Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
NEWARK NJ. N IN
CATHOLIC PARADE
At BIG CONGRESS
John Seaman, ex-FreehOlder,
Tells About EucharistiC Ger
emOnies in Montreal.

Former Freebooter John Seaman
went last week to Montreal, with other
Newarkers, to attend the great
Eucharistic Congress and see the i'm
posing religious ceremonies and the i'm
mense street parades. He said last
night it was the treat of his life, and
that he does not expect to witness such
impressive demonstrations again.
A week ago yesterday he went to
Notre Dame, the great religious edi-
fee that every visitor to the historic
city of Montreal makes a point to sea.
There are seats for $1,000 persons In
the great building. and standing room
for several thousand more. Mr.. Scan
Ian also visited ST. James's Cathedral,
where he counted tw~enty-six mall al
tars in the immense building. At
Notre Dame there is a chapel as large
as any church in Newark.
Mr.. Seaman and others from Newark
went to Fletcher's Field, which com
prises hundreds of acres, facing Mount
ROYAL, which is two and a quarter
miles from Montreal. At the base of
Mount Royal was an enormous cano-
pied stand, on which the benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament was given on
Saturday and Sunday. The stand was
three times as large as the largest
stand in New York at the time of the
Dewey parade. Twenty steps led up
to the floor. on which there was a large
altar. The distance from the floor to
the apex of the cross on top of this
structure, which cost 100000, was $40
feet. Mr.. Seaman climbed 240 steps to
the summit of the highest mountain
and got a fine view of Fletcher's
Field and the scene on it.
WINS In Immense Parade.
saturday last we were in the parade
in which it was said 5000 men
marched" said Mr.. Seaman, and 1t
was a grand sight. Cardinal Vannu-
tell, the papal legate, walked under
q canopy of silk twelve feet square,,
carrying the host. He was escorted by
priests and noblemen. Behind him were
Cardinal Gibbons and aged Cardinal
Logue, of Ireland, whom many New
ark people nave seen. l wondered how
a man of his years could walk h w
and q quarter miles; but there were
archbishops and bishops and abbots
upward Of 200 in all, many of them
over 80 years old. 1t was said there
we're more than 300 monsignors and
deans in the parade.
IT saw Monsignor Whelan, of st.
Patrick's Cathedral, as he was pass
ing with the other monsignors. and l
called to him.. He waved his hand at
me. There were many Jesuit priests
and Dominican. Benedictine, Francis
can, Capuchin and Carmelite monk
and other orders. We were told there
we're more than 1000 other priests In
line. The prelates and priests wore
their robes. Archbishops, bishops, mon
signors, monks and priests came o
all parts Of the world. When the host
was raised by Cardinal VannutelH on
the great stand the $4,000 men and
thousands Of spectators barred thei
heads and knelt on the grass.
A Great civic Meeting.
saturday night there was a great
civic meeting in Notre Dame. Judge
Sullivan, of New York, and Archbishop
Bourne, of Westminster, England, were
inc bpedhcIS. CthtC thha PAiVStc VI
in the audience of 1900 people h a
filed the immense building. / saw men
from Newark and other New Jersey
cities in the ediice at the meeting, and
there were many New Jersey priests
Sunday there were. we were told. more
than 100, 900 men in the parade. I saw
Bishop O'Connor marching with the
prelates. 1t was said there were fully
600, 900 spectators along the lii oil
march to Mount Royal,
Sunday night I went to the railroad
at 7:30 o'clock to lake sure that
would get my berth In a sleeping car
There was such an enormous crowd o.
people anxious to start for home that
the railroad officials were harnpered
greatly in sending trains away. Oui
train did not cave the station until
after / o'clock in the morning, and
there were thousands waiting In thu
station at that hour. l saw an EVE
MING STAR man in Montreal, ana
some of our party remarked that re
porters went everywhere. and some
would be on hand or the day of judy
ment."