, 1875-06-20
OBITUARY,


ALAE8I El4AAAA
The New York papers record the death On Bun
day last Of ALBERT CLARE, who had attained q
widespread reputation as hotel-keeper. He
was born 1t W,lhrahau1, Mass, in 1811, and COM
Inenoed bunness life ~ clerk and bookkeeper
3or prominent cotton manufacturer in that
Stz4a- In 18&0 he went to Boston and assumed
the management OF the United States Hotel,
during the course Of which he became widely and
favo1ably known In 1850 he removed to New
York and took charge Of the Howard House, IT,
mining in 1t five yeArs. In 1855 he became the
proprietor Of the B1evoort House. in which he
von the highest honors rs landlord The
Springfield (Mass.) Republican says Of him ::
''He was puiye1sally respected, thoroughly kind,
i good friend, and possessed the sterling charac-
ter and good business ability which enabled him
to stand first among his guild and to win golden
rewards for hia Intelligent enterprise"
THoMAs II. BELBT.
The San F1ancsco papers bring the intelli-
gence Of the death Of THOMAS II. SELBY, who
has been prominent citizen OF that city for
Twenty-Five yeara, aad one OF the bsss Mayors it
has ever had. HIS early business life Was spent
in the employment OF A. T. STEwAnT, New
York Tho goid-fevcr Of ~ urged him to Cali
fornia- He located in San Fra1cisoo, aud almost
Immediately founded the house OF THOMAS e.
Sx1.bx d Co., engaged in importing metals and
merchandise from the East, and in this business
he renamed until the time OF hia death. he
served ~ an Alderman in 1851 and '52 and in
. 1869 WAS elected Mayor by the Independent Tax
payera' party. During his term Of Office he
signalized himself by thwarting several schemes
Of corruption and never putting dollar ct the
public money In his POCKET, his whole salary hav-
ing bseu donated to benevolent institutions.
Concerning the various offices he has held, the
Ghs0z:tc6 SAYS:
:: Nr aE1Bx has been identified with numberlesa I'M
He was President of the Merchants Exchange and
1rst Iresdent OF the industrial School Association,
the buildings fur each OF which erected under his
supervision. He PRESIDENT o{ the Board Of Ttus-
tees Of Cal7ary Church Lite Director Of the Mercan
tile Library Association and VIE instrumental III the
Together with the California street store the firm
eoznprsed among its b1Aoe&s institutions the shot
tower ca First and Howard etreets and the ilger and
leal Eneltin8 works II North Beach- Iattexl5, Mx.
ELL31 h3s figured ~ ona OF the LICK Trustsaa>
SAMUEL GARDNER pnAKE.
. The venerable historian aud antiquarian,
EkxuE1. GARDSEa DRAKE, died Recently in Bos-
ton. Ho was born at Pittsfeld, n. H., Oct. II.
1898, md In early life was = teacher. In 1928
be opansd m Antiquarian book-Bture in Boston,
the frst Of it's Kind in the country. His first
publication WAS cHUrcH's *'Entersaining His
tory OF King FHu1r's War" In 1882 he printed
his F" Indian biography" and in the following
year hin "a Book Of the Indian" which has now
beco.as 4 standard authority. His remaining
works On Indian history are ''old Indian Chron-
iciea" Q8s6); "Indian capdvities" (ls6s);
md ~ History Of the Five Years French and
Indian War" (1870). He also made some lua-
poxtans contributions to American history
am1og them t'Memoir Of Sir WALTER
ll4r z1aH {1862}, and Annals Of Witchcaaft IN
ths United States" (1sse) He Tas the Presi-
dent OF tbs New England Historical and Gen.
ea1ogcl Society in 1858, and vaa ope q the
foundszs OF its Register. His son. FRANCIS s.
DaAKE, .is we'll known az the compiler Of the
** Dictionary Of American Biography"
j.. cHAn1Es y. uPaAM.
Close upon the daath Of Mr- DRAkK conea the
npNs of tha death OF CaAR1zs #. UPHAK, OF
Aaiam. MAss., who w.s also = noted historical
Authority. Hin great wurk VA his history OF
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