New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
B0WERY In GLOOM
GRAPE ETERYWHERE.
Widespread Mourning for
Little Tim" SulIiuan

ar the threghold-the result v.-as ,.s,s,,,
along the Bowery last night christmas
t-scs strung with candles and tinsel ready
fo sled the peculiar kind % cheer over
which they seem 10 have monopoly we're
drspsd with black cloth by down-hesrted
ner 81 Tire Timothy H. sullivan Associa-
mon. 80 eo7 BoWcry
An unshsven man who had No coat wa.
standing on stepladder IN the cluhroorn
Fastening Grape 20 an aforetir,e cheer
breeding bell made 81 red tissue nsner.
SLACK streamcrs had already been attached
ro trs swing ring bands 81 holly A sig,
ir ped and white thar reached from u-sl
fn val vas mixture % hearty good
WISHES and poignant grief a Merry
CHRISTMAS To You All" said the fresh
painted letters. Prom Timothy p sui
trar Bur lI TOO. had been framed IN
s-mtrr olack. and TIE fev- men IN the
rn0w smoked hstlesslv or Eazed through
tle windows without speaking.
MEMORABLE FUNERAL. TO-DAY.
10 was Little Tins" club. and where
was 'lAule TIM All New York knew
rrst preparations were under vav 10 give
r.u one ~ the memorabie funerals IN TIE
rsr0ry NJ tho metropolis TODAY The
--agElcrs sf ms club had helned SEND =
blanket NJ Hiolets, valued Al s. 80. - Lit
'f inns home ben East Ieth street from,
me florist across the Way
never seen nothin like that hlankpt of
F.srs said a short. thick ST member
v.F- tle wagon containing them had de-
parted
Nor. neither. , amt never seen nothin,
s. --tte Tim slluvau." he added pres
He vas FUN of charitable irs,,--,s
vrsrf fe'' asked the reporter.
was the besr the, make. II thar's
vaa' you're driving az. Vas the answer
n1 Vil he his successor" asked the
reporter
Dig which ao yol mean. WHOM take
-.-f.s Tim s. place ou the Boave~,.e' look
iH- s.deWise a. the inquire When Lit
tf l,m up and died against the ideas ms
friends had that be was a-goin' 90 Get
"f. continued the speahe., little louder
-a' before, 'the notion ~ a successor. a.
go calls ir died with him. The answer
-s They ann none
A-N AIS HELPING TNFORTUNATES.
se was asked 10 relate a few ulustrs-
'7s o' the former Aldermans methods
lr helping less fortunate humanity
Where's your home IN tlrn asked the
.ra.E se- rather Wheezy admirer OF
Lirre Tim" Eyery body IN Sew York
anew how I.i'te Tim alVays a-pay1n-
some body rent or a-huyin' clothes or
shoe. tor some poor devil They amt no
re0sraper thar could heEin 20 print EN-.
Dr. vul.6 take q cvclopedic 20 DO Justice 10
'e--and rhen some A Csrnerie library
couldn't hold All thar Little Tim done for
--e Fou-rE" e
Ir' feV other members % the Timothy
SULLIVAN Association showed no sign that
trer heard what the speaker said. They
Err-i as - they would thar they we're
alone to thlnk about their sorrow
little further up the rartling thorough
fare several mer were talking ~ their
crnarted friend "the Bowery Prince" I'M
q corner saloon. The reporter again asked
t1- concrete example of ms method for
publication. and one ~ the dead mans ad-
rlrers spoke up a. follows
Little Tins way was % feed en- nrst
rhev was hungry pay their rent u they
was beir' dispossessed. and he done them
t-.rrs afore he said anvthing about how
me man might he v0tir. Even then ne
DIDN'T never ask en- how they va goin'
'n vote. He'd just impress on EN- the
-are ~ the Organization. Everything was
ore- and above board with Little Tim
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.
s7w about TIE Christmas dinner az the
r--lvan Ass0cistiou-no change IN rharo-
ere reporter asked man IN the rear %
.-e c.lhrooms later in the evening The
man vas folding Two thousand paper nap
E0s Vlrh trembling hands
ere viii DO as much 20 eat as always
r1a as many men % ear H." he said. .'buf
rs going 70 be mighty different other
u-rs"
-How ata his death anecr YOU he was
asked
fer sore. Nhv wouldn't 7" Him nv
.est Friend. and dead a. Christmas Al
fle statesmen. all the biz ones. are up at
ts house now. Them az ain't Is sics
A7-rir else keep EN- from takir' last
Fau."
Tho house in East I2,h street where
.att.e Tim" lay dead was thronEed untl
la-e an night MANY walked o. n carry
- flowers and hundreds arrived early
r mo evening in AUTOMOBILES Apparently
tere was no halfway ground m tho status
.t mo mouruers Tor the BoNery Prince "
Powers came in wagons and carts IN
T-0es s-N and eight feet tall Flowers
came from al directions bv al means ~
transit .r chsep bouquets and gurgeousIy
fesp. p.euderr designs. They literally suffo-
catee the lover part of the hous-
E.f me long lines of friends either
walked o- arrived by automobiles Not
carnage drove 70 last night 10 40 -
Easr --th street. where to-day. when Lit
no Vim vii b. buried. Carriages viii ar
rive .r1u al directions. until probably
t--r hundred o~ Eve hundred vii fan m
behind the hearse
NGOWAN'S TRIBUTE
Among the great number % well known
men anc hundreds ~ the poor men. w-om-
er and children Vho looked upon the body
efre-day was Patrick P. Mctiowan. Presi-
ce1' of tie Board ~ Aldermen
year ago on Christmas Eve. said Ar
MCGOWAN, Little Tim sullivan moved
ir'. fris house. I 1--we next door 70 A. and
remenber the occasion well SAD IN
cee-. tnar q year no the day-and on such
caT-aamcly, the day before Christmas,
rIs cead body should be taken away.
y do not see how any one can nm his
Ta0e lie began when very Young amid
conditions that no learned 20 understand.
sbs0 'ufeIr. hy reason ~ his early priva-
tons Hnd hardships. tie knew his district
anew ir perfectly Tue Greeks and Jews
and Tlrks accepted him ss their leader as
lr-sserTedly as the Irish"
Justices TrlaN Mccall and Gerard also
urro su0lg me callers a. the stricken home
iEFr rtrrr A man a. fne hall Who Nad