New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28
OBITUARY.
AUGusTUs sCHELL.

less. though he suffered creamy "0o - ,nahle
previous Early Wednesday evening be Oecane =, ~.
$500 - - NO. eonsclons n great part OF 'ne
Elmo mill shortly before his DEATH anu t.
that ne recognized the people AROUND nm ,,sooss
seven weeks Mr. scheIl had suffered liVu , =. ht hod
ard for the lat three weeks had oeen co,' 60 hta
His st,,tx constitution bore him up ""s -
,,hr.,,,,r ,r.eIioret he could live. HIS lase u''0
P = $500 yVs,tpestay evening. was: 81 am VIKING
=. - rL-c srtsbcd my work" Among tnose "po
c.TIa5 a, me house yesterday were ex-hayor
Gyms " FIELD Waldo Hutehtngs, :. L. M BARROW W.
81 NJ w IT. Vanderbilt Mrs John Kelly ana $500 w.,
members of the Historical Society OF wnich NJ 0'''
was president .. NJ
scbeIs home The services win be simple m accordance
with mis- wish There viii be no pali-Dearers - :,
nected that me Rev. Drs Chambers ana Ner'"'iso'
the Collegiate Reformed Church, and the rev T. w.
Donald OF Ascension Church. viii take part IN 'uI
Too s,sciai train will leave the Grand tentf4i Dep's
OF 2.,5 n m. for Woodlawu. where Mr.. scheu oWheo
Mot H.. and Horace f. Clark having been prime movers
a. astah,ishing the cemetery meeting OF inc lam
MANY General Committee viii be heLd AT 1@'n'Na" -
this evening 70 take action on MI sehelis oe-''"'
ue,nters generally, OF the Manhattan ClnD Will "NO
the funeral Mr. sehen a manager OF the cruz 80
- a, ,-as started IN 1865. He succeeded MI van
Fnrn As president in 1871 and held the ohee ui T.
In szs he ,yas elected vice president and hea lhe JIM
until his death He was also MEMBER u '
esnh having been governor for some years.
.gi-acrnrs Of Western UNION
~ il, rrobahty take action to-day on the death OF hr
80, y-. Airec,ors of the New-York Central, Lake
shro urb,Qau Central and NewYork and Harlem ro'os
will meet for that purpose this morning Inc 'fi ~
the Union Trust Company yesterday appolh'eu '
tee 10 take action in the matter ,.
Anoust,s scheu was born at Rhinebeck, DuVchesS.
County this state on August 1, 1872. His ta5her Cs
ton scheu was of German descent He was mercnah'
and durinc the War OF 1912 officer In one o. %
New York regiments. Later he was proHuou' -
Democratic politician. The boy was a puph ~ "1e -
leyaa Institute IN hottest, this city, ana dVeI " W
academy at Nswburz. In the autumn OF I9@I you7
sebeu entered Union College, and was grHlul'ou TN
tora in s3o For nearly year he studied Ia" ID 1ne
baice of William Johnson IN this city he theh ehCoIe
the law school at Litchheld Conn., condue7eh ny 'Is
Gould and after studying there ioF ge'l'
went tnto the law Office Of John Armstrong;
son of General Armstrong After being adV@d 10 INC
bar Mr. sebell formed a partnership with john soseon
Edward slosson and Waldo Hutchns we're aiterWaru
members OF the firm.
