Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-07

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more. He naturally first engaged In
school.teaching here also, and his
first position was in a district school
in the neighborhood Of Summit.
Subsequently he became teacher in
public school on the South Side.
Even while teaching In the public
schools Mr.. Sullivan betrayed a par.
TALLY for Journalism and conducted
a small guild paper called the Teach.
crs' Journal. But he received his In.
PRODUCTION to the city press In conse.
quence Of series Of letters he pub.
lished on "The Uses and Abuses OF
the Public Schools" He first left
his chosen profession for journalism,
however, when John r. Finerty be.
came candidate for Congressman
and employed Mr.. Sullivan to take
his place as editor OF the Citizen dur.
ing the campaign. After the cleo.
tion he had made up his mind to re-.
main In his new calling and connected
himself with the Tribune and pre-.
served the connection until the day
OF his death.
Mr.. Sullivan was Q member of o
large family. He leaves two sisters
and q brother In Ireland and six
brothers in Chicago. His brothers In
Chicago are Jerry B. Sullivan, with
Clement, Bane 4 Co.; Patrick B. Sui.
Ivan, employed In the postot'ice;
John b. sullivan, In the oifice o: the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court; Timothy
Sullivan, In the Special Assessment
ONCE: Michael B. Sullivan, In the
employ OF p. d. Armour 4 Co., and
william sullivan, who Is o clerk Ia
the general Offices of the Fort Wayne
Railroad Company. Mr.. Sullivau
was married in 1878 to Miss Rose Nc
Carthy. who was at the time princl.
pal Of one Of the West Side public
schools, aud who survives him. Tx
leaves also three children, the Oldest
Of whom. Daniel, Is II years old. HI
was the founder and President Of tho
Newspaper Club, u member OF tn,
Chicago Athletic, Sheridan and Co
lumbus Clubs, but Of no secret organ
izatiop.
Mr.. sullivan always retained live
ly affection for the country Of hi
birth and took an active part In an!
movement which promised anything
for Irish liberty. His latest scrvic'
to this cause was performed within
the last few months, when he origi
mated the idea Of raising a fund 70
the support Of the Irish party In tn
British Parliament. He became sec
Rotary Of the movement and the lat
Daniel Cookery became the treasurer
and II IL q singular coincidence tina
they should pass away 80 nearly o
: the same time. But with such en-
ergy and devotion did Mr.. Sullivan
push this work he had already raise'
$4,000 when death put stop to hi
! labora or this sum ex.Judge Moran
8 who left Chicago for England o.
!. Wednesday night, bore $4,000 to tn
; parties authorized to receive II i
i London.
Mr.. Sullivan never returned to Ire
=. land until last summer, when h
, went on the honorable mission O
representing the city Council Of Chi
cago ut the Inauguration banquet q
: Lord Mayor Shanks Of Dublin. MI
: Sullivan was received with great "a
v0r In Dublin, and was successful 4
h inducing Mayor Shanks to visit tn
Exposition. In expectation Of TIL
event he was also instrumental 1
promoting the Irish day Of last sum
i mer.
Sorrow Ut Springfield
VI The undersigned, representative
J. Of the Chicago press In Springfield
y learn with deep sorrow OF the ur
O timely death Of our fellow.worke
r and friend, James Sullivan, Of tn
@ Tribune. His death leaves gap
Il the ranks OF newspaper men which
8 will be impossible to oil. His yer
Q erous nature, uniting devotion I
;, his calling, his loyalty to his en-
d ployers and to his friends endeare
him to his associates In a manne
}. which cannot find expression
/. words. To the Tribune, which ha
Is lost an invaluable employe, to HI
n bereaved family and sorrowing relt
IS tives, we tender this token OF on
/" sympathy and'grief.
4 Thomas G. Macmillan, Harry Mitchell,
John A. COrwin, Clarence r. Paul,
D. Tom H. Cannon. y. u. Hamilton.
i. James H. Htgsins. W. T. Patterson.