Show Is past century mark there Is living at present la st peter s home clapham a suburb ot london eng a man named james mcnally who Is years old it has been verified that he was born in kings county ireland feb 15 1797 he drifted to england the year 0 queen victoria s coronation and came from there to the united states when 60 years old to seek his fortune eo that as well as living in three cantu ries he has resided in three countries when colney hatch lunatic asylum was erected in 1851 he was employed in building it as a iolder in the capacity he assisted in construct ang some of the early skyscrapers of new york and brooklyn during the civil war he was employed in looking after the baggage ot the northenic Nort heni troops in tennessee when SO year old he returned to england with 3 part of which he invested la a home for his granddaughter lie haq able to provide for himself until he reached the age of 95 the effect 0 his extraordinary age on him la now quite discernible A recent attack 0 influenza deprived him of the use oj his legs and with only a solitary tooth left speech la very indistinct vague impressions ot what he heard about the battle of trafalgar the year it was fought still hover la ahli mind and he remembers very well the return of the troops from the bat tie of waterloo |