Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-17
Cardinal Is Greeted
By Cheering ThrongS

thy said hat he felt honored beyond
expression at being chosen to guide the
ship upon which his eminence was re-
turning.
At the onclusion of the luncheon
Cardinal Farley boarded the Rosedale
for the short journey to the Battery.
the starting point of his triumphal
progress through the streets to st.
Patrick's Cathedral, where 1000 chill
dren We're assembled long before noon
to greet the prince of the church.
On the Rosedale the cardinal was
| again surrounded by the newspaper
men and asked about the condition of
the Pope.
IT was surprised over his being so
well,' he answered. ut was astonish-
ing
The cardinals eyes sparkled with
pleasure as. from the deck of the Rose
dale, he saw the crowds which filled
the shore at the Battery.
Magnificent" he remarked to the
reporters standing at his side.
Gives Blessing to Many
The appearance of his eminence on
deck was the signal for a prolonged
cheer from the crowds waiting on the
pier. Women, men and children pushed
forward TO congratulate him and to
kiss his ring. The cardinal blessed all
who could get near him.
One of the first to reach his side was
Roger Woods. the young son of Henry
S. Woods. of Alhambra, Cal. The boy
came all the way across the continent
to get the holy blessing, and when
Cardinal Farley learned of this he
shook hands with him warmly. Many
requested and obtained blessings for
sick relatives.
The cardinal stepped ashore at the
Battery at 1890 o'clock. There was a
vast throng waiting, and the cheers as
the cardinal, unassisted, walked. down
the gangplank were LOUD and long.
Cries of 'long live the cardinal rent
the air. 1t was only with great diff
Guilty that a path was cleared through
the flower -bedecked arbor to the car
dinal's waiting victoria, drawn by four
white horses and driven by men cos
tuned in the official colors of the car
dinalate livery.
100000 Line Streets.
BY the time the procession started
zoo, 900 persons lined the streets lead
ing from the Battery to st. Patrick's
Cathedral. Hundreds carried papal
and United States flags, which they
waved as the cardinal passed.
Broadway was decorated with Amer
lean and papal flags, and all along the
route there was a solid wall of hu-
mainly when the triumphal procession
started at 1858. Representatives of
every Catholic religious order and lay
society as we'll as a large number of
non-sectarian and Jewish organiza-
lions, in $50 automobiles, acted as an
escort. The line of march was along
Broadway to Twenty-third street,
thence to Fifth avenue, and thereon
to ST. Patrick's Cathedral.
Early in the morning crowds began
gathering in Fifth avenue. and by
noon there was a line of automobiles
in Fiftieth and Fifty-first streets that
stretched for many blocks.
The church was given over exclusive
ly to pupils in the parochiai schools,
the sisters. and to many of the visiting
priests, for whom a number of pews
in the front OF the church were re-
served.
AS the cardinal approached the ca
thedral the children began chanting
the TIE Deum. The ceremonies Of the
reception were in accordance with
those prescribed by the ritual.