The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
DEATH CLAIMS
NOBLE WOMAN
MOTHER M. AUGUSTA PASSED
+ AWAY AT NoTRE DAME, mo,
TUESDAY EVENING.
ARMY NURSE IN CAIRO
Established Private Hospital and
Later Present Infirmary Through
Generous Aid of Cot. S. S.
Taylor and Others.


4 The Sisters Of Sd Marys lnfirmary
awe received notice OF the death 81
Mother NJ Augusta, which occurred
lat the Mother House, St Mays,
Notre Dame. Indiana, on last Tuesday
vening at s o'clock,
| Mother Ausgusta was we'll known
| to large number Of our older resi-
dents, as she was a nurse in the Cairo
and the Mound City military hospitals
during the Civil War, ana she was
lalso Sister Superior in charge OF st.
| Iary InfirmaEy Ia its earliest days.
Sister Augusta was one Of the sec.
lond band OF army nurses sent cut BY
1.-THE Mother House at Notre Dame.
Indiana in answer to an appeal fo,
larmy nurses by the war governor,
Morton, cf that state
A history complied from the annals
af the Congregation OF the Sisters OF
the Holy Cross. by member Of that
community and published at the time
LOT its golden jubilee in 1905. relates
that Mother Augusta ana her little
rand ct nurses arrived iii Cairo on
Sunday, December 10, 1861. having
heard mass at ST. Patricks church,
land breakfasted al the presbytery
THANKS to the kind invitation of the
pastorl they proceeded to the hosni-
tai. The surgeon in charge. d..
Burke. conducted the Sisters through
the wards which were in i frightful
state But Mother Au&nsta and her
two assistants began work at opce
With the help Of two orderlies. detail
ed fer that purpose conditions we're
gradually changed and before many
lays the work Of caring for the SICK
and wcunded and administering tic
household affairs of the hospital, was
as Well systematized as was possible
under existing circumstances
In 1861. Sister Augusta and hee
companions having finished their
work In this vicinity were called
home ri response, however, 10 4
petition from the Bishop Of the do
cese. Father Lambert and number
Of citizens OF Cairo, the Mother Su-
perior at Notre Dame sent Sisters
,ustusta ami Matilda back to Cairo
to open a private hospital These two
Sisters arrived in Cairo in October.
1867, and with the assistance of Dr..
Horace Wardner twho as military
surgeon during the war had worked
with these and other Sisters) rented
a house on Eleventh street for hos
pltal purposes, In January. 1868. this
building being too small for their
needs, Sister Augusta rented the large
Pilot Building" which then occupied /
the site of the present Company X |
In 1869. Col. s. Stats Tay.
lor. of the Cairo Property company. an
earnest friend of the Sisters, donated 1
them the block OF ground on Walnut /
street now occupied by st. Mary's /
Inirmary, and a large frame building |
was erected thereon. and was first
occupied by the Sisters in December.
1900.
In July 1870, Sisters Augusta was
'alled to the Mother House to take
he position Of general secretary. hay.
Ing been promoted to that office.
Regarding Sisters Augustus further
promotion We again quote from the
history above referred to: From
1852 to 1895, Mother NJ Augusta was
'harged with the general administra
ion Of affairs of the community with
he title OF Mother Superior. From
$50, however, according to the con
titutions then temporarily approved
y Rome, she was called Mother Gen
raj. Only Difference to Neither Au-
susta's beautiful humility restraints
he grateful eulogy demanded by her
wise administration. Only those who
NOV her gentle firmness. her entire
levOtedness to the community and
gho followed her career through
hases Of the life OF the congregation.
ghen as much depended upon atti
ude Ct mind as upon action, can fully
ealize what her government, her per
onality meant"
Several years ago Mother Angus
as health became so Impaired that
he has since been incapaeitated for
ctive work.
Mother Ausgusta's family name was
anderson and she was a native Of .
faryland.