The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-10-15
EVENTS OF THE DAY,
Death OF Cardinal DdcCloskev.


Cardinal John McCloskey the eminent
Madison Avenue, New York city, at ten
minutes before one O'Clock on the morning
of the 10th inst. The weakness that precedes
became apparent the preceding
afternoon. At 3 O'Clock it was evident
that he was failing quite rapidly, and soon
after O'Clock he sank into unconsciousness
and SO continued through the evening.
About midnight lights began flashing from
various rooms in the cardinals house and
to the group outside there came the
consciousness that the unusual activity
inside was indicative Of the approach Of
the closing scenes. At 1880 a nervous
twitching Of the muscles Of the dying mans
face was observed and the household
drew nearer. The doctor bent by the bed
side and constantly felt the rapidly
hickering pulse. The reverend monsignors
prayed fervently and repeated invocations
for the dying. Half past twelve and the
scene was one simply Of waiting: On one
side of the bed were the cardinals nieces,
Mrs. Kelly and Miss Cleary, and the other
side Miss McCloskey and Miss Mullen, the
latter another niece. Behind them and
standing almost in a circle were Mgrs.
Farley, Preston and Quinon, Archbishop
Corrigan, DR.. Mcdonald, Father Don
bresse and the assistant priests attached
to the cathedral, reciting the prayers for
the dying. DR.. Reyes at the head of the
bed anxiously watched the ebbing life of
his patient, who though unconscious, still
held in his hand cruciix, the emblem of
his faith. At 1890 a. m. the end came.
He died so peacefully and fearlessly that
those who watched scarcely knew the great
change had come until DR.. Reyes signiied
that all was over and that the cardinal was
dead.
No of the present century has fig
ured more conspicuously and yet modestly
in the history of the Catholic church than
Cardinal John McCloskey. He was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y, March 10, 1870
On Jan. l, 1854, he was ordained priest
In St. Patrick's cathedral, New York. Az
ter his ordination he was sent to Rome,
studied two years in a Roman college;
spent another in France, aud on his return
was appointed assistant priest Of st. Jo-
seph church in New York, and six months
after became priest of the parish In 1871
Bishop Hughes nominated him first presi-
dent of St. Johns college, Fordham, but in
1912 he resumed charge of st. Joseph. At
the solicitation Of Bishop Hughes he was
appointed his coadjutor Nov. 81, 1913, with
the title Of Bishop Auxerre, and was conse-
Grated March 10, 1S49. In
THE D1vIsl ON OF THE DIOCESE
OF New York which took place in 1917,
Bishop McCloskey was nominated first
Bishop of Albany, May %. His zeal,
eloquence and popularity obtained him
the means of building churches in every
city and town, and of creating many insti-
buttons of charity and education.
After the death of Archbishop Hughes, no
was appointed to the see Of New York,
May 6, 1864, and took possession of it Aug.
81. On March Is, 1875, Archbishop McClos-
key was made a cardinal of the order of
priests, he being the first American cardi-
nal ever appointed On the death of the
pope In February, 1878, he was summoned
to Rome to attend the conclave Of cardi-
nails for the election of successor Of Pious
TX. By the death Of the cardinal, Arch
bishop DR.. Corrigan, the coadjutor arch
bishop, becomes archbishop, but not card
inal, and there remains no American
cardinal.