Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-10
Solemn Requiem
Mass Held in the
Cathedral.
LARGE CONCOURsE ATTENDS
Archbishop Bourgade Speaks
Feelingly of Deceased's
Life and Work.

His pious and useful life ended.
Brother Botulph, director of ST. Mich
aels College and member OF the Ter
ritorial Board OF Education, was ut
noon today, laid to rest In the Rosario
Cemetery near the city in which he
spent the best years of his labors. The
solemn requiem services Of the Cath
olc Church, Of which he represented
teaching order, added to the solemn
lity of the occasion.
/ A large concourse OF sorfoWlng
| friends both Catholic and Protestant.
attended the funeral. The cortege was
several blocks in length besides 200
students from the college with their
| instructors.
The first mass was said in San Mi.
guel Church, the college chapel. at
l6:15 o'clock this morning, being at
tended only by Brothers from the
college and the students. The service
was Just such as Brother Botulph at
tended daily when alive. Later many
friends came to offer up prayers in the
little church for the departed one and
number of pretty floral offerings
were placed upon the casket. Short
| ly before 10 o'clock, the body was re
moved from the San Miguel Church
and carried between files OF college
students who stood in line with barred
heads in the snow storm.
A large number Of people also stood
grouped about the chapel door
The casket was placed in a hearse
and preceded by Very Rev. Father An
tonic Fourchegu, alcolytes and cross
bearers, wearing their cassocks OF
white and black, the solemn process
sion proceeded to the Cathedral where
at 10 o'clock the impressive requiem
high mass was sung by Father Four
chegu and the full cathedral choir.
The vicar general was assisted at the
altar by deacons and subdeacons from
among the priests in the city and by
the usual number of altar boys. 9th.
ers within the communion rail were
Most Rev. Archbishop Peter Bourgade.
Very Rev. Bishop J. B. Pitayal and 9th
er clergymen. The seats in the chap
els were occupied by the Sisters Of Lo-
retto Academy with their pupils and
the Sisters of Mercy with orphans.
During the mass Most Rev. Arch
bishop Bourgade, spoke in simple, yet
beautiful language OF Brother Botulph.
his life and his work. The short ser.
mon was very impressive and was a
fitting tribute to the pioneer educator
who had done so much in the cause
of education and religion in the south
west. After the blessing of the body
with holy water 1t was again placed
in the hearse and preceded by clergy
men, cross bearers and alcolytes. on
foot, the march to the cemetery was
begun
| The pail bearers were mainly chos'
EN- from among the older friends OF
the deceased and were Governor Her
bert J. Hagerman, Ex-Governor Miguel
A. Otero. Professor Hiram Hadley.
Superintendent of public instruc
tion, Assistant Superintendent Amado
Chaves, Attorney General George W
Prichard, and Major r. j. Palen
The honorary pail bearers Were
Brothers Matthews. Patrick, John.
Maxine, James and Michael
The services at the grave were short
and simple in accordance with the
Catholic ritual Brief responses were
sung after which the body and grave
fSere again blessed with holy water
and the farewell words Of the churcn.
which Brother Botulph had served so
we'll, were said: MAY the soul Of the
faithful, departed through the mercy
of God, rest in peace"