The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-17
Mr.. MULLONE DEAD
He Passes Away, Neglected.
Among Strangers in
Paterson.
NEWSPAPER MAN AND POLITICIAN
Lost a Fortune Trying to
Establish Theatre in
Jersey City.
NEWSPAPER MAN AND POLITICIAN

The sad news of the sudden death.
OF Michael Mullone, at Paterson, lata
yesterday afternoon, was received in.
this city this morning. P. H. O'Neill,,
his cousin, was the first to learn of,
his death, and he at once went to that
city to take charge of the body Arr,
rangements have been made for its re-
meval to this city this afternoon. The
funeral services will be conducted at
Mr.. O'Neills home on Wayne street.
For the past ten years Mr.. Muliona
has not enjoyed good health. He board
ed with Mrs. Brooks at No. 27S Hender-
son street, where it is said he required
constant attention. One year ago he con-
tracted a. severe cold, and all the efforts
of DR.. McGill and other physicians to-
improve his condition were of no avail.
He worried constantly over the loss Of
his fortune. For the past three months
he has been suffering from gastric
fever and a general breaking down OF
his constitution. Two weeks ago he
left Mrs. Brooks house unceremonious-
ly. She believed that he had been sent
to hospital in New York. DR.. McGill,
who had been attending him, declared
that his removal was a foolhardyf
course, inasmuch as he regarded hiss
death as a matter of a few weeks.
During August he boarded at Ocean
change of air would be beneficial. Upon
his return he appeared to grow weaker.
Where he died in Paterson is not
known.
Mr.. MULLoNE's CAREER.
Mr.. Mullone was born in Jersey City.
August 8, 1916. He was formerly a news
proprietor and editor He first attended
business at present. He first attended
the public and parochial schools, and sub
sequently St. Francis Xavier's College,
N. Y. In August 1862 while attending
q dp6 TO af1l t1.xr's <
call for defenders, and enlisted as
private in Company G, Twenty first New
part. in number of enga gements, in
13 and ii, 1852; Fredericiksbnrg and
Marye's Heights, Va, May 2 and 8, 1868;
and Franklin's Crossing, Va, June 5, 1863
He was mustered out of the service June
49, 1863. Mr.. Mullone is a member and
Past Commander of Henry Wilson Post.
No. Is, G.. A. R. After returning from
the war he became associated in the
father, and in April, 1866, he went to
Havana and Mexico combined BUSH
ness and pleasure trip. He sailed from
er Vera Cruz" which was wrecked in
a gale two days later and driven ashore
on Body Island. 1t seemed for q time
as if all hands would be lost. but, fortu-
nately, the gale subsidized, and the passen-
gers and crew were safely landed by
means of a lifeline. The stean1er was
a ICIdl WRECK. AlIHOuSA Ills liTSL SSks
voyage, Mr.. NIullone nothing daunted
by the mishap, sailed the following month
on the steamer Andrew jackson, and
reached his destination safely. He spent
three months in the West Indies and
Mexico. In 1869 he was elected q menu
ber of the Board of Education by the
Board of Aldermen, and served until
consolidation. He secured an increase
of the teachers salaries, the first they
had received in many years, an and ,,3ls also
ed the present High School His father,
shortly before his death, requested him
to give up the wagon manufaotuEng
other tiIsir' calling. Mr.. MulIone had fancy
for journalism. and he was proprietor OF
the Jersey City Argus from April, 1870.
to September, 1855, when he disposed OF
In 1890 he served as chairman OF tne
Committee on Soldiers Home, epd also.
of the Special Committee on state FRS
on Investigation, and as member or
the Committees on Municipal CORPORA
tions. Militia, Riparian Rights, Reform
School for Boys, and the Special Conn
mittee on Ballot Reform. In 1889 Mr.
Mullone polled 2,44e votes against his his
opponents go In lSso ne ESQ pohed l''lH
STARTED THE OPERA HOUSE.
1t was in 1880 that he disposed Of a.
large portion Of his real estate to enter
into the theatrical business. The Klein
| avenue. now the Bon Ton Theatre, for
MIN, He leased it, and spent a large
sum of money in beautifyinS the inter-
| ior In the three seasons that lie oper5
| ated it he lost $4,000 When he aban~
doned it he was poor man, and prac-
| tically dependent upon his friends
From the time he gave up the theatre
until his death he was not engaSeq IN
| any business. He made several efforts
| to secure a political position, but was