New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-16
FINAL MASS HELD IN
EUCHAR|ST|C CONGRESS
Continuous DoWnpour Mars
Great Procession Organized
for Concluding Day.
EMPEROR BRAVES RAIN
Drives to Religious Ceremony
in Coach of Plate Glass and
Gold, Drawn by Eight
Horses.

Vienna. Sept. 15.-The brilliancy OF
the great procession concluding the
twenty-third Euchari5tic Congress to-
day was greatly narred by contlnu-
GUS downpour of rain and a emily
temperature From I o'clock in the
morning until ! in the afternoon, wheh
the Emperor followed the Papal Lee
gate, Cardinal Van Rossum. with the
Host through the Burgtor, rain fell UNI
remittinGly, drenching many thousands
walking in the procession, as well as
the thousands of spectators along the
route.
Parts of the parade showed little but
lines OF umbrellas, beneath which
tramped Catholic societies, clergy, ven
cradle bishops in full canonicals and
others, through mud ankle deep and
under such conditions that 1t was I'M
possible to celebrate mass in the
open air on the top Of the Burg
tor court, as had been intended. inc
procession simply passed through the
Helden-Platz from the Ring Strasse
into the inner court Of the Hofburg,
where the Papsl Legate, the cardinals
the Emperor and Archduke Franz Fer
dinand 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
patiently for hours for the procession
to pass The weather cleared some
what for a few minutes while the
court division. which started at noon,
enabling the spectators to
enjoy an extraordinarily imposing
pageant.
Leading the Procession.
The miners from the Tyrol. in quaint
costume. headed the procession, and
were followed by the bakers guild
from Minister in picturesque attire.
Then came the various Catholic So
cieties and the representatives from
foreign countries.
The second division was composed OF
clergy. bishops and civil authorities, 10
the number OF ten thousand. 1t was
headed by the seminarians, these being
followed by members of the Reichs-
rath. provincial diets and the CITY
Council OF Vienna and government and
officials
The court division, mile and
quarter in length. formed the last part
OF the procession. The EmpeIor drove
in n magnificent state coach OF piate
glass and gold, drawn by eight horses
led by grooms in black and gold Nv
cries. from the Hofburg To the cathe-
dral TO attend the removal or the host
from the high altar to the state coach
OF the Papal Legate.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Olmutz,
one Of the wealthiest OF the Austrian
sees, drove in a splendid golden wagon
built i'm the reign OF Maria Theresa.
II vas drawn by six fine horses
brought from Olmutz for the occasion.
Following these dignitaries came the
lrchdukes I'm state coaches, ana last
Of all the Emperor. Behind he mon
arch rode the most striking figure in
the whole procession, the Papal Legate,
Cardinal Van Rossum, bearing the
Host. His carriage was a ponderous
yilded affair, specially built for the
Empress Maria Theresa. The mon
STRANGE containing the sacred elements
was one of the most beautiful and
costly specimens Of church plate in the
empire