New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
MIR MILMO'S DEATH.
MIX MTTNON DEN IT.
CORRECTION OF SOME MEASUREMENTS ABOUT
HIS LIFE IN MEXICO.

HIS LIFE IN MEXICO
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: \ notice has appeared In a morning paper
concerning the death Of my late fathcr-n-aw.
Mr. Milmo in which there are several errors. As
these have been repeatedly published. and are OF
n nature TO cause an unfavorable opinion OF Mr..
Mlmo's career and character. | shall ask you to
ind space for this letter in answer to the state
ments which have been made. In the first place.
to quote from the article which appeared this
morning:
In 1850 he came TO New-York. lie spent some
years here and finally went to Tamplco Mexico.
II is said he had scarcely cent In his pockets
upon reaching Mexico fortunate train OF cir
cumstances brought him very soon into prom
nence He met General vdauri. Macmillan 5
Secretary Of State. who became his firm friend.
pushing him ahead at every opportunity
"Nfilmo took to cattlc-raisng. an Industry which
at that time had not been very much developed.
lie made money from the start. lie fell In love
with General Vidauri's daughter after he had laid
the foundation Of his fortune. and the General
finally consented TO his marriage The marriage
brought him much social prominence The bride
eroom's name was Patrick Miles but In order to
please the Mexicans he changed 1t to Don Patrcio
Milmo
"Illmo made several visits to this country and
at one time resided I'm New-York.
Tie obvious inference from this is that Mt
Nrilmo was pennlless advcnturcr OF obscure ante
from being ashamed Of this he aiwuys felt com
mendable pride in having been the architect Of his
own fortune lie represented the second gener-
alton OF Mimos in Mexico. ard went out there TO
take "A place in the importing house Of his uncle
lanes Mlmo He did not leave Ireland with no
plan and wandering vaguely.
To General Vidauri. his father-in-law, he owed
no advancement. nor was he ever In his employ
He had an established position al the time OF his
marriage and was considered in every way suit
able and even desirable match for my mother-n-
law
Again II is stated:
I'm 1850 re came to New-York lie spent some
time here and finally went to Tampico, Mexico
Aiilmo at one time resided In New-York X"
He has never been in this country, except on
brief visits to me his way TO Europe when
he left ireland in 1sS he crossed the Atlantic IN
sailing boat which touched at New-Oreans. Here
he changed directly to another which took MN 10
Tampiro whence he crossed the mountains TO san
Luis Potosi where his uncle was established 1i
The entire tissue OF nonsense of which the article
Is composed. possibly the most offensive statement
"'rho bridcgrGom's name was Patrick Miles. but
In order to please the Mexicans he changed IL 70
4 man Who would do such a thing as this would
have to be so constituencies and weak minded az
70 deserve no respect from any one h Il WIS i'm
timatcd once before that his name was really Mul-
F en- T hnye never heard hat Niles or Mullins
"A dsrcgutabe name; there arG mahI Hk,.'s -, re
ana my fathor-in-law could have had no possible
object in changing Ms name from either to Mllino
As a matter OF fact. the Mmo family settled IN
the noighborhood Of Sligo over three hundred
years ago. having come there originally from
Meath. The family and the name ar" perfectly
well known there M 10 the present day, and me
tombs O various Mmos. for "a period extending
back 10 the seventeenth century, are 10 DC round
there stu. In the opinion Of Sir l}ernard Bufke'
seconded from Mailmora King OF Leinster' VINO
fought at the battle Of ClOntarf. In 1913.
As for Patrick having become Patrico. would
ask YOU what has happened In this country TO me
"LudUigs" ter Instance and the "Luigis. Did
they not an. IN the yernacullr, become "Looeys
In the same manner, Patrick In spanish
country very naturally land without any help on
the part OF lis pos.cssoD became 'Patricio;
40 person could hc more proud or MS lrlsh de-
scent than Mr.. Ailmo. So far from attempting TO
conceal d. be always spoke Of il with the greatest
atsfaction. BE chri-t-ned his son Patricio. lie
gave The principal house OF his great CHAIN OF
estates IN tho North the name OF san PatIlcio
and while Iovallv devoted TO the country OF his
adoption never having taken out his naturaliza--
ton papers I'm Mexico he remained 10 the gay OIL
his death lrishman. EUGENE hEl'Lh.
NeW-York Feb Il.