The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
STRICKEN AT ALTAR.
REV. r. M'LOIGHIIN VAS SAVING
MASS WHEN DEATH CAME.
Flags al Haif.Nast In New Rochelle TO SHOW
Love for Pioneer. Friend OF Ur. VIC.
tl,nn. and One Of the Oldest Priests
IN the state Trouble with the I,riips

IN the state Trouble Win the lsclins.
NEW ROCHELLE. y \, Dec. o Flags
are AZ hali-mast here for the Rev Thomas
Mclaughlin, said to bc the oldest parish
priest II. the State, who died this morning
while celebrating mass. Stricken with
heart disease when lie was half through the
ceremony, the priest was carried To- the YES
try and died five minutes after the arrival
ora physician. The church in which Father
Mclaughlin died was completed 10y him
about i've wears ago after he had reached
IN" ag" of IS years. and was the pride of
his heart. II L. known a. the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament, and l. built Of white
mari Il. Father Mclaughlin celebrated his
golden jubilee ia il a little more than Il
year ago.
This morning. while the venerable priest
was engaged In celebrating mas, with
only on" altar boy "a an assistant. he was
-cll"d with u weakness and he sent for his
assistant, Father Hughes. When Father
Hughes arrived he found Father McLough-
lin knecllns PROSTATE before tn" high altdr.
He lifted TIA" old man up and with the assist
ance of several of the worshipperS carried
him into the Nc,try. DIR. Thomas A. Mann
Ing administered hyp'rdrrmic injections To
~tinulat" Nh" heart, but the priest died
without uttcring word
The funeral Is To he held on FRIDAY and
viii be made a public demonstration ~
the people Of New Rochelle According
10 the present arran gemeut- the funeral
after leaving the church will pass slowly
through all the principal streets 10 the
lullirg Of bells. The city flags will he at
hai-mast and many of the cuisines, houses
and dwellings on the lire of march will be
drdped III mourning. On III" return TO
the church the body will Toe buried near
the cornerstone at spot winch Father
Mclaughlin recently selected. Archbishop
Farley and many prominent p,i,'-l- # this
and other archdu,"~e~ will br IA attendance.
Father Mclaughlin was a friend to Father
NcGyun through all of hi troubles with the
Roman Catholic hierarchy and when that cell
ehrat"d priest was laid 10 rest two years
ago It was hi old friend. Thomas NJ l.uugh-
In, who said the mass. The aged priest
was also known b"Cdu~" Of his independent
attitude which caused IA" l-"lin family 10
loaV" his church several years ago. The
dirput" with tn" l-elIn family L. We'll re-
mcmb"rcd in New Rochelle A fire had
destroyed Father Mclaughlin, frame
church. and hc was preparing to build a
new one. The l~elin family was about 10
make a large gilt 10 the fund for IN" new
church when the old priest in som" dis
Cu-~lou Of the details of III" new building
thought that his prrrugatlVr- were being
enCroach"d ON by the l-rlln-. Their" was
an open rupture and the family left the
parish. Eventually the difficulty became
a great - uciit to the Catholics OF New
Rochelle, .- Archbishop torrlgan "stab-
ll-h"d It rev parish and the bankers family
mad, pre-, -"ut~ to it of a new church a
school, and other buildings, aggregatiug
more than s5OryN
Father Mclaughlin worked all the harder
ttlF st,,.. | L. Il. a.
cost of $lVpUI So New Rochelle has two
churches instead of one. thanks To both the
old mans oh-tinacy and III" generosity Of
the l-nlin family
Father Mclaughlin was born i'm Arlee.
County Louth Ireland. in 1927. His parents
were farming people. lie came TO tie
United States when J." was u years old,
20 continue his -tudic- in 81. Johns Col
lcge, fordham. His first appointment
after his urdinat ion by Archbishop Hughes
va- 10 81 Jo~cph'e Church. Sixth av"nur
ard WaN"rirv place, where he remained
Two YEAR, when he was sent 10 Wc~tCl"stcr
Cuuu Y, which wa~ then a WILDERNESS. From
N"w Rochelle, wh"r" b" wa pastor Of old
~ Mat l"w>t hurch.h" made tours on hor.o-
bt"I,to IA" outlying mic ions of porrC Che stcr,
Namirpu"ck, White Plains and TuckdAp"
celebrating tho mass IN prlval" HOUSES
and barns
Sine" Father MrLoughlu came 10 West.
cN", 'nr 9 ,uu'y twelve churches have b, en-
i'ur iu h~ original parish. He has hap-
'r,"d tire" general ions. In the civil War
no Wa an ahull' luuI>i and was personally
acquainted and frequently spoke from
"a" sam" platform with Horace Gro"l-v.
Lloyd Garrison. Wendell Phillips and oth her
" no ted in the tighi against slavery.
Ou tie day that pr"e!d"i Iiicun ign ed
rt" p exclamation ir,oi IT," slaves Father
Ncb ugi,u celebrated ,h" event hv rails
ifg tn" are ard N'rilc~ over lis home.
81 that 'lr" thor" were in New R,rI,lln
som" I'opl' who w"r" pro-slaNrry.
commlito, ri them Visited N" priest a,.d
''ioI - I'r,lIa," him 10 TAX" down ''io
Nag. t"'nuE, they t"gar 80 thrca ~,
linn. Father Mclouclilu ~ri2cd his IiE
walking -tlck AID. planting iusclf H. front
81 hi door, d"ti"d Nh" mob. The defiant
bearing Of n" patriotic priest quickly
convinced H." crowd that he could rot
10 fiigh'"ro d, ard they Gi>Iorsrd
u r"C"'t years Father NCIruQhlin las
been a strong advocate" Of single tGN He
li"u'iiio himself with Henry George ard
u" Mctlvru ard iroqro''lv nddrc, ~rd
meetings hold 20 HdNa' go tI"ir ideas
De pit" his hluN man or. FGtEorNIcI ,ugh-
W. was hip-i oartCd mar AID did
great doal for the poor. H. had uar.y
Quiet wav- b showing his froidShip for
Ms people, orc of which VIZ to visit tho
ccmcteri", ard riart small evergreen
froc- rear The graves Of his dcIar'cd
fri0rds Hundreds of Ties" trees are IN
the Catholic cemeteries in Now RO,Irlln
Father Mclaughlin j. survived hv sovr,al
ri'CnS ard r"ph"v- o." Of ilc-c rrpl,w-
+ tho Rev. Thomas p Mel oughin ~
Now York. formerly pastor Of the Church
81 tic Trau>NgIWa'i ion iu thii atowII