The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-26

pneumonia. and from that day until yesterday
he had lowered between life and death. Once
or twice IL was feared that he would not live
the night through, but he rallied and appeared
70 be getting along nicely until Saturday. when
he had bad turn.
Dr. Baldwin was called In consultation.
Whom the doctors visited the sick man yester-
DAY morning they said that crisis had ar
rived and that II he rallied before o'clock he
would probably pull through; II not he would
not live out the day. They visited him again
shortly after l o'clock. and after an examina-
ton told the family that there was no hope.
The Sheriff was conscious. and he also was
told. He had expected the verdict. and he
babe his family good-by. He remained con-
sclous until 81 O'Clock. Then he fingered until
minutes past 8. His wife, two daughters.
and son were By his bedside when he died.
Sheriff Clancy was born in county Sligo.
Ireland. March "a. 1871. Three m onths
later. his parents. who were very poor. came
= soS Hi ot TSSt in sa;
oaly Of his wife and infant son. down town ON
brothers. He wanted to be q LAWYER. and his
father sent him to Manhattan College.
Custom House broker. studying law at home.
ineSm Srsncss he was appointed superintend-
emit and he gave vi the Custom House brok err
es SSsass Was sdoptea saS elected
distant Alderman from the Fourteenth ward.
In the mean time he was ad mitted TO the bar.
sseoad and fi tS,rd lime lis third term eI-
eighteen years, He was booked for a renom-
ination. but the downtown Democrats In
sossy Il. % 70 h% the
NJ Clancy was never we'll he did not
able even to pay the assessment for the ex-
penses OF the election. The organization paid
the assessment for him
He never was q district leader. but when Police
Justice Daniel o. Reilly was leader In the Third
district Clancy acted a. leader In his absence
sSsria Clancy leaves a widow. one son,
ma9 na
Sc s Sare e hsS
mass Of requiem. The intsrmsnt win Be- Ia Cal
TVS. not <sry generally known that the
Sheriff was seriously III. and the news Of his
S, nfa g..
aappeared yery much shoeked. knew OF his
.a iis Es sudden aSs not a Fl o
voted iSisnd. and : isttsiai oticisr 10
the death Of Shsrin Clancy by the appoint
ment of . man who will serve until jan. i.
1880. and at the election next fall the people
three years. The Governor was notified OF the
vacancy by telegraph last night but he will
hardly act In the matter until alter the funer
sestos Ss p sssr hs SsnsS ifS P no.
County Clerk; Meantime Under Sheriff John
hSsxton will be acting Sheriff
.IhAt GOV Flower will consult the leaders Of
there Is little doubt so that in considering the
Possibilities Of Sherin ClAneys successor IL Is
only necessary to look for candidates In Tam
many Hall IL Is natural TO consider those
nominAtion last fall
MI Clancy was selected last year. It was said.
tof Biographical reasons which may not con-
downtown candidate was wanted. There
uon. ineludinE Police Justice Patrick Diver
s mo- dtLS Arc Fitzgerald, The latter vas
man Who has been frequently mentioned for
me place Is Lawrence Delmour. the TAmmAny
'efosr IN the Twenty fourth.
orr bmost among the candidates and the
VINO was expected to receive the nominA-
non last year until political necessity de-
Haheea downtown candidate. WAS John II
sSsS19 WHO has been under sheriff since
ssSder IN the Twenty third and q brother
NAV OF Corporation Counsel Clark
a. mere promises 10 be no lack OF candidates
nv SnnetstE There never is, and they
kno1n that the compensation OF the
snsnn pArtieulArly liberal, $1,000 in sal
ana homething like S1OOUOi In feeA sheriff
year si6S Sts s sSfs 81 sSis s In IsSt
sAs sntltlsd TO half under the Law.
i,n Hsmept OF special interest will be In setsd
ir WAT sirsadJ promises 70 be an interest
hSlin at the same time Governor and a
AAJor are ehOssn-