The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

you OF Fort Hamilton then en- az ed his services
and 1t was while working for him that he con-
ceiyed the eItravagant passion for fishing that
was to shape his future career
At the first opportunity that offered he left
Mr.. Cortelyou and became a protest. nal 4 sh-
erman for John De Nyse. For fourteen years
he continued In this pursuit-always living at
Fort Hamilton-and then. having married
Dinah jennings he entered the service OF Dr.
Whiting. who had married the daughter OF
James Church. Jack remained with the Whit
ings for six years. Subsequently he worke
for Charles Sears and Francis Hopkins OF Eew
Utrecht. and for Joseph Bennett OF Staten
Island. He theE returned 10 his chosen Voca-
tion OF fishing.
Until three years ago he went out upon the
waters OF the lower bay in all kinds Of weather
TO look after his nets and eel pots. Then a
severe attack OF lumbago laid him up. When
ini his prime Black jack" possessed hercu-
lean strength. One of his feats was to PASS a
loop IN bis teeth, lit the barrel from the
ground TO the floor Of truck. lie helped to
Utrecht which was erected In the year
1928 and most OF the tres nov growing
planted by, lin. DuT ing, tho yellow fever
EPIDEMIC he acted the pArt OF
hero IhToElng aide all cT ,5 70,
the Narrows and helrel TO nurse the victims
q the plague, His humanity almost cost him
days hovsrei on the bor!er- OF death. At one
lime Il was reported that he was dead. Al.
is over twenty Yeas since BACK jazz" la a.
been IN BROOKLYN, he has never Tiiden on
only three times in his LIE.
Dinah Hicks Tay be 100 year. othRe or she
Nurse IN the sane inaiy ' iar io e ma .sen
s SgDg W he 2gHg g' che assisted t.
up James Churchs children. When one ~ his
GaughteLs grew NJ AMI married pr, Nh.tHg
Whiting married Martha J.. keDgh the Vest
chester county lawyer. and DinAh - now act
that union. There IS probably not anGthrr
domestic 10 America, that can show sEeh
record for long and honorshls service a. she
Dinah is consequently living apart from her
husband but she visits him Whenever she
him money from time TO time.
While living with the Churches Dinah did
lasting gratitude, The Church mansion vas
ssl.na1si on what Is now the shofc road New
the kitchen. little Charley Church, Mrs. Whit
ing's neIhsw wandered away Rom his nurse
to.aId the front gate There h. met a man
him two little ponies II hs gu.d 90 lew steps
down the road with him. TIE child was de-
sentsd. The two were fastening away toward
Brooklyn when housemaid Of tho Churchss
ing after them she turned aud ran into the
kitchen, screaming
DinAhl Diaah. nan Is running away
with Charley"
The old nsgTsss did not wait to hear more.
G5rF S S. eay2T n S8e o e1n Hf
road. calling TO the man to stop As he paid
no attention to her. she ran Tesolgtely after
him, bIAndtshlng her weapons In he air. This
seemed 70 Tighten the man. Tor he let 90 %
the ehild's hARd and. calling DinAh a vile
name. made for wagon that Eas waiting for
him and drove rapidly on
Not long sttsTg ard two men we're shot aud
killed ~ Young H0lmes Van ETunt While they
we're Ia the act Of rObbing Judge Van
bTuht,s house. on the shore road. Their
proved to % hosheT and Douglass. the lid
tragic end 10 too vel known 70 ls repeated
here IL IL sufneisnt 20 say that when Dinah
niEsd the features Of hoshsE ~ those % ths,
m4A Who bad tiled 70 kldnAp ChaFley Church
AATy Hicks. ghO Z n0u 81 Years old. shs
ssesntEte and Sld - dmssi bat abe u va