Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-07-15

| This was in September, and CO.
ney Island then wns .s,,ly a collec-
tioa of tumble io~n houses. DULY
one house OF rrfreshmeht could be
found. and this a low groggery.
This they entered about. five clock
in the afternoon aud The only solid
food found was clans. Desperate
looking characters hung around,
aud looked villainly interested at
the sight of the money DISPLAYED
by the strangers. apprsse them,
aud thros OF suspicion cigars we're
called for, aud before leaving room
was engaged when a. eight o'clock
the two travellers with their grips
we're heading for the pier. Here
the gate was found to BE- locked. 1t
was twenty feet high aud projected
several feet over the stonework on
either side
Half an hours work aud the lock
was pried of. As the two passed
through the aperture the lights OF
the ship showed rhsa the sound
OF rowlocks. aud answering the hail
"Cubd," all were sosn on board
This was the new name of the Hor-
net. The next day tn. ship ssoh
southwark, but of Cape Hatteras
came the fearful Ssptem b,'r gale Of
1869.
The only hope for life now was
to stand into Wilmington. N. q.
There the guns Of Fort Fisher were
Immediately trained up,n he shir,
aud 1T the same tims revenue cut.
ter came alongside aud the Hornet
surrendered.
Before the United States Cour.
in Wilmington the officers of the
Hornet were CT ted ard there placed
each under s5, 900 bonds. The
ship confiscated. aud the officers re-
turning to New York were pail IF
and discharged by the Junts.
Nearly all the other officers again
tried the desperate undertaking and
paid the penalty with their lives.
being killed in battle, or afterward
shot.
From the excitement Of this life
of war and filibusteriDg, our sub
ject now turned to the regular du-
ties of his profession. and from
Chelsea, Massachu setts, where he
practiced thirteen months, settled
in Worcester, where he remained
eight years, beco ming there, in tina.
time, City Physi clan. q member of
the School Boa rd, ami Visiting
Physician at Holy Cross College.
While in Worcester, he married his
second wife. MISS Maria McCon-
Vile, sister to the s'five McConville
boys" as they were known in Wor-
cester, who, at the breaking out Of
the war, each enlisted from their
city and signslized themselves by
bravery in action. So much so that
Senator Hoar, in the United States
Senate, has spoken of them as ex-
amples of the heroism and devotion
of the Irish lineaged American sol:
der, one Of them, Adjutant Nc
Conville, being killed in carrying
his regiments flag at the Battle OF
Cold Harbor.
After building up large prac-
tice in Worcester Doctor McNulty,
in 1879, came to Boston, establish
| ing himself on fremont Street, in
the RoxburY district. liz 1856 he
became superintendent of the City
LunatIc Asylum at the Austin Farm.
Here he remained three yrars.
DIR. McNulty's first marriage was
early in life, aud Of ii are two
daughters living IN Boston. He
was member of Camp Lee Con-
federate Veterans of Richmond.
Va, and the Massachusetts, Meii-
cal Society, also the Irish Charita-
BILE Society Of Boston.
Such in brief are the events Of
this mans strange and eventful
life. IL NAV be added. and give
point as strong as unexpected, to
this narrative, that his present wife
and daughter, the gifted young
harpist. Margaret McNuIty, are
both eligible 10 membership in the
/ daughters of the Revolution, Peter
jackson, . Revolutionary soldier. a
Catholic, and coming from the
north of Ireland. and resting in
the Old Granary Burying Ground
here in Boston, being Mrs. McNul-
ty's great grandfather.
Doctor McNulty was q high-bred,
courteous Southern gentleman, a
man who was the soul Of honor,
and az dear friend said Of him,
to the writer. he was incapable of
lie, practical and devoted COM
municant OF the Catholic Church,
and typical Of all that 10 best and
ideal of the old State Of Virginia
in which be was born, and Of whose
good name he was always proud
JAMES Riley in Bostcn Boqnet.