New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-29
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.
DEATH OF THE HEBREW PHILANTRoPIsT.
MOURNING At RAMsoATE- ACTION or THE TOWN
COUNCIL

MOURNING AT DISQUALIFICATION OF THE TOWN
COUNCIL
LONDON, July 28.-Sir Moses Montefiore, the
veIl.known Hebrew phlanthrop'st who In OCTOBER
celebrated the one hundredth anniversary OF u" o'rn
day. died at 43O o'clock this afternoon. Ramsgate Is In
manning The majority OF the shops closed The
MAYOR AZ the meeting Of the Council spoke OF the
death OF Sir Moses n great loss TO the Town. iho
Council resolved that the Town Hall should De draped
and that the municipal authorities should attend the
funeral
Nose, Vita MonteHore and Esther. his wife. natives OF
Livorno Italy. migrated to London about i'oo' AMI a
seyepteen children Mr.. Montefore WAS merchant OF
honorable standing and his continued In the b'isi
ness he left them One OF them. Joseph. welded Mis
Mocatta and to them born several chiuien amonk
them being the subject OF this sketch
Sir Moses Monieforo was born october %, l7SA. nc
Lvorno Italy. where his pareuts were on orici VISIT
and much OF his bo, hood spent there In 1912 he
was married to a OF Nathan Meyer Roths
child founder OF the London banking house OF that
family In ls37 he made sheriff Of London and the
County OF Mddlesex aud was knghted by the one al
Gudhal the occasion Of her first Official VISIT |" inc
city In 1876 he made baronet In recognition or
his eminent services in behalf of his nieed Q
welfare OF his the sub ect nearest To MS
heart Several times first In 1920 he visited Palestine
70 ook INTO the condition Of the Jews hereand to supply
their wanna his purse as always lie deTirei 10
pee Jerusalem once more the capital or the Hchre"
nation and he aborrd earnestly for the regeneration q"
Judea by the advance Of agriculture ami the "rt7 VI
civilization used his inlnrnce win ehect oo' io
the gopd OF mis- rlisousis ON the sultan AFTER tne
Damascus massacre. the Car In ls'O OH LOUIS
pbillppe IN ls47. and Spanish Government In
1863 At the same time he nua'hcen IN bis bounteS
~ TIE Jews home n England giving ffeeV ior INC
establishment and support OF s,naeog res Schools
hospitals and asyluns. one or MS plans par'"lv
occnmpI,sbed wa, the building of n Jewish college
4 Nore n,nt
works confined to his own race. although ne was
Hebrew, of the UebiswA His generally fouId
affixed to tie expression OF goodly sum on the shpScrp
ton lists benevolent enterprises OF every name ana
creed In politics he was always sieFn nhOehu'hg
Tory"
The centenni, annvcI sary Of his birth was widely rel
ebrat.d in England and America ani throughout the
vord ROYALTY EXPRESSED its high REGARD for the ven
er,ble phanthrSpist Teopie Of all cree- united to
do him honor In this city commemorative SERVICES
were held at which addresses we're made 10y eminent
ministers of several den"niDaiions ana Tue MoutehnIe
Home for Chronic InValld- Mas d"d acfl one mug
The per-onaty 81 the man am MS Interesting history
a contributor To me World lLondonl not long ago wfo e.
N nile tue venerable BhrUnci Was set learn NJ ms
alphabet ch,ra l. III the n"pc, oal rom Que cil
Of Frame, 10 the "hrr' .oIs ne roua rc %" WITH"
scafod. IN his youth the tain was o. bly lltt anI
.Charev Fox: OF serbian ami the Princr Regent "i
tol"ucl Mellish aud Beau Brimmc; the man 81 wnoIn
we speak napoleon was 'Boney,' tlr CorSican ost"
fine .rcafest rrrnch PALMER David. sir Noes
Wcp,ra"re mad reached manhood when the c.olucnt
Wind am r,se I'm fhf House Common, To- drnrunce
the ouuoueufs O bull-rIng IL unpatfioiic JacOi ms
whose tire tires were alike offensive to "u th" d"2S
and Inc spectators aud pcd on The next Hrrns 10
Witness a prizc- n sht between Jackson aud NchanAt
B,cuer aud Iiu.nphrcys. some otter lights II Tue
n.tic " RID. well before tue world when Cap.
tain Beet shot Lord Caui,or and thriS Yeas oi
age when tie battle - Waterloo fought Twenty
two year, then Shrrn or the 'liy 81 i"'nd"n
a.. fsc,l,s "a tue knEhthppd and III u i6 ~
male "A barnnet. II said. ruiifct on account OF lac
PERSONAL resar the Queen FOR ms bcnrvoicnt char
meter. have borne the weight ~ ras :" Wen
rs the Jewish baronet. Gifted by nninr" with a tai
and na.s,ve frame has prc-cry eel heatn aud vi2or
far beyond tue au,te u human e. His forehead
and while hair wodld yivily recall toe az caranc~ ot
tsleyrani not The intbnm-s eyes ANA toe mhtbo
brow replaced 10y a hearty anu genial expression Tie
hug. white cloth and hgh -coiai"d e" A. the 'i>
gilI. and Il ample jabo OF perOi iOg uG-sed
into history, tne-e remarkable vrsurn- we'll be
come their owner - inieoi. In Sir ho--- Monte
nore tracr OF that agreeable form OF dhnhyl-in
the dnndyism of ncanes- aud quiet ccsnuc-. which
gives an world chic ~ were. 10 " proic -or
From hi. snowy iabut bucklr- ~ his shoes
the master % Ia- Cn Lodge ia miracle OF neano--
lila speech unlike T. apparel genial arb hearty,
with sci ioasn-ss tempered ny go humOr Ills sindly
Onward "a poet tine nnor man. - arsr-earrd
in his charity tha ~ IL said ever soight help ~
East & e aud denied DENIAL. Indeed u only nAhr
with extreme reluctance 49,,
The memory of tue late Lady Nontenorc. ne ina IN
Cohen is fondly cherished at East chi Lodge. where
every SCRAP luen II NAKED with the hebr""
c1uvacnt She has returned abdNc' Her custom "i
feeding the Wild birds encouraging them Ia fnqurnt
the round the u also main aimed
with great etacttude; IN iact 1t may Do SAN taat All te
WISHES she pressed while living are faithfully observed
| now that she u dead