The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-01
ksgH SCHERMERHORN
/ Bright Career Cut Short
by Death at It's Very
Opening.
qE GRIP AND TYPHOID.
besth Fought OF for Many Days
Gains the Victory at -
Noon Today.
Of the Deccased--His
Service to the City as
Alderman.


1ck Of y typhoid fever. brought on
AZ severe cold. contracted on
ecton Day. His home at No. 1886 York
tre6t has been besieged by friends since
~ O'Clock, when his death became
1own
The report, which spread like wildfre
throughout the city, was not credited at
first His friends refused to believe it
until corroborated by his brother Edgar
Schermerhorn, who willingly answered
al questions and notes of friends The
Alderman passed away at ten minutes
st twelve o'clock this afternoon and
h. IS conscious to the last moment.
!. His last words were spoken to HIS
rather and mother. to whom he said In a
" hisper;-
"Good bye: 1. am afraid cannot
conquer this fever Do not worry,
I am prepared for it. Good bye"
After saying this he was bolstered up in
fred and in this position passed quietly
Away.
His bereaved parents are almost frantic
with grief and refuse to be comforted.
His mother Is confined to her bed and the
Rreatest care is being exercised to quiet
|her. ms it was feared the shock will effect
her seriously.
BEGINNING OF THE FATAL ILLNESS.
\ Horace caught severe cold on Election
Day which grew worse steadily, but being
| of an unusually active disposi-
| tion, he refused TO stay in
the house. On the evening OF
April 20, he went to the Academy Of
Music, to witness the production
OF the opera ''iolanthe," by
the Amateur operatic Association.
he was suffering from severe
/ headache and high fever DIR:
McGill was at once summoned
and pronounced it grip, and warned him
NOT TO attempt to leave his bed. Not
withstanding the efforts Of DR.. McGill, who
attended him three and four times
day he became worse and finally gastric
fever developed. Last week his condi-
tion became critical and Or. Janeway
OF New York was summoned. Drs. Mctsill
ami Janeway DIAGNOSED the case and
found him to be suffering from congestion
4of the liver and typhoid fever.
Yesterday he began failing rapidly and
is pirents and relatives were Informed
Int ha cnuld not live more than
wenty-four hours. Stimulants were
iyen him in large quantities. but the
ombined efforts Of the physicians proved
no avail.
HIS EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION.
Alderman Hor>>ce Schemerhorn was
born In November, 1854, in Varick
street. He entered Public School
No. I, and after graduating
from there entered the Hasbrouck Insti-
tute. He left this institution when only
seventeen years of age to accept pcsi-
ton IN the Office of Peter Henderson. & Co.
He remained in the employ of this firm
about four months and then became
Q clerk in the Wallis Iron
short time, and then he accepted cleri-
cal position in the banking house of
Drexel, Morgan & Co., at Wall and
Broad streets, New York.
His strict attention to business and
natural abilities soon won recognition
from his employers and he was
security department, which necessitated
the handling OF thousands of dollars daily.
He WAS finally promoted by Mr.. Nor
gan, md made manager of this
depa tment and held the responsible po-
He entered into politics when
but twenty years of age
and showing himself TO be an active
worker he was placed in charge of cer-
tain precincts in the Sixth district.
lie renamed In TINS -distrlcJ ana Wnen
twenty-seven years of age was elected
to represent 1t in the Board
Of Aldermen. His term expired
with the last meeting of the Board of
Alverman. He was acknowledged to be
one OF the leading Republicans of the
county. and his prospects of becoming the
leader of his party were bright.
A GENERAL FAyoRITE.
He was known and respected by
everyone in this county from the
Governor down to laborers on the streets.
He was the only Republican in
!. the city who could carry the Sec
ond precinct of the Sixth district.
which Is now the Second precinct
Of the Fifth district. Mr.. lSchermerhorn
was member OF the Republican County
Commute, and a member OF the Executive
Committee To him Is given the credit of
having engineered the scheme in
the Board of Aldermen by
which the power TO appoint
the Standing Committee was taken from
the President of the Board. He was
also President of the Sixth District Re-
publican Association. In social circles
Mr.. Schermerhorn was well known and
highly respected. He was a member
of the Palma, Jersey City Athletic. New
Jersey Union League and Staten Island
Athletic Clubs. His father is a Custom
Honse Inspector in New York, having
held this position for more than thirty
years
The funeral will be on Monday. The
services will be conducted by the Rev.
John Il Scudder and the Rev. WilliaE:
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