New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
LITTLE TIM" DEAD
BOWERYN MOURNING
rs HOLIDAY DAWNS.
Tammang Leader Made BraUe
but Hopeless Fight against
Com pIiCation of Ills.

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Timothy ? CLittle TIM Sullivan.
Vice President OF the Board of Alder
men and leader OF the Sd Assembly Dis
trict. died az s: 80 o'clock last night at
his home. No. 22e East 18th streer.
His death was not unexpected. his
physician. Or. Joseph NJ. Creamer, Of
No. 220 East 18th street, having an
nounced yesterday morning that his pa
tient could live only few hours. Mr..
Sullivan is suffering from brain trouble"
he explained. and last night IL was not
expected that he would survive. His
condition became so critical that ex
treme unction was administered. He
was unconscious for many hours. Early
this morning he slept for about an hour,
and now appears somewhat more COM
Portable. He may last through the day"
Two hours after sunset the end came.
Within fifteen minutes the news had
spread the whole length of the Bowery.
and that historic thoroughfare, practi-
cally all of which was in the dead lead
er's district. began 10 experience the
most sincere and honest SORROW that it
has manifested in years
II was asserted freely last night
throughout the East Side that the death
OF no man could produce such spon-
tsneous grief as had that Of Little Tim
making the Christmas Of 1909 go down
as the saddest in the history Of that
quarter.
After having been unconscious all the
afternoon he recognized those near him
ebout an hour before his death and
seemed in such spirits that DR. Creaner
went 10 his own home for q brief rest.
He and the diving mans cousin Timothy
u. (''Big TIM Sullivan. had been UP all
night with the patient, and the physician
was wearied from the long strain.
shortly before $50 O'Clock the patient
lapsed into Inconsistencies. and those at
his bedside became alarmed and sent a
servant 10 summon DR. Creamer The
latter responded without stopping 70 put
on his hat or coat and those who were
standing in the street prepared for the
worst. They had not long TO wait.
In a few minutes the physician ap-
peared at the door and announced that
the end had come. Acute Bright's dis
ease and Inflammation of the heart were
given as contributing causes Of death.
hut the Bowery wouldn't have il that
way last night. II was brain trouble
pure and simple. the dead leaders con
stituents said. and II was brought on by
his worry and work for their welfare.
With Little Tim when he died were
lis mother. his two sisters-Mrs. Neil
shea and Mrs. Herman Heit-his wife
and their fourteen-yesr-olds son. Joseph:
Fathers Sullivan. Quinn and Myhan, Mr..
and Mrs Eugene Wood. Lawrence Multi
gan and Mrs. Patrick III. Sullivan. Big
Tim" was not present. having left for
the Hoffman House az noon. Later p.
II Sullivan arrived and took charge Of
the funeral arrangements.
II was announced that following a
short service at the house the funeral
would be held tomorrow morning at
1870 O'Clock In 81. AIMS Roman Cath
olic Church. in East 18th street. be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues Father
Quinn will officiate. The burial will be
i'm Calvary Cemetery
The names of the pallbearers were
announced late last night. and include
personal friends and political associates
ot the dead leader They are John j.
White. John G. Fitzgerald. Colonel
Michael G. Padden. William Murphy.
William r. Calvert, Louis Lesvitt Cor
oner Peter Acritelli. George J. Kraus.
Rocco Marasco. Frederick Smith, VIII
lam Long. DR. Joseph NJ. Creamer and
Samuel Hoffman.
F. Murphy. Timothy I. Woodruff. J.
Sergeant cram Sheriff Thomas r. Foley
Justices Edward r. Mccall. Mitchell l..
Frlanger. James W. Gerard and Leonard
A. Giegerich. Patrick r. MCGOWAN. John
F. Ahearn Andrew Freedman Felix
Isman. James r. Regan and Abraham T..
Erlanger.
Little Tim had been I'm poor health
for two months or more. having been at
tackled at Hot Springs. Va. whittier he
had gone for rest and relief from "A
Threatened nervous breakdown. He had
been az his desk In the CITY Hall only
once since last June. He attended a
meeting of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion on December 2. and az that time his
weak condition was a subject OF com
ment Three days ago all hope for his
ultimate recovery was given up
The death of Alderman Sullivan leaves
a vacancy in the Sd District on the or
ganization Of the board in January the
death Of Alderman Sullivan will be ON
cially recognized. and the Democratic
members will elect a successor. who. IL
is understood. win serve out the entire
term.
T. P. SULLIVAN CAREER.
Little Tim Sullivan had one Of the
kindest hearts and keenest brains that ever