New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
LAST WORDS A BLESSING
Body Will Lie in State in Cattle
dral, Pending Imposing
Church Funeral.

Archbishop Ryan had been suffering since
last fall, but his condition did not become
alarming until two weeks ago. when his
physicians admitted that he was dying
Occasionally he showed signs OF improve
ment. and this week his condition was
such as to rekindle hope that he might be
about again At dawn to-day. however,
the change came and he slowly lost ground.
At noon 1t was thought that he was about
to breathe his last but he rallied, only 10
lapse again into sinking spell later. The
four attending physicians, who had been
resorting TO artificial means to keep their
patient alive, shook their heads at o'clock
and whispered that the end was not far
off About this time the dying Archbishop
reused himself and murmured the dying
words Of St Paul: II wish to be dissolved
and be with Christ"
Final Change Comes.
| An hour later the final change came.
| Messengers hurried out TO summon priests
who were hearing confessions in the Cathe-
dral As they entered the sickroom Father
Charles F. Kavanaugh, the Archbishop S
secretary, begun the prayers for the dying
and the priests, kneeling about the death
bed, intoned the responses The Arch
| bishops mind for a moment cleared suffi-
GENTLY TO comprehend the significance OF
the scene. and with the words God bless
YOU on his lips he sank back. His breath
ing became fainter. and Or. J. Ryan Dever-
eaux, Of Washington. n. C.. one OF his
nephews. who had been In constant at
tendance. leaned over the prelate and then
held his hand ut Is over" he said
Those about the bedside when the lend
came. besides the priests and DR.. Deve-
reaux, were his sister -in-law. Mrs. Gleason
of St Louis; Ashton Devereaux, OF this
city, a nephew, and the latter's WIFE Ed
VIZ I'd Bowen, one Of his sisters and several
Intimate friends
Archbishop Ryan was confined to his room
with heart disease. due to overwork anc
advanced years, from Thanksgiving Day Of
last year until Christmas, when he in
sisted, despite the orders Of his physicians
upon following his usual custom Of cele
brating high mass in the Cathedral
On Sunday. January s. he also insisted
on appearing at the memorial services fo
the thirteen firemen who were killed In th'
Bodine street FIRE
II gave my promise and I am going u
keep II. Besides 1 want 10 co. he de
clared when his friends tried TO dssuad'
him from further endangering his life.
The funeral will be held on Thursday
and II is expected to be attended by prac
tically all the prominent clergy In I'M
American hierarchy who can reach Phila
delphia In time. The body will lie In STATE
At the Cathedral, and will be entombeT
back Of the altar. beside those OF B!shol
Esan. Bishop Conwell and Archbishop
Wood, who were his predecessors In TIT
diocese This was his wish.
| Until a successor to Archbishop Ryan II
appointed, which will not be for some time
the Right Rev. Edmond f. Prendergast
d. D., V. c., TItular Bishop OF Scillio and
Auxiliary Bishop Of Philadelphia, becomes
| administrator Of the archdiocese He wa!
so designated eleven years ago by Arch
bishop Ryan. As administrator. Bishop
Prendergast is temporarily invested witt
practically all the authority which belongs
to an archbishop. Bishop Prendergast II
sixty-eight years old.
The Most Rev. Patrick John Ryan. Arch
bishop of Philadelphia was born at Cloney
karp. near the ancient ecclesiastical city OF
Thurles, County Tipperary. Ireland. or
February 20, 1891 He first attended the
Christian Brothers school at Thurles. and
on the death Of his father. jeremiah Ryan
the lad was sent In his twelfth year to
Dublin, where. at the school OF Mr.. Naugh-
ton, in the parish OF Rathmines, he began
bis classical studies.
| II was at this time that young Ryan Eel
under the spell of the great Daniel OCon-
nell. The boy had already shown marked
talent for defamation. and in 1874 he was
deputed by his schoolmates to deliver ar
address Of sympathy from them 10 the IN
crowned king, then imprisoned in Rich
mond Brdewell He did II 20 well that, on
O'Connells release. when a mass meeting
| In the patriots honor was TO be held In the
Rotunda the boy was chosen again 10
present an address. this time one OF con-
graduation. His mission was likely to fail
from the apparent impossibility OF the
schoolboys securing ticket for their dele
gate. But the delegate solved the difficulty
himself by applying in person to the great
liberator. who recognized his petitioner as
| 1.-The redheaded boy who presented an ad-
dress 20 me when ] was In prison., and
secured his admission TO the hall.
There is a legend that the great man said
| TO him on one OF these two occasions when
they met. My boy. your tongue will make
YOU famous. Don't neglect 1t; II is your
talent" Whether or no this prophecy was
ever uttered, II was. at ony rate, fulfilled
Moreover. from that period, II not before
Or. Ryan was ever an ardent advocate OF
Irish nationalism.
Stood High in HE Studies.
In pursuance of his ambition to enter the
priesthood, he entered st. Patricks College
at Carlow in 1s47, as an AFFILIATED subject OF
the Most Rev. Peter Richard Kendrick
then presiding over the archdiocese of St
Louis. No. He stood high In his studies
while finding time to be a frequent con.
tributor to Irish newspapers and period
licaIs. He was graduated I'm 1852. ordained
subdeacon, and then came to America
| where he was ordained deacon and APP
| nointed professor Of English literature and
elocution ct Csrondelet Coll sge, Carondelet
Mo on September 1858. although not
tventy-three years old more than year
under the canonical age. he was ordained
nrjest. an exception. az IN the case Of
Archbishop Corrigan. being made in his
favor on account OF his Exceptional
| scholarship and ability.
lie was Immediately appointed assistant
rec.or of the cathedral at St Louis. and
his appointment as rector followed in 1856
The eloauence that had won him al the
age OF thirteen the favor Of Daniel O'C'on-
nell continued TO increase his fame and
| innuence In 1860 he was placed I'm charge