Evening journal., 1905-08-10
OF
THE ARCHBISHOP
Death of Mgr. Chapelle
From Yellow Fever In
creasesl Alarm
HE WAS A MARTYR 70 HIS DEATH

Ht WAS 4 MARlIR III HIS DtAl1l
New Orleans Aug. 1o.-The first day
since yellow fever appeared here i'm !
which there was any apparent depres-
sion In the community was yesterday,
and there were two reasons for It.
One was the death of Archbishop
Chapelle. who succumbed to an attack
of the prevailing illness, and the other
was the general closing of stores IN
accordance with the mayors proclama-
tion urging everybody in the city TO
devote the day to a general home
cleaning up.
While the death Of the distinguished
prelate is deplored because of the loss
which the community sustains, it IS
feared that il will cause the belief TO
spread that conditions here are really
much worse than they are, though the
return of 63 new cases and seven
deaths for the day is surely bad
enough.
quite a number Of the new cases are
in proximity to existing disease cen-
/ tres. indicating secondary Infection.
4 The new centres are evenly divided
six being above and six being below
Canal street. one Is in a hotel and the
lpatient is well-known CIT zen. IL
the death list all but one Of the names
/ indicate foreign origin, showing no
variation from the preceding records.
Surgeon White took active control
Of the whole local situation yesterday
and opened a new set Of offices. He
inspected the emergency hospital and
took formal charge. retaining the pres
lent staff. Governor Blanchard has
telegraphed that more than a majority
Of the members Of the Legislature had
replied. favoring the appropriation OF
100000 10 the fever fund, so the loan
will be effected with the financial
agents tomorrow. The city's contribu-
tion Of $4,000 will be available in a
day or two.
OBsEQUIEs OF ARCHBISHOP.
The body OF Archbishop Chapolle was
transferred at Q O'Clock from his resi-
dence on Esplanade avenue to st
Louis Cathedral where 1t is lying In
state. The oSsequies took place this
morning at the cathedral. There viii
he a Gregordan Requiem High Mas
sung every member of the Catholh
clergy i'm the city participating.
The Very Rev. Father Lavalle
Vicar General Of the diocese was IN
celeorant. and the eulogy was pro
, nounced by Bishop G. A. Rouxel. wit
the Revs. Scctti and Gardes as deacon
OF honor. The body win be inferred
the Crypt in the cathedral, where hi
/. predecessors repose. There was non
! OF the clergy from other points in "a
. archdiocese present because Of the
Inability to return to their home o
< account of quarantine restriction.
Hundreds Of kilograms of condolenc
have been received.
AT a late hour THE arrangements 70
the obseqWes were changed so as Z
/, provide for the final interment Satur
day instead of tomorrow. The Hig
Mass viii be repeated tomorrow an
Saturday. after which the coffin will b
lowered in the crypt. Father Scotti Wi
be the celebrant ait the Mass to-morroa
and Bishop Rouxel will be the cele
brant Saturday The body will lie :
+ state in closed caslSet until the fins
rights are performed. but owing to tn
discoloration the face viii not be ex
posed to view.
PRELATE VICTIM OF MOSQUITO
6 What is held remarkable is that n
Archbishop should have contracted tn
disease so quickly. whereas he had speI
many years in Cuba and Porto Ric
where the disease is epidemic, withol
having contracted it there. Among Il
n scientific men there is little doubt tn,
n the Archbishop fell a victim to a mo
quito during a brief visit he paid 20 Il
Old Archbishopric on Chartres street,
3 from an insect which found its way fl
# TO his residence, in Esplanade ave, while
II is not far from the territory within viii,
g there has been infection.
10 While Archbishop Chapelle held a pa
torate in Washington he formed frien
s. ships with men of prominence in nation
u affairs, among them William McISinle
J. While in the Philippines the Archbish,
o spent mucn time in the settlement Of CO..
ditions growing ont Of the change Of so
s ereignty in the islands. Three years al
the Archbishop was relieved Of the r
. sponsibnity Of his mission TO the Phili
pines, but continued his jurisdiction ov
,s Cuba and Forto Rico. He made freque
IA visits to both islands and was constant
81 in touch with all the work of his va
a diocese.
re During his stay in New Orleans he h
IS lived with his niece. The Archbishop W
he a constant entertainer. drawing to
In home the most representative people
ly the social and intellectual life Of New Q
leans.