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Downpour Of Rain and Chilly
Temperature Mar Brilliancy
of Great Procession.
VAST CROWDS Line ROUTE
Vienna Astir at an EARLY Hour
to Witness Growing Feat
ure of 23rd Eucharis.
tic Congress.

Vienna. Sept. 15.-The brilliancy Of the
great procession concluding the 23rd euch-
artistic congress to-day was greatly MARI
red by a continuous downpour of rain and
| a chilly temperature From seven o'clock
in the morning until one in the afternoon
| when the Emperor followed the papal
legate. Cardinal Van Rossum, with the
Host through the Burgtor, rain fell I'M
remittingly, drenchlng many thousands
walking In the procession as we'll as the
thousands of spectators along the route
Parts Of the parade showed little but
lines Of umbrellas beneath which tramped
Catholic societies. clergy venerable bish-
ops In full canonicals and others through
mud ankle deep and under such conditions
that It was impossible to hold the celebra-
| ton Of mass in the open air on the top
or the Burgtor court. as was intended.
The procession simply passed through the
Helden-Platz from the Ring-Strasse into
the inner court of the Hofburg. where the
papal legate. the cardinals. the Emperor
and Archduke Franz Ferdinand entered
| the Hofburg chapel and deposited the
Host.
vast crowds. principally women, lined
the route from the Cathedral Of St
Stephen to the Hofburg standing patient
~ for hours for the procession to pass
The weather cleared some for few
minutes while the court division. which
started at noon. passed enabling the
spectators to enjoy an extraordinarily i'm
posing pageant
PROCESSION STARTS EARLY.
| The city was early astlr for the crown
Ing feature of the encharistic congress,
the people beginning to gather for the
,f1rst part OF the great procession before
six O'Clock. Several hundred marshals
arranged the various groups at definite
points and the procession began to move
an hour or two later. Only men and
youths were permitted to participate
Along the spacious Ring-Strasse the
houses were decked with flags and the
route was lined with troops
Miners from Tyrol In quaint costume
headed the procession and were followed
by the bakers guild from Munster in
picturesque attire. Then came the various
Catholic societies and the Representatives
from foreign countries in national groups
including Belgium, Bavaria, England,
France, Switzerland. Spain, Albania
Hungary. Croatia and Bosnia The four
ed peasant costumes
The second division was composed of
the clergy and bishops and civil author
tiles to the number of 10000. II was
headed by the seminarians and these
were followed by members of the Reich
srah provincial diets and the city council
of Vienna, and government and NUM-
cipai officials. The clergy, TO the num-
Der Of s,ooO, were in full vestments.
DIGNITARIES IN COACHES.
The court division. mile and II quar-
ter In length. formed the last part of
the procession. The Emperor drove In
a magnificent state coach of plate glass
drawn by eight horses led by grooms in
black ana gold lveries. from the Hof-
| burg to the cathedral to attend the re-
moval of the Host from the high altar
TO the state coach of the papal legate
Privy councillors and the highest Off
cials of the court and empire went frs,
in court carriages, and then the arch
bishops and cardinals. The cardinal
archbishop of Olmutz. one of the wealth
lest of the Austrian Sees drove In a
splt ndid golden wagon built in the reign
of Maria Theresa. II was drawn by six
fine horses brought from OlmutZ fol
the occasion.
Following these dignitaries came the
archdukes in state coaches and last OF
all the Emperor. Behind the monarch
rode the most striking figure In tho
whole procession. the papal legate, Car.
linal Van Rossum. bearing the Host
HIS carriage was ponderous gilded
affair specially built for the Empress
Maria Theresa The monstrance con
tanning the sacred elements was one o.