The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-04
ONE or PATERSON,s BOrs.
Tho Il onnntIc story Of Peter Dosabae, '49er,
as Told BY HIMSELF

Patcrson's present sen alton is the return
Of = millionaire Scr His namo n Peter Dont-
hue. md he returned In his own pnllce oar awetk
ago, after a twenty mine years bsence. As soon
a. the car had been switched OF, Mr. Donahue
and hs parry rode to the house Of the widow OF
his old sIhoolmate and play mate, tue Hon.
Php Rafferty,.
A Sun reporter, who called on Mr. Douahne
last evening, was piens anty greeted by a genital,
una suminR gentleman, plainly. though rto'ly
dressed. AMI a. simple In manner IA ATTIRE.
Mr. Donahue's only Ieweiry vae OF ulin gold.
lie oitidcntlv approached the SUI iect Of HE
rise TO opulencc
at true" he said, 18th I began life n poor
boy here In Paterson. | had no hope " great
inheritance. aid knew that I must learn to
work. | became, when q good z2d lad, an ap-
prentice Ia the Rodgers Locomotive Works
here, and faithfully endoayored to learn all that
| could OF machinlst's work during my APP
premiership. Soon after I became journey
MIR. In lS4T, l determined to seek my fortune
in UIifO' MIA.
- had no luck In the search for gold, and
going to San Francisco, act up q forge In n
tent. prospercd gradually, and my tent
forge became a substantial machine shop,
and that, In turn, changed into NV engine
and car making estahiisi irrnt in Donahue,
Sunona county, forty miles from san Francisco.
| Wua the utet who ever melted IRON ~ CAM
fufntn. | multi the first steam eugine act NJ In
| the state, and the ORIGINAL gas wurks u san
! Francisco nso had honor Of l''ing the
| first sig " miles Of tue southern Facihr Kali
! road, and the entire gan Francisco aud Noith
! Pacific II ilroad. have worked hard, and nv
success Is due to hard work. Being practical
| machinist. have always known how To direct
| my employees, a d held myself ready To throw
! OF my coat and show them how to handle
their tools. Perhaps you would Ike TO see my
car1''
ll ID n II all
| dressing gown, and he ed him into sitn-
faced overcoat. Then Mr. Douabue, talking
earnestly Of the Presidential problem. aud bit
| tcriv ~ the theft ~ Ctliiofuit-ot whose Demo
| cratic state Committee lac l. President-Dy the
| Repuhltotus, led the Wv to the car
| "Ite peculiar feature Of the car" said Mr..
! Bonahuc, a. he aud the reporter mounted the
steps, euarded 0y silver railing, and entered the
| summe' like aimospher" OF tue inferior, ~
that 1t l. made Of wood indiRcnD ur 70 the Sonu-
na valley. ltis loneer.than the Pullman palace
u.T, aud runs Ike That on slx-~he-i trucks.
Good evening, william tas che colnrcd porter
Il lei his cap); get VA "a light. lhi- ear was
mace 10 my own establishment Tor exni Nittun at
/ the Centenntll. Mr. Flood. Of lIod O Brien.
set out IN It With his Tor Phi adelphla. but
! II would not ~ tbrougl tunnel on tuc road.
! So MI Flood and his 10 uily ntinued ON their
| way. ana tue car = tahon back To y lnahue.
| There It vs. cut down. AoOut u iOrlui-ht AGO
| | started with my wife and children and Ni-n
| Minnie hanerty, for the centennial. We came
! over the Central and southern Pa ne, Rock
| Leland, AMI Iennsy vinia ha.ltOlds. Oar triu
! was deigntiu a. we rode 60 tasv Springs aud
without tne annoy nee Of dust, the cor having
| uuuNle Wlnu"N1 anu .i"reb -hleea uoorS' Leu
| us look thr ugh
var. Donanue q en- showed the reporter that
| the gii.t' ntng pan, ling OF tse car was made of
the aooa ana r Ots of the mammoth redw cd
tree aud the whiic iine. The beautiful natural
colors were not heightened artihcialiy. The
ngncs Of the wlndows ana the velvet carpets
Eud CUSHIONS ore Ia admirable taste. Mrs
Don hue's APARTMENT, unadornod We by tho
wonderful natural hue- of the CalifotniI woods
secms worthy OF peina "A Queens boudpir
Near a., at the rear end ~ the ear II the -itt inc
roo g.. lined with iuXurioIs velvet lounges and
fanteuils. There IRE also "A fuly-appuinto
kitchen, china and linen closets. lav.atnrirs, PRO
vileu witn running hot auo cold watef-ever,
imaginable convenience.
A few days agn Mn. DOuahue, In Paterson
street, met "a wOrk-stnincu M chaniC whose face
seemed famiii e.. Don't know your Mr.
DunHhue asked, anu then, remembering sud
DERBY, you worked at my ide In the Rodgers
locomotive works years ago. shake hands.
Mr. D0nahue. II IN SAID. mas eng ged many 81
In Old wOrktnates, Z idrre pay, to 40 tn his es
Enlistment IN California. Mr.. Donahue " 1
Wit Enmetsburg, Md, where he Intends to pa
Adaughtcr % scnOul. on Monday. Then he vii
beIiu hi- journey hOmeward.