The sun., 1895-03-09


John L. Fitch. the well-known landscape
painter, ,'died at his home at Yonkers on Tues
day. He was born in Hartford. Conn. fifty -nino
years ago He studied in Munich and Milan
under Albert Zimmerman and his brothers.
Max and Richard Zimmerman. When his
studies were completed he returned to
this country and began his professional
career at Hartford. During this time.
which included the years of the war,
1t was MIR. Fitch's custom to spend
each summer tramping in the Adrondacks.
With a forty-pound pack upon his back he
would explore the mountain passes and remote
valleys, and each fall bring home a great store
OF interesting sketches He was expert fish
erman, and depended in great part upon his rod
and line to provide himself with food during
these jaunts. Later he came to this city.
and had studio for number of years
in tho Tsntn ,d street studio building; In
tional Academy of Design. He was also mem.
Der Of the Century Club of the Artists, tunl
nrer of The latter organization. "A Mountain
Brook" Mr.; Fiish's largest painting; was e1nib-
The Outlet" IS5i; In ,he Canon, Eysnsville.
stray sunbeam" 1879; Autumn" 1876, and
Twilight on Johns Brook" 1878. A widow
and seven children survive him.
The Rev. Samuel Fuller. ID. D.. Emeritus Pro-
day ct his residence in n NiddIstswn. Conn. liz
for seventy years had been connected with the
ministry 9 ra% the GnuEch Dr. Fuller
son Acads%y He graduated from the Gens5al
Church. New York city. lie married in 1880
SLarlotte Kihgman Greenleat. daughter Of
HS"'o & in Potts; s"9Srsr on
rofss.oT Of Han and se
tstion OF Holy Script IRE at Berkely Divinity
he became Professor Emeritus lie was editors
Of the ChTch"dn in ls3l, acting President OF
AZ Among Sis pspis pSIps W Were Bshops Ses
Thomas, Wells, Barber, Vincent, Leonard, and
Nichols, psah Hodges, Prols. BInney and Bar
Brewster OF Brooklyn, DR.. Noxon OF Pittsburgh,
and others. DIR. Fuller wrote several books. He
leaves widow and two sons
DIR. Matthew ID. Field surgeon OF the Man
haitian elevated railroad system, died yesterday
morning at his home, ll5 East Fortieth street.
Dr. Field was the son OF Matthew u. Field and
nephew of the late Cyrus W. Field. lie was
In 1878 he was graduated from Williams COL
isgs and finished hs sdasatioa at BsIsXas Hos
lime Dr. ed was srS" sn Examiner IN ssScy for
ne city 6ut almost from the opening OF the
system and tho right hand man Of CoI. Hahn.
society, OF the New ! Ork Medical Society, and
OF the Democratic Club. lie is survived by Mrs.
Field, who was Miss Atwater, and ther two
children. His three brOthers are Capt. Wells L.
Field, Commander OF the sChoolship ~. Mary's;
Henry NJ. Field or Brownsville, Texas. and
lieman l.. Field, who IS also in tho Southwest.
Field residence. and the burial will be at Stock
bridge, Mass, on Monday,
Joshua Barstow, said 10 he the oldest printer
In the United states, died in Norwich, Conn,
yesterday; He was born In Preston City on Jan.
4. 1900, learned his trade on the Norwich
Weekly Cnuri"r. and then went to New York
city. He made the acquaintance of Horace
Greeley at the case, and was employed on the
Nem Yorker and later on the Tribune. Mr.
Greeley entrusted his editorial matter to him
Greeley's handwriting, Mr.. Barstow, after
work. ing on the New York SUNDAY McIcHIlL went
20 Philadelphia and In sbI enlisted in the Eigh-
teenth Pennsylvhnia regiment Of Infantry. At
Norwich Bulletin, and later returned 10 Penn
sylyAnia and ran several country printing shops
ia 1888 he became an inmate OF the Soldiers
lone, In Maine, but since 1891 ho has resided
in Norwich.
Newsw was received in Baltimore yesterday of
the death at Oceandale, Cal. OF John b. Morris
formerly we'll known in club and society circles
OF Baltimore and New York. Four years ago he
accompanied two OF the younger members OF
the Irwin family OF New YORK 10 CaiiIornis
East after q few months experience. Mr.. Morris |
was ~ years old. lie was the grandson OF the |
late Roverdy johnson and nephew OF John b.
mMnrrls. father or Mrs, Frederick Gebhard. Mrs.
4 omis OF New York. and Mrs. Holhns McKim |
OF this city are sisters OF the dead man.
Gen. Lewis NJ. Aver, q leading figure in the |
Kansas war, member ef the South Carolina |
secession convention, member Of the Cnnfed- |
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