The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Urn Nr,,,a, ATTIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
n, ,ho animal meeting OF the Numismatic ana
A,,,nnorIan a Society of philadelphia, held last
.-onIno the following obituary on the lsVe
usorae w. Fahnestock, Esq" prepared Dy tne
nav. Charles IL. Hart, Hlstorlographer OF tne
society was presented, but owing 10 no quoruln ..
SeIne present Its reading was deferred until the
Eabruarv meeting, which will be held on the
1tb IN the new room on the first floor OF The
building No. 524 Walnut street,
II ia with feelings of no ordinary sorrow that
1 Officially bring TO the noiice OF Ine society s
me sndden n and terrible death of its late mem.
her. George Wolf Fahnestock, who, with his
DnSn ihe worldly enjoy yment of lfe was lost In
The fearful conflagration OF the steamer United
s,h of Decem ber last. Mr.. Fahuestock was a
man whose passing from our midst requires
more than casual NOTICE, anu yeG ms ne was
lived SO quietly and unostentatlouslyt that the
racords are wanting from which TO weave a
suitable obituary. He was porn IN Chamoers-
burg, in this state, on the 23d OF Septemoer,
1s5ae and was consequently but Hill over forty
five years OF age at the time OF MS sad death
His father Benz amin A. Fahnestock, n native
~ Reriin Adams county, Penusy vania, VINO
died in this city in the summer OF looz, al quiLe
an advanced age, was the Well.KlnoWin "hoie' "n
sale druggist, In which prontaole DUST
ness he amassed large fortune
which descended to his four children,
from him, all having passed away, 9a leaving VII
their mother (Anna Maria Woln) the sole sur
vivor of the fam Iy. Inc hupJsct ol t oti Lieutc
the interior OF the state. was married on tne
18th of September, 1916, in Baltl more, oy the
present Right Rev. Bishop Atkinson, of North
Carolina to Miss Grace Sarah Ensey. This est.
mable lady, who aided and encouraged her
generous husband in his liberal literary pur-
suits, died of consumption in August, 1867, at
st. Paul, Minnesota, whittier she mad been
taken in the hope of being benefited by It's
clear dry atmosphere. Since her decease Mr..
Fahnestock found 1t difficult to content him
self at any one place, and has occupied MS Time
principally in travelling and doing good,
Mr.. Fahnestock was great collector" but
not q collector" in the general acceptatlon OF
the term-one who grasps lor everything IN MS
special line, lust TO possess 1t and hoard 1t up
and have 1t Of no use to any one. NO! not 50
our deceased member. He was collector that
his collections might be of benefit 10 students
and men OF letters, and although, owing to the
1mmensity of his library (Which was so rich In
pamphlets on American 1lstoIyJ ana Ihe con,
easily accessible, still he benefited workers by
his large and munificent donations TO learned
societies in all parts of the country of works
bearing upon the special subject they were
formed to investigate, and now by his will has
crowned his liberality by leaving his entire
pamphlet collection TO our Historical Society.
on the very just conditions that IL be made ac-
cesslole 10 the public and that no part OF 1t
was to leave the custodians care.
1t was at Mr.. Fahnesocks sole suggestion
during his residence in Minnesota, that the
State Historical Society was induced to cele-
brRte In an appropriate manner the centennia!
anniversary OF the treaty made by Captain
Jonathan Carver with the Nandowesses on the
lst of May, 1867, at the &C eat Cave" now
within the Limits of the city of st. Paul and
whenit was proposed subsequently to publish
the proceedings. he, with mis- wonted gene.
entire expense. The only production of his
pen that l am aware of having been priu ted
was "a Centennial Memorial OF the births o.
his maternal grandparents, Christian AM
Anna Maria Wolff celebrated on Mrs
Wolf's birthday, March 25. 1865" Tni
volume, which is most beautifully writer
edition of one hundred copies, for the use @
the descendants and embellished with photo
graphic copies of origin al portraits of he ances
tors. hope soon to have the privilege {
placing q copy in our library, with portrait c
It's lamented author. MIR. Fahnestock wa
chosen to membership in this society De EN-
ber 7, 1885, and slgnned his appreciation of II
pursuits by becoming life memoer-the frs
and only one of It's associates who has ye
thus com mplimented IL; but II Is to be hope
that before long there will be many followln
his good example. His remains and those {
his daughter having been recovered and recoe
nized were brought to this city, aud now repos
beside the grave of his beloved wife, in on
beautiful Laurel Hill. (Here were to follow tn
preamble and resolution which will be pre-
sented at the February meettng)
A very valuable collection of Indian relic
from Arizona was received, and will be fol
mally presented at the next meeting