The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-06
Death Of Joseph Cashell.

The death Of this most estimable and &C.
complisbed young gentleman has brought
deep and sincere grief to all who had the
happiness of forming his acquaintance during
the few short months that he resided in our
city. He came here in January last as an
officer of the Signal Service, but beiog of q
retiring disposition, he did not seek to make
acquaintances, finding the companionship Of
his beloved books all.suficient for his happi-
ness. 1t was only at the end of spring that.
under orders from his physician, he was COM
PEELED to seek out door exercise and some recre
alton circu instance which threw him into So
ciety and gave to many of our citizens an OPP
portunity of knowing him and learning the
true worth of the high mental and moral quail
ties vii b which he was endowed.
Mr.. CasheII was a native of Co. Kerry, Ire
land, where he was boru some tweuty-eight
or thirty years ago. HIS family is high
ly respectable and occupies a position
OF irhuence, his father, C. OCallaghan
Cashell, being at present professor of
distinctioa. At en- early age Mr.. Cssbell
was sent to AL Hallows, Dublin, where
was reared on a solid foundation the super
structure of those fine scientific and liter.
ary sttainments which 80 distinguished him
in after life. His intention at the time WAS
to prepare himself for the ministry, bat cir
cumstances compelled him, some four years
ago, to leave his native land and cast his lot
with the people of this great republic. Three
years were spent in the North and West in
positions of responsibility, but desirous Of
giving more time to study, for he never
entirely gave up his intention of bsing q
priest, he sought and obtained commission
as signal officer, and after brief term of
service in Washington was tran sferred to this
cty. When the fever broke ont here he de-
clined to leave his post, though be took all
reasonable precautions against the disease. he
was attacked on Saturday morning, Sept. 25sh,
and received the best care that devoted friends
,ould give. He was attended by that skiIIfuI
physician, DR.. Scott, who was deeply interest
I'd in his case and who personally selected the
nurse. For the first three days he seemed to
De doing we'll enough, but Tuesday night q
change took place and he died Wednesday
Oct. 2ad, at 9 o'clock, after having
received all the last sacraments of his Holy
Mother, the Catholic Church, that he had
owed so well and served 80 faithfully He was
buried the same day at p. M, from st. Pat
rick q Church, whence his remains, accompani.
u Ny OF IalGuIul ItleCQ6, were
transferred to st. Patrick's cemetery.
Mr.. Cashell was splendid classical scholar,
'eing master of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew
an guages, and his scientific attainments were
# high order. He was also ready and !
orcible writer as those vho had the pleasure,
Turing the last six months, of reading the |
!rticles in the daily papers and in the MoRN1NG !
'TAR signed &c. Jr." can testify. Many of
lis contribu tions, however, were printed as
ditorials without his signature in the papers |
o which he contributed.
Oar deceased friend was man of great |
,iety. Every morning he attended Mass and |
). least once each week received his Saviour |
n the Sacrament of His Love. In all things |
le was the perfect model of Christian gen.
Ienau, and in lis death our Catholic commu- |
lity loses courageous and Jealous champion |
ND the Church an Intelligent advocate and |
defender. |
May he rest in peace.