Daily Republican., 1890-06-27
Death Of . weI,-Kuown Lady.

MIS- :. 7. dAuse, whose serious illness
has been reported, died a. spring Lake,
n. j., yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Cause
had been In falling health for nearly .
year, and at the beginning oI The present
summer was taken TO Atlantic City. and
about two weeks since removed to .
cottage a Spring Lake, N. J. At frst
u was thought the patient had been
benefited BY the change, and ON Wednes-
DAY she seemed much better. Yesterday
morning che showed eigus OF sinking.
and seemed 10 much weaker that dis
patches were sent 10 the members Of her
family tummoning them and her physi.
oian. DR.. Peter Cooper OF this city, to
her bedside. Horace w. Cause was sum
moned from New York and H. I. Cause
from this city. h. Victor Gaase and his
family were at Spring Lake. H. 7.
terday afternoon aud was ovsrtaken by
the dispatch announcing his mother !
death at 1ronton.
Mre. Cause was 6l years of age and q
native OF this city. Her father was John
Finn, q wSll-kuown builder and business
man. who resided for many years at the
northwest corner Of Sixth aud shipley
st.eets.
She was ono Of large family Of chill
dren, three OF whom, Mrs. William g.
Hagany OF Philadelphia, Mrs Elisabeth
Kline and Andrew J. Finn oi Lancas.
| tor, Pa. are still Iivisg. She leavel
four children, Horacs w. 0aus', H. T.
Cause, Mrs. Helen Cause Stspler and Ii.
Victor Cause.
In eAily life she became member o
the N. 3. Church, and up to tho time O
her death was identified with oil II.
charitable and missionary work. She wa
first connected with T.. Psul's Church
but when Grace congregation was formo(
she became momber Of that. For man.
years she WAS superintendent Of 1t
infant Sunday school, and took an Aetiv
interest In everything that would pro
mote its welfare or tho welfare OF tn
church.
Mrs. Cause was well-known for he
many charitable acts and the purity o
her personal life. She started . schoc
In tho eastern section Of the city whic
resulted 10 the organisation and eatab
lishment Of Epworsh NJ. Il. Church, q
Tentn and Church streets.
In the early part OF the war there wcr
many s0idiers' children rendered desti
tutc, and Mrs. Gau.e conceived the ide
oi making some provisl0ns Tor them. L
matters Of this kind she WAS alway
prompt to act, and after calling TO ne
Thomas Darlington aud Mrs. Marth
aud TatnAll streets, whers a number Q
these children wers cared for. In . shoI
time . larger building was secured a
Third and King streets, and tho schot
and asylum removed to 1t. III 1856
another removal was made to No. Al
King street, and In March, 1858, II
Home for Friendless Children was inco
porated. This Institution was supporte
solely by Mrs. Cause until its in portant
attracted tho attention OF the pubic, al
Others came forward TO assist In Il
work.
The building at Ninth aud Adams sts
was purchased In 1865, aud used Tor Il
purposes Of the Home until 1887, wht
ground was pui uichased At Riverview, al
! the present handsome structure erecte
When tho institution WAS first org izl
Mrs. Cause was elected President al
: continued to oil tie position up to Il
! time Of her death.
Che w-s aiso an originator VI the WI
mington Fountain Society, aud was CO.
nected with many other charitable An
benevolent works. Through her sffvr
and liosrAlity Heald's HygieAn Hou
, WAS purchased In 1887, aud the Home,
: pathic Hospital founded with Mr.
! Cause as the president OF the lady maj
! ayers.
Early In 1889 Mrs. Cause planne,
} built aud presented to the hosp.t
! managers new building annexed to Il
! old one, and ono year ago the new built
. Ing was opened. The hospital, We
equipped and made permanent lxrgel
by hor libersliiy, will stand beside Il
Home for Friepdless Children a. mon
D ments OF her charity and energy. Fal
o ing health caused Mrs. Cause 10 resis
n from the hospital managsmente aver
b months ago.
Mrs. Cause also did vsst amount
good privately, and her hand was ev
open 10 assist the needy. Many OF the
charitable acts were never known beyou
, herself, and those whom she assiste
Z In social life she was ever watchful XII
n and considerats. Tho Fortnightly Clu
H Of which many Wilningtonians ha'
I . pleasant remembrance, was original,
/. BY Mrs. Cause and interest in It kept I
until her failing health compelled b
absence from its meetings. Her dea
is not only an irrepsrable loss to b
family, but also to the entire communi
Z oi which she was such useful menbt