The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-16
Cardinal McCl0skey Dead.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10-Cardinal Nc
closkey died at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing. He became unconscious yesterday
afternoon, and the physicians announced
that he could not live through the night.
His end was calm and his last hours
without pain.
Cardinal McC'oskey was horn in
Brooklyn Oh the 10th of March. 1910
His parents were both natives of the
county of Derry, in Ireland, and had
emigrated to this country a few years
before, bringing with them what was
deemed sufficient amount of means to
start at once in some business. Sagac-
ity in business, industry and persever-
| ance were beginning to secure for them
fair measure of worldly prosperity.
when the birth of this son brought iov
to their household.
John McCiOskey was baptized in St.
/ Peters church by Rev. Anthony Kohl
man, S. j., who, with Rev Benedict
Fenwick, S. J. afterwards Bishop Of
Boston,. and Father Mallon. assisted
Bishop Connolly in the ministry of the
church. The child of such parents
could scarcely be other than religious
and bright. The Cardinal gave a
charming "Reminiscences of those earlv
days when in sermon in BROOKLYN he
pictured that sweet Irish mother lead
ing her little boy by the hard on SUNDAY
morning down to the strand of East
river-Brooklyn lad no wharves in that
day-and cross ing the stream in a row
boat or in the primitive horse ferry, that
they both might attend mass in the lit
tie red brick church on Barclay street.
The boy was sent to school at an early
age, and schoolmates o. his who still
live speak of him as gentle, delicate
lad, who avoided rough play and studied
hard, always retiring and modest. ever
in good humor, and whatever his class
did, always pretty sure to be at the head
of it. His father, proud of the progress
his son was making, and desirous of
giving him every advantage that a
Catholic youth could then obtain. de-
clared his intention of sending him. as
soon as his age wOnld allow it to George
town College, of which Father Fen
wick, to whom the family bad become
much attached in New York. had be-
come the President But this was NOT
to be. In 1920 Mr.. McCloskey died in
the prime OF life, but not until he had
secured a competence for his widow and
infant children. Father Fenwick. too.
bad left Georgetown College, having
been sent by the Archbishop of Balti-
more to Charleston, S. c., not vet an
episcopal see. Whether through the
recommendation of friends who already
had sons there or because it was thought
that the pure air of the place. the ont
door exercise of an almost country life
and the amount of ''roughing it'' una
yOidable in those early days of that col
lege would do much to invigorate the
frall constitution of the lad, or for other
reasons, John McCloskey, not yet twelve
years old, but advanced in Studies be-
yond his age, was sent TO Mt St. Ma
rvs college, near Emmittsburg. Fred
eTlck county, Md in the autumn of
1921. In this college John McCIoskey
went through the full curriculum of
studies lasting for seven years. The
plety and mOdesty of his character. his
gentleness and sweet disposition. the
enthusiasm with which he threw him
self into his studies and his prominent
standing IN class won for him the ad-
Inlraelon and esteem of his teachers and
the respect and love of bis college mates.
He closed his college course IN 1893
graduating with the highest bonOrs and
returned to his mother. then living in
WestchesteT county. He then decided
10 enter the priesthood, and returned TO
Mt. st. Mary's, where for four years he
pursued the theological course.
On January y. 1884. the order of the
the priesthood was conferred upon him
IN 81. Patrick's Cathedral. In 1885 he
went to Rome, where he came in con-
CT with the students of the English
and the Irish college under DIR. Cardi-
nal Cullen. He returned to New York
in 1885. became pastor of St. Joseph's
chu. ch, and in 1S43 was made coadjutor
to Bishop Hughes.
On March 10, 1914, his thirty-fourth
birthday, he was cOnsecrated a bishop.
He then took charge of the diocese of
Albany, and succeeded Bishop Hughes
at the latter's death. On March 10,
1875, he was created a Cardinal. and
on April 9th of the same year the
boretta was conferred upon him at the
old cathedral.