Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
Parish Priest at Fair Haven,
Dies Suddenly in His
Carriage.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE
Had just Returned From a Trip to the
Maritime Provinces and Appeared In
His Usual health Was vicar-Gen.
eral and n Long Time Resident
of Burlington.

Fair Haven. Aug. 27.--Rcv. Thomas
Lynch, V. G., died suddenly in his carriage
lat Hydeville Saturday afternoon. Father
Lynch had been to make a sick call at
Representative James Delehantys at
Hydeville two miles east of Fair Haven
He appeared in his usual health on lcav-
ing Mr.. Deehanty's house. lie had not
driven far, however, before his hat fell
OF, two young ladies gliding by on their
wheels noticed that there was something
wrong with him and called the attention
Of the people in the ncighborhood. They
stopped the horse and were helping him
cut of the carriage when he di"d Dr.
Murray, who was in Hydcvillc, was at
once called and pronounced Elm dead
Undertake. Peck of Fair Haven was sent
for and the remains were taken At once
to the Catholic rcctory at Fair Haven
News of Father Lynch's sudden death
was a great shock to all the people cf
Fair Haven. Since his residence here he
had appear ID in unusually good health
He returned Friday of last week from a
trip to the Maritime Provinces undertaken
with Bishop Michdud. and the following
Sunday celebrated mass. But few aside
from his physician knew that he had trou-
BILE with hiS heart and had had lromoni-
tons that this would cause his death.
The sad news of the death of Rev.
Father Lynch was received in this city
saturday night and on Sunday morning
was made known to the entire CongreCa-
ton at st. Mary's cathedral. The intel
ligcnCc was received with much sorrow
for during his prolonged stay i'm this city
Father Lynch had endearcd himself to
the hearts of the congregation of St.
Marys and his loss will be severely felt
by them
Very Rev. Thomas Lynch. v. c., of the
diocese of Burlington, was born in the
county of Meath, Ireland, September s.,
1892 His early education was received in
the primary schools of his native town.
He entered the college of All Halows in
Dublin, where on June 10Th, 1855 he was
, ordained to holy priesthood by Rt. Rev.
Whalen eX-bishop of Bombay. India. In
October of the same year he in company
with the Rt. Rev. Louis De Goesbriand,
later bishop of the diocese of Burlington
came to America and was located at once
in this city as assistant rector at St.
Marys cathedral. In December %. 1858 he
was appointed vicar general of the doce Sc
of Burlington and ON November |. 1859 he
was transferred to West Rutland, where
he purchased a lot of ground and built
a large marble church. While there he
also had charge of the missions at Castle
ton, Poutney and Fair Haven. In Poult-
ney he built a handsome church edifice
and laid the foundation for a similar
structure at Fair Haven.
In 1863 when Rt. Rev. Bishop De Goes
BRAND went to Rome to be present at the
Vatican council he called Father Lynch
TO this city to become rector of St. Mary s
cathedral and administrator of the diocese
during the absence of his lordship. on
three subsequent occasions Father Lynch
OBLIGATED i'm the same capacity during the
absence of the bishop. He remained in
this city as rector of the cathedral from
1869 to 1896 and during that time made
many Improvements on the church prop.
erty. Under his direction the present hand
some Episcopal residence was erected and
he also had charge of the construction of
Mount St Mary's academy and st.
Patrick's convent.
on June 49, 1896 he was called to Fair
Haven to serve as pastor of the church
OF our Lady of the Seven Dolors the
foundation of which he laid when he was
located in " est Rutland Since his pastor
ate at Fair Haven Father Lynch has built
n handsome parochial residence. He was
a man of sterling qualities of heart and
brain and was widely known and loved
throughout the State AS an orator he
was n man of note and for many years he
was the counselor of the bishop.
He Is survived by one sister Mrs. w.
Fairly of New York city, two nieces, Sis
ters Mary Patrick and Mary Gabriel at
Mount ST. MarY's academy, and n nephew,
Rev Father FOean of East Boston