The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-04
ORPHAN Boys STORY.


Orphans Homo IN Toronto Less
Than Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Toronto Globe: william Michael
Galway. Of cintra, Portugal, is a gem
tleman OF wealth and distinction, whose
earlier life. spent in Canada, was mark
cd By hardship and misfortune. The
1 story was recalled lately by a letter
from Mr.. Gallwey~ to gentleman in
this city, who had befriended him. and
in which the writer proposes trip
around the world at his expense. To-
day Mr.. Gailwey enjoys rishtfui pos
session OF vast estates and great
wealth; years ago he was an inmate o.
the Orphans Home on George street In
this city and later worked as a farm
hand in Colllngwood township. Fortu-
nately for himself. persons who did not
dream that he was an heir to millions
or was anything but what he appeared
to be, friendless and deserted, became
Interested in him, and through their de-
votloa ne attained his own. The cir
cumstances leading up to this happy
result were nothing less than remarks
able, and were obtained for the Globe as
the result Of Inquiries made In this
| city, Coilingswood township and Grey
county.
In March, 1875, CoIilngswood town
ship farmer offered to adopt one Of the
boys ut the George street home. The
offer was accepted, and tho farmers
choice was William Michael Gallwey,
bright, handsome little fellow, then
eight years Of age, who had been placed
In the home OF Rev. Mr.. Cartwright OF
Ancaster. The lad, who had always
displayed the greatest fondness for
horses, was delighted at the prospect OF
living on n farm, and once settled In his
| new home this Partially developed to a
degree remarkable in one so young. Be-
tween school tcrr:s he proved Of great
| assistance to his adopted parent, and at
! ten years OF age could handle horses 40
well as n man who had spent his whole
| lifo on the farm. He also displayed a
/ great desire TO master the details of ag-
TlcultUrol machinery. This trait OF his
| nature cost him dearly, his left arm be-
lag so tadly crushed while he was at
| tempting to OIL e horsepower threshing
machine that Il had to be amputated.
Dr. Eunt OF clarEsburg, since deceas.
cd. performed the operation, and ate"
the George street home, He was then
eleven years OF age,
Mrs. Hunt. who had been very Kind
to tho little fellow during his Illness
pesauo3cd her husband to give him
4 home with them. This was done, and
! william was well treated. being sent to
school, and lacked nothing Of the essen
tials necessary for the welfare OF a
healthy, growing hoy. He was bright
and intelligent, and n great favorlte
with oil who knew him. Not long nf-
ter his adoption by the Hunts, namely,
| In the year 1878, Mr.. c. w. Hartman.
now q private banker of Clarksburg,
commenced business as g chemist at
! that place. Mr.. Hartman was Mrs.
Hunts brother, and consequently Of
ten visited his brother-In laws home
Here he met young Gallwey, and, like
| every one else who had come in contact
with the lad, grew TO be fond OF him.
Mrs. Hunt died in 1870, after short ILL
ness. Before her death she asked her
brother to make an earnest effort to
find Gallwey's parents, II living. or his
relatives. She said he had once or twice
told her that he could remember living
In beautiful home with his parents,
who seemed to have everything that
money could buy. Mr.. Hartman prom
lsed to carry out his sisters wishes,
and after her death took William TO his
own house.
inquiries were set on foot first in To-
| ronto. then tn Ancaster, New York,
Philadelphia, Cuba and Lisbon, Portu-
gal, and slowly the whole story Of the
| lads pnrGntage and childhood came to
light It appeared that his father, the
fnvorite son Of Portuguese family,
whose forefathers came from Ireland,
had married Protestant lady against
the wishes Of his people, whose relig-
ion was Roman Catholic. He was CIV
en- n portion OF the family property and
| Immediately went to New York, enter
ing business venture In that city,
which was not successful and by which
| he lost considerable money. Following
this experience he came to Toronto and
taught classics in q school there, re-
siding in the mean time with his wife
| and two children, the boy William, md
girl, on Church street. Mrs. Galiwey's
health falling. n return to New York
| was made. where, however, ahe Tied,
The children in the meantime had been
! left with n Mrs. Mckay. Of Ancaster,
who. not hearing from the parents for
long time, consulted the Rev Mr.. Cart
wright. with the result that the boy
was placed in the homo and the girl
adopted By people near Guelph. on
reaching womanhood. Miss Gallwcy
married n well-known Guelph business
man. Subsequently. It was ascertained
that after his wIfc's death Mr.. Gallwey
went to Cuba and accepted II position
with an owner OF n large sugar plnnta-
ton. He seems to have met with con-
| siderable success in this work, but
when apparently on the high rond to
fortune was brutality murdered by one
Of the laborers on the plantation.
Having gone so far. the efforts of
those engaged In making the search
seemed to be haffled Several appaF-
emily correct stories were traced to
their source without result. Then Mrs.
Mckay recalled the name OF n Philadel-
! phla lawyer whom Mr.. Gallwey had
mentioned to her as being friend OF
the family Mr. Hartman was notified
OF this and wrote the lawyer, who re-
piled. stating that Mr.. Gallwey had
! come from Lisbon. Portugal, and had
wealthy uncle there To this gentleman
Mr. Hartman wrote giving as clearly
as possible. the facts OF the case, and
enclosing certificate of Mr.. GallwGy'S
death, which had been forwarded from
| Cuba In return. the uncle, after n few
| further inquiries sent to Mr.. Hart
man n check for ESQ, with the request
that the lad be properly educated and
cRred for, and the promise that more
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