The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
OBITU1RY i.

Whilo on q visit to his son. Thomas G. Hill.
house of 95 High street, Yonkers. Thomas Hill
house. President OF the Metropolitan Trust Com.
pany of this city, died on Saturday in his S2d
year. He had not felt we'll for some time. and
had left his home Mt 80 Park avenue about two
weeks before, thinking the air OF the country
would strengthen him. Mr.. Hillhouse had tilled
many places of trust. He had been State
Senator, Adjutant.G General OF the State. Comp
urer OF the United States in this city.
He was born in Albany county in 1915.
He received n areful'clcmcntary education.
He was studying for admission 10 college. when
his father died. The professional life which he
voted himself TO farming for ten years. He had
decided opinions against 81 tvery. and took
He was made State Scna,orin 1859, and in July.
1851. he was appointed Adjutant,General OF the
state oIs BY Coy iSs S M0rs~n 9.D DURING poo o sss t tsSoS years rs
s s9s Ts5. COZ otter Md rsssidea' M hinsoIR had
assistant IS %di1tant.Gener ra.i"O and detailed on
the stan Of the de%partment commander. In
test taSI for or the eompiroliership Of the 5 State. .
was Gefested for reelection by Judge Allen.
a r5ss 44ensn Gere Of The 1f THi srFGssp STATE. 9 IN This A' sisy.
he served twelve y;earsi his suHerinrs being
sherman. He organized the. Metropolitan
Trust Company in 1881, and he was elected
rfSs,ae and h four esh ins pn"esM Misses naa M! N G rsaret K.
N. 4 E : H y + T"ps. e Fs this Si,SS' T Mss; wa.
Hillhousc OF Yo~nkers-survive him.
Alfred Ritter Won Arneth, director of tho Aus
trian State archives and President OF tho VI
s san 81 Ae 9s yesr 81 is 9 Snnonnce IhU %e, 9 nns o a. t the
leading historical authorities for the period
preceding the French Tevo!!ntion: He published
H.. and Of Leopold ii. His best,Enown BOOKS
are those on Marie Antoinette, with the secret
tcau. the Austrian Ambassador at Versailles,
and tho EmPress;9ueen Maria Theresa and her
suthoritstivc life Of Prince Eugene Of savoy,
the colleague Of Marlborough. OF a History Of
Maria Theresa" In ten volumes, and OF many
other works. 1t was through his influence that
the Austrian archives have been made easily
accessible TO Investigators.
Dr.. John Joseph Curran died OF heart disease
q week ago Saturday at his home at 33l West
Twentieth street. His brother and partner. DIR.
f. + ,Se C s.ms hoT wss So 8, me SssttSS III VA. st k tas f t1%s
him. and to prevent his hearing Of IT. no pnelio
DIR. j. j. Curran. whose funeral took place from
st. Francis Xavier's Church. had been buried
sew, raj days before his brother was told OF his
niveersssry Of his birth. Newport. r. J., was his
birthplace. After graduation, from st. Francis
College OF Physicians and Surgeons. receiving
his degree about ten years ago: he began prac-
which he died. He was buried in Greenwood.
Charles F. Herring, a Custom House broker
Of 70 Beaver street; died on Saturday night al
MS Te5IutuCt, 80 nAlnICl slTtCl. Thbl oTduRNy
y. j., of a hemorrhagc. Mr.. Herring was born
in this city fIty-seven years ago, and lived here
until his removal 10 East Orange twenty.thres
years ago. lie WAS q member OF the New Jersey
Society OF the American Revolution. a director
of the North River Insurance Company. and
senior deacon OF the Brick Presbyterian Church.
East Orange. In politics Mr.. Herring was Q
Democrat. A widow and son survive him. The
funeral services will be held A. Brick Church.
East Orange, on Tuesday afternoon. and the
Rev. Alfred II. Moment OF Brooklyn, a former
pastor, will o~ficinte.
John II. Crawford, United States Deputy Col
lectOr OF Customs at New Orleans. ana who has
practically administered the office for nearly
thirty years. died there yesterday, aged SO. He
was a native of Belfast. Ireland, but came to
this country in 1857. since 1857 he had served
In various places in the Custom House OF New
Orleans. rising TO that OF deputy. collector.
Knowing as he did all the detail. OF the Custom
House. he could not he dispensed with. He had
to be- kept there from one administrator to
another without regard 10 politics. Tie was
always a Republican.
Andrew G. Cofln. tho father OF Wholesale
Druggist |. sherwood Coffin OF Cliff street. died
on Saturday at the summer home OF his son at
ROslyn, L. l.. in his eighty first year.
Thomas W. Zimmerman. Tor many years man
aRer and part owner of the Burnet House In
Cincinnati. died last night at the College Hill
sanitarium in that city OF general pAyStoA ~
cline.