Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-10
WATERBURY MANS FORTUNE

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 The South Norwalk Sentinel prints very interesting account of the own CT of one of Fairtield'S picturesque homes. known as The Castlc,' from it's style of architecture. It is situat- ed at the top of TunXls hill. and always attracts the attention of those who go by trolley from Bridgeport to Nor walk. It quotes the story of the own CT, Charles Savage Orr, as given to the l Southport Chronicle. At the age of 10 years he was sent to a relative in Maine for some unknown reason and since then has lived in this country. He was educated well but until few weeks ago heard nothing whatever from his parents or his brothers, and naturally cherished bitter feelings to- ward them on account of being eXiled | from home at so early an age.
 When his education was completed | he came to New York, was admitted .to the bar, and in time. with a partner, built up an extensive practice. It was about the time of the Tweed regime, and one day something hap pened in the office which caused Mir Orr to abandon the law. He entered the shipping business. became connect ed with one of the large steamer lines, l "Castle' about thirty years ago. and through acquaintance with some mem- bers of the Tweed clique, became pos sessed of the beautiful and artistic steel gates which stand at the entrance to his grounds. He says of them:
 "They are the gates which closed the old Castle Garden. Through those gates the late P. T. Barnum led the song bird Jenny Lind when she first visited the country, and the gates pos sesSed considerable interest to Mir Bar mum thereafter. Franklin Pierce. one of our presidents, made triumphant egress through them after he was elect ed and 1 could name a number of not ed personagesr who passed through these gates, but specialize the Barnum incident. because of his former resi- dence being near here.
 "I think 1 paid S3G5 for the gates and got them as a special favor through MT Tweed and his friends. Ii took considerable engineering to get them, as they were much sought after | Now comes the Waterbury end ot Mir Orr'S story. which is this:
 q have lived here quietly for a mum Der of years. Several weeks ago through the merest accident. I heard from two of my brothers, whom I had not seen since ] was 10 years of age A merchant in Waterbury chanced tc be in Ireland, and went into a large establishment of William Orr, a mul t-millionaire. who owns about BOG stores in various parts of the United Kingdom. The Waterbury merchant T was introduced to the William Orr. ot which I speak. and their conversation drifted to matters American. and tho Englishman asked the Waterbury mar if he knew of Charles Orr Int gentleman stated that he did. a Charle. Orr having a married daughter whc lived in Waterbury. It finally devel oped that the English merchant prime, was one of my brothers. and that my other brother was also in England and had been equally fortunate il
 amassing q fortune as his brother
 They sent message of greeting to m, I and wished that knight make them I visit soon. asr M
 sI have about concluded to try ant
 make arrangements to take trip ove
 the water and visit them in the spring I am getting old now, and 1t will so
 do flor me to harbor bitter feelings to
 ward my brothers. as they may be to tally innocent parties to my shipmen to America