The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-24
OBIrUARE
Josiah NJ. Fiske died suddenly in tn

tuc uOte tellcT > WINDOW anu SuuueDly Threw
| up his hands. His nephew. William Blodeett,
caught him and he was carried into the
| private office OF President George $. Coe. DR.,
symonds Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany was SUNNI pcd. but Mr. Fiske was deud
when the doctor arrived. Mr.. Blodgett went
out and looked UP Mrs. fiskc. who mad
expected to meet her husband at the bank and
return home with him. MIR. Fiske was IS
years old and had accumulated n fortune OF
several millions in tho flour business He was
born in Cambridge. Mass. and went into the
hour business In Boston as young man. At
one time he represented David bows & Co.
he ne remained there until 1850. when no
under the FIRM name Of Josiah VI Fiske { 20.
Lax nsteT 'h a;, hTm was smith. Fisk 49, Mr
smith i Co.. but Mr.. Iiska = re,irSd from active
fiske was i"r irriy.six years a director Of the
american Exchange Bark Ho was also
$ew Yor le r nns a15
rany. lie was 4 member Of the Chamber Of
So om TIE lrotuce Exchange. and Of the
President. lie was ono Of Ii" orisinal mem.
hers OF the Union league Club. and was a
sy e. CO. a. 8 E" aysnS he had
H h1da .S S%s SewpG rn5 ant Solss far" ID
Montasu" Williams. TIE famous English
criminal lawyer. died ia London yesterday
from the throat trouble which ended his ca
reer MS tarrister about SIX ychtsa.u. He
was born IN Somersetshire on sept. -. lSsi
He cam, OF n family OF lawyers, ms, great
having all been bnrrlst"rs. In carly life he
was for a. tim in the army, an Tor u shorter
lie suDseauSn,s wrst p"suiar 'iv m IN nan
junction with Frank Bu-nand. He was called
to the bar on April 30, ISL. and became IA;
cases. In Leaves Of n Life tw" volumes OF
rym'nisscsncef .utli,hed few years ago lie
he rractised as a barrister. he "dctenteh
Hs rrSon'rS than any Sther LYNN man
arrested Tor BLOWN. UP part Of The tlrrkrn-
well prison. to secure the escape o: the Feninn
prisoners mined there. on Dec. ~. ISL. He
returned his retainer. What he himself con.
in was that Of Percy LEROY. who 10 mortaily
T NOUN + l. Ho.d i1 Brighton railway car
Mr.. Gold survived his wounds long enough to
Ssr,S = NJ; s%T VIE
made Queens counsel and appointed one OF
tho magistrates Of the metropolis, OF London.
As police Justice he became almost AS ia-
nous as he had been rs a tarristpr
Board q Trust q he Maxwell Land Grant
morning at the st. James Hotel. Mr. Martin
s ss be but FeSsn s5 from ap0rs
laden. At IL o'eloc on tuesday night. Iav.
no com planned OF feeling Ill. and went to led.
He grew worse. and hts tormer partner. A. II.
. O'Clock Mr.. Martinsen was dead. He was
born q Russian parents at feyel Aug 10;
1881. Both his grandiathers were bankers. and
In 1877 he removed 20 Amsterdam. where in
1876 he tecame q mem Der Of the ilrm Of Aiolph
hi yuIn L N In
to A@erisa where he me-. Miss E E1 Of Eehs
mond. Ind. whom he married in 1879 H
opened an Office in Exchange place. In ieS3
he represented the Dutch interest In the syn
TSrf TIM Thsn me %h
Mr; Martinsen was also prominent in other
railroad schemes. and will always he remem-
the manipulation OF tn. Missc uri. kansas and
Texas Railroud. OF which he was elected the
President.
engineer. died on Thursday morning at his
o ~ Of
statsar on &Ss " as! SoFa ana
tie King 81 Wit,enbu!s. II the winter q 1910
trips across the Atlantic In nldoesan q leak
managing both ship AMI crew. and through
Mr.: Besher was the rrolector OF many large
ElSs weTks in hs sIonry Hs and DsW,
WORK we're also his worS For many iiy Years s he
sSe Wor aa at ssaston s Pa IL
was also Tor seventeen years connected with
the Msssp en SAITH St ' S.yy h
BOARD. and worked in connection with the
81 bssn a Taen e n cstas @ FIR
tine las sSht years he has lived in THIS city in
an adopted daughter.
capitalist, died 1t San, Francisco yesterday
after AN illness Of several days. He was born
1921. and came to the nited States when a
5oy. he , Was enGaEed II business at various
enn, and to GaoTna at tie "t Time Of
the gold fever in lsl:,. He shipped the first
cargo wheat from aiifornia to Great Britain.
Francisco and subsequently organized and
became Vice, President d tho American Con-
ISL to datd the iasan, o csan liz leaves
an estate valued at several millions.
Mrs; Mary Lucille Galatin; widow Of A.
bert Gallatin and frederick Gaatln. died YES e,
te,day morning at hsr res;menGe' 10 East sey-
H9rat!2 Gates stevens, Her grandfather was
So s Tie OF the
Her husbands father was Albert Gaiatln. Sec
Rotary o: Treasury under Jefferson and Maai-
son. Mrs. GaiiHtin had been in apparent good
health. and hor Geath was unexpected.
The Hon. Charles Richardson Miles died in
Charleston. 5. G.. yesterday. He was born Oh
Aug. >. 1873, In 1852 he became Attorney
General OF the state. and afterward acted as
Assistant Att4rney-tieneral for the con,et-
s era states st1ok an active par, ip bring;
was II member OF the Convention which nom
mated Wade Ham pton for Governor. lie was
again Attorne7-Gensral OF the state in 1884.
John Townsend. veteran trasedian. is dead.
He WAS born in England in 1874 In 1857 he
was elceteda member Of Pa lament for Greeg-
wien. he became Involved in financial diff
culties and resigned his seat. Then lie went
on tho stage. In lS'it he came to America and
starred in the United States and Canada.
About twelve years ago lie retired from the
stage and went to Hamilton. Ontario. where
he lived until his death.
Mrs. Aida J. Carpenter was founa dead in
her residence in SewourTh on Thursday. sit
ting UPRIGHT in chair. She wa. the Ighter
OF Benjamin Carpenter ono II the pioneer
freighters on tho Hudson River. Her death is
attLibuted 10 heart failure. she Was tn. belle
Of Newburgh twenty-five years ago. I'll" leaves
two. children. William Warren Carr enter and
Mrs Cornelius L. Nermeule Of New orA city.
Mrs. Diana Duuty aged l03 Wears :, months