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Show CATHOLIC NUN I Sister Mary Alacoque, for Thirty-two Years at St. Mary's Academy Here, Killed at Fresno. TWO SISTERS ARE H SERIOUSLY INJURED H Sisters Marguerite and Co-lumba, Co-lumba, Who Have Been Here, Suffer Fractured Arms and Bruises. Sister Mary Alacoque, mother stipe-rior stipe-rior of St. Augustine's academy at Fresno, Cal., for thirt3--two years instructor of vocal music at Si. Mary's academy, Salt Lake, was almost instantly killod yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when an automobile in which she and two other sisters of the academy were rhl-ing, rhl-ing, turned turtle on the .state road near- Fresno. Sistor Marguerite, blood sister of the dead nun, suffered a bro- jH , ken arm, Sister Columba received a IH broken arm, Sister Agnoli-'s arm was pinnod beneath the car and crushed so badly that amputation wis ncccEsary.' The driver of the machine, a Japanese, was badly hurt and may die. It. is jH thought the injured sisters will re- jH Here Thirty-two Years. Sister Mary Alacoque, her sistor Marguerite and Sister Columbaytire' all well known in Salt Lake, having been teachers in St. Mary's academy.,., The sister who was killed was a native-"or County Cork, Ireland. Her name was Margaret O'Riordan. After, being graduated from the mother school at Notre Damo, she camo to Salt Lake, and was for thirty-two years instruc- IH tor in vocal music at St. Mary 's. She is 61 years old. Her sister, Marguerite, is now about 40 years old. She also jH taught music at St. Mary's and was in Salt .Lake about three years. She loft jH here twelve years ago, while her sister iH who was killed remained until two and a half years ago. when she went to Fresno to become mother superior of St. Augustine's academy. Sister Co-lumba Co-lumba is well known all over the inter-mountain inter-mountain region. For twenty years IH she was in Utah, spending half of that time as instructor of instrumental mu-sic mu-sic at Sacred Heart academy at Og- den. The rest of the time waa spent IH at St. Mary's. jH Machine Turned Over. According to press dispatches re- IH ceived by The Tribune aud a privato IH message sent to St. Mary's academv. tho accident occurred when the driver, in attempting to avoid a passing ma-chine, ma-chine, ran the car into a ditch. The machine was overturned and then righted itself. Sister Mary Alacoque was pinned beneath the car and her nock broken. She died soon after she was removed to the hospital. It was stated that a report to the effect that .joyriders forcod the maohine contain-ing contain-ing the nuns into the ditoh is being in-vestigatod in-vestigatod by the Fresno police. Ex-amiuation Ex-amiuation of the wrecked car showed that one tiro had bursted. La to last night press dispatches an-nounced an-nounced that while the Japanese jH driver may die, tho injured sisters are expected to 7ive The dead nun is survived by three sisters, all Catholic nuns. SiBter Mar-gucrite Mar-gucrite and Sister Ciceley aro at pres-out pres-out in Texas. jH Had Many Friends. The lie v. Father Dennis Kioly, who has known Sister Mary Alacoque all her life, and is also a personal friend of her sisters. Marguerite and Sistor Columba, who wero injured, said last night that many Salt Lakers will IH mourn tho loss or tho beloved nnn. iH "I knew Sistor Mary Alacoque and il her sistor before they left Ireland. Ev- !H orybody in tho west, and especially iH former studenta of St. Mary's academy and patrons of tho school, knew aud wM loved the sister who has just been il killed. She was in this city thirty- .IH two years. She loft hore two and n IH half years ago. Sister Marguento was JH only 'hero about three years as a music !H tonchor at tho academy. She left for Fresno twelve years ago. Sister- Co- iH lumba is also widely known throughout the west. All three received their training at Notre Dame. " |
