The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-29
OBITUARY.

Pat Rooney. tho Irish song-and dance man.
died yesterday afternoon at his home in the
kenilworth. 1903 East Tenth street. He caught
cold last Thursday while playing in Lord
Rooney" In Murphy's Opera House. Norris
town. The company travelled to Wilmington
on Friday. but Rooney was too i'll to play. He
was confined to bed. and doctor said he had
pneumonia. Notwithstanding the alarming
nature Of his illness no wanted to be brought
to this city. and left Wilmington on the u. and
o. express at 1O:30 yesterday morning. He
was accompanied by L. b. Smith OF Whining
ton and j. L. Simonds OF the company Rooney
grew worse on the train. The party reached
here about 2:1O and drove home in II coach
Manager George II. Harris had telegraphed to
DR.. Shannon and he was awaiting Rooney's
arrival. At the house tho men just had tmo
Then lie died. His wife and the rest of the
company arrived half an hour later HIS step-
anuGGtsr katie Ro"nsy is now playing Win
Pat Tss born in Manehetr Enc
his theatrical career in MANCHESTER; and his
success was instantaneous. His native droll-
lungs were his stock in trade. He aimed to
fassssded; In a, tte while he was IN the
night. and in line with the best Of the special
lists - Of that day. In a few years he was at the
the ocean, Iooney's debut was made in this
city about eighteen years age at one OF the
ished. and finally he delighted his audiences.
WINS his most effective manner OF making hin:
to the point: and lie could dance as few other
Irish comedians have danced. The gallery gods
saw him dance and heard him tell an Irish
story and eyer afterward nc was their sreclai
went tho rounds. q a.
yilles no trayeed for years H. seldom eaEncd
less an o9
stage in this city. Il hen Ie went into business
STE Els old raTs ay BUSINESS
mrde money 3n as last IS IS ne could spend It. me
ks
dancing made 9 real bright, spot in the gen
eral duness Of the play. In time. indeed;
then she married an orchestra leader and re.
tired from r., her stepia,hers SUPPORT. He had
three We're girls: Whom Katie left him he put
his HvI Mae II her nsG 1a
last: Rooney is believed to have left his Sam
ily IN fairly comfortable circumstances. His
death leaves his peculiar field quite vacant.
Henry 7: kneeland. grain commission mer-
chant Of the Produce Exchange died at his
home. $40 Grand Avenue. Brooklyn on sun
best-known members of the Exchange. The
managers. at a meeting yesterday. afternoon.
aaaer spe snsha
tive Of their dead nssociate A committee was
H'np%Hinted to attend the f1asra Mr. Knee
man he start"d in business With his un Si ID
sesno 1S Sr rff
ATS member Of the 1irm Of Carlos Gobbs Co
co He Sy al daendir
OF tho Exchange against adverse Legislative
measures. and was sent to Washington only
the committee, which protested against tho
AMnt0Etop bill d AZ wFs member & the
land was Il writer on financial and commercial
subjects
ALVIN II. Williamson. who died at his home.
night. Was nm old detective on tic New " York
force. He became a policeman, on March l.
isli Ile was G,rs24moted to the deteetiye force
Of 9 the Masn hs
One Of his cases was tho capture and convic.
tion Of Robert Murray and George Reilly for
s.9h6ng Luther ~ Bryant wealthy mser
covered Wall street under Inspector Byrnes.
He was retired six yoars ago. and since that
estnte.
Phillip st. Pierre. one OF the, best known
tteamb9nt engineers on the t. Hudson u, River,
the last one being the Albany. OF which he was
shi e to ma sue su
June last He was engineer on tho Daniel
Drew for tweuty, years. and ran the steamship
four and a half Years m He leaves three rec
brothers. all woli known engineers.
John +. Neesop died sndd,Snly, yesterday
BsmofratIS sadsTs q The the
and Secretary Of the regular ward association.
He held place IN the, County Clerks Office
under Snen COUNTY CLERK Rss aud rsssGnty
seven children.
Oscar J, Brown, the veteran driver and pro,
Preor q Ssge nGs in MY and
aged ~: lie was widely known and was as.
ct %e win harnn
whom were his lifelong friends. When tho
sen H train M from se%s Fails to %ndso% PAS
r, Nathaniel Phillips. an old Bostonian; died on
st Louis hn %sfh ~ 70 Ssw whS all sGUa
and published tho first sheet, music issued
Msst Of Of ss 6Aeshanies he retired from bust
BENJAMIN N Adams died in Mediord Mass:
on SUNDAY. Hewas member OF the staff Of
SommapleT Ieazy, Mr.. Adams was born in
Surrey, y. H.. in 1913 ana served in the army
and navy during the civil war.
Mrs. Finch. vito Of Judge, Francis N, Finch
OF the Court OF Appeals. died ut her residence
ia Ithaca yesterday, OF heart disease. She
and son. Her maiden name was Elizabeth
A. Brooke. Her marriage to Judge Finch took
place at Colchester. Conn.
Mrs. Frances Mcneil Potter died on Sunday
at the home If Mrs. Catherine Warren at 525
Lafayette avenue, BROOKLYN. She was the
daughter 81 Gen. John Mcneil and niece OF
President franklin Pierce.
Chicago six Ti.es q Day.