The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14
Funeral Of Archbishop Williams.

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Funeral Of Archbishop Williams.
Attended by dignitaries of church
and state, and amid the universal sor-
row Of the city of Boston. the bodv Of
Most Reverend John J. Williams. first
Archbishop of Boston. was reverentlv
laid to rest Sept. in the crypt under
the high altar of the Holy Cross Ca
thedraL ArchbishopS and bishops.
priests and people, statesmen and
prominent citizens of all creeds mani
tested the deep grief which had de-
seconded upon the Archdiocese of Bos-
ton i'm that the father and pastor of all
had departed. while the solemn serv-
ices, attended by over four thousand
people within and many thousands of
people outside the Cathedral. rendered
the occasion the most aWe-inspiring flu
neral spectacle ever seen in New Eng
land.
The services began at $3.50 O'Clock IN
the morning; but long before that hour
thousands Of men, women and children
had gathered outside the church. hop
ing, if possible. to gain admittance to
the services. During the long hours
until the services were over they stood
their ground. despite the heavy rain
which at frequent intervals poured in
torrents nor did they return home I'M
til the last prayers had been said and
the body committed TO the grave.
AS the funeral procession entered the
church, the fire bells of the city tolled
s. strokes in honor of the IS years of
the dead prelate's life. The vast as
semblage turned their eyes to the long
line of prelates and priests which made
its way along the northern aisle of the
Cathedral followed by His Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons, who was to cele-
brate the mass. and who had been d
lifelong friend Of Archbishop Williams
The Mass.
When the cardinal reached the foot
of the altar, accompanied by the dea-
con and sub-deacon. they began the
mass while the choir of 200 vofcec in
toned the Requiem Aeteman.'' begin
ming the most solemn funeral service
ever held in New England.
The cardinal was assisted in the
mass by Ri. Rev. Mgr. Byrne. D. D.. |
vicar-general of the diocese under
Archbishop Williams. Rev William
n. Fitzpatrick. of Milton, was deacon |
and Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, of Wal |
than. was sub-deacon. Rev. Thomas
J. Mccormack was master of cere-
monies. assisted by Rev. NJ. J. Splaine |
vice chancellor; Rev. J. J. Crane and |
Rev. Theodore Metcalf.
Archbishops.
Five archbishops We're present at the
services. attended by their chaplains,
as follows:
Archbishop O'ConneI, of Boston; the
Very Rev. Francis p Havey and the
Rev. Francis X. Dolan, chaplains.
Archbishop Farley, of New York. the
Rev. John Mcmahon, Of Charleston.
and the archbishop's secretary, chap
lains
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia;
the Rev. Charles P. Kavanagh and the
Rev. J. J. Millerick. chaplains
Archbishop Moeller. of Cincinnati:
the Rev. Thomas r. Mccoy and the
Rev. John S. Cullen, chaplains
Archbishop Ireland. of St. Paul: the
Rev. Joseph Y Tracey, P. R, and the
Rev. James A. Walsh, chaplains.
Bishops.
The bishops present We're the Rt.
Rev. Matthew Harkins, of Providence.
r. l.; the Ri Rev. John Stephen
Michaud. of Burlington. VT Rev.
Michael Tierney. of Hartford: the Rt.
Rev. John Brady. auxiliary bishop Of
Boston; the Rt. Rev. Louis S Walsh.
of Portland, Me: the Rt Rev Thomas
y. Beaver. Of Springfield: the Ri Rev.
Patrick Allen. of Mobile Ala: the 1T.
Rev. Albert Curtin, of Manchester.
n. H.
Monsionori.
The monsignori ]. asent were the Ri.
Rev. Thomas T. n. of Providence.
r. l.; the Ri r ,mas Magennis.
of Jamaica Plair ~ Rev John T.
Madden, OF Sprlnz tie the RI. Rev.
Denis O'Callaghan. cf South Boston:
the Rt. Rev. Eugene g. OGallaghan.
Of Concern, n. H .ac Rt. Rev. VIII
liam Byrne, the RI Rev. D. w. Muir
ply. Of Dover, \. IL. the Rt. Rev ].
J. Swift, Of Albany, - Y; the Ri.
Rev. Leonard Waiter, of ST. Anselm's
College, Manchester, n. H; the Rt
Rev NJ. J. Lavelle of New York City:
the Rt Rev. II. J. Smyth, of New Bed
ford; the Rt. Rev. P. J. Harkins, OF
Holyoke
Among the distinguished laymen at
the funeral were: Governor Guild. Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Hon A
Shuman. Postmaster Hubbard, ex-Con-
gresham John A. Sullivan, James J.
Congressman O'Connell.
The Boston city government was rep
bv Mayor John F. Fitzgerald.
Delegations from the A. o. II. and
the Catholic Order of Foresters and ]
other societies also attended.