Mr. schePs interest ia politics began early I'D ms eS
ree- He was good speaker and worker ana IL di no'
long for him TO acquire decided inhnsnce 10 inc
arn,anv wing OF the Democratic party In d ety. In
1870 he WAS elected chairman OF the Tam amy han
1leneral Com nfttee and the year he was ean-
date for the nomination for Governor ana came WITHIN
two VOTES OF being nominated His ueessfu conpStor
was Horatio Seymour In the PRESIDENTIAL eampasn "
that year Mr. schen was active. He was ass0eatl WIN
PANEL 8 Diekinson William L Marcy and Horato
e,r,,ur An the cement OF the state campaign, ana
with John Kelly Elijah T. Purdy, Thomas DuhIap
Tsaac v Fowler ana william D. Kennedy IN the ci'y III
1s53be was made chairman Of the Democratic staIe
Committee and was twice reelected. In l77i he was
unanimously nominated for Mayor by me IanuNy
Den ,cracy, but declined the nomination
Ia the buchanan campaign OF 1886 Mr. semen reh
derd such service 70 his party that IN recognition vi u
and IN compliance With the request OF John hehy anu
others OF the New-Yor delegation, he was appOnted ny
N.. lap Of Ma VIVA
He held this on e unti Abraham Lincoln became Presi-
dent when he was displaced by Hiram Barney Score
tary Chase announcing the appointment OF MI BARNEY
wrote Mr. schen cordial letter conphnentnS MN Iof
the manner in which he had conducted the analrs
NJ the office In the practice or MS pruression'
hd becar. familiar with various railroad enterprises
WE, ne retired from the CoeotOrshp he did not again
take mn the law although he nOminaly remained part
nrr in his Old firm In 1852 he elected director IN
The Harlem Railroad Company. and two years later III
rector IN the Hudson River Railroad Company lie was
Tor MANY wears friend Commodore Vanderbilt and
xhen the Latter began to acquire controlling
interest in the New-YOrk Central Railroad MI
scheu was associated with him IN the purchase
of stock Gradually the New YORK central
the Hudson River and the Harlem Raj
road companies passed under the control
of the Vanderbilt combination, in which was NJ seheil
Since that has been director ID these corpora
tons Later when the oo9tTo s S scoed b Cmmodore
Vanderbilt Mr. 5ehel ma ie director Ia taat com
Sew-YOrk, New-Hayen AM Hartford the oaSaSG anu
NoTtv estern Union Pacific and the canada SOUTH
Pacific Railroad when Horace F. CLARK, the son-IaaT
OF Commodore Vanderbilt elected pre3hi,sb anu
DOL VIZ ~' Is 80 Civ Mr. Clark ueiug the
p pT%Se Mr. scGen has been director q the
having originally entered the directory WIN MI Ca,f
Company since 1866 Besides these financial trusts be hs
been connected with phAntlrOplc i!slbnuohs 10
which he has devoted much time and money. ,,-,,
Leder vase
IN Fortress Monroe. Two years later an eDori was hIe
his bead were forace Greeley, Commodore Vanderbilt
Augustus Sehel, Horace f. Clark GtIFit smith s1 john
In 1867 hir scheIl elected mer her of the con
,nncb y,Ianle and Intelligent work la 1871 and 1872
asfer the downfall Tweed Ring ne asacc1afed
with samuel j. Tuden, JOHN Kelly, Edward S"IpEf
Abram : Hewitt and other prom nGnt Iassll Teor
gslniznr the TsmmauY wing OF the Democracy. lie was
chosen Grand Sacneln OF Iantny ooccty ana NAE het
IAa' = - R.nIbliesn and Democratic candidate
Tor Presidert Mr.. Schell chosen chairman OF t,e
Democratic tOnL Committee. In tue SAINT year Mr.
schnII w. appoinfed by Governor Hoffman member Of
t canveufion 60 propose amendments 10 the Consitl
tan ore Of the mOst important OF TIE amend en1s pro
posed by that body which ratified by the voters
changed the organization Of the Court Of
Appeals La 1872, also Mr.. schel was made
sneeeeofng william N. Tweed. IA 1876 ehHrssn OF
the National Democratic Commute ar. semen lss4ea
81 Louis which ed samuel J. Ttden for the
Presidency Mr. Seleh was Presidential t1ectJr IA That
ss1tidate for the state Senate. defeated by
joan MOrssey. In 1873 he ran for the OH "a 81 Mayor
- tine Tamnany candidate and deieste by Edward
Cooper the candidate Of the Irving Hall noeraLs and
Republicans.
In 1874 Mr. SqheIl married Anna NJ daughter o. George
g. FOx,a prominent Quaker They have no ohIeh Or the
egnt cbdreh born Christian and Elizabeth ccbe only
two survive Robert SeRe. president OF the
Bank Of the Metropolis snd Edward scL5I president ~
the Manhattan Savings Bank Mr. Sehell was the aTehI-
test Of his fortune. He said occasion: Il
was INTO the world with capital except
education, and earned for long time only enough 20
live cheaply" He 81 kipdly disposition. easily
sruroan4ed of calm and Judicial ten permanent, and
pgs~essed many alrd valued frieLds Last hn
Syent abroad with bIs wife, seekng and recreation.
BE returned only few months ago
henry L. KENNEDY
BLOoMsBuRG, n. j., March 27.-Ex Senator