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Show POPE PRAYS FOR DEAD PLELATE New York, May 7. Masses for the rerose of the sou! of Archbishop Corrigan were said this morning at St. Patrick's cathedral, and were largely attended. Later the body of the archbishop was carried into the cathedral and placed at the end of the center aisle and just in front of the altar. The head was placed toward the altar and elevated, so that the mourners could see the face of the dead prelate-when' -half-way down the center aisle. At the time there were thousands of persons grouped about the cathedral awaiting the hour when the doors would be opened so they might have an opportunity to pay a last tribute of respect re-spect to the archbishop. The body was attired in the funeral robes. The musical programme for the requiem mass contains selections from Mozart, Verdi and Ambrose Thomas. After the body was taken into the cathedral ca-thedral a service was held, at which absolution was pronounced. Father Lavelle, rector of the cathedral, re- quested that no flowers be sent to the cathedral because the archbishop was . opposed to flowers at- funerals, and his views should be respected. When the doors were thrown open to the house lines were formed by the police and everything possible Was done to give every one opportunity to see the dead prelate's face the last time. I Rev. Dr. Ferrantl. Italian secretary I to Archbishop Corripan, made public today a cablegram which was received at the archepiscopal residence from Cardinal Rampolla," pontifical secretary of state at Romeva. expensing the sorrow sor-row of Pope Lew at theT'demise of Mgr. Corrigan. The cablegram was addressed to Dr. Ferranti, and is as follows: .-..The holy fatter,; -with great sorrow, sor-row, learns of -the death of the - grand archbishop whom'he hoped, to see in Rome verysoom "His holi-' ness, who appreciates very highly - the especial- merit--of . the dead prelate, pre-late, expressed his'.sympathy from the depth of- his- heart fon the Met- -- ropolitan church of-Js'ew York, and he prays God .towlve to.Hhesoul of "the preatarenbl&Hop'tne-repose of the just and The1 Tremium of eternal Piory. '" '" |