The sun., 1890-05-11
OBITUARY..

Flags were n half mast on all the public
buildings in Rrooklyn yesterday In conse-
qucnco Of the death Of Vicar General William
kceGan Of the lionan Catholic diocese OF Long
Island. lie ded of ineumouia ut $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning mt homo. al dining the
Church OF the Assumption, in lay and York
streets. The news OF his death was received
with sorrow not only b. his parIIhioncrs. but
by al who were acquainted with him. During
the dny nlnny clcr-yEien ( many denomna-
lions calod at tho house. Tho funeral service
will be held on Tuesday morning rt tho Church
OF the ASSUMPTION. Of which he was tho pnstor.
Bishop IOugh!in will celebrate tho mass and
Father Ker%n''e assistants. Michael Malone
and Fa.h NulI@mry. viii ia',r par IN til" scr-
vices Father h"e.:"n had Leon priest thirty
seven year, am, d"riIg ali hat pnrul lie lad
beon attn"le to III" Church OF tho Assump-
tion In Brooklyn. either rs assistant priest
or pastor For ton years h, had been
Bishor LouGl''n's Virrr-Grncral and
momber Of he Bishops Con- ell. Io was
equally ropunr with tnv clergy and Ialty. lie
was born in klnG', "uuniY,lr"Inn'I. on Anil ~.
Try when he VA, Is year. cd. iio ~ aduHtud
from ST. ohn 8 LoiieG", Fo:dhnm. in 1853 and
Dy CHrdinGI B'dni, the paral nuncio. in old St
latrci,' a'hedr.l N alult street. ana was as
fi&ne4 to t." l'ro"kl,n dic-esG "s Tho Rev:
David ". BacOns assistant in the Church OF
tho A6;umpion. II was not long Or. ne
fath"r lIc4n b'cnmo Bishop Of lorrnnd, Ms.
and Father Ko"gnn -uccn"!rd lin "a rector.
In lS-, lie was HpUoin rd NirRl -(fcneIRl Of The
Long l>MrI diorr-H: falhrr herE"n hph been
era era ' y@nrs Iic m len caves niece lee Siscr ' nonise
ca;hriral. aud Two nephcws. William 5.
EeNvI.ic. 5teubcn county y. !.
Capt. kO' ert Watson Foster d!ed on Friday
a. the home Of his son-in- law. Joan hay. l.l2l
vcSsc. h" conimnndol was the ship Metropolis.
which was seized Hn burned hyn'd"r Of Con.
luti"r uSt before , no closo Of lho civil war,
New Orleans whilo nt tho latter port.
about T. leayG, tor New York the. Con'elointes
seized hcl. lhey Released her when Capt. Fos-
tcrtaGreed 10 lepince ;ho Stars nnd StIres with
the, star and hnr7 Ho intended To change
hancr. hut Con. Eutier captured tho ship be-
,9ro he M don" So and. refusing 10 accept
~ntcrs ce Gap TriG" scr t' NJ'7E the Is Inc
Union flag and It w.ll lie butiud with IN. lie
viii be nur"i in Providence.
p, Peter Bacon Davis. IN nged r,omher OF Tho
}ome Of H. In;or years, IN Mclean lie was
!om I9, in Norwi"n, in April. iS!G, and in his
vent to Cortland and thoio studied law, and
Nas, admitted 10 the bar. lin prnctsed his
~ for most OF that, time as Justice OF tho
'eace @i tho town. iIe is survived BY his wife.
orIn"ry Miss Elizabeth Birdsah Of Peekskill.
ma hy three Sons
DR.. E4ward y. Donniston Of NORTHAMPTON.
Mass, who has lccn resident Of hat city for
'lNly y"ars, "h1 nrumir,nt citizen. ded yes
ienlh House, cuu' Is Donegal. Ireland in 1903.
md his father. who wa an extensive land
mith. ,Dr I'cnGiston wae tQr ime surgeon
Il tho Royal College, Edinburgh. and. after
omin@ 10 this country opened the famous
ynter-cure san.:a!!um ON hOun! lliU. North
mptOu.
Jamcs r. Boss NJ SMYRNA n. Y. dioI sud-
lenly on Thur. tnr of heart failure. ~ the age
c,vc n a i'tl''l!ra6n,i-, ii"scry"G the town
~ hord'nG CO, ,ll--ionor in corn"c'i"n with
,2"'e II 'I, Ir,t rayes NV" gn. son, Troi
GarI5.s GEi ."i i. Boss t'f u iannoIi, I. ]. ' ' ~
John A. KrGmn nts,rict Ata55afey Had Sec;
ssociAtion., diod OF conspmptI9n In GntYs-
urg yesterday He went through the rebellion
q na S E" Srnn erSs 81 the
Tilted States army. His aye WAS A years.
Patrick Flynn widely known as Patsey OF
I'm ra, promnent nEHre n T ,he9trlcal 90 iI eiT-
'I'rirn. vino has delighted audiences In near
every cl'y IN thr nion dioi in Elmira yes
'ripl, n l'r aeN"ial ycara o' broken health.
-. H,.r.".l ,v, ,or". .IJohu street.
ed Il In"' u. n,h ','tr,"ht NJ nrhinE ~ his
; Years old Il, caves VIE and four daugh-
IH9mas TyssI% 'oS sE sGs5s sSs5 ,assS5S; mSPp
lri - y"lIs, Hc was prominent in Virginia
Ji tlrs bc1urU tlo war,
William A. Grammar. eX-editor OF tho Md
p ~" .. ~. IL .. ana a u'omineut c'Izen
l.nr'luu g. ''"'.. dIri yc-inr'Hy II. r.dlg.
oI II" .au"' ESrid.," ~ ton ncr"rI
n,r&, ~ r,rl.' Of -. r.b -'iro'. Erook-
70 ln'-."l ru 't.. i,ur "a - mont Ia.irim OiA
Ike iFAiu rostsfdaJ aud whrH Conductor layton
q aMeI 60 Le NAh violating he IulsS aud mubtRo
ie he Is sAl a. nave abused him. ByTus IVES
rested aud held 10 SnSWer before Justice Walsh