Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-17
St. Pqtrick;s Day Recalls Part of
Erin Sons in Newark;s History

daughter, Bessie Irwin, became the
bride of DIR. Galvan, of New York. The
Kernans, of Bank street; Bernard Gal
lagher, of Broome street, grandfather
of Adam Groel, of East Orange; the
McDermotts, of Howard street; Cal
laghans, of South Orange avenue, par
ents of the Rev. Father Callahan, of
East Orange; Michael Summers. of the
weighlock; Hodgens, of Warren street;
Muldoons, Caufields, of Mulberry and
Pennington streets; William Downs, in
Ridge street, in the vicinity of Branch
Brook Park, and William Agnew. of
Bloomfield avenue, were other pioneers
in this industry.
Sons of st. Crispin (~shoemakers)
were William Dougherty, the Durnings,
Molloys, Fees, Dumphys, O'Rourkes.
Flynns, C~ampbells, Anderson, Savage
and Berry.
Among the prominent livery stable
keepers was James Mullin. called by
his intimates Pop" who afterward
moved to Syracuse. He was a cousin
of the late Michael A. Mullin. Philip
Heery, ST.. conducted a livery stable
in Halsey street near New. The Heery
homestead was in Warren street, where
st. Joseph's Church now stands. This
idilu III SOiC 10 the ln0I fdlHeT Nc
QUAD for less than cost, he was so de-
lighted that a church was to be erected
thereon. BY a happy coincidence his
grandson, the Rev. James A. Mackin-
son, of Montclair, celebrated his first
mass on the very site of his grand
fathers home. William Patten kept a
livery stable In the rear of st. Mary's
Academy. The father of Mrs. William
| T oapou 90 nr1aor ~ efraaf a Mr. KQllu
vas the proprietor of a similar estab-
lishment.
The doctors are remembered as Alex
ander N. D~ougherty, William O'Gor-
man and James Elliott. The latter
name Is closely identified with the
Catholic history Of this diocese, Piety
seemed his own by right Of inheritance
from parents whose devotion to the
church led them to walk every Sunday
from Belleville to old st. Johns on
Mulberry street in the days when there
were no trolleys and but one Catholic
! church in Newark. The doctor, when
a young man, took an active part in
the Franklin Debating Society of st.
Johns Church. His opponent in debate
would usually be Philip Quigley, both
young men being noted for their ora-
w lSoi pONClo - liz ldill0 VI tiCi -
on all occasions filling the hall.
The C%orrigans and the Quigleys came
over on the same sailing vessel, and
the voyage took seven weeks. The
latter settled IN Quarry street, part of
the old North ward. Quarry street,
since it has fallen from grace, has been
called Eighth avenue, but it has more
than one claim to distinction. One st,
l n -;1Ir,- $1,000 flo
Rev. Patrick Moran, now dead, vas
hastily summoned on an urgent sick
call to the head of Quarry street. The
night was dark and windy, but the good
priest never hesitated to answer the
call of duty. On he trudged through
the unpaved and unlighted streets, up
into the vicinity OF the quarries. Ar
irving at his destination he knocked or
the door. One of his ~parishioners put
her head, enveloped in red flannel, out
of an upper window. The reverend
gentleman asked to be quickly conduct
ed ito the woman who was dying"
"Oh, it's meself, you reverence" sai6
she, II am dying with g. toothache."
Stone for First Church.
The stone used in the first Catholic
school in Newark was dug from John
Quigley's quarries. at the head of that
street, and donated by the owner to the
Rev. Patrick Moran.
Quarry street was the boyhood home
of a future United States senator
whose parents. Alderman and Mrs
James Smith. ST., were early settlers OF
this street. The locality was then a
fine residential section. Neither sky
oa,.o a NOR Aurc uyoro thon knnmn and
each family occupied its W house
surrounded by pretty gardens. MI. and
Mrs. Smith, ST., always took an active
interest in the progress of their adopted
city. Children were neither seen no
heard in that vicinity at night time
except when Alderman Smith ran foI
Common Council or Assembly. Their
the were allowed to stay
up to see the bonfire, sometimes made
of tar pitch, which lasted all night
The political professions invaded the
quiet n~eighborhood and serenaded Al
derman Smith, and no one was more
proud of the honor one the nominee
than James Smith, jr., the son. who
was destined to represent New Jersey
in the United States Senate.
The recent prior of ST. Antoninus's
| CnurCl, Tile rev. TIdIh odiliACyi
spent his childhood n youth In
Quarry street. The late James M
Trimble, the well-known lawyer, whose
father was American consul to Milan,
Italy, was born on this same street
His mother was Irish, a Miss Mcneil
and was noted for her beauty.
One of the first young men to leave
Newark to join the Christian Brothers
was Patrick Cumisky, also a resident
of Quarry street. John Mccarthy, the
well-known builder, first saw the light
of day in Quarry street.
The late Charles Monohan, a faith
full employee of the Newark Water
Board for fifty years, also resided here
The early policemen were Captains
Bryce and Connolly; Officers Connel
Gather of Sergeant ConnelD, Kirwin,
Barbes. Donnolly, Boylan and the o
belts.
Hatters were the Carrolltons, Car
rolls, Corrigans and Lambs Contrac-
tors were Shanleys, Smiths, OConnors
Bradys, Humans, McGraths, McManus
and Keogh. Tea men were DAME