Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
ALL NATIONS MOURN
DEATH OF CARDINAL,
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Body to be Inferred in Baltimore
Cathedral Crypt, With Inn
posing Ceremonies.
THRONE MAY STAY VACANT

Baltimore. March 2s.-All nations
mourn the passing of James Cardinal
Gibbons and hundreds of telegrams
from all parts of the world
continue pouring into the Cardinals
Residence" here ever since the death
OF His Eminence yesterday. just before
noon.
II has been decided TO hold the funer-
al at the Cathedral here on Thursday.
March 81.
Burial in Cathedral.
The Cardinals grave will be niche
in the crypt under the high altar OF
the Cathedral. a slab OF marble carved
with an inscription in Latin in the
north wall of the crypt will mark the
resting place of all that is earthly OF
one OF the greatest American churchmen
of all time Above this vault. dark as
night in the daytime, behind whose
south wall lie the six Archbishops or
MARYLAND who preceded him, Is the
sanctuary of the Cathedral TO which
cardinal Gibbons parents brought him
as a baby to be baptized, where he was
consecrated a Bishop. where he was
later ConseCrated an Archbishop. and
where. on June 80. 1856. he was in
vested with the robes OF the Cardinalate.
cardinal. and above the throne. above
the white-w walled niche in the crypt
beneath, will hang the Cardinals hat.
symbol of princedom in the Catholic
hierarchy 10 which man attains by god
Iiaess and good works. There II will
hang so long as the Cathedral stands.
Body to Lie in State.
The churchs seas son Of mourning for
rho death OF the Saviour finds II mourn
ing the death Of its great American
leader. and its rituals and prayers for
that season will not he changed
Through the dark hours Of Good Friday
and Holy Saturday and the glorious
dawn OF Easter the body of Cardinal
gibbons will lie in his own room where
n, died
Rut late on Easter Sunday night with
the churCh's season of rejoicing over
he Resurrection we'll under way. i Will
lie moved 10 the Cathedral, to lie there
throughout the masses of Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, where his De
owed PEOPLE may see him for the last
time. through the high requiem mass
that will he his funeral on Thursday ana
from there TO be borne 10 It's niche IN
the crypt.
A. the funeral will gather hte greatest
company Of churChmen ever assembled
!, the United States In the mass Of
kilograms and cablegrams that members
~ the Cardinals household sent all
over the world yesterday were messages
10 100 bishops, u archbishops and
countless monsignori and priests every
where.
Two Cardinals may come TO Baltimore
Cardinal O'Connell, from Boston, and
Cardinal Begin. from Canada. Mgr
John Bonzano, apostolic delegate 70 the
Tinted States from Rome, Will come
from Washington 10 pontifcate at high
requiem mass on Thursday, which Will
be the funeral From as far as san
Francisco Archbishop Edward ]. Hanna
OF the Archdiocese of San Frnacisco'
may come. If he can get 10 Baltimore IN
time. The trip requires five fuA DAYS
and II he cannot start until after Easter
he probably Will not come.
The funeral procession will form
either at Calvert Hall or 81 St Mary $
Seminary and march 10 the CathedraI
II will include the Cardinals, Il they
come: the Archbishops. the Blshops the
Apostolic Delegate and virtually ali me
priests in the Diocese OF Maryland
which includes the District OF Columbia
a telegram from Bishop Shahan, head o.
the CotholC nlNeISItE u <A'4it4 80 80
Washington said that he would attend
me funeral with all the professors o.
-he university as an academic Dooy
wearing their robes Of oiilce
Cardinals Last Words.
Cardinal Gibbons last-renerno oereE
uords from his death bed were word'
Of affection and thankfulness for th'
.e-vices Of his brothers in the churcf
and gratitude for the peacefulness O
his own death.
T. vas last Tuesday after dinner, an'
all the members Of his household wer'