, 1864-01-07
DEATH or ARCHBISEI011
HUGHES.


obsequics will take place to-day. The N.
Herald Of Tuesday, says;
lis last moments were marked by the cal,
} ness ind resignation Of the true Christia
| from IL o'clock on Saturday night unit
O'Clock yesterday afternoon no great chan
was noticed in his condition. 1Ie remain
n the most feeble state, unable scarcely
: Lift his hand or utter word louder than
Whisper, and that with tue utmost difficult
In the forenoon his attendants succeed,
In making bin swallow litt
nourishment in the shape of some soup, al
some Of hts more hopeful friends suppose
holding out for few days longer. Bnt il
hope was most deceptive. About o'elos
yesterdnJ afternoon he became unconscfou
and lay In that condition, with slight inte
Eais Of reason, until halfpast O'Clock Ia
night, when he breathed his last. &c ".
McCloskcY, Of Albany; Bishop Loughlin. ,
Brooklyn; Rey. Dr: Nelligan, VcFy Re-
Father Stars, " G.; Rev. Francis McNie
ney: Secretary Of the Archbishop; Moth,
Angela, Superioress Of st. Vincent's Hosp
tal, and Mrs. Rodrigucs (both sisters Of t
ArchbiF1opl, Drs; james r. Wood an
Alonzo Clarke, and q number OF clerryme
and intimate private friends. s DD'
About two hours before lis death he W.
seized with series Of slight spasms, or ccr
ue tWitcles. Father STAIRS stood by his Get
side reading prayers for his happy death, an
al present Joined In the solemn cercmon,
Al late hour Bishop McC Closkey recited til
prayers Tor the departing spirit, and while th
the words Of the responses, the soul Of th
lllustrions Archbishop quilted its earthl
tenement He died without the elieatest cV
idence OF pain, peaceful calm and collected
HIS two sisters stood by his bedside at til
aw1ul moment, and one Of. them, Mother An
! f+AA - IL
charity, performed the melancholy Office n
closing his eyes.
TIE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIE FUNERAL
have not Of courses rs yet been fully aereei
Upon, but It Is believed it Wiu not take D1acf
until next Thursday. Until that time his re-
mains Will probably be laid in st. Patrick'f
cathedral, IN order that all may hare IN op,
Rortun1ty OF viewing him before the burial,
The arrangements for the funeral are In t1,e
hands Of Father STAIRS, the Vicar GeneraS
who until the official appointment Of sue.
essor WILL administer the aifairs of the Arch
diocess. 1~'
SPECULATION As TO HIS SUCCESSOR.
IAongh the question Of who shall be the
successor OF the. Archbishop has not as vet
oeen mooted among the clergy, still it win
noI be inappropriate to make q few reusarks
here on this important subject; The ordi-
nary method In cases Of this kind is for
a4 eouatca o. INC bishops Of the province to
meet, agree npon three names, and send them
to Rome, with recommendations md exnIo.
nauons as to the relative fitness OF each. On
tAese recommendations his Holiness. the
rope, chooses one out of the three, and con.
isfS upon him the pallium. Any clefgyman In
the province, whether bishop or moi. may be
THIS course will be adopted in the present ease
Is ia q matter Of some doubt. It appears that
bishop McCloskey, of Albany, wien he wns
appointed Ccad}utor Bishop Of New York,
was Gonsecrated with the right Of success.
slon." Since then he has accepted the See
OF Albany, and whether, when he did So. be
waived lis right Of succession to the diocese
NOW archdiocese) Of New York, Is thc point
winch occasions some doubt The probabjl-
~ Is that the subject will have to be referred
70 Rome Tor instructions from the Pope.
whose decision will, Of course, be final and
,he oooa among the laity yesterday
e n,ant;an nsmes o. number Of ece1esiasties were
mentioned IN connection with the succession.
out Fe refrain from giving publicity to them,
LOT the reason that no weight is to be attached
10 such outside Epcculations.
Stretch oF HIS LIFE.
Right Reverend John Hughes, the eminent
Roman Catho1ic pse1ate, whose death is an-
aonnced By telegraph, WIS born in the north
u ireland; In It's, aud WINS consequently at
he time of his death sixty-six ytars of age,
~, ~ sn!esa'eo 10 America In l61', and his
at' ..' "ho nao psceeacd MIN to the United
4 10, P4aeea nin WIN norlst 10 learn the |
Naenlng nc oe7oted LIS spare time
- s.uuy, ~" ever anu as soon as his engage
nent expired, entered the theological semi
lary Of Mount St Mary's, Emmitsburg, Nd.
ie was ordained priest in PHILADELPHIA in
~. ,.so anu "as se.ueo IN parish IN that city.
',..es o ue.mteo tne celeoFated contest be-
49, ~ ~ 4'"seu anu hes. John breckinr1dge
~ tas aaset.on' - the ffotes1ant re-
W. Lug ieus'on VI Shl1st!: In 1859
~ ~, nasnes 1ouaaeo CT Sohns church In
nnlaelpn'a' ana WAS us rector rs long as he
manned IN Inc cry. In 1857 the Holy Sec
'pohted INN eoadJutor to Bishop Dubois.
g was consecsated January 9, 1893 In the
moving year the Pope appointed Bishop
uenee "onlnistratof OF Inc diocese, but he
~ ~ os ", eu.eeso W ae Jul alsnitg OF bishop
49, 49, aue oeatn VI bishop Dnbols IN lS42- In
80 nlznop auenes visited Franco, Austria
III Ataly, 10 optain pecuniarT aid for lis do
Sc, and On his return applied himself with
cat energy to the cause of Catholic educa-
N. In 1s41 he completed the organization
st. John's College. About this time lie
me Sill more prominently before the pub
By his dispute IN the school question,
nch was finally carried before the Leglsla- {
re o1 the state, by Which some modlfca- !
ms OF the school system were effected. I
le44 nc established at Fordham
Theological seminary ct st. Joseph. 6
august, Ice, he held the first diocesan I
nod Of NeW York. In December 1916 he +
lin sailed for Europe to procure the Berv1c-