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Show AT DEATH'S DOOR. I The Great Calholic Prelate, Cardinal McCloskey, Gently Passing Away. General Crook Being Fooled by the Indians, and Talk of His Removal. Four Daring Robbers Take In a Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania Train in Broad Daylight. Evidently Ills Last Sickness. New Yobk, Oct. 6. The following bulletin was issued from Cardinal McCloskey's. residence resi-dence to-day by the olergy in charge: "His Eminence, the Cardinal, has had for over two days a change in his condition, which renders him very weak, and apparently in great danger of death, so much so that it was considered prudent TO ADMINISTEB TO HTM THE LAST SACBAMENT." Rev. Thomas G. Preston, Chancellor and Vicar-General of the diocese, administered the last sad rites to His Eminence. In conversation con-versation with a reporter this morning, Father Preston said the Cardinal was a little bit brighter, and while very low and weak, was quite cheerful. His condition, however, leaves us little hope. His advanced years, and the disease from which HE HAS BEEN SUFFEBING FOE SOME TIME PAST, Together with a severe cold, recently con tracted by him, have had a tendency to hasten his end. He has lived a long life of usefulness, and his reputation as an ecclesi-ast ecclesi-ast is world-wide. Of course, in the event of his death, the offioe of Cardinal will not be vacant long, because His Grace Archbishop Arch-bishop Corrigan, is Co-Adjuster Bishop with the right of succession, and he would become be-come Cardinal immediately, without the necessity of the confirmation by the authorities au-thorities in Borne. A circular has been issued by the cathedral cathe-dral functionaries to all churches in the diocese, ASKING FOB THE PRAYERS OE THE FAITHFUL - For His Eminence. "While there is life there is hope, and we can only await God's will." Dr. Keyes, the Cardinal's physioian, was seen to-day. He said: "I have not seen His Eminence this morning, but I cannot hold out any hope of his rallying. His disease has no name, being the GRADUAL FAILING OF HIS POWEBS, Of extreme old age as much as anything else. He may linger for some days yet." |