The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-21
OBITUARY..

George Frederick Parsons. ten years writer
for tho Tribune. died OF Bright's disease early
on Wednesday morning ut his home II East
Fifty ninth street. He had been confined to
his house for a year. Mr.. Parsons was born in
1910 at Brighton. England. where his father
was prosperous merchant. When he was 10
his father entered him as an apprentice in tho
merchant marine. where no rose to be first
mate He returned to Brighton at the
time Of the Frazer River gold furore in 1862.
and with his father emigrated to Brit
ish Columbia. He did not find wealth
in the mines. however. and SO embarked in
newspaper work. becoming editor Of the North
Pacific Times. which died after two years.
After this venture Mr.. Parsons went to VAN
copver Island. where in 1864 he married Miss
Lizzie Campbell. They removed to California.
and Mr.. Parsons did newspaper work in San
the .yr'" YorE Ls.gtr and other publications..
until his removal e. to New York in 1882 In ad-
dition to his stories and editorial work he
IN in Is By KC%aFs Bos
Mr.. Parsons collected considerahle library Of
general exceiifnce. Tut tesTperlially rich In
The Hon. Edward b. Osborne. representing
senate. was found dead in his bed at
bany. yesterday morning. He was born in
Northampton. Mass. in August, o 1914, was
Of ssm n nsia@ tes
Pnhroi. the organ Of John Quincy Adams, and
Danbury Comm mes. Then he removed to
Ioughkeepsie purchased the Amr,rdn. and
which In 1886 was combined with the Tee
GRAPH He conducted this journal until lSS3,
when he retired. after doing much political
became County Clerk OF Duchess In 1880 he
ISL Isl he" he was promoted to the Senate having
been declared elected over Gilbert A. Drane.
the Republican candidate. by fourteen votes.
JOB N. Nash died in his apartments ut the
Hotel ST. Marc on "Wednesday Of chronic me-
phritis after nm illness Of one week. Mr. Nash
was born in OHIO seventy five years ago. lie
time he was member OF the firm of Foote.
Nash & CO.. whlskey dealers. and he operated
several gold mines in Idaho. widow sur
dian died on Wednesday night at his home.
a as besn h. Vare s
ty s. age business since his boyhood, and for
some time hsi been in partnorsIhip, with John
Leonard. with whom he was looked to appear
at the Casino Roof Garden next week.
,Joserh Hutchins Cotton died on Wednesday
at u Hig ks street. brooklyn; IL his 9th year.
one OF the Founders OF springfield. Mass. For
many years he was the publisher OF maps and
Became famous In tits line OF business When
is still continued by his sons.
Mrs. Caroline. NJ. Fitch. the widow Of Lemap
Fitch died suddenly OF anopeXy on Wednes-
day, at I5B Jefferson avenue. Brook lyn. in her
ninety fourth year. In early life she was q
teacher In the Erasmus Hall Acad envy IN Flat
bush, and after her marriage conducted Il pri-
vatn school for some years in Sidney place
brooklyn.
Thomas Greenwood n wealthy retired mer-
chant OF New Brunswick. died suddenly last
night at his summer home in West Asbury
Park from apoplexy. He was 81 years old and
left family.
Abraham Collerd. ~ years old. Ia dead at his
home 10 East Hackensack. Mr.. Collerd was
formerly an extensive lumber merchant and
builder. The funeral will take place on Sat
urday.
Helen Cuyler tho wife OF Theodore l. Guy
ler Jr. son OF the Rev. Dr. Cuyer. died on We'd
nesday at the lntter's home. ITO South Oxford
street, Brooklyn. She was married three years
ago.
Capt. Chas. David. moro than fifty years
steamboat Captain on the OHIO. died yester-
day morning at Madison. Ind.