Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-19
IS DEAD
Methodist Episcopal Bishop Ney- CT Recovered From Attack
 on Way From Torrlngton
APOPLEXY THE CAUSE

New York, Dec 19.-Bishqp Charles c. McCabe of the Methodist
 Episcopal church, died in the New
 York hospital at 5:20 a. m. to-day. Death was due to apoplexy with which the bishop was stricken sev- eral days ago while passing through this city on his way to his home in
 Philadelphia. Mrs McCabe and the bishops niece. who have been with him almost constantly since he was stricken, were at the bedside when the noted clergyman passed away.
 Bishop McCabe was stricken when about to leave this city on December II. The night before he had deliv- cred his famous lecture, The Sunny Side of Life in Libby Prison" at Tor rington. Conn, and was passing through this city on the return to his home in Philadelphia. Accompanied by Dr George P. Mains, publishing agent of the Methodist church, the bishop had reached the West Twen- ty-third street terminal of the Penn sYlvania railroad and was about to oSSP uPOAA q ACAlyb bOdbs WuCA u0 6tdk- gered and fell unconscious. He was carried into the ferry house and as soon as an ambulance could be sum- moned was removed to the New York hospital, where he received treatment as private patient. Meantime the bishop had regained consciousness and the indications of the twenty four hours following were that the shock had been slight one. At that time his condition gave promise of speedy recovery and the former health of the patient encouraged this hope. Just before the attack he had walked briskly and carried grip weighted with books and papers with out apparent fatigue.
 Bishop McCabe, however, early realized the seriousness of his illness and his first words upon returning to consciousness were: Please no- tify my wife that am very Ill, and ask her to come at once" That night Mrs McCabe, niece and the bishops secretary arrived from Philadelphia and have since remained at the hos pital.
 The condition of the patient did not change materially until early Sat urday last, when he lapsed into final unconsciousness. From then on the bishop failed gradually and the phy- sicians in attendance said that the outcome was no longer in doubt.
 Bishop McCabe was born at Athens. O., October II, 1886. He entered the Ohio conference of the Methodist church in 1860 and two years later became chaplain of the 122nd Ohio infantry. He was captured in the battle of Winchester and spent four months in Libby prison. His experi- ences as a prisoner of war were later recounted on the lecture platform. For more than thirty years he was popularly known as Chaplain Mo Cabe," and the title clung to him even after the general conference of the Methodist church in 1896 made him bishop.
 Following the war he became pas tor of church at Portsmouth, O., and later was associated as assistant secretary with the board of church 
 While engaged in church extension work he originated the rally cry, We are building church every day" His success as money raiser was re- and later as secretary of the Methodist Missionary society. to which post he was elected in 1884, he added half million dollars to the annual income of the society. He was singer and his songs were a feature of his pleas for funds. He was chosen chancellor of the Ameri- can university at Washington Decem- Der 10, 1902.