The Irish standard., 1905-02-18
IN RE MGR. D0ANE
The Story Of a Strange Mani
festation Which Came to
This SANITY Man the Night Be-
fore He Passed Away.


much credence with practical folk, but
many Il hard-headeh Newark citizen
is today bordering over the story of
IL strange manifestation which the late
Mgr. George II. Doane, in conversa-
ton with Il parshioner four hours be-
fore he died. said had come to him the
previous night, says the New York
Sun.
n little over Il week before his death
there came an urgent call to the rec
tory of ST. Patrick's Cathedral for q
priest to minister to young son of
Philip Healey. of 146 Warren street
1t was IL O'clock at night; it was cold
and the snow was falling.
Mgr. Doane answered the telephone
and said that all Of his priests were
out on various business, but that he
would come himself. Those about him
besought him not to 90, because Of his
age and infirmities, but he would not
listen. He went to the Healey home.
did his duty us priest and late at
night returned home
The child did not die for over
week. 1t was buried on January 10,
and the next day Mgr. Doane died,
just after finishing his dinner On the
afternoon Of that day he called on the
Healeys and after a time drew Mr..
Hcaley aside and told him with great
earnestneSs. and with not little emo
ton of an experience he had had the
previous night.
II had either dream or IL vision,
in which | appeared to be in heaven
and was talking to your son. don't
know which it was. as l am not sure
whether | was asleep or awake So
far as | can tell. it came Il few min
uteS after retired. seemed to be in
Il place where all was light and music.
| cannot describe the scene Although
| could see no one and could not tell
whence the sound came. heard sweet
sounds. the most enhancing music l
ever listened to. There was singing
for which l have 10 words to tell you
about. Never have I heard singing so
beautiful
! above the strains of music came the
voice of your son Willie saying to
me: oh. MOnsignOr. are you with us
so soon? This is Il beautiful place and
We are all so happy, for there is moth
ing to do hut to sing and listen to the
sweetest music. How are my papa
and mamma: l hope they are WELL
You must stay with us. MIOnsignor.
We want you here. for we are all so
happy"
The monsignor said that he answered
that both Mr.. and Mrs. Healey were
we'll and added that he could not stay,
despite the fact that he was so happy
there. The boy besought him again
| to stay.
"'Fhen." Mgr. Doane continued. ''he
led me through the glorious place and
to the throne of God. I cannot tell
YOU what it was like. Philip, for l
have no words in which to picture such
grandeur"
Both the mOnSignOr and Mr.. Healey
were much overcome at the end CT
the narration, and the latter says that
the whole thing was very startling to
him. Four hours later Mr.. Hcaley
heard that the monsignOr was dead.
Mr.. Healey is one of the proprietors
of the Essex Stables on Summit street.
Newark. and when seen Saturday
night was extremely reluctant to have
anything said in the newspapers about
the vision. \ visit to the cathedral
rcctOry revealed the fact that all the
priests there had heard of the vision.
by the death Of Mgr. Donnc New
Jersey lost one of it's most eminent
men. The son of an EpiscOpali:,n
bishop, his brother ut present Il
bishop of the same church in charge
of the diocese of Albany. and himself
once a priest Of the Episcopal church.
Mgr. Doane went over to Rome wiz
1
sistent Catholic. lived down all the bit
terncss that his change in faith engen-
dcred and in his declining years won
the love of thousands of persons OF
different creeds, so that when he came
to die his funeral was the largest ever
seen in Newark. with mOurners from
every church and of all grades of So
ciety.
Minister'S Of many Protestant church
eS attended the services, and the bell
of the First Presbyterian church. the
oldest in the city and the successor of
the old Puritanical institutions estab-
lished when Newark was founded in
1866. tolled when his funeral was held,
this being done ut the direction of the
pastor. the Rev. DIR. David r. Fraser.
II trustee of Princeton University.
He was uncompromising in his allie.
glance to his Church and would admit
of no parleyingS if the conversation
got upon religious themes and yet he
w;ls one of the most prominent figures
in the city. deeply Interested in every
public work, often severely criticiZing
the action or n0n-action of public Off
Gals. In nearly every public gather
} ing he had n part. He was genial and