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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK 81 A Y6Aks
ARCHBISHOP KENRICK DEAD.
THE VENERABLE PRELATE's END
COMES SUDDENLY.

lie Retained consciousness Through-
out His Last Hours and Appeared
90 suffer no Pnin-The Rites OF Ex-
treme Unction Administered when
IL Was Seen That the End Was
Near.
st. Louis, March 4.-Most Reverend Pc
ter Richard Kenrick, the venerable arch-
bishop Of the diocese OF St. Louis. Mo,
died suddenly at the archiepiscopal res
idence. No. 3S1S Lindell Boulevard at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon.
The archbishop was taken suddenly ilI
this forenoon. and Dr. Gregory was sum
moned. The latter was at the bedside OF
the dying prelate in less than half an hou-
and soon ascertained that but few hours
of life remained. Archbishop Kain was
notified. and together with the members
of the household apd the archbishop's
faithful nurse. assembled around the bed
side. The prayers for the dying were re-
cited and the rites of extreme unction
were administered. Archbishop Kenrick
was conscious throughout and apparently
in no pain. lie seemed 70 recognize those
about his bedside and occasionally OPEN
ed his eyes and looked about the room.
towards noon the dying mans BREATH
ing became more ftful and irregular. A
repeated the prayers of the church as
chanted by one of the Jesuit fathers, who
had been summoned. Shortly after ~
o'clock, the archbishop sank into an un-
conscious state and IL was plainly evident
that the end was near. Al 1880 clock the
archbishop drew a long sigh. and his soul
passed away, as calmly and sereneiy as
though he was dropping into sleep.
NO arrangements have been made for
the funeral, but kilograms have been sent
TO Archbishop Satolli at Denver and It is
expected that he will come here immedi-
ately and otiiciate at the funeral. 1t Is ex-
pected that the archbishop's remains will
lie In state for several days and that the
funeral ceremonies win take place next
Sunday.
Peter Richard Kenrick was born in
Dublin, Ireland. Aug. IS, 1906. He first
studied In the Dublin city schools; subse-
quently had private tutor and finally
entered the celebrated college OF Nav
nooth, near Dublin. In May, 1892, he was
ordained priest and came to Phila-
deiphla IN 1888, and was appointed vicar
general OF that diocese. Subsequently he
was stationed at Pittsburg and he led
for time the life of "a missionary in
Western Pennsylvania. On Nov. 30. 1s4l.
at Philadelphia, was celebrated the conse-
Grafton Of Peter Richard Kenrick as bish-
op Of Drasa and coadjutor to the bishop
Of St. Louis, with the right of success
On Bishop RossatPs death in 1888, Bish-
op kenrick became actual bishop OF st.
Louis, and In 1877 st. Louis was elected
into an archdiocese and Bishop Kenrick
fifty years of his administration OF the
affairs of the diocese he encountered and
oVercame many obstacles. The celebra-
ton of his golden jubilee occurred on
Nov. 30, 1891, and was characterized by
such brilliant and imposing religious cere-
monies as were never before witnessed on
the American continent.
owing to his advanced years, the vener-
able prelate has Of late been unable to
properly administer the affairs of the
diocese, and many unsuccessful attempts
were made to induce him to consent that
a coadjutor be appointed. II was well
known that he desired that the late Father
Brady, vicar general Of the diocese, should
succeed him as archbishop, but owing to
the manifest opposition from number
of the clergy to the appointment of Father
Brady, the archbishop labored as best he
could without the assistance of coad-
jutor until in 1894, Bishop John j. Kahn
Of Wheeling, w. Va, was appointed to
that Office. On Sept. s. 1896, Bishop Ken
rick withdrew from the administration OF
the affairs of the office. since which time
he has lived the life of q recluse In
a magnificent residence on Lindell Boule-
ward, presented to him by the Catholics
of ST. Louis on the occasion of his golden
jubilee.