New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
CATHEDRAL TO Be ABLAzE.
Last of $4,000 Electric Lights
Put on Top of Twin Spires.
CARDINAL DUE TOMORROW
Will Leave Battery in Open Car
riage at 1890 O'clock with
Escort in 100 Autos.

Steeplejacks placed the last of the fifty
thousand incandescent bulbs to be used in
Illuminating st. Patrick's Cathedral in
honor of the Homecoming of Cardinal Far
lev on the crosses at the top of the twin
spires yesterday, and the great edifice
stands ready TO blaze forth dazzling well
come TO the returning prelate The cleo
trical color scheme on tie Fifth avenue front
OF the cathedral Is worked out in yellow and
white, the papal colors. High standards Of
white globed lights, with intervening flag
poles flying large American and papal
flags, have been placed in long lines on
=. raised space on the 50th and 5lst street
sides of the cathedral.
one Of the most pretentious points Of the
electrical display will be directly above the
great arch over the main entrance to the
building on Fifth avenue, where large
duplicate of the coat of arms of the new
Cardinal is set in myriad tiny bulbs of
brilliant colors The design is reproduc-
tion of the coat Of arms of the former
Archbishop. except that five tassels have
been added TO the original ten on either
side Of the shield i'm the centre to desg-
nate the prelate's elevation to the car
dinalatc. The first official illumination will
take place tomorrow night following the
Cardinals arrival, and it will be continued
for ten nights thereafter.
The final arrangements for the big recep-
ton which will he rendered Cardinal Far
ley upon his arrival tomorrow on the
North German Lloyd steamer Berlin were
completed yesterday by the various COM
mittees which have had the matter in
charge Wireless reports from the Berlin
yesterday indicated that she would arrive
of Sandy Hook late tonight. IT is under
stood, however, that the local Office Of the
steamship company has sent instructions 10
Captain Harresovitz to drop anchor off the
Hook and not come up TO the Hoboken
pier until 10 a. m. tomorrow. That there
may he no misunderstanding I'm regard TO
the plans of the reception committee in
case the Berlin docks earlier, the following
announcement was sent out by that com
mittee yesterday:
Although the steamer Berlin may dock
earlier Wednesday morning His Eminence
Cardinal Farley will not arrive at the Bat
terry until 1890 o'clock. With his escort, he
viii leave Immediately for the cathedral.
proceeding up Broadway TO 2Sd street and
thence up Fifth avenue. The membeCS OF
the various societies who are 10 assemble
To- greet his eminence as he passes are re-
them by 1880 o'clock.
The same general plans which were made
for to-day. when the Berlin was due TO
dock n she had not been delayed by the
weather. will he carried out tomorrow.
Jhe steamboat Rosedale, which has been
chartered for the occasion. will leave Pier
A at the Battery, at II 80 a. m, for the
1Ioboken pier, with the five hundred mem
bers of the Cardinals reception committee
on board. The Rosedale is the same boat
which carried Archbishop Farley and his
escort TO Hoboken when he sailed for
Rome. The Rosedale will return to the
Battery and the committee~will escort the
Cardinal TO the cathedral in 80 automo-
biles Cardinal Farley will ride in an open
carriage drawn by four horses. The others
IN the Cardinals carriage will be the Right
Rev Thomas F. Cusack. auxiliary Bishop
Of New York Monsignor Mooney. senior
vicar general of the diocese. and Justice
tictor ]. Dowling. Of the Supreme Court,
chairman of the.Cardlnal's reception com
hittee.
The Cardinal will be met at the door of
the cathedral by the rector, Right Rev.
Monsignor Michael ]. I.avelle, and the
papal knights. who will escort him to the
sanctuary The Cardinal Will kneel while
the six thousand paroChial children In the
cathedral sing hymns. ending with the TIE
Deum. Then he Will offer the benedictlon
Of the blessed sacrament. No pdrishioners
except the children will be permitted In the
cathedral al this service. The space out
side of the cathedral will be reserved for
mothers and other children.
The various Catholic societies Will he
stationed along Broadway and Fifth avenue
at the streets as announced last week.
II IS expected that these societies VIII turn
out about fifty thousand persons.