Obit: Jordan, Patrick February 3, 1914 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Monaghan Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Nancy De'Aeth duggin@verizon.net February 1, 2009, 12:17 pm JORDAN, PATRICK FEBRUARY 3, 1914 Hudson Dispatch, Newspaper, Union City, New Jersey , 4 Feb 1914 Captain Jordan, Popular West Shore Pilot, Dies Suddenly He had been a sufferer from Asthma, and this weakened his heart - ten days ago he was forced to quit work. Captain Patrick Jordan, one of the oldest and best known pilots in the employment of the West Shore ferry, died suddenly yesterday morning at his home, 414 Morgan street, Union Hill. While he had not enjoyed good health for some time his condition was not thought to be serious and the news of his death proved something of a shock to his numerous friends. Monday night he experienced great difficulty in breathing. At 7 am. his daughter Agnes found him dead in bed. He must have passed away quietly in his sleep sometime between 5 and 7 am. Mr. Jordan was 59 years old. He was born in County Monahan, Ireland. He came to this country when only 15 years old. A few years after his arrival he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in all 8 years. His naval experience gave him a fondness for the water and thirty years ago he entered the employ of the West Shore ferry as a deck hand. His good work won him promotion and ten years later he was made a pilot and placed in charge of one of the company's boats He was a captain for twenty years and was one of the best known and most popular boatmen on the Hudson. The deceased is survived by three children, the Misses Agnes and Ruth and Frank Jordan. His wife died suddenly just two years ago. He was a member of the American Association of Master Mates and Pilots; Gen. Joseph A. Wheeler Garrison , Army and Navy Union, Eagle Lodge, K. and L. of H. and the Holy Name Society of St. Augustine's church. The funeral will take place Friday at 10 a. am. from St. Augustine's Church where a solemn mass of requiem for the happy repose of his soul will be said by the Rev. Robt. J. Byer. The burial will be in Holy Name cemetery where his body will be laid beside that of his wife. Additional Comments: He was born in Coolskeagh, the son of John Jordan and Ann Moan. He was believed to be one of a set of twins. He also had a younger brother James who was born in 1865.