The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
OBITUARY 7.

DR.. John A. Arnold. medical superintendent
of the Kings County Hospital in the Twenty.
ninth ward. Brooklyn, died at Rockland, R. l.,
on Friday night. He had been in poor health,
but did not take q vacation during the sum-
mer. Two weeks ago he received a leave of
absence. On the day before Thanksgiving he
went to his old home in Rhode Island, and .
week ago was compelled TO take to his
bed. He was 81 years old. He was eradu-
ated from the Bellevue Hospital medical
school in 1877, and the same year was
appointed senior assistant physician In tho
Kings county asylum. In 1881 he was
made Superintendent Of the Hospital for In.
curabies, and in 1885 was appointed general
medical superintendent and had general SUPER
vision of the Flatbush and st. Johnlaad asy.
lums- He resigned in 1892 and opened a SAM,
tarium at Whitestone, l.. 1. He. however, was
resppointed in 1894 as medical superintendent
Of the county institution. He was unmarried,
and was highly regarded in the medical fra
ternity.
Or. John Ellis died Of pneumonia at the
day. He was born in Ashdeld. Mass, in 1916, and
was graduated from the Pi!tsfeld Medical Col
Rapids, Mich, and in 1919 removed to Detroit.
DIR. Ellis came to this city at the outbreak OF the
New; N York Hom9opa tfS T Med PFaIe colI.R IN th fS
lubricating. oil to be used in the cylinders q
under the name OF John Ellis & Co. He pub
iished several WORKS. among them one on
"Avoidable Causes Of Disease e""''H He w Sns'' for
forty years n member OF the borgian
Church. A widow and one son survive him.
day last at Bellefonte. Pa. Mr.. Strauss had
been in bad health since Oct. S last on which
to this country from Germany when a boy, over
forty years aro, and assisted in establishing the
firm Of DerlineF. Strauss d Denzer. OF which he
was an active member at the time of his death.
4 widow and four children survive him. The
Fifth avenue and ,l25th street. on sunday
morning at II o'clock, Mr.. Strauss was Q
F. and Ge 4. o H. Low Was i'a Etoe' i MSpRt E kee9 LGadF e
B. b. and many other social and charitable
organizations.
Thirty-ninth street, on Thursday. He was born
at bridgeport. Conn. ninety years ago. and was
He sH Began 90 ni his bnsi h n CAREER G Psom an na m ssria ant
and in 1885 established stores and trading posts
throughout the northern part of Ohio. AL
Clevel' nd and Akron. o., Mr.. Hall resided in this
city since I Is5E. Dc was an active mepber q
Society. and OF the metropolitan Museum of Art
Mrs. Caroline NJ. sewell died Of pneumoniA
after a short illness At her home; 81 East Thirty
the widow of the late William Seweli. Lieuten-
ant U. S. n. Her father. Daniel f. Dunscombe.
both members OF the Order OF the Cincinnati
and fought in the war OF 1912 and the Revolt.
tiou respectively.
Capt. William Plumer. who commanded n
company OF United States sharpshooters In the
war. and was wounded at Gett, sburg. died in
Lexington. Mass. on Friday, aged 10. He was
grandson OF. William Piumer, a Senator in Con.
EreSs. and for four years Governor of New
HAMPSHIRE, and a son of William Plumer, SEQ.
ond, who served SIX years in Congress.
Mrs. Emeline Marks. the widow Of Levi
Marks OF Bethany, Conn, and mother of the
Hon. joel A. Sperry, the defeated candidate Of
the Connecticut Gold Democrats in the recent
state election for Governor. died in Milford. In
that State. yesterday. She was 02 years old.
George Mannering. who died on Friday in his
s4th year. at 26S Ainslie street. Williamsburgh.
WAS the founder OF the old Grand Street Metho-
dist Protestant Church in William,burgh In
1894, he WAS born IN England and for nearly
nifty years was q builder.