The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-16
OBITUARE

Edward +. Steel. ey-rresilcnt Of the Phila-
delphia Board o! Education und a prominent
citizen and merchant. diei on Sunday at
Spring Lake. n. j.. from chronic dyspepsia
Ho WAS 10 years old. He took ,n active in
tercst in the Centennial Exhibition and in
April. 1873. was elected one Of twenty-five
directors vi tho Centennial Board of Finance.
Upon the removal OF ". J. I. White as Super
visor Of the census OF Philadelphia in May.
1880. Mr.. Steel was appointed to succeed him.
and performed the services satisfactorily.
Cpon the temporary overthrow OF the Gowen
faction IN the management otthe Philadelphia
was elected INC OF the Board OF Directors OF
the COMPANY on the McCulment ticket headed
by Frank $. Bond as President.
George Augustus Schultz. Jr.. Recording Sec
rotary Of the Executive Board ofthe American
Baptist Homo Missionary Society. with Offices
IL il on Tt sn%auS SS nsn; Mid dh's WHY 4! Z. s nSss q
and he and his wife were spending their sum-
town. He died of apopiexy after "a few hours
illness. He was = son of the lev: George 4.
brought here in charge of his wife.
Col: Henry Clay Mutt. formerly President OF
died yesterday in Boston. liz was Sc Years
old. lie was born III Vermont ana began life
engineer OF tie Peoria and OGuawka Railroad.
II. was a Gontractor for the transfer Of freight
over the Missouri liver. He engaged in the
elevator business in Chicago and later &C;
Pacific road. lie was on the staff Of Gov. XIX.
wood Of Iowa during the war.
Andrew Gaffney. who was buried by the
Actors Fund in its plot at Evergreen Cemetery
Oh sunday. was once famous AS II circus per-
former. He did ,hercuican Ieats with Miles
he became noted as a cannon ball tosser. He
was twice married. and leaves two sons by his
Irst wife and three children BY his second.
Tie latter is destitute.
A. Ditmars johnson. who claimed to be Q de-
sccndant of the first white person born on
.Jalnuica VILLAGE. he was Tal a Son . Of ex. GO
Clerk Martin |. Johnson of Queens county and
q eonsin o, Isre; Johnson. Jr. A widow and
Mrs. Zabriskie. the widow Of c. A q.
briskie. died on Saturday at Newport. She
Wee President OF. the House Of Hest for Con-
sumptives before 1t was merged into st. Luks's
Hospital.
Mrs. Catherine Alexander Beekmsn. the
widow Of William lsenwick Beekman, died on
SUNDAY at her summe home at West Hampton:
William Nelson. and Tor many years she was
identified With social lie in tl,ls city,
Conrad Junkcr, a German actor. who WAS
years ago. died abroad recently. He was born
il trankf"It A Iss sa ne I to th ,hs e93antry ga abS out
came n wine dealer.
Patrick c. Smith died Yesterday at his home.
Is PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Newark. He had
been constable of the First District Court
since it was. organized. He Was born In Ire
and 81 xty-three years ago and leaves Q widow
and four children.
Nathan Couch. n prominent military man Of
nnnbury,. and an onlcer OF, the Wooster
Guards, the first volunteers for the State In
day OF apoIlcXy. He was % years old.
Thomas ". Cornell died on sunday Of pnep.
molia at his home. 3Ol Hewes street. VII.
liamsburgh. He was born in Jamaica
sov"ntv-scven years ngo He and his son we're
in tina muse business.
William Nichol died Of heart disease on Sun.
day. ~, his home. ;!iO, Halsey street, Brooklyn.
in his sd year. He belonged to the old Vol
unteer Ttemon's. organization. lie leaves Q
widow and six children.