Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-06
DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP COR
RIGAN.

The Most Reverend Michael Angus
tine Corrigan, Archbishop OF New
York, died at 11:05 o'clock last night
at his residence, Fiitieth stseet and
Madison Avenue. New York. Twerty'
five minutes before that time he had
shaken hands with his secretary,
Father Curley, and told him that he
was feeling better than at any time
since bis Illness.
At ten minutes 10 IL the archbishop
summoned in q faiut voice the two sis-
ters from st. Vincent's Hospital who
have been constantly with him since
he was attacked by pneumonia. They
were 10 the next room. ~, sitter,
am feeling wo.se than / have ever
felt" said the archbishop. One OF the
sisters, who is regarded as the best
trained purse of the sisters 10 this
county, went to bis side. The arch
bishop was just bresthiDg and very
weak. The sister gave him hypoder.
mic injection of nitroglyceripe and
.trychnine to stimulate the heart.
He did not rally. In fact, the stimuli.
ant did not seem to have the leatt
effett.
The sister feared that the end was
near and dispatched her companion to
send for DR.. E L. Keyes, the srchbish.
OPS physician, and TO arouse the priests
in the parish house and the arch bishops
two brothers, Rev. George CorrigsD
and DR.. Joseph CorrieaD, Of DAde City,
Fla, who have been at the house since
the archbishop'o l.lness reached crit
icsl stage.
Iostspt there was an alarm 10 the
house. Bells were ruDg and servants
wsrr sent burrying with messages.
O. .ouped around the archbishop when
ae passed away we're bis two brc there,
each holding one OF bis hands, and the
Driest, of the cathedral, who knelt
around his bed. The archbisbop's
brothers were also kneeliDg and prey.
ers were said. The archbishop said
nothing, caught his brest feebly once
or twice. and died. Death was due ID
the heart stopping OF sudden. The
archbishop had fatty degeneration oil
The nesrt, out thore had been no signs
of yalyular trouble previously.
Following the usual custom In such
| cases. il is expected that Immediately
the news OF the archbishop's death be-
comes known in Rome, the senior &C.
| clesiastical authority In the archdiocese
| will be designated to act ss administrs-
tor of the archdiocese pending the ap-
poin,ment by the Pope Of successor
to Archbishop Corrigsn. ,
Archbishop Corr gan was native oil
New jersey, having been born 10 New
ark. Angus 13, 1889. His sparents were
in comfortable circumstances. Both
his father and mo, her were boro 10
Leiuster, ireland, and came to Amefl'
ca when young. AT an eaily sge Inc
son was sent to st. Msry's College
| in Wilmington, Del. Alter stay o.
TWO wears in this college be wss Sc,
| to Mount st. Mary's College, Emmit d,
ourg, Md. From the outset he toot
the lead in his classes. 10 1863 he com
Dletsd his course OF studies at Emmits
burg, Shortly afterward the desire Il
enter the priesthood, Which he had en-
tsrtsined for several years, took tn
I | form of resolution and he sailed TO
Europe with the intention OF ertsrin
= the American College in Rome. ID
was one OF the II students with WHOM
, the COLLEGE was opened. Having de
voted year to preliminary studies, in
cluding Italian and Hebrew, he bega
Z mis- course of theology. His proRres
. was so rapid that soon sfterwarC
f when the doors of the college wer
n thrown open to the students OF tn
!, Propaganda in the Irish and Gree
colleges, he won pumber OF medals
d In the college he was nCtable for scruI
!, ulous obedience, industry, close aE
plicalion and consideration for thos
about him. He was q frequent con
le municant. He was ordained priest ,
O. Cardinal Pttrizs, in the Lsteran Basil
- ca, Rome, September 10. 1868, q YET
before the close of his theological stu'
les, as q reward for his excellent CO.
due. in the college. 10 the folloHit
wear, after rigorous examination,
was made q doctor OF divinity. d
rise was rapid and on the 18th OF Sc
. tember, 1880, Pope Leo XIII elevate
- Bishop Corrigan to the rank OF Goa
,H tutor Archbishop OF tne Diocese OF Ne
fill York, with the right OF succession
,sb the late Cardinal MoCloskey-whi
al was regarded by Catholics as the crow
be- ing event In an ecclesiastical life OF U
exsmpled success. He was the rul
for II years OF numerically the create
archdiocese 10 Chritt 'ndom. The
- minion Of this frsil-lOokiug tcclesias
extended over the counties of N
York. Westchester, Putnam, Dutch
Ulster, Sullivan, Orange, Rockls
e and Richmond, 10 the State OF N
York. and included as we'll the BAHIA
Islands. Firm though be wss when
occasion required it, yet because OF
sentleness tae Archbishop had III
trouble with his priests, his gem
Is mess was particularly noticeable 10
pulpit, but another quality, senol
ship. was not. Few men were
founder scholars or had stron
grasp OF history and modern phiiosoI
- than be. But oil his sermons "
plain and simple. As an orator ne