The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-09
THOMAS ?. WALSH IS ORAD
MADE MILLIONS IN MINING
WAS KING LBOP0EHSPARFNRR
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Walah. ths Colorado mine Ownsr, sIod
40 hiUhOms hars AZ II:sS o'UlOck to-niGAs
He had been al for more than IN monfAs
with heart trouble that followed en-
ATTACK of pnswoniA
Mra. walsh. hsr dsnghusr. Mra Ea~ ard
Mclean. and Bd~ ard McLean ws-o at hiS
bedside when the end came
Mr.. Walsh was tnken in In tho lastor
part OF January When he had partly
recovered from hls ATTACK OF pecumoaIA
he stArsCd for Palra Beach. cempliss-
tons developed tssre and he wss taken
90 San Antonio. Tex. in tho hope that the
climate there would help him. Dr Finnsy.
q specialist an lung end heart troubles. ot
Johns Hopkins UuiVcrsisy accompanied
! him.
When Il was found that Mr. Walsh was
not improving in Texas he was brought
back 20 his beautiful home in this city.
at Massachusetts, avenue and Twenty
4 hr~S strest. Before hs arrived here he
had had large sun rom built on the roof
OF the house similar 20 Tho solarium which
Edward ". Hartman had erected on HE
Fifth avenue residence a little while be-
fore he died Since he return TO WASH
ington MIR. Walsh had lived most OF the
J time in this room
His condition took a turn for the worss
Y Aav
/, were summoned from Johns Hopkins
University Hospital -Four physicians
from tina, hospital. Drs Finney. Rarksr.
Mitchell and Guthrie and a ff.h phys
clan. DR. Wainwright OF this city. had
been At the mine owners bedside prac-
tically all day.
Mr. Walsh moved 20 Washington in
Isoa and his home here - one 81 the show
places of the capital -Clonmel.- his e.
tate in Colorado. Just outside II Denver.
is one 81 the finest country places In
America II belonged 70 the late Senator
woco't and was known then a. VOL
hurst Last fall when Presiden, Taft
was on his Western trp Mr. Walsh enter
tanned him and most Of the importan.
business men Of Dnever at his country
place and President Taft rechrlstened IL
| sClonmel- in honor OF the birthplace %
Mr. Walsh IN ireland
Mr. Malsh's wealth has been variOusIy
estimated az from SO. On OnO 90 stO. 90 OOD
His daughter married Edward Mclean.
son 81 John X. Mclean. the publisher.
Mr. Walsh was a friend Of the late King
Leopold of Belgium and 1t tho time of
ths Kings death was one n the few men
J in this country to come forward with a
statement IN his behalf. The present
King ~ Belgium only recently presented
20 MIR Walsh's little grandson a solid gold
cradle.
Mr. Walsh was an EXTENSIVE" entertainer
both hen. and in Denver He was talked
of at one time a. a candidate for senator
from Colorado.
From Tiprerary IN ireland and from
sewer building m Worcester. Mass.
! Tom Walsh. 10 whom the short form
oG his name stuck afeCrOnaieiy and
without 0hcnre an his life. passed before
he was fuy wears old 10 great wealth
! and 20 social success From a rIpperarY
Cabln To Beaulieu. the residence 81 Cor
n..lruS Vanderbilt. JT. Of Newport. and
10 partnership with European king 10
! something 81 a march. hut Walsh made
u aud made friends all The Way alon -
. " lNF UNIV - W. l'N ~ WE
I ship with Leopold Of 'he Belg'ans and
! his later leasing ~ Beaulieu his daily
income was 49, mated a. sl"on and b .
/ ready cash az above ST. Ds,1D az al
| the men who made great hauis in the
/ bonanza mines uf Colorado he vas the
/ onIv one who held on TO all lac ever got
until the DAYS Of prnh' Welding. and
/ even when hs vas living at case on las
/ money he declined - sell any part 81 his
rropcrty. though sSsOp. 80 was sad 10
have been offered him. Ternarking that
he liked tn own what he owned all hy
/ ~ r1s~lf Ne DID however soil the Camp
/ BIRD mine according TO report. 20 an
! English syndicate for 1900 90
Hs was born IN 1851 And took his chancsa
with an Irish peasants nouseful ~ chill
dren until he was H. when timcs we're
had AZ home and he started 20 see what
he could do m America. IRISH laborers
we're hockIng To this country. and TO the
Irish lnmIRrants the employers were
| looking for r~cr,nts. An Irish foreman
! hunting for a gang 20 work IN the t.~nchss
| Of q nsw sewer system which Worcester
vas lust then putting IN was the nrst
nan TO notice Walsh when he landed.
and ~ offered The young man = Jo5.
Walsh hacn Z handled the shovel long whoa
ha b@8an TAI take sub-contracts Cor hir--
self and made a little money
Four wears later. IN isTs. he went West.
! fired by CpSter's report 81 Black Hills
4 gold. and made SiOO.OOo in time 20 skip
/ to- I.,Adville IN 1879 on tho food tide %
| IA.adviIle's prosperity. He opened thsrs
the Grant Central Hotel. and 10 WA the
/ lIvelie~t u all the lively PLACES Of that
roaring neighbOrhOod. where tho adj
venturoIs 80 every sort were Fastening
by stageload- and where n new railroad
was rushed through by day and night
! work Ia take care ~ the booming business
/ u was said Of Walsh While hs vas .
IeadviIIs hotel ksspsr that hs never
-..s-uned 60 hs ION tire make. hut instead
, ii-, hustled about his own busins-s with
q Quiet air and a smile for every Ons "a
"a. even said many years later that thu
~ ord -hlIsiIsr- in tie slang ssn~s wa IN
vented - ~ him
Walsh himself sod WhsR hS Was WaT'u