The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-04
OBITUARY.

william Ayers GalDraltn uled IN Eric. fa.,
yesterday evening at the age Of as. He was q
son of Judge John Galbraith. and was a gradu-
ate Of Allegheny College and of Dane law
school Of Harvard University. He went to Erie,
and had filed several places of trust. He was
o delegate to the National Democratic Conven-
ton at Charleston. s. O.. in 1860, and again In
at Chicago in 1864. He was elected Presiding
Judge ut Eric on the minority ticket in 1876.
He was one of the builders Of the Hoosao Tun.
mel. Ho was largely interested in real estate in
Chicago, also in railroad and manufacturing
interests in Erie. He was President OF the Eric
widow and two sons, Davenport and John w.
Galbraith, both sons being his law partners.
E r1IS1P,nrd L o s; R MsssI Pfssid eoIle Of tho as c dssss
yesterday afternoon. He was Brigadier-G General
Ross's Texas Brigade. a. celebrated body of
troops. and wns famillarly known as The Little
1856. and served two terms. He was an old In.
dian tighter in the Texas Ranger service before
the civil war. and after, reconstruction served a
number of terms in the Legislature. He was
about 80 years old.
DR.. Edward L. Dodge of Brooklyn died at his
home. ST. Classon avenue. yesterday afternoon
performed on himself to remove, a carbuncle.
He was SO years old. and had practired in Brook.
examination TO qualify for the place OF police
surgeon in Brooklyn and attained a high per-
~centage. His widow and two children survive
him.
Adrian vanderveer Martense, a well-known
Brooklyn lawyer, died yesterday at his home.
had been identified with the Fiatbush district
for over n hundred years. He was n graduate OF
Rutgers College and OF Columbia College; he
the Wildwood Club, and Crescent Athletic Club.
Hc was n director in the Flatbush Improvement
Company.
Colvillo 1. Brown. for thirty years suporin.
tendent OF the Capitol grounds, died on Sunday
at Providence. Il. !. in his eighty.fourth year.
Dover. y. h.. from which State, he was APP
pointed through the influence or the late Sena.
Compelled to resign about fvo years ago. lie
was q descendant of the founders OF Brown Uni
versity.
John Arnold died in Hazelton, Pa, yesterday,
after u few days illness Of the grip, aged I'd
10 this country in 1853. He was q shoemaker
eighteen years ago. which made him a rich man.
He left about $3.50. 900 In cash and real estate.
lie is survived by a widow and eight children.
DIR. John H. Preston. one Of tho Oldest phyei-
schuylervilIe;, He was born 10 Galway. Sara.
had "a pTactieed in sehSyiervilie. He was q
brother OF the late DR.. Calvin Preston OF Gal.
way. His widow and orc daughter. Mrs. W. +.
Reynolds OF Middle Falls. survive him.
William Haslett died on SUNDAY. at his home.
1870 Steuben street Brooklyn, aged 80 years.
He was First Lieutenant OF Company L. twenty;
from the Illness contracted by exposure during
the big railroad strike In 1895. He was well
known us n chiropodist.
Tho death OF George Barlow. a member of the
Stock Exchange since May 3, 1869, was an.
nounced on tho Exchunge yesterday. He died
Sunday. aged 60 years. He had an office with
Mckinley & Sherman, 81 Nassau street.
Edward Benson. Superintendent Of overs In
Jersey City. died yesterday morning Mt his home,
1874 Duncan avenue. At the BEGINNING OF tho
civil war no enlisted In Serrelrs Engine rs OF
New York md served three years. He was q
member Of Van Houten Post.
John J. Dewitt, 43 years old. OF 1920 Garden
street. Hoboken, died at his home last night Of
consumption. He had been an undertaken in
Hoboken for twenty years. At one time he was
Coroner of Hudson county. A widow ana two
children survive him.
Capt. Robert May, formerly OF the United
States Navy and n we'll known manufacturer
died In Ansonia. Conn, on Sunday.