The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

sleeping guards on the morning of his
/ disappearance. The name r. J. Nc
| Closkey" was written in ink in the
sweat band. In addition TO these marks,
which any of the Sullivan elan would
| have recognized, the shirt worn by the
| ongressman bore his laundry mark
| Patrick H. Sullivan. brother of the
| dead congress man. tonight complained
i bitterly that the body had been per-
mitted to lie so long without an at
tempt to identify it, Had not the
/ keeper of the Central morgue been
diligent and listed the marks he found
and had not patrolman friend of
/ Big Tim" recognized the face. which
was not marred, the body might have
p! been passed to an unmarked grave in
potters field.
| At the Fordham morgue the body
| was viewed by Coroner Healy but he
failed to recognize it as that of his
/ lifelong friend
Body Les in State
| The body of Congressman sullivan
was taken tonight to the rooms of the
/ political association bearing his name
and there it will lie in state until
Monday morning when public funeral
will be held from the Catholic church
he attended on the east side.
Although noted for his many chari-
ties Congressman Sullivan made no
provision in his will to perpetuate
them after his death. OF his estate
estimated at about $4,000, 900 fourth
is left to Patrick II. Sullivan, a brother
fourth to Lawrence Mulligan, a half
| brother: a fourth to Mrs. Margarie
Hickey, half sister and fourth to
the four children, two boys and two
girls, of his dead sister, Mrs Michael
Summers. The will, it was learned to-
night, was drawn five years ago.
l, =.
said, would amount to about s10O, 900.
The bread line that forms nightly in
front of the Bowery mission was
broken tonight and many derelicts
gave up the chance of getting coffee
and rolls to visit the rooms of the
Timothy d. Sullivan association and
look upon the dead face of the man
who had befriended thousands. The
line of persons that passed the coffin
of the dead idol of the East Side to-
night was still a long one at a late
hour and the prospects We're that it
would continue all night.
The Timothy d. Sullivan associa-
ton will attend the funeral on Mon
day morning in body as will other
political organizations of which he was
member
Rose From Newsboy a,
Timothy sullivan was one of the
leaders. whose power came from pop
ularity in the swarming tenement dis
trlcts that have voted many a Tam
many Hall candidate into office. His
stronghold the Bowery and ten
derloin. There every winter he dis
tributed shoes and clothes to thousands
of human derelicts
Big Tim as he was called was a
Bowery product. He was born in a
Leonard street tenement in 1863 and
all his life he resided in Manhattan
downtown sections. He was one or
four children left fatherless. When he
was years old he was selling papers
on the street one year later he was
working in a newspaper pressroom
sullivan was political power in a
small way before he was Of majority.
AT 23 he was elected to the state 1egis-
la ature. There he served eight years.
He then went to the senate where he
served four two-year terms and part
of fifth. Congress was the next goal
he reached. Big Tim" did not find
Washington so congenial a shrine as
Albany and after a few years in pri-
vate life he was reelected to the state
senate. Against his will it was said
he ran again for Congress last fall.
Sullivan's wealth was acquired from
many sources. Chiefly, it is alleged to
have come from saloon, racing plants
anu tHedli1cdl lllleTeSlS III Wnlcn as
ISOLATION was eagerly sought.
once his wealth was estimated at
| more than $2,000,00O but his satellites
| and pensioners constantly increa Sc Z
and in late years his ventures were
| less successful
Worry was the last ailment his
| friends could aseribe to -Sullivan's dis
position, but it was worry, they like
| wise concurred in today that finally
broke down his keen mind and prob
| ably brought him to his end
/ The death of his cousin. Alderman
Little Tim" Sullivan. was the first
/ blow. The treachery of one of his
trusted friends cost him, it was said,
/ 500. 900.
Then came the death of his wife. He
| first showed Signs of breakdown in
August, 1911 Although since then there
| We're occasional flashes of his old wit,
his health steadily deteriorated
Means Special Election
! Washington, September 13.-"Big