, 1870-03-06
A RELIC OF LAST CENTURY,.
Chicago tho Abiding F4ace OF a
Man One Hundred and
Ten Years Old,
He Is Believed to be the Oldest Ltv"
Ing triahman In the
United States.
Interview with the Centenazian-The
Troubles Of '98-curran, Grat-
tan, Fitzgerald. and
Emmet.
Tho Old Man In America !,

Tho Old Man In America.
Providence Hospital, on the North SIDE. affords
3 refuge, IN niB last d1ys 70 . genuine humsn
curiosity, In the person Of q mau who has reached
the extraordinary ago OF 10 JeHrH. There = no
doubt Of hil antiquity. He is one Of the few per.
Sons now living who have seen the light OF t~o
centuries, and be "a undoubtedly the oldest living
Irtshman. Ths oentenArlsn Ia still handsome
Innu. End bcAI1 hiS weight Of ye11a Wondcs1olJ
well The faco u broad, and OF tbs true MueHan
stamp. The fea.ufea are 1rm aud Etronz. The DARK
b'ue eyes arc 3, bright and keen to-day as when
over seventy years ago. they saw The enemy OF
his native land sfAr on, and they are ~ full OF
courage and nre a. when they nashtd In the tight
between mo I" rebel" and the rohber. nnely |
cut Roman nose nrm mouth and chin, broad
AID high forehead complete the face, which Ia fes
In q s,lyef-mounted 1raIeWork o. gray oAt ano
beard. The broad shoulders, huo Weu-ses limbs. |
tell Of nntw and strength that hare passed sway.
In ha prime he WAz slx feet high, and hts frAuc
In proportion, Tina h1s psesaeo down his giant
form; b. stoopB a. be stands; and the nerves,
once as 1rm a. steel, are shattered, so that he
.lenablas like An aspan Leaf In Eummer gale.
Physically he has reached his 1ecoud childhood,
AMI ID Etov1ng a. heipltsa ns babe Witnal he
does 1os look 10 be over u, AID feR men at thai
age are So strorg II he.
HIS m:nd IL comparatively clear. The eventl OF
seem 70 be indeu6ly impressed upon his mind,
while events Of Tort! Or nftJ 5es5s ago arc con.
'oeeo OF !osh 1.u Lno me :, Las. ;1n Mlasae- ss
oone Niseans asf BIZ asea b.ainr -
i Il sad 10 see tse aged man sitting there. d.J
eNet Gay, cslm'5 ralsits lof asath. Lke E1-
lh.r,een CHILDREN, and resembles : sha.tared OAK
ofcs ssa;sy a2e sIons; 1S toe p!1as q ne fotea
century, and at length ialls Of ts own
gNt. Seight, Ho Ases entMev y me pasi.
once mora lie loves o taa of evoats thas navs
paeteo snto % M1asot!. ~ n NJ pt.sc!pa en!oymenn
and next % = nl appests, nnlen ,n eaofm9os. hle
ccpnoaId, haEnR reon lcf eveIytn1nT." Ae tntnks
eg min2 70 % @ a!1 5eas % Ie psoao q ~ ~
ae sa s liz tGay ne
| aen, :, ,7.o =, ~. .u- -,
,.n cnyl1 po'n ,nlan1 ~ tan d Wa o. .;
eoe oeAs q Dunso Nan sSnt IN. q ~ spfes ana
eanss Iys ests1 Itie dd 10; | amount to mueb. AZ
fode and ID ~ zrs13 a. .na ylayea ana y, @ 1o1oTed ;hs
cue, penai lsxs aga'nss Ca!aoltss wsEs II force.
ne rev 1 up md learned The usde Of . % gosesutser'
which ns followed MoEe q lss. aIl ~ nfs: '
H. liz "a III IT, n Ennn WIZ ~ a11 ~ se
osn1gusoea @ men s Tao Es59 e. prominent u tasse
| suitEJ aaJsEtes otatots n fAtnauent ano N tae
onsea % he famous %Mouss eia q she N scler" w
tHa t"G pTt.o- r VIZ ,os "nue 1ssmmSa tae aH.y
.oe @ y. " tS "n'Gn 1eps tne 1Aas fea
Tne ID W 7esssan isaense!s Jeha rh,lros Cur
| f2n- apd NAG tne pleasure OF nearing sone OF hls
s1a sssn. y III ~ be e sosaSa e1s
| les Een IN Iepo.e o11 when IL rugged couose-
EanSs eas HinIiaasea y seo n2ht o. genius, y
tu1an, lie had E1cst dignity IN his eepor.nent-
| LORD ki"tfd flt2kefs1d @ae noble LOOKING. En-
w1o ,ovs 70 Be ne Msnpso1 q
efs u D1nAn on me day whea tnat young and
gallant lifs vent On: On The EauoEs. ue feneE-
tca1cid.- The "lltuest man he ever SAW was
Toe ny Moore. BE taleed, too, o. Foteai1 PARK.
T;io,ty College, Sackvile street., B.go,, 1homaa
Dare aru all the other e,re-ts and p.aces 10 Duo.
liz ns1ive K'lasre. and its far.famed "cus.
| rsgh" ale fondly remembered lie 1OTta 10
dael uGoa the uoiA3le notte races Wnieh ht VIII.
NJ sscd On th4i pcs: OF racing grounds. Tnen he
tslts o. ne aest 6e.Hssn - poanay 11, ald con2e,
! oI lie crowd ,hat nlisd tna pisin on The DAY 81
, the battle. and Of tho terrific bIows with which
ss. The @Cocf q he Sosts" s @ anotaes @ fsmoa,
tfaiaeT, xas Known TO nim, He pat. On tnt
wte 81 q snd liz 10T
: These were tender Ee1ortes for the ola uau K
4. 81 sS5s, + 5gss ss:S
days" seventy yeara ago. IN laol four thuusant
mica away. HoE Iordly the heart c,lpRs 70 earn
! holds tns de- memofies Of bis naive lsud, Tlms
| cannot enace them, aud distance but lends en-
j chantment 70 tho new.
nAneu11,se foF tno Unior, and hid detsf fa,inet
mat ne !Etsn Parliament aoouid Be swept avny
Ine people were compasaafe!y htpp5 1nd con
I | Ltnteo oaFinR t16 tNeaJ !es!a Wae1 tney Wen
: governed E5 taIAaMen+ elss.nS ~ the!f Q oTl
) capital and tneJ NiaieglT 9ee5ed laws msda 3,
hs ets.eenfm 9a n. G.sn. tae e. cgse