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require at least week to evacu-
ate the city. There were 1G0 spe-
cial trains on Sunday alone. The
harbor was filed with ocean liners
that served as floating hotels for
overseas delegates.
Pilgrims arriving from northern
Ireland for the final days Of the
congress had reported attacks and
insults by ,Orangemen. A steamer
carrying 1.4O0 pilgrims from Larne
was bombarded with bottles.
stones, Jumps OF coal and other
missiles. Windows were broken
out OF cabins. Many pilgrims were
| treated for cuts and bruises.
At Belfast. two policemen were
| injured when police charged a
| crowd of demonstrators who stoned
street cars taking pilgrims to the
railway station.
Orangemen at Donemana. Coun-
ty Rome, seized and burned Papal
and congress flags and fired revolt
vers in the air. Hooligans insulted
pilgrims and pelted them with
stones and sticks at other places
in Ulster.
Women and girls knelt and
prayed at Ballymena. after several
women had been Knocked down
and windows of special pilgrims
train had been stoned.
Cardinal Lauri, the papal legate.
and 200 cardinals. .archbishops and
bishops, thousands of clergymen,
and o choir of 1000 participated
In the celebration of pontifical
high mass. Count John McCor-
mack sang solo. In front Of the
20 foot altar where Cardinal Lauri
and his ministers performed the
sacred rites was assembled one OF
the greatest religious gatherings
In history.
The spectacle at Phoenix park
are the most elaborate of the cons
gress and required months of
preparation. Through the center
OF the congregation ran a wide
! festooned archway. Colonnades
terminating In domed pavllions
stretched out on either side Of the
great altar. Loud speakers were
ranged along one OF the central
passageways 50 that ali could hear
the ceremony. sS
The arrival of the papal legate
was announced with the hymn
"Ecce. Sacerdos Magnus" sung by
| a male choir. The cardinal, with
his attendant ministers. proceeded
to the foot Of the altar. The car
dinal vested at his throne. The
mass was opened with psalm.
The cardinal then assembled the al
tar to pray.
Pontifical high mass lasted an
hour and half. The congregation
dispersed to form the procession
OF the blessed sacrament, but the
crowd was SO large that the pro-
cession had to be. divided into four
sections. Hordes of pilgrims knelt
along the four mile route to
O'Connell bridge, where Cardinal
Lauri gave the benediction and
addressed the vast throng.
Plus XXI from the Vatican was not
clearly heard, due to weather con-
ditions affecting transmission and
the fact that several airplanes
were flying low over Phoenix park
at the time of the broadcast. The
Pope listened to a broadcast de-
scription Of the service.
Police mt Trains
Belfast, June 27.-(UP)-Police
met excursion trains and special
busses returning from the Euchar-
istic congress to-day and dispersed
hostile crowds after several ex-
cursion trains had been stoned be-
tween Lurgan and Portadown. tex
tile manufacturing towns.
Several pilgrims. including wo-
men, were treated for slight In
turies.