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A FAMOUS PREUTE DEAD
Archbishop Corigan Suddenly Sue
cumbs to Heart Disease.
ILLNESS CAUSED BY SEVERE FALL
The Physiclsns wsre sssKuins OF the
AFchbsshop's Recovery From Pnsu-
monia Whsn tho End Came-Hs was
the Ruler Of the Greatest Archdiocese
in Amsriss-A Sketch Of HIS Career.

nonis Whsn tho End Cams-Hs was
the Ruler Of the Greatest Archdiocese
in Amerien.A Sketch Of His Career.
New York City. - After recovering
from an attack Of pneumonia. Arch.
bishop Michael A. Corrigan. Of the Ro.
man Catholic Province of New York,
died from fatty degeneration Of the
heart His physicians had announced
less than ten hours previously that he
was improving rapidly. and the archi.
episcopal residence had begun to throw
aside the mantle Of gloom that had
Sverspread 1t since its master fell Ill q
fortnight ago.
The suddenness of the Archbishop's
death Is evidenced by the fact that he
was talking cheerfully to bis secretary.
Father Curley. just twenty-five min
utes before he breathed his last
DR.. Keyes examined the body, and
said that the cause Of death had not
been pneumonia. but fatty degenera-
ticr of the heart. The heart had been
in q bad condition before the recent &C.
cident, he said. but that had weakened
It so that 1t could not stand the strain
incident to the latest attack Of Illness.
The Archbishop's illness dated really
from the end Of February. when. In
going through the Kelly Memorial
Chapel In the rear Of the Cathedral he
fell between scme beams and had to
support himself by the armpits to keep
from falling all the way to the door be-
low.
That strain was very great. and be.
fore the effects Of It had vanished be
was seized with pneumonia fortnight
ago. He had recovered from this, as
far as the direct symptoms of the dis.
ease were concerned, but nothing
seemed possible to have been done to
nullify the effect Of 1t upon him in his
weakened condition.
A cable message announcing the
death Of the Archbishop was sent at
once to Pope Leo. and telegrams went
to Cardinal Martinelli. the Papal Dele
gate Mt Washington. and to the Arch
bishops Council.
In the Province Of New York, over
which the Archbishop presided are in.
cluded. among others, the Bishoprics
of Syracuse. Ogdensburg. Albany,
Brooklyn, Trenton and Newark.
Sunday, May 4. 1902. was the TWEEN.
ty.ninth anniversary of the consecra.
tion Of Archbishop Corrigan. Nearly
thirty years Bishop and Archbishop,
and nearly forty years O priest. Is the
record Of the famous prelate. who
would not be sixty-two years old until
August 13 next.
Michael A. CorrIgan was born In
Newark. n. J.. on August Is. 1916. He
attended st. Mary's College. at VIII
mington. Del. and went from there to
Mount st. Mary's College. at Emmitts-
burg, Nd. where his brilliant record
as q student set q mark In college
achievement.
He finished at st. Mary's In 1850. and
soon after went abroad to pursue his
studies and take holy orders IL due
time. He was one Of the thirteen orig
inal students with whom the American
College at Rome was opened. and dis
tinguished himself there as he had at
the home colleges.
His record In Rome was brilliant
He was ordained priest September 10.
1863, by Cardinal Patrizi. In the Lat.
eran Basilica. A few months later he
won the degree Of Doctor OF Divinity,
and In July. 1864. he sailed for Amer
lea.
On reporting to Archbishop Bayley
at Newark, he was assigned to the
professorshIp OF Dogmatic Theology
and Sacred Scripture. He was also
made director Of Seton Hall College.
When DR.. Corrigan was twenty-eight
he was President Of Seton Hall Col.
lege. Two years later. when Bishop
Bayley went to Rome. he became the
Administrator and vicar-General Of
the Diocese OF Newark.
His conservation occurred on May 4.
1873. Archbishop McClosky performing
the ceremony Of conservation. He was
seven years In charge Of the Newark
Diocese. 1t was because Of his signal
success In Newark that he was elected
as coadjutor to Cardinal McClOsky. He
was raised to the Archlepiscopal See
Of Petra, and made coadjutOr on Oc.
tober l, 1880. Five years later. upon
the death OF Cardinal McClosky. he
succeeded to the highest position. the
,ne Of chief authority. In the Diocese OF
New York. After that he was still fur.
ther honored by being appointed as
sistant to the I'ont!fical Throne.
In 1898 the silver jubilee Of Arch.
bishop Corr!gan was celebrated at st.
Patrick's Cathedral with impressive
ceremonies. Ii was attended by high
church dlgnitaries.
As a pulpit speaker. while not ora.
torical. the Archbishop always claimed
The closest attention and was IN un.
nsIlnlly able and thoughtful talker.