The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
OBITUARY..
Join SCRYNSER.


Mr.. John Scrymser. of tho old merch ants OF
this city. died at his residence. No. 1872 Warren
street. Brooklyn, at early hour yesterday morn
ing in the sixty-seventh year of his age. Mr..
Scryanser WAS born in Albany in 1872. When q
young man he went to Richmond. Va, where he
mained number OF years. He first to this
city in 1928 and entered the employ John Duncan
a we'll known wholesale grocer at the foot OF
broadway. a clerk. He was afterward a clerk with
the firm of Buloid caswell. importers of teas in
Front street Mr.. scrymser was subsequently, .
partner in the wholesale grocery business with Mr.
George A. Jarvis, who is now President the Lencx
Fire Insurance Company. lie afterward became a
partner with his brother William in the busi-
scrymser. After the death of William he ac-
eepted AS partners Charles II. Homer and
was then changed to John Serynser 4 Co. Their
place OF business at No. 1876 Front street. The
firm met and failed Ia 1870. The
deceased well aud favorably known among the
substantial business Een OF the city He was
member OF the Committee OF Seventy citizens who
investigated the Ring frauds and took very active
part Ia the proceedings OF that committee. Mr..
scry mser was at one time member OF the
Chamber OF Commerce and director of
the American Exchange Fire Insurance Company.
Some time after the failure of the firm with which
he was connected he engaged III the commercial
paper business at No. 81 Wall street. He also acted
agent OF the Lenox Fire Insurance Company. and
following these pursuits when taken sick in
January last The deceased OF the Oldest
members OF the First Presbyterian church. corner
OF Clinton ana Renscu streets, ErOOklyus
Of which Rev. DR.. Van Dyke is pastor. He bought
the first pew that was sold i'll the church,
and held the position of church treasurer tor =
peri ID of twenty-five years. He was most
emplary Christian and by his kind acts endeared
himself to all with whom he came i'll contact. Mr..
Scrylnser conscious until the last aud died
surrounded by his family, consisting of his wife
and six children. The funeral services will be held
the church with which he connected, or
"Wednesday afternoon.
JAMES ATKINS MEIGS.
James Atkins Meigs. Professor Of Physiology in
the Jefferson Medical College. died yesterday. in
Philadelphia. with embolsm of the heart. produced
by blood poisoning. He had long been famous both
lecturer and writer in the departments OF physt
ology, ethnology and medicine. He born in
Philadelphia on the 3lst OF July, 1929, and
graduated ut the Jefferson Medical College in
1851. He became Professor OF the Institutes OF
Medicine in the Philadelphia College Of Medi.
cine in 1857 In 1859 he accepted the chair
OF the Institutes Medicine in the Medical
deparmet OF the College OF Pennsy lvania. and in
1868 he returned to his alma mater. the Jefferson
Medical College. as professor. In 1857 he aided In
the preparation of the well-known work entitled
indigenous Races of the Earth, contributing to IL
an able and exhaustive article "The Cranal Char.
acteritics OF the Races of Men,. He also put forth
number of valuable scientific dissertations other
subjects, and among his daily duties found time to
edit revise "The Manual OF Physiology" By
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