The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-07


On Wednesday, the 5th inst, Jo,ErH CnooKEs, in the
4Ith year Of his age.
His friends respectfully invited to attend his fans
raj Friday hs day. from his late residence No 10
Ridge street, at O'CLOCK
On Thursday the 9th instant, RrcHAnp Henry BRAD
BUaN, aged II years, month aud days
His friends aud respectfully invited
to attend his funeral from 81 Allen street Saturday
next, at o'clock.
Yesterday morning. nj his residence, In Bedford sv
East Brooklyn, ALEXANDER WILsoS,a native of Scot
land, aged 81 years
attend his funeral this afternoon a. O'Clock.
ANDREW BRowN, whose death record was well
known to many Of our older readers having resided In
this city from the year 1906 TO 1926 Mr. Browns early
career was not unohequered by incidents. His father
who was native of the north of Ireland educated
at Trinity College, Dublin Abou. the year 1913, he
went to America officer in the British service,
which he soon quilted, and settled in Massachusetts,
At the commencement of the revolutionary war he
joined the American army, in which he the
rank OF major and behaved with distinction In tho early
battles of Che war-Lexinaton Buukers Hill SO He
afterwards served uoder Generals Gates and Green,
and commanded the garrison Of Boston the
ton OF that place by the British troops in March, 1870
men, thrown upon the werld by the depre of the
government paper money, and In 7ss, he established
at Philadelphia, the Ed.raI Gdsette, TO which DIR
Franklin, Messrs. Hamilton, Adams, and most Of the
distinguished statesman ~ America contributors,
tho present constitution Of the United States b-ing then
the suhjest Of dscussions Major Brown carried
his Newspaper with great spirit As instance Of
his enterprise may be- worthy Of note that he employ
ed the first regular reporter OF d. bates In the Congress
The profits of bis journal great, and he tn
midst Of prosperity when In the night Of the 2th Of
January, 1884, fire broke out In bis dwelling house,
and In an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his family
from the flames, he was so much injured that he
vived only a few days. His wife and three children
we're, on the 2sth, committed to a common grave. MIR.
Andrew Brown then very young mnn. was the only
member Of the family who esc,ped he absent from
home ct the time of the calamity and became propre
tor OF the newspaper then called the Phiiad, phia
sefte He may be said to have been almost reared on
pursuit OF their American foes cart wagons and every
available vehicle esgery seized by the latter and
their wives and children as we'll rs their goods,
med indscrminately into them MIR Brown when q b.
had many narrow escapes Of this description Thrown
on his own resources he acted with chars
gy. Entertaining sympsthy with the anti English
party he at once changed the politics Of his party
step which excited considerable snimosity against him
the friends OF freedom Of opinionn carrying their vio-
lence far as to attempt personal chaatsement
MIR. Brown however adhered to his course and hts
per hourished, despite all opposition. At that period
every ship from Europe conveyed news Of the great
events of the MIR. Brown projected and perfected
system Of boat expresses to board the English vessels
on their arrival by which he was enabled to out
"trip all his poraies This may be considered
the first step In that magnificent system of expressing
which has since been carried out with much skill in
England, and which now reflects much honor on the
British press During the ghtful ravages of the yellow
fever at Philadelphia MIR Brown continued the publca.
ton OF his newspaper at the imminent risk of his life
period when the whole city deserted by its nhab
tant and the grew high in the streets Being the
only paper published, the fugitive citzsns dispersed
the country indebted to 1t alone for nforms
ton OF their scatter friends and Of the Of the
disease. Mr.. Brown, however soon saw too much Of
Liberalism" to remain in a land where Liberalism
then rampant He disposed Of his property In the
Philadelphia Gasete, and in 1902 he embarked for Eng
land During the whole Of the long period which
since elapsed be has employs such
his disposal In the support or the good old Tory
He had retired from the active duties Of life years.
and died on Tuesdsy, at his house In Hoford square,
London, at the age Of rs, victim to the prevailing in
fuenza-Bristol (Eng land) Mirror, Dec Q.