Death of the Rev. Father McEnroe, S.J., Sydney.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 8 January 1903, Page 6

Death of the Rev. Father McEnroe, S.J., Sydney.

A o*ble message from Sydney in the daily papers of December 27 briefly announced the death through an acoident of the Rev Father T. McEnroe, S.J. From our exchanges we are able to glean the following particulars of the cause of Father McEnroe's death, which took place at his residence, Loyola, North Sydney, on Chrißtmas Eve. The evidence given at the inquest Bhowed that the deceased, who waß sixty-eight years of age, was in Grenwioh road, North bydney, on the date mentioned, when he saw a horse attached to a cart, in which was seated a young lad, madly rushing down the thoroughfare. He advanced into the roadway and endeavored to stay the animal's progress, but was knooked down and received the injuries which soon after proved fatal. Drs. Newmarch and Rorke attended to the sufferer, but without avail, as within two hours the reverend gentleman passed away. The Bkull was badly fractured and several ribs were broken. The late Father McEnroe, who was a brother of the Rev. Father C. McEnroe, CM., of St. Vincent's, Ashfield, Sydney, was well known in the Diocese of Dunedin, having been for some years conneoted with St. Aloysius College, Waikari, and was later on rector of Inveroargill. Since then he filled the position of procurator at St. Ignatius College, Sydney, after which he went to Viotoria, and at Hawthorne spent five or six yeare. For a period of between four and five years he was connected with St. Mary's Church, North Sydney, and for the past twelve months was in oharge of the parish church in the Greenwich district, and resided at Loyola. On December 26, at the Greenwich Church, a Requiem Mass was celebrated, at which Mgr. Carroll (Vicar-General) presided The Mass was said by the Rev. Father Ryan, S.J. (chief of the Order in Australia), and was attended by a congregation that filled the small church, and which included Dean O'Haran, Fathers Cregan Fleming, Sturtzo, S.J., Kirby, S J.. Brennan, S.J., Kelly, 8.J., Gately, S.J., Rooney, and O Reilley, besides representatives of all the religious Orders in the State, and many prominent lay members of the chuich. The funeral took place afterwards at the Gore Hill cemetery, the service being conducted by the Rev. Father Ryan, S.J. R.I.Pt