New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-04
OBITUARY.
HENSON John LOSING

Poughkeepse, n. Y, June 3.-Benson John Losing,
the we'll known historian and one Of the hest known
citizens Of Duchess County died at his homo. In
Chestnut Ridge. to-day He was comparatively we'll
on Tuesday, but taken III early this morning and
died before doctor could reach his bedside. The
Of death was valvular disease OF the heart.
Mr.. Losing was born In Beekman, Dutchess County.
N. Y, on February IL. 1918. His father. farmtr.
died when tho young. After attending school
for tine, Benson was apprcntced to Poughkeepsie
matchmaker, who took him into partnership after he
had served nearly seven years. In 1885 he became
Of the owners and editor Of "The Poughkeep-
sic Telegraph" In 1895 he and his part
ner began the publication Of "The Poughkeep-
sic Cesket.' literary Journal. About this
time Mr. Losing placed himself under the instruction
of a wood graver In New-York and in 1893 he
engaged as editor and Illustrator Of "The Family
Magazine He performed this service for the last
two Of the eight volumes Of "The Magazine the
earliest fully Illustrated American magazine In 1889
he established himself in New-York as q wooden
graver craft that had then but three practitioners
beside himself In this city. and tive years later
he severed his connection with the Pough-
keepsie publications. In 1e4s he matured the plan
Of his principal work. the pictorial Fled
Book Of the Revolution which published in thirty
illustrated numbers Cs5052). For twenty years Mr..
Losing was q contributor Of Illustrated papers 70
"Harper's Magazine" For 1.-THE Art Journal OF Lon
don he prepared in 1e6o61 series of articles descrp
tive Of the scenery history and legends Of the Hudson
River. These sketches afterward published in a
volume entitled The Hudson from the Wilderness to
the Sea- $780, From the papers, letters and orderly
books of General Philip Schuyler he prepared the Life
and Times Of Philip Schuyler" $780, Early in 1862
he began the compilation Of Pictorial Field Book OF
the Civil War in the United states," which was
issued in three illustrated volumes Qeee-e 800.
On ats completion he prepared a Pictorial
Field-Book Of the War Of 1912" $685. Since 1868 Mr.
Losing had resided his Duchess County farm lead
Ing quiet life, and pursuing his literary studies. He
was trustee of vasssr College from It's foundation.
In 1873 he received the degree Of L. D. from Michigan
University In l572-'75 he edited the American
Historical Record and Repository of Notes and
Queries published In Philadelphia.
Besides the works already mentioned. Mr. LOSING
was the author OF Outline History of the Fine Arts
Qs41) olives Of the Presidents of the United States
ps47 Seventeen Hundred aud Seventy six or, the
War for Independence" ns4 "Lfe Of General Zachary
Taylor" us4, Life Of General Winfield scott7 Os47,
"The New World7 s47, Lives Of the signers OF the
Declaration Of Independence" Q54s) illustrated
History OF the United States for Schools" 1885, fol-
lowed by other volumes OF graded series. Biographies
OF Eminent Americans" (l5o5), Mount Vernon and its
Associations $3.50. "Life Of Washington $500,
"Vassar College and its Founder" QS6D, pictorial
Description Of Ohio" $500, Memorial Of Lieutenant
John Trout Greble" printed privately 1870, H.
lustrated Memoir Of DR.. Alexander Anderson" (the
first American woOd-engraver; published by the New
York Historical Society. 1870, History Of England
for schools C1s71), Our Country" Qs73), "The
American Centenary" Q576), "StOry Of the United
States Navy for Boys" I1ssO Encyclopaedia of United
States History nssD, Biography OF James A. Gar
field" Qs5D History Of NewYorlz City" nss4),
Mary and Martha Washington" Qss6). 1.-TWO Spies
Nathan Hale and John Andre" 1880 and 1.-THE
Empire State a COmpendOuS History OF the Common
wealth of New York" GS67l.
Mr. LOSING annotated Francis Hopkinson's Pretty
Story" with biography of the author Of the allegory,
which, was published under the title OF The Old Farm
and the New Farm" 1557l With Edwin Williams ho
National History of the United states qs5sl. He
also edited aud annotated George W. p. Custls's
Diaries OF Washington 1850 and the Recolections
and Private Memoirs of Washington" $780, and the
Poems of William Wilson. With an accompanying
biography 1860. He prepared edition of John
Tr1imbull's " McF1ngal" dS7D.