The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
DIED WITHOUT RELATIVES.
THE PrRLTC ADMINS TRiTOR'S SIZE
or UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Men nnd Women who were Once wealthy and
wcIt-knownin Ncw- = Horik who Dicdin Pov-
erIN nrh NNhnnc 9cnni Enc. go TO the CltY.

Men nnd Women who were Once wealthy and
wcIt-knowni In Ncw- Yorik who Died In Pow
erty ard whose scant EGcsts go TO the city.
Tho Public Administrator latest sale
was crowded mainly by women. who were buy
ing cheap stock for second hand clothing shops.
and mon who had II queer personality OF their
own between passive honesty and active crime.
police ofIlcer guarded the door. There were
among the deceased persons whose effects were
sold several men who were well known.
George W. Southwick an Englishman. was a
partner In tho great drug firm OF Schieflelin Il
Co. somo twenty yenrs ago. He invented nm
Egyptian Hair Dye" and went out " on his
own hook" to mako nn immense fortune by it,
Aitor expcnding about $50 900 in advertising IT,
he failed. lie died poor, leaving an estate that
was valued at not more than $500 His son re-
fused to administer and yesterday the Public
Administrator sold forty-scven bottles OF the
fathers invaluable specific for 1880
Dennis Curtin. who killed himself last yonr
because times seemed 10 be hard. had got up
the Long Island directories for many years. and
had 50 far progressed toward another one that
1850 was paid for his papers as a "scnd-on'
Edward Fiproy D'Arelos. giving up to
desnondcncy vdrgnh hmsYh e. death, dying
ministrator got only some $50 md watch,
a,nd , some lewelty and personal cGIo'hing The
"WT Wmw w4s ISc Si'GI4S cammed iIr Suicide in tho
Ph,rnix Hotel. in March last and then Il was
found Qut that he WIS man OF good family. an
nccr. faiioi there. ana thcn came TO New York
in Desperation. failed again. md then Killed
kimssf. In his possession was found only
s22 2j. The Albion society buried him. aud at
| their request none of his property was sold. It
being their intent TO send 1t all TO his friends in
j. Il. Graham. whokillcd himscfn st. Peters
| Hotel IN Eleventh. street in August was COM
| mcrcial traveller. and lcit nothing hut some
personal clothing. which went oil yesterday at
very fair prees
Geo. ". Eaton NJ Syracuse was executor OF
| his mothers estate and had tho disposal Of
| large sums Of money until he died. He left
| nothing. and yesterday his old Drecrhc5 sold
Mary Reynolds was the nurvcyor Of the House
OF Detention for many yenrs. and died in Sep
| $500 in the Blocker Street Savings Bank 800
| in tho Manhattan Savings Bank and various
| personal effects were iLinlnE; worn out chairs.
| sofa. &C. Her heir. VIM. Wilson Of wilkes;
barre. her ncphew. attended the sale. and
john Boiic, alias 4. II. Dibblc. from Florida.
was once worth good deal of money. but the
| Public Administrator could find nothing prac-
| ucally valuable in his effects. The few clothes
ana ana ether things that he left were only found
Hen Cross, an old jewecr in HUDSON street
| was found dead IN August last. and nothing
| was leit but twanty four watches md some odd
The Spectator. Arthur q. Ludhem Is under
stood to nave had q father, in B'rin-also Il
|
| len nothing, and his empty trunk sold yestcr-
| day for ATTY cents.
Regina Bruil could not find in any Nav York
| hotel Accommodations good enough for her. and
| the landlords gradually came % the conclusion
| that she was crazy and did not want her On any
| terms. Then she went down to % Beach street
| and took mean apartments there. whore she
| died ut the age Of 10 ycnrs Sho left three or
| four trunks full Of clothes md some $3.50 or
! $500 worth OF Hungarian or Austrian bonds
Her best dresses sold yesterday for an average
| OF 81. IS each
| The name Of Orson v House the divorce law
| yor. appeared In the list. but all the first class
lot OF his effects had been taken by his wife. the
| second class stun was sold in February last and
| the third class. or odds ana onds. went yester
| day for a few cent-.
J.. Il. Stragncky was formerly Supcrintond-
ent of the Astor Library and Serrctlry Of the
| Geographical Society. lie died at Monirlair
\, j.. in February. 1911 He was n native Of
Mornyia, Sc years Of agc. He owned farm
IL farminglale J.. l.. upgn which he had spent
$4,000, and which hc. sold for 5000; also, two
| hous, IN Halfway He was hopnessy in debt
| Settling NJ woman in q candy shop in Broad
| way cost him about sG opo Other things cost
| him more. He died in bankruptcy. A lot of
his books sold yesterday for about waste paper
| prices.
T. a. Harrington tho barkccpor. who died in
June Inst at l3j Suffolk street. left a silver
| watch. which sold for ill.
| james Robson, Scotch gnrdener. died In The
| steamship Colon Fob. 3, 1871. and his body wns
| landed here His silver watch was sold for 40.