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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
8
Mayor Collins was an early riser and avid walker living on Corey Road in Brighton. He kept a 1000 volume library, frequented the B A A gym, played billiards at home, and for decades enjoyed theatre and noted actors while maintaining a strict schedule and routine.
Mayor Collins was a gifted storyteller with a vast store of anecdotes. Norman Naughton, a lawyer and friend, recalled a tale the mayor liked to tell about a farmer and a road house, illustrating his keen wit and humor.
Mayor Collins boarded a southbound train at South Station on Sept 56 saying he was going away for a brief rest and would return fully equipped to devote many hours to Boston’s interests, a city he loves dearly.
Boston's former mayors voiced regrets and praise for Mayor Collins after his sudden death. Dr Samuel A Green Quincy Hart and Edwin U Curtis lauded his integrity, long service, and personal friendship spanning decades.
A gathering of political leaders from Boston Massachusetts and beyond mourns the death of Mayor Patrick A Collins. Lawmakers including Martin Lomasney James Donovan Kelshar William Fitz Gerald Edward Donovan Willard Howland Arthur Lyman Joseph Corbett John Thayer John Quinn Wells Norton Rnosnowsky Norris McNamee Good Flaherty and others pay tribute praising his energy honesty and leadership. They call him a fearless statesman and a unifying figure for Irish Americans and the city. The loss is described as a blow to Boston Massachusetts and the nation.
Public figures from across politics mourn Boston Mayor Collins. Senators Crane Gargan Lodge Olney Gaston Hamlin Williams Long Bates Crocker Cole Hibbard Gill Sanderson Suhrue Elder and others express deep regret, praising his integrity, leadership, and public service to Boston and Massachusetts.
Massachusetts city leaders offer praise for Boston Mayor Patrick A Collins. Mayors Chandler Daly Eastham Willard laud his public service, integrity, and civic devotion in notes of condolence.
Boston labor leaders mourn the death of Mayor Collins praising him as a steadfast friend who listened to organized labor and supported reasonable requests. Peter H. McNealy, president of the Team Drivers' Joint District Council, calls him always willing to hear labor demands and to favor them when just.
James A. Duffy of the General Truck Teamsters Union 25 recalls Mayor Collins as a friend who listened to workers and challenged excesses. Jeremiah F. Driscoll of Bricklayers' Union 3 calls the mayor’s death a severe blow to organized labor. George F. Tagen, president of the Piano and Furniture Movers' Union, notes the sorrow within labor circles.
The record highlights Collins as friendly to organized labor and sympathetic to workers. Peter F. Donaghue, president of Lumber Teamsters' Union 119, praises Collins as broad and fearless, a friend of the workingman who understood hard day's work from experience.
Michael J. Sheehan of the Coal Teamsters Union 68 mourns Mayor Collins as a sincere friend whose death is a blow to Boston and to organized labor. He expresses grief and respect for the late mayor.
Clergymen from multiple denominations expressed regret at Mayor Collins death. Quotes praise his honesty public spirit and kindness, noting his courage and service to Boston and the community.
Judge John H. Burke of the Boston Municipal Court, half-brother of the Mayor, learned of Mayor Collins death while ill in bed. Mrs Burke, traveling home to Brookline, was informed by telephone by her daughter and nearly prostrated by the news as she arrived at Marion Street residence.
A group of Boston businessmen express regret at Mayor Collins death. Interviews include A Shuman praising Collins honesty and public service, Lucius Tuttle noting the loss to all factions, Henry M Whitney calling him magnetically able, Ferdinand Strauss lauding him as one of the best mayors, and British consular officials sharing grief and respect.
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