The Washington times., 1910-04-09
Burial of Former FinanCier
Will Take Place TomOT-
row Afternoon.
BODY WILL BE LAID
NEAR THAT OF SON
Family at Bedside Until End of
Wash ngton Resident Of Ma
tional Reputation.

Simple, transformations ceremonies con-
ducted BY the Masonic order will mark
the laying away at ; O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon OF all that Is mortal OF
Thomas r Walsh
At his own request communicated TO
MS wife shortly before the end came,
neither flowers nor music viii be used
The body viii be inferred in the Walsh
mausoleUm in Rock Greek Cemetery,
which contains the remains Of his son.
VinsOn. who died i've years ago. and
his sister-fn-Iaw. Mrs. Samuel T. Lee
The funeral services viii be attended
only by the members Of the family
There win be no honorary palIoearers-
Following a six months illness OF
heart trouble, which was brought on BY
an attack Of pneumonia. Mr. walsh died
peacefully IN his home, on Massachu-
setts avenue. at 11-25 o'clock last night
At his bedside were his wife, his daugh-
ter. Mrs Edward B Mclean, and Ed
ward 3. Mclean He was conscious
until he passed away
The end was not unexpected When
AIr- Walsh returned a short time ago
from Texas he was thought TO be
stronger than when he went away IN
January He had been back but a
few days, however, when the turn for
the worse came No hope was held out
for his recovery
Hope Not FULFILLED.
II was in January that 0Ir- Walsh
went 10 Palm Beach on the advice Of
his physicians He did not improve as
rapidly as II had been hoped he would,
and he was then advised 10 80 70 san
Antonio.
-Four physicians from the Johns Hop
kins Hospitai. IN BaltimOre-Doctors
JRney, Bar6er, Mitchell. and Guthrie
ere tha VEalsE4 residenCe al Ct
yssterday, and attended their patient
constantly iu his last hours
Dr.. Finney, who is a lung specialist,
accompanied Mr.. Walsh on his trip
South, and DE-. Baker later Joined him
IN Texas.
On his return, Mr. walsh lived IN a
large sun room which was built on the
top Of his residence
NIr. walsh as dfty-nine years Of age.
He accumulated his vast fortune
khrough mining operations in Colorado.
For number Of years he has resided
r. Washington, and has taken an active
part in developing the Capitals com
merciaI and civic resources
Always an Irishman.
The best thing about Tom walsh
is that he never forgot he was an
Irishman." was the tribute paid -
Thomas r Walsh, when he was intro
duced to a public gathering in WASH
ington recently
Mr.. walsh came from Tipperary. Ire
land. 10 this country when he was nine
teen years ol6, and brought so with him
He worked at his trade, as a carpenter,
for $3.50 a day, before he saved the
H1 ferr a.
Colorado. There ne embarked on the
mining adventures that have made his
career one Of the most picturesque
among those Of the men who made
fortunes from minerals
Nj walsh won almost as much at
tention when he decided to stop making
money. as ne did by pIli1g up nil
lions His announcement that he had
saved enough and that great fortunes
ought TO be taxed, was denounced as
a heUesy by mOguls Of finance
M Walsh answered criticisms Of his
statements with an Irish smile. and
proceeded to interest himself In a num-
her OF public movements. chief among
which were irrigation and GOOD roads
Later he identified himself closely with
aviation
Mr. Walsh was bonn in 1851 on q farm
in Baptist Granger neae FIthaTd county
Walsh, and his mother WAS Rrfdrer
SCully Walsh His father was a small
land owner IN I1pperaTy, and had a large
family Of sons Manufacturing was at
q low ebb in Ireland and Thomas be
lisved the field for success was bigger in
America than in his native country
He had q number Of relatives in Amer
lea, and he was met by some Of them
when ne stepped OF the ganSplank at
Boston haTbOT In the spring Of 1sT0
In q recent Interview. Mr. Walsh told
Of his experiences IN New England
Z worked al nv trade On Worcester.
getting $50 a day he said In Ire
land millwright Is also a carpenter
I went 70 live with nv relatives, among
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