The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24
A LIFE OF ADVENTURE.
David Money Was a Blockade Run
ler During the Civil War.

He Was at One Time a Well-to-Do
Merchant Of Philadelphia, and Be-
fore the War Had Amassed Quite a
Little Fortune in This City-Made a
Prisoner of War for Attempting to
Run a Blockade With Load of Cot
ton-It Was His Wish That He Be
| Buried in the South.
| David Money, who was murdered on
Hutchinson's island last Friday night
| just as he was about to enter the door of
his cabin, had history of more than or
binary interest.
He had lived in Savannah ever since
the early part of the Cos, and was at one
time a wealthy man, though when his life
was suddenly terminated by the bludgeon
of the assassin, he was comparatively I'M
known, and few people living here were
aware of the strange mixture of romance,
adventure and misfortune that was COM
bined in his career.
He was originally from Ireland, from
where he came to this country, landing in
Philadelphia, where he remained only
short time before coming to Savannah.
BLOCKADE RUNNER.
It was away back in May, 1855, when
David Money came to Philadelphia from
Londonderry, Ireland. There he tarried
but short while, however, leaving for
place in British America, and afterward
coming south to Savannah. where he en-
tered into business. His success was such
| that he acquired much property. Unfor-
tunately about this time the civil war
broke out, and from this date began Mon
ney's trials.
At the siege of Savannah, when Sher-
man had made his famous march through
| Georgia, much of Moneys hard ac-
quired property fell prey to the results
| of war, and he himself fell into the
| hands of the union forces, who gave him
his choice of joining the army or becom-
| ing a prisoner of war.
Being an Englishman, however, and IN
| naturalized, the British consul secured
his release. Then seeing an opportunity
| of recouping his shattered fortunes he
fitted out a vessel with a cargo of cotton
and attempted to run the blockade.
Again disaster overlook him, for he had
| hardly got well out to sea before his ship
was captured by the federal cruisers.
TAKEN TO PHILADELPHIA.
Money, with his crew, was taken to
Philadelphia and held as a prisoner.
Again, by the intercession of the British
consul there, he secured his liberty.
Shortly after this he secured position
as superintendent of big paper mill. So
well did he master every detail of that
large business that he was offered an in
terest in the concern if he would make
his permanent residence there. But Mon
ney's health was bad. The south had
irresistible attractions for him, and, be-
sides this, he still had considerable prop
erty here, which he had saved from the
| wreck of war, and in 1867 he left Phila-
| delphia for Savannah, where. with the
| exception of yearly visits to Saratoga, he
| had been ever since.
MET MANY MIsFoRTUNEs.
His business at Hutchinson's Island
since his second return has been that OF
| boat building, in which connection he
also conducted a fishery, which was at
| one time profitable source of income.
Apparently matters ran smoothly with
| him until the summer of 1898, when the
storm which struck the coast at that time
| PLAYED great havoc with his business des-
troying much of his property. To add to
! his misfortunes his eyesight began to fail,
when he transferred part of the fishery,
| together with large nun Der of boats, to
| another person. The transfer was only
| for a certain time, at the expiration of
which everything was to be returned to
| Money. When the latter demanded
| back his property it was not forthcoming.
| So profitable had been the other man s
| business that he declined to relinquish
] anything Money then went to law,
| and after hard fight came out winner.
| His murder and the finding of his dead
body close by the door of his island home
| followed close upon these misfortunes.
LOVED THE SOUTH.
| David Money was unmarried. fits
| Pnhaoaa hp at Das
| bridge street, in Philadelphia, is some
three or four years his senior. For long
| time she had endeaYOred to persuade her
| brother to go to Philadelphia to live,
| but was never successful in doing So The
| last time she saw him alive was five years
| ago.
She was greatly shocked when she re-
| ceived telegram from Coroner Dixon,
J of Savannah, notifying her of the killing
| of her brother. This message was sup
| plemented by a second message from
| Capt r. Fitzgerald a friend of the dead
man, conveying the same information and
asking what he should do with the re-
mains.
To a representative of the Philadel-
was my brothers oft-repeated re
quest that he should be buried
/ in the south, He always loved it; could
never be weaned from it, and ! have tcle-
| graphed that he should be buried there
l hope his murderer will be brought to
| justice. He was a good and generous
man and deserved a better fate'
| Moneys body was buried here by Cor
oner Dixon last Monday, he having re-
ceived instructions from the dead mans
sister to that effect. As yet the crime is
! a mystery undone, which there seems to
be no possibility of unraveling. The muir
/ der was in all proba bility committed by
some thief, who wanted to avoid discovery