The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
ODITUIRT.

Tho Key. Charles, Coan Lathrop, pastor OF the
Baptist Church in Deckertown, n. j.. died there
on Thursday of and heart failure.
He was born on a farm in Vermont and studied
until forced to discontinue through i'll health.
he was for twenty years engaged In the cotton
and while there was elected a member Of Con.
gress in 1852. Being a strong Unionist. he re-
moved before the war to Philadelphia. where
no was President OF an insurance and trust COM
Convention that nominated Bell and Everett
the war he was appointed by Secretary
Chase 10 have charge of the commerce
and by President Lincoln as aide on the staff
OF Gen. Butler, then Mt ship Island. After the
i iester Of Of th sf PORT e ri New h 9r Yeas ap %PRieb he c da.
clincd, and opened. a banking business in Wall
street, this city; with residence at Beverly. =. J.
He represented Burlington county in the New
Jersey Legislature in 1866. Fifteen years
ago he became pastor of the Baptist Church at
had been pastor OF the Baptist Church at Deck
ertown.
Edward Murphy. a former, Brooklyn Alder.
second year al al his home. 70 North Third Street street.
WILLIAMSBURG. He was born In Ireland and at
thG e eSs qr 4 Re Kea was si brd paISsnt up S on KS fa hlm 70
farm at Red Hook, South Brooklyn. After
Learning the ope'making trade ne went into the
had a store at Wythe avenue and North Third
street. He was ono Of the movers for the or
ganization OF the Church of SITS. Peter and Paul.
of which the. Rev. Sylvester Malone is the rector.
more than half a century ago. and during the
Fourteenth ward. After tho war he was Chair
man Q! the Committee on Relief for the Widows
and Orphans of Soldiers. He leaves one son.
Gen. Augustus Clark. a retired manufactures
and prominent citizen of Amsterdam. n. v.
dropped dead yesterday in Judge HlEE Fiansbprs,s
cIark was .st Born u in BToad daTSGu on II. April niiri IL. 1870.
In 1888 he went to Amsterdam, and was for
four years in partnership with John Sanford.
Later he entered into partnership with Perry
Kline under The firm name Of Clark & Kline,
and conducted the Globe Hosiery Mills. The
firm became i~nsolvent in 1887, since which time
he has lived n retired life. He was largely in.
strumental in securing for Amsterdam q system
of the Board of Water Commissioners under the
act OF 1881.
Capt. f. b. Buck of the Ward line steamship
Saratoga; which Ia arrived last Wednesday from
typhoid fever in tho hospital on Swinburno Isl.
and. y was suspected at first that his ailment
careful diagnosis, that it was typhoid. Capt.
Buck was 81 years old. and was the youngest
been many years in the service of the company.
He lived 81 1Os Webster avenue, Jersey City
Heights. He leaves u widow. but no children.
College. expert chemist, classical. scholar.
and the SCI, II Of an old Kentucky family. T.
aeaa IN IN mis- tbot li Stale 'ho Hs Mas cabin tbe s an P OF tSa
late DR.. g. C, Graham. a prominent physician.
s snd,D for e dSGGd9 isO PT taa hi%soi q il H ,ng monn:
tnins OF Pulaski county. where he has lived the
life of II hermit. He was n brother.in-law to ex'
Senator Blackburn and tho. late Gov. Beriah
Magoffln. He was SO years old.
DIR. Stephen II. Congcr dropped dead Of heart
disease Yesterday in the Delaware, L1ckawsnna
and Western Railroad station at Summit. n. j
Dr.. Congcr WAS 10 years old and WAS q graduate
OF The College of New Jersey and the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons OF New York. He
went to Summit in 1870. He leaves q widow
AMI two sons, Robert ii. and tho Rev. Sidney S
COngcr. who Is the minister In charge of the
Presbyterian church at Wyoming. n. Y.
John Patton OF Curwensville. Pa. died II
Philadelphia on Thursday night, aged "a. He wal
the father of ex-Unitcd States Senator PattoI
of Michigan. He was a delegate to the Nationa
Conventions which nominated Scott and Lin
coin. He was n member OF the Thirty-scventl
Congress. He was "a trustee of Dickinson Col
lego and Drew Seminary. and President of tn,
First National Bank OF Curwensville.
Drew Wanmakcr. who was struck by n Nov
jersey and New York Railroad train at Hackcn
sack. s.. u. two weeks ago. died at the Hacken
sack Hospital ON Thursday. He was n brothe
OF George Wunmaker. the Republican politician
and was employed by Denny, Poor s. Co. OF thi
city.
John Cortclyou. n real estate dealer in Ba!
Ridge. and whose family has been prominent Ii
the affairs OF Flatbush for nearly two hundred
years, died Yesterday in his forty.0rst year. Ill
was n widowcr and leaves one daughter.
Montrcssor r.. Allen, ex-Mavor of Woburn
Mass. one Of the bcst-known lawyers in Massa
chusellS. is dead.