The sun., 1893-07-18
OBITUlRy

OBITUARE
John r. Poole. who had been at different
times lessee and manager OF the Grand Opera
House. Niblos Garden. and Poole's Theatre In
this city. died early, yesterday morning at his
| homo on Emmons avenue. seeepshead Bay.
whore no had been living In retirement for
some time. Dropsy was the immediate cause
fhis death. lie had been declining in health
| Tor year or more. and 1t Is believed that
death was hastoncd by n fall he had from
ladder last spring while overseeing the put
ting UP OF decorations In honor oil the fire.
mems parade at Sheepshead. Besides writing
several songs, which became popular. Mr.. Poole
dramatlzed q number OF short stories and
also attained considerable prominence as q
manager. Early in the COS he began his ca
reer as an amusement caterer at 81 Bowery.
where he put on variety show. Later ,,S ne
Broadway, whore he also ran vaudovllie en-
Pooie. PiiI IN paitner.hip M h9 with " Thomas bonnoir
lance. and il was almost i'm possible TO get
ponneiiy ieesea Gs snaNs i with the understanding
that II they made money small nerSenI,tage I,,
shs osneps 90 Of The s"s propsy
start They lowered the prices Of admission.
the summer OF 1880 Mr.. Poole lost his partner,
partnership with MIR. Poole until May 1882;
o% e1ssa taa saa %
an active interest in metropolitan thcatricals.
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The n9rtheris side q EiShth street: between
fho%psSns ESSth strsst hesre Be"
Logged t9 estate and hnd been G9sed
oase IN Thsare
was one OF the very few places OF amuss-
Hna Blizzard 0DHa Rsht Of 1arah aGw ia n H. AS"%gh
kinds Of attractions were tried by Mr.. Poole.
sase IN the aSa antSmn 10 OF sH
great deal Of money there Mr Poole short
Long Island. He was In his fifty fourth year
wa narsed IN oa st. epn EhS
"a, under his name was built on tho site Of
at Riverdalc at 2:j0 o'clock Yesterday morning
Of angina pectoris. in his 0bth year. He had
o offP p III 1smes sesy
born at Brandon. Vt. where he RECEIVED an
about 1855 aud became clerk in, a dry
goods house. He wns successful. and
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Sry f12d 10 an@ IL into r9m hp
chants. from which he retired iiiteen yeHrsSago;;
signed this ot1lce in 1888. but retained his pos.
The f. uSes utable Le Ms At fn the time Of his death
Mr.. Spaulding was the senior director OF the
seventy il tho Tweed days. ris, he WAS nls2
Lands for the Croton Aapeduct. he gave
largely to charities a and wEs bPpesidehs IT.
was an active member Of the Chamber Of Com;
merce and was treasurer Of the fund collected
to the 1T for the sStus OF ay
ernment prese ented to him Sevres vase. Mr.
Spaulling had owned pew in st. Thomas's
tryman oi oi'f Christ Church. isivcrdae. which he
,h oansus Ms Sy 5ssi
had a membership in tho Century Manhattan.
Reform. and Country clubs. tho Down Town i
e Naw nHsnd aocs RRs sSS
81 Sign. SA%r and Metr9poiits" Issearn I' ., At.
survives him. BY his frst vile he leaves two
SaaFsn Mi rm ssNs' o a%s
nings co. The funeral services will be held
at Christ Church. Riyerdale at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. and the interment will take
place at Greenwood on Thursday.
Alonzo B GarretsSn: proprietor Of The, The we'll
night at his home on Main street. Flushing;
He was n prominent Grand Army man and
his death was due to rheumatism. which he
contracted during the war. He was "a years
ia miles in Flushing. his ancestors having
lived thore as far back as 1851.
Edward b. Galley. Clerk OF the Kings County
Board Of Supervisors. died early yesterday |
morning at his home. l12 St. Felix street. |
BROOKLYN. in his elst year He had been sui.
did not give up his official duties until July O.
popular officials in Brooklyn.
William G. Dewey died in his room at the |
New York Club on Sunday morning OF a COM
plcatlon Of disorders. He was 90 years old, |
and had been prominent member Of the New
william Dewey Of Chicago and Sherman G. |
Dewey. broker 80 Broadway. He also had |
several grown daughters.
r. Van Wyck Powell. one Of the Republican
LADDERS in the Ninth ward. brooklyn. died on
Sunday at his home l.154 Atlantic avenue in
to place In the Appraisers Department. in |
the Custom House four years ago by President
Harrison and held 1t at the time OF his death.
Thomas L Walsh. President Of the Uniyer-
sity OF Notre Dame. South Bend. Ind. died at
Milwaukee YESTERDAY. where he had gone for
80 years old, and he'd been President OF Notre
Dame for over nitecn years.
Robert Whitshil President OF the Whitehil
& Pictet Ice Machine Company OF Newburgh.
died there yesterday. aged AZ years. He was
an Alderman Of Newburgh in 1871 and 1872 |
alta warH prnQ of ha