The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-03
Obituary.
Nh. EDWARD X. HANSEN.


The disangGi,6.a ut.,Ha s.oss.sL and musical
director II Madame Is,dora Ciak's concerts It the
south and west vI0se name stands at the head OF
TINS article, died lately of the cholera, Berlin,
1 in Illinois.
| A professor Of music Mr. Hansen possessed rare
| aud varied talents. He not only en- able and
successful teacher and lhor OF lectures upon this
| science, but Was also loist Of no common order
on several instruments, besides heiog the composer
Of many valusb,e vocal al d Instrumental works.
| Nj II. was widely kn, VI add appreciated a.
musician OF deserved emineDce, and at the time Of
| his oeath WAS one Of Z Oldest IN America. He
| Iesioed succ' ssively IN tat cities ~ New York,
Bosto n, PrOyi6eD G, and Ph,ladelpha, where HIS
professional skiIl, aDc Zeal for his art, together
with his many estimabis qualities of chara ter,
quickly won the notice and regard OF large circle
OF friends. Lattery, however. 10 consequence OF
delicate hesEh, be deemeo y inprudent to risk the
ssv6rity If our MOI tbsTU wit te al removed 70
the West indies, taking up his abode in cCmpara-
| tive retirement 1T Puerto Pf,Dc Pc
Within soWe few u tIb- Mr. Il. left Cuba, and
isi ding 1T Nev Orleans, commeocet making, In
DIS professional capacity, the tour OF the United
States, a. &C imprinted ty his laughter, whose Hue
na'uhl abilities and tXttaordosry sttainmeuts asa
vocalist talt ousb Am.r'cso bop), are cared to be-
Of The highest oroer by The nth. RI press The con.
ceIts, given Jointly hy The iash-r AID tier met
WIN emi'eDt su cess, an acre stopped temporarily
only upon their arrival Il ST. LOUIS by the ex ,essya
| beat and great mortal ty the, prevailing there
They retired immediate 10 Illinois, purOosing To
pass few wet ks OF Iepose az ths residence uf a
friend, and there " Was toat NJ. II. was suddenly
struck down by the prevailing epidemic. Though
meetrg The summons OF death 81 pectedly, his
end VAS peaceful and sereUe. Iu bis last moment abe
was supportee by that firm CHRISTIAN faith and noble
iulltuue which bao dstIDg, sned his lite, and he
ci.stc bis yes upon earth "itn calm resignation,
~ Iy conscious that he was passing away TO that
"bouIne whence DO tfav lii r.turIs."
III hls rarting counsrls t. mis- tughter he stated
u be bis with tia IN should follow up the bril-
nabt sue esse5 bich ACHE we'd under his direo-
ton, being Confident ,tat leans aud 70 reigners
would continue 70 aemd TO mis- daughter toe posi-
non 70 which she was 80 justly entitled in the mu-
seal world.
Though the lone Dane rest. far from the scana
Invian home OF BIS youth, and me scenes on the
Atlantic coast amidst which his life has mostly
passed, yet nc Will ave III orgo,'ea III the memory
" 'HS" ~ ~. ,H'noT. Ds.*+*
EhENEZER LANDos, ore ~ the very few of that
gallant band 10 whose devotion galautry aud suffar.
lpgs .eaIe ind o'ed for toe blessings Of freedom,
d'td az sharon So ngs on roe 23j inst Mr. Ian.
don Nos boz ut Lii bield Cons. ia the year l76O
AID was Therefore a. the thu of his decease ia the
nnety' fourth year OF his age Wien seventeen
years Old be joined ths amy and marched to the
city OF New York, where he WAS s,a'ioned until the
Americans wee com ellen Jn eva;uate, when his
cor paDy crossed to Ne~ Jersey, and from thence
70 west Point. lie bad -eeD aud convened with
Gtn washington, and witbesse1 the execution of
Major AnGre; and fdaly. at lie COD clnsion of the
war, be was one Of ev.hseeu. from full COMPANY,
who survived. He lett The @ity If New York m
l117, and has not been II ere sicce M . Laudon Was
for upwards Of seventy Years q me nber Of and in
full communion with, zee Episcopal church. Hs
was confirmed by Bishop Seabiry, one Of thu frst
american bishops he es'dsd some years after the
Revolution IN Connecticut, moving from thence first
10 Vermont. then to Ohio, and fnsly flashed the
Journey OF ife-haviDg dis hsrged ,ts duties faith
iuly-M sha,oa rings. surrounded by his chill
dItn, grandchildren and grestgrand Children
Ieavlng mere than hur ed and forty descendant5
OBsEQU1Es TO MAJOR IORING.
