The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-14
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DEATH AND OBSEQUIES
/. OF ARCHBISHOP
IRELAND.

" 1OIel8n governments, anu IllCll
prominent in the business and
professional worlds, all testifying
10 the widespread sorrow Occas-
Toned by the death Of our beloved
Z Archbishop.
On every side there was evil
dence of sincere grief. The City
of St. Paul took cognizance of the
loss Of its. most distinguished citi-
zen by placing the flag on the City
Hall at half-mast until after the
funeral; and on the day of the
funeral the flag on the State Capt.
toll was lowered. All business in
the state and municipal depart
ments was suspended from 10 A.
NJ. to twelve to enable the officials
and others to attend the obse-
quies. Business in st. Paul and
Minneapolis ceased for five miutes
at noon on the day Of the funeral
as a mark of respect.
During the time that interviewed
between the death Of the Arch
bishop and the funeral. Solemn
High Masses of Requiem were
celebrated III the different
churches and institutions of the
Archdiocese and many fervent
prayers and Holy Communions
were offered up by the faithful
for the happy rcpOse Of his soul
Remains Taken to the Cathedral.
On Tuesday, October l, the
remains Of the Archbishop were
borne in solemn procession to the
Cathedral almost directly across
Summit avenue from his resi-
dence AT nine clock the semin-
arian choir Of eighty voices, I'M
der the direction of the Reverend
Francis AIiSSia, marched from the
Cathedral house to the episcopal
residence where they were met by
the Very Reverend James G..
Byrne. Administrator. The choir
sang the De Pr0fundis and, as the
remains were carried to the Cath
edraI, the Miserere. The cadets
from the College Of ST. Thomas,
drawn up in double line from the
house to the church, acted as an
escort and a large number OF
priests. took part in the process
sion.
The honorary palIbearers were
six priests from Minneapolis
Very Reverend J. NJ. Cleary, Rev
erends T. f. Cullen, Othmar Err
rem, @. S. b., J. Harrington, T. S.
McGOyern, O. p, and Z. T. Nal
lon, c. s. p. The active pallbear-
ers were Messrs. d. \. Murphy
Pierce Butler, J. w. Willis, l.. F.
Shields, NJ. w. Waldorf, F. Mar
ron, F. Buchmeier and II. II. Gil
len.
School Children Attend Requiem
When the cortege reached the
Cathedral the choir sang the Sub
venite. The body was met at the
entrance by the Cathedral clergy
and borne to the sanctuary where
it rested in state until after the
services Of the following day. A
Solemn High Mass Of Requiem
was then celebrated by Father
Byrne, assisted by Father Wilbee
of Minneapolis as deacon, Father
Roy of St Paul as subdeacon and
Father Ziskovsky as: master of
ceremonies. The Mass was sung
by the Seminarian choir directed
by Father MiSsia and was attend
ed by the children Of the higher
by the children Of the higher
grades Of the parochial schools
of st. Paul, the pupils of ST.
GATHERINGS College. st. 10.
seph's Academy, the Visitation
Academy and Cretin High School
Through the courtesy Of Commits.
siOner Wunderlich of the depart.
ment Of education, permission was
given to the Catholic children
above the fifth grade in the pub.
lie schools to, attend the service
The Cathedral was thronged with
. the children in charge Of their
teachers, each school having its
own reserved section.
After the Mass the pupils view
ed the remains Of the dead Arch
bishop, their benefactor anC
friend; and throughout the day
and far into the night a continu
GUS stream of people of all classes
conditions and creeds viewed the
body while a special guard 0.
honor composed Of the Fourth De
gree Knights of Columbus Of tn,
Twin Cities, and the Ancient Or.
der Of Hibernians kept vigil dur.
ing the day and night and unit
the hour set for the funeral on tht
following day,
Tuesday evening at eigh
O'Clock the clergy of the dioces,
and the seminarians assembled IL
the SANITARY and chanted the OF
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