Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-11
DEATH OF REV. DR.. M,GLYNN.
The wel-Knosvn Catholic Priass
Dies Respected by People OF
All Denominations.

/ New bulgh, \. Y, Jan. S.-Rev. DIR.
| Edward McGlynn. rector of St. Mary's
church, died at the rectory at $50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, after an
| illness of several weeks. of heart fail
nre, superinduced by Bright's diseas :.
A minor surgical operation was per-
fGEmed on DR.. McGlynn, Saturday
night, but this did not affect the pa
tient or contribute materially to his
| death.
| During the night DR.. McGlynn hal
| several sinking spells, and the ply.
sicians were called early TO his bed
size. where they remained until he
| died.
Apparent the End Was Near.
AT noon il was apparent that the end
was near, and DR.. McGlynn received
holy communion from the assistant
rector of st. Mary's, who, later, admin
istered extreme junction. After high
mass in the morning DR.. McGlynn was
anointed.
''Jesus, Have Mercy ON Me-"
All efforts towcrd prolonging life
were made by the physicians, but at
four o'clock the priest lapsed into un-
consciousness, his last audible prayer
being Jesus, have mercy on me-"
He passed. away without recovering
/! consciousness.
For two days DIR. McGlvnn had
been troubled with hiccoughs, but was
,I~I 10 toll !, 10, he
last. DR.. McGlynn was aware that
death was near, receiving the word
TRANQUILITY.
Relatives and Friends Summoned.
Yeste rday morning kilograms were
sent 20 DR.. McGlynn's nephews and
nieces in Brooklyn and several Catholi,
clergyman, his warm friends. were NC
tilted. \ dispatch was sent to Arch
bishop Cor1igan, and his secretary tel
egraphed, His Grace will arrive in
Newbur9h at s:1o."
Archbishop Corrigan had already
made arrangements to visit DR.. Nc
Glynn, and would have come on to-day.
The relatives missed train, and did
not arrive until DR.. McGlynn had be-
come unconscious. Efforts were made
to locate Frank McGlynn, the actor, n
son of DR.. NIcGlynn's brother, who
lives in California.
Cheerful to the Last.
The chaerfulness that characterized
DR.. McGlynn was exhibited to the last.
Even whcu the physicians were using
salt water to keep him alive few
hours longer, DR.. McGlynn evinced
much interest, and finally remarked:
''Well, the ways of physicians are won.
derful."
Ronored by All Denominations.
The citizens of Newburgh were pre-.
pairing testimonial for DR.. McGlynn.
who celebrated his first mass in ST.
Mary's church On New Years day. 1895.
end who had been in the ministry for
40 years. People CT all denominations
were to have united in honoring the
priest. and Il purse was to have been
presented TIC him. News of DR.. Nc
Glynn's death caused profound sorrow.
Prayers had been offered in both Pro-
testant and Catholic churches for his
recovery.
DIR. sfcGIynn's Illness.
DIR. McGlynn was first stricken with
illness on November IS, at the rectory.
He was seized with a severe cold and
was compelled to seek his bed. Though
he was obliged to break engagements
to lecture. no alarm was felt by his
friends until the following Monday,
when he suffered a severe chill. The
first serious attack occurred November
20, and a day or two later there was a
consultation of physicians. It was an
nounccd that DR.. McGlynn was suffer
ing from chronic kidney disease.
Deceptive symptoms.
Early in December DR.. McGlynn SUI
fered two attacks of heart failure, and |
his relatives were hurriedly summoned. |
He rallied. however, and until Satur- |
day night he appeared 10 be holding |
his own, and gradually regaiDed |
strength. He was able to sit by his |
bedside for few minutes each day, |
but was never able to leave his room. |
DR.. McGlynn was SO years old last |
September. When he was stricken he |
was robust and of fine physique, but |
he became greatly emaciated by his |
long illness.