FROM tho St. Augustine Cia) Ahc,eot City, Aug ISL
The remains Of Major Cts les Loring arrived in
m " ucf from. VnrkA and
The fudcral sole mni'ies took place from the Episco
Pal Church on Monday. The burial service was
col ductt by the Reverted o. A. MiIder, rector Of
the larsh and was FOL! wed by M address, refer
ling III touching and sppropia,s TO the Insan-
choIy circum stances under which Major Lpring's
lie was so rufhe.aly and oru,al,y taken. We Oh
ieIve0 among the saddtsh Of the m1urniDg friends
asst mbled, his manly little soo and the face of
young Califoi MA indian lad, vino accompanied Mrs.
Lolig upon her rec"nt visit To this pacs who
seemed to realize v ih intense grief the sad event
remains we'c followed 10 the family bu ial place
by large copcomse. Mr. Lsriay came to sbs
place when child, aud has principally resided
mere, mill few years sin:e 10 removed to Cali
fcu in. His senl an)y hearing, nflabinty OF man.
Ter, and the kindness OF his disposition, endss,ed
him to all who anj ycd tho pleasure Of his acqus;nt-
npce His sudden denise has At gloomy sadness,
which time alone cao altviale. Az 10 time of his
dea'h no held The Office OF Receiver o. Public Mo-
neys 81 Benjcia-ond about returning To Cali
fona from brief VISIT 10 this State, when his Life
way taken.
E.WhLIAa RoGeRs died in Norfolk, Va, IN the
2sih nit, aged aventy live years. At the age Of
Htniy one, aD0nt The b. gbnu Of the rresent GEN.
Jury, he entered The United States naval service as
Q seaman, ard served in tie M-di. rranean squad
ron under CorumoJsre Prebie, 10 our war with
IripOli. He VAS ono OF the gallant crew headed BY
tie late Con modore Chen Lieur-Dant) Stephen De-
caur, who II 1903 exc ueo th. brilliant and peril
0us achievement CT boarding and burning the
frgate Philadelphia in Il hsrb0r of rripoli, and
under H. guns Of its batteri+s-an achievement
Which has fes parallels Tor desperate courage
and heroic daring )u the annals Of naval war
fare. The Philadelphia, in command Of Cap
tain cambridge, II will be remembered, had
some time before, while leading Nh attack ON the
Trpoitan , batteries, groaoded IN : position in
which, while STE could make uss of her own bat
teIies, she lay EXPOSED TO those Of the enemy aud
was compelled TO SURRENDER the bal bsIisDs. Mr..
Rogers vas probably the las. survivor of ttat little
srRoTHER D. MlrcnELL, Esq, member of the
IL gls]atuIe OF KtLtu ky, died ut Mount Sterling,
KY, 90 The 22d inst OF iux. "
Caleb II. AD6rns, ESD. ose OF the justices OF the
peace, died 10 Newark, N. j., on Saturday morning,
Of cholera ard Mrs. AnoIns, his wife, died Of the
same disease Oh Sunday night.
Life and ID, atl.--s Short as.d Tru, Story.
III, N the 1t Luu,s ADzeiger Agg 2Cl ~
Ore day iaet week, earl. III Tie morning., that
miserable conveyance which takes the poor and
jIenc!ess dtao to tie Cry Ctme.ery at the cisy's
expose, halted in honr OF house Ia a street of
the soul hem part Of the CITY Tue or'ver aligtted
from the wagon, eIteied tu. use, but appeared
again soon after, carrying in company WITH ano-
tber alike disu ieresten onb ing MAD, coffin made
Of rough boards. Tie coffn WAS placed On the
wagon ano il made spsed over The deserts streets
towards the cemetery.
Not one followed he wagon with sorry look
not one stood at her grave win feeling heart,
WREN tie eaiih tel upon the coffD; aud yet, this
c. fin contained Ire cor Sc "a laoy who once was
sincerely adored BY hundreds--s no once was ho-
n,Ied, extoiied, enved ia sooi ty-sho could COM
mspd fielee and VIC, but few years ago, before