The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
The DEATH ROLL.
Work Of the Busy Destroyer
In 1897.
NOTEDPEOPLEGONE
The Dread Gatherer Visited Every
Circle For Shining Marks-Famous
Writers, Soldiers, Painters and
Actors on the List.

Circle For Shining Marks-Famou,
Writers, Soldiers, Painters and
Actors on the List.
JANUARY.
l. Rear Admiral Joseph 8. Skerrett, U. s. N.
| retired in Washington; aged 81.
| s. Gen Francis A. Walker, veteran of the
| Federal army and well known econo
mist in Boston; aged 50.
8 Albert 8 Willis. United States minister &c
Hawaii, at Honolulu; aged 3d.
| 10 Daniel Franklin Davis. war veteran and
ex-governor of Maine, at Bangor; aged "a
l6 Joel T Headley. the historian, at New burg
| N Y; aged "a.
II John Hanson Beadle. well known journal
list and author. in Rockville, Ind. aged g.
Joseph G. Willard, the noted boniface, al
| Washington; aged 80
10 Rev J W McHorse. veteran of San ia
cinto at Georgetown, Tex. aged n.
| % Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor of stenography
| in London aged "a.
| Gen John D. Stevenson. veteran of the Next
can and civil wars. in St. Louis. aged 78
% Gen. Henry G. Thomas. Federal com
| mander, at Guthrie. O. T.
| % Gen. John Eugene Smith. war veteran,
In Chicago: aged 81.
30 Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith. U. g. N, re-
tired. in st. Louis aged ~.
FEBRUARY.
| H. Rev Hosea vize noted Baptist minister,
descendant of Pocahontas at Macedonia,
| Ills. aged 80.
| H. Gen. Darius Nash Couch a noted Federal
soldier, at Norwalk Conn. aged TO-
| 10. Gen. Joseph o. Shelby, noted Confeder-
| ate leader Of the west, at Adrian, Mo.
| John Randolph Tucker. noted Virgnian,
at Lexington, KY; aged "a.
| a. william p. st. John, New York banker,
champion of free silver in New York city.
ID IzI1x -
! N, retired, in Washington; aged rs.
| John |. Baker, sage of Essex, ," one of the
founders of the Republican party. at Bev-
erly, Mass. aged 85.
| Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, a noted Federal cav
airy leader, in Washington; aged 70.
49, Gen. John Cleveland Robinson. veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars known as the
hero of Fort McHenry, at BinghamtOn, N.
Y: aged so
26 David l.. Proudft, poet and author, in New
York city; aged So.
q. Edward G. Dana, the well known photog-
rapher, in New York city; aged a.
James Austin, a noted Canadian fnancier,
in Toronto; aged "a.
Gen. Thomas A. Hueguenin, Confederate
commander of Fort Sumter, in Charleston.
MARCH
g. Rev DR.. George Scoville Mallory editor of
The Churchman in New York ci y aged 30.
g. Nelson Wheatcroft, actor and dramatic
teacher, in New York city.
8. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, at Stamford,
Conn. aged IS.
TO- Gen. Frederick Solomon, a Federal vet
eran, at Salt Lake City; aged a.
II. Professor Henry Drummond, scientist and
author at Glasgow; aged az.
10. Gen. James M. Warner, Federal veteran,
in New York city; aged 81.
"a. DR.. Theodore Burr, veteran Of the Mexican
war and coworker with Ericsson on the
Monitor, at Detroit; aged VI.
"a. william T. Adams lOliver Optic) in Bos-
tom aged 75
%. Gen. william r. Terry, one Of the COM
manders of the Stonewall brigade, at Ches-
terfeld, Va
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, the southern poet.
In baltimore April
/. Rear Admiral John H. RUSSELL u s. N,
retired, in Washing ton aged 70.
3. Johannes Brahms, the well known musical
composer, in Vienna; aged o..
8. DR. Won Stephan, founder Of the universal
postal union, in Ber lin aged &c.
8. Daniel W. Voorhees, former senator from
Indiana, in Washington; aged TO-
10. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg -Schwerin,
at Cannes, France; aged 49,
ID. Mrs Elizabeth R. Tilton, wife of Theodore
Tilton, in Brooklyn; aged 81.
10. Mines Levick, an old favorite actor, in
New YORK city.
in New York city; aged GO.
Gen. Richard W. Johnson, U. s. A. retired,
in ST. Paul
~. Representative william S. Holman, known
as 1.-The watchdog of the treasury" in
Washington; aged To-
Is. Col Jesse E. Peyton, known as "the ia
ther of centennials, in Haddonfeld, N.
j.; aged g.
20. George W. Biddle, one in Philadelphia 8
most eminent lawyers, in that city aged
70.
L. Admiral Richard W. Meade, U. s. A, re-
tired, in Washington; aged 90.
8. Elbridge Gerry Spaulding, 1.-THE father OF
the greenback," at Buffalo; aged 50.
Z. Due D'Aumale, the fourth son of King
Louis Philippe, at yucca, Sicily; aged IS.
IA. Robert Kemp, originator OF the "olde
folkes concert" in Boston; aged n.
Max Maretzek, the well known operate
manager, on Staten Island aged 70.
20. Horatio King, ex-postmaster general, in
Washington; aged SO.
"a. Matthew Latin, a pioneer of Chicago, in
that city; aged "a.
10. Rev. l.. M. Pease, founder of the first mis-
sion at Five Points, New York, at Ashe
vile, N. c.. aged TO-
JUNE.
/. Gen. Daniel Ruggles, the oldest surviving
graduate of West Point, in Fredericksburg
8. Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee, y. s. N, re-
tired, the last of the commanders of great
squadrons in the civil war, in Washington !;
aged 80.
l2. Herman Tubbs, the great millionaire pro-
moter, in East Oakland, Cal. aged 10
Archbishop Janssens, head of the Roman
Catholic diocese Of New Orleans, on the
steamer Creole while bound for New
York.
Is. George e. Barnes, pioneer in San Fran
cisco journalism, ut the Commercial hotel,
San Francisco; aged 70.
II. The Rev Father Kneipp, the famous doc
tor priest, known throughout the world
for his water cure, at Woerishofen, Mu-
Mich aged 10
lS John M. Francis senior proprietor and
editor in chief Of the Troy Times and for
merly minister Of the United States to
Austria, Greece and Portugal. in Troy, n
Y; aged "a
Juliet Corson. the we'll known writer and
teacher of cookery and dietetics, in New
York; aged 30.
Mexican and civil wars, in Chicago; aged
rs. GEN G., George ". Harrington, veteran of
the civil war and Mariner exalted ruler OF
the Elks, at Kalamazoo, Mich. aged 60
W. l.. Winans member of the celebrated
Winans firm, in London; aged rs.
20. Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, tho English au
thoress, in Wimbledon, Eng and
90. Prof. George M. Lane, one of the oldest
teachers at Harvard college, in New York
city; aged w.
8. John Evans, ex-governor of Colorado. in
Denver; aged So
Rev. DR.. Augustine f. Hewitt, superior Of the
community of Paulist fathers, in New York