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ur,1u OF D. b HowAEo.-Iae death % one
So well known here aui SO intimately colucc'ei
With Burlington interests and people, aai who
WIS among the public henef4ct0rs q our place,
de=aryes move than passing notice
Daniel Dyer Howard was the second son
lSi5u T.. being the eliaet Of '' Uncle John
Howard, ofrespectei memory and through him
and Mrs. John Howard, whose maiden name
wss Harush Eirl. was directly descended from
Roger VII jsms and Philip sherman ami Sam
uei Dyer, well known names ir she early history
Of Rhode Island Tie vas born In P.t,st1wu. y.
I..J-ly 81, 1901. and wss thus in his 7'.h
year s.. his death. lie came TO Darlington,
when boy, with his father. lie was clerk
on board the lake Champlain steamer PtfHis,
when it burned in the broad Lake, sept 3d.,
1919 and though youth oils he distinguish
ei himself On that trying occasion by his cool
ness and efforts TO save life aud property. He
was subsequently lnplo-ei as teller 10 the
Bank Of Burlington. while after be tuI.t
the store on Church street, opposite The Bank,
u5g occupied by Moneys shoe store To this
be commenced mercantile business on hif own
account but let, It for the calling in which bic
father had acquired his wide reputation, sul for
which his own executive, talent and genial
qualities SO well fitted lin. lie first Kept
the hotel in Koesayile, the. one ia Troy,
=. Y, and then became proprietor Of
the Exchange Hotel Ia New York city.
He next, in company with his brother John,
built and kept the Howard Hotel. This when
opened was d e hotel Of New York, and under
the able management Of the Towards it became
one Of the most popular hotels in the country
Mr.. Daniel Howard subsequently built and kept
the irving House in the sane city. His last
hotel enterprise vas the Hoffman House, which
he leased Of the owner Of the property, fitted it
UP and furnished IT, ami opened tin 1883. All
Of these enterprises were profitable ami in them
Mr.. Howard acquired fortune. After selling
the Irving House Mr.. Howard came back 70
his Old home in Burlington. and purchased the
CAPTAIN Lyon place on College street, uoT Nr
Bartoa-s. which he reuole,e5 and made one o
the most elegant residences il Burlington. He
soon after purchased and rebuilt The fine place
on the corner Of College and Green streets, nos
ovnei and occupied by HE bro;her-in-isw, Mr.
"A. C. Smear. Three or four yesrs since be pur-
r chased the Burr place, south Of the city, vhici
he red..ei. laying out large suns on the ground
extending back to the top Of She mill. He mad
other investments in Burlington and bal p'snue,
other improvements which his delth hiss doubt
less interrupted.
Nc Howard was one Of the victims OF the "A
e nous Nstions. Hotel disease orpoison, "hio
created such excitement in 1851. lie was stop
uinr st the National Hotel in Washington. nar
rowlv escaped death from the disease, and neTe
recovered from it, HE bodily indrmitias eouI
q hardly impair much less destroy the energy
e his mil d. and bat a few days before his death
. was planning return to Burlington, intendin
4 to erect here this summer two handsome res
e. deaces in the style Of swiss ohslets, on the ID
q owned by him on futile St rect, south Of Mn
F. Davis.
# Mr.. HoNsrd 1aarrisd Mis- Della Carpenter
70 daughter Of Col John Carpenter Of Hoosicl
.r Ny. Their oaly child was daughter, Fanny
Il who married Dr. Theodore :. Evans. Of Pan
d. Two years ago this sumner Nj Howard wei
re abroad, mainly 20 try the effect Of some Of ii
as warm baths in France. by which he was BEN
re diel lie spent the last year With Mrs. How
e. ard, his brother John and Mr. aud Mrs Evsl
he in France and Egypt and Switzerland, spen
he ing the winter at Geneva, where he died.
% despatch from Mr.. John Howard brought to hi
er relations here word Of his death, hut wihol
be particulars. His remains viii undoubtedly
.ot brought to this country for burial. Mr.. How
~, ard was man Of marked qualities he was
10 man Of great enterprise and activity, and
- a courteous and kindly sidress which won hi
- many friends lie never forgot a face, and fe
sh men hsd wider circle Of acouaintanceshi
Of He loved Burlington and Burlington people.
"A gave literally to the College, 70 ST. Paul
church, and TO other public interests and ben
es factions, and he died respected aai esteemed /
al all who knew him.