The Eddy current., 1898-09-10
FATE's SAD ROMANCE.
THREE BROTHERS UNDER DIFF
FERENT NAMES.
trath stranger Than Fiction Chance the
tismeut That unitrs the Frnternat
Trio. Two Of a. Members Having
Lited Long in the same city.

From ,ho Chicago Daily News Tha
strange story of ihe separation in
childhood OF the nyo fsns Of Patrick
Dolan. at ono time q blacksmith az
Luckport n. ", after the death Of
their mother and the happy reunion NJ
three OF them-nll that are now l'v-
Iug-cam 10 llfht with the visit 10 Chl-
cago Of Fred Doolcy OF Rochester. y.
~ who De- nov dividing his time be-
tween the homes OF his long-lost rela-
tlvcs. Probably the most peculiar fca-
iure OF the story 90 that nil bat two Of
the brothers grew t0 manhood under
different names and fof several years
two lived within a few miles of each
other IN Chlcaeo and at the same time
each was prosecuting n vigorous search
for the other The brothers now living
and enjoying the reunion are: william
Doolan. hardware merchant living at
! 1891 Madison street. Thomna Dolan,
assistant engineer IN the fire depart
mcnt connected with engine company
/ No, o. Fred Duoloy. a barber IN
/ Rochester, ". Y. The two who died
slace the separation were' Danial Doo-
/ Icy lately % baker at Rochester James
/ poolln who was sailor and claimed
Buffalo as hls home. The story is best
iold by Thomas Doolan, whose efforts
Va finding his brothers have never
wancd since ho FIRST took up the search.
lie gives the following narrative;
"Yoars ago my father Patrick Dolan.
and my mother. whose maiden naive
was Katherine Green. settled IN Lock
port. having come TO this country from
County Louth. ireland. Father was q
blacksmith and ! have been told was
fairly prosperous. The family consist
cd OF hyc boys While we were all iu
tender years mother died and soon
after father placed Daniel Fred and
myself IN the sisters Orphan home az
Rochester and then disappeared slucc
that time nothing has boon heard oI
him and IL Is likely that he Is dead
william was adopted by man OF TIA,
name of Casey. and an elderly woman
one Daughn, cared for James. Later
however James was also placed In Jn'
Orphans home ] soon tired of life 81
the home and one night ran away unt
went to Wilson. n. ". whore for sew
cral years ! made my home with ni
old farmer whose name ! cannot rr
, call. For years never heard from m'
brothers and drlfted about the cnuntrl
doing almost anything that was homes
and uprlght for living. ! came q
4 Chicago. was married, and now hay
[ three children. often wondered n
, should aver aran see my relative
I and had almost given up hope whe
, you can Imagine my surprise when tw
y men walked into the engine house an
!, announced that they were my broth
q ora. They wprc william and Fred. 90
y latter having come from hls home /
{ Rochester. where. IN nu odd manner d
@ had learned ~ our whereabouts It a
came about this way. Recently nani'
u Frawley Of this city established a
agency for "a Chicago brewing compan
J IN Rochester and he rentod store ne'
u door 10 Frcd's barber ship He 81.
well acquainted with me- aud bad ai
y known william, Fred correspondC
with us and finally we were conyinc,
that our relationship had been esta
? llshed. Further Inquiries convinced
~ thG death o. Daniel and james. v
have also discovered an aunt in SeneO
Fails ~ y. and she has assisted us
me search for father The aunts mar
ls Mfs. Mary Celery"