Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-06
CORR|GAN IS DEAD.
Archbishop Passed Away I'm
expectedly, In New York,
Last Night.
DIED CLAspING THE CRUCIFIx.
Prayers Said by Those In the Room.
He Was Thought to Be Improving,
but Suddenly Became Worse About
II O'Clock Last Night.

New York, May 6.-Archblshop
Corrigan died at Has last night
The archbishop was visited during
the evening by his two brothers,
Father George Corrigan, of Newark
N. J., and DIR. Joseph Corrigan, of
Gate City, Fla, as well as by the son I
of the last named, Joseph Corrigan
Jr. He talked with them and with
his English secretary, Father Curley, |
who came in about 10: 80 o'clock, and |
with him conversed until 10: 40 |
o'clock. Then Father Curley left 10
attend to his duties, but remained in
the house.
Found the Archbishop Was Worse.
At about quarter to II the nurses
noticed that the archbishop was
| breathing with more difficulty than
restoratiYes. but he did not respond
| to these. His breathing became still
more difficult and it was evident he
was evidently in great pain. A heart
! stimulant was administered, but this
| failed to relieve the patient, and the
nurses notified Father Curley that
the prelate's condition was evidently
serious and that DR.. Keyes should be
summoned
Father Curley directed the servants
to call all the priests and relatives 4
the archbishop to the room. T8hoseI
who came were Fathers Lewis, Muir
| ply Sarrar, Dyer and McAleer, OF
the cathedral parish; Father Lavelle,
rector of the cathedral; Father Daily
superintendent of the paroehial
schools; the archbishops brothers.
Father Corrigan and DR.. Corrigan
and the latter's son, Joseph. There
were also present the trained nurses.
two sisters of st. Vincents hospital.
who have been in attendance in the
sick room. and three female servants
of the household.
Died, Clasping the crucifix.
A crucifx had been placed in the
hands of the archbishop as he lag
breathing with difficulty, and he died
clasping it. His rosary hung from
his wrist; over his head was statue
of the Savior and on one side a pic,
ture of the Madonna.
DR.. Corrigan, the archbishop's
brother. stood by the dying mans
side and watched for the dissolution.
All those in the room were repeating
the litany for the dying and were On
their knees. Thus they prayed until
five minutes after II DR. Corrigan
bowed his head and indicated thai
the archbishop had passed away.
The coadjutor bishop of the do.
cese Of New York, Bishop Farley, is
in Rome, and the highest di.nitary
J here is Vicar General Joseph Meeley.
who was Immediately sent for and
reached the house about midnight.
The vicar general sent out official
notification of the death to the heads
of all parishes in the diocese.
DR.. Keyes had been notified by
Father Curley, but was unable to
J reach the house until 10 minutes be-
, fore midnight. He said that death
} had doubtless been caused by degen-
Grafton of the heart and weakness
: resulting from the archbishop's Ill
ness.
Bad Fall Followed by Pneumonia.
The illness really dated from the
end of February of this year when
in going through the Kelly memorial
chapel, in course of construction at
the rear of the cathedral, he fell be.
tween some beams and to keep him
self from falling to the floor below
he had to hold himself UP by the
armpits. The strain was very great
and before he recovered from the ac
cident he was attacked with pneu
monia. 1t was thought that he was
out of danger but his condition Sun
day night was bad, and he was I'M
able to rally.
DR.. Reyes, after making his exam
nation last night, said:
THE condition of the archbishop
D today was excellent. At $3.50 o'clock
when DIR. DeIafield and l consulted
S DR.. Delafield was SO delighted that
he told the archbishop he might gel
| out of bed Wednesday and sit up for
q while. The archbishop had been
propped up in bed all the afternoon
l was so pleased with his fine condi
| ton that | did not think it necessary
to go to the house to see him to
night. | made an examination just
how and find heart trouble was the
cause Of death. 1t probably resulted
from fatty degeneration of the heart
t This was unexpected. as he had beer
doing we'll. He was very weak from
D his first illness and he was slowly
gaining until he had the relapse