The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
WENT HOME TO Die.
A Venerable Woman
Crosses the
Atlantic.
PENSIONS FOR WORTHY AGED.
A Remarkable Project to Be
Discussed By the British
Parliament.


and the discomforts of the voyage
across the Atlantic, she was in excel
lent health and spirits when the Cum
ard liner Umbria steamed into Queens
town. Miss McNIann was accompanied
by her niece Gagged so and the two
made the passage as second-class pas
sengers.
When the Queenstown reporters
boarded the Umbria, the centenarfan
and her niece were seated on the upper
deck. the older lady evidently much in
terested in the hustle and hurry of
landing the passengers and mails and
entirely unconscious of the great inter-
est and attention of which she was
the center.
Where are your kodaks?" was her
first query as the newspaper men, in
their politest manner asked the vener-
able voyager for an interview.
Being informed by the reporters that
they had not brought Photographic -ap-
paratus with them, Miss McMann i'm
patiently tapped the deck with her pa
rasol and said:
Then you are no good if you can
not take my picture. When 1 was
leaving New York several men from the
papers took my picture with their ko-
oaks, and the great crowd that was on
the wharf cheered me as / started on
my voyage home to ireland. would
like to see some Of those pictures they
put in the New York papers. wonder
what they made me look like
In reply TO questions Miss McMann
proceeded:
Il took my departure from ireland
for America just So years ago. l sailed
from Dundalk in a sailing vessel for
New York With many other passengers.
We had bad weather crossing the At
lantic and the voyage occupied eleven
weeks, Now, it is only six days, and
i've days and quarter by some of the
steamers, so you see there is much diff
ference now in travelling to the land
of the Stars and Stripes. I was pretty
Young at that time, but now I'm an
old woman and l have come to die in
my native place, Carnaeon, county
Monaghan. After l was in America a
little while I started dressmaking.
quickly got together some fine clients
and l did a nice business. I afterwards
went as servant to General James Nc
Bride, and later managed large stock
farm. The fact is lived an honest. re-
spectacle life, and was much in the
open air.
O'CLOCK in the morning, which | main
tain is conducive to health. 1 liked
America, both the people and the coun-
try, and l grieved when leaving there.
But longed to get back to the country
which gave me birth and where 1 could
lie at rest, The voyage across the Al
lantfo was one of pleasure. l rose
early every morning and went out on
deck for walk. We had a little fog.
put on the whole we had a splendid
passage. enjoyed my meals, not los
ing one, and the stewards were exceed
lngly kind and attentive to me- When
l reach Liverpool l will disembark and
cross over to Belfast and then home
again for purity Monaghan, where /
will rest until death calls me away.
Then will be buried with my relatives
IN the churchyard close to the chapel /
was baptized in"
AS the reporters steamed away in the
tender for Queenstown, the benign old
lady with brown colored hair, thick
and wavy. and bright blue eyes," waved
them farewell with her handkerchief
from her seat on the deck of the Um-
bria.
By the death Of the Rev. George w.
Pepper, who passed away recently at
his home in Cleveland, Ohio, the cause
OF Irish nationality has lost a staunch
and eloquent champion. A few years
ago ne presented to the Methodist
church, of which he was pastor, a fine
stained glass window as a memorial to
Gladstone, Washington and Parnell
three friends of human liberty and
progress" and he decided the gift in
such careful terms that the window can
never be removed, or it's inscription OBJ
liberated by any succeeding pastor who
may not be in sympathy with the SEN
timents Of the donor. ~
Rev. Mr.. Pepper was born in
Baliinaganick, county Down. Ire.
land, July IL, 1888 His early educa-
stion was obtained at Belfast, where
he had for a while as his tutor
the famous Richard Brinsley Sheri.
dan. Coming to this country Mr.
Pepper studied for the ministry at Ken.
yon, and late in the SOS was ordained
as a Methodist Episcopal minister. In
this capacity he served as pastor OF
several churches in central Ohio. In
the civil war he fought for the Union
as captain of company he had or.
ganized himself and remained in the
service until after the surrender Of
Vicksburg. He was appointed consu
to Milan, Italy, in $780, by President
Harrison. He is survived by two daugh-
ters and three sons; one of the latter
" Charles Meagher Pepper (na1ned
after Thomas Francis Meagher), a
widely known and respected member OF
the New York Herald staff. Rev. Mr.
Pepper spoke in Mechanics Hall last
year, on Robert Emmet's anniversary
under the auspices of the O'Connell AS.
sociates.
IL 10 estimated that the building an6
sailing OF the Shamrock, which is ID
compete for the America cup the first
II October, will cost the owner Sir
$homas Upton, fully half a million
collars. Rather a nice penny to pay fol
the luxury Of defeat. But then 81,
Inomas may be filled with the same
spl,'t Wnicn animated Nelson when he
exclaimed Just before going into action
at the battle Of the Nile, Here's for 4
peerage, or tomb in Westminster
Abbey" The Shamrock NAV nossihlv
cross the line in the lead. If she does
the Upton peerage will loom up HE
through the mists Of the future. If the
Columbia saves the cup, look at Inc
fun and prestige Sir Thomas win have
got out Of his half million Whichever
side Of the shield you look at, there il
hope for Upton. -
The parliamentary committee which
was appointed some months ago to in.
qufre into the question of the best
means Of providing for the aged and
deserving poor, has concluded it's labors
and its report Will soon be UP for dis.
cussion in the house Of commons.
A forecast of the report which ha,
been furnished TO London newspaper
presumably by a member OF the com.
mittee) suggests the following scheme,
An applicant, male or female, for q
pension must be a British aIhiacf ri
years Of age, who has not within the
last 20 years been convicted Of an Of.
Tense punishable by Imprisonment
without the option Of q lns. The appli.