The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31
Obituary Notea.

Erastus Corning. ono OF Albany foremost cit
liens, died yesterday morning. Mr.. Corning. ap,
country residence early Sunday afternoon to
enjoy a drive with his son. They had reached
Ing. Mr.. Corning iuk back on the seat in Sen
sible. He was taken to the nearby residence Of
Dean Sage, and medical aid was summoned from
this city. Despite all efforts he sank gradually.
never regaining consciousness. Few Albanians
were moro prominently identified with the So
tus Corning. He was born here on June 16.
1927, His was one Of the most representative
families in tho State, having descended directly
from Puritan stock. He traced his ancestry d.
rect to Samuel, better known as Ensign" Corn
ing. one Of the first settlers in Massachusetts, as
Mass. as early as l6+l. His grandfather was
Bliss Corning. q native OF Preston, Conn, who
Erastus Corning, was the founder of the great
business enterprises in this locality which. upon
his death. descended to his son. Mr.. Corning
Union College, When IS years old. Mr.. Corning
was admitted In 1852 as a partner in the large
and was actively engaged in this business for
oyer thirty years, He had been a director Of the
Few a0rx GentrM and Hudson River Railrond
CITY National Bank. and had been identified
with many other corporate interests. MIR. Corn
Ing had been prominent in the Democratic affairs
OF this State, hut would never accept public Of
nce. His charity was unbounded. and there arc
Many cor mGnaf Rsd bes so m hls ETdfs swld sen sis aey:
OF the late Judge Amasa j. Parker. He leaves
Rufus W. PeckSam, Jr.. OF New YORK city.
Mrs, Corning. who e At Bar Harbor, Me, was
have oeen removed to his Kenwood residence.
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Green, for many cars ono
Of tho proprietors and editors OF the Quincy
women in Massaohusetts. died at her SUMMER
n nigSe, on are ap " 1sa Neck IP Psa 6S 9pineybi on Sunday
the late John A. Green. and he continued It's
editor and proprietor up to the time OF his death.
assumed the management Of the paper and con-
tinued its active editorship until within a few
plant and and entered %ner ShI the se'a once SIs H Of the thse Quincy N 1 1ae
f. Green.
j. n. Danforth. ono Of the founders OF tho
city yesterday, He went to Boston early in life,
S Msnt st 10 tSa ma the sgTSsery Snsinsssi In 1880 he
becoming engaged In the brokerage business.
s sell n %i,S E s s,Is tenor oth voice @, and, ;1;snds Ing 9 him hin /
WAS formed. which soon after was organized
VIII what is now known as the Apollo Club.
aha during tho first years OF that musical 80
clety Mr.; Danforth was its main support. He
remained an honorary member until he died.
John II: Barden. one Of the oldest cotton man
uiacturers In Rhode Island, was found dead In
his room In his house in Ponsgansett, In that
s ssSse; Yesterday este Mr.. Barden was in in his eighty:
eOb ub' bsoNy
places OF honor In his native town Of Scituate.
ne owned every house but one in the village Of
Ponagansett.
DR.. Hugh Montgomery Smith died suddenly
OF apoplexy on Sunday night al. his home. 70
orange street, Brooklyn, in his, forty,,,ninth
lyn since 1879. He was a member OF the Ameri-
can institute OF Homeopathy and OF the no.
county.
Capt. Ezra L. Hunter. commander OF tho
TUCSON River steamer James w. Baldwin, died
0een over nifty years a pilot or Captain on river
NewburR and Albany line. and Was We'll known
along the river.
austin W. Follett, a member of the firm OF
Seorse Eoilett & Co.. died on Saturday mt his
home 472 Franklin avenue. Brooklyn, aged 81
ss SSr a m ae WAS 2 ,hITty,seeond degree Mason
OF the Society OF the American Revolution.
ING death OF J. L. Vallotton OF ] East Thirty
Hlnhn street was made known last night. Mr..
and OF the Lawyer Club