St. Paul daily globe., 1889-10-26
A Body Identified by Half a
Thousand People as Pat
rick Mahoney.
The Latter, However, Turns
Up Alive and Hearty in
Minneapolis.
a Case Which May Be Of In
tereSt to the Cronin
Jury.


trsnspired in this city exemplifes the
fact In a most startling way. Last
Monday forenoon. about 10 o'clock,
young man apparently about twenty
four years of age, while walking along
the beams of one of the unconstructed
upper floors of the new EndicOtt
building, missed his footing and
plunged headlong into the base
ment below. When picked up he was
dead, his skull being badly fractured.
The unfortunate man was a stranger to
all around the building. No one seemed
TO know him, and when the coroner
came he ordered the body taken to the
norgue. Here the remains lay during
the day, ana, though many came to
view them, none could identify the
dead man. The evening papers of that
day. in giving an account OF the accident,
stated that the mans name was Pat
rick Mahoney, that he came from Min
neapolis, and that at the time of the ac-
eident he was seeking employment.
One OF these notices caught the eye of
Michael Finn, resident of this city,
and distant relative of the young
man. The same evening, in company
with Mrs. Tracy, a first cousin of Ma
honey. he visited the morgue. and there
THE GRIEF-sTRICKEN PEOPLE
oeheld the we'll known face of the one
they loved, now cold in death. After
fully satisfying themselves that the one
stretched out before them on the marble
slab was indeed Patrick Mahoney, they
left the morgue and went to the under
taking establishment of Mccarthy &
Donnelly, where they made known their
sorrowful errand. About IL: 80 Under
taker DOnnelly and his assistant
went to the mOrgue and removed
the remains to the establishment
aforesaid. Here the body was dressed
and washed and allowed to remain on
the cooling board until the following
day. Meantime a telegram was sent to
Postmaster McCabe at Hazelwood, with
request that he inform the Mahoneys,
who reside there, of the unfortunate oc-
currenee. On Tuesday Mahoney's
half-brother, who lives at Rose
mount, hearing of the accident,
came to Mccarthy & Donnelly's,
and, when he recognized the features
of the dead man, broke out into bitter
wailing. The friends and acqaintances
of the dead man, to the number of over
a dozen. also called during the day and
satisfied themselves as to the identity of
the deceased. There could be no Ques-
ton but the man was Patrick Mahoney.
The remains were
PLACED IN A CAsKET
Tuesday afternoon and got ready for
shipment. The same evening Ma
honey's brother Tom, accompanied by
number of friends who were we'll ac-
quainted with the deceased from boy
hood, arrived in the city, having got
word Of the accident from Postmaster
McCabe. When this party reached
the undertaker's sorrowtul scene
was enacted. AS they en-
tered, the half-brOther of Patrick Ma
honey. recognizing Tom MahOney, burst
into tears, and the two sObbing and
moaning went back to where the re-
mains were lying. Here both threw
themselves on the coffin and wept as if
their hearts would break. The deceased
was again identified, this time by his
own brother. who could not be
mistaken. Yes, Patrick Mahoney was
indeed deadl Orders were given to get
the body ready to ship on the 7:30 p. m.
train to NOrthfield. This was done, and.
at the appointed hour. the funeral party
took their departure for home. Tuesday.
at midnight, HaZelwGOd was reached. |
and the body transferred to the Ma
honey homestead. When Mrs. Ma
honey looked upon the dead face of her |
young, brave boy.
SHE swooNED
and tainted away. All during Wednes- |
day andWednesday evening the bodywas |
walked according to the good old Irish |
custom, and during this time hundreds |
of people who knew the young man |
well in life came to view the remains. |
Only month or two before he had left |
Hazelwood to seek employment in Min
neapolis, and all his friends and neigh |
bers had distinct recollect on of him. |
The funeral took place Thursday morn
ing from st. Patrick's church, and the |
500 or more vehicles that followed the /
corpse attested stronger than words the |
affection In which young MahOney was |
held in the community. The church |
was packed with sorrowing friends and |
relatives during the requiem mass,
and Father Victor. Of Mortified, who |
officiated. preached most eloquent |
sermon. in which he recounted the |
many noble traits and Christian virtues
of the deceased. The funeral was one
of the largest that ever took place in
Rice county. The remains were laid at
rest beside those of his father, who died |
about year ago. Now comes
THE SENSATIONAL PART
of this story, which reads like ro-
nance, and is stranger than many OF
the yarns in novels that readers are
wont to scout at. Yesterday Tom Ma
honey came to st. Paul to bring home
whatever effects were left by his dead
hrother He pOmp In Mccarthy e DOn- |