Fair play., 1877-04-12
Death Of Il Crntrnarian.


and - day, old. ii the record ri hi>
birth. which iii- never been di-l,r"v-i.
tee accepted. William j. Th"m>. in hi>
book "n - Human Longevity: L. Facts
ami ti,-,i"n>. questions the accuracy
ii the alleged facts in Capt. l.airhu>h' ;
ili-. il.'i attempts I" show that h" could
not possibly bave attained the aye claim
r'l 10y him. hv 'ii-pro,in. som" "f thu. in
cidrn;> "i his life, It. currently related.
Somewhat more than three wears ago. =
Reporter called "n Capt. l.ahrhu>h. and.
in the course "f Il l"mg Interview. u
which the veteran carefully marrai-,! the
principal events of hi~ life, obtained
MANY facts which III" Captain afterwards
declared I" hc accurately stated. He
was born in London. near Lambeth
Palace. un the 9TH ui March. l.G,.. lIi>
father Was :, native oi berlin and his
mother was an English lady.
The account "i his life
commonly received until Mr..
Th"m> a>>ailcd il Wa iha, H.. entered
,r. British arm, b-l"b,'r L.. I.>'. served
with the Sixiirth Rifles in the I."w t"IilI-
tries in 1895. with turnwalii> in Ireland
in l.3S. with Nelson at Copenhagen in
l>rl. amd under Wellington in the Pc
nin-,lla in l>'I>-'ln. being promoted after
Hu>ac": WAS stationed al ,h. Cape III
Good Hope in 1911. in lsli-1. Was an
officer in the guard over Napoleon ai 81
Helena. and sold ont hi- Captains com
mission IN the SiNiicih RIFLES in ISIS,
cl"-in" thus a >crvic. III twenty
wears. After Il varied riyilian lii... hc
came tn New York in ISIS. ;Ii the a",."f
/ 81. brin"in" hi> widowed daughter AMI
/ grandson. both of whom soon after died
and left him alone. Tn" LITTLE. money
which he !r"i;wl,t with him h, invested
/ in real estate. which ha> greatly III
CREASED in value The income from this
iiom> made hy II i.w wealthy friends,
and il, veteran in hi> l:;-i wears has been
surrounded by every ,rhin" which his
comfort demanded. From Mr. .Iailray,
tn. dry --u"'i> merchant. li- j. >aidr" have
Received so Il month. Up I" the death
"f William II. A>pinwall. h- received
from that gentleman S-.n u month. and
the pension awarded 10y ;l., n;tr,i States
to Thurl"w Weed Wa regularly made
over Ia him. Other friends AMI hcur-
factors were. \. +. Stewart. Mr.. Libby.
and Mr.. Ehim-lanL,r. Capt, I.;,hrb,i>h
was especially fond "f recalling the a,
tcntion> which had been shown him Icy
distinguished persons. The Prince ri
Wales. when in this country, accorded
him an interview. and with the Duke
! Alexis. at the time "f hi~ first visit 1" the
United States. he exchanged photo
graphs. after Il cordial .rc,iiu" ami coll
vcr>aii"n. lie had mel Dr. Johnson,
shaken hands with \ap"l,"n Il, ii. Hell
.na. met B!urhrr in l>'';. AMI received
several testimonials "f esteem from Fred
,rick William Ill of Prussia. Capt.
I.ahihI>h WIS Il confirmed "ri'In-c:iicr
for ~ wears before hi- death. and was
through life fond nf -ir"n. wines. and
drank them freely. For several wears
his birthday ha> been celebrated 10y par
iic- "ivcn hy Gen. John " att> De rcy>trr.
nj which Lee received the recurring con-
wratula,iun> of many distinguished mill
tiry men ana citizens. Ihc veteran spoke
the French. German. Dutch. spanish.
ani Portuguese lam-7Ia-'-~. au,! hi
varied AMI extensive travels ha,l STORED
his mind with rich collection "t facts
AMI reflections. Until within Il very
short time before hi death Capt. l.ahr-
bush presented the features III u hall. old
are lli> face WAS round. hi complex
ion fresh and c'-ar. hi rS,> entirely
>rryicrahlc. and hi hearing perfect. The
la>i tw" Years "f Capt. LahriU-h'> liz.
Were >pcu; IUiriI NJ hi home ~ NJ.
5l:; Third Avenue. HI habits were very
regular. H., rose every morning ai half
pa>, o'clock and retired a; = o'clock
in ih,. afternoon. His anlII-rmcni- Were
nn more. rNcitin" than cail- upon hi-
friends AMI lon- walks with Two fav"riic
dogs. His death wa- primarily due to
cold contracted two months ago in
calling upon Mr.. y. I. Stewart. but his
system WIS rapidly breaking down by
reason ii hi advanced are. He was
buried from the Church ii the A>cen-
sion. i, Fifth Avenue and Tenth street.
Q! which he hal been f"r wears = !ne.;.-
be-.