The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-27
M'NAMARA IN GREAT LUCK.
Scranton Street Laborer Expects
Fortune by Death Of Rich Uncle.
ESTATE IS OVER IN IRELAND
Letter Received Announces the Fact That
un Uncle Had Died and Left $4,000
Pounds Sterling -McNnmars aud
Two Sisters the Only Heirs.

Three weeks ago a letter came from
Ireland to Joseph Mcnamara, of 91S
Scranton street. this city. acquainting
him of the fact that a bachelor uncle of
his had died and left an estate which Is
| estimated to be worth In the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 pounds sterling.
The news was received with exulta-
tion by Mr.. MclNamara and his wife,
and by the next mail they had letters
| scurrying across the Atlantic ocean
calling for a verttication of the fortu-
nate intelligence. They expect an an
swer daily and meanwhile are consider
ably anxious and restless; for IL il
should prove to be true that they will
come I'm for part of the estate, fate
has played a kind act In their favor
The prospective legatee rents a house
ON Scranton street and Is employed
loading coal In the oxford shaft. He
| has been married several years and has
large family of small children. He Is
industrious. and the intimation that he
| has a prospective fortune I'm store has
not caused him To lie idle and quit work.
The contents of the letter was a sur
prise to him and his wife: they did not
| let the neighbors and friends know OF
| 1t. for fear that after all 1t might turn
out to be hoax.
Tho uncic Was u Rover,
1t Is stated that the decedent had
no settled place OF abode In Ireland and
had been u seafaring man, too. He
made his fortune lin distant lands and
purchased large estates In IrNland. Be
sides the real estate and property, he
| is said to have been possessed of a fine
and valuable collection OF diamonds,
secured in the diamond fields of Africa
He never married, and at the time OF
his death was not more than so years OF
| age. The only relatives living are Mr.
MCNAMARA and two sisters, the latter
being located In some part of the Unit
ed states. They are the heirs-at-law
and In the partition of the estate each
will be entitled to a share.
Mr.. Mcnamara Is not sure that his
sisters are alive. but whether or not
the fractional part to which he can lay
claim I'm the event of the fortune prov.
ing real. will be sufficient to place him
| on an Independent plane for the rest Of
| his life.
The estate Is said to be made up OF
| large farms and properties In different
| sections of the Emerald Isle. Mr. Nc
| lNamara Is from the north of Ireland
| and expects that the estate Is principal
ly in the vicinity of the large manufac-
turing city Of Belfast. He left home
when he was young man and went on
| sea. he Travelled to Asiatic ports and
Australia, and after spending several
years as a sailor he came to this coun-
try and settled in Scranton. On ac-
count of his own rowing habit he was
not we'll informed as to his relatives In
ireland or their whereabouts. and had
not the least Idea that he had a rich
uncle before the letter came which
brought the news to him.
| What Ho Would do with the Money,
| Mr.. Mcnamara has intimated that
II the fortune does not turn out to be a
fake he will go over to ireland with his
family and spend the remainder Of his
days In his native land.
| The letter received simply stated that
an uncle had died and left a large for
tune. with no one to claim it but the
children of the uncles deceased brother
Mr.. Mcnamara left home at an early
age and therefore Is not sure but that il
might be meant for some other man.
| The letters he daily expects will be
apt to settle the question and his peace
of mind. Mcnamara was step-brother
of John Gallagher. deceased, of Mi.
nooka.