New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
THE DEATH OF "PADDY" BURNS.
A RELIC Of oLD-TME WARD POLITICS.

SOME OF HIS CHARACTERisTiCs-iIIS WlDo"
LAMENT THAT HE LEFT TAMMANY.
Ever, body who has had anything TO do with politics
for the last thirty years knew Paddy Burns. lie
was one of the old style ward politicians. fadny
died yesterday morning at bellevue Hospital MS
friends say from pneumonia
About forty years ago h to this country from
Ireland lie was d stout young lad, and was black-
| smith w trade lie settled in the old Seventeenth
Ward and worked in the Morgan Iron Works. lie
rked at his trade for only about six years since
when he has subsstcd entirely by politics Tc express
| il in the language of his widow Paddy hasn't done
a stroke of work for thirty three years" For thirty
wears be was heter" for the Democratic party IN
tie Seventeenth Ward being devoted adhcrent 'i
rammauy Hall He what the boys VINO S'dhu
about grog shops waiting for drink, call man OF
inAoocncc.'
He was of striking appearance. and would hardly DC
forgotten after being seen He was short oi
stature broad -chcsed, and had nose that gave MN
the name of Bg-nosed Burns " lie was also Known
as the bomeliest man in New-York. lie always Kept
himself well informed, and was hippant taIker ana
was always sure to please the boys.! lie ideniihrd
himself with politics when the Volunteer Ere DPar-
ment was at its height and his readiness to take hold
of the rome" was what first cndcIrcd him to- Inc
Gang lie ran with Engine No IL. AMI WAS also al
one time Captain of No 3. During the days Of weed
Rurns like many others, hour'shtd like green bay
free and life to him then was of perpetual md
summer nights dream. In later years he signed i'r
| those good old days. lie was II devoted Trend q"
Tweeds successors in Iammauy Hall 1t Is S'd iha'
MANY years ago he stopped at the riSH OF his own ue
| 4 runaway lean bchnI which Augustus SclrI was
rii,e Mr. Schcll wa, a firm friend of " Pahdy's,' AID
WAS once heard TO say that ue would 90 on In, BOND
f,r 500 900 The first political position that l'nr1s
I,h 4l,ur.
ni,bt Waterman in the Custom Hou.e in l>6O when
,lr Schc WAS Collector of the Port In lNOZ ho went
Ia The war a. = private in the G9th Regiment "r Two
wears In lN6i he was appointed ''P''' S"''l'
nder Brcuuau If, dutic, ne ~ to traurier ll-'h F
from the lombs f. Sls Sing. one" when De was '"A
itg two .im'uals to pIIson, hahdcuI'l
of them succeeded in slipping oil h- hiacrW' Nn"I
burns was talking to tie conductor he 4u'tN '"!P
fr,n nj. seat stole out iuc car, and. though 'hr
Iran was rnuniug thirty miles an hour. D." Jhhl" ".
hurns saw mm he passed cut oi thr do"I, ''' 't
the conduct II to watch the ether ma an" i.i''"'i
the escaped prisoner also lhhi iu- l'" 1,' " '"
strange 10 say. %" captured hle man. lie wa "''
deputy under Grill, hgliy ana '"lh"r., I"J Ht"'
apo he was employed by lax hccci''r h' N"l'" ., =
u.e ,euecr to carry gold and silver from il' ono -
IA, Broadway Iau6. lhnse we're pron' t"'' l"i
PADDY tor he prot cted 10y two p"ic'in'h A"u
he wouldn't cxchau- -cd places WITH the I,-'"o"'
of the nted States. g,
to 90 and up to year ago lac had not ms ed ,'""-
| a Druocfttlc State or National convent Il. rae "''
one oil the oracle- of hc as-OcIon ana Is 'InI 10 nave
been trusted by Its leaders Wih many d'''', P''
q. work lie Wa. "A nrm friend # cN-Ald'Unin " hlhr
| ..uuy ant last fail when D1iy aud h- i'lch">='I
I,u,n'a.y aid, went with them and he worked
hard for h eiccii n of AudtcV J. White for Shr'H
Buns lived at ~il IMrd-atc.. AMI the apart
occupied by himself and wife were IA mourning i' ,l-
dav In, wife an old woman was brmoLuIut . le'
loss Mrs Duty aud another friend were WIN Der
She said tJ T.: Pr reporter. .,
fl wa. the dc:atc of Judge White that Kilt him. il
was the GTst crush hc ever had Ah. Paddy. ialdV,
II was iud mcnt upon you. Why did you 1a'e Lam
| many lon might haN" kuoNtd H. . ., IA
Don't talk that way. Mr. Burn-,' said Mrs DunJ'
| d" NJ Man lc!i at The sane tine
Yes. kuo" be did but lac WASH h' holden ." l''i
| ,oanv ycr.i.d MIR. Burns " but Paddy ha, got bis
bread and lltitr from lammIuy Tor over ihuiN ft'-
lie had always been IL good riud 60 lammany ana the
! Dimuctacy why did hr la,c it,
The Michael DLnv Association will pay thr cN'"-tH
Of the funeral az he did not lra'c "a dollar. u VIII
! 1nie nj zoe at hI, hOne on IhAI,daN AZ I. ~