The sun., 1893-05-18
OBITUARY.

DR.. Samuel n. Brayton. one OF Buffnlo's best
| known physicians. died yesterday morning 9
He was afflicted with Gnngrene OF the foot
and 1t was found necessary to amputate the
leg. Death resulted from tho shock. DR.
Brayton was born in Queens5ury. Warren
countr. June II. 1887. He graduated from
tho College Of Physicians AMI Surgeons OF the
medical department OF Coum bia College. New
York. In 1851. In the latter part OF the same
year he was assistant surgeon in the Boston
Navy Yard. and afterward transferred to the
friGate Sabine. AMI later to the ironcIad Mon
tauK. and went through som. of tho most sa.
we're naval engag gem"nis nf III. war. He went
to Buffalo cnrly in tn" '7Os. lie was one of tho
incorporators Of the Buffalo College OF Physi-
Dean OF the coleg-.
Will lam benjamin Phelps. for many years
Snrerlntendent of the Oswego md syracuse
Western Raroad. died in O-wcGo yesterday
.hH aEs Of Il Mr. rfs wa. one Of tho
in tho State. His nnco>try was Of Ti,ritsn
s,ock. and he was we'll known in the East. Mr..
Phelps; was deeply Interested in military mat
fcrs. He was the only honorary member Of the
Fifth Battalion Of the National Guard Of SYRIA
cuse. and once declined the Colonelcy of the
efforts that the garrison at Fort Ontario Was
mnntainad. when iiohert. Lincoln. Secre-
tary Of War. wns about to have 1t removed.
there on Wednesday, at the age "f - years.
He was born In Columbus. Q. liernterad the
army hS private ana rose 10 be tpnmlSSary
during and after the siege Of vickehurG. After
was In b 5hc na
He Was a. man OF wealth. owning big pla Nta.
tinn at Vickshurg and real estate in Ohio and
man. wife anil one daughter. Mrs. j. Webb
Little OF Philadelphia survive Inn.
j., Ernstus $. Spencer died on Wednesday at
1870 in Gr.enyilIs, ohi"; Mr. snsncsr bc""ms M
connected come with the Erie Lnlroad Conpnny
hss s2 nd ir Of
he was one Of It's Ohio leaders and nom mated
first term in Congress. He came to this city
about ItH eighteen years M ago and. AT aiter serving
OF the New York Ice Exchange.
Catherine Rappeye Tice Hubert. the widow
SiE Rsndo5lEh 5 Hubert. died on nruosy Tuesday ct
her Goth year. She was a deseendant Of the
old Dutch families Of Happelye and Tice; which
settled on honE Isand ssrY b TIVE Ssntss IT lies
Long Island Star. and was known as a poet and
POLITICIAN Mapy children grr"ndchidren.
Capt George r. baldwin Of AZ Pulaski street.
Brooklyn died suddenly on Tuesday night. at
his hotel on Myrtle ana Marcy ayennes In his
dissase. He was war veteran and an old
volunteer fireman He was formerly employed
leaves n widow. four sons. and two daughters.
denly on Wednesday at the Plaza Hotel. He
Was at one time member Of the banking Arm
of Fearing & Co. OF Wall street. His brother.
DR.. William u. Crawford. Ia Treasurer of the
Stock Quotation Telegraph Company. Mr..
Crawford was unmarried.
Col. H. II. Benton. who married a daughter
Of Joseph Bonaparte. and lived ON an estate
which descended from the exiled King. died
at his home near Ok Bow. Jefferson county. n.
Y. on Tuesday, aged S3.
Patrick Donegan. a former Sergeant of tho
NewburGh police force. died Yesterday Ha
WAS about 80 years old. and leaves wife and
seven children.
Mgr. Gonnindard. Archbishop of Rennes.
dropped dead yesterday In the courtyard Oh
the railway station at Rennes.