The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02
OBITUARY p.

among the elder American actors, died on Mon
day night at the Hotel Slevin. at Fourteenth
street and Seventh avenue. He had been i'll of
paralysis since Saturday morning. His last APP
pearances in this city were made with Joseph
Jefferson's company about two years ago. Mr..
Meredith was born in Philadelphia 55 years
ago. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted
in the navy. He made his first appearance
as an actor in the Boston Museum. He
made his beginning as . supernumerary.
but soon showed talent enough to win
promotion. Within a few years he was
one OF the best-known leading actors in the
Jan0nschek, John Mccullough. Robson and
peau in Drinks" when Augustin Daily first pro-
duced Zola's drama at the old Olympic Theatre.
his own composition. called Ranch Sum.
seen almost continuously ever since. He was
not always in it. and some of his more important
Money NJ ID" at the Standard Theatre. and
later with Chauncey Olcott; He was the author
One Of these. "A Perfect Trust was acted at
tho Union Square Theatre in 1890; He acted
during this season with Joseph Jefferson. He
leaves a widow. who lives in Boston.
Moses Dudley Bean. who died on Monday at
his residence. 1893 Fifth avenue. was conspicu-
Gus in the literary and social life Of the metrop-
oils in the tifties and sixties. and enjoyed the
friendship of many distinguished personaRes.
He was born in Gambia. y: H.. 80 years ago. and
the colonial Governors Of Massachusetts,. His
father was Moses Bean, a Baptist clergyman of
Is years r0 t old. and iA his fs'' Literary Eat% ne tai Sns
led him Into newspaper work. He became
s s1t6 t6 of the BUSINESS atS,0". of Later impor hH ent %iea
and made enough money to enable him to retire
with a competency before the war of the rebel.
lion. His leisure was devoted to literary work.
He was one of the founders of the American
Geographical Society. and for many years its
toricai Soci"ty. He married Miss Mary Curtis.
For the last few years he worked upon a history
til the o poet sS Whittier, ier. A he ds MaS ni.s Mss Fannie Eslnhe e. Z.
Bean. survives him.
The Rev, Robert Campbell Matlaek. D; o..
ciety Of The Pro5esisnt Episcopal churen, died
at his home in Philadelphia yesterday after an
illness Of two weeks. Or. Mstlack was born
Gated at Union college. the Philadelphia High
School, and the Virginia Theological Seminary.
full sugar retiner. His first appointment in the
ministry was at old st. Paul's =. L. Church. of
became rector of the Church OF the Nativity.
Over thirty years ago he was appointed to the
During the war he was a strong anti.slavery
orator. He is survived by one daughter.
MISUNDERSTANDING Charles II. Craven,
Us \. retired. died in Washington Yesterday.
Fort Preble, Portland, Me. Appointed acting
ulluSulplhah III lcpOs Nv Civ bLo kiNuC
OF Licutenant.C Commander in 1868. and was re-
tired in 1851. He was attached, to the Housa:
tonic when she was destroyed by n torpedo off
Charleston in 1864. and participated in the night
attack on Fort Sumter. being wounded in that
engagement.
Cant. Arnot Spence of the New York Fire De-
p%artnent died of appendicitis yesterday at his
home at As King street. He was acting Chief of
the First Battalion and had for two months
was one OF the oldest officers OF the Fire Depart
ment, having been u foreman In m of
Engine 50 of the old volunteer force. He was
always connected with the downtown district.
and when the paid department was organized
was made foreman of Engine %.
Herman Liebes. head OF tho firm of III. Liebcs
G. Co.. furricrs. of San francisco. died in Londun
on Monday night. lie founded the North Amer
lean Commercial Company, which succeeded the
Alaska Commercial Company In the lease of tho
Seal Islands. He also formed the Alaska EX.
ploration Company, which has established trad
ing posts in various parts OF the Territory. He
went to San Francisco from Germany IN 1864
and established a fur house which Is said to be
the largest in this country.
Capt. Isaac Hoagland died on Monday at his
home. So Willow street, Brooklyn. in his fifty
fifth year. He served in the Eighty-third New
e aose j oEssi'I Iho N SHrtht Regiment. He II was "a a
member Of the Old Guard for fifteen years; and
in compliance with his request, he VIII be
burica beside his old commander. Major Wash
ington Mclean. in Woodiawn Cemetery. He
leaves a widow and four children.
William IL. Rutherford died yesterday at Har-
risburg. Pa. He was born in Philadelphia on
Jan. i, 1923. He was appointed Third Assistant
Engineer OF. the Dnlted states Navy IN 1919,
filed that place for several years, when he was
appointed Chief Engineer. and finally promoted
TO Lieutenant.Co Commander OF the United States
Navy. He retired from the service on account
OF n disability incurred while on duty in 1874.
Mrs. Mary Cook Doolittlc, widow of Tilton +.
Doolittle. died at her residence in New Haven
last evening, aged 90 years. She was a descend
ant of Capt. Thaddeus Cook, a revolutionary
hero. In lsi9 she married Mr.. Doolittle, who
for twenty years was New Haven county $
State Attorney. Three children survive.
tx Police Captain Hugh Frank German OF
Brooklyn died yesterday at his home, ia Mil
Ter avenue, in the, fortEseventh year OF his age.
He was appointed in December, 1870, and re-
signed two years later. He was reappointed in
August, 1878. and retired eighteen months ago.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Dick. wife OF William Dick, tho
williamsburg sugar retlncr. died after a brief
Illness AT her home, 1875 South Ninth street. on
Monday night. She was born in Hanover. Ger
many. seventy-ninc years ago.