New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
ARCHBISHOP is DEAD.
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Archbishop on his recovery. This fortunate con-
6iton continued through the evening
His grace was visited early in the evening by
his brothers. Father George Corrigan. OF New
ark and DR.. Joseph Corrigan. OF Gate City.
Fla. as well by the latter's son. Joseph Cor
rigan. jr He talked with them and Father
Curley. At 1910 o'clock the Archbishop spoke
with Father Curley. A few moments later the
sinking fit began and the alarm sent out.
Joe" Corrigan. the nephew. shortly called DR..
Keyes
Dr. Curley sent the servants 70 inform all the
priests and relatives of the Archbishop in the
rectory and in the archiepiscopal residence.
Those who responded were Fathers Lewis.
Murphy Farraute. Dyer and McAleer, of the
Cathedral parish; Father Lavelle the pastor of
the Cathedral; Father Daily, superintendent of
bishops brother; DR.. Corrigan. his brother;
Joseph Corrigan. the doctors son; two Sisters of
St Vincent's Hospital who have been in at
tendance the Archbishop, and three female
servants
All got there just in time 20 witness the last
few breaths of the prelate. Every one stood
! silently by the bedside. and they prayed as they
stood. kneeling at the end TO say the last prayer
as they noticed the end had come
A crucifx was placed in the hands OF the
Archbishop he lay breathing hard. and he
died with this clasped In his hands and rosary
around his wrists. Beside and over his head
was a statue OF the Saviour and the other
side a canvas Of a Madonna looked down
him.
DR.. Keyes had been Informed by Father Cur
ley. but he could not reach the house until
:5S o'clock He made examination Of the
| body of the Archbishop. and then said he be-
lieved that death had been caused by fatty de-
generation OF the heart, due to his weakness
from his first illness, which dated really from
the end OF February when In going through
the Kelly Memorial Chapel building. back Of
the Cathedral. he fell between some beams. and
TO keep himself from falling TO the next floor
he had TO hold himself up by the armpits. The
strain him great. and before he recov-
cred from that he contracted pneumonia.
DR.. Keyes said after his examination;
'~rhe condition of the Archbishop yesterday
was eACSllent. Al -.Ob o CloCh WHEN III. Dcld-
field and I consulted. DR.. Delaheld so
delighted that he told the Archbishop he might
get out Of bed tomorrow and sit UP for
while The Archbishop had been propped up in
bed all afternoon. thought much Of his fine
| on6ition that I did not consider It necessary
to go 10 the house TO him last night. made
| an examination Just now. and l find heart
| trouble was tn, cause. His death probably re-
suited from fatty degenera ton OF the heart. 1t
was unexpected. he had been doing we'll. He
was very weak from his first illness. and he
was slowly gaining TIL he had this relapse"
DR. Daily said that DR. Corrigan, the Arch
bishops brother. administered the apostolic
benedcton. All were repeating the Litany for
the Dying and were on their knees beside the
dying Archbishop. For minutes they
prayed. while the end was coming and at 1:05
| o'clock DR.. Corrigan nodded his head and
breathed hard. almost sobbing aloud. as he in
dicated that death had come
The Coadjutor Bishop OF the Diocese Of New
York. Bishop Farley. is IN Rome. and the high
est dignItary in the city is Vicar General Joseph
Mooney, OF the parish Of the Sacred Heart. No.
44T West Fifty-hrst-st He was Immediately
sent for. and he reached the house about mid
night He viewed the body and then conferred
with the priests in the house. He then offcially
issued information OF the death, which was sent
TO every head Of parish in the entire diocese.
Word of the death Of the Archbishop was sent
TO Rome. TO Cardinal Martinelll. and TO the
Bishops Council in this city.
Father Curley after sending a cable dispatch
10 Rome made an effort TO inform Bishop Far
ley. He sent cable messages to all the large
cities on the Continent. endeavoring 10 find him.
Bishop Farley will be the administrator of the
diocese until successor to the Archbishop is
named Monsignor Mooney has had charge of
Bishop Farley's work since his absence.
Early yesterday the Archbishop received a
cable message from Pope Leo, congratulatlng
him his successful fight and wishing him
speedy recovery. 1t the receipt of this tele-
gram which contributed greatly TO the cheerful
mind of the Archbishop throughout the day.
DR.. Edward G. Janeway. of No. 36 West For
teth-st., who was called into consultation by
Drs. Keyes and Delafeld two or three days after
Archbishop Corrigans Illness at his
home at 1:3O o'clock this morning. He said
that he had no statement to make. He seemed
surprised.
He was asked If he did not think the death
peculiar. and answered.
We'll. have nothing TO say about that"
William L. A. Hart, sexton OF the Cathedral.
took charge of the body. which lies in a room on
the second floor of the house.
TWO patrolmen In plain clothes went to the
Archbishops residence TO keep off any crowd
that might gather.
Monsignor Joseph Mooney. the Vicar General.
just before o'clock this morning He
said that the body OF Archbishop Corrigan
would be taken to the Cathedral this morning.
The funeral will take place at 1870 a. m. on