Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-29
SISTER
CATHERINE DEAD.
Ended Life Work
Where 1t First
Began.
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS.
Of St. Vincent's Hospital and
Sanitarium-..Other Insti-
tutions She Aided.

After life time spent in charit-
able work in The southwest, Sister
Catherine has ended her labors in
the city where she began them over
Forty years ago. She died suddenly
at 6 o'clock Saturday evening at St.
Vincents Sanitarium Heart disease
was the direct cause of her death
Her remains were reyerently laid to
rest this morning in Rosario Gene
terry.
Sister Catherine was probably one
of the best known nuns in the south
west belonging to the Roman Catholic
order of Sisters Of Charity. In com,
pany with three other members of the
same organization she came to Santa
Fe and helped build ST. Vincent's Hos
pital and Sanitarium in this city con.
Quoted by this sisterhood Later on
she was largely instrumental in the
establishing of st. Joseph's Hospital
at Albuquerque, and St. Raphael's
IlOol'iidi dl ITlllludu.
Stricken While at Morning Devotions.
Sister Catherine went to the mother
house of the order at Cincinnati sew.
eral months ago to attend a retreat
there. She had about decided to re-
main here for the remainder of her
days when she was seized with a
yearning TO return to Santa Fe. She
reached this city about ten days ago.
While on the train she contracted a
bad cold and this together with the
high altitude affected her heart. Sat
urday morning while she knelt at her
morning prayers and religious medita-
tions she was seized with fainting
spell and would have fallen had not
other Sisters ran TO her assistance.
She was carried to her apartments at
the Sanitarium and suffered so much
that it was difficulty that her habit
was removed, She knew that she was
dying and was thankful that the Lord
had permitted her to die amid the
scenes which were so fraught with
hardships in her early days.
Buried in Habit of Order.
The funeral services which were
held this morning were characterized
by their simplicity but were none the
less solemn and impressive. Low
mass was said at O'Clock at the Ca
thedral. Very Rev Anthono Four
chegu, Vicar General, officiated at the
mass, and Father Derasches, chaplain
of st. Mchael's College, was in the
Sanctuary. All Catholic orders in
the city We're represented at the
funeral. The pupils of st. Michael's
College and I.oretto Academy also at.
tended
Clad in the habit of the order to
which she had belonged since girlhood
with her rosary beads and vows
clasped in her right hand, she looked
natural even in death and her face
wore an expression of extreme peace.
full content Six Sisters of Charity
who had been associated with her in
her work, acted as the pail bearers.
A Native of Ireland
Sister Catherine was native of
Ireland and her family surname was
Mallon. At the time of her death she
was in her sixtieth year When six
teen years of age after her parents had
emigrated to the United States she
entered upon her novitiate with the
Sisters of Charity at the mother house
of the order in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ir
1865 in company with Sisters Vincent
Theodosia and Pauline, she started
for Santa Fe. From Omaha to this
city the journey was made overland
by stage coach over the famous ole
Santa Fe trail and three months were
consumed in covering the distance
that is easily made now in little ovel
a day by train. August q of thai
year was the date Of the arrival Of
the little band of pious and determ
ined Sisters in the City of the Holy
Faith. Immediately upon reaching the
city they set about making prepara
tions for the opening of an orphanagt
asylum and the two worthy in
stitutions in this city that are undel
the auspices of the Sisters of Charity
The Sisters encountered many hard
ships on the trip to the city but thei
troubles really had only just begun
upon their arrival here. But the.
were selfsacrificing and resolute an
worked all the harder that their ei
fots might bear fruit During tn
first few years they were even force,
to take in family washing and do sew
ing to earn enough money for tn
subsistence of themselves and the ur
fortunate children. placed in thei
charge. They labored ami suffered
much in the interests of the orphan
and poor sick and had to endure man
Lprivations during those early day!
which have happily long since passed
Helps Build Other Hospitals.
In 1883 Sister Catherine was calle
to help in the Good Samaritan Ho!
pital at Cincinnati, where she remain
ed for two years. In 1888 she n
turned to the west and attended t
!, the building of st. Joseph's Hospits
, at Albuquerque She spent severe
] years later at Trinidad helping wit
the good work in soliciting funds fc
t the erection of ST. Raphael's Hospits
! there. In 1892 she was sent to Puebl
7 on similar mission and rename
there until ten years later when sh