New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
or,
Way to Rome
For Red Hat
Philadelphia Archbishop Is
showered With Crimson
Carnations and Other
Flowers: His Vessel Sails
Bic Crowd Bids Farewell
Departure Is Delayed am
Hour and Half Wren Ship
Is Grounded in Her Slip

Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty of
philsseEphia sailed on the Uieuw Am
,.erdsnn from Hoboken yesterday after
.oon oa his way to Rome TO receive
ne red hat Of Cardinal from the hands
y the Pope. The Cardinal-designate
s-riyed from Philadelphia ON a special
rain of seven cars, bearing Catholic
delegation.
The train was met by switching
engine, decorated with American flags
and the Papal colors, and was drawn
directly onto the pier, where crowd
hsd assembled to bid the Archbishop
farewell. To board the steamship he
hsd to pass through long lane of men
and women. who knelt as he passed,
A large delegation of New York
churchmen was massed aboard the
yieuw Amsterdam. In their button
holes were red carnations and pinned
70 their coat lapels were yellow and
White ribbons, on which was printed
cardinal Dougherty" On the steam
sr's deck men and women kneeled and
dssed the archiepiscopal ring. He spoke
10 ali as if they were members OF his
Aoek, and those he knew well he called
by their first names. A final reception
took place in the steamers suite de
luxe, which the prelate will occupy,
Officials Receive Archbishop
vice-Mayor Gustave Bach and Chief
Of Police Patrick Hayes of Hoboken
were awaiting the Archbishops arrival
at the pier with forty policemen in
dress uniform.
Thomas E. Rush, Surveyor of the
PorsS escorted him aboard the Nieuw
Amsterdam On the deck he was
greeted by the New York delegate on,
sgnor John P Chadwick, formerly
chaplain Of the battleship Maine; Mon
sgnor John Edwards, Monsignor
Michael j. Lavelle and Father William
Livingston, of st. Gabriel's Church.
Customs officials gave permiss on to
the entire encourage to board the liner,
snd about four hundred persons as
sembled on the vessels deck.
At the reception in his cabin the
Archbishop said: "I am deeply touched
by this demonstration of courtesy and
kindness on the part of all classes.
This demonstration has constituted one
Of the chief pleasures in my elevation
to the sacred purple. ! am also deeply
pleased and touched by the uniform
courtesy of the members of the press"
The Nieuw Amsterdam was scheduled
to sail at noon. but was delayed an
hour and half. 1t was found when
the visitors had gone ashore that the
ship had grounded in its slip. The
wssel had a cargo of 200 tons, most
ggrain, and it was necessary, to wait
ior 60 higher tide;~ 1When the liner
fnalEg was ready to sail the Arch
bishop stood on the starboard side and
lifted his hat TO the crowd on the pier.
At given signal he received a part
ing salute of the red carnations worn
by the crowds and other flowers. These
iel on the deck all about him.
The clerical escort TO Rome includes
Monsignor Michael J. Crane, vicar gen.
Asral of the archdiocese; tn Very Rev
Joseph A. Whitaker, chancellor, and
eight rectors of the archdiocese. Three
lsymen Dr.. William Long, of Miseri-
cordia Hospital, Philadeiphia; John J.
Coyle and Joseph Gallagher, also ac-
company him to Rome.
Miss Katherine 0lmsted, a graduate
nurse ol JOINS dOpklnS AoSf lCaI, battl~
more, also sailed on the Nieuw Am
sterdam. She is to be associate di-
rector Of the League of Red Croes So
cieties, With headquarters at Geneva.
Miss 0lmsted is known for her work
| among the Indians in Wyoming and
\ Mexico
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-Thou-
sands Of Roman Catholics of the arch.
diocese marched from the archlepisco
pal residence with the Cardinal -desig-
nate this morning to the station, where
y boarded a special car for New York,
hundreds oil clergymeu and lavmen ac-
N cofpanied hiTa to New York to lid him
N farewell when he sailed from Hoboken
n on the Holland-Am erican liner Nieuw
n amSterdsm A hundreJ auA hftv
fourth degree members of the Knights
II ol Columbus, in street regaliG, acted
N asa special escort
n All Roman Catholic schools of the
Guy and nine surrounding counties
Fers closed to-day in honor of the
Archbishop