Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-13
big tim" SULLIVAN
KILLED BY TRAIN;
MANGLED BODY
IDENTIFIED
Corpse Of Noted New York
Politician and Congressman
Lies for Thirteen Days in
Morgue.
WANDERED AWAY WHILE
MENTALLY UNBALANCED


New York. Sept. 1s.--"Big Tim"
l sullivan, the New York politician
who rose from newsboy to congress
man. is dead. His manRied body
was Identified today by his step
brother Larry Mulligan. after Il had
lain for thirteen days in focal
morgue.
sullivan. who was ~. eludeu his
nurses IN the early morning of Au-
gust 81. ana few hours later was
struck and Killed by train az Pei.
ham Parkway
| with no identifying marks on the
clothing or articles In the pockets. tho
body lHy In Fordham morRue for thir-
teen days awaiting Identification This
morning u was sent to Bellevue NOR
| que. There was stationed Peter pur-
field policeman. who had known
Pig Tim and liked him before his
| mind became cioudcd. Something
about the expression Of the features
stirred Purficld's memory. Bye and
bye, after he had pondered an hour
or so Purified remarked 10 re-
porter; "'rhat looks little biz like
Big Tim" Peering long at the mu-
tilnted and dlscolored face. the re-
porter thought 80. too. The telephone
brought Big Tins" East side friends
In groups 20 the morgue. but none
recognized IN the changed features the
man they had known iE his prime.
Larry Mulllgan. Sulllvan's stcp-hroth-
er. was summoned "it's Big Tim
he said
| Suliivan's body was on iis way 10
1.-The potter's field. when the chance
/ q nttaFI.l1 l4aH
Ito its Identification. Tho transfer
from the Fordham norgue To the one
az Belivuc hospital r. the usual pre-
liminary 90 interring the city's pau
pers and unidentified dead In the pub
Tic burying ground.
"Big Tim" met his death two hours
or less after he had wandered out In
to the night from the home Of hi.
brother. Patrick. al Williams bridge.
The noighhOrhOOd IL sparsoly settled
there and sullivan had but dollar
IN his pocket lie struck out across
the fields for the railroad apparently
| with the thought IN mind that he
would take o train for Tew York ana
visit hls former cronies on the East
Side.
Pelham Parkway station Law not far
! qwnv II II possible that sullivan saw
its lights and made lt his Immediate
destination In any event hts body
was found at o'clock In the morn
ing near the tracks by a policeman
n was taken 10 the Fordham morgue.
Il For many months "Big Tins mind
had Seen under clouc Elected 10
congress last fan, he had never takon
his seat hccause of his trouble. A
ommission was appointed To admin
lister the affairs ~ his large estate and
TO watch over his person.
Last May he was taken 10 Europe,
I'm the hope that the ocean voyage
0nd a trip on the continent would re-
store him to health. when he came
, hack. however his friends saw little
improvement I'm his condition, lie
was taken to the Williams Bridge
r home Of his brother and three mal'
nurses were employed to guard him
| once he eluded them ana went back
= 90 The East Slide. He remained there
but few hours till his nurses were
notified ana he was again under sur
veilmnce.
ON the night ne disappeared he sal
up an o'clock playing pinochle. TIVE
of the nurses went to bed nt midnight
leaving tho third 10 continue the game
The third nurse became drowsy' "Bil
Tim" aid mo-, when the nurse flnaill
smmbercd. big Tim cFcpt noiseiess
lv out of the house ana went to hh
death.
Timothy Suiivan--Big Tim wa
one of the best beloved of the goniu
rammany leaders whose power cam
from popularity IN the swarming ten
cment districts that have voted man
) a Tammany candidate into office. 10
c stronghold was the RoWery. There ey
cry winter he distributed shoes ant
clothing to thousands of human derc
licts.
Pig Tim" was child OF the Bow
, cry, born in tenement in 1863 Al
: his life he resided la the downtowl
+, district lie was one of the fou
!, young children left fatherless. an
/, when eleven years old ne was sellln
!, papers on the streets year late
A he was working In newspaper press
room.
\, sullivan was political power IN
small way before he was 0f age. A
" twcnty-three he was elected To- IA
state assembly and there he serve
continuously for eight years. In IA
state senate ne served four fun tive
j" year terms. and part of ffth, The
he went to congress.
"Bg Tim" dld not find WashingtO
congeninl and after few years
private he was reelected 10 the stat
senate. Against his viii. Il was sal
I' ne ran agoin for congress last fai
"Big TimW' wealth WAS acquire
az from many sources chief amor
~ them were saloon ana racing and nj
u atrionl interests in which his asaocil
Z" tlon was eagerly sought. AZ ono tin