Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-21
BODY OF BISHOP
SHANAHAN TOBE
SEEN TOMORROW
Preparations Made to Handle
Thousands Who Will Pass
Through Cathedral
PROCESSION WEDNESDAY,
Church Societies and Parish
Delegates Will March With
Body to Cemetery

The Rt Rev. John Walter Shana-
han, Bishop of the diocese of Harris
burg, who died early Saturday morn
ing in st. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster,
will be buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery
shortly after noon Wednesday, fol-
lowing impressive services in ST. Pat
rickS cathedral.
Reciting Of the divine Offices will be-
GIN at $50 o'clock and half hour
later there will he q pontifical requiem
mass with Archbishop T.. y. Preuder-
east, of Philadelphia, as the celebrant.
The archbishop's assistant will be the
Rev. y. +. kaul. of Lancaster. The
deacons of honor. as announced to-
day. will be the Rev. A. j. Mccain, of
Danlille, and the Rev. Adam Christ,
of Lebanon. The Rev. Y. J. Crotty, Of
tentralla. will be deacon, and the
Rev. doseuh IIanniGan. of Phiadel-
plia. sdbdeucon. The acolytes are the
Rev. Z. y. MCGee. of Mont Alto, and
the ltev. +. y. Feeser, of Carlisle. The
Rev. Francis Welsh, of Carlisle, and
the Rev. George Bcrckel, of York,
will be the chanters, and the Rev. Will
liam Horrigan, of Mount Carmel,
thurifer. The master of ceremonies
will be the Rev. Henry G. Ludes. of
Shamokin; assistant master of cere-
monies. the Rev. T. l.. McEntee, Locust
Harrisburg; candle bearer, Ralph Pal
mer, OF Harrisburg.
Erect CatafaIque Platform
Bishop Shanahan's body will be
taken into the Cathedral tomorrow
afternoon and laid on a catafalque
which will be placed on Il platform
being erected to-day. From o'clock
tomorrow afternoon until after the
services Wednesday morning it will lie
in state TO be viewed by his thousands
of friends and acquaintances. Guards
Of honor Will stand on the platform
with the body while it is in the church
ana uShers will be on duty to direct
the people through the edifice.
Can View Body Tomorrow
According to the arrangements made
to-day, the body can be viewed any
time after o'clock tomorrow after
noon until the time for the opening of
the services Wednesday morning. At
the conclusion persons in the church
will be given an opportunity to view
the body for the last time. after il
has been blessed by five bishops. The
body will then be removed from the
catafalquc, placed i'm the casket and
taken to the cemetery.
To-day. aside from the erection of
platform, the interior Of the Cathe-
drai is being draped in purple, the
bishops color, and black streamers
arc being placed on the exterior.
800 Priests Coming
The funeral of Bishop Shanahan
will undoubtedly he one of the largest
ever held in Harrisburg and indica-
lions point TO the coming of at least
300 priests in addition to the great
crowds of laymen. A special train will
likely bring the bishops Philadelphia
friends here.
At the close of the services there
will he a procession and hundreds of
churchmen will he in the line which
will precede the body to the cemetery
only Il small part of the Cathedral is
being reserved and these pews will be
for representatives of the various
Catholic societies of the city and others
specially invited. The remaining pews
will be for all those who desire to
attend and in addition about 700
chairs will be placed in the church.
Wednesday morning a part of State
street will be roped off and a squad of