Evening journal., 1890-08-11
AN IRISH POETS DEATH.I
Sudden Demise Of John Boyle
O'Reiliy at Boston
IRON AN OVERDOSE OF CHLoRAr..

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sfA Versatile REaa-- o'ReIny WAS Edmsr.
Poet, Crater, Novelist and Athiets.
BosFoN, Ang l1.--John Boyle O'RsfAly,
the poet and editor Of TIE Boston pfIok,
died Sunday afternoon al his summer resf-
dencs In Hull.
On Saturday he was at his desk in Fms
Pilot ofice apparently in the best OF health
Last evening his brother-in-law, John T.
Murphy, was at Mr.. O'Reilly's house @
Hull, and when at 1890 he returned to the
Hotel Pemberton, where he is stopping. Mr..
ORcilly accompanied him During Mr..
O'Reilly's absence his wife, who Il an in-
valid, retired. She awoke between and 8
o'clock Sunday morning, and noticing that
her husband had not retired, stepped TITO
the sitting room, where she found him up
Rarently asleep in an easy chair with one
band resting on table, near an open book.
and ia the other hand a partly smoked
cigar Sha was unable 90 arouse him and
medical aid WAS summoned, but all efforts
% resuscitate him were In vain. Mr..
o Reilly has been sufEeser fram All afTec-
tlen Of this heart for several years ana for
seznnia. Mrs. o. REILLY has been an fg0alid
Or years, and has been completely mfos-
erated by her bereavement Mr. VReia8y
left four daughters His remaina wera
conveyed - his late winter home III Charles
town
A Rsan Of Many Parts.
IN literature, journalism, athletics, and
philanthropy John Boyle O'Reilfy held q
prominent place, In the midst Of his
journalistic work-and for twenty years
ne has been widely known as the editor Of
The Pilot-he has brought ont fourtvoI-
times OF poems, a novel that passed
through seven editions, besides editing a
number OF works. As an athlete he WAS
Hoted as speaker at pablie gatherings
he was alwa@ pleasing, and his personal
charaoteris@A were Of thnt serious and
patriotic stamp which gained the esteem
even Of opponents.
His Adventurous Career. =
Mr. o'Reillg was born on June 2s, 1874.
and after receiving his eiuea ssamsAsa. began
his journalistic career as Ar aud
reporter en- sever0l English pal WAS
while thus engaged that be deterlss to
aid la every way that he could the WDread
Of Irish revolutionary principles O'Reilly
took the desperate step OF attempting to
SOW the seeds Of revolution in the very heaEa
Of the British army, enlisatRg for that pur-
pose In the Fonrth hnHsars tthe Prince of
Wales ownl the crack dragoon regiment
et the army. For three years o Reilly ana
his fellow conspirators eluded detection.
but were finally discovered and arrested On
Junc "a, 1896
He was convicted on fve capital charges,
nnd with four others he was sentenced to
he shot, but the sentence was commuted-
Grst to life Imprisonment and afterward to
twenty years penal servitude
sent 90 Australia. II
After his conviction he was confned in
Chatham prison and later az PorEsmouth.
Portland and Dartmoo4 1t was while at
the latter prison that he and his com pan
ions buried decently the sun bleached bones
Of tho American prisoners who, diving
there more than hah q century ago. had
been hen uncovered by She English author
ities after the shallow graves had been dis
tarbed by the prison pigs. Ia November,
1877, he was one Of party Of consicts sene
30 Australia The party arrived ia safety
and the conyicts were scattered over wese
Australia
OReilly wss strong ard courageous, and
never ceased from the moment be landed
70 watch and plan for a chance Co make a
break Tor liberty
His Escape 20 America.
With the assistance Of his friend. Father
McCabe, O'Reilly escaped and WINS SNUG
gied aboard the whaling bark Gazelle OF
New Bedford Capt Clifford The story OF
Ohehiy's sutIerings and narrow escapes
from raeapture y thrilling ia the extreme
He was not safe, however. for the bark
touched at an English port and was
scarched for Che runaway. The govern
ment wgs led 20 believe that The conpics
had been drowned and O'Reilly made his
way to Liverpool where he shipped for
America.
On Nov a. 1859, John Boyle O'ReilIy
landed in the United States penniless. al
NEST frieRdless, and with his fortune to
make in q strange land He was ossy 2S
years Of age, however. OF splendid physique,
brilliant and courageous. After spending
= short time in Philadelphia and New
York, he came 20 Boston and obtained a
phase on The Pilot AZ small SALARY He
aiso wrote for the magazines and puh shed
his first Volume Of poems, Songs 0f tho
Southern Seaso in &5s. The volume at
trseted great 8tfentinn, because OK the
vixhlness with which the scenea In which
ne ND had suck thrilling e1peraAdees we're
portrayed.
0rRefIly and the Irlsh Cause.
In Jnly, 1870, Afr. O7Rezsiy became editor
Of The Pilot, and when that paper wets se6f
Ne hesarne, ia conneerion with Archbishop
" Wia1auas, past proprietor. Nhcn his liter
4r3 sofilt5 wns established he beumme q
0eatrloUtDr to THIS Galaxy, Scribner, Tho
ANnnaar Monthly and Hal1 .@es Magazine.
aAd Uas even q welcome edsatributor hofhe
.s1ca ssave dark blue, Dha Magazine Of Ok
Ierd EniversTfy, Engiaad. until the abb
lfshers di4oovered thai heAsYas a FsniaN. an
* polltieal convict His frank, ea#pest per-
sawality SECURED the friendship Of Wendell
Phialips, John &. Whittier, William hlovd
faslrisnn aud other stanch Americans.
Mr.. 0fseiliy vas especially interested in
he Irish cause, and gave freely OF time.
alents and money. To his early home he
Vas not allowed 20 return, although in
Sas the American minister 60 England.
lanes Russell Lowell, formally asked il
dr. O'Reilly could visit the British donin-
ons without molcstation. Permission was
lenied him, but his wifo visited Ireland
nd received the honors the people would
lady have bestowed upon her husband
As poet and q literary man Mr.. OiReillv
ras known far and near. He has been
resident Of the Papyras club, of Boston.
md was one OF its brightest and most val
e9 aeubers
Mr. C'RefIly was also prominAat mem
er OF The ST Botolph and RouH6 Table
sans y nj. o'Be1ly was a fnsa ok sglen-
paEis sf al klnds, ezgessaffy boxing.
u was &S hnss tfsouEhS that Mr.. O%sAsnv
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