The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-29
OBITUARY.

Cant. Marshall Perry wild died Yesterday in
Portland. Me- He was 81 years old. He was
In the employ Of the Portland steam Packet
COMPANY as advertising agent Capt Wild
for a time was on the Mississippi River. first
as a pilot. then as the commander of a steam
or Later he commanded steamer on the
great lakes He then became connected with
travelling companies. He was both manager
and advance agent Mt different times and adj
vcrtising agent for many companies lie was
one OF the strongest friends Artcmus ward
bad. and a year AGO made what he termed a
loving pilgrimage" tothc grave OF his friend
For some time he was Wards advertising
agent and manager. and was strongly urged
TO 60 with him to England. When Charles
Dickens made his American tour reading
from his own works. he ed the late James
i. Fields TO find him proper man to 60 with
him and to tako the management OF the read
ings Mr.. Field suggested Can't Wild. and an
arrangement was made. and so well was MI
Dickens pleased that he sent Capt. Wild per
sonal letter at the close OF the tour and added
a very handsome check TO the salary he was to
nay him. After he went with Dickens he was
engaged as manager OF a company. and made
o trlr down the Mississippi on n steamer. stop
ring where they pleased. Capt. Wild was his
own Captain. and took tho steamer II ON New
Orleans back TO st. Louis in solitary state,
leaving his company to go on without him.
Myer Finn, we'll known real estate opera-
tor. died Of caucer late on Monday night at his
home. 3 East Seventy second street. lie was
at one time joOber in cutlery. After the
panic Of 1873. recognizing tho opportunities
that lay in the real estate field because OF the
depression. be began to buy small parcels Of
property and realized some profit. Among his
first purchases was the building % Chambers
or more than 500 900. He then bought
largely in tho Twenty fourth ward. and
Use n q Vai%%s Atter% Sd hg confined Els
operations almost exclusively to improved in
wore made within the past few Years. For the
lot 9ll building at no West Third, street he
At S SdSa mem" ~ Mr. fnS
was very conservative buyer. purchasing
M IDS o 9gn account
children.
Addison Smith died at his residence % West
lfity.siXth street. on Monday afternoon; after
q lingering Illness. in the 18th year OF his ace.
yeptor. and was engaged in the iron business
years ago. aitor having disposed OF his inter-
est to ex-Gov Bgeow Of Connecticut He
for sevon years President OF tho iirst Harlem
bank; and was Interested in real estate. He
tesn years Sso IL" He'y with sMvs Widow
two sons. and two daughters, Henry Ives and
Addison smith. Jr Mrs. Hamilton Il Kerr
and Mrs Bunnell
The Rev. Martin ]. Slower died In Amster-
dam. n; y, yesterday: aged 81 years. He was
the Hartwck Seminary. and for oyer sixty
years was member Of the hartwick Lutheran
Synod. For hfty'nine years he was engaged
In tho ministry Hc filled many charges in
this state also In Ohio and Pennsylvania. In
1897 he married Miss Lydia Ann Hartman OF
gcther with three sons the Hon Martin l.
slower Justice Of tho Supreme Court: DIR.
Charles Slower. and George Is. Slower, oil Of
Amsterdam.
DIR. W. II. Holcombe of New Orleans died
there yesterday. aged BS. He WAS n native OF
Iynchburg. Va. Ho graduated at the Uni.
versity of PENNSYLVANIA in lS47. and practised
Orleans. lie was President for some years OF
the American Institute Of Homeopathic. DR.
Holcombe wrote several books on medicine
and on spiritual subjects. Among his works
are Scientific Basis OF Homeopathy" Chill
dren in Heaven" THE Sexes Hero md Here
after" and The Lost Truth of Christianity"
Ferdinand ShoninGer youngest brother OF
the firm OF Shoninger Bros. OF this city died
IN Paris on Saturday OF cerebral congestion.
Mr. ShoninGer was born in Boston in 1867.
and was graduated from Harvard in 1883. At
tho time he was taken Ill he had charge Of tho
Paris Offices OF this firm. who are importers OF
laces.
Col Nathaniel Buel Eldredge died Mt his
home in Adrian. Mich, on Monday. In 1882
he was elected to Congress. and In 1884 he
was reelected to represent his district. His
term expired in March. 1877. He leaves seven
sons and four daughters.
Miss Brnnton. the actress. a sister of Mrs.
Kendall died on Monday in England. Miss
Brunton was SO years old.