The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25

sured him that he had been thought dead,
the returned husband became philosophical.
The O'Dowds reside in a little tenement
behind Hickey's blacksmith shop on South
Elm street. and thither went Foley. His
wife, or rather O'Dowd's wife, was very
posed dead man, and at first could not be-
lieve her senses. But there he was, brown
as a berry. and his flesh hardened by the
exposure TO the rigorS of many climates,
and his nerves blunted by the experience OF
many of the conflicts of many wars. Foley
explanations were offered and accepted.
Foley was introduced to husband No. 2, and
the returned traveller became reconciled to
matters as he found them.
Mrs. O'Dowd SAYS her first husbands
death was chronicled in the papers. and she
herself asserts that she saw his death on a
newspaper bulletin board. She was not
Foley's death, but all her friends and the
friends of her husband had believed him
dead.
When Foley went away his wife was the
mother of four children, two of whom are
now dead BY her second husband, Mrs.
A Union reporter called at the ODowd
home on Monday morning. and saw Foley.
Both parties had evidently become recon-
ciled to the unusual situation, and Foley
has already made up his mind to leave Man.
chester, and seek employment elsewhere. or
re-enlist in the navy. Foley is a good
looking fellow, and received the reporter In
a very affable manner. He readily consented
" lain VI AAo laws ah0 Yin o.
tale is given below.
Thomas Foley was born in Ireland and
came TO Manchester in 1882. Three years
later he had a slight difficulty with his
family and one day disappeared. His family
received two or three letters from him
and then all communication ceased. He
went West and enlisted in the regular army
at one of the frontier posts. He was all
through the exciting experiences OF the
great Pullman strike. when the United
States soldiers were called upon TO squelcn
the turbulent element.
He spent five years in California, and fin
ally went aboard n man-o'-war. and spent
three years and six months at sea. He was
with the Asiatic squadron. and started home
by the way of the SueZ canal. thus having
made the circuit of the globe.
| Foley was on the Boston, one OF Dewey s
ships. during the now famous battle of Ma
Mia bay. He got up a volunteer band while
on this ship, and this musical aggregation
played the morning and evening calls. The
| long lost man arrived in New York May Z.
and took IL into his head to come to Man
that everybody had thought him dead. and
so firmly was this belief In his wife's mind
that she had married again.
But Foley does not propose to cause any
trouble. He says he will remain in Man
chester a short while longer. and Their
say goodbye to his friends and seek his
fortunes elsewhere. He does not think there
is a good opportunity for a man out of en-
ployment in this city. AS he has a few
months from the time of his mastering out
of the navy TO consider re-enlisting. Foley
SAYS he may think favorably of the idea
and return to the man-o-war.
While he Is visiting In Manchester. Foley
is a regular caller at the little O'Dowd
house. and is treated with much hospitality