The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
ARCHBISHOP DIES
At TER BRIEF
ILLNESS
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made temperance its main purpose He
| gave constant personal attention to all
the charitable enterprises of the church
and had taken upon himself manifold
duties which he zealously fulfilled.
Throughout mis- career in Los Angeles
and San Francisco Archbishop Mont
gomery was regarded with a tender
reverence.
When the Archbishop was first taken
ill the feeling prevailed generally that
his robust constitution would bring him
safely through the ordeal. 1t was not
generally known that for two years
he had been suffering from diabetes
DR.. F. w. Vowinckel had been attend
ing him.
The Archbishop conducted the devo-
lions in st. Mary's on Friday evening
and retired to the parochial residence
in apparently good health. At 1 o'clock
on Saturday morning he awakened with
sharp pains on the right side of his
body He arosel and tried to call Dr..
/ Vowinckel over the telephone. The
| physician was not in the city and the
prelate again retired. The pains in
! creased in intensity and he again left
his bed. Father Ramm heard him and
went to his assistance. Drs. j. H. Bar
/ bat and ]. Gallwey were summoned. At
once they perceived that the patient
was in a serious condition. On Satur-
day morning the Archbishop was taken
! to the Adler Sanitarium, and DR.. Vo-
winckel having returned, assumed
charge of the case. He consulted with
Archbishop Riordan and other mem
| bers of the church and an operation
was decided upon.
BRAVE IN FACE OF DEATH
! Archbishop Montgomery. when asked
If he desired to have the operation per-
! formed. said; when three eminent
physicians think 1t best l submit to
their judgment"
The operation. was performed at l
o'clock Saturday afternoon by DR..
Vowinckel assisted by Drs- Francis E.
Raynes and Paul c. Alexander. 1t was
regarded as successful. and predictions
were made. that the patient would re-
cover If complications incident to dia-
betes could be avoided. The appendix
showed great Inflammation. with in
dications of incipient peritonitis. and 1t
was learned afterward that the Arch
bishop had previously had symptoms of
appendicitis. but had said very little
about the matter.
Archbishop Montgomery rallied
splendidly after the operation. He was
given mineral water and drank freely.
/ His condition continued satisfactory
throughout Monday, but on Tuesday
dangerous symptoms appeared. and on
Wednesday there was a decided turn
for the worse. The patient seemed
conscious of the change. AS the day
wore on his condition became alarm
ing. He spoke bravely to those about
him. calling the priests and physicians
! by name. Occasionally he would say:
Sweet Savior. have mercy"
Father Macmillan acted as his con-
fessor and Father Ramm administered
/ the holy viaticum- The extreme unc-
/ ton was given on Tuesday.
GIVEN LAST BLESSING
/ The most affecting scene occurred on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The
patient was very low. Dr. Herbert c.
tion and the physicians had informed
Archbishop Riordan that little hope re-
NAMED. Archbishop Riordan then gave
the dying man the last blessing with
plenary indulgence. Both were in
tears.
I No change appeared IN the condition
of the Archbishop until o'clock. when
he gradually lost consciousness. His
mind wandered slightly and he spoke
unintelligibly. Physicians and men,
bers of the clergy remained with him
through the night. During yesterday
1t became evident that the end was but
matter of hours. The patient lin
gered until 1:45 o'clock in the after
noon. At the deathbed were Arch
bishop Riordan, Father Ramm and
Father Connolly and other officials of
! the church.
| Archbishop Montgomery leaves no
| property other than his books He was
charitable and unselfish and whatever
money he received he gave to the poor.
He was familiar figure in the refugee
camps. where he went day after day
to carry words of cheer. He distributed
money among the needy and often pur-
chased articles of necessity for them.
! 1t is told of the lamented Archbishop
that he would often give away every
cent he possessed and would be forced
to borrow small sums from his brother
workers to tide him over for a time.
FUNERAL on MONDAY
The funeral will be held on Monday
morning from ST Mary's. A solemn
pontifical mass of requiem will be cell
ebrated by Right Rev. Thomas Grace
Bishop of Sacramento. The sermon
will be delivered by Right Rev. Thomas
]. Conaty. Bishop of Los Angeles and
Monterey. Services will be held at the
grave also. The funeral procession
will proceed to Holy Cross Cemetery
by train from the Valencia street sta
ton.
The body of Archbishop Montgomery
will lie in state in the chapel of the
cathedral until Sunday This morning
and tomorrow morning at 6, Z, s and
o'clock masses will be held in the
chapel. This evening and Saturday
evening prayers will be recited in the
chapel for the dead. At 2 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon the body will be
transferred from the chapel to the
cathedral.
Two brothers. Professor John Mont
gomery of Santa Clara College. the in
ventor of an aeroplane, and Plus Mont
gomery. a business man of Seattle. sur
vive the Archbishop. Two cousins re-
side in Oakland.
ARCHRISHOP,S ACTIVE CAREER