The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
.GAVt TO THE POOR
Harry DoIan, New York'S
PhiIantrOphiSt, Is Dead.
MANY GIFTS TO NEGROES
Kansas Sister TO Whom He
Has Left a Fortune.
MANY GIFTS TO NEGROES


woman and her name is Mary L. De
Forrest, of Irving, Marshall county. He
leaves $4,000.
Mr.. Dolan was past 50 and eccentric.
he was also phflanJhropic. the negroes
being his especial favorites when it came
20 dispensing charity. and he always gave
with 2 free hand. 1t is estimated that he
gave away hundreds Of thousands % dol
lars, but no one ever heard about it. He
never carried q trumpet TO announce his
good deeds.
He was best known and probably VIII
be remembered 10y many as the man who
looked like Bismarck. He was a perfect
double Of the great German statesman
and was more than six feet in height. Up
70 the time he was stricken last fall he
had an upright and commanding figure,
says the New York Journal
For the past thirty years he had been a
reciuse. living most of the time at the
Union Club. of which organization he had
been q member since 1852.
Practically al his fortune was IN real
estate. lie owned the land on which the
Paast hotel was built at Broadway and
Forty-second street on that property
ta-....t ll1-A d- AllNDLIt DL tta-tfl q tttL.
Down III the dry goods district along
broadway. he owned building after build
ing. mostly in the neighborhood Of Hous-
ton and Prince streets. His revenues
from them were enormous. and he in
vested an his surplus in more property.
Re was also a member Of the New York
club and the New York Yacht club. but
the Union was his favorite Servants
there were always glad 10 see him. and no
one ever told him a story of financial
troubles at home and went away empty
handed
At his home in West Thirty-sIxth
street he had few callers who were not
merchants. He called them his wards
and took care Of them.
Sometimes he dispensed his charity at
the club and had them come there TO see
aim. on some days he is known TO have
sent cut for 81 900 in bills of small de-
nomination. and after the stream had
ceased calling on him. he was forced to
sign check in order to pay for his own
dinner He invariably used crisp new
bank notes
II is said that there is whole colony
OF negroes in Brooklyn who practically
lived on his generosity. No demand for
charity seemed too preposterous for him
70 heed. A gray haired negro named sam
had a claim on him by reason of the fact
that ne had frequently accepted money |
from the millionaire without grumblinE.
sam was an ash hauler. and that TO-
yether with picking rags and acquiring
bags Of scrap iron by devious methods, /
enable him To piece our a living with
what his benefactor gave him.
one day when the millionaire was at
dinner tie old negro drove mp TO the
brown stone mansion in West 36th /
street He did not get down from his !
rickety wagon. but sat there and yelled |
until servant opened the door of Mr. /
Dolan's house
Dis boss am a mighty skittish critter |
IN doan' want ter bother AIistah Dolan I
roo much" declared sam, ~but YOU jes 1
tell him sam has to sec him mighty bad" /
Back went the valet 70 his master. and (
delivered the massage saying. shall /
tell him 10 wait until YOU have finished 4
5iuner2"
The millionaire laughed ar the picture /
ais man had drawn of sam and his horse. /
and answered.
Dinner can wait. sam has TO earn his /
living. ard fl wouldn't do to delay him. /
TIL go OUT
N,t waiting to Put on his hat. the old 1
PHI uthropist walked down the steps and 1
put che foot on the front wheel Of Sans /
ash cart at the same time shaking his /
hand cordially
''Whats the trouble SAM
Decd AIistah Doian. Use a low down 1
aigger for drargin' you away Crom your
sick an need 8. 1 wouldn't a asked
sou - come clear out here. but dis moss
Is mighty sklttish
That's risht. sam. You watch the
horse. and here's The money. II Mandy
5oesn't set wen on that You come around
and see me again"
Deed I VIII hos. Thank YOU. Git
an FAM
Aad The old millionaire. forgetting all
about his dinner that was growing cold.
stood on the Sidewalk. laughing until sam
and his ash cart were ont 81 sish-
In his own house De kept efrht negro
servants. nor because he needed them. but
3 IS hc often said Because they need She
money and the jobs. Give q nigeer 81 job
ana it keeps him cut OF mischief was
his motto.
Ills servants worshinped bin. and he
W. good 70 them. lie was especially 1ond
~ william Iemouia. his first valet. VIII
lam had been witch him FOR years ana is
said 10 be quite wealthy as q result Of tha
many presents his master bestowed upon
him.
Just before last Christmas DoIan called
William to him and Said-
I suppose sou vl1t 10 buy q few trink-