The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-07
DEATH OF BISHOP BRoNDEL.
Head of the Catholic Church of Montana Died al
Helena on Tuesday

Helena, Mont, Nov. 3.-The tolling OF
the bell at the cathedral at O'CLOCK
this morning conveyed to the people OF
Helena the sad news of the death OF
Right Reverend John Baptist Brondel
for nineteen years bishop of the do.
cese of Montana. His soul had passed
beyond earthly scenes about three hours
previously.
The head Of the Catholic church OF
Montana. loved and revered by clergy
and laity, died at nineteen minutes pasl
o'clock this morning in St Johns
hospital. which adjoins the Episcopal
residence.
While the watchers al the bedside OF
the dying prelate feared he could not
live many hours. he was expected to
survive the night. Consequently no one
was present except the nurses when
they noticed sudden change for the
worse and hastily summoned Rev. Fa-
Their Day, who I'D retired for a short
needed rest.
A. the Bedside.
Father Day vs. as able to arrive few
minutes before the end He and the
nurses were the only ones present. soon
after death many of the other clergy
and remained until morning.
Bishop Bronde was conscious for q
y few minutes about 8 o'clock last night
Mater he relapsed into Inconsistencies
and about midnight Father Day and
the other watchers. thinking he would
live out the night, retired. Shortly after
3 o'clock this morning the nurses noted
n decided charge for the worse and, re
aliZing he was dying, hurriedly sent for
Father Day and the end came.
The primary cause of death was prob
ably fatty degeneration of the heart.
During the last days odema of the
lungs and brain developed.
The funeral of the dead bishop will
be the most imposing ever held in Mon
tana. As BELTS his standing in the
church. distinguished prelates from
other states viii join, the clergy of Mon
tana in paying the last tribute.
Among the notables who are coming
IS Archbishop Alex Christie of Portland
in which province the Helena diocese
IS located Archbishop Riordan of San
Francisco. who studied in the same
class at Louvain university with Bishop
Brondel VIII also probably attend, al
though this is not certain. The bishops
Of Washington, Idaho and oregon are
also expected TO be present. Archbish-
op Christie has telegraphed he will
come and officiate at pontifical requiem
mass.
Plans For the Funeral.
At a meeting of the clergymen of the /
church in this city this morning plans
for the funeral were discussed. Among |
the clergy present were Fathers Day, /
Sullivan and Foley of Helena: Fathers |
Pirnat and Coopman Of Anaconda, Fa- |
Their De Siere of Butte, Father Pau
welyn of Great Falls, Father O'Farrell !
OF Townsend, Father Gallagher of Fort 1
Benton and Father Toilet of Marysville. /
IT was decided to have the pontifical /
requiem mass, which viii mark the |
close of the services in honor of the |
dead, at 10 a. m. Friday in the cathe- |
dral.
This will be conducted by Archbishop |
Christie, and if Archbishop RiOrdan is
present he viii assist
Following these services the inter
ment will be made with fitting cere-
mony at the Catholic cemetery here.
The body of the bishop, in its pom
tifcal vestments, will lie in state in
the cathedral beginning tomorrow
until the end of the services
Friday While at the cathedral it will
be guarded by delegations from the
'atholic Knights. st. Joseph's Verein
ana other societies.
First Masses.
The first Of the masses for the repose
# the soul of the dead viii be cele-
grated al a. m. tomorrow Rev. Fa-
her De. Siere of Butte viii oficiate.
Thursday morning at o'clock there
vill be solemn requiem mass for chill
lren only, at which Father Day win
fficiate
Thursday evening at 100 o'clock all I
+ the visiting clergy will chant mathis ]
bout the bier. {
The pall-bearers have not been select I
d. but viii probably consist of prom
nent churchmen and iaymen. {
While here, Archbishop Christie will I
tx the question of the dead bishops {
emporary successor until the pope APP {
'oints another bishop. If Bishop Bron !
el named in his viii his choice of adj /
Illustrator, that person will be named e
y the archbishop; if not, the archbish /
p Will name some one. z
1t is expected that Father Day has {
cen named by the bishop as admins
ratOr This Will not be known until !
he bishops viii has been opened, which '
ill be done when the archbishop ar q
ives
Father Day has assumed temporary \
barge Of the diocese and is preparing 7
letter to the clergymen, telling of the
shops death ard urging them to come /
ere to the funeral.
It is expected the funeral viii be-the
-rgest gathering of Catholic clergy
yer seen i'm Montana =
Many prominent laymen from all :
arts Of the state are also expected to =
e present =