New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-03
OBIT IA RY.
SAMUEL 4. PLATT.

Samuel r. Platt Rear Commodore OF the New
York Yacht Club died yesterday at his home IN inc
Florence apartment house, at Fourth-ave anu Els"
teenth-st He had not been in robust health lot SUM
time On November IL he left this city with some o"'
meas associates to inspect railroad in the western par
Of this state connecting with some coal lands in winch
he was Interested lie contracted a severe cola All" VII
the following Saturday returned home. He teicgrap"o
70 his physician meet him at the depot Oh MS a''
He was taken home and sank gradually.
He was q widowcr and had one son, Furihah ~
who i, now in Australia. lie had two brothers.
Isaac : and John Il. Plat. Mr. Plat WAS porn III '"
city on July g. 1898. His father Isaac L. flatt was =
merchant one OF the and directors of the Che
cal Bank and one the founders OF the Pein@y
Coal Company Young Plat received a fair education
and then entered the employ Of MessrS Nal@h WA
lory dealers In hardware. in Pearl-St WINE sun I"
young man he became partner III the firm OF ''"'
Adrancc * Patt dealers III hardware. with tlia III"
he remained the rest Of his life. the title now being
Adriancc Plait Il Go. It has for many years done I"
large business Several years ago 1t built extensive
Of Poughkccp,ie for the manufacture OF raiihs an"
moving machines. Mr.. Plat possessed OF niue"
wealth. lie was a director OF the Chatham Nation"'
Bank and largely interested In coal mining
Nowhere will Mr.. Plat be more missed than IN yaeh'
ing circles lie was passonacly fond of yachting anu
possessing ample means he was enabled to gratlV n''
taste in this direction His last yacht the schooner
Moutauk. built for him. The year in which she "a'
launched, sS2. size tho annual prize oi the new
York Yacht club and the Goelct Cup at Newport. In
1-S3 she again the Gncet cup. This year she won
the NcwYork Yacht Club Prize. the Bennett Challenge
Cup and two other cups given by Mr. Bennett to be com
petcd FOR at Newport.
ON February II of the present year Mr. Plat accom-
panied 10y President Ase.. OF the Tax Department Gon'r
McQuadc and one two other friends. sailed on the
Montauk from this port for cruise among the West
India Islands. After a rough voyage during which the
qualities Of the yacht good sea-bOat were fuly
tested. Bermuda reached. The party were hv~ta-
bly, entertained ht IN" British officials and the officers OF
the garrison, aud gave dinner IN return on bnr lhr
yacht on the day before their departure It. Thomas
die Of MAY before Mr. Plat and most OF the party
returned home. During the annual cruises OF th"
Sew York va h Club aud uu other occasions nrihs thc
Yachting sraeUI Mr.. PlattS hospitality was unh"uiu'd
lie Tor several Rear Commodore OF the New
York Yacht Club special meeting OF IN" cluh VIII p'
held on iui -iy evening To- resolutions 81 regret
AZ hi, death and make arrangements for attending the
funeral
Although not n member NJ the large charitable organ
Nations. he liberal In ams giving ana especially
fond Of helping in that called to his attention
hy friends worthy Of charity. MI Plat and
his brother John Joined the Union League club
when II first organized n the early days of The war
and contributed literally toward oquipPing the rcE-
mente raised I'm this city Mr. Plat also member
of the Ncw- York Climb
In person ne WI. tall ~ commanding presence with
Kindly lace hrffrl hN exposure to the AMI ar
iis brown h'ir full whisL'rs aud m"n'n'ho gave ltt"
Indie alton 'f
Thu funeral -cryicc- will take piao, on Friday at %
al the Scotch rt'sby terrain Church ia West Four
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