The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
REUNITED
after 48
YEARS.
Pilot Mclaughlin Learns That
His Name Is Kama and
Finds His Sis.er.

ST John, ~. b., Jan. Is.-After living -
years in ignorance OF his own identity
Thomas Kane. otherwise Mclaughlin. a
weil-known Boston pilot. has learned
who ne really IS, and has met his sister
whom he had not seen since childhood,
and who he supposed had died years ago.
TO an advertisement in a St John pa
per ana 10 Information supplied by the
prlest OF church here. Mr.. Kane at
winch FOR years he mad been endeavoring
10 solve
Forty-elght years ago Mr. Kane, then
chllo on iour years, was separated from
ms three sisters Ia St John. IL seems
mat the Kane family emgrated from
ireland In lo0i They were destined tor
rather and mother landed at the uuaran-
tine hospital. then on Partridge island.
lhey were III ana died I'm the hospital
rour orpnan children were LETT alone, but
charitable persons took charge OF them,
and the three girls remained an this city.
The boy, Thomas. was given into the
ters found place for him I'm a family
named Mclaughlin at Richibucto. this
province. The boy assumed the name OF
that family, and 10 all lntents and pur-
poses regarded Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin
as his parents. AS the years went on
nearly all Of his early history passed
from his mind. although he was told that
his original name was Kane. Finally,
when young man. he went TO Boston.
and having prediction for "A seataring
lie, decided to become "A mariner.
lie followed the sea for several years
Then he returned 20 Boston. and in time
became a pilot. He prospered In his
chosen occupation, and having accumu-
lated considerable property decided that
he would endeavor to find trace OF the
sisters whom he had been told had been
separated from him here when he was
four years old. He had little or no In
formation 20 work upon. beyond that the
name of his parents was Kane.
During his many years sojourn I'm Bos-
ton he had always been known as
Thomas Mclaughlin and had married un-
der that name. He had never decided to
use the name OF Kane, as he had no proof
eight years ago The pilot came here ana
Instituted inquiries, but his search had
little result
The name Of Kane was the principal
clue he went TO work on. but visit TO
ell citizens OF that name here failed 10
trace any relationship whatever. At that
time he abandoned the task as hopeless.
Meanwhile the sisters whom he had
been separated from years ago had mar
ried. They endeavored in every posss0
way TO locate their lost brother, but, like
him, were unsuccessful.
Finally two OF the sisters died. Last
year the surviving sister, Mrs. Patrick
Condor. OF this city. decided. as a last
resort, TO insert "A notice requesting in
OF her broth RS whereabouts
m N a newspaper here. Weeks afterwards
notice. Not by any means certain that
he was the man referred 10, he decided
TO write to Rev Father Gaynor. pastor
of the Roman Catholic church of st.
John the Baptist. here.
Father Gaynor made careful inquiries
and supplied the + 1ston man with a
complete record of the latter's life up TO
The time lac left the Mclaughlin family.
The pilot then took up the inquiry him
self and by hard work succeeded In
proving 20 his own satisfaction that
Thomas Kane the emigrant boy. and
Thomas Mclaughlin. the pilot. were one
md the same person.
He recently communicated with his sis
er /and any doubts he might have had
IS 10 HIS identity were completely re
moved. He and his wife are now vis-
ting in this city. Kane says that here |
light years ago. attempting To trace fam |
IN history, he passed the house OF his |
sister several times, and did not of !
.ourse know IT,