The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04
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which arrived there on Thursday ltr Somer,
was horn in Boston about forty three yearsnco
After being graduated from college he won,
West and began newspaper work hec1mingA
member OF the stan oithe San Funaisoo iron.
icie in 1873. In 1876 lie founded with FRANK
NJ. PlNley the san Francisco irl,na,l which,
under Mr.. Somers's Management le,ame an
immediate success lie sold his Interest in tho
Argonou' sevral years ago. While ronducins
the dyoou1W Mr.. Somcrs revived III. OH or,..
land Monthiy. whose early fame was made by ID,
editor. Bret 1Iarte. and that monthly : also
success to-day owing to Mr.. Somers's WORK in
aiding its new career. Somers in lS~i Started
in San Francisco n daily paper the u, yrdn.
For months before the first issue ot tho rl,.
Gran, Somers had worked night and day Ter.
fecting plans for n large number OF novel TEA
lures and departments. all OF which were car.
ried out under his close personal supervision
by n staT made up OF the star" mea
from every other newspaper in San Francisco
The Epigrdii made a record that experienced
publishers say is almost without n parallel. IL
was u small four-pHge sheet aud soil fur I've
than covered the entire cnst Of Us daily rro-
duction. Somers had studied the people Oi san
Francisco so thoroughly and intelligenty that
OF a daily paper, but he was unable to reap the
reward Of his labor. ON the day OF the El.
oranu's sixth issue he was taken seriously III
and was threatened with brain fever. His My.
stefan went To Mr.. Pixley. Somers's financial
somsn wonT die he PRpeF w sna sS mat
for he was CONSTANTS, worrying about IT, The
paper was Suspended after it, seventh issue.
cradle profit on his investment by a would.
be pqrehaseE. who wanted to continue
tinued conducting the irgonoW for sew.
eral years. developing school OF short
story writer's which has graduated some who
have since made national regulations When
he sold his interest In San Francisco invest
ments he came to Now YORK and founded, fret
brought both Of these pu blcations to a money.
making basis and sold them. lie then went to
from there travelled extensively in southern
California studying the fruit industry; with
view Of founding colony on club basis:
SUSn few weeks az. ago. He left New York for
CURED during q visit there last summer.
Mr.. Somers was large. athletic man. 81
though he had acquired a competence on
which he could 1--we comfortably. he found
London was busy preparing plans for new
ph6IieS ~ Of decidedly novel chaTActer
was with him when he died was I associated.
Mr, Somers was u m ember OF the lotos Club.
which he made his home when In Now York.
The Rev. Henry Stafford Osborn. LII. D.,
died at tho residence OF his son-in-law, the
Rev. Charles l. Thompson. 81 East sixty:
ninth street. on Friday, In his Seventy second
Osborn was born at Germantown, Pa. in 1874
He studied at the University OF Pennsylvanis
istry at the Union seminary, from which he
was graduated In lS45. His first charge WI.
Hs Hichmond Va where he are rem main uP,i
Eeypt in Tho Light Of Modem Discovaries
professor Of natural sciences ut Roanoke G9l-
lege. In 1859 he removal To- Belydsrc. " j..
at that place. He retired from the pulpit IN
1850. and n few months later was appointed
professor a OF mining and mctnlldHTsy a. laiay,
chair at Maiml University, oxford, q. II was
at about this time that he published several
many years in preparing The best Enown Of
he books are Flowers Of the. Holy Land
works on mining in the nitcd states. l'r.
Osborn was "a member Of the American Geo:
fe nnsyl vaniS. anithe Victoria Society Of Lon.
don. He leaves widow and one daughter
=, Hugh Carey one OF the famous old guard OF
is dead. He was ono of the most aggressive
leaders OF ne oTGsniI"ttiiion, and Kept up the
), and control the district, he lost Interest in
was the first Treasurer OF District Assem- bly, ~
Hundreds Of thousands OF dollars passed
,trike and the strikes OF The freight hand.
ers and teleGraphers. all OF which he was said
o nave accounted Tor lie was u tinsmhh by
larey was born in Galway. Ireland ility-Ihres
ears ago, and came TO this Country with lls
md eleyen children lie died at 2lG Nassau
street, Brooklyn.
willet Webb died yesterday at his home at
,orn at Hunting Ridge. conn, IN lsnS hs
ancestors landed in Bostoa in 1882, In early
icing f with the T iirm Of HroWn Bei Ai,er
yard he ran steam saw mill; from which ia
st,ea in lsis he married Hannah T. Gass
ook her death greatly 20 heart lie leave,
We sons, one Of whom is the Rev. No. N"lO
morrow
William NJ Patteson. member OF the stock
lis hone in this city. 2;si West Vest Ffft'fS.scScoEi
treet, after brief attack OF pneumonta., Ne
ounger members Of the Fxrhance Tor many
ears he had been associated in busigess VIII
rs father. James 4. Fatteson. one Of the o.is,s
q en- beTs OF the stock Exchange communal
nder the title Of W. NJ. Patteson and a.. ils
,as a member OF the Racduot, New NurS AMI
ociety.
ElIss Lewis. Jr for ten years President q
he Brooslyn bank died YESTERDAY At ~
feioTe becoming banker he wa men,
eT OF the wholesale grocery Irm OF laleurgs
bergen. He was a director IN the Home z .
Insurance COMPANY. the Brooklyn ~aNlu-s
ank, the Nassau ire Insurance IoWphu'.
40 other hnauelaI insiIuttons- It, vas -
ocisty. He leaves a widow and ono taughtrr
Gen Lewis Richmond died at Flushing l. L,
esterday morning lie was ia many att -
the war. and WAS bTogettsc three times r
raNery, tie came out Of the war Wth 'H7
Ank OF adier-General. He was tunsua .
eltast Consul General 70 Roma. SecT'targ OF
10 legation there, aud, by the death 81
lInister. charge d'Ahaires for n time. lie wts
$50 Resident Minister TO Portugal res gang
1885 After that no resided az Bristol }. I,
nd az Flushing.
Lent Charles +. Emerlch. 4. s. y. died -
le Mare Island Navy Yard YESTERDAY, Ito
TODD number lul on the list 90 senior ltr4-
'nants, and was attarhe TO the Coast SuEr'
Gamer AeATthur lie was appointed r. ne
ayy from the District " Columbia as n
lipman on sept. 20 1851
Samuel Thorpe died YESTERDAY az his hons
Clarkson street. Flatbush. .u MS D. 'th y"ar
= ~ ,aSl ossn onSY gathrTeT II me feN- y.