Thomas Galberry died in New York City

Other clergy fully identified as present were:

• J. S. Fitzpatrick
• William Quinn
• P. A. Stanton
• Michael Tierney.

1. The New York Times, as reprinted in the Courant, named but did not fully identify 11 priests at Galberry’s bedside. These 11 were “among the other clergymen present,” implying that there were more than 11 priests present.
2. S. Fitzpatrick and P. A. Stanton were both identified by their planned attendance at Galberry’s funeral.
3. Also according to the New York Times, three nuns from the Mount Saint Joseph Convent were present, and one of these nuns was Galberry’s niece. Although it doesn’t say so directly, it seems likely that the nuns were from the convent in Hartford.
4. The Courant reported on McManus’s trip to New York, but there’s no report on his arrival there or on his return to Hartford with the body.

Galberry left for a trip yesterday and became ill on the train between New Haven and New York City.

Galberry's body will be transported back to Hartford tomorrow.

“As a prelate he gave entire satisfaction to the Holy See, and as a preacher was sound, practical, and persuasive.  He was much beloved by the clergy and laity of his diocese.”

1. The Courant based some of its information on Galberry’s death on an article published in the New York Times, but the Courant excluded a few items from the Times.
2. Hugh Carmody was a priest in New Britain who had joined Galberry for his trip to Philadelphia.
3. William A. Harty was chancellor of the Diocese of Hartford.
4. Thomas McManus was a judge who was a friend of and advisor to Thomas Galberry.
5. William Quinn was the vicar general of the Archdiocese of New York and represented John McCloskey, who was in Haverstraw.
6. Michael Tierney was a priest at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Hartford and future bishop of Hartford.

Unattributed.  “Bishop Galberry dead,” Hartford Daily Courant, October 11, 1878, page 2.

Unattributed.  “Obituary – Bishop Thomas Galberry,” New York Times, October 11, 1878, page 5.

Unattributed.  “The dead bishop,” Hartford Daily Courant, October 12, 1878, page 2.