Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-12
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100000 KNEEL AS
HOLY HOST PASSES
Unprecedented Procession Con-
cludes Historic EucharistiC
Congress at Montreal.

MONTREAL, Que, Sept. 12.-Wit-
messed by 5OQ,o 900, the procession of the
sacred host with 100, 900 in line yester-
day concluded the International Eu-
charistic Congress here. 1t is esti-
mated that close to SOC, 900 people
were massed along the route from
Place d'Armss to Fletcher's Field on
the mountain side. His Emtnence
Cardinal VannItelli. walking under a
huge canopy and carrying the
monstrance containing the host, stood
the journey from Notre Dame to the
open air altar well. but 1t was evident
that he was completely worn out n
that a few moments moro before being
helped into his carriage after the cere-
mony would have seen his collapse.
His calm pleasant face was pale and
drawn and he tottered and almost fell
as he assembled the altar steps. Other
dignitar1es in the procession, more than
a hundr ed OF whom have passed the
allotted span Of three score years and
ten, had to be assisted before the end
of the route had been reached.
At 1245 in the afternoon the mighty
bells of Notre Dame announced to the
waiting thousands that the procession
had started. 1t was nearly 6 o'clock
when they again burst forth, announc-
ing that the host was leaving the
church and the stream of flags and
banners was coming to an end. That
is to say, those forming the line of
march. walking six abreast, took more
than five hours to pass a given point.
Order of Procession.
A body of papal zouaves in their
baggy trousers and red and gray uni
forms followed the police and firemen
at the head of the procession, while
another detachment brought VI the
rear. Chief Campeau led the way in
an auto, followed by Inspector Leggat
and a squad Of mounted police. The
lay brothers led the clerical division.
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 supplied in red, Fol-
lowing them came $50 bishops and
archbishops clad in all the gorgeous
splendor of the Roman Church. Each
bishop walked alone, attended by two
priests.
The smell of incense and the singing
of a sweet boys choir announced the
coming of the papal legate and the
host. His eminence walked nder a
canopy. attended by Prince De Croy
and the other members of his staff.
Before him walked young flower girls
clad In red and blue satin, who cast
flowers before the legate as he walked.
The Sixty-ffth Regiment. of Mon
treal, the French Canadian corps. acted
as the guard of honor. Cardinal Glib
bons was the next dignitary to walk
after the papal legate. After him was
Cardinal Logue and Archbishop Bru-
chest, of Montreal, brought up the rear.
Vast AssembIage Kneels.
When the repository on Fletcher's
Field was reached the benediction Of
the holy sacrament took place. the en-
tire assemblage kneeling while the
sacred host was held aloft, after which
the clergy walked and were driven to
the Hotel Dieu. where the holy host
was placed.
At night the whole city was llum-
mated and the crowds on the streets
were immense. Many of them had only
arrived In Montreal for h day and
could find no place TO sleep, eat or
means to get back to their homes.
More than 100 extra rains left the city
after Z O'Clock and still the congestion
Ola NOT annear RI ahate.