The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
OBITUARY.

East 1o2d street, yesterday Of asthma. He was
born in Wilha, Russia, ffty-four years ago, and
studied at universities in st. Petersburg and
Berlin, both of which conferred the degree of d.
d. on him. He was at one time private tutor to
one OF the Princes Demidof. Mr.. Gersoni be-
lonEed to a students society which was under
the surveillance OF the Russian secret police.
and the members Of which were eventually ban
ished from Russia. He came to this country in
1866 and preached in the Temple Emanu.El He
also wrote for the Je,rish Times until 1874.
when he accepted q place as rabbi OF a syna:
Temple B'nai Sholem of Chicago. He resigned
70 establish the Je,cfsh 4drance. which he pub
self by his pen. He was skilled in many tongues.
man. and the various Slavonic languages. He
wrote many articles on the history OF the Jews
to the Ind pendent and THE Sun. He leaves a
widow, a brother in Russia. and q sister, Mrs.
sSsS Sass h eh o { sssilr H Wo Ti df S Msn Ri1tR %ho w %ns
the first Hebrew allowed to build and own a
Louis.
President Timothy Dwight Of Yale University.
died in New Haven yesterday. He was born In
SON Of the sn elder President Dwight M" Of 7 Yale f'I and
the son of James Dwight OF New Haven. He
taught one year in Brainard Academy at Had
dam, later Studying at Yale, He was tutor at
arc from lS&B 10 1898, ana removed 10 New
York city in the latter year, studying law in
Columbia. where he was graduated in 1861, and
p%raetised law in New. York city from 1871 to
1859. He was married in st. Marks Church.
Charlesina TalImadge, daughter Of the late
States Army. No children have survived. On
Saturday last he slipped on a rug and fell. iniur.
thought to have caused his death.
Chief Engineer William S. Stamm. n retired
officer Of the United States Navy. died on Sun.
was born on Dec. l, 1928. and entered tho naval
service as a thirdhssistant engineer in February,
ls5l; He was promoted to the rank OF second
first assistant engineer IN May. 1857. In that
year he was on special duty in fitting out tho
in laying the Atlantic telegraph cable. in
which work no was engaged during. tho
energy a gold medal from the New York Cham.
Der OF lie became a chief engineer
war was supeI intendent OF repairs OF the iron
clad fleet Off Charleston Herbor. His latest
duty at sea was as Fleet Engineer of the Eu-
ropcan station, from 1881 to 1884. He was
placed on tho retired list In December. 1887.
when he attained the age of 81.
William C. Dorc, one of the well.known Doro
brothers famous as banjo players all over tho
after n short illness. He was recently engaged
there contracted tho cold which went into pneu.
monia last Thursday. lie was % years old. and
only 10. He had played well for several years
before that, and his reputation as a performer
extended over the country. Accompanied by
his brother. hc visited nearly all OF the cities in
the United States. He was also a composer OF
music for the banjo. and at tho time of his
death was teaching more than one hundred
pupils. He had instructed a number OF we'll
known professionals. and was also popular as
his home, 666 Sixth avenue.
Joseph Parish Thompson, who was elected
first President Of the township OF East Orange
under the law of 1894, which created that office,
| died Yesterday morning of BriKht'H uiSpaHp. He
was born IN New Haven In 1874. His father.
the nSst Rev " } los hP;% M TPnbar.n was al g. one Tbb time
and enlisted as First Lieutenant In the Colored
came Interested in the railroad business, and
of the Erie Railroad in Newark. Later no bc-
game game general rHh freight ia an 8, pafsenser agent Of The
headquarters In Rochester. Ho Is survived by
IA widow and two children.
Wilbur Il. Lansil. the cattle painter. brother
Of Walter +, Lansil; the venetian painter, died
evening. Mr.. Lansil was born in Bangor. Me-,
on Feb. "A. 1925. In 1872 he went TO Boston,
abroad with his brother for art study, working
under Ogden Wood. a pupil OF Van Marcke, and
later under Dutch artists, and in Belgium, Ger
many. and Italy.
DIR. James Cavanaugh. tho oldest practising
physician in Easton, Pa. died yesterday, aged
OF the Pension Examining Board OF that dis
trict. He graduated from tho PENNSYLVANIA
Medical College in Philadelphia in 1880, and
had built upa large practice. Much of his labors
were among the poor miners, whore the thanks
OF the patient were his frequent reward.
Matthew Whine. father of Asscinblyman
Thomas w. Whine, died yesterday at his home
in Nisknyuna. Schenectady county. n. g.. in hi.
"lsl year. He was the Oldest living ex-mcmbcI
of Assembly, having represented. Schenectady
county in 1884. His widow, one daughter, and
two sons survive.
Richard l.. Stillwell died suddenly on SUNDAY
at his home In Bay sixteenth street, Bath Beach
aged, 81 years. He belonged to the Stillwol
family whose ancestors settled In Gravosend
over a hundred years ago. He leaves u widow
and a daughter.
Chester Billings. formerly of Randel, Bare
more & Billings, dealers In precious stones, diet
yesterday OF Brlght's disease Mt the Sherman
Square Hotel, whore he had been Ill for two
months. lie leaves u widow and two married
children.
Priscilla Fitzgerald. a negro woman. supposed
10 bD ll5 years old, died yesterday in Phil idel
phia. She was born u slave in Virginia on Dec
@9, l1S2, and lived in that state until the clos'
of the civil war.
Col. Il. ID. Mussey, the Washington newsapel
correspondent, died In Middlebury, VT, yester
day. He was 81, years old. Bright's diseas,
was the cause OF death.