The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-26
TOM WALSH DIES SUDDENLY
TOWN HAD KNOWN HIM As "FATTF"
THESE MANY YEARS.

ter, Blanche, Is in Manitoba, Playing
Fanny Davenport's Roles-Children, as
Well as His Older Chums, VIII Miss Him.
Thomas Power Walsh better known TO the
world at large rs Fatty Walsh. died suddenly
last night OF heart disease at his home. AZ
Madison street. Mr.. Walsh. who was Is years
old. was, UP to yesterday morning, strong and
apparently healthy and able to attend to all OF
his duties as q dockmaster. His death at
o'clock last night was a great shock to the east
side. where he had been we'll known all his
life.
Mr.. Walsh returned from his office at o clock
Saturday night As he got to the corner OF
Madison and Oliver streets there was the
usual scramble among the children in the
reghborhood to reach him first and show him
that their hands were clean. Each evening at
q O'Clock for the past five years Fatty Walsh
has stood at that corner and put one cent In
each clean childish hand extended to him.
The right as we'll as tho left hand has always
been thus rewarded. and Mr.. Walsh rarely got
away with n smaller outlay than 80 cents.
Mr.. Walsh was in excellent spirits at the din
ner table and after the meal went out as usual
to spend the evening with his friends. Shortly
after midnight he was in O saloon on the Bow
cry with number OF political friends when he
complained Of feeling i'll. One OF his friends
accompanied him home He went to bed with
out rousing any OF the four sisters with whom
he lived. but at 3 O'Clock they heard him moan
ing and summoned Dr. Wilson Of ~ Madison
street. The physician succeeded in making
Mr.. Walsh comfortable. but warned the family
not to let him sit up.
All day yesterday Mr.. Walsh kept to his bed.
The news that he was Ill spread around the
neghborhood and yesterday afternoon more
than hundred children went to the house to
inquire about him Toward evening Mr.. Walsh
felt SO well that he In sisted on sitting up Be-
fore anybody could stop him ne raised himself
died ID '''' '''' '''>'S'' ''' S '"'' ~
Mr.. Walsh was G roCTesEg in local r2lites
his brother William. who was then President
OF the Board of Aldermen. to fight Tweed. He
Kelly became the leader, but later ieil out with
tho organization again. and allied himself
wh side c9 Gs 70 On Ss With
had happy iaculty OF coming out out
on top. He was a shrswd. clever politician with
nsnts as among those al led with him. lie held
f fI to as is Warden OF the To"0' prison from
Fatty Walsh was born in Limerick, Ireland.
him mir to this country. Ills father, James Walsh,
settled on the vest eide in what is ROY the
went to the common schools and Tom learned
the Goldbeater's trade and worked at 1t until
he c was a5 II w nS "a n1 a tie om sne s @
trade and went in with rush. Through
S Sroes5 hs q ssG Mnrte Wnm %ash
member Of The board Of Assessors. dIed in
Second Assembly district and controlled the
district. which was then. as now. one q the
strOnghOlds OF Iammhny han. Tom walsh
took the lpalership when his brother died
and in 1881 was elected to the assembly. The
fG, OF s ssSonG p a he out ran With a Ipnm
%SlliHSm !" Xix sit;Essrd r PresdsSt q
the Fourth and Sixth, wards. Both men
that wash had a"q BEEN by
votes. This, official figures. however, showed
Kirk g election by l6 votes Walsh's followers
showing was he best ever made In the district
by an antiTammany man. The, following
and was elected. In lsS5 the TWO men we're
again opposed to each other and Diver won
Walsh built. una strong County Democracy
vote Tor A6ram s, Hewitt Tor Mayor The Sec
were Cooking very rosy for the Washes and
their County Democracy Trganization. when
the Irish flag over the City Hall on st. Pat
fckf day The s lrShmCn in the ssSond who
4 determined fight was made, after, that on
Walsh, who bad ~, the meantime beer, APP
lit In 1888. when it became evident that
Tammhnv would he successful at the polls
wS sar % .n Cd ns again
became a member Of Tammany Hall All of
his nTnhews and thGi1 children TeEs II the
sS?s rn"Hs Hss SF Mayor % Gr TS. ad
NV Wai s w sh she4 100 poHnis few days be-
fore bis death H. Early n his politien! carecr he
w WAYS c%%s to hm He an" er"r "G asnd
delegate, A. one Of ,Walsh's friends nut It last
fights" lie was man Of wit and had made
the east side laugh more than once at his
Walsh, lived for Q ,IonS time at Mott street,
whore his only child BoGche; the vel T ,knowg,
Mott street then. in city Hall place, from whore
he moved ont Of the S,xth, y yard to Madison
Hs N MaTs TSa SS 81 6 az
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James street, Yesterday morning. and then tho
1st eSrnsd Of his iGT"ss rr
Still a young girl; Her first professional on
nSs nmss and hs W KARI. VAN
wright. became Interested in her. and gave her
n small part in n production OF Twelfth
Night" She remained with the James Vain;
wright company three, years. and deveIoped
randy under Miss WainwTights instruc-
as QueSn Elizdbrh in Amy Rohsart."
Since that time she has PLAYED with Nat
Goodwin and other stars. always with
the managers OF thai actress. seeking for some
one to take her place" offered it II Blanche
Walsh, She has not yet learned of her fathers
with Melbourne McDowcll. The company
played ut Butte Mon. and Winnipeg. Mani
family couldn't find out whore Miss Walsh was
In Ilnll