued until the
selection of the new Pope At the conservation
and at the Domino non sum dignus the drums
beat and the chimes sounded in muffed tones
One of the most impressive scenes or the ceIe-
mony was the lighting of the candle which
each priest carried in his hand at the "Sanctus
and again at the conservation Of the Host
These with the exception Of the six lights OF
the main altar and the six burning beside Inc
catafalaue were the only ones lighted
AT the end of the eulogy another ceremony
of peculiar significance began At ordinary
reuuiems the last absolution" is pronounced
by the celebrant Of the mass. On this occasion
however FIVE separate ceremonies OF the saIh'
character were held. In order. Bishop Kelley