The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01
THE NOTABLE DEAD OF 1894
A Long List OF Writers, Rulers. States
men and Other Famous People.

In the list OF those who died last year
are included the names of the foremost
American song writer. the two most emln-
ent musicians. the greatest orator, the
greatest scientist. the greatest ~noyeilst
ana the rulers of Russia and France. The
death Of Oliver Wendell Holmes was
inourned by more people than was the
taking-uf Of any other man in 1884,: and
the death Of the Car OF Russia mas re-
garsea as a blessing TO his country. Won
Bulcw had no equal as a musical director,
nor had Ruhlnstein as a pianist. but their
work was done. koSsath's work WAS
ended: but the mental vigor Of Stevenson
aud HelInhoits was ~uuimpaired.
The men and women OF letters who died
IN 1884 ware: Frank a. Burr. the news
paper correspondent; Constance Fenna-
more Woolson. the novelist: Maxine du
Camp. Leconte de L5sie and Jean Victor
Duruy. OF the French Academy; Robert
N. Ballantyne. abe novelist. Joseph KEEP
pier. the greatest OF ~eartoonlsis; William
+. Poole. the greatest itbrariGn; James
Montgomery Bailey. the Daabury News
hunaoriss, Frank Haston. the editor: Her.
~ Morley. Isamu8i Yates. George J.
Rcmanes. ;ae evolgsicnists Vim. Dwight
Whstney. the r~iii.oIogisf: George Rex
Graham Cei.a Thaxser, The poet: Oliver
WenAell Holiness: James Anthony Froude,
the historian: philip Gilbert Hame-toa:
James Mecash and Robert Louis Steven
son.
The world ~ music lost Laura SchirSner
aIapieSon; Haas ven nulow. the greatest
musical director; Marie Aihoni. Nine.
f'arsca-Madi. Anton Rublnstein, the
greatest pianist.
TIE church lost Father Patrick corrl-
gan. she friend OF American schools; Car
dlaais fasig4 Seralai. Francisco paraccl-
AMI. Leon Beaost Thomas ana Giuseppe
Dusraet. William Robertson smith. Arch
bishop Saehe, nsonyssas istas. aEcsbishep
CT gaate: David Swing.
These iia3nciers dieg; Orlando r. Pot
ter. originator OF the National banking
system. Jesse sslirmaa. Eugene Kelly.
Psjace Nicholas Esserhazy VAS The rich
est rssn Ia Hungary. James G. Fair the
stesest man On he Pacific ccasa
These actors In cur civil war rasSesi
away; War Governors Austsa Blair. ef
Michigan; Andrew GresS Cartlas OF rcun-
sy8vaoia. Samuel J. ~rkwooi % Iowa.
aad Joseph f. brown. Of Georgia: Rear
Aamisa.s Donald McNsi! Fairfax, I'd
NaER h1 AS aC[&&4SS ana a40S2fz AEPE-
vile Temple Gen. JaceS Aun<nea: Con
feaerate EoguaalsSary General 1slclas II.
Lstaren. w~ho~stsrvsi the Union prison.
esS. Geu- Jutal n. Early. wacra ssieri-
dan CHASED; GeR. Henry ". Slosam:
James =. Fry, rgasostmarShal-general
throughout the war. Joseph Holt. Judge
aavoe4te~KeaeT&i throughout The War:
sssa- Nathaniel ?. B4rkS. Gen George
Steaensse. and Joan Mills Browne. sx-
s-argeea-genersi 81 eae aavy.
f>nesga statesmen wAo died were. VIII
iau fleaTv waaasagton, Louis KoSsass,
whs IS SxsA 70 have eeea = greater crs-
tor than Ga2niel Webster. Earl Hsn-y
Grey. Carlos Nelaeia. o. Colombia. Hfoa-
ere Mercer. % Quebec: Sr jean TAesup-
sar. premier Of Cas@4s. saasAugussa
Eur3eAa.
Amerscan statesmen who died were:
Ex-Gsv. Nill4aa Castor. % MaSsaeAa-
sets Senator Alfred isolt CetQuist, Sen
ss0r Eeaulaa p. Vance. Ssns-or Francis
= StseSarssce- William Walter Phelps.
Bss%et e wsagArep. Interstate Commerce
cesnEassssessS @ae Aep4E- LeSu At-
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The stage lost Esstas ara yletersa
Sekes. Sterile sgaekaxe. Alfred T. Bar
aash- the reader. Patti Rosa. IaAs A.
2esagss.
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