Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
FOUND DEAD IN A CHAIR
FATHER MULLAN EXPIRES IN
BALTIMORE HOSPITAL.
Well Known Educator Was for a
Year Project at George
town University.

BALTIMORE, Nd, January do.-heS
w. q. Read Mullan, former presl-
dent of Loyola College and member OF
we'll known Baltimore family, who had
been i'll of Brights disease at st. Agnes
Hospital for about a year and a half, was
found dead, sitting in chair In his room
at the hospital, at $50 o'clock last night
by one of the attendants.
Father Mullan had been given the last
sacraments of the church three times dur
ing his illness, but each time had rallied
For over month he had been apparently
improving and was able to walk about
the hospital. Yesterday he seemed Par
ticularly cheerful and until evening con-
versed with the other patients.
AS was the nightly custom, his attend
ant visited his room at $50 to assist
Father Mullan to retire. The sick priest
joked with the man and said:
"Give me a half-hour Of grace; come
back at 10 o'clock"
The attendant tided the room. and ten
minutes later left him. He returned to
find the priest dead in the chair. He
quickly gave the alarm and several of the
house physicians hurried to the room in
an effort to restore him If he had only
become unconscious, but 1t was found
that he had died quietly sitting In the
chair.
Ambition Realized.
1t was said that when Father Mullan
was made president of Loyola College
August %, 1907, one OF the greatest
wishes of his life as priest was realized.
He had often expressed the desire to re-
turn to this. his native city, as the head
of the great Catholic institution, and soon
after his arrival began planning many
Improvements and the upbulldlng or the
school.
In March Father Mullan returned to the
college and again assumed the office of
rector, but May IA he suffered a relaps
and was forced to return to the hospital.
Early in June 1t was announced that l.
had recovered, but it was found that he
was incapactated for active duty, and
Father Brady, the present rector, was ap-
pointed by the provincial president.
Father Mullan was born in this city
January g. 1860, and received his early
training at the Immaculate Conception
School, Division and Mosher streets. He
entered Loyola College, where he studied
until he decided to become priest. He
would have been fifty years old today.
He went to Frederick to pursue his
novitiate studies and finished them at
Woodstock. He was ordained priest by
SdIulHdl IhUDOHS dl "UOuotoSh III 1901
and came to Baltimore, where he said
his first mass.
At Fordham College.
Father Mullan's first assignment was to
F'ordham College, New York, where he
filled the office of project of studies from
1893 to 1894. He was then ready for
his tertianship, the last course of study
for the Jesuit, and the following year
went to Frederick for twelve months.
He was again assigned as project at
FOrdham College, remained there for two
years and then taught rhetoric at Holy
Cross College during 1898.
Father Mullan was appointed rector OF
Boston College in 1898. For five years he
directed the destinies Of the college and
was transferred to Georgetown univer-
sity.
For year he was project of studies
at the university. and for the third time
he returned to Fordham as project. 1t
was from this Office Father Mullan was
transferred to Baltimore and made rector
Of LOyola College. He planned to make
the college in his home city one of the
foremost under Jesuit tuteiage.
He is survived by three brothers-Rev.
Elder Mullan, one Of the best known
members Of the Jesuit order. who is at
present secretary for English-speaking
countries to the Jesuit provincial general
at Rome, and Messrs. ]. B. and Ambrose
Mullan. marble dealers in this city. Three
sisters also survive-Mrs. E. r. Murphy
and Miss Pauline Mullan of this city, and
Mrs. j. Warren Mccartney of New York.