The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-12
ARCHBISHOP RYAN
 DIED YESTERDAY
VENERABLE PRELATE, METRO PoLITAN OF PHiLADELPHlA,
 SUcCUMBS TO ILEENSS.
Advanced Age and a Weak stear' Ends Two Week Strusgle-Ex-
 pressed Wish to Die.


 Most Rev. Patrick Joan Ryan, D. D., In D., archbishop of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of Pennsylvania, died at 4:0s o'clock this afternoon at the arch Episcopal residence.
 For weeks the distinguished prelate who would have been so years old had he lived until the twentieth Of this month, fought off death, but weak heart, enfeebled by the arduous duties of his high office could not stand the strain and he passed aYs.5 breathing the benediction, God bless you' upon those who stood about the bedside.
 The venerable archbishop had been suffering since last fall, but his condi- ton did not became alarming until two weeks ago when his physicians publicly admitted that he was slowly dying from a weak heart. Occasion ally he showed signs of improving and this week his condition was such as to reEindle hope that he might be about again. At dawn today, however, the fatal change came and he slowly lost ground At noon it was thought he was about to breathe his last but he rallied only to again lapse into sink ing spell later. The four attending physicians who had been resorting to artificial means to keep their aged lpatient alive, shook their heads and at o'clock again whispered that the end was not far off. About this tune the stricken metropolitan reused him. self and murmured the dying words Of St. Paul:
 n wish to be dissolved and be with Christ"
 An hour later the final struggle came.
 All present were warned and mes sengers hurried cut to summon the priests who were hearing confessions in the Cathedral. As they entered the sick room. Father Charles F. Kava- naugh, the archbshop's secretary, be- ban the prayers for the dying and the priests kneeling about the deathbed ilntoned the responses. The arch bishops mind for moment cleared sufficiently to comprehend the signifi- canoe of the scene and with the words, God Bless You" On his lips, sank back. His breathing became fainter and Dr. J. Ryan Devereaux, of Washington, D. C.. one of his ne phews who had been in constant at tendance, leaned over the prelate and then held up his hand.
 Its over was all ne said
 Those about the bedside when the end came besides the priests and pr. Dexereaux were his sisfer-in-law. Mrs. Gleason, of St Louis; Ashton Dever eaux, of this city, nephew, and the latter's wife; Mrs. Edward Bowen, enc of his sisters, and several intimate friends.
 A few minutes after the prelate had passed away the deep tened bell of the Cathedral began tolling 79 strokes, one for each year of the archbshop's life.
 The funeral will be held Thursday The body will lie in state at the Cathedral and will i've entombed back of the altar of the great church be- side those of Bishop Egan, Bishop Conwell and Archbishop Wood. who were ais predecessors in the diocese. This was his wish.
 Following the archbishop's death, official telegrams were sent to the pope. Cardinal Gibbons, Monsigneur Fa.conio. Papal Delegate at Washing ton, and all the archbishops and the bishops in the United States. Until a successor to Archbishop Ryan is appointed, which will not be for some time the Right Rev Edmond D. Pendergast. titular bishop of Scilio and auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, becomes administrator of the archdio cese. He was so designated eleven years ago by Archbishop Ryan.
 As administrator Bishop Prender- gast is temporarily invested with practically all the authority of an archbishop. Bishcp Prendergast is 6s years old.