Evening journal., 1896-08-21
FATHER DERUYTER DEAD
Succumbed to Heart Disease
at Noon To-day.
SUDDEN RSDIse OF A BUSY LIFE

He Went to thu Railroad Station, Was
Taken Ill aud Died Soon After He
Was Gotten Home-sketch OF His
Busy and Useful Life.
Father James A. DsRuyter, the we'll
known priest and founder CT st. Joseph's
Industrial School, dlsd suddenly about
noon to day.
Father DeRuyter died about 10 o'clock.
BE had besn down to the P w. d B.
station and had purchased a tic
ket I'd Clayton, where he was
founding an Industrial village He
walked to the baggage room and aat
down, complaining Of feeliog = faint
pain. He sat In chair there
about fifteen minutes, when he
81 d ienlY jlmpsd up, called cab and
ordered the driver to take him to his
homs Immediately
When his residence was reached
Father DeRuyter was taken from the car
rage and placed In bed DR.. Howrd Ogle
was summoned but Father De Ruyter
was beyond the reach of medical aid
| The cause OF bis death was heart disease
from which he had suffered before.
Father De Ruy ter was about 40 yeass
old. He WAS rn In Holland and nFst
came to this country about sixteen
years ago. He frst went to Baltimore
wher he remained about FIVE years. en-
gagIng In missionary work. He was
then transferred TO Indis, and re-
maiued there for some years. doing
missionary work among the natives.
He returned to his old charge at Fran
oils Xavier Church. Baltim ore, and re
NAMED there until 1889, when he ms
TO Wilmington
He was educated by the Jesults, In
Holland. and at this age of IL years,
graduated from the Jesuit Col
leRe. He then went to st.
Joseph's Seminary, Mil Hill, London,
where he became familiar with NILS
sionary work under the Rusplses Of st.
Joeephs Missionary Society for foreign
missionary work. He WAS thoroughly
educated then 10 theology and philosophy
and was then ordained to the priesthood.
Hts FIRST charge was In Baltimore, Md.
When he arrived st his home, the last
words be spoke were: am a very
sick man
The last rites OF the Roman Catholic
Church were ad mInlstered to him and h'
. died very peacefully Just affer haviul
! been Rnnolnted BY the priest at st
I Jopephs
For nearly q score of years Rev. FAthe
DeRuyt r devoted his time and energle
to the betterment of the oolored race II
Baltimore, Washington and Richmond
= 1t was on an Invitation of Re Rev. Alfre'
= A Curtis, bishop Of the Catholic Dlocea
!, Of Delaware, that he came to Wilmington
= In 1891 through his sforts school an
~ home for the sisters engaged 10 teachln
the oolored children we're erected .
I, Tenth and French streets under the car
"a OF st. Jossphs mission, which Was btgu
- October /. 1890. by Father DeRuyter /
!, 1892 the priests residence was built; |
- 1898 the asylum was erected Az
y y In 1894, by purchase Of ground on Wa
! nut street. was enlarged to Its presen
- handsome dimensions.
- Over 200 colorsd orphan boys are care
- for there until about IA years old. whei
. they are sent to lesrn trade, bslng dis
charged when about 81 years old. tn
Institution Is a model one.
Father DsRuyter had one married eli
ter living In Baltimore She has b,e
D. teleRraphed for and will arrive In WI
IN minRton to night No arrangements "a
the funeral have yet been male.