New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14
DEAN M'NULTY SAILS.
ON FISIT TO IRELAND.
From Paterson. y. j., 10 Celebrate
His Golden Jubilee.


New Jersey as an unrelentiEs foe of intemper-
ance- Dean McNulty is on his way to ireland
10 celebrate his golden jubilee mass in st Mary's
Chapel. Cashelard, County Donegal The mass
VIII he offered from marble altar which tie
dean recently gave to the struggling little Irish
parish III" dean received affectionate fare
wei greeting from large delegation of priests
and laymen. Protestants as wei as Catholics for
IL IS not among his own people alone that the
white haired priest is honored. When he returns
I" paterson. in October he will celebrate the
foftY-seVenih anniversary of his pastorate of
- JOINS and the people of Paterson are pre-
pairing % make the occasion memorable
The career III this city OF Dean McNulty or
as he IS popularly known. Father Mae" has
been q remarkable one-rcmarza hI4 for the
progress he has made i'm providing for the
needs Of the Catholic community and also for
the things he has accomplished that do not come
directly within the scope of his pastoral duties
II is many years since the dean first began to
make his Influence and power felt among the
people of Paterson. power and influence that
no other man body OF men possessed This
was illustrated TO degree that brought Father
Mac" into national prominence in May. 1880 on
the occasion Of the Carrot Mountain riot
Carrot Mountain overlooks the silk CITY" II
was the gathering place for German singing So
oieties 10 greet the rising sun on the first sun
day in May, and large and merry party was
assembled there. when William DalzelI still a
resident OF Paterson, and at that time the
shot and killed John Van Houten for tresua ssir,.
on his property. The shooting caused a great
uproar. not only among the members of the
singing societies. but also throughout the city
thousands gathered on the mountain clar7er-
ing for the life of Dalzell. He was pursued from
one place TO another. and the torch was applied
10 buildings in which he sought refuge The
police were helpless. although the entire force
and all the constables available were on the
ground. Sheriff Van VOORHEES, wired 10 Gov
ernor Mcclellan for troops but meanwhile Po-
lice Sergeant Mcbride concluded that there was
man IN Paterson who could prevent a lynch
ing. He hurried TO St. Johns parsonage and re-
turned in a carriage with Father Mac. The mob
fell back at the command OF the priest He di-'
rected Dalzell 10 enter the carriage and then
gave instructions 10 drive 70 Newark DalzeII
was taken 10 the Essex County Jail He was
subsequently, tried IN Bergen County and ac-
quilted. Ex-Attorney General John ". Cirisgs
was at that time City Counsel Of Paterson
After conference with Mayor Graham and
Sheriff Won VOORHEES, he sent word 70 Governor
Mcclellan that the presence of the troops mobi-
liZed in Jersey City and ready 10 start for Pat
ersOn was unnecessary
In his crusade against Sunday liquor selling
Dean McNulty has had many exciting expert
eTCes Prior To The passage of the bishops
law the saloonkeepers of Paterson who did
business on Sunday feared one but the dean.
In order 10 CirCumvent his visits the saloon
keepers provided their side doors with latch
and chain. which became known the Pap
Mac" lock. a guard was on duty inside and
when the door opened far as the chain per-
mitted it was his duty to remove the chain and
permit the visitor enter-that is if the visitor
not Dean NcNulty Despite these PIE
cautions. however, the dean frequently managed
10 make his way into crowded barrooms on sun
DAYS and invariably the crowd fed through
doors and windows Seldom a Monday passed
that did not find the dean before the recorder
making complaints against saloonkeepers for
violating the excise law, and in nearly every
ease the saloonkeeper paid his fine without con
test protest
on one occasion the dean was attracted 10
saloon IN oliver street. The guard was monen-
tarily off duty. and when the priest made his
way Ia the barroom. the crowd fed. leaving
So ore or more of beer ml1ks the bar Eyng
the beer mugs. The dean remarked.
Well. I thought I was coming into saloon
bur see il is a crockery shop"
The saloonkeeper paid fine the next day
In all his unaided raids saloons only once
the dean attacked by saloonkeeper The
saloon paid fine Of $3.50 and only the
intercession Of the priest saved him from state
prison
Dean McNulty is also known as the church
builder" His appointment 10 st Johns was
made during the darkest period of the Rebellion
The year that witnessed the meeting at Apo
Jnattox the beginning of rapid development
in the history OF the Catholic Church In Passaic
County, and to a certain extent in Bergen
County, and the labors OF Father McNulty IN
connection Herewith
Father McNulty began his labors by the erection
Of two churches. one in Paterson. the other IN
Fohokus, Bergen County. In September. 1864
the Very Rev. Father McQuaid. V. O.. blessed
the cornerstone of the Gothic church dedicated
10 St. Luke.
IN the following year Father McNulty having
purchased the property on the corner Of Main
and Grand streets. began the erection Of the
Church OF St John the Baptist and the adjoin-
ing rectory.
In the following five years he found time to
establish st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, at Lincoln
Bridge and furnish place Of sepulture for the
Catholic dead in the cemetery Of the Holy Sep
ulchre.
In 1867 the pastor Of ST Johns bought on
Broadway, for $4,000. a desirable property. In
the large frame building which stood thereon.
after some necessary alterations. a chapel dedi-
Gated to st. Joseph opened, St. Agness
Academy. under the charge Of the Sisters OF
Charity, finding A home in the same building.
Father McNulty in 1872 purchased eight lots
on Sherman avenue, Totowa, and built thereon a
brick building which served the purpose OF
church and schoolhouse, the church being dedi-
Gated under the patronage Of st. Mary. Four
years later in 1875, several members OF the
order Of 81. Francis arrived from Germany and.
with the assistance Of the rector of St Johns,
succeeded in building in West Paterson the
Church of St BOnaventlt-e, dedicated July a.
1880.
The dean Is now engaged on plans for home
for neglected Catholic boys, and he has enlisted
the aid of various societies Of St. Vincent de
Paul. The actual work OF building such home
wiz be taken up he returns from
ireland.
TO MAKE NEWBURG A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Prizes Offered tc Residents Who Improve the