The evening times., 1898-12-13
Corpse of a Bishop i'm an Un-
dertaker's Shop.
WAS OF ANCIENT LINEAGE
MOnsignor Antonio, Count Renter.
Expires on New Yorks East Side.
End Lab0rcd Among the Italian
Foor OF That District-once Sec
retary 10 Pc9c Plus IN.

Ne@ York, Dec. I3.-Clad in his faded
bishops vestments, the body oC Mgr An.
tonic, Count Renier, bishop. a ue :nber
Of an ancient family, his ancestors Dogcs
OF Venice, and who, according TO his
friends was for fifteen years secretary
10 Pope Plus IN, lies awaiting burial in
the undertaking shop of la Vecchia, Ma,
raaco & Guidctu. AT No. 30 Mott Stree /.
This nobieman Was the last of an an
ciont line, bishop with never bshopric
q man vita history. who left his native
land because of some secret disappoint-
ment, and labored for seven years with
out reward among his poor countrymen
OF the lower East Side.
Mgr. Renter, who was seventy-three
years old. died at 10 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing in The Columbus Hosg-,al, at No. 226
East Twentieth Street. where he had
been cared for by the Silesian Mission
ary Sisters Of tale Sacred Heart Of Jesus.
lie was found III about ten days ago IN
the poor aEl neglected lc-sLnSS ne oc-
cul.rd in a tenement II No. q Spring
Street. Friends had him removed 10 the
hospital.
MET lAti-ltt hsi~ - 20 'fti - 49, -
$50. in ChiC-gia an Island near Venice.
lie was educated in the University of Pa
Gua. where he obtained the tie Of doc
tor of theology ana philosophy. He be-
came a teacher Of law and afte' ward was
editor of a newspaper doa.rS With eco
romical subjects in Florence.
Or. Au-c.o IuccAi. OF -. - E4s;
Twenty street. fri la who :
made the executor uf Noas iguDr heEilr
said last night:
''Morsiena- Rtni was mad secret ry
to Pone Plus lN. Whom be served IN TIA
capacity for nearly filucn years. he 'b-
taimed the title oi bishop but EeHe- " as
appointed To bishop-i". After III ati
of the Pope hy met with rever-es TIE IA
ture of which h- kept crot
DR. ZUcchi spoke most highly Of Mon
slguor Reiier Nhn, he said, had De
voted lis life during his residence IN IN 5
city 10 tho spiritual welfare Of The ital-
iaus in this country. His death Is i gcea,
los To the people "f his race
Nau~iLuo- Ecu.cr came to this e trs
about ,igft years ago. very roo in cir
ouInsianoCs. IJe had som II. man friends
i'm Texas who induc,3 him 10 - TO that
State. promising SO build a hu q for
hm.
For n.ar.y "a ycar Mons EnoT Renie"
ofIicfatgd IN a small church in the south
err PARK Of Texas. but lis labors there
met wlju little success ltiS fr.ri ds iaIl-
al Il live Cp lo ih,ir promises a-d b"
came TO New York.
For seven years the old man with as
cetic features. shabby clothed. WAS a
familiar figure i'm the tenement d-s--i izt
OF the lower east side The loJr ltal-
ians knew litt-c of his i.Is.o-y. They
called him Il administer Sacram nts, TO
officiate 1T weddings ANA blptisms.
Sometimes they gave him the cIs -omary'
fee. and sometimes not but, aezpite h 5
poverty. he refused his serves TO no one.
Mgr. Renier made a specially Of deliv-
ering sermons on the national Italian
saints whenever the day OF any especial
saint was observed. lie was fre1u entity
called L. officiaie AT churches in Jersey
CITY Newark and Hoboken. Every Su =
day he went to SAY mass at German
Catholic Church i'm Jamaica. J.. ].
lie viii lac buried in Calvary Cemetery
tomorrow Ia all probability the father
of the Church of the Mot Precious
Blood. In Baxter Street, wi bITy him.