The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-01
THE DEAD OF NINETY-FOUR.

All years see many distinguished
people die, but the year just passed is
exceptional in the fact that while many
famed men and women have died dur
ing its passage, no individual of great
fame have budded forth to help fill the
vacancies.
Literature has lost Constance Feni-
more Woolson. one Of the best Of our
women novelists, whose name is ia
miliar to all magazine readers; George
w. Childs, the pfilanthropist and
newspaper publisher, an enlightened
patron of books and authors and a
staunch friend of the printer; DR.. W.
+. Poole, the foremost Of American
librarians, whose work was specially
illustrated in the organization of the
Newberry library in this city; Profess
SCR William Robertson Smith, an ORR
entail scholar Of rare attainmentS; Dr.
Philip Spitta, who has enriched must
cal literature with his colossal work,
the Life of Sebastian Bach" as well
as with numerous essays; Henry Nor
Yates, equally celebrated as critic,
correspondent and author; Professor
w. D. Whitney, the eminent philo-
logist Of Yale college; Walter Pater,
one of the most charming of modern
essay writers; Celia L. Thaxter, the
New England poetess of the ocean;
Professor II. X. Brugsch, the Egypto-
logist; Oliver Wendell Holmes, the
Autocrat and humorist of world wide
fame; James Anthony Froude, the his
torian; and Robert Louis Stevenson,
one Of the most popular novelists Of
the day, who died in his far-away Sa-
moan home, mourned by thousands OF
readers in this country and in Eng
land.
From the world of politics and states
manship there have departed W. II.
Waddngton, ex-premier of France, who
had made distinguished reputation
in diplomatic circles; Louis Kossuth,
the Hungarian hero and revolutionist,
whose long struggle for the freedom of
his country stirred the whole civilized
world nearly n half century ago: NJ.
Sadi-Carnot, president of France, who
fell victim to anarchistic fury; A. G.
Curtin, the war governor of Pennsyl-
vania; Robert c. Winthrop, ex-member
of congress, contemporary of Clay and
Webster, and one of the best historical
scholars in the country; and General
n. 2. Banks, ex-speaker of the house.
The musical and dramatic world has
lost some of its most eminent represen-
tatives, though the loss is largely con-
fined to the music department. 1t in
cludes Hans Guido Won Bulow, the
pianist and composer, who had most
remarkable career; Ernest Camille
Sivori, the Italian violinist, who half a
century ago was ali the rage; Janet NJ.
Patey, one of the few remaining great
conTalto oratorio singers; Agnesley
Cook, the English opera basso; Marie
unquestionably the
greatest contralto singer the world has
had; Nine. Fursch-Madi. the prima
donna; Emanuel Chabrier, favorite
French composer; and Anton Gregor
RubinStein. the Russian composer and
pianist, whose death was a loss to the
whole world Of music. The dramatic
stage has lost the two Vokes sisters,
RoSina and Victoria, who have delight
ed thousands with their merriment.
and Steele Mackaye, the eccentric
genius and visionary.
Art, too. has been great sufferer.
During the year died Joseph Keppler,
proprietor of Puck and tie most &C
complished cartooniSt in the United
States; William Hart, the landscape
painter; George p. A. Healy, one of the
most eminent of American portrait
painters; George Inness, who in the
future will be accorded the highest
place among American landscape
painters: Launt Thompson. the sculp-
tor; and P. A. Hanerton, not only an
artist, but an authority in art criticism
recognized the world over.
The religious world mourns the loss
of Professor Swing. DIR. James Nc
Gosh, ex-president of Princeton college,
who has made valuable contributions
TO the literature of religion and phil |
osophy; and the Rev. DR.. W. G.. T. /
Shedd, the learned professor of the |
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