Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-29
FAGANS FALL.

Death in a Ne,v Topk: Hospital, ResM1tiag
from Alcoholism. Of Formerly Re-
spected Clergyman Of the Roman Catholic
ChMvch.
New York Special Aug. 20) to Chicago
Times.
DR.. Francis Hogan, reported to have died
in Roosevelt hospital of poison, has been iden
tilted as Father Pagan, pastor for many
years of the Church of the Transformation,
Hooper street, Brooklyn. Pagan, who some
time ago was dismissed from his charge, had
been away from home on drunken carousal
for week. Last Wednesday night he went
to Bishops lodging house, Eighth avenue.
Shortly after retiring he called for whisky.
At O'Clock he came down stairs and called
for more, and carried it with shaking hand
to his room. At 5 o'clock he again got
out of his bed and went to the room of
another lodger and begged him to go out
for pint bottle of champagne. he drank
the champagne and went to bed again.
About 3 O'Clock he went out to saloon near
by, where he drank some champagne and
brandy. Soon after, he complained of being
sick, and said he thought he had been poi
soned. Mr.. Bishop sent to the West Forty
seventh street police station, and an ambu-
lance came to the house. The ambulance
surgeon administered an emetic, but Pagan
grew worse. He was taken to the hospital.
He was suffering from alcoholism only, and
seemed threatened with delirium ,trenens.
He became violent, and was put in straight
Jacket. On Friday he was better, on Satur-
day worse, and on Sunday almost comatose.
Father Dwver, of the Paulist church, op-
posite the hotel. was sent for, but Fagan's
mind was gone. He died on Monday morn
ing. The inquiries of Deputy Coroner Mil
Ter revealed that on Wednesday night, while
at Bishops house, Pagan had drank q part
of the contents of bottle of liniment by
mistake. It was also found that his skull
had. at one time been fractured. Rev:
Father Tineman, who was assistant pastor
under Father Pagan, heard of his death and
repaired At once to- the hospital, where he
identified the body. Fagans sister vent to
the hospital later in the day, accompanied
by large number of friends, and made ar
rangements for the funeral, which will prob
ably take place at noon to-day, from the
hospital: Pagan had $57 whsn taken to the
hospital, which will help pay the funeral ex-
,penses. Rather Pagan was regarded as a
model priest. During last year his friends
noticed that he was becoming dissipated.
He was discovered on several OccaslOns IN
der the influence of liquor. =, Last March
Bishop Houghton suspended him.. and
ordered him into retreat. He refused to
obey, and remained at the passionate. In
June last he was paid $500 by Eather Hill,
and with that money went on, . prolonged
debauch. On the 7th of July he wandered
to Coney Island, created . disturbance; and
beat several persons with ., cane, He was
arrested, but frienda interceded for him, and
he was discharged. Some time aftervard he
appeared under the name of Father Hogan,
in the Tombs police court, in this city, as a
complainant on petty case, being drunk at
the time. He had sufhoient respect for his
calling to conceal his identity during his
drunken carousals. In hotels where he.
stopped he invariably registered himself as
physician, although when, in trouble he
paraded himself a. Catholic clergyman in
order to help himself out of it. .,,., .....