New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
"Bowery Statesman" Almost
Recovered from Long Illness,
Evades Friends and EN-
barkS at Boston.
BROTHER GOES WITH HIM
Representative Shows Little
Sign of Bad Health, and Ex-
poets to Return in Good
Shape to Take Up
Duties in Congress.

From STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
Boston, June For the first time In
his long political career, big Tim"
Sullivan double e-crossed" his friends
and constituents to-day. After con-
fiding his intention only tn three or
four of his most intimate allies, the
New York Representative sailed from
this port to-day for England on the
Hamburg American steamship Cincln-
natl. The purpose Of the secrecy main
tained about the departure of the big
fellow" as the lower East Side Of Man
haitian knows him, was 10 save him
from the excitement Of the send off" !
that has always heretofore marked his
trips abroad.
Only a trace Of nervousness remains
to show that Representative Sullivan is /
not in his normal health. Every other 4
sign of the mental ailment with which
he was so long afflicted has disap- q
peared. Because of this nervousness
he was advised to make his departure
as quietly as possible. So well was
the secret kept that when the Cincin- .
natl slipped from her pier the only
persons hand to bid him farewell
were Larry" Muligan. his half
brother and owner of the ST. Denis
Hotel in New York; Mrs. Mulligan, his
wife. and Emanuel Blumenstiel,
Sheriff's counsel, friend OF big
Tins" and one of the committee in
charge of his property.
The "Bowery statesman" stood at the
deck rail. with his brother, Patrick II.
Sullivan. and DR.. Robert Foster Ken
nedy, who accompanies him abroad,
and smilingly acknowledged the fare
wells shouted and waved by those on
the pier.
But It was all so different from the
departure Of big Tim" in other years.
The brass band was missing; Senator
Christie" Sullivan, another OF the
clan, was absent: so was the faithful
Colonel Mike" Padden: so were the
hundreds OF others who never missed
being on hand to give their chieftain a
"send-o
Kept All Plans Secret.
For several weeks since he felt we'll
enough 10 leave the sanatorium in
Yonkers, where he was committed on
account OF his mental disorder. Repre-
sentative Sullivan stayed at the home
of his brother, Patrick. in West
Chester. When all the arrangements
had been made for the sailing, big
Tim." his brother. Patrick and Larry
Mulligan, secretly started away from
West Chester in the Representatives
touring car last Thursday morning. BY
easy stages they motored to Boston.
arriving here last night.
The steamship accommodations had
been taken in the name Of Patrick II.
Sullivan, but the rule requiring the
giving Of the name of each passenger
made II necessary TO publish that OF
the Representative in the passenger
list where it appeared as "Mr. Timothy
d. Sullivan" without the usual prefix
Of Honorable"
II the Representative felt disappoint-
ed that the usual crowd Of his old
cronies were not on hand, he did not
indicate It by word or action, for he has
placed himself absolutely in the hands
of his physician and the nurse, who
sailed with him, and what they and
Paddy" say is law 10 the lawmaker.
He was keen for the start to-day, Tor
DR.. Kennedy hopes to build him up TO
his old form during his six weeks So
iourn in Europe. most Of which will be
spent in motoring in England and Ire
land.
AS he stood on deck to-day the only
notable difference in big Tim" from
that OF old was the slight hollowness
that has come into his onetime iull
countenance and the thinner girth.
The bloom was still on the cheeks OF
the Representative, and by no means
would any one have taken him for a
sick man.
"AII Right" Says MuIlisan.
Hes all right" said Larry Null
ligan as ne gave his half brother
hard thump on the chest.
Yes" agreed big Tim" L feel good.
and the rest on the other side will do
me a whole lot OF good"
But the best test of the return OF his
mental faculties was had when Repre-
sentative Sullivan. in conversation with
the Tribune correspondent, recalled
the names Of several persons who were
employed on The Tribune twenty years
ago and more.
For publication big Tim" was un-
communicative, except TO say that
when he returned he would have come
back" which was just little joke OF
''big Tins" II he Is we'll enough on his
return his large property. now in the
hands Of committee. will be restored
TO him, and he will take his seat IN
Congress next December.
The sailing OF Paddy" Sullivan with
the Representative may be considered
significant from political point OF