The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-29
OBITUARY.

Herman Melville died on Sunday night Of
heart disease. at his home. 1O4 East Twenty
sixth street. Ho leaves widow and two
daughters. Miss Melville and Mrs. H. b.
Thomas. Herman Melville was born In this
city on Aug. 1. 1870 His grandfather. Major
Thomas Melville was a member OF the Boston
tea party. served in the Revolution. md wore
a cooked hat to his dying day. Herman Mel
villc had. as boy. an infatuation for scafaring
life. and no ran away from home and shipped
on n Liverpool packet when he was IL years
old. Four years later lie sailed around Cape
rc LIE LII aGear% s 't whaler Was 'y"e
rosy as he had pictured 1t. Ho was
ill-trcatcd by the Captain and he decided to de-
sert. While the whalcr lay in the harbor OF
Nukahiva. In tho MarQucsas Islands. in the
summer OF 1912. Melville and shipmnte made
!hSir They by the
sGpsto n" "scn G MsSs was
t ' t., VI VISITED the horIor Of Nukshivar ana
E sHTnsa hA MATHIS he Y Srsus, M Mi Types to-
tho beach, where boat from tho whaler was
fight He spent two more years in tbs, Pacific.
and and on his return home published "Typee:s
hsR Ct at S prS lie FSs MssF
The. book lad an immediate success. He
wrote many others among th9m Once
DeS Or an" the S%$kEf tFs w fS%S m. MeiS!s
married q daughter OF the late Chief Justice
Lemuel Shaw Of Boston.
bn ny's wSaitGiest citizens and aSaintest char,
aSct"rs DIED yesterday lay morning He had
BY homorrass I He wa the SON Of Mr. Mr.
" M d. n son hofa
In Albany N 1850. and was educated ut private
schools md by prvatc, tutors. Hs read law,
tise: His parents died when, Ge was
yysvss h "Ha ca SsnE an Sy n III
was Fl ths, New York ,BecEmans. In 1871 he
Eyer Of Mount HOLY. n j. His Widow and
anS 81 t S5vys h Hork M ca
hany Yacht Club; and member Of the #. Orange
He held an interest valued at over $SOO. 900 in
the American Institute building in New York;
hst %
amount Of property in Schenectady. in tho
town OF Scotia. and in Albany
Rudolph Garrigue. President Of the Ger
mania Fro Insurance Company. III Broad
way. died IN Vienna Yesterday morning; Me
n5 s1ps in Sisp Il
from the united BOOK sellers OF Of Germany to
Spnsa9T tE E .ayis4StG & si
irm was known as Garrisue / Christsrn. The
iSrs was on B1T s Mt anSs, the AstSr
missioner Of Emigration. In 1859 tho
et HI Mns the fs%psn was and 0nn he
time President q the German Society. was
member Of the Licderkranz. and was Free
health huS lppn
nine children: Kydoiph, Of Chicago. Alexan-
Wright q st; Louis. End Mrs Thomas
saS Ey at z2 East %h9 sr sss with their
Samuel F, Jones died, at his residence in
Jones' hss yr st ne
ent. He was born in MARLBOROUGH in 1927.
q n. He did not graduate; but LEFT there in
his junior year to teach school. In. 1870 he
@ asbt. HSY Of a nT in the G q the S,s
from Hartford Hart in the Legislatures Of 1879
committeee during both, terms He leayes
wife and four grown children. During his
ppnctcts pt the Con m har he has been
yours He dsicnded the Mac yS boys aesusea
asagreement Of the jary He was COUNSEL Ssnse also
for Hayden. the Methodist minister. accused
so the psan sT S Mrx shn the
who was convicted Of murder in the first do
gree. secured through him new trial. which
for life.
Mrs. Sarah A. Johnson died in tho Colored
HONG. at First avenue and Sixty.nfth street.
m ss and s she Wss Aunt
Sally Long before the war she was slave in
tn, lSa south 81. was shouting Methodist; and
Eighty-tifth street near Second avenue was
as9 t she sd ns
BILE to care for herself. and. ms her husband
her to the f Mome her BssSr S
Methodist Bishop The old lady. then Oh Years.
s.a Or
been noor. On the day Of her death she was
tEs Saidne and tore up some carpet 'H rags.
Toward night She was seized with angina pso-
buried on Sunday from the Union Church O W."
Cent. Gustayus A. Hull. U. g. A.. retired. died
Fart Hu ~ rs. born matt At Yin s
Quartermaster's Department. and, Ind charge
o. al the stores Of clf9thng and camr and
was made Captain. the highest rank in his lis
branch Of the service. Throughout the war
he handled vast quantities Of supplies for the
army. and his prompt and efficient services
brought him praise from Gems. Grant. Sher-
man. and others.
Charles Cook. formerly Of Boston. but for the
past year resident Of York. Me. died sud
denly Yesterday. He was well known in Bos-
thorne red line Of coaches and Of the Quincy
Railroad. He left no family, since his retire
ment he had devoted all his time to his line
farm In York. His property is large.
Morocco who recently returned from an expo-
ltiop to Asia Minor Frustrated in health, died
through Morocco attracted the attention OF
gcographers and scientific men. and estab-
llshed his reputation as daring traveller and
scientific observer.
Mr.. Henry j.. Cobb. n Boston grocer who had
branch houses in several New England cities
and towns. died yesterday ut marlborough,
Mnss.. aged W years. He was one OF five
brothers. all Of whom are among the leading
groccrs of Boston and nearby cities and towns.
Richard Garrison Barcalow lied at his home.
I'm East uhrtty%"gt 81 street Of
past forty years he had kept the, stationery
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Young Of this city.