New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
KATIE SrLLIrANS GoOD FORTUNE.
1T is SAID THAT SHE Has INHERITED OVER
sloc0oO FROM HER GRANDFATHER
IL IRELAND

SiNO"D fitDM HEX 6kANbFAIHER
IL IRELAND
ON the top floor Of the tenement house at No
las Third-ave., In small. dingy and poorly fur
nished rooms. live little Katie Sullivan and her
mother. Mrs. Patrick Sullivan. The struggle Of
life has been "A hard one with the Sullivans and
Mrs. Sullivan eked out existence for herself md
daughter by doing scrubbing work In downtown
Offices But all this is past for them now ana
the future has been made rose-coored for them bv
a letter from John Donohue. a barrlster OF Dublin
who writes that Katie has become the hciress OF
a number Of acres Of land and thousands Of pounds
OF ready cash by the death Of her paternal grand
father Patrick Sullivan. County Derry Ireland
That family Of Suvans have been landowners
and men Of wealth In County Derry for gener-
atons. Patrick Sullivan. the father Of the Young
heiress quarrelled with his father years ago and
came TO America. where. twenty years ago he
married Mrs Sullivan. Going from bad 10 worse
Sullivan finally was glad TO secure the toughest
Of labor. and died In 1858. leaving his family I'm
destitute circumstances Mrs Sullivan has been
the bread winner since and has been able 10 keen
her daughter AZ school Katie Is pretty girl four
teen years old. and Of the brunette type Of Irish
beauty. When The Tribune reporter visited the
tenement house yesterday afternoon he found a
group OF boys and girls OF the neighborhood congrc
gated around the entrance
rs yer looking fer de miI!onair?" they asked
eagerly and. without waiting for a reply vcniurea
the information She'se on de top floor" ana az the
reporter began to climb the uncarpeed stairs they
resumed the discussion Of the stupendous news re-
gardng their old companion.
When the reporter appeared at the Sullivan apart-
ments the rooms Were filed with women who an
peared TO be clad in light summer costumes and A
rush was made for various corners and clothes
piles Mrs Sullivan out at her work but a
large, gOod-natured Irish woman. old friend OF
the family, told about Katie's good luck
That's Miss Sullivan" she said. with dignity
as she pointed out pretty Katie VINO sat On a
broken-backed sofa and tOyed carelessy with an
axe. with which she had eveidently been preparing
wood for the kitchen fire.
According TO the letters received By Mrs Sullivan
the girls share In the estate. which is 10 be equally
divided between her and her cousin. Patrick who IL
In Ireland. Will be about 100000 In cash and in
vestments and several thousand OF land I'm
County Derry. Donohue. who Is the aver for the
estate. has been appointed guardian Of both chill
dren. Katie, accompanied by Mrs O'HOl.ev a friend
OF her mother will sail on the Umbrla on Welnes-
day for Ireland, where II * expected that she viii
enter a convent school Az the money is
obtainable and things are settled Mrs Sullivan will
follow her daughter 10 the Old country. Mrs Sulji-
van has been in communication with Mr. Dono-
hue for five weeks. but she has not let her daugh-
ter's fine outlook keep her from working hard every