Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-05
DEATH OF ARCHBIsuor KENRICK.
Hns Been Very Feeble hut His sudden
ncmisc Mns Not AniIcInnicM.


| ST. LOUIS, March 4.--Peter Richard Ken
rick who for hfty-hve years prior to three
years ago. was the Roman Catholic arch
| bishop Of this diocese. died at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon. in the ninetieth year of his
age. His death was peaceful and painless.
For several years the aged prelate has been
in very feeble health, and about three years
ago Bishop John J. Kahn OF Wheeling was
elevated TO an archbishopric and sent here to
relieve him. The present winter has been
very sever on him. and cne or two incpient
attacks of pneumonia nearly carried him OF.
II was a lung trouble helped by senile debil-
ity, that laid him low at last Last night
when the archbishop retired he complained Of
not feeling we'll He was suffering from a
chill When he awoke, at 10 o'clock this
morning, he still felt i'll, but suffered no
pain. doctor was called. who left with
out prescribing anything. After his depart
ure the archbishop fell asleep. and at 1
o'clock he awoke again. His valet inquired
IL he felt better but the prelate replied
NO" Nothing could be done The weak
spells were matters of daily occurrence, and
his valet was reassured when the archbishop
closed hio eyes and seemed to drop back
asleep. The boy sat at his bedside for half
an hour. The room grew quiet and it seemed
to him that the sleeping man was hardly
breathing. A touch OF the hand to his face
revealed the fact that the archbishop had
quietly passed away.
Archbishop Kenrick's death will disarrange
the elaborate preparations that had been
made for the reception and entertainment OF
Cardinal Satolli, who expected to arrive
here next Monday morning. Cardinal Sa-
TOLL will be apprised Of the sad event, and
his presence in the city will be in connection
with the impressive burial service that will
be given the dead prince Of the church.
Archbishop Kahn, who was not present
when death occurred. said that the funeral
would take place Tuesday afternoon II have
telegraphed Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop
Ryan regarding further arrangements said
he, land will not change the day unless they
80 desire"
Peter Richard Kenrick was born in Dub
lin, Ireland, August II, 1906, of family
had taken Was to pds be IN pres
hood March 6, 1892 In 1888 he came to
America and taught in seminary at Over
general and in 1S41 was elected coadjutor
bishop of st. Louis. Two years later he
he was created an archbishop. In 1891 the
fftieth anniversary, of his entry into the
and MANY marks of esteem fro from s' his fellow fu
churchmen.
WASHINGTON, March A dispatch to
the commissioner of Indian affairs announces
the death. at Shawnee. Okl. last night of
Paul f. Fason, one of the five inspectors
Of the bureau. He had been in the service
for three years.
EXETER, N. H., March 4-Rev. Noah
Hooper, with one exception the oldest Baptist
minister in New Hampshire, died here today,
aged 80 years. He was born at Saco, Me-.
and was the son of Rev. Noah Hooper. He
served ten years in the New Hampshire legis-
lature, while preaching at Somersworth.
NEW YORK, March 4.--John Connolly, one
of the best known base ball umpires in this
country, is dead.
CHICAGO, March 4-William J. Camp
bell, the republican national committeeman
from Illinois, and for years prominent in
the councils of the republican party, died
this afternoon Of pneumonia, after a short
illness. The circumstances surrounding his
death are peculiarly sad, as his wife and
father are also at the point of death and
it was neglect of himself in watching them
that brought about the attack of pneumonia
He became a member of the republican ma
tional committee in 1891 and in June, 1892 |
was unanimously elected chairman, but re-
signed soon after on account of private bust |
ness. He served as state senator from |
1878 to 1886 and was one Of the most sue
cessful lawyers in the west. He was A
years cid.
LOWELL, Mass, March 4.-Governor !
Greenhalge died at 1890.