Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-10
PEACEFULLY AND PAINLESSLY
The Great American Prelate Posses from the
Scene Of Life of Honorable Labor.
CARDINAL M'cLosKEY's DEATH.
He Died Mt 1880 O'Clock This
Morning Surrounded by Grief
Stricken Friends and
Churchmeu.
Cardinn, MoC,oskey's Death.


NEW lOUK, oct. tO.-Carlinal McCloSkey
died at 1850 this morning peacefully and
surrounded By relatives aud clergymen of his
church.
LAST HOURS.
New YORK, Oct. lO.-Soon after 4 O'Clock
p. III. yesterday Cardinal McCloskey sank into
unconscousness and so continued through
The evening. The gravest apprehenstonS
were based on this fact, and Monsignor Far
ley, Father Dnnbrcsse, and Mrs. John Kelly,
who was at her home, were hurriediy sum-
moncd to the cardinals house and bedside.
About 10 o'clock those gathered about
the bedside OF the sick man were of
the firm belief that the cardinal never
after would regain consciousness. The car
dinal's nephew had been sent for, he being III
Philadelphia. For some hours prior to his
loss of consciousness the cardinal had taken
no nOurishmcnt, and those who watched felt
that all that now that was left was the nev ia
bic, and speedy exhaustion OF the unsupported
vital forces Rev. Father Douccy came hur-
riedly soon after 10 o'clock and jo ned the
group of watching friends. TWAS yet thought
that dissolution might be distant yet from
ten to twelve hours, but this was not to be-
About midnight the lights began flashing
from various rooms in the cardinals house.
and to the groups waiting outside there
came the consciousness that the unusual ac-
tivity inside was indicative of the approach
of the closing scenes.
AT 1880 nervous twitching of the muscles
of the dying mans face was observed, and
the household drew nearer. The doctor bent
by the bedside and constantly felt
the rapidly nickcring pulse. The Reverend
MonsegncurS prayed ferventy and repeated
invocation for the dying. At half past twelve,
and the scene was one simply of waiting.
On one side of the bed were the cardinals
nieces, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Cleary, and on
the other side was Miss McCoskey and Miss
Mullen, the latter another niece. Behind
them and standing almost in a circle, were
Monsignems Farley, Preston and Quinn,
Archbishop Corrgan, Dr. Mcdonald, Father
DonbrcSsc and the assistant priests attached
to the cathedral, recitng prayers for the
dying. DR.. keyes at the head of the bed,
anxiously watched the ebbng of his patient,
who, though unconscious, still held in his
hand a crciiiX, the emblem of his faith.
AT l2:5O, the end came and so peacefully
and painlessly that those who watch ed scarce
ly knew that the great change had come, un-
til DR.. Keys Signilied that all was over and
that the cardinal was dead. Then the butler,
Walsh ushered forth to u cab the
venerable Rev. Donbresse. The SER
wants eyes were wet as DIR. Keys, who
supported the Rev. Father on one side said
to the waiting crowd outside, 1.-THE cardinal
kdead" M0nsignOr Preston remained with
the relatives and offered prayers for the re-
pose of the dead prelate'S soul. The other
dignitares and priests retired after the death.
The cardinals remains will rest in the vaults
of the cathedral. Interment will probably be
one week from Sunday next.
[Cardinal John McCloskey was born at
BROOKLYN, n. Y, March 30. 1910: received his
early classical trimming in New York; gradu-
ated at Mount ST. Mary's college, EmmittS-
burg, Md; studied theology in the Roman
Chatholic seminary connected with the same
institutions; was ordained II priest in ST.
Patrick's cathedral New York, Jan. 10, 1888;
spent two wears attending lectures at Rome,
and another year in France; became. on
his return assistant, pastor, and, soon after
wards pastor, of St Joseph''s church, New
York; was appointed by Bishop Hughes in
Fordham, \, Y, returning the following
year to his pastoral charged; was appointed
coadjutor 10 Bishop Hughes November %,
1875; conseclWGd under ths tltle OF bishop % OF
1884, and on the division of the diocese of
New York was installed in September, ls47,
that diocese seventeen years with signal abil-
ity, erected, splendid cathedral, founded at
Troy ,wclEeqnippcd theological seminary;
built q large number OF churches, founded
many charitable and religious institutions,
and Introduced numerous monaStic orders
and lay communities On the death of Arch
bishop hughes he was appointed his successor,
May g. 1854, and took possession August 81,
since which time he has repeated upon n
larger scale the activity shown at Albany.
TO the completion of the magnificent cnthe-
dra ON Fifth avenue he has contributed Sl0,-
900, and visited Rome in 1874 to procure ma
teras for it, Raised TO the princcly dignity
of cardinal-plicst March II, lSi5 he received
the bclrcttd in May, after which he visited
Rome TO receive the inyestitulel