The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-26

ST. PAUL. Sept :5.-Atchbishop John
Ireland Of the st. Paul di"rese OF the
Roman Catholic church died at 800
o'clock this morning after long III
ness. OF heart disease and stomach
trouble. TIC was so years old.
Archbishop Ireland recently celebrated
his S0th birthday. Shortly afterwards
ne suffered a second relapse within six
emonthS and his condition became grave
The archbishop was in frail health for
|. a wear Last winter he went to Florida
! When he returned early IN the spring.
he suffered a breakdown and for several
, days was at the point OF death, After
his physicians had practically aban-
! doned hope for his recovery. no inn
proved rapidly and almost Immediately
after h. was able 10 leave his bed lilo
celebrated solemn high mass at the
Cathedral.
! Until last fall Archbishop Ireland took
"A prominent pa<t in patriotic activities
and his physicians at that time at
trbuted his breakdown to overwork.
John Ireland. archbishop Of st. raul.
held such u keen and active interest in
general affairs in the United States
during the past half century thai he
was noted az publicist AZ we'll AZ FOR
this religious zeal He was one OF The
Itholic churchmen OF America. There
fwc-e few fieldS 81 Intellectual. pnliti-
ical or spiritual cndenror in which M
failed to take a positive stand. making
himself AZ times tho center OF a con-
'troversy.
Born In 1855 in ireland a carpen-
ter's SON. NJ Was Carried with his par
rutS in the tide Of Ir sh immigration
70 America while he W. 4 child. Altar
service At. Huntington. ". and q jclt:ng
"Trip west on n prairie schooner were
among his boyhood memories. bringing
him finally to ST. Faul. >Iinn.. in 1852.
when Indians In gay blankets stalked
tho streets OF that frontier town. ''n~
evening the missionary Crettn. FIRST
bishop OF ST. Tau; whilr watching
from his window s'r.ir h"ys OF his par
ish at play called - .t"hn Ireland and
Thomas O'Gorn,an--who later became
bishop Of Sioux Falls--tn com" Into
tho church He asked them II they
wished to become priests. Both he
and his playmate agreed that priest
hood was heir ambition. Rishop Gro
tin sent :hern. in charge Of guard
inn. % France. where they wer" adu-
Gated by tho Marist Fathers. Wher h"
heard o. the outbreak 81 thn Civil war
in America the student turned homo
ward :1red with Pa much patriotism
MS religion.
Affcr being ordained Mt ST. Paul no
eaScr.y ahcepted an appointment rs
chaplain IN Tho Filth regiment OF the
" nncsota volur ee"-s.
rTn was arden; for ,hs u1!onist
cause and sl1n-ed every hardship or
tn. soidirr's lifH ~ their terrible WIN
tor raids. A, lux, h" s7ye yeorna1
help by ru?hinr ammunition 70 tho
front when il wes screir r-"t"d. Re
WAS stricken with eyer nfrer less shen
q Years srrrtc" and returned 10 n 81.
. Ft-rl pnstor@f".
II, soon attracted national attention
through hte work !"r t"nn"ron"n. tn"
sta-v f- tc1d If how m on" JHrrt1rrv
,;eht IN $500 .h-rn t7rUnttn- ds starcrrnt!
,rto h,e doorway md handed him a
r,,r,o,"H rhe"t which rnad:
"T'or Gods sak". organize n temper
e,rn .o~.n:y Tho onn~r was SIGNED
r.. .c,cr mon. Including saloon
toerer. Those wrr" The Hnvs whom 81.
r,,i] VS. clIcd VIII, border 'urhu1"nro
,,E r+o rtn. IT drink. Th~ nert SIM
r-y Father ireland h"Gan his campaign
~ organizing tcrnr"rr -rc:rty ~
en rn~nher.. TO rnad" ht-to-Iru' vis-
r. a.. rHurr ahnntv town throwtn e
whisky bottles out OF tho souaf'd door