St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-27

from which she never recovered. This
stroke seemed TO affect especIaay her
nerves of. sensatiaif Her son. Dr.
Donnelly, was promptly at her bedside
when3th affection came; and finally,
Oh the 9Th OF last January. Mr.. Donreliy
removed with his wife 10 the Ryan. in st.
Paul. that sire might more conveniently
have THE medical attendance OF her son.
In February she suffered a second,
though lighter stroke. and after the.
second stroke rallied considerably, SO
that she was able to go out TO ride. and
was wheeled aboutin chair. On the
I'd of June, on returning from ride,
she made a misstep Ill stepping from
the carriage, which seemed to jar her
system, and from that time until her
death she was confined to her room.
The dying woman was CONSCIOUS until
a. IN. yesterday. She knew her time
had come, and in conversation with her
husband and children manifested the
utmost caimness and courage In taking
her leave Of the world. Throughout
her entire sickness, and up to the very
last. she displayed the utmost unselfish-
ness, and was constantly thinking and
manlfesting by her words and acts what
she could do to tighten the burdens of
others.
Mrs. Donneiiy's maiden name was
Katharine McCaffrey. She was born in
Philadelphia Feb 2. 1888. ana was con-
sequently little over sixty-one years
Of age OF the time Of her death. When
she married Mr.. DonnelIy on the 10th of
September, 1855, she was principal Of
one of the large sciooIs:in Philadelphia.
In 1856 they came to Minnesota, and
after staying two or three months in st.
Paul they took up their residence at
Eininger, three miles from Hastings,
and this has ever since been the DON
nelly home.
Her early life work in Minnesota was
that of pioneer. The Indians roained
at will about them, and a-large mum ger
had their camp at Spring lake, mile
and half from the DonhellY residence.
The Catholic church. with which she
was connected at Hastings, was a
rough frame building, and one of Mrs.
Donnelly's first efforts upon coming to
Minnesota was 10 advance the church.
She established the first Sunday
school and choir the church ever had;
and as far as is known. it was the first
Sunday school in Dakota county. The.
Church of the Guardian Angels at
Hastings will long remember and bless
the religious work of Mrs. Donnelly.
AS musician Mrs. Donneily was an
accomplished artist, and her singing
will long be remembered by the earlier
settlers of st. Paul. as we'll as by many
i'll Washington and Philadelphia, who
had the privilege of listening to her
charming voice. For many years
she. frequently sang at the ca
thedral, and still more often
at ST. Mary's church in this city, and
when it was known that Mrs. Donnelly
was to sing, the attendance upon the
service was very II UGH increased. While
her husband was member of congress
she sang in st. Aloyslus' church in
Washington, and the large edifice would
be filled 10 OVERLOOKING to enjoy her
vocal efforts. She did not coniine
her musical accomplishments to her
own church. but sang for other congre-
| cations, at one time appearing in the
| Baptist church in this city, to the great
| delight Of the audience.
She was wrapped up in her family
| and her husband and children, and their
welfare was her constant thought and
| study.
No wife was ever more loyal or more
| helpful to the fortunes Of her husband
than Mrs. Donnelly. In Mr.. DannelIy's
| public, and oftenlimes stormy political
| career, Mrs. DonnellY was helptneet
| in fact, and not nominallY. Many poiiti-
| clans have had their cause strengthened
by the tact aud judgment of their wives,
| and this was the case with Mr.. Dom
nelly. In fact. we may almost be par
doned for saying that her counsels were
| sometimes wiser than his. and different
| results might have followed had they
been accepted. Both in his political
career in the state and in Washington.
| Mrs. DOnnelly always advanced his in-
| terests by her intelligent comprehension
Of the political situation. and the grace
| with which she met the public.
| When MIR. Donnelty turned his atten-
| ton more to literary pursuits than to pol
| ilics, his loyal wife joined in his work as
| welI.and proved an excellent and invaI-
liable critic. as we'll as assistant, for
| many years..
1t is just both to the living aud the