The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-17
HAD A WIDE ACQUAINTANCE.
A Pioneer Member Of the A. o. n
Passes Away in the East.


pen name OF DARBY O'Quilr' was
familiar to the thousands Of readers
Of The Pilot in by-gone days, in the
person of Denis O'Sullivan, has been
called to his reward, says the Boston
Pilot. He had been ailing for the past
seven years. Heart failure was the
cause Of death.
Mr.. O'Sullivan was born in Macroom,
County Cork, Ire, and was IS years
old. He came to Boston in 1851, maxi
ing his home in Charlestown ever since.
For many years he was n bookkeepcr
in the auction rooms of David Nc
Gilvray, which in those days were fire.
| quented by 4 number of noted men.
He became acquainted with some of
these. including Wendell Phillips, Oliver
Wendell Holmes and Artemus Ward.
The last named. on examining some
OF MIR. O'Sullivan's writings. advised
the gifted young Irishman to abandon
the auction rooms for a literary career.
Mr.. O'Sullivan had a wide acquaint-
ance and enjoyed the friendship of
John Boyle O'Rielly, Patrick Donahoe,
publisher Of The Pilot; the late Mayor
Collins, the Hon. Thomas J, Gargan,
John Dee. who was n member of the
crew Of the United States frigate San
Jaccnto at the time it captured Mason
and Slidell, the Confederate ENJOYS,
from the English ship Trent, and was
later prosperous florist and other
well-known Irisllmcn.
Mr.. O'Sullivan was Il prolific and
gifted writer of both prose and verse.
In oldcn times he was a-frequent con-
tributor to the "Puzzler's Corner" Of
The Pilot. along with "Una," who was
Margaret Buchanan afterwards the
wife of Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago,
the famous lawyer), the most dis
tinguishcd Catholic woman writer of
America at the time of her death, and
one Of the best of any time and who
is ranked as one of Americas greatest
Soo. 'A"h"sSs LcIcI " ANeI Adfhll, Oh
Boston; the late John E. Fitzgerald,
Of Boston and afterwards New York:
Mrs. John G. Blake (Mary Z. Blake),
of Boston, the poet; the late George
Cahill. of Quincy; Carrie Bell Sinclair.
and other talented people.
He wrote q number of short stories
for The Pilot. among them n humorous
one, entitled Mick Whites Donkey"
He welded (, trenchant pen in the
cause OF the down-troddcn and op-
pressed and indicted caustic lines on
shams. humbugs and wrongdoing. He
was especially fond of expressing in
verse comments on current events
Many Of his poems had their inspira-
ton from scenes and incidents around
Bunker Hill.
Mr.. O'Sullivan was one Of tho pioneer
members in America Of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians. He was one Of
the original men OF Div. s. drafted it's
charter and remained affiliated with it
unit: his death. He was its recording
secretary for 30 years.
He ably and successfully defended
the organization against the attacks Of
those who in the old days tried to as
sociate the work Of the Molly Ma
CURES" with that order, writing n num-
Der Of stirring articles for The Pilot ut
the request Of John Boyle O'Rielly.
Mr.. O'Sullivan was married to Miss
Catherine T. O'Brien in 1858 in st.
Mary's Church, Charlestown. She. four
sons and two daughters. survive him.
The funeral took place from the
Church of st. Francis de Sales. The
Rev. NJ. F. Crowley celebrated Solemn
Requiem Mass James NJ. O'Brien, q
close friend Of the family. sang Cal
vary" with touching expression. There
were many beautiful floral tributes. The
burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Maiden.
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