The Irish standard., 1908-05-02
OF IRELAND
AMost Hearty Welcome Extend
ed to His Eminence,
Michael Cardinal Logue, on His
Arrival in New York.

monies of the centenary celebration of
York. was held up at the gateway of
the city yesterday from early morning
until o'clock in the afternoon by
a fog which brought the Lucania. on
which he was Il passenger, and Il long
line of other vessels to anchor outside
the Hook, says the New York Sun of
April 26.
While Cardinal Loguc waited for the
fog to lift and give him his first glimpse
excursion steamer. with Archbishop
Farley and a delegation of clcrgymrn
aud laymcn on board, was StcaminS
about for hours looking for the Lucani;,
which was lost in the mist. 1t was
after . o'clock when tho Cardinal was
finally escorted on board tho Isabel
which at once steamed up tho North
River to Fifticth street. whcrc Mgr
I4avcllc and Mgr. Mooney were waiting
with carriages to escort tho Cardinal
and his party to the home of Arch
bishop Farley. where his Emincncc is
tn be a guest during his visit.
Great preparations had been made
to welcome tho Cardinal, and when ii
WAS learned shortly before I O'Clock
yesterday morning that tho T.ucania
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might move up to Quarantine at an!
inic tho Isabel, with the welcoming
delegation ON board, left tho Battery
and went down the bay. On board
were Archbishop Farley, Mgr. Mclean
Mgr. +. S. Murphy. Mgr. Hayes, chan
c"llnr of the archdiocese of New York
tic Rev. DR.. McMackin and the Rev
J. -. Lewis. secretaries to the Arch
&. bishop; Mgr. Cassidy of Staten Island
the Rev. j. V. Lennon. the Rev. NJ. ]
Henry. and Father John Hughes of the
P;luist Fathers. Among the laymcr
w"rr John Fox. president of the Dem
",.ratir club and chairman Of the re-
crption committee which greeted tho
Cardinal: cX-Corporation Counsel Johr
Whalcn, United States Indian Com
missioner M. f. Bannin, Art Commits,
sioncr John ]. Boyle and Edwin j. Nc
t;l,irc. president of the Catholic club.
In addition to those mentioned ther,
were many other clcrsymcn and vol
known members of the Church and del.
csationS from the County Armagh
Mems Association. headed by thcil
president. Michael MrShanc, and of tho
County Louth Society. led by thcil
president. r. j Mcdonald.
The County Armagh mon bore F;
large gold yellow and greon banner. OF
which were pictures of the Cardinal
tho Archbishop, and ST. Patrick's cath
cdral. and the motto: "Ccad MilIt
i'ailthc," which may be translated
lone hundred thousand welcomes.
There was also picture of the battle
OF yellow Ford, which was fought neal
Armagh in 1898.
Tho banner and the Irish tune.
which the band from the Mission of tho
immaculate Virgin played kept up tho
spirits OF tho delegation while tho lisa,
bel lodged about in tho fog trying tt
find Quarantine. Tho little steamer
with her Irish and American flags
dropping in tho mist. tied up at a Sta.
ton Island dock long enough for Tho
and then began cruising around thu
can buoy waiting for tho fog To lift.
About 9 o'clock a pufr Of wind parted
the fog curtain and the long process.
sion of boats waiting outside began t.
come slowly up to Quarantine. Th'
J,lcania was tho last of the line ant
there was another long delay waiting
for doctors and the revenue cutter. Th,
Isabel, with her band playing all thu
catchy Irish airs. sdlcd up to the biz
liner and Archbishop Farley, sevcra
other clergymcn and a host of reporters
climbed on board the Lncania b,
means OF an cxtcmporizcd gang planl
made Of a door and Il table lashcd to-
gcthcr.
The Cardinal. small stoop- should
cred man. whose ruddy checks mad,
him look younger than his 6S years II
snitc OF his white hair, stood leaning OI
the rail. His face lighted up witt
pleasure as Archbishop Farley extend
cl to him the greeting of Catholic
America.
customs officer detailed for tl
purpose. passed the baggage of tn
Cardinals party but it was nearly al
hour before inc Cardinal was assstc,
along the improviscd gangplank to TIN
upper deck OF the Isabel which mean
while hung on alongside the L,lca nj;
while tho band played "Killarncy" Ac
; companying Cardinal LoGue were tn
Most Rev. Robert Browne. Bishop o
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