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Show The Dead Cardinal. New Yobk, Oct. 13. A crowd of people gathered about the doors of the Cathedral this morning and waited for the moment when the public could enter the sacred edifice edi-fice and look upon the remains of Cardinal McCloskey. "When their patience was nearly exhausted the procession emerged from the Arch-Episcopal residence, walked slowly along the street, and entered the Cathedral by the south transept door. Six undertaker's men bore the body of the Cardinal. Behind them came a body of priests, headed by Archbishop Corrigan, Monsignors Quinn, Farley and Preston, and Rev. Dr. McDonnell. The last-named acted as master of ceremonies. cere-monies. The procession moved down the south aisle, and went through the main vestibule ves-tibule and centre aisle, where the platform and catafalque has been erected. The body of the Cardinal was dressed in full ecclesiastical ecclesi-astical robes. Four candles burned at the comers of the catafalque, and a guard of four men from the society of St. Vincent de Paul stood near the catafalque. When the doors were at length thrown open, the crowd quickly filled the center aisle, passing along on either side. The people, after viewing the remains, left the church by another exit. |