The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-31
Death Of Rev. Father Corvette, s. J.


air, st. Patrick's Day"
Death Of Rev. Father Corvette, 8. J.
From the evening issue Of the Mobile
Register, of the 2lst inst, we take the fol-
lowing:
The unexpected intelligence of this pain
full event reached the city as this paper was
going to press, and it is our sad duty to
lay it before its readers and the many
friends and admirers of the deceased.
Father A. Corvette, of the Society of
Jesus, has this mornin breathed his last at
he has occupied the highest position as
teacher of mathematics and natural sciences.
The deceased was native of Dion,
France. and was-as by him stated to the
writer few days ago in their last intimate
interviews-about tifty-three years of age.
He had entered the Holy Orders at an early
age, aud soon afterwards commenced his
PREDATORY course for admission in the Jesuit
Order, where his great piety, deep learning
and bold spirit, soon opened for him path
to the glorious foreign missions which the
Catholic Church 30 successfully spreads all
over the world. b.
Repairing to South America, he became
schools and colleges of his order, and i'm
proved this opportunity to prosecute his
scientific studies and experiments, in which
pursuit he soon acquired an European cele-
brity, and became the regular correspond
ent of the world-known Bureau DIES Longi
tudes of Paris, at the head Of which the
venerable Arago stood for over half a CEN
tury. la the course of bis travels through
these picturesque countries, where he met
everywhere the footprints Of Humboldt,
Father Corvette wrote, and afterwards
published, little volume of scientific
| notes, which was received with great favor,
aud had the honor of TRANSLATION in differ
emit languages.
After nearly twelve years peregrinatiops
amidst che ever recurring revolutions of
those ephemeral republics. Father Corvette
reached the United States and was soop
assigned to professional duties in the high
est branches of education.
Modest, retired, and at the same time of
cheerful disposition, Father Corvette soon
became identified with the noble and hos
pitable people of our city, wherein spite
Of few spasmodc efforts-the noxious
plant of intolerance never can flourish.
When the tocsin of war called her children
to the field of honor and duty, none could
be found warmer aud wore devoted to the
cause of the South than this humble priest,
and when the heroic band Of survivors of
hundred fights was assigned to the defence
Of the I" last DITCH" Father Corvette at
tached himself to the Louisiana command
OF the gallant Gibson, and with the late
Rev. Father Turgis, the ever to to lament, d
DIR. Miller, and many otr . distinguishes,
pious and devoted clergy Ltyn of all denomi.
nations, stood out the terrible siege
Spanish Fort, and, with his flock, follOwe!
them in their mastery retreat.
After the war he resumed his pos
Spring Hill, and, with the exception o.
absence of one year in New Orleans, new
left his precious and beloved charge till the
fatal day of his death.
The same paper, in it's issue of the 23d,
says:
At 10 o'clock yesterday moruing the Rt.
Rev. John Quinlan, Bishop of this Diocese,
accompanied by his Vicar and his whole
clergy, arrived from the city, and the solemn
rites of the funeral service were commenced,
Father lmsand officiating at the altar. In
proper time the venerable Bishop rose and
attempted to speak-for tears of sorrow SO
clicked his voice that his words were scarce
ly audible. Yet he said enough to convince
all present that, along with the wasted re-
mains before him, his heart was buried
under the same lid, and he paid the de-
ceased just and mcrited tribute.
AZ the close of the ceremony the body
was borne, by six of his Jesuit brothers, to
the solitary spot which had been prepared
for it's last resting place-a narrow, clrcu-
lar glen, situated between the road and the
outward wall of the college, whence q
glimpse of the far distant vale is snatched
through the long and melancholy vistas of
the surrounding pine forest.