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Show I RAWLINS, WYO. What the Carbon County Journal Says of the Late Father Casey. Rawlins, Jan. ... 20. Rev. Father Casey, in charge of St. Joseph's Catholic Cath-olic church in this city, died Thursday Thurs-day morning, death being due to consumption. con-sumption. Father Casey came to Rawlins last June, and during his . short residence in this city endeared himself to all whom he met by his kindly ways and many charitable acts. Although an invalid who knew that his days on this earth could be but few,, he was ever cheerful -and ready to extend a helping hand and give a word "ot encouragement en-couragement to those in need.-J ". - He was never, too tired to give' his personal-attention to matters- pertaining pertain-ing to the welfare of Jiis church or his people, and was always on the go looking" after their interests while he had the-strength. to be out of bed. Father Casey was born in Roscom mon, Ireland, thirty-three years ago, and received his first theological train-ing train-ing in Maynooth and Sligo colleges in Ireland. The disease which finally resulted re-sulted in death , was contracted while attending Sligo, where he caught a slight cold which he failed to pay much attention to at the time and which developed into consumption. After his health failed he came to America in the, hope that the change would bring about a cure. He was ordained on the 25th of October, 1S97, at Salt Lake by Bishop Scanlon, the present bishop, and was appointed to . his first mission at Evanston, having charge also of Cumberland Cum-berland and Kemmerer, and built tne present church edifice at the latter place. His health was so poor while there that he was this year transferred to this city, but the change failed to do him any good, and he sank slowly until death came, to relieve him of his sufferings. His only relatives in the west are a sister. Miss Susan Casey, who was with him in this city, and Rev. E. M. Hopkins of All Hallows' college, Salt Lake. The funeral took place from St. Joseph's church this morning, and the edifice was far from large enough to accommodate the large number of mourning friends who desired to pay the last tribue of respect to the memory mem-ory of one whom they had learned to love. There were many beautiful floral offerings. The officers of the mass were: Celebrant, Cele-brant, Rev. E. M. Hopkins, cousin of the deceased very Rev. Hugh Cum-misky, Cum-misky, deacon: Rev. John Delahunty or" Rock Springs, sub-deacon; Rev. J. J. Walsh, master of ceremonies. The sermon was delivered by Bishop Keene, who dwelt particularly on the heroic character of the man who could bear u-p under the difficulties which beset the deceased and always do his duty with a smile and kind word for all. He extolled the many good qualities of the man and referred lovingly to his earnest work for the church. The bishop gave absolution both at the church and at the grave. The priests who were present at the funeral were: Bishop Right, Reverend J. J. Keene of Cheyenne, very Reverend Rev-erend Hugh Cummiskey, V. G., of Laramie, Father John Delahunty ot Rock Springs, Rev. J. J. Welch of Cheyenne, Rev. Father Kennedy of Kemmerer, Rev. J. J. Hayes of Evanston, Evan-ston, very Rev. Michael Murphy, vice president of All Hollow's college, Salt Lake; Rev. E. M. Hopkins of Salt Lake, and Rev. Nolan of this city. The pallbearers were Ed. A. Wallace, Wal-lace, Thomas Ready, Michael Cronin, J. C. Gunning, Con Ryan and Frank Blake, sr. |