The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-06

Affairs OF the elevated railroads In Brooklyn.
aud for . time held a large amount OF the stock
trust for some parties. whose names have never
been disclosed. lie was also connected. with tho
Citizens Electric Light Company, which was
sold to the Edison Company about = year ago.
He owned Q. fne residence on Brevoort place.
and also had a summer residence on Long
man, and during tho summer did q good deal Of
cruising in the waters Of Long Island. Mr..
Democrats General COMMITTEES. and frequently
was sent to the important national. State, and
Democratic leader in the Eleventh ward. He
was one of the founders and principal stock
holders In tho Brooklyn Citizen.
Edward James Randall died suddenly Mt his
home. 1924 Carroll street. Brooklyn. OF heart
disease at 0 o'clock yesterday morning. Ho.was
"a years old, and was born IN England. he
was appointed transfer agent of the Erie Rail
road. a place which he held until his death. On
iirni OF J. pIerpont Morgan & CO. Late in isoS
MIR. Randall was elected Vice President OF tho
Little Giant Fire EItinRnisher Company For
the motor would DO successful, and told
That fHs the p n1s sSNS would IN iS" tins sA' become %no
valuable. MIR. Randall was interested In other
sons survive him. The funeral viii be held on
Thursday afternoon at 9 o'clock, In ~; Johns
Episcopal Church. BROOKLYN OF which Mr.. Ran
Col. J. W. Newell, for thirty years superin-
tendent of the Nav brunswick Gaslight Com
pany, died - New B%ruEswick. NJ: yesterday
morning. HIS brother, William A. Newell, now
OF Olympia, Wash, was once Governor o: New
Jersey. Col. Newell was appointed IA DAY master
in tho Army OF the Potomac under President
Lincoln. lie was assigned ut the close OF tho
war to pay or the New Jersey troopr. and had
his headauar,ers IN ITentcn; He was Secretary
which spent S270. 900 In erecting the Masonic
Hall IN New Brunswick, which was destroys ed
by fire on Dec. 20 last. He was sick nj tho
time, and tho excitement attending the fire
operated against his Improvement. He was u
member Of tho Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton. Loyal Legion of Honor, and the New
Jersey Historical Society. He leaves a widow
aud three children.
clan and surgeon OF Philadelphia. died at his
home in that city yesterday after an illness OF
several weeks. lie was born In philadelphia In
1885, and graduated from Haverford College in
1883 with the degree OF A.. Is. lie studied medi-
cine and IN 1856 received tho decree Of NJ. ID.
from Jefferson Medical College. After obtain
Ing his medical degree no travelled extensively
and studied in the leading colleges OF London.
the Medico.C hirurgical College 10 Philadelphia
In 1886 and continued In that office until u year
ago. when he resigned. lie was q member OF
learned societies in London and Paris. and was
tho first President OF the International Red
Cross Society OF Philadelphia
Ira Beebe. one of tho oldest resid ents Of Say
vile. l.. l.. died there suddenly on Monday
night. Mr.. Beebe was 81 years old and had
OF the largest. shippers Of oysters ON the south
side OF Long Island. having been engaged In the
business for forty years. Four sons survive him.
The Comte de Mas-Latrie, tho French Pale
ographist and member of the Institute. died In
Paris yesterday. Ito was born in April, 1915,
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