Show OBITUARY thomas hassett new york dec it 14 thomas hassett who died yesterday in this city was one of the six 1 famous feelan prisoner prisoners who 1 escaped frota from freemantle Fres mantle western aus in 1870 1876 the irish nationalists nali in the united states resolved to fit out an expedition for the purpose of rescuing rei them and under oath of strict secrecy the violation of which was to be punished with death was collected and the whal 1 ing ship catalpa of new now bedford bought and fitted out the rescue was cleverly managed and the prisoners barely landed in new york Ilas or gi nal ice hente was to be shot for treason as he had find deserted from the english army and pone over to the revolutionists ho ile was agone also 80 a soldier it n I 1 the papal army and was wound wounded e d 1 in the thigh at perugia vicar general mccabe woonsocket it L dec 14 vicar gen aral mccabe was found dead in bed this morning |