Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-12
GREAT PROCESSION
FOLLOWS BODY OF
BISHOP TO CHURCH
Thousands of Catholics and Other
Citizens View Remains Of
Scannell and March
as Escort.
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TODAY
Yesterdays Procession from Bish-
opric is Largest of It's Kind
Ever Held in Omaha.
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES IN LINE

Many thousands of mourning Cath
olics and other citizens, who felt the
floss to the community and the
church in the death of Rt. Rev. Rich
ard Scannell. bishop of Omaha,
viewed the body as it lay in state
yesterday, or followed it from the
bishopric to st. Johns church, pre-
paratory to the funeral there at $3.50
o'clock this morning.
The procession to the church was
the largest and most impressive of
it's kind ever held in Omaha. and
emphasized the great love and re-
spect in which all Omaha held the
deceased prelate, who had lived and
labored here as bishop of the dio-
cese for over a quarter of a century.
In spite of the severe weather about
1000 members of Catholic societies,
in uniforms or regalia of their or
ders, marched as an escort for the
body of the bishop.
Twenty-four priests chanted vespers
about the body before it was taken from
the house at O'Clock. AS the body was
removed from the bishopric and the as
sembled parishioners swung into line be-
hind the hearse many persons lined the
<Streetc to watch the procession pass.
Hundreds Unable to Enter.
Hundreds, including the children of st.
Johns parochial school. were massed in
front of the church, unable to enter be-
cause it had been filled long before by
devout churchmen at prayer.
platoon of mounted police led the
procession from the house to the church.
Captain Michael Dempsey of the police
department commanded the platoon.
Polish knights of st. George, in mill
tary uniform, marched on each side of
the hearse, and two other companies of
Polish Catholic lodgemen in military uni
form came next, with members Of other
orders following. Many draped flags and
banners were carried and marchers not
in uniform wore badges and emblems.
The foot proeession extended over half
mile and many automobiles brought up
the rear.
Lodges Are Represented.
All the local Catholic societies and
lodges were represented by large groups
of marchers, who were not deferred by
unfavorable weather conditions from
turning out to do honor to the memory
OF Bishop Scannell.
These sections were in the escort:
knights of Columbus Catholic Order of
Foresters, Catholic Mutual Benevolent
association, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Italian Benevolent society. Bohemian
Catholic Turner's, Italian Society Of
Christopher Columbus. Polish societies
of Omaha and South Side churches, Bo-
hemian Society of st. Wenceslaus, St.
Peters Society of St Joseph parish,
Italian societies OF Giovanni Amiglio
and L'Aetna, and several other Catholic
Norders.
Wear Mourning Badges.
mourning badge 10 black and purple
was worn by each man. Rev. Father Nc
Carthy, pastor Of st. Peters parish had
general charge OF the arrangements for
the big procession. Mike Kalamaja was
head marshal.
At the front of the church uniformed
lodgemen formed a double line from the
street to the entrance. between which the
casket was carried by eight priests act
ing as pallbcarers, and was followed by
the large group of other clergy into the
cdifice
Monsignor Colaneri. temporary admin
istrator of the diocese, met the body at
the door. After it was set down at the
front end Of the main aisle Monsignor
Colsneri and sixteen Jesuit fathers of
Creighton college, in cassocks and sur
plices. said last prayers for the dead
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