New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-04
OBITUARY.
AMBROSE WILLIAM LYMAN.

Ambrose William Lyman a welI-known newspaper
writer, died at his home No. 81 Columbia Heights.
Brooklyn. yesterday morning He born in isis
In Kinsman, near Cleveland. Ohio. He early
gagged In newspaper work, and coming East, was
on The Tribune city STAFF for the two years from
1873 10 1877. After that he for ten years
ployed on The New-York Sum-" having charge Of
It's Washington bureau from 1884 TO 1889 He went
TO Helena. Mont in the ast-named year and was
for the seven following years Editor and proprietor
OF THE Helena Independent" In this time he was
appointed Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
District of Montana and Idaho. and was personally
selected by President Cleveland to ill that office
The acquaintance between the President and the
successful newspaper man began when the former
was Governor Of NewYork and Mr. Lyman was
the Albany correspondent of The Sun" 1t con-
tinued when Governor Cleveland went to Washing
ton as President Cleveland and Mr.. Lyman was
transferred to the capital The Suns Washing
ton correspondent.
Soon after Mr.. Lyman moved to Montana there
was factonal fight in his party there. and in the
election the Democrats lost their representative in
the Senate. Mr.. Lyman went to Washington to
look after the distribution OF Offices in Montana.
not being himself an applicant for any place. With
ex-governor Hauser he called on Secretary Carlisle
to talk about the candidates and the Offices APP
parently forgetting the name OF one OF his callers
Mr. Carlisle asked suddenly: Who is this man
Lyman at Helena?" Ex-Governor Hauser asked
WHY" and the Secretary said that President
Cleveland had been considering the names of all the
candidates, and did not know how TO choose for
fear of offending either faction. and finally said:
Il think will sweep all the names aside and ap-
point Lyman. He's good man. II he's appointed
We can go to sleep at night and know that the
Helena Office is perfectly safe"
When told who mis- caller the Secretary
laughed and said that zone on him"
Mr. Lyman was in the service OF the Associa ted
Press during the with Spain. being on the dis
patch boat Wanda until the troops were landed IN
Cuba where he stationed at Siboney and took
charge OF the work Of the Associated Press with
the troops in front OF Santiago. He had been for
years suffering from malaria contracted
in Washington. but had thought the life at sea
would do him good, as when he started II was not
expected ne would much shore duty. He was
stricken with malaral fever of the aggravated
tropical type at S!boney. but remained AZ his post
until after the battle Of Santiago when ne returned
North. reaching here on July rs. At first he rallied
hut later there developed dropsical trouble and
after great suffering he died: His physician was
DR. Wolfred Nelson. of Manhattan and he found
n faithful nurse in his wife, who was Miss Eliza
beth Aldrdge Of Cleveland Ohio They were mar
red In 1873 and have one son. Herbert, The
Lymans Joined Plymouth Church last May. In the
absence of the Rev. Dr. Abbott the funeral to mor
row at D. m will he cOnd ucted by the Rev Horace
Porter assistant pastor OF Plymouth Cnurcn
Burial will he at Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Lyman's writings were marked by a clear-cut
concise style and good English. lie had clear IN.
sight into politics and a close personal knowiedgf
of most OF the prominent people of the time ne
was a thoroughly companonabe man. and one VINO
will be missed by host OF friends