Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-09
BROTHER BOTULPH
HAS PASSED AWAY
Venerable College
Heads Last Wish
is Granted
TO DIE IN l|FE's WORK
Was President of St. Mich
ael's College-..Among Well
Known Educators.

Brother Botulph, "A years old on the
second day of this coming month, dl
rector and head of st. MichaePs Col
lege and a member Of the Territorial
G,-ard of Education, died at noon to-
dtN, in ST. Vincent's Hospital OF
asthma and catarrah, superindnced by
advanced old age. He had been un
conscious since 6 o'clock last night
and the end was expected for some
time before it came.
The body was removed to Wagners
undertaking apartments to be pre-
pared for burial 1t was then taken
to the San Miguel Church which is
the College Chapel. where it will lie
in state surrounded by lighted candles
until tomorrow morning.
At 6:15 o'clock in the morning, low
mass will be said in the San Miguel
chapel, and the body will then be re
moved to the Cathedral where solemn
requiem mass will be said at IL
o'clock. After the customary prayers
the body OF the venerable instructor
will be laid to rest in the Rosario
Cemetery, near this city. The re-
QUEEN mass will be conducted by Right
Rev. Bishop J. B. Pitaval, assisted by
Very Rev. Father Antonio FOurchegu
vicar general.
A Peaceful Death.
Brother Botulph died without pain
Yesterday he told the sisters in at
tendance at his bedside that he ex
pected the change for better or worse
to take place today and said that if !;
meant death he was prepared to 60
sIie was taken to the hospital last
Wednesday for the third time this wiz
ter. On the other occasions he suffer
ed severely, but his vitality and deter
mination, aided him in recovering
to some extent After the illness
which terminated several weeks ago
he returned to his duties at the Col
ege against the wishes Of his superb
ors and friends who feared that ht
was unable to continue work Thl
board of directors offered to retire
him from active duty, but he refused
to quit saying in reply:
Il have been too long here, TO wish
to abandon the work now | want jl
dia i'm thn harness "
His wish was granted, IS with his
last consciousness, he continued to al
rect the affairs of the school through
Brother Mathew, who is now in char 6,
until a successor is appointed.
Fearing that he was upon his death
bed, Brother Botulph, Wednesday
called for his old friend bishop ]. B
Pitaval, who administered the last
Sacraments of the church. Archbishop
Peter Bourgade, who returned yesler
day from San Juan, also called upon
the dying man. Others of the churcn
the. Brothers from the College, and
many of his friends from among the
laity, called at the hospital. but owine
to his severe illness few of them were
admitted.
Thrty-Five Years Here.
Brother Botulph has spent the .as
35 years of his useful and pious life il
work at st. Michael's College and was
we'll known all over the sOuthwesi as
one of its most conscientious and val
liable pioneer teachers.
Owing to his personal efforts ant
his excellent management, the ole
adobe college buildings were tori
down one by one, and replaced viii
handsome brick structures costing
100000. The institution now has al
attendance of 1875 boarders and S. day
pupils and is entering upon an era O
prosperity Of which the foundation
was laid by the venerable man VIII
now lies in death in the little chape
in which he daily attended services.
Brother Botulph's family name wa!
Peter J. Schneider. He was born il
! Prussia near the present city of Go
logne but early emigrated to Americ;
and entered the order of Christian
Brotherhood in the year 1852. Three
of his brothers also joined the SAM
order. Two are dead but one is nov
teaching in college at Baltimore.
sister is also an inmate OF hospita
conducted by the Sisters OF St. Fran
els at Newark, New Jersey. Both wer
notified today of his death but owin
to their age they will not come t
Santa Fe for the funeral
After joining this pious order, tn
Brother taught for some time in co
leges at Montreal, Kingston, Detroit
Baltimore, Rochester and Philade
phia, but finally was sent to the the
/ frontier of New Mexico. AS resul
of his upright and hard working lif
his ability and energy, he soon wol
the respect and confidence of al
whose pleasure it was to know him
cSl 49, ~,rx,e 80 ~, cnoH1 fnIo.