The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-26
LAST RITES OF
CARDINAL SET
FOR THURSDAY
Body, Dressed in Robe of Office,
Lays in Archiepiscopal
Residence.
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY
CONTINUE TO POUR IN
Final Arrangements for the Fu-
neral Have Not Yet Been
Completed.


! BALTIMORE, March 25.-The body
of Cardinal Gibbons, dressed in the
robes of his office, lay tonight in the
upper room of the archiepiscopai res
idence on North Charles street, which
had been occupied by him fer so many
years.
Bishop Owen B. Corrigan of this
city is believed to have been selected
as the administrator of the archdiocese
at a conference of the consultors of
I the archdiocese this afternoon at the
achiepiscopal residence, although no
announcement will be made until to-
morrow or Sunday. The administra-
tor will have charge of the archdiocese
until the new archbishop is chosen.
Christian brothers relieved members
of the cardinals household early this
morning as watchers by the bedside,
and only high dignitaries of the church
and the cardinals grandniece and
granddaughter were allowed in the
death chamber. These two relatives
are children Of Patrick Burke of New
Orleans; the girl, Dorothy Burke, is a.
student at Notre Dame college in this
city; the boy, Gibbons Burke, named
after his granduncle, is a student atI
Georgetown university.
All others of the multitude who called
at the residence were permitted toI
leave their cards. but were told that
the cardinals body could not be viewed
until it was placed in the cathedral
Sunday night or early Monday. 1t!
was planned to have the guard of
honor begin its first watch at o'clockI
Monday morning and coRtinue until 81
o'clock Thursday morning, the day of
the funeral
Except for the announcement of thel
cardinals death and the requests forI
prayers for the repose of his soul, the
services in all churches today were
unchanged. No masses were said in |
any churches. But at all masses to- |
morrow and until further notice where |
Rubrics permit the prayer pro de-
functo CARDINAL (for the dead cardi- |
naD will be said by the clergy. This
announcement was made for the arch
diocese of Baltimore today by Bishop
Owen B. CorHigan and affects all the
churches in the archdiocese. Similar
orders were expected to be issued by
the bishops of the other dioceses in
America.
While the cardinals last words were
blessings upon those of his household,
he sent a message to the pope on
Tuesday through Mgr. John Bonzano,
apostolic delegate to the United States.
please give to the pope my message
of allegiance. Tell him I am glad that
it is not he who is going instead of
t. hIy
This message was sent to the pope
at the same time that news of the
cardinals sudden turn for the worse
was sent to the vatican.
Nearly all the archbishops and bish-
ops of the United States have sent
word that they expect to attend the
funeral on Thursday.
Archbishop Glennon of st. Louis will
preach the funeral sermon. Further
details of the funeral were not COM
pIeted today, the lists of the offices +
for the masses and of the honorary t
pallbearers are being made up by the {
Rev. c. Carroll Milholland of st. Mary's I
seminary, who will be master of cere- i
monies. T
Messages of regret and sympathy
continued to pour in upon the cardi- G
nails message from Rome and from r
cable messages from Rome and from 7
he cardinals host Of eminent friends I
Europe were delayed in I
transmission. 1t was known that mes /
sages had been sent by the pope, by f
Cardinal Mercier and by King Albert i
If Belgium and by others but none {
1sd been received at a late hour to- f
hight. excepting one from Ireland and
me from France. F