The sun., 1910-05-08
INSPECTOR BYUNES IS DEAD
v,BI ms NlWE lS 4 DETEC-
M CHIEF FOR ~ DAYS.

Tpar,- Byrues, onc1 Chief Of Police. is
ss,t. pc had been sick for Ave months
v,t , iigestive disorder. tRe exact ma
mr., which his doctors never accurately
a.,srrrnei The end came last night
up.sock With all his family about him.
Ne wed at ST. West Seventy seventh
Erp.'
Fr week past his illness had been
A. severe that he couldnt leave his bed
IN FRIDAY he seemed TO rally. hut yes
tsriav morning his illness took q turn
sSair 'ur the worse
Nr, Ryrne~ sent out early yesterday
ior ths Rev Father Taylor Of the Blessed
Sacrament church az Seventy-first street
and Br,,dway who administered the last
rites ai me church. Chief Byrnes's three
marrei daughters were sent for. He
seemed 10 recognize them ~ they en-
tered h,s ,lCkroOm and tried 10 talk.
hat r. found that he was too weak. Hia
rtvsesn Dr. CassebeeF. stayed with
nm auuiost all day and administered
o,ygyn % an effort to keep him advs
a. .ung - possible.
A. about O'Clock the sick man beck
cn-d 20 his wife She vent over 10 his
bedside and tried TO make out what he
Va saving II seemed 10 her that he
vas irving 10 bid her gOod-by Then he
became unconscious Two hours later
h. died
Besides Mrs Byrnes there were With
hun hs tive daughters, Miss Amy and I
}lissJessie Byrnes. Mrs Charles 4. Hickey. |
llr, Frank Convills and Mrs. George
Mcdonald Mr. Mcdonald was there |
also
VI Byrnes hrst realized Ave months ,
I9o that he Was seriously Ill., For q !
sood many years he had had Indigestion. /
bur / vas only in December that he found /,
that his illness vas severe
ne sympt0ms Were Of severe gastFitis .
An 1peration il vas decided. was out .
II the question. The doctor allowed hun /
only tho lightest food and he weakened /
greatly under the restricted diet. AZ
tr,' he vas able 10 20 out IN his auto |
moh." but for some time he had been /
TO- weak 10 leave his house.
Mr. Byrnes WAs an honorary member ,
d The NeW York Athletic Club and mem- I
h-r ui TIE Democratic Club. the Auto /
mobile Club Of America. the Columbia .
Yacht Tub. RumsOn Country Club. the I
Deal Golf Club and the Red Bank Yacht .
Club His country home was near Red
Rama He also was q member of the .
Noah L. Faruham Cpuncil tSs. q. Ar.
ami the Friendly Sons Of 81 Patrick
The arrangements for his funeral had .
~1' peen made last night II IL expected
t1at the burial will be in calvary Gene
'-ry probably On Tuesday
rHIBrY-rwO WARS 4 POLICEMAN +
Suut Byrnss. or Inspector az he ike .
test to ha called. knew ln his thirty two I
wears of service IN the Police Depart .
ment how nckle thing Is public opinion /
A. the end Il his frs, year In charge ~
the department he received more indis-
criminAte praise than has probably ever
teen gwen 30 any one connected with
the Nsw York police. and in another year
Ia had heen abused even more indi--
Intimately But however estimates
NJ his personal and professional worth
ay difer, no one will to-day deny him
credit Of having been the first TO make
o. r"ally efficient engine Tor tho supprts-
..o1 n crime out u the detective bureau
:; vas Byrnes who made the New YOrR
'tactive bureau famous. and when he
va az 10 head his name was as well
.r Wn abroad a. that of any American.
Ih1mas Byrnes was horn In New York
I ~ P'ssibly because there was a
1fmss Prancis Rayard. the nsvspapera
..dnS@d him With a middle letter. p.
Rrich he made no claim. He learned
'' 'rade ~ gas fitting and worked Al Il
r' lS6l. when he enlisted IN EllswOrth's
ayes and went % the war He Joined
H' roioe force IN isaS and made his way
aft.y 90 the top beinR made rOundsman
sSs sergeant in 1879. captain in ls7O.
n-u"ctor IN 1850. chief inspector in lass.
-r'r1t~ndent in Ise2, and Chief of Pohcs
rt"r th~ bipartisan law on May 10.
A' A. that time he had been much 4
.n1"r 're and IN the same month. on the
.'t fe retired on SsOOO pension.
uArE HIS FAME As 4 DETECTIyE.
N.-res A. pairolman had his first
r'a' 10 The Mercer street precinct. and !
90. at~r a. a captain IN that precinct
D.. - I'D his first pieCe Of real directive
u-. . m" uapture ~ the Manhattan
-s.'g q, Hank robbers and the recovery ,
f. stolen liOnds Not long after this
t....- sas transferred 70 PoGos Head
..a-.-- and put IN chArge of the de-
..' Iraau, which had become dis
Fsa' 2'.i and lacking In system.
N. few hours after taking com- /
'F. 10" bureau Ryrnes had picked J.
.Hf hI- f"-t men and detailed thsm :
. -.. t duty In the financial district !.
-.rn tn arrest every known crook
ii'' low FULTON street Ne hired . !,
.f "is uwn nxpenss for thsas men \
their headquarters. This was
'f nl1g NJ the Wall strsst bureau. :,
ui" that district Tho safest in ths =
nra"'ically put an end n rob
1.I'Ie.slunal criminals In the ,
..' ..i -"rti0u ~ pleased were the
'd Nrokers with the resulta of y
".-r plan that tho then pr-aidsnt =
tSrhange called ~ the in =
' Tered him tho Iss Of room I,
~.r, fNchange for thu head ,
f.n uaw bureau.
"rr"s- first orders when he
a. Hi the detective bureau was
'r any man In his depart