The sun., 1890-01-26
OBITUARE.


ago senior member OF the firm Of A. A. Vantlne
Il Co.. importers Of Oriental goods, died oi
pneumonia yesterday at his home. 1853 West
Fifty-seventh street, aged SO years. He was
born in ChRzy, N. Y, and began his business
career In California in 1889. He came to New
York twenty years ago and opened a small
store on Broadway. near Eighth street, which
has developed into the present largo concern
at s97 Broadway He leaves o wife and two
daughters. ''r
Edward J. Burke brother-in.law OF Martin
amateur actor.
Clemens W. Richter. veteran news dealer OF
ton h: So@o 81 ssl 6Ours seree He had sod
papers for twenty-one years.
Mrs. Nancy b. Wheeler died at her home. 10
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Han@aSSFs @ e q The HONG t0E DESTITUTE Children
Dutton. the midget, who recently died, is dead
Ct his home at Llvermors Falls, Ne; He trav-
oiden- time entertainsr, and OF late years had
been In the hotel business.
The Hon. Wms Crutehfeld, who was a mem
Sress are district q FehSsssee and a Was noted G or
his eccentricities. died in CHATTANOOGA on
Friday night after an illness OF several months.
Union man: and was a guide for the Federal
armies. He, was great friend Of Grant,
distinguished himself BY aiding ex.Confodere
ates in their struggles to get their shattered
fortunes tort aaa t9G,StheE He leaves an interesting
the various big circuses. died recently from la
grippe" at Eas,on. Pa His last engagement
was VIII nid the Frank Robbins show He was AZ
The death OF David B. Hughes, the we'll
known scene painter and decorator though it
G"ys hf
born in England In 1888 and began to paint
scenes sIs while boy; He .o worked at various
scenery for the Porte St MSrtip Theatre, where
him to this country @ e' in ISIS to % stage A Around
the World in Eighty Days for them at SiSio's.
He has since painted scenery for nearly al the
studio here. MANY Of the arches, used in the
S ssa % y aRd
was thrice married and leaves large family.
Henry s.. Burton. aged 81. one Of the best;
known residents OF the interior OF RoGkiand
dinner he was apparently In perfect health.
Mr.. Burton leaves a widow and two children.
He was in comfortable circumstances.
Thomas Foulke died of apoplexy at 50 East
eps o ss6oe GsS p5e
ZUUU ne was porn In montgomery
county. fennsylvatia seyenty-two years ago
Friends Seminary and Meeting House at Six
teenth street and Rutherford place. He was a
member OF the New York Historical Society
and the New York Geographical Society.
Charles Morgan, for many years a trustee Of
the village OF Edgewater. Staten Island died
yesterday morning at Stapleton after long Ill
ness. He was As years old. lie leaves wife.
The Rev. 7. Witherow. D. D. Professor. OF
Church History and Pastoral Theology at Ma
gee College. Londonderry, Is dead.
John b. Simpson. who quarter Of century
ago carried on pawn and brokerage business
in Chatham street, died OF bronchial pneumo-
mia at his residence. Is East SiXty-second
street. on Friday. He was born In England 79
years ago, came to New York at the age Of IA,
and had lived here ever since.
Charles jenkins. President Of the Manhattan
Railway News Company. died yesterday al his
home in New Brighton. Staten Island.
Ruth Niles. widow of Samuel Miles, died in
Preston Hollow, n. Y, on Thursday, aged "a.
She had lived Eeventy-ilve years with her hus-
band who died two years ago.
Frederick Rolf. aged 49, died at his home in
Watervliet on Thursday.
Deacon William Chamberlain OF Salem. N Y,
died onThursdAy, aged 65 years, fran the ef-
fects ot recent assault by bull. Two weeks
ago. the bull entered the wrong stall and on
Mr. Chamberlain's attempting to take the ami
NAL to Its proper place. the bull charged upon
him. knocked him senseless, and tossed him
tance of thirty feet Mr. Chamberlain rnllled.
seized the animal by the horns and held on
until help came. hut ho was so seriously hurt
as to cause his death.