New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Pope May Not
Fill Cibbons's
Place for Year
Bishops in Archdiocese Will
Submit Three Names as
Their Choices for the
Cardinals Successor
Condolences Pouring In
Prelates and Priests From
Al Parts Of the Country
Will Attend the Funeral
Speeial Dispatch to TIE T,;b,,,,e

lMoREs March 25. - From six
months to year probably will elanse
oe1ore an archbishop of Baltimore =
named to succeed Cardinal C;hhons
who died yesterday, say Catbolie
clergymen who are familiar with the
procedure. Mean time the affairs of
tho diocese, as distinguished from tho
archdlocese, probably will ne admin
'stered by Bishon Owen B. Corrioan
who will continue to reside in tba
rectory Of st. Gregory's Church. leax-
ing the priests of the cathedral with
out superior in the residence fo,
the f1rst time for more than ro,f :.
century.
Inc consultors of the diocese are ex-
pected to name Bishop Corrigan as ad-
ministrstor until the Cardinals sue
cessor archbishop is appointed.
To Submit Three Names
The Pope will name the archbishop
10 succeed Cardinal Gibbons after the
nishops of the province of the arch
diocese have met and sent to him three
names OF men recommended for the
o. Richmond; Russell. of Charleston
5. c.; Monaghan. Of Wilmington. Del
kelley,. Of Savannah: Curley, Of St
Augustine, and Haid. Of North Carolina
Among those who have been men
tioned as likely to be given the nosi-
ton are Bishops O'Connell, Russell.
.Curley and Bishop Thomas J. Shana
nan, rector of the Catholic University
1T Washington.
While there is no requirement that
present Bishop he selected, that prob
ably will be the procedure.
~ Ihere is very strong proba bility, say
who are familiar with the practices of
the Catholic Church in such things.
that the Pope now knows whom he
Will name; that Cardinal Gibbons
within the last year or two, has sent
to the Holy See his own recommends
tions IS to his successor.
baltimore, because it includes Wash
ington and therefore involves the rela-
tlons of the Catholic Church with the
Federal government, is considered one
OF the most important sees of the
Church in America.
To-day the priests of the Cardinals
household were overwhelmed by tele-
grams of coincidence from all parts of
the country and with messages from
bishops and from chiefs of the orders
OF priests from all parts of the United
States. announcing whether they would
be aole to come here for the fune raj
or not. 1t is expected that these dig
nltsries will legin to arrive next week
Many Prelates to Attend
Among the bishops and archbishops
who have wired that they will come are
Archbishops Glennon, of St. Louis, who
will preach the funeral sermon; Mess
mer, Of Milwaukee,; Hayes, of New
York, and Mundelein, of Chicago:
Bishops P. r. Heffron, of Winona.
Mimi; W. T. Russell, of Charleston, S.
c.; Haid, of Belmont, n. c.; O'Connell
of Richmond, Va; McCoort. of Altoona
Pa; Philip R. McDevitt, of Harrisburg
Pa; Guertin, Of Manchester, n. H.;
Donahue, Of Wheeling, W. Va; Curley,
Of st. Augustine, Fla: Turner, of Buf-
falo, and Gibbons, of Albany
The body of the Cardinal lies on the
bed in his own room. 1t is dressed in
a purple chasuble and the other vest
ments worn at the mass: amice, alb,
cincture, stole, maniple, dalmatic, tunic,
purple slippers and purple stocks. His
hands, crossed on his breast, hold
crucifix.. The white mitre, the tall
pointed hat worn by bishops during
ceremonials, is on tis head A purple
cover is on the bed.
The Christian Brothers have re-
lieved the priests of the household in
watching the body, and they are the
only persons who are admitted to the
room. The body will be removed to
the cathedral Monday morning, and
will lie in state until the funeral on
Thursday.
White robes will be worn at all the
masses except that on Thursday, when
the priests Of the mass will don black.
An Imposing Spectacle
The body of the Cardinal will be
placed in the crypt of the cathedral :
where the remains Of all the Archbish-
ops of Baltimore repose. The Cardinals
place will be directly opposite that of
the first of these, Archbishop Carroll.
1t will be borne there. if the present
arrangements are carried out, at the
close Of the funeral services.
The funeral procession which will
form a part Of the ceremonies on
Thursday will be one of the most strik-
ing spectacles Baltimore has ever seen,
with the cardinals, archbishops, bish
ops, monsignors. abbots from the mon
asteries and Representatives of ali the
church orders in line