The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-24
SULLIVAN FOUND DEAD
NEWsBoY CONGRESSMAN OF
NEW YORK GONE.
Disappeared From Home Two Weeks
Ago-Body Lay Unidentified for
Thirteen Days.

AA1 CSOAS
"Big Tim" Sullivan, the New York
politician, who rose from newsbody
to congressman, is dead. His man
gled body was identified Saturday by
his step-brother, Larry Mulligan, af-
ter it had lain for thirteen days in a
New York norgue.
Sullivan, who was Ill, eluded his
nurses in the early morning Of Au-
gust 81 and a few hours after was
struck and killed by a train at Pei
ham Parkway.
With no Identifying marks on the
clothing or articles in the pockets the
body lay in Fordham morgue for
thirteen days awaiting Identification.
Saturday morning it was sent to
Bellevue morgue. There was station
ed Peter Purfeld, policeman, who
had known "Big Tim" Sullivan and
liked him before his mind became
clouded. Something about the ex-
preston Of the features stirred Pur-
fields memory. BY and by, after he
had pondered an hour or so, Purified
remarked to reporter: "That looks
little bit like Big TIM"
Peering long at the mutilated and
discolored face the reporter thought
so too. The telephone brought stBig
Tins" Eastside friends in groups to
the morgue, but none recognized IN
the changed features the man they
had known in his prime. Larry Null
ligan, Sullivan's step-brother, was
summoned. He looked at the face
once and turned away. "It's Big
TIM" he said.
The picture shows how Sullivan
looked a few years ago when he
weighed 230 pounds and as he looked
when he returned from Europe, when
he had fallen away to $50.
Timothy D. Sullivan-"Big Tim
was one Of the best beloved Of the
genial Tammany leaders whose power
came from popularity in the swarm
ing tenement districts that have 7ot-
ed many Tammany candidate into
Office. His stronghold was the Bow
cry. There every winter he distri-
buted shoes and clothing to thou
sands of human derelicts.
"Big Tim" was child Of the
Bowery. He was born in a Leonard
street tenement in 1863 and all his
life he resided in the downtown Sec
ton Of New York. He was one Of
four young children left fatherless.
When he was eleven years old he was
selling papers on the streets. But he
was too ambitious to stay a neWseoy.
A year later he was working in a
newspaper press room.
Sullivan was a political power in
small way before he was Of age. At
% he was elected to the State assem-
bly,. There he served continuously
for eight years.
After the assembly came the State
senate, where he served four full two
year terms and part Of fifth. Then
he went to congress.
'fBig Tim" did not find Washington
as congenial as Albany and after
few years in private life he was re-
elected to the State senate. Against
his will, it was said, he ran again for
congress last fall.
"Big Tins" wealth was acquired
from many sources. Chief among
them were saloon and racing and,
theatrical interests in which his asso-
citation was eagerly sought. At one
time his fortune was estimated at
more than 100000, but his satel-
lites and pensioners were constantly
increasing and during the last few
wears his ventures were less success
full.
Worry was the last ailment his
friends could associate with Sulli-
vans sunny disposition, but it was
worry, they agreed, that finally broke
down his keen mind and probably
brought him to his death. The death
of his cousin, Alderman Little Tim"
Sullivan, was the first blow. The
treachery Of one Of his trusted friends
cost him, 1t was said, 100000.
Then came the death Of his wife.
He first showed signs Of breakdown
in August, 1911, and although since
then there were occasional flashes OF
his old wit his health steadily de-
clined.