The sun., 1895-03-15
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| In the billiard world. is dead and will be buried
to-day in Springdalo Cemetery alongside his
father.in-aw, Hugh W. Collender. lie died on
| Tuesday Of pneumonia at his home in Mount
| Vernon. oConnor was born in Canada, and
was nephew Of Michael phelan. who in tho
| old war times ranked as the ncrviest billiard
! PLAYER in the world. O'COnuor was educated at
his uncle'sexpense at 1T. Johns College at Ford
! ham, and later went into business with tho
famous firm Of phelan y Coendcr IIo liked
| billiards. and in his youth active in ad-
| vancing tho interests Of tho delightful sport.
| lie and his brother succeeded Chris
| O'ConnOr at tho noted Union square
billiard rooms. where Wahlstrom. Sexton,
Daly, Cyrillo Dion. Schaefer, Slosson. Yank
Adams. and all the world experts played
at one time or another. When William Sexton,
the old comanche, in 1876, then n youth. un-
dcrtook to vauuuish Maurice Nignaux, tho
greatest player abroad at billiards. it was
U'C0nnor who was selected to go abroad with
him. O'Connor married daughter of Hugh
COllender and his widow and a daughter
survive him. Mr.. O'Connor was gentleman Of
gentle and winsome character. and he knew
thousands of billiard lovers lie owned at one
time the Columbia rooms and sold ou; his in
terest to George Franklin SlossOn the billiard
expert The lntter was one of his greatest ad-
nrers. lie connected for years with the
Brunswick Bake Company.
Capt. Lconsrd q. shepard, Chief OF the Rev.
enue Marine Division, Treasury Department,
died III Washington at . O'Clock yesterday after
noon OF pnsuinonia after an Illness OF ten days.
he was taken with chill. A few days later he
was confined to his house with the grip which
Iactly built. He was born in Massac chusctts and
entered the revenue marine service in S65. He
passed successfully through the grades of Third,
Second. and First lentennnts. and was promot-
time, until 1880 Capt. Shepard was stationed
in tho Pacific and commanded the rev.
to t't the Arctic ocean, c seaed ss
vessels engaged in seal aching. which depro-
the United States and Great Britain, and were
adjusted by the arbitration tribunal at Paris.
precedent formerly followed in appointing =
! civilian as chief OF the revenue marine service,
I Tm he sns dons 1 d
ability. bringing to his duties a thorough, prac-
tical knowledae. acquired by his service on the
| sea. Capt. shepard leaves a wife and three
children.
Commodore John Hilton one of tho best
known residents Of Rowayton. Conn. fell dead
| on "Wednesday. He was born in England, but
| when young man came TO America, and for
| When the Pennsylvania and Erie Railroad was
| first put in operation he became one of tho di-
roetors and auditor. Of the road After holding
these places for several years he retired with .
fortune and became Commodore Of the Jersey
City YACHT Club. and on its partial disbandment
| in 1868 he went to ltowaytOn where he erected
the cottage in which he had lived since. He also
engaged quite extensively in the oyster business.
In politics lie was stanch Democrat. and rep
resented Darien in the Legislature in 1883, He
leaves widow and five sons. James of Ridge
louisville Ii He" and Nashve Railroad: Walter.
Treasurer of the Hannibal and St; Joseph Rail:
Mexico. Mr.. Hilton was 81 years old.
Chief Engineer ,;r George SewslI United States
mnfn.p a he of
son-in-law, DIR. Evan F. smith. TT Putnam
avenue. Brooklyn. Mr. Sewell was Il years OF
navy from New Jersey forty eight years ago. In
1891 Mr., sewell was promoted to chief en-
capture of Hattcras; Port Royal, and Norfolk.
ing squadron. From 1869 to 1872 Mr.. Sswell
was Chief Engineer to the New York Navy Yard,
left a widow and three daughters. One Of the
daugghtsrs is the wifsof Lieutenant Commander
Little. L. & y.
james W. Watts, an e1nert steel engravsr.
home there on Wednesday by nhalng chloro-
form, He lost his wife recently. and was af
born in Boston on March 10. 1880. He was one
Of the old school of line .engravers; and during
ted great deal OF work for the American Bank
Note Company, Among his notable work. . were ME
Stag at Bay" amt portraits qf Longf.llow,
Whittier. Holmes, Blaine, and other well known
V"re i p"inngs PAL @ 's among @ the most notable nc being
Landseers Challenge" and The Sanctuary"
The Rev. H. II. Mcfarland. d. D., died at the
Hobbs, in Jamaica. YESTERDAY morning. from
dropsy OF the heart. He was ~ years Of age.
DR.. Mcfarland was a graduate OF Yale College.
He was Secretary OF the Manhattan Congrega-
tionai Association, and for nineteen years was
charges were churches at Norris Conn; Flush
ing, and Woodhsven, l.. !. AT tho latter place
three fii children. e Dr. f. il. McFsrIand, Mrs J.
Howard Hobbs, and an unmarried daughter.
The arrangements for the funeral have not yet
been completed.
Mr.. Isaac Sprague, the botanist and artist.
traitor of botanical works. lie was oollab-
orator with Prof. Goodale. the late Prof Gray,
ens shs paes S,Hss i Botsny
the the, y NORTHERN United states and Go2dsles
socated with Audubon.
Michael Hannoch died at his home in Newark
yesterday, aged 66. lie WAS born in Prussia
and came to this country forty-hye years ago.
He was in the trunk business for while and
then opened hat store. Later lie became
eldest Louis, is one ef the prOpretors of the
Newark Sunday Gu
Allen NJ. Colegroye aged "a. formerly Treas
of The best known men in Nliddlstown.
Conn., died yesterday of pneumonia, lie was
one OF the original promoters ni the Air Line,
and heavily endorsed the company's notel,
which enabled them 10 build and equip tho road.
The Rev. George Gushing Knapp is dead at
Board. lie leaves an adult son and daughter,
who are missionaries Ht the same station, and
a widow and five other adult children interested
in the work OF education and cynneciization.
The Hon. l.. Emory Aldrch. senior Associate
Justice OF the superior Court of Massachusetts,,
died last night in Worcester from eXhaus-
tion after illness Of Two weeks, tho
result OF "A recent trip to the West i'll the inter-
eyt OF the Union congregational Church, Of
whi Ch he was all active member.
Isaac Brown Dodge. II Welt -';nown ana greatly
respec ted t,len Of salem. Mass, and brother
Uf Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton, died at his
home in salem on Wednesday, aged a.
AlnE2o Lewis. AT one time prominent lawyer
OF Montgomery county. y. y. was found dead
in bed on "Wednesday al his home Ia Fort Plain.
He WAS over 20 years ut age.
DIR. Perrin o. skin, a well-known physician Of
Frank fort, Herklmer county, y. y, died on
Wednesday, night, aged Gs years.
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