The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-16
AN UNCANONIZED SAINT.
FATHER DRUMsOOLE's EoRK syn
BOLTzbD IN BRONZE

ArshbishoP Corr,ss, Usvsrs ~. ero-.-
Fope Leo s-nds His Risssins-R,,or,..
BY JndEs o'Rrten $50 Me- ts.rrr-r...s
AoseherJ's Interest IN the Pris.L
The unwilling Of a hon3e aroup "a IN.
memory OF the late Rev John c. DrumRoo.
Drought several thousand people to the corner
OF Great Jones street hnd Lafayetts plaos
Yesterday afternoon. The Rev James I
Dougherty who succeeded Father Dru meool.
IN charge OF tho Mission Of the Immsculat.
virgin. introduced Justice Morgan J. o'Brien.
who delivered 9 euloRy Of the founder Of the
mission.
Elbrldse T. Gerry called Father Drumsoo,.
| an uncanonized saint and said that the nun.
lilo regarded their duty as finished when tb.v
clothed man and filled his stomach. Tn.
prisons OF this State we're filled with men who
had an education without principIe he ssiS
and II was time that people recognized IN.
fact that the hereafter deserved a place In
| citizens thoughts.
The address Of Father t. J. Campbell. a J..
Was devoted mainly to showing that the boys
educated BY Fathers DrumRoole and Dough.
erty were inspired with patriotism frat ana
that the better Catholics they were tn. belts,
Americans they became.
Archbishop CorriRan unveiled the rreun
which 10 placed at the southeast corner Of the
building, The sculptor IL Robert Cushing.
The Archbishop gave the Papsl 9ensdiction.
received from Cardinal Rampolia:
Mr. Jsms' = Do.shs'tg N,w rort
soo. statue Holy f.ss.r send. .. .po..ee p s,s
s1 n. g ne 1rShe,6cI to Father DousL.riy sst
tncn S.1 SG sna O sa %i%Si PRESENT. 2. 81 '0'h
The concluding hymn vas written for tn.
was Composed By Prot b. 4. Flynn. B,tW .sc
the addresses there was music By the M ission
bsnd Of seveny-hve pieces and the choir Of
Among .the.e present were. Archbishop
wsSsl " Gsnr mSO Of oasaS n
;ss ss4 Isl %sf
SsSssnsy Of st. B,isid's. Fsshsr; fsran, Of
Srats. Crofon Fall. Psrp; G hnpIsIpp nai m
States navy; kearney Of Sc Pstricks. CALI:
Judge joseph DAILY. John D. Crfmmins. John
G. Mccarthy. ROBERT Cushing. and Gen. Cava-
All the speakers m Mentioned Lord Rossbery's
visit to this country and his interest In the
oss Ss became ,. aa
md md wso he pSiseoysTsd b.aIa.d at Father
70 the Home and there met The priest. Il was
no rnre occurrence after that to see the Earl
saton with the priest Lord Kossbery wrote
shortly before leaving for England:
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and s'sd nes!s rom
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y ana feeling that had got is.o
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p.s.aIs o. SEEING you and Jour in,s,aion pro.psrns
' rsSsc, pre- Gs
Viii you devote. ,,l. OF Pat. mon.y to sS.,ss him
and sending me copy -,
The incident Of the newsboy. inspired tbs
sculptor to. represent the venerable prisst turn
down and place his right hand protectinSIy on
q little newsnoy. who has thrown down his
20 as. to mas %sos sf Fl. sa n.
ragged. but neatly dressed and studying his
lesson. The statue is OF bronze. 10 feet high,
and rests on u pedestal Of polished Quincy
Father Drumgoole was brought to this ooun-
ges%s Tee Yeah. Re Ta; 'ea
tss Wt h s s,s s S~h
SHOWN among them As Father john long b.ior:
i Vincent de Paul ssta6lished a ANAL home
OR poor, boys In Warren street they saw
4 and father Drum S"sIe offered his services
He made tho institution q success. When
Island was closed an Irishman
named Dolan hired two trucks and. thinking
,A was conferring a great favor on the Father
brought about sixty waifs to him As perma-
lent boarders Father Drumgoole had In
ended to have only a working boys home.
but he was obliged BY this cireum stance to
AXE charge OF the children whom no place
To enlarge bis charity. Father DrumRoole
'rganized 1t. Joseph's Union and puhlishsds
IN al sixteen. rage paper called the Homeless
rom the profits. Of this enterprise purchased
ones street. consisting o. four city lots The
'ardinal McCloskey. and the house was pleased
BY Archbishop Corrigan In 1872 In time
ven TIL, en,story nreIroof building became
90 small. and Father Drumgoole purchased
20 acres on Staten Island. which he called
It, Loretto, The land has n mile OF water
ront on Princes Bay. Nearly two thousand
Dung people have their homo there. Print
nc. wood carving. steam hitting. Tailoring.
hitting. plum hing painting baking. shoe
naking. and other trades are taught and
ANY OF the boys work on the farm. Every
hing produced by the children IL used there.
] order not to injure outside tradesmen.
Since this mission was opened about 80 600
ildren have been provided for Over half
his number have been supported by st.
ossph's Union. Much outside relief 10 dis
snsed By the institution. In the course Of
10 year 200, 900 persons were fed and helped
18th clothes and other necessAFisA