Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-06
COL. STEWART SMILES BUSY LIFE IS ENDED
Seemingly Regards Report of Ri. Rev. Bishop 1ierney OF
Surgeons as Humorous. Hartford Passes Away
SAYS HE IS FEELING FINE |OTHER NOTABLE DEATHS
Report Disability Be- Passing Of the Twelfth Baron Hr
gan Many Years Ago. res at York
USE TECHNICAL EXPRESSIONS BIG YORKSHIRE LANDOWNER
Postponement Of in
Hearing Thursday Louisia Judg
Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney Of
Hartford Passes Away.
OTHER NOTABLE DEATHS
Passing of the Twelfth Baron Har.
ries at York.
BIG YORKSHIRE LANDOWNER
Cincinnati Business Man Drops Dead
in Cemetery Ofice-Former
Louisiana Judge Dies.

| HARTFORD, Conn, October 6.-The
long and busy life of Ri Rev Michael
Tierney. Bishop of Hartford. ended yes
| terday afternoon, when he succumbed to
the stroke of apoplexy which bore him
down Saturday evening In the sick
room at the time were gathered many OF
the priests of the diocese. in addition to
the clergymen of the household and Of
st. Joseph's Cathedral. number of MEM
bers of religious orders and the immedi-
ate relatives of the prelate. Bishop Tier
ney did not regain consciousness. which
left him early Sunday. and he fell asleep
| peacefully. and with a smile on his face.
As soon as the death of the bishop had
been announced. Rtr Rev. Mgr. John
| Synnott. the vicar general, who will adj
minister the diocese until the vacancy
in the bishopric is filled, left for Bos-
ton to notify the Most Rev. William
| OConnell, Archbishop of Boston, of the
death of Bishop Tierney. and receive in
| structions as to the time of the funeral
and the officers of the mass and the
| preach
| The household priests are receiving a
| large number of messages of coincidence
from all over the world.
| Born in Ireland.
| Bishop Tierney was born in County Tip
perary, Ireland. September %, 1889. When
he was eight years old his parents came to
Norwalk. this state. and the lad. after
his first school training. went to St.
Thomas Academy. Bardstown, KY, for
his classical education. He completed
his theological studies at st. Joseph's Sem
mary. Troy, N. Y, and there he was or
| dained May &c. 1866.
He was sent to Providence. r. l.. where
he became rector Of the cathedral and
| chancellor of the diocese His f1rst-trans-
fer was to st. Mary's Church. New Lon
don. and later he went to st. Patrick s
Church, Norwich; St. Johns Church.
Stamford: then to Hartford, and then,
after six years, to st. Marys at New
Britain, in 1893. During his Hartford
pastorate he became actively identified
with the temperance movement.
| February %. 1894, Father Tierney was
| consecrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral.
During his administration Bishop Tier
| ney founded large number of charitab BILE.
| educational and industrial institutions in
this diocese.
In February, 1904, on the tenth ami
versary of the bishops conservation. his
subordinates presented to him a check
for $4,000. A few days later the bishop
gave the money away $4,000 of 1t to ST.
Thomas Seminary and 5000 to st. Fran
| els Hospital, both Hartford institutions
Twelfth Baron Herries Dead.
YORK, England, October 6-Marma-
duke Constable axwell. the twelfth Bar
on Herries is dead here
| Baron Herries was born in October,
| 1887. and was the eldest son of the elev-
| enth Baron and Maria. daughter Of Hon.
Sir Edward Marmaduke Vavasour. He
| succeeded to the title in 1876. In 1875 he
married Hon. Mary Charlotte Fitzalan-
Howard. second daughter Of the first lord
| Howard Of Glossop. He owned about 49,
800 acres and had been lord lieutenant of
| Yorkshire since 1880
| Deaths Elsewhere.
| HAGERSTOWN, Md, October 6.-Rela-
| tives in Hagerstown were apprised of the
death of George NJ. Davis, at Fairbury
Neb. He was born in Washington county
and was builder and contractor. He re-
| moved from Maryland to Mount Norris
| ILL.,, going thence to Oklahoma. At the
time OF his death he was engaged in
building bridge at Fairbury. He was
1orty-one years old. Surviving are his
parents, five brothers and one sister
HAGERSTOWN, Md. October 6.-Mrs.
Anna B. Ferguson. wife of Justice John
H. Ferguson of Smithsburg, Washington
county. died of typhoid pneumonia. after
| an Illness of eleven weeks at her home
She was ffty-three years old and was
born at Mercersburg; Pa: Before her mar
her are her husband and several chill
| dren.
SUFFOLK. Va. October G.-Junnis R.
Johnson. member of the NansemOnd
| county democratic executive committee.
died last night at his home In Myrtle He
was fifty years old. His mother. two
brothers and five sisters survive him.
| RICHMOND Y, Octohar q rh
A. Taylor. sixty-siv years old. who served
In the Confederate army as a member of
| the 18th Virginia Infantry, is dead at the
Soldiers Home. Mr.. Taylor was native
| the latter part of his life in Newport
News. He was son of William F. ray
| lor. He leaves son. William A. Taylor
of Newport News. The funeral will take
place from the Soldiers Home
| PORTLAND, Me, October COLIN w.
Mute of st. Louis, Mo-, president of the
st. Louis Car Wheel Company, and also
connected with other manufacturing con-
Germs. died at his summer home last
night. aged forty-seven years. He had
been i'll for about five weeks with gas
tritis.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. October 6.-Gil-
| bert Walker. prominent dry goods mer-
chant of Evansville, Ind. died here. He
| was sixty-twO years old and was a mem
Der of firm having stores in Wilkes
barre. Pa. Binghamton and Evansville.
Mr.. Walker had been i'll for two months.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio. October 6-Thomas
| Morrison, prominent in railroad and bust
| ness circles. dropped dead in the Office Of
the Spring Grove Cemetery Association
yesterday afternoon. just as a meeting of
| the cemetery trustees was about to be
| called to order. He was a member of
Thomas Morrison & Co, meat packers.
| NEW ORLEANS. October 6.-John
Clegg. former Louisiana district judge
| died here. Judge Clegg was one of the
| leading lawyers of this section of the
| south He was born in North Carolina
| and was fifty-six years old.
| NEW ORLEANS. La. October g.
Marsh Redon. a bookmaker. well Unknown
| at all American tracks, d d at his home
| here last night. Mr.. RedOn last made
| book at the New Orleans tracks, and had
| been i'll about six months.