Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-16
HAS A HISTORY.
Romance in the Life of John Hub
bard, the Aged Man Run Down
by a Reckless Driver, in
SHUTDOWN.

The exceedingly quiet and reserved
life of forty years at GAINESVILLE OF
Mr.. John Hubbard the old gentle.
man who was so badly and danger
ously hurt in front of the colored
school building on Saturday night,
particulars Of which appeared ex.
clusively in the CHRONICLE yester.
day, has been the cause of his iden-
tity being known to but few people,
and not until this morning did his
most intimate acquaintance know
much of the romantic history Of his
early life.
Mr.. Hubbard as stated yesterday
is past eighty years of age, a native
Of old Ireland's green soil. where in
the city of Dublin he has a brother
that is recognized as a leading and
most eminent barrister at the
Queens Majestic Courts Our Mr..
Hubbard, fortytwo years ago,
embarked at Liverpool ON a
merchant ship bound for New
York, expecting to make his
future home in tho land of
the Free. and thus rid his in
dividuality of the letters that then
bound him and his people in Ireland
The sluggish old sailing vessel was
several weeks in crossing the Attain
tic, but finally pulled to at St. Johns,
New Foundland, having become Grip
pied in her battle with the sea during
the stormy ana tedious voyage. Mr..
Hubbard then had no other alternate
than to work, SO he found employ
ment in one of the large tish-curing
houses of st. Johns, and there he re-
NAMED about two years, serving in
many and varied privations, such as
are only experienced by the fisher
men of New Foundland and Nova
Scotia, during which he many times
saved his life from drowning by the
skin OF his teeth, and AS many times
saved it from actually frcez-
ing to death. He finally
boarded a vessel at st. Johns, and
eventually succeeded in reaching
New York City. In those days the
art of building railroads in the
United States was in its infancy, and
as the labor for this work was then
made up mostly Of Irishmen, Mr..
Hubbard soon found himself master
of a pick and shovel. He worked
then on roads in the East that are
now great and powerful corporations
and following this business he grad
ually dritted Southwark, working on
roads in Maryland, Virginia and
but the biggest and most
lasting job he struck was the Nash
Vile & Chattanooga main stem,
which he broke the earth for, and re-
manned with until the silver spike
was driven. 1t was through rail
Dad work that Mr.. Hubbard |
,aule to GAINESVILLE, and here
he settled down, buying himself
he home he now occupies, and tax
ng his meals at a boarding house.
lie has never been married, and
ince giving up the railroad business,
las followed the vocation Of gardner;
nd for eight years was the faithful
mpl0ye of Capt. p. G. Johnson.
When Capt. Johnson read of the old
mans misfortune yesterday, he hur-
led off to send his borother DR.. Dick
ohnson to his bedside, and in short
ime the injuries were dressed, pro
er medicines given, and to-day Mr..
hubbard recovered consciousness and
as good chances of recovering from
he injuries and terrible shock he re-
aived. All the neighbors Of the old
entleman have rallied to his assis-
,nce, and his circumstances are
luch more pleasant than those sur
him Saturday night and
unday.