The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
OBITUARY Y.

J. Hammond Trumbull, LII D., widely known
In literary circles. died yesterday at his home in
Hartford. He had been sick for some time. DIR.
umb was born at Stonington. Conn, in
1921. He was a member of the class OF 1898 at
Yale. and. although prevented by III health from
graduating with the class. received his degree in
ls5s;el. In 1868 no became the librarian OF
President OF the Connecticut Historical Society
and Of the American Pathological Association
bull was known for many years as n phiiologist
and a man of encyclopedia knowledge in many
fields. He was an unusually fine ~llnguist, and
made q specially OF the various Indian Ian
guages. On that subject he wrote many books
to the magazines. and contributed. articles
one daughter. Annie Eliot Trumbull, who is
known as a writer and dranatist.
George Henry y; F:isbie died in New Orleans
aged SO years. He was a native Of New York.
hut moved to Illinois. where he enlisted in the
sSas6 as sF Ifsu dsfinf !SS SiT'' of TA the h Th Msg.
s sisSs ~ ly vinSsb Infantry END SnS W SnI. present en- o at tho
second Colored Volunteers. He was with Banks
during the Mansfield campaign and at tho siege
Acknowledgement. lie became a pension agent
after the war. but was involved in "A number Of
years he had been in serious difficulties because
or the pension irregularities and was broken in
health and Spirits.
DR.. Nathan r.. Morse. the best known ply
stefan on the Massachusetts north shore,
died at his home in Salem, in that State, yester-
day, He was 50 years old. Death was due to a
stroke Of paralysis received some time ago. lie
was a graduate of Amherst. He was more es-
pecially known in college through his promi-
in his class during the Kansas ebrssska excite.
ment In l~s53,5i. Until two years ago he was a
Jetfersonian Democrat. Then the doctor became
as staunch a Republican as he had been u Demo.
crat.
Ebert Bogart, SO years old. died at his home.
in Mos I!ln on WSdnssasy; Of parSlysis; He o %as
s w,I, %pr %ReS Is Is y ,S Gi''e oid r soSro %sd Ne y, o 100,
100000 He was a well.known chicken fancier.
lie msnG aad large quantities les OF cider r. and and
ifornia. and the local demand was very large.
Erastus Geer. a well-known resident OF Water
vlict, died suddenly yesterday morning from
Jan. ii, 1924, and was educated in the Troy
schools and at Union College. lilo embarked in
the stove foundry business with his father under
the name OF Geer Il Co.. and WAS one OF tho
pioneer stove men. The company was succeeded
by Fuller & Warren, He Is survived by his
widow and three daughters.
Mrs. Marion McGregor Christopher. who was
the organiBt at the Broadway Tabernacle for a
quarter OF a century. died at her home In sum
and at the age OF ii became Organist OF the
Presbyterian Church al her native town OF Now
tended over sixly-tive years, closing at the sum
NIT Presbyterian Church,
Koderick Mclaughlin died at his hone at 305
Brook avenue. "Wednesday, of Brights disease. at
the age OF ~ years. He was long identified with
most of the large contracts for grading and
opening up streets in upper New York, and be-
tween the years 1893 and 1898 ho opened and
graded the boulevard Lafayette. lie was a
Democrat, but never sought or held office.
Mrs. Nancy Scoheld smith. daughter of Ezra
Scodeld, who was a soldier In tho Revolutionary
war. died at the residence OF her niece, Mrs.
Samuel stockton, In stamford, Conn.,, yesterday.
She was ~ years old. Her father was in the
battle of Bunker Ili!l ana other important en-.
gugcments.
Mrs. Chloe Merrick Reed. wife Of eX.Goy,
Harrison Reed OF Florida, died suddenly in
Jacksonville In, that state Yesterday. She was