New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
MAY BE FURLONG HEIR.
CAPT. D. u. HILL, DUBLIN.
Third Cousin at Generals Funeral
May Read UiU Monday.

Captain D. NJ. Hill of Dublin formerly of the
18th Hussars. yesterday attended the funeral Of
General Furlong in the parlor of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel and made it plain to Mr.. Sullivan.
OF Sullivan & Cromwell. lawyers for the fur-
long estate, that if General Furlong left no VIII
he will be claimant for the estate. Captain
Hill says he is third cousin of the general
his mother having been first cousin of General
Furlongs mother. Captain Hill. who appears
to be about forty-five years of age. is staying
No. 123 West 22d street. There is a posi-
biiity that he is mistaken about his klnshp
with General Furlong who. he says. was un-
doubtedly born in or near Dublin. General Fur
long always said that he was born in Lexington
avenue near 10Th street, and about a year ago
while walking with Thomas F. Smith, secretary
Of Tammany Hall. whose wife was turlohs'
pointed out TO him the house where ne was
born Captain Hill says that he is certain thal
Mrs Furlong. the generals mother, never lelt
the old country. and that the general must nave
been born in Dublin. In registering before elec-
tion the general time after time declared thaI
he born IN this city.
General Fur1ong third cousin OF
mine" said Captain Hill yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel His mother and my mother
were Montgornervs descended from General
Montgomery. Miss Montgomery married her
own cousin. Major Furlong. When MRS. fur-
long died she buried in the grave "lIi liis
aunt her lifelong friend at Newcastle county
Wicklow Ireland. The death OF my aunt ie"
years ago ma rlled the passing of the last hheai
descendant Of General Montgomery VINO was
kfIad a. Cuebec came to this country Few
weeks ago when l heard that General Furiong
was i'll but I did not see him at Portland. l
to,.o r,.b mo naners that will establish my re-
lationship TO the general beyond a doubt ana
WITT me a picture OF GenSTdi Il III
longs mother"
Three other persons. one Of them woman.
Yesterday told Mr. Villas, proprietor OF the MOTEL
that they were distant atives OF General III :
long Ali of the generals friends, some OF "i'oih
have known him for thirty years say tilal he
repeatedly told them that he had no rela'i'eS'
Captain Hills card reads: Captain the f1onoi
able Alex y. NJ Hill He was ecCoHlp"i'
Yesterday by a man who kept advising MIN IN
subdued tones whenever he talked Win 'he
newspaper men.
NJ sullivan of Sullivan & Cromwell, yester-
dav obtained the key 70 General Furlongs sale
deposit box He said that on Monday ne "oulH
ask for a court order authorizing the opening OF
| The receptacle Mr.. Sullivan says that Genera
| Furlong made will years ago. and so lar ae
| he knows 20 the contrary. the VIII Is IN exist
| enca and probably is in the box that VIII oe
| opened Monday.
RnV. Or. Alfred f Myers aSslS'di'' pas
| af the Marble Collegiate Reformed Church' o.
| fciated at the funeral yesterday Floral oner-
| ;nes were sent by the Amen Corner Assocla'lo1
| Nathaniel Whitman J. Sanford Saltus. Rose
! mary Sartoris Woolston and others. The buriHI
| Will be in woodlawn. The Mayor ano many
| DISTINGUISHED persons were present
One of those who attended the funeraI "a1
| simon 6. Pepper a broker who told the folio"'
| ing story Of the general:
! 1T was IN 1863. just after the fall OF NicN7
| burg that first met General Furlong. lie "as
! an aid TO General Grant, and before Genera
| Grant left yicksburg he appointed General Fur
! long provost marshal Of the district poor
| uor,an neiEhbor of mine lost good fluie
which was probably borrowed oy CH'o,
| so,atars She asked me TO try 10 recover H.
| uar- to see General Furlong who. after satls'
| fving himself that Union soldiers had taken 'h'
mule, made out a requisition on the government
fo- q erst class mule obtained one and turned
&. over 70 NV neighbor. After he LEFT Nlcks
brrs did not see General Furlong for thirty
wears but when finally met him he calieo me
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