The Washington herald., 1910-09-12

Montreal Sept 1L-Over 100000 persons.
lay and clerical, formed the great pro-
cession which. from spectacular point
Of view, closed the twenty-frst Eu-
charistic Congress here to-day. II is es-
timated that close 70 100000 people were
massed along the route from Place
d'Armes 10 Fletchers Field on the noun
tainside.
His eminence Cardinal Vannutelli. walk
ing under a huge canopy and carrying
the monsrance containing the host, stood
the journey from Notre Dame TO the
open-air altar well, but few moments
before being helped into his carriage.
after the ceremony. would have seen his
collapse. His calm. pleasant face was
pale and drawn and he tottered and al
most fell as he assembled the altar steps.
other dignitaries in the procession, many
Of them old. had 70 be assisted before
the end Of the route had been reached.
Many Accidents Reported.
Although the procession itself went of
without a bitch. there were many acci-
dents reported along the route Enter
prising citizens had erected stands.
some Of which were small. himsy affairs,
along the streets in which the process
sion was TO pass. Although they were all
inspected and passed upon by the build
ing department OF the city several OF
them collapsed. Boys fell out Of windows.
off fences and telegraph poles and wom-
en- tainted from the crush and heat Up
TO p. m no deaths had been reported
At l2:45 this afternoon the mighty bells
Of NOtre Dame announced 10 the watt
ing thousands that the procession had
started. It was nearly o'clock when
they again burst forth. announcing that
the host was leaving the church and
the stream of flags and banners was COM
ing 20 an end. That IS to say. those form
ing the line Of march. walking six
abreast. took over five hours 10 pass a
given point.
Delegates OF Every Nation.
In the procession the laity came first,
marching By parishes. or choirS. or So
cietles. or organizations. OF one descrip-
tion or another Delegates from all parts
OF the world were included Most of
them wore no uniform. A body Of papaI
zouaves, in their baggy trousers and
red and gray uniforms. followed the po-
lice and hremen at the head OF the pro-
cessiOn, while another detachment
brought up the rear.
The lay brothers led the clerical divi-
sion. Then came the friars, the fathers
the priests. all the different grades Of
the church. men from every part Of the
world. They were followed by choir boys
and acolytes surpliced in red. Following
them came 80 bishops and archbishops,
clad In all the gorgeous splendor OF the
Roman Catholic church Each bishop
was attended by two priests
The smell Of incense and the singing
of a boys choir announced the coming
OF the papal legate and the host His
eminence walked under a canopy. attend
ed by Prince de Croy and the other men,
bers OF his stan.
Path Strewn with Flowers.
Before him we're young flower girls
clad in red and blue satin, who cast flow
ers before the legate as he walked The
flowers were offerings from all over the
world every Roman Catholic parish hav-
ing done something 10 contribute blos-
SONS. Il was truly a bed OF flowers his
emience walked upon from the church
TO the Champ do Mars Following the
canopy were altar boys carrying candles
and then more boys with incense,
The sixty-ffth Regiment, of Montreal,
tho French corps. acted as the
guard OF honor. Cardinal Gibbons was
the next dignitary to walk after the papal
legate. After him was Cardinal Logue,
Archbishop Bruchesi. of Montreal. brought
up the rear,
When the repository on Fletohers Field
was reached the benediction of the holy
sacrament took place, after which tho
clergy went TO the Hotel Dieu, where
the holy host was placed,
This evening the whole city is illumi-
mated and the crowds in the streets are
immense. Many persons only came to
Montreal for the day. and now they can
md no place 70 sleep or TO eat or the
means OF getting hack to their homes.
over a hundred extra trains left the city