The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-15
PRICE ONE GENE
btAln Ur JUnA H0EY.
The Great Express Manager Sue
oumbs to the Destroyer.
A REMARKABLE BUSINESS CAREER

NEW YORK, NOV, l0.-JOnn l1oey, eX-
president of the Adams Express COM
pany, who has been lying at the point of
death since Saturday last, died in his
rooms at Delmonicos shortly after 10
o'clock last night. On Sunday his ply
sicians decided that recovery was i'm
possible, and all the members of Mr..
Hoey's family were summoned to his
bedside, where they remained until the
end. Numerous kilograms of sympathy
are pouring in upon the afflicted family
today.
A Wonderful Career.
John Hoey was born in Drogheda,
small town on the River Boyne, not far
from Dublin, Feb. II, 1923. His father,
Patrick. was a small farmer. His mother
was a Miss Levins, the sister of the
parish priest of Drogheda, man who
afterwards came to America and made
his mark Ms a controversialist, being
mentioned at ono time in connection
with tho archbishopric of New York.
Through his uncle John Hoey OBJ
tanned some rudiments OF education and
used to serve mass in the parish church.
Bis other duties were to tend sheep for
his father.
But the bright, intelligent lad soon
Sred Of the barren existence of an Irish
peasant, and one bright morning took
French leave of Drogheda and set sail
for Liverpool. After knocking about
there for q time and hearing of the won
ders Of America he got chance to work
his way across the ocean and landed in
New York, ragged and barefoot, not a
shilling in his pocket, in the spring of
1899.
ftar s1oo,;,,o. oho,,t l., oo11or, oa5
dOOrways, picking up stray jobs and
earning the scantiest of meals, he OBJ
tained his first regular employment in
the old Herald Office, on the corner Of
Mas al and Ann streets, folding and do
Gyering papers to regular customers.
Starts at Four Dollars a Week.
1t was part of Hoey's duty to deliver
papers to the New Haven steamer, which
left New York every other day, and also
at the Office Of Adams Express, new
venture which had just been established
nt No. 7 Wall street.
This express had just been started by
Alvin A1an,s to run in opposition to
Harnden's Express between New York
and Boston via u steamer to Norwich and
thence by stage. Hoey was taken into
this office rs orrand boy Just at the time
shat the late William B. Dinsmore came
On from Vermont to associate himself
with Adans. They both took fancy
TO the little red headed Irish boy, and
advanced him steadily rs the business
grew until he was earning "a week.
At that tiIRo tho entire force of Adams
Express consisted, besides Adams and
Dinsmore, Of Stoddard, the. bookkeeper;
Addison BYasto, clerk; Johnson, agent,
and John hosy, label boy.
AS business improved Adams and
Dinsmoro moved to No. 10 Wall street.
and Hoey WIS working his way steadily
up in knowledge and usefulness.
About this time he had formed the
acquaintance Of Frank Work, who was
th Q years his senior, and together
"!fhey hi ed a rcom at Mrs. Van Ness on
Broadway, where the present United
6tates Trust company has its splendid
Building.
Mi. HOey always declared that these
were tho hsnpiest days Of his life. With
"a a week salary and 50 week board
there was = small margin for the in
du1gencs ef any special taste, but with
usual Coca lack Hoey and Work had
managed 70 ingrstiate themselves with
the dooYkeepers of the two or three
theaters Nhsn In existence, and used to
30 deadhsad TO every play on.
Mis- Gradual Rise.
2 Henry N. Plant. the present owner OF
Che Southern railroad And express sys-
tens, had been employed on the New
Haven boat to which Hoey delivered
papers. The two kept their friendship
and Plant finally came into the employ
Of Dinsmors d Adams and became the
close intimate Of young Hoey and Work
In 1859 Adams Express company was
incorporated and soon after moved into
the five new buildings built for it at No
80 Broadway. which are today the head.
nuarters of the cOmDnny
At that time John Hoey had beer
promoted to have charge of the southern
and eastern steam line business ant
Plant was in charge of the railway ser
vice. About this time Hoey started {
sort of adjunct to Adams Express com
pany called Hoey's express, which Gov
cred tho coaGtwise route of the new
Savannah line Of steamers, and mad'
considerable money by his venture,
By the time that Hoey had developed
from the raw Irish boy into the neat ant
dapper young man about town and tn,
trusted employe of rich company Mrs
Russell, . charmingly pretty young En-
glish widow, was playing an engage
mont at Burton's old theater in Cham
beIs street. Mr.. Hoey fell madlyin lov,
with her. His affection was returned
and they were quietly married. Sool
nftcrward Mr.. Hoey adopted Mrs. Rus
sells two children, and they have sine
borne his name.
Boon after marriage Mr.. and Mrs. JON
Hoey established themselves in hous
In West Twenty-third street, where the
settled down to life of unalloyet
domestic happiness. Three children
George, Josephine and Frederic-hav
been born 10 them, all of whom are liz
ing. George and Josephine married an
Frederic is still unmarried
About the beginning of the war; whe
be had been appointed manager of til
Adams Express company, Long Branc
was then sparsely settled, the site of tn
present beautiful Hollywood park bein
. huckleberry swamp. Mr.. Hoey il
creased his holdings at Long Branc
from time to time until now it is 81
perbly improved estate of some six hun
ared acres. The original Long Branc
house was abandoned soon after the wa
by which ams Mr.. Hoey was very rio
man, and the new mansion built in Il
centre Of Hollywood park.
His Long Branch Estate.
On his Long Branch estate, surrounde
by his old friends, Hugh Hasting
Thomas Murphy and George w. Child
Mr.. Hoey dispensed most liberal he
bitallty. With Mr.. Childs he was large
Ipatrdmental in bringing Preside
Grant to Long Branch. Every afternoC
It used to be one of the sights Of Lol
Branch to watch the group Of great al
famous mon sitting on the piazza of
Hosy's little lodge, where he always pI
xsrred to entertain his male friends.
While constantly adding to and II
proving his own house 1t occurred
Mr.. Hoey that he might be getting Sol
tncome from his big property, so wi
characteristic grandnsss of idea he
to work TO build up o whole colony
cottages to be supplied from two cent?
hotels.
This establishment, with its gre
swimming pool and marvellous aftr.
uons of Landscape. decorations and &C
Haniannaa hnR airandn l.nnh,,,.. &c..