The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
ARCHBISHOP: IS Y. /.
DEAD & [ FROM FEVER.
Mgr. Chalpellll,o.. pell, Note 10 Y, d.
Catholic Prelate, Sue
Cumbs to Disease.
YELLOW PLAGUE:
STILL SPREADS,
Gloom Thrown Over Entire City
By Death Of One Of It's Most
Prominent Residents-Whole-
sale Street Cleaning BY
Citizens and Of
hcials.
New Orleans Record.

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Special to The Times -Dspatch.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 0.-Thc
death OF His Emincnce. Placide Louis
Chapellc. archbishop OF New Orleans and
apostolic delegate to Cuba Porto Rico
and the Philippines. which occurred this
afternoon at 1850 o clock OF yellow fever
at his palace In Esplanade Avenue and
st. Claud Street, has thrown a deep
4 gloom over the entire city
5t6s1t is felt by all classes OF citizens,
whether Catholic or Protestant. that the
death from the dreaded disease OF so
prominent O citizen cannot but have a
trying effect upon the city. nasmuch ns
IT will carry to every Catholic through.
out the civilized world the idea that yel-
low fever in this city is not confined
TO the ignorant Italian population, but
has taken hold upon the better class OF,
citizens In New Orleans.
Archbishop Chapelle first complained
OF being Ill last Friday afternoon. That
Z nightat 9&o'clock@ DR.. F. a.. -.Lerue, the
attending physician. who had sbeen with
tho preate practically all during hlss III
at a. glance DR. Lcruc saw that the Ill
ness would Il develop into yellow Nj fever,
as all OF the symptoms pointed Sin that
direction, III At the time of the first t
everything was done TO relieve the suf-
fercr though. as will be seen from the
result. nothing proved OF any avail.
Predicted His Death. .ss
When Or. Lerue called. on the arch
bishop last Friday night the prclate re-
marked: III this Is yellow fever. Will
Join the majority. At tho time Dr..
Lcrue paid little attention to the words.
as 1t was not thought the attack would
prove fatal In the end.
At no time during his illness did the
archbishop show any signs OF improve
mcnt. In fact his condition gradually
grew worse This morning there was a
slddcn change for the worse This
change came so rapidly that for While
1t was thought the patient would pass
away at an early hour. He grew weaker
and weaker, and then rallied until l2:oo
when the end GAME
Shortly before his death the Archbishop
called for Father Biever, S. j., but the
latter did not reach the ninlstcrlal palace
until the head OF the Catholic Church
In this section had passed away. Tho
last sacranlents OF tho Roman Catholic
Church was administered before the end
came by the assistant pastor OF St.
Augustinc's Church, which Is located
two squares from the home OF the Arch
bishop.
Just before the Archbishop died he ut
tered thewo "the result is appalling
These words, which were his last, he
Bpoke in English. a very brief time after
he made the remark he passed away. *
Among those ut his bedside at the time
OF his death were:
Miss solignac, his niece, who had been
With him for 30 long time; Mrs. j..
Brcaux. the trained nurse from the New
Orleans Santarium, who had been IN
constant attendance on the prelnte since
no flrst became III; DR.. Leruc, the regu.
lar attending physician and pr FOR
mcnto. who was to have been IN consul.
iation with other physicians regarding
lhe Archbshop's condition, I.
This afternoon, some time after the
Archbishop had died. Dr.. Lerue stated
mat he had Intended holding a consulta-
non with DR.. Formento, DR., Matas ana
Or Castelelenos, This consultation
should have been held at 1:3o o'clock this
afternoon.
Last Public Appearance.
The last public appearance OF Arch
bishop Chapelle In New Orleans outside
pf the churches, was at the banquet that
was given early In the year to Secretary
raft, when the Secretary OF War came
i 10 New Orleans on his way 10 the lsth'
mus. During Mr.. Tafts administration
Is Governor OF tho Philippines, Arch
bishop chappelle went to Manila as
apostolic delegate, and the representa-
live of the Pope, to assist In the settle
nlent OF the friar land question: warm
friendship sprang up between Secretary
Taft and the Archbishop which was re-
newed when Mr., Taft was here, At the
banquet the Archbishop sat close TO the
yecretary and there was apparently the
greatest admiration each for the other'
" While here the Archbishop rendered a
lInner to the secretary and NUMBER OF
representative people OF Louisiana were
.he other guests,
The Funeral.
\ Tho funeral OF Archbishop Chapell'
vas arranged to occur at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. but at a late hour to
I, aigit 1t was announced that 1t had beer
postponed until Saturday morning at
,'clock, The consent for this chang
MAS given by Or. ]. H, White. OF tn
United States Marine Hospital service
Sho is In charge Of the city and ha
The power to abrogate Its ordinances. II
Z laid that there was not the least chanc
II infection from the dead body. This will
live relatives and high church official
from all over the country ian oppor
UNITY to attend the funeral T
High mass will be held at 10 O'Clock
Gont!avsd on Second Pagsa