Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
PLACED IN CRYPT
Impressive Ceremonies Over the Remains of the Late
 Archbishop Williams.

bOSlOu, ScpI T.-AAohoAS~ prince of the church, the cardinal archbishop of Baltimore, his intimate friend for upwards of half century by host of prelates and priests, by the commonwealth of Massachu- etts and city of Boston, where he was born when the metropolis of New England was yet town, the. body of Most Rev John Joseph Williams, D. D., archbishop of Boston aud dean or the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States was today placed in the crypt beneath the high altar Of the cathedral of the Holy Cross, which stands as a monument to his en- deavors as bishop and shepherd, zealous in the work of saving the souls of men. <:
 The solemn ceremony of transfer ring the body from the huge catafal- que upon which the casket had rest ed since Monday, to its place Of re- pose beneath the great white altar followed pontitical mass of requiem for the repose of the, archblshGps soul. The requiem, which was made deeply impressive by wealth or solemn splendor and elaborate ritual, was celebrated by Cardinal Gibbons, whose red hat was bestowed upon him by the Roman pontif at the re- quest of Archbishop Williams who had declined the honor in favor of his closest friend in the hierarchy Following the chanting of the Nlcene creed, the deceased prelate's coad1u- tor and now his successor, the Most Rev William NJ. O'Connell, D. D., as cended the pulpit and delivered an eloquent eulogy.
 Before the solemn pontiical mass, masses for the late archbishop were said or sung in all the parish churches and chapels of the jurisdiction. So great was the demand for adlnls- sons to the cathedral that the clergy were obliged to issue tickets restrict ed to representatives of church so- cieties, the cathedral parish. state and city governments and friends of tue deceased prelate.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock the solemn procession of more than 300 clergy, vested in cassocks, surplices, cape and mitre, in accordance with thelr rank. headed by a cross bearer carry ing crucifix draped in black. and two acolytes, slowly entered the great edifce. The cross bearer, was follow ed by the sanctuary choristers, 100 in number, arrayed in black cassocks and then by the altar boys, also ill black.
 The line of clergy, which came next, was headed by priests of several religious orders in the customary garb. Following these came the pa rochial clergy and curates i'll cas- socks and surplices, the members of the monsignori, the suffragan bishops of the archbishop, the visiting bish- ops and Archbishop OConnell.
 At the end of the procession, fol- lowed the officers of the mass, the last of whom was the venerable pre- late. James, Cardinal Gibbons, the celebrant.
 During the entry of the clergy the organist played a funeral march. The vast cathedral was crowded to tne doors long before the beginning of the service and thousands stood i'll the streets.
 During the mass a plain Gregorjan chant with musical accompaniment was rendered by an augmented choil of 2GO mixed voices. At the Sanctus Agnus Dei, and other parts of the ritual, a sanctuary choir of 100 voices sang the words and at the introit Gregorian chant was given. depu tation of seminarians from St Johns seminary, Brighton. sang another Gre gorian chant at the offertory.
 Following the eulogy the five abso lutions were given by the four seniol bIshops of the New England province The final dissolution was given by Archbishop O'Connell After the re cessional the casket was placed il the crypt under the main altar by the active pail bearers and hernieti cally sealed.
 The officers of the mass were a'
 Cardinal Gibbons, celebrant, Righ Rev Mgr William Byrne. V. G.. as sjstant priest: Right Rev Mgr Den his O'Callaghan. P R. and Right Re' Mgr Thomas Macennis, r. R., dea cons of honor; Rev Father William H. Fitzpatrick, deacon of the mass Rev Father Thomas ]. Mccormack chancellor of the archdiocese, mastel of ceremonies. and Rev Father Tim othy Brosnahan, r. R., sub-dcaeol of tho mass.
 Among those Nho attended the fun eral were: Cardinal Gibbons. arch bishops John VI. Farley of New York Patrick ]. Ryan of Philadelphia an' Henry Moeller of Cincinnati. th' bishops of New England and repres entatives of the Roman CathollI church in Canada.
 During the exercises the city bell and fire alarm were tolled- City hal was closed between 10;30 and l: o'clock and the flag on the buildin; was lowered to half staff.
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