The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-22
BISHOP MICHAUD
DIEDIN NETWORK
THIS MORNING
Returned From France in Dying
Condition
BRIGHTS DISEASE THE CAUSE
Arrived on Steamer Amerika and
Taken at Once to St Vncent's
Hospital

Word was received here today of
the death in st. Vincents hospital in
New York at 6:2O this morning of Rt.
Rev. John S. Michaud, bishop of the
Catholic diocese Of Burlington. He
arrived in the metropolis Monday af-
ternoon on the steamer Amerika from
Cherbourg in a dying condition. He
was successfully moved from the ship
TO the hospital but lived only a few
hours. Death was due to Bright's
disease.
Bishop Michaud had been in i'll
health for several years and had been
unable to engage in the active duties
OF his Office for the past several
months. Last spring he spent few
weeks in Norfolk, Va, for the benefit
Of his health but returned home with
out showing any signs of improve.
ment During the summer he was
confined to the Fanny Allen hospital
at Burlington but in August he re-
turned to his residence TO remain
there until he left for Lourdes, France
during the last of October. Although
told by The doctors that his disease
was incurable, he decided to visit the
Shrine OF our Blessed Lady in that
famous town and seek supernatural
aid.
While in France his condition grew
slowly worse. During the last of No
vember he received the last rites Of
the church from the Bishop of Lour
des A the time II was thought that
he would never be able to return TO
this country alive He wished 20 die
in this country and for that reason the
return journey was started about a
week ago. His physician pleaded
with him not to undertake an ocean
voyage but the bishop would not be
shaken from his resolve. He was IA.
ken aboard the Amerika al ChCrbourg
in a wheel chair and withstood the
early days OF the voyage we'll. On
Friday, however his condition became
worse aud for a time Il seemed as II
he would not survive the trip.
John stephen Michaud was born In
Burlington. November "a iS43. His
father was stephen Michaud OF
French ancestry and was a native of
the province of Quebec His mother
was born I'm Ireland but came TO this
country when a young woman. They
were married In Burlington July H.
1871.
When a boy Bishop Michaud attend.
ed the schools I'm Burlington and Ia
/ ter graduated from a business college
In that city. For a short time after
this he was employed In the lumber
business In the northern part OF the
state.
He began his studies for the priest.
/ hood with the Sulpician Fathers az
| their college IN Montreal and remained
/ there until the end of the Sophomore
/ year lie entered Holy Cross college
at Worcester Mass. ON Sept, S. 1865
and after spending two years at this
/ institution graduated In the class OF
1870 Among his classmates was r.
/ Rev. Thomas ID. Beaver. bishop OF the
diocese OF Springfield, Mass. whom
I he has requested TO celebrate his req.
uiem Mass az Burlington.
After graduating from Holy Cross
he entered ST. Josoph's Provincial
| seminary nc Troy. y. Y and pursued
I his course In theology He was or
| dained priest on June Z. 1873. Among
his classmates In the seminary were
r. Rev. Henry Gabriels ID d.. Bishop
/ OF Ogdenshurg. y. Y. and RI. Rev.
Dennis Bradley, ID ID. Bishop OF Man
/ chester. y. H.. both OF whom assisted
at his conservation when appointed
I bishop.
His first passionate was at Newport
I VT. where he remained from 1873 10
I 1879 During his stay In that town
| he brought together the scattered pop
ulation of Catholics and founded q
I fourlshing parish From Newport ne
/ was transferred 20 Wnoosd where ho
was instrumental In erecting nne
church In that city. Bishop Michaud
/ took charge of St. Francis de Sales
parish in this town ON October 10.
| 1855. While ln this town he erected
the new church ON West Main street.
| perhaps the finest structure of its
[ kind in the state OF Vermont by his
anahlc disposition and sterling char.
/ actCr be- was one of the most popular
men iu town during his stay here OF
seven years.
ON account OF the in6rmities OF old
/ age lt was decided 20 choose n coadiu'
tor to the late RL Rev Louis de- Goes.
| BRAND ID ID. at that time bishop of
I burlington The choice fCll ON Father
/ Michaud who was chosen April e. 1892
with the right of succession. lie was
/ Consoomtvd bishop at the cathedral
I of the Immaculate Conception at Bur
llngton VT. ON June 90 1892 by Arch
bishop John j. Williams ID. d.. OF hos
ton
During his cpiscopatc he founded
Fanny Allen hospital az Burlington
which Is one of the leading instIlut
ions Of its kind IN the state. ThC
cathedral of the Immaculate Concep
ton at burlington was also completed
under his direction lie greatly en-
couraged the founding OF 81 Michacli
college at Winooski. This college
bids fair To be among the leading one'