The Irish standard., 1908-02-08
Born in New Brunswick in 1854, He Drift
ed to the Mountain State About
Twenty-Nine Years Ago.
A Hibernian For Thirty Years, Deceased
Gave Literally of His Means to
Both Church and Country.

Last weeks issue OF Tho Irish
Standard contained all editorial an
nouncement Of the death of Daniel !.
IIennessy of Butte. Montana. Ono of
men in the West, III every manner a
credit to the race from which he
sprung, his death will be exceedingly
regretted wherever his name and fame
had reached. The Butte. Mont. Miner
| of January 2s, contains the following
reference to the deceased:
! Mr.. Hennessy was walking west on
Park street, near Jackson. Monday
morning, when he was overcome by
heart failure. But a. moment before he
had parted company with M. J. Coen.
manager Of the dry goods department
Of the Hennessy store. and at that
time was apparently in the best Of
health.
That Mr.. Hcnnessy was suffering
was first noticed by Edward Kilfeather,
an omploye OF the Butte Miner Pub
1 fishing company, who saw a prostrate
form OH the sidewalk across the street.
Mr. Kifeather hastened across the
street and was shortly joined by M. v.
Conroy. Arthur Mueller and p. ].
Macarthur. Mr.. Kllfcatl1cr attempted
to raise tho almost lifeless form. not
aware ut the time that 1t was Mr..
Hennessy. The identity of the suffer-
er was ut once made know by Mir. Con-
roy, and Mr.. Hennessy was tenderIy
carried to the home OF IL nearby ply
sician. Every effort was made to ren-
was administered. Medical aid was
unavailing, however, and a. few mo-
ments later, about $40 o'clock, Mr..
Hennessy died without regaining con-
seriousness.
Daniel J. Hcnncssy was born in
September, 1854, at Fredericton. New
Brunswick. Canada, and began his cd
llcation at q collegiate school in that
province. At the age Of Is he left
school and determined to begin tho
battle Of life for himself. He accepted
employment in a grocery store, where
he remained until the western fever
became epidemic throughout the land,
and attacked him as it. did thousands
of others. He came to Montana in
1879, arriving in Helena in April. He
remained there d month and then came
to Butte, securing Il position Of i'm
portance and responsibility with E. L.
Bonner a. Co, and soon demonstrated
his capacity and business tact. In the
fall of 1886 MIR. Henncssy began busi-
ness for himself by organizing the firm
Of ID. j. Hennessy & Co, and starting
an establishment on Main street above
Broadway. moving soon after to the
corner of Main and Granite. In this
tho business increasing with such rap
idity that in less than three years an
enlargement Of it's scope and realrange-
mcnt Of It's status was required.
The firm was incorporated in the
summer Of 1889 with q. paidup capital
stock of s250,000, under the title of the
D. j. Hennessy Mercantile company.
On Sunday. Sept. 20. 1889, a disastrous
fire consumed tho building and stock
Of goods valued at $126,00o. Mr.. Hen
Messy, fortunately, was able to save his
books, and they were m such excellent
shape that the full insurance he carried
was promptly paid by every company
concerned without the least delay. Be-
fore the end of the year he had erected
and completely stocked a. fine new
building on the site of the old one.
In November of that year Mr.. Hen
messy was elected as democrat to the
first state senate of Montana, and in
the distribution Of terms he drew the
short one. The next year he was re-
elected for a full term of four years,
and gave his constituents good serv-