Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
The Aged Prelate Passed Peace,
fully Away at His Home
Tuesday Evening.
VICTIM OF LIVER NALADY
HID Been nj Head Of the New YOrS
Diocese since Iss7-Was Act,x. In
HeconciIinR Employers and
EmpIoycs--Aided in Flee.
tion Of Seth Low.

Cooperstown. y. y. July 21.-Henr,
Goldman Potter, seventh Episcopal h,sh
op OF the diocese OF Nop York. died To-
night at Fernleigh, his summer hon.
here, after an Illness Of several weeks
The bishop was uncdnscious all dav and
the end. which came at s:35 O'Clock 70
night was peaceful and quiet TIE pre-
late was - years old
Gathered al the bedside Of the diving
churchman were Mrs Potter. wife ~,
the prclate, Mrs. Mason c. Davidge who
came from California and Miss Sarah
Potter, his two daughters: Alonzo Pot
ter his son, Edward S. Clark, Stephen
G, Clark and Mr. and Mrs +. A. Clark.
Mrs Charles Russell and Mrs William
Hyde, two other daughters, have been
notified
Death was due primarily to emholism
In the right leg following long attack
Of liver and stomach trouble
The bishops physicians issued the
following Tonight
bishop Potter passed peacefully away
AZ S;35 tonight. His strength gradually
FAILED during the past "a hours and there
was no physical suffering or pain.
)Sgncd)
u. e JANR1N. NJ D.,
M I. BAS FIT, NJ. D."
No arrangements for the neral
have as yet been made but 1t is prob
able that services will be hold hero
and that the body will be removed TO
New York, where a public funeral will
be held ut Grace Church.
THE BISHOPS ILLNESS.
Bishop Potter's illness first became
publicly known early in tho sprinx
when announcement was made that ne
service. He was said TO be suffering
from acute indigestion. His condition
which was said to have resulted from
overwork. manifested no Improvement
and he was forced to give M all
church work. diagnosis showed that
the bishop was suffering from stom-
ach and liver malady.
on June 3 the bishop was apparently
stronger and he was brought 10 Form
leigh the summer home Of his second
wife. in Cooperstown. Bishop Potter
soon recovered sufficiently to go TO his
office In the Clark estate building al
most daily. Occasionally he went sail
ing on the lake.
with the beginning OF the heat wave
late in June Bishop Potter became
FRUSTRATED and his malady required
The bishops family We're summoned
to the bedside.
For several DAYS the prelate lay az
the point or death but after several
rallies his PHYSICIANS, br j F. Jan
win of New YORK and l'r. NJ l. Ras-
sett pronounced him out of danger.
Bishop Potter gained strength and was
able to leave his bed but the malady
again made It's appearance. All hope
was practically abandoned two days
ago and the use of oxygen was resort
ed TO in order to prolong the patients
life.
All through his illness Bishop Potter
exhibited rare courage and patience and
not infreuuentlv those about the bedside
almost forgot the gravity of the bishops
condition when some expression of keen
humor came from his lips
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mehtN OF national iHp"rtahce' Inc DIS
mop ana huch To PFo'''ote more 'o'"'a'
relationships pe'"ee" e'np'os''s anu VIM
plOyeS ana WNen III" octdSl'l ftlilallH'i
lent MS ehor'S 10 improve '"e S'"u''aru
OF municipa' government IN Ne" fork
city having once p"'h''N 'he way Tow
ard municipal regeneration the plshop
stepped aside ana permitted others 70
carry out the REFORMS. tonditlon or I'M
morality on the east side OF New York
were brought to his attention several
yeaI ago and In sharp sermon de-
livered at 81. Paufs Church at noon
day meeting he called public attention
to lax condition OF mun'c,pal direction
Tammany administration and the cleo