Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-04
TIE DEAD OF TIE YEAR.

us afrcsh that the veterans are passing away
rapidly and that we are coming into a new
world. There is an old and melancholy
song the burden of which is that every year
the skies grow darker and the world colder
and our friends fewer, and the general out.
Look dreaiier edoa't take any very large
amount of stock n the spirit of the song |
but really it gives one feeling of depression
as he sees the public men whose names have
been familiar to him from boyhood pass off
the stage those who were stars among NOR
tails going. to shine,a Icsperus amid the
shades. The year 1882 was IL memorable
year for the "dcceasc of heroic SOULS but
the neurology Of 1888 is long and melan-
choly
To b'gin with soldiers IF the late war and
army and naval officers, the neurology of the
year includes the names Of Gems. j. i.
Steedman, George p. Buell., L. 0. &. Ord,
Charles Ewing, G.. S. Granger, \. G. Dodge,
Theodore G. Ellis, Harry Gmor (of Con-
federate cavalry fame), n. b. Buford, G. V.
Fox, Rear Admiral Stephen d. rrenchard,
Admiral j. b. Creighton, and Surgcon-Ger-
erals j. X. Barnes and Charles Ii. Crane.
Ofpublic men, the list is long one. 1t
includes the names Of Timothy o. Howe,
Alexander IL. Stephens, Lot NJ. Morrill,,
Marshall Jewell, Edwin y. Morgan, Theo-
dorc f. Randolph, J. S. Black, Montgomery
Blair, Israel Washburne, Matt Head, and
Congressman j. W. Shackeford of North
Carolina, Dudley C. Haskell of Karsas and
cx-Cougressman w. p. Thompson Of Ken
lucky, W. II. Hooper Of Utah, G. l.. Fort
and +. y. Rice of Illinois, NJ. E. Cuts Of
Iowa, Charles Delano, s. l.. Crocker of Mas
sachusctts, Lewis Scelye, Charles B. Sedg-
wick, David Rumsey A. b. James and j. NJ
IIuugclford of New York, James Gamble,
Carlton B. Curtis of Pennsylvania, Lucius
@. G. Elmer of New Jersey, 4. S. Flournoy
of Virginia, Milton Bond of Tennessee,
Charles Stetson and Mark bennett of Maine,
Puul Bradford Of Alabama and others.
In literature, there are some prominent
namcs-W. NJ Baker, the successful move
list, William Writ Skies, Julia p. Smith,
William A. Seaver (for many years editor OF
Uarpc,'s drawer, Matthew f. Whittier
Gotham Spike''), G. W. Elliott, E. II.
Knight, Samuel S Green, George w.
Greene George NJ Beard, Charles +. Brooks
and Robert ID. JoyCe-all of whom have
passed away during the year.
Of educators, the list Includes the names
of Paul A. Chadbourre, Charles p. Krauth
(vicc-provost of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vaniu) Moses Stuart Phelps and E. A..
Sophocles.
The artists are Clark Mills, Martin Mil
more, and Albert f. Bellows the mus
clans, Matthew Arbuckle and Marie Litta
and the actors, Charles r. Thorne, Marie
wilkins, Mrs. G. C. Bcnifacc and c lare!
Backus
Prominent journalists who died during
, the year are George Dawson, tht
longtime editor of the Albany Ecen
ing JoWnal, C. c. Fulton of thu
l Baltimore american, j. w. Sheehal
: Of the Chicago Tribune, j. d. Baldwin 0
the Worcester SPY, Hugh Hastings of tn
+ New York CommeyciM .4dortjSer, G. c
q. Hazcwell OF the Boston 7racel1er, w. T
| Clark of the New ! ori Star, D. p. Conyns
ham of the New York Tablet, and Georg
Knapp, of the St. Louis RepaJHcan.
OF wel-known divincs, the necrologiCs
: list includes the names Of j. F. Wood an
: j. 3. Purcell, Archbishops of Philadelphi
y and Cincinnati, respectively, f. G. Ever {
l. New York, W. II. Cudworth and j. c
Means of Boston and d. A. Mack Of Me-
d Hampshire.
. OF prominent people who can not 50 we
. be classified, these have passed away; Pete
j. Cooper of New York, Nathaniel Thayer c
u Boston, both eminent phllanthropsts, Eliza
l. beth Manning Hawthorne, only survivin
u sister of the great novelist, 5. A. Muid, q
Lincoln assassination notorcty, Chester W
l. Chaplin, Josiah Henson (he original of Mr.!
Stoves Uncle TOMB, Soiourner Trutl
3, Charles S. Stratton ("Tom Thumb'), an
Matthew Webb the famous swimmer.
Across the ocean, the neurological list COZ
tains some great nam Scion Gambctt
es Edouard Labouiayc, the Count OF Chamber
iS Gustave Dorc, Gen. Chanzy, Jules Sandea
OF Gustavc Armand, the singer Mario, Turgen
III the novelist; Bishop Colenso, Karl Willia
Cd Slcmcns, Karl Marx, John Brown, Derive
Ok Coleridge, William Chambers, Richa
j. Doyle, John Richard Green the historic
~ j. p. Collier, Flotow and Wagner, the col
III poscrs, and Tamberlik the tenor; ABIDE
IT. Kader, Suciman Pacha and Prince Gort
%, chakoG.