The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-18
CARDINAL DIED
IN NEW YORK
OF PNE UM0NIA
John NJ. Farley Succumbs to
Disease Last Night
ILLNESS OF SIX WEEKS
He Had Had Long and Distinguished
ILLNESS OF SIX WEEKS
He Had Had Long and Distinguished
Career in Roman Catholic
Church.

New York Sept 1S.-Cardinal John
NJ. Farley, archbishop Of New York
died at his country home at Mama
roneck, n. Y, last night The aged
preate had been sinking rapidly since
he suffered a relapse last Saturday
following partial recovery from an at.
tack of pneumonia.
Soon after 8 p. m, ii was evident
that the end was near. At his bedside
were three doctors, Bishop Hayes OF
New York, Mgr. Carroll, the cardinals
private secretary; VicarGeneral- La
vel'e and Mgr Mooney THE end
came peacefully and beautifully said
Bishop Hayes. Several priests in the
room, who were saying prayers fol
the dead were unaware that death
had come until the physicians stepped
back from the bed
The cardinal was stricken with
hypostatic pneumonia at his summer
home about six weeks ago, and his
condition for some time was critical.
Then It improved steadily and shortly
before his relapse a week ago he was
able to sit up in bed for an hour at a
time. Late Sunday his condition was
such that members OF his Official fam
lily we're hurriedly summoned, and at
4 o'clock in the morning Bishop
Hayes administered the sacrament OF
extreme JUNCTION. Three years ago an
acute case of heart trouble left the
cardinal in q weakened condition, and
last year he suffered an attack oi
diabetes. These Affections, il was said
led to a general breakdown last
month, when pneumonia developed
John Murphy Farley was created
and proclaimed q cardinal of the Ko
man Catholic church on November =
1911, AT the time that the late Pope
Plus x NAMED Archbishop oConnell
Of Boston and Diomeue Falconlo, apos
tolic legate at Washington. also as
members of the sacred college 1t was
considered by the Catholic world as {
great tribute to the church in Alneri
ca to thus have its representation in
the supreme hierarchy increased by
two new American cardinals and by 2
third man who had been in America
for so many years that he was i'm
bued with American Ideals For more
than a quarter of century Nor
America had been represented in the
sacred college by only one cardinal,
the venerable Cardinal Gibbons Of
Baltimore
lie was horn April 90, 1912, at New
ton Hamilton. County Armagh Ire
the son Of Philip and Catherine (Mur
phy) Farley His father was an inn
keeper Both parents died when the
boy was only seven years old ana hc
was left largely TO make his own way
lie succeeded in getting q iair edu
cation at St Marcartan's. q college in
the neighborhood Of his home and he
proved 10 be not only a brilliant stu
dent but a popular one for he wa.
known as the comedian of his class
and a peacemaker among his fellows
Through the auspices of an uncle he
came TO New York and continued hi
education at ST. Johns college Ford
ham. and at ST. Joseph's seminary a
Troy, n. Y Four more years HI
spent az the American college &,
Rome, italy. and was ordained
priest there. June II, 1870.
Returning to this country. he spen
the first two years after his ordiua
tion as assistant rector of St Peters
at New Brighton, Staten Island q
New York harbor. The yigor and abb
ity he displayed in this his FIRST work
attracted the attention of Cardna
Archbishop McCloskey and ne on
gagged him as his secretary. TIL
young Father Farley held this pos
for l2 years. almost up to the time d
the cardinals death This sccrctaria
intimacy with the first American TO b
elevated TO the carlinalatc had
great influence on Father Farley. II
imbihed much of the gentlcncss ,
spirit and plain habits OF life whic
were Characteristic of his super.o
and after Cardinal McCloskcv'e deaf
he eulogized him In a story of his lif
While serving under Cardinal N
Closkey Father Farley was also rc
tor of ST. Gabriels, a populous an
poor parish on the East side os n,
York where a priests life was on
OF constant toll and not a little har
ship. In that parish hc showed hir
self capable Of the greatest sacriac,
for his people He was 70 great frer
of the poor and It became "a neigh5o
hood saying that no man over wei
hungry II Father Farley know @.
In 1884. Pope Leo XIII aprllnti
him a private chamberlain. and ii
title then became monsignor In 1S
he was appointed vicar general ot d
archdiocese Of New York in 1892 d
nestle prelate OF Pope Leo. IN 1S
apostolic prothonotary. and IN q
same year auxiliary bishop uud
Archbishop Corrigan of New York
this capacity Bishop Farley took up
himself a great burden of the wo
in the archdiocese His influence O.
popularity increased steadily a
upon Archbishop Corrigans death
1902, the clergy and the bishops Uc
practically unanimous IN asking {
the appointment of Bishop Farley
his successor He was appointed. o.
from the first he proved himself