, 1879-01-21
Mrs. NATHAN'S DEATH.
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.fcwlsh society waa paInrd yesterday by the
announcement OF the death of Mrs. Emtly u.
Nathan, tla widow OF Benjamin Nathan, tho
rich banker. She dieti On Thursday night ut her
hon,c. t1 Filth avenue, after brief Illness.
Mrs. Nathan belonged to the Hendricks family,
ono Of ttlu oldest and most respected jewish
families In New York. She WAS greatly esteemed
for her charities, which shc frequently extended
stra. Nathan Was related by blood or marriage
10 most Ut The conspicuous Jewish families In
tho e!tY. flcr father. Harmon Hendricks, ID
yarcl t1fu t,ntriuts III tho War for Independence,
money aud Influence. Her husbands grand
maternal ancestor was also known for her good
deeds &! tllc Revolutionary psrl9l.
Mira. Nathan's death Eccalls the tragic ending
Of tho lie VI llcr husband. BENJAMIN Nathan.
whct, startled New York morc than eight years
ago. III was found murdered In hts bed.
chamber In the second story Of his brown-stonc
rcsIdencs, At No. ~ West Twcnty-thira street,
on thc m0rnlng Of jufy ~, 1910. lie had
come to tho city on the prer,ous DAY irofn Ills
Cnuntry-seat at Morsfslowt1, n. j.. to couulcn,-
crate by appropriate religious ceremonies tho
anniversary ot Tho death Of his n!otflcr, 81,
ancestral usage ttlht hU Ind 3'racttced for moro
than n third Of n century. TjIe anniversary oc-
Cured Tn t1ie 30th of July, and Mr.. Naslan de-
sired tu te present carly, lie reacllcd bis city
hume nt l0 O'clock IN the evening, an'! a. about
1!:3n o'clock his ton Frederick came IN, mud
gUing to his BEDROOM nsked: "has Wash (tLo
elder btothrrj eotna Int"
Mr. Nathan answered In tho negative, and his
sou then pnsacd Up to- his own room: between
that ttmo a'1tl l O'Clock his brothnr Washington
entered the house, aud on hls way UP stairs to
Ills bedroom iouked into his fathers room and
found TINT he waa nsleep. Besides Mr.. Nathan
and his two st,ts, the nticr Inmates OF the housa
ii, kx,L1a utrf
wlI tlept IN rear rootn on thu same story With
Mr.Natfai,, aHtl her aoE, Daniel Kelly, whus0
room WAS um tt.e upper ss.sy.
At 0cinck in thu morning Washington
Nathan went to his 1attler's apartment to roIlsc
him, and on opeutn9 the door discovered .-:s
drad body living IN tho floor iii d p0nl Uf bloo1.
Ills s1tllE was CRUSHED, and bis thce and body
terribly manElct The room and The library
Tho safs was ritctl, and there was every nppear
nnct that rUbt,cry bau been the motive for tho
crime. Tho Stuck Exchange offered $l0, 600 aud
The Mayor ats1eA reward VI &tS,00 for The tae-
many t,,corIes ~ to tho murder, but It llas re-
MutneI one vi The nlystrr;es OF tho metropolis.
In Ills ci1orts to fatnon It e-Supeflnttndcnt
| Jourllan was 10 wurried that he uiGd IN short
| time afterwartl. An iron dog, q largo inplc-
tnent used by mechanics, was found III Mr..
| Nattiah's rou,ll, and It was supposed to hnvo
| bcen tle Instrument With which his Ito was
| takuu.
GlIs NHtuRI " 10 0GHEcttAAuL VI LII U4A DEtu-
guese family who ilcd To this country tu escape
tue terrors Of tho lnqulsliton. tlc was related
| by marriage to cx-Jntlye Canlozo and the late
Dr. l.yons, the lnt'hl OF the Synagogue at Fifth
| nvrnup nnd Nineteenth street.
air. and Mrs. Nat',an wcro married when very
yuuug. She was admired fnr her gentle dlap0.
Attipn as well ~ her beauty. The t"tc!a!aentc
Of her husban:l's trngse death rcnelIctl her Rt
| Morrlstow,l, wileru she was sojourn!ng for the
summer. utid since thch size has lei 4 secluded
llfc, nagcr tninglnE With others than Immediate
! members Of her household.
| Mrs Nathan WINS horn IN February, 1916.
| Eight rhittlrrn-fUur SONS aud four laugnicru-
| surpivp her. Thrce Of the suns nto single, and
| lived with hcr. Tho eldest is married.. ller
daughters ars oil married. ono Of them Is tia
win Of Julius Wolll, The in1purtcr. Mrs. Nathan
| braucaihe.l u tortune to her chllilrcn.
| 1Ett house In which thu Nathan trngctly oc-
c,rrcu las been reconstructed and tho l0war
storles are usel by express companies. The
| upper sturica arc let into apartments 10 bacho.
lors. Tho l,otasc was without tcnant for yeati
| previous tn its alteration. It Ia directly oppo
btte tho Fifth Avenue ftutci.