The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-04

year, Ut tue meeting OIL Tue pioneers oil the county,
held at schoocrat, he was present and shook
hands with many old friends, whom he
recognized and talked. with freely. He said,
among other Things, ~ am 1O2 years old, and, |
thank God, ! have not an enemy In the world ~
This statement was true IL ls said that he never
q member OF the Methodist CHURCH., His ba6lts OF
lie were simple, and he enjoyed almost uniform
nfe OF strong physical vigor and unusual powers OF
endurance. He was success vi as farmer and IN
nuenual among his nelghbors.
He reached the age oil 1903 years and six months.
His death was like his HE, qu ct and peaceful.
II one should sit down and ttink over the num-
CURED since his 0Irth, March ID, It'll, he would
realize the scope and grandeur of such period Of
come one after another with q rapidity and mar.
venousness that Is simply bewiIdering.
Mrs. Ellen Lyons, a Centenarian.
In the opinion OF some English writer's who have
new theories about vital power, no one can or
ever could live to be one hundred years Old
These men declare that long before that time the
machinery Of lie necessarily works itself out; and
they obstinateIy hold their theories dsputing
every case Of extreme old age that Is presented to
their notice Discussion has for some time been
abandobed the believers in centenarIans thinking
that the only way 10 crush their lew obstinate Op-
ponents is to pile facts upon Them New York now
supplies new addition to the already large mass
OF truths put upon the doubters.
sketch, died on Monday last, at her residence, No.
81 West Forty-eighth street. She was aged 1l3
years, having been born in Edinderry, Kings
county, Ireland in the year 176I. She lived at her
birthplace until she had passed what Is usually
called middle age. and she was married there
during the re0eilious period of the year 1898. Her
real experiences IA lie seem all to have come iate
for she was slXty-tw0 years old Wnen sac came
TO this country With her husband In 1923.
She then became resident OF the Third
the last lew years OF her existence being passed
up town. Mrs. Lyons was an earnest Christian.
Roman Catholic Church that almost every morn
Ing, alter her arrival in thus CITY, she attended the
early mass. she was parshioner OF st. Peters
church, ID Barclay street, ana she attended SER
vices there throughout the pastorates OF the Rev.
Drs. Powers and Pise and Fltuer Quinn. The two
lived long enough TO attain most distinguished
places IN ,neir church, were very, young
listen TO their exhortatons. Father Quinn, " no
is now the Wear General OF this diocese, preached
Generated og Mrs. LYONS at the CSuren 81 % iss
wednesday lie spoke Of having Known a1 the de- Sa
entered on his MIN steral duties.
Mrs. Ly ons' memory renamed good up to the
relish OF reminiscent old people, the salient Incl
dents Of her lie. Her remembrance OF occurrences
drew strong pictures or the terrors OF that time
that always Interested her hearers. Her tales OF
the past she has told 10 three generations OF her
own descendants, most OF whom were present at
the requiem mass on Wednesday morning. Among
them were two Rrandsons, VINO are priests OF the
faith to which she chung with devotion throughout
her lite.
Nine. Agatha States.
Nine. Agatha States, the wen known and pop
ular prima donna died at her residence in No. 4e7
West Thrty-fourth street, in this CITY, on Wednes-
day night, the I'd inst. The immediate cause Of
death was an attack OF pleurIsy, contracted dur.
ing recent trip from San Francisco here. Nine.
States, whose maiden ma me was Gaynor, was born
in Dublin in 1871; her age was consequently thirty
three. At very early age she went with her
parents to San Francisco. When young girl
signs OF very sweet soprano voice became
evident and she was given the best musical train
ing which the place could afford. This being
found inadequate las 1t had been resolved
upon to make her q professional singer,
she was sent to Italy to complete her musical
education. Her studies were conducted in Milan
and the voice which mad frat oeen remarked with
increasing years grew to be very flexible and
some years after her educanon was completed
She sung IN public in Italy, and made part OF many
companies, winch travelled from place to place.
Indeed there are few Italian cities wnere she IS
Francisco, where she married. 1t was not until
the spring Oh 1865 that Nine. states sung in TINS
Crane opera Housel a short time alter It's com.
pletiOD under tue Management OF Mr. Max Maret-
Eek and Lafayette HarrlSUn. Her SOnal
cess vas very great though sne sung IN rivalry Of
Mme Lagrange and Nine. Parepa Her best role
was that OF Elvra, III Neroi's "krnani," Id which
her success was unquestlOned. She also appeared
In several OF tue lighter Italan opera roles, sus-
tanning IN each case The part OF the prima donna.
The season, however, was disastrous one and
broke up very suddenly, the company being turned
adrt. short time after Nine. states gathered
the scattered fragments together and made sew
erai professional tours through the provinces, she
and Slgnor Orlandlnl travelling as STARS" THIS
gentleman she subsequently married, and the two
travelled with troupe not only throughout the
United states but IN Mexico South America and
AUSTRALIA, rom which country, where she was q
great avorite, she but recently returned reaching
San FRANCISCO in July last.
Nine. states made no appearance in opera In
this city since 1865 though she has sung az several
concerts. IN person she was handsome and win
nlnR In ner manners She leaves two children,
son and daughter, respectively aged thirteen and
residence tais morning, and the remains viii be
buried 10 Calvary Cemetery
Father Helias, 8. j.
Rev. Father Helias, venerable priest OF tho
order Of Jesus, has just died at Taos, Mo-, at an
advanced age. He was the first Roman Catholic
clergyman VINO celebrated mass west OF st. Louis,
and the last survivor out one OF band OF Jesuit
missionaries Who over half q century ago, came
to America from Belgium, under the leadership OF
Father De Smet and devoted themselves 10 the
conversion Of the Western Indians. For thirty.
Ave years this good man, now also deceased, with
his associates, bore prlvation, danger and hard
had been entrusted to them by the Head OF the
Church. The success OF their efforts 10 to-day
acknowledged oy every generous mind, and
Father Helias' death VIII be universally regretted
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