The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
ANDREW J.CULLBN DEAD
Delicate Operation Proves Fatal
Sketch Of a Well Known
Democrats Life.

One of Hoboken's most prominent and
estimable citizens was yesterday removed
by death. Freebooter Andrew ]. Cullen
succumbed last evening as the result OF
a delicate operation, which was performed
at DR.. Carpenters private sanitarfum, at
Nineteenth street and Third avenue, New
York City. DR.. Rice of Hoboken, who
witnessed the operation, said it was one
of the most dreadful he had ever seen.
A year ago Mr.. Cullen was q man en-
joyfng excellent health. and in fact had
very seldom been known to be sick. A
year ago he became oubled with what
he believed was malaria He has been
under the care of a physician for the
last year and was being treated for that
disagreeable malady. He failed to I'M
prove under this treatment, and lately
was advised by a friend, Mr.. Robert Nc
Curdy. of the Second precinct police sta
ton, Hoboken, to consult DR.. Carpenter.
Last Friday Mr.. Cullen visited Dr.. Car
penter. who examined him and told him
an operation would have to be perform
ed in order to save his life. Dr.: Car
penter told Mr.. Cullen that he had a
cancer of the spleen and kidney. He
gave Mr.. cullen very little encourage
ment. Mr.. Cullen. who was full OF PUCK,
however, went to DR.. carpenter on Sat
urday and asked that the operation might
be performed Immediately. DR.. Carpen-
ter. however, arranged for the operation
to take place on Monday at two o'clock
P. NJ. Promptly at that hour MI Cullen
was on hand.
TO perform, and a cancer OF extraorol-
nary size was The operation
was entirely successful, and at its ex-
piration he had a fair chance OF recov-
49,, Tpal onarafinp Ghawad that MI. Gull
len was possessed of a powerful constr
tuition. When he revived from the ell
feet of the ether he talked with the doc
tors and was perfectly conscious for tnree
hours. The shock occasioned by the loss
of blood, however, was too much, n ne
suffered a relapse.
He became unconscious shortly before
seven o'clock and expired a few minutes
later. Undertaken Parslow removed the
body to Mr.. Culen's residence, at NO.
I34 Willow avenue.
Mr.. Andrew ]. Cullen was born in the
city of New York in 1913. When a small
how he entered the army as q drummer
boy and was stationed with the army OF
the West. He was present at the siege
of yicksburg. He returned to New York
at the close of the war and in 1870 moved
with the American Bank Note Company
to wash their plates. Mr. Cullen, 1t
seems, had come into possession OF a
process for cleaning the cloths used Tor
H2<It4l4S- IN R4dltos AA41 oAcR go
in Grand street, Hoboken.
The records of old Engine Company
No. l, of the Volunteer Fire Department,
then located at First and Washington
streets. show thu Mr.. Cullen became a
member of that company Pm November
10. 1871. In 1879 Iven D. Applegate, the
present chief engineer of the Fire De-
partment, was elected foreman of Engine
Company No. /. Andrew j. Cullen was
made his assistant. Mr.. Cullen served
four years as assistant and was then
made foreman. Mr.. Cullen at that time
went into the manufacture Of kindling
wood. Mr.. Patrick L~ondrigan. ex-councsf-
man, was taken in as partner six months
later.
Mr.. Cullen a short time after this sold
out his interest TO Mr.. Londrigan. In
the spring of 1884 Mr.. Cullen became the
Democratic candidate fer election to the
Board of Freeholders. He was elected
by a large majority. He ran again in
1886 and was reelected and again in
1855. Then he left politics for a while
until two years ago, when he again be-
came candidate for Freebooter and ran
nominated for the Fr~eeholdership this
fall, and his election was considered as
sured.
Mr.. Cullen was a member of the Forest
ers. the Catholic Benevolent Legion, the
Friday Night Club and the Exempt Fire
Department. He was standard bearer of
the Andrew J. Cullen Association, one of
the strongest political organizations In the
county. The members of the association
will meet tonight at Michael j. Coyle's
hall. whey they will take suitable action
a wife and three children, two boys and
q GIRL