Evening journal., 1908-07-06
BISHOP CURTIS
IS NOT DYING
Instead, he is in Fairly Good
Health and Received
Visitors Yesterday

The Baltimore American to-day says.
The many friends, of Bishop Alfred
A. Curtis. Of this city. were unduly
alarmed by the publication of a repor.
that he was very i'll and confined to his
bed at the cottage of Bishop Monaghan,
of Wilmington. at Ocean City, Nd.
whom he Is visiting. I. was also stat
ed th/t his condition was critical, and
that he would probably not survive
many hours.
At the time of the publication of this
report Bishop Curtis was at st. Agnes
Sanitarium, on Wilkens avenue. Balti-
more. where he spent the better part
of the day yesterday in enjoying the
spacious grounds which surround the
institution. He attended mass in tho
chapel in the morning and pronounced
the benediction. In tho afternoon
Bishop Curtis received numerous call
ers, among whom wers several priests.
who came TO pay their respects to the
venerable prelate Late in the after
noon the Bishop retired 10 his room for
a nap. as is his custom.
That the bishop has been suffering
from an indlsposition Of some stand
ing is a well-known fact but despite
his advanced years he is still an ac-
tive man. Saturday last he cele-
brated his 77th birthday, and with the
exception of being a little worn out
from his tedious journey from Ocean
City. was in good spirits and feeling
as well as could be expected. The re-
port that he was at deaths door was
great shock to his many friends and
admirers. and numerous inquiries were
made yesterday as to his condition.
1t was stated by the authorities at
the hospital that while the bishop had
come there for treatment, there was
no cause for alarm whatever and that
his condition was not serious. They
said that at the present time it would
be impossible to state just what the
nature of his trouble was, as il would
take sometime to make a diagnosis Of
his case. This statement is also
borne out by one of the priests at the
cardinals residence, who said that he
| had paid the bishop a visit yesterday
and that he found the latter seated in
a comfortable chair under the trees
on the lawn in front of the institution.
He said that there was no cause for
the report that he was in critical
lcondition. and stated that when he
left the bishop the latter was feeling
Ian right and in good spirits
Bishop Curtis left Baltimore the
early part Of last week for Ocean City
to spend few days with Bishop Mon
afghan. who has taken cottage there
for the season. After spending sew
leral days at the seaside resort he de-
cided to return to Baltimore, and on
Saturday last left for Baltimore. He
was accompanied by his sister, Miss
Mary Curtis, and Rev. John A. Lyons
vicar general Of the Wilmington do
cese. who was also guest OF Bishop
THE Baltimore Sun to-day says:
The condition of Bishop Alfred A Cur
tbs. who has been at ST. Agnes Hospita
since his return from ocean icty satur
day niglftF was still serious last night
though he was able to attend mass in the
hospital chapel in the morning an'
benediction in the afternoon Part Of the
afternoon the Bishop spent in reading oi
the lawn.
As soon as Cardinal Gibbons heard o
his return he went TO the hospital. Yes
terday prayers were offered in all OF the
Catholic churches throughout the city fol
Bishop Curtis. and all during the day
the Episcopal residence was tnronged with
visitors inquiring about his condition. HI
is being attended by Drs julius Frieden
valid and Thomas B. Futcher as well a
the hospital physicians. His sister, MiY
Mary Curtis is with him.