The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-19
TUdRT.

George Bartlett Prescott. one OF the pioneers
OF the science OF electricity in America, died At
his homo ut the Buckingham yesterday in his
Gath year. lie was born in Kingston, N. H.
and educated at private schools in Portland.
He began the study Of electricity in 1896,
when he was lB. Shortly after aiorse invented
the telegraph Prescott learned the business.
and until 1868 worked as an operator.
Then he was appointed superintendent Of
the, American Telegraph Comrany in
Lhiladelphie Later he was, super,ntend-
Sns Of the, Western Union ,Somp psi.,
electrician. He next became superirtend dent
OF the International Ocean Telegraph Com.
and stock Company, and in 1870 he was one Of
the incorp6rators OF the metropolitan Tele-
necied with various telegraph companies in
an official CAPACITY up to 1852. when he retired.
GrspR "0 With Olson he "wmed ali The enc patenes
In tho quadrnplcN system, both in this country
and in Great Britain, lilo Introduced tho dupex
system In 1876. and the uuudrupeI two
years later. These are recognized as the two
most valuable improvements ia the telegraph
that the aurora borealls was an electrical dis
play, and while in the Boston ONCE on one oc-
casiUn he disconnected the batteries and oper-
nted the wires with the atmo sphc rio electricity.
lie wrote many books on electricity. He
Ten. Israel Parsons Of hcSointonSry' fame.
They had enc child. Mrs. ,hLp v. r. Van
ySR, ar n n VIE 9nI 1"HsntersnryClEe MINI
Of the societies Of Electrical Engineers OF Eng.
land and America.
James II. Tuthill. ex-Surrogate Of suffolk
county. |. l.. died at l;tverhend yesterday, just
after leaving tho office of surrogate Petty.
his death was cause, by,npopleXy Mr. Tut
thaniel Tuthill. an old sea Captain all ot whose
children attained distinction in tho professions
hills brothers. pr. franglin IT. Tuthlil was as
sociatcd with Henry :. RAYMOND in the edl-
hill went to California for his health. and
Logan history Of the sunset state.
Mr. Tutk waa District Aopnsy oq saoe
county for three terms, was member OF the
@ e. 'eT was sn r SSs qrf oi a.:
tendent Of tho Congregational sabbath school
Savings Bank and the Suffolk County National
Bank. He leaves wife. Maria Foster Tnthill.
aud 4 daughter. Miss Ruth Halstead Tuthill.
Gen. William II. Noble. one OF the best known
pneumonia. In 1852 he was commiss stoned By
Connecticut Volunteers. At Chanceilorsviile
Col Noble was wounded. the main artery OF
Injured by the explosion OF shell. In 1886.
on recommendation OF Gen. Grant. Congress
com mis- stoned him MS Brigade r-Geraral by
brevet. lie leaves widow and four children.
q. +. Rothwell died at his home in Moberly.
Mo- Yesterday, o lie was member OF Congress
he was President OF the Board Of Curators OF
the Missouri state p d He vas soaa
Cleveland electOr In 1888 ana made lOO
speeches during the campaign.
Col. John l. Branch. the man who gave the
order that caused the first gun OF tho late war
TO be fired at Fort sumter. died at his homo In
liant soldier He led an extremely quiet life
after the war.
Stephen Wallace. who was attached to the
Office OF the County Clerk OF Queens county
for IN ore than twenty years, 10 dead in Hicks
Vile. In his eightieth year. a widow and one
son survive him.
jeremiah Darling. aged "a years died at his
residence at stony Brook. L. L.. yesterday. Ills
funeral will take place on Sunday.