The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-02-12
1855 NECR0L0GY.
The Role OF Noted Names whose Own
ers Have GONE to the Tomb.

Tne Role OF Noted Names whose Own
ers Have Gone to the Tomb.
Among the famous ones of earth who
have gone over to the ''silcnt majority"
during the past twelve months the roll be-
gins with our greatest general, Ulysses ).
Grant OF others who Won fame in the
civil war. the mind readily recalls Cen
George b. Mcclellan Gen Irwin Mcdowell,
Gen James McQuade, and Real Admiral
George H. Preble.
OF men of note in public life who have
died during the year were Vice Presidents
Colfax and Hendricks, cx-Senators Ere
linghuysen, Fenton, Sharon, Toombs and
Gwin, known as Duke Gwin, cx-Gov.
b. Gratz Brown and ex-senator Jake
Thompson, and our wealthiest man, VIM.
II. Vanderbilt, is among the well-known
ones who have passed to the grave.
Literature has been drawn upon heavily,
and some of the brightest lights in the
splendid armament of thought have been
distinguished. The scholar and author,
Richard Grant White; the promising young
writer, Hugh Conway, who had just be-
gun to make great name and place for
himself; Dr. Joseph Alden, the author, ed
ucator and editor; Mrs. Helen Hunt Jack
son, the poet and author, who ranks high
among the literary women of America; the
wise, quaint Henry w. Shaw, better known
as Josh Billings; Hinton Rowan Helper,
author of Helpers Impending Crisis"
T. S. Arthur, and Mrs. Susan Warner
author of the ''Wide, Wide World"
The musical world has lost DR.. Leopold
Damrosch, Brinley Richards, Arthur
Burt, the solo cornet player; Ferdinand
Hitler, Col. w. A. Pond, the music pub
Usher, and Gen. Henry X. Oliver, who so
years ago composed Federal Street
The religious world has yielded up sew
cral of its most elevated opponents. The
Catholic Church remembers Cardinal
McCloskey, the first and only American
honored with that high office. The Epis-
copal Church has parted for time from
the elder DR.. Stephen II. Tying. Metho-
dism has paid its tribute to DR.. Benjamin
F. Tefft, and the Presbyterian Church
notes the decease Of the venerable DR..
Samuel IrenDus Prime
Mrs Myra Clark Gaines, the famous liti-
giant; Charlotte Cooper, daughter of the
great novelist, James Fenimore Cooper.
Mrs. Frances Vanderbilt, widow of the
Commodore, and Mrs. James Russell Low
ell are among the notable women who have
passed away during the year.
Clark Foss, the last of the famous stage
drivers of early California days; James W
Marshall the discovcrer Of gold in Califor-
mia, poor, old and disappointed; Charles
Wright, one of the leading botanists of
America; Lieutenant Commander Henry
II. Gorringe, who brought Cleopatra
Needle to America at Vander5lts eX-
pcnse George T. Hope, president of the
Continental Life insurance company of
New York; Fred L. Winston president of
the great Mutual Life; James II. Rutter,
the brilliant railroad manager and presi-
dent of the New York Central; Gilbert D.
Walker, an ex-governor Of Virginia since
the war; Isaac w. England publisher of
the New York Sun; General Arson Stager,
Commodore c. X Garrison, Thomas G.
Fields, of Tammany fame or (infamy);
Elizur Wright, the Statistician and writer,
are all careers that have been ended by
by death during the year; poor John
Mccullough has passed off the stage for
ever; and Dan Mace, the famous driver
has gone down the home-strctch and pass
cd under the wire.
Fran &c has been called to mourn for her
greatest Frcnchman, the venerable Victor
Hugo, fllll of years and crowned with
many honors.
Germany has lost the Emperor Williams
old friend, Baron Won Womteufel; his bril-
liant but hot-hcaded nephew, Prince Fred
criek Charles, the dashing Red Prince of
many campaigns; and Franz Abt, the
charming song writer
England monrns the loss of gallant
Fred Burnaby, slain in battle; the I'M
timely death of Gordon, character unique
and perhaps in many ways not yet fully
comprchcuded; Sir Moses Nonttfore, the
noble Jewish philanthropist; Sir Francis
Ilincks, and Lord IIoughton, better known
perhaps as Richard Monckton Mines, the
graceful poet and cssayist.
Besides Alfonso, Spain has lost the brave
and sagpcious Marshal Serrano