Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
OBITUARY.


celebrated that anniversary III hitting
manner. lie was d member Of . large
family his mother died in the year 1900,
and his father in 1907. AS lad he was Of
great energy and had many characteristics
which not only impelled him to seek the
new land of wider opportunities, but which
developed themselves afterwards in ca
reer Of great success. He left his native
place for Dublin in 1918, and resided there
seven years, with family named kemys
OF great wealth and distinction, who re-
ceived him with much honor on his return
visit to Erin in 1874.
Embarkiny for America lie landed i'll
Miri Machee, New Brunswick, in
May, 1921. and thence went to Hall
fax, but being unable to get salts
factory work came to New York and from
there to Philadelphia. lie was afterwards
engaged i'll the construction of canals iii
South Carolina under the direction of the
father Of L. s. Senator Wade Hampton.
Retiring to Pennsylvania, through the i'll
tlucncc Of Canal Commissioner White he
was engaged as superintendent of the
Summit Hill railroad, Mauch Chunk, one OF
the first railroads constructed in Pennsyl-
vania, and remained there from 1927 to
1929. He then began contracting for his
own account on sections of the old state
road between Columbia and Philadelphia,
and did great deal Of work on it. lie
was engaged on the Lehigh canal, the
New York and Eric railroad, the Penn
sylvania, Philadelphia & Reading, North
ern Central, West Chester and Philadel-
phia, Scranton and Elmira, and the North
western railroad, from Blairsville to
Butler. He built the tunnel on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
at Port Clinton and in all
his undertakings accomplished heavy
and important work with great success.
His last work was that in Western Penn
sylvania, and since 1857 he has not been
actively engaged in railroad or any other
kind of work. As a contractor he was a
man of abundant resources, great energy
and had a physical hardihood that COM
manded success by personal example. He
was of stalwart, rugged frame, capable Of
much endurance, and these qualities COM
bined with great practical ability, origin
ality and enterprise, eminently fitted him
for the success, which he so signally at
tanned. He first became acquainted in
this section when he worked on the state
road. and permanently settled in Lancas-
ter in 1912, where he has since resided
uninterruptedly. .
In 1914 he visited Ireland, the scenes of
his boyhood and the many friends and rel
atives whom he left behind him, and who
had heard of his success and welcomed
him there with distinguished hOnors.
While there he was offered the contract of
the Southwestern railroad from Cork to
Dublin, but being unable to dispose of his
property in this country to advantage at
that time, he gave up the contract and re-
turned to America.
Mr.. Malone, by his own exertions,
amassed large fortune which has stead
lily increased, and though he gave judi
ciously, ne worthy cause appealed to him
in vain for help. He was never married,
but his family and friends shared bounti
fully of his wealth while he lived; the
Catholic church, Of which he was devoted
received from him many ben
in whatever shape her subjects
for contributions appealed to his benevo-
lence. But other denominations and in
terests received kindly response to calls for
help, and no color, race nor creed was ex-
c!uded from his charity.
AS man Mr.. Malone was of genial dis
position, and wherever he was one Of a
circle of friends, he was the centre of in
terest, delighting in entertaining reminis-
ence of his own life, parrying and giving
light jest and possessed of all the native
wit of his race.
AS citizen Mr.. Malone took warm
interest in public affairs and, faithful
Democrat all his life, he had frequently
the hope that he would yet live
TO see a Democratic president elected and
He gave literally to the
expenses of party campaigns. and was
on the county ticket. In 1869
ne was one of the nominees for state sena-
,or and ran considerably ahead of his
ticket; in the Republican township of
salisbury alone leading E. Billingfelt, Re-
publican, by G1 majority.
As a member of the Catholic church Mr..
Malone was fervent, devoted and Jealous,
md he had wide acquaintance among
is priests and laymen.
In all the relations of life he was an up
light and an hOnored man. He leaves
arge number of relatives and a wide circle
If friends. TO them all his death, though
t was always a near contingency, has come
IS shock. On Sunday he was in his
Usual health, conversed freely and sat on
lis side porch. lie took a chill yesterday
md passed peacefully away to the better
and where awaits the just reward of those
Who on earth serve their Master by exem-
lary lives and good works among their
ellOws.
The Political Fighters.
The only men before the mayor this
loruing were Samuel Powell, Joseph Car