The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
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Col. Lafayette Bingham died at his residence
in Washington yesterday of Bright's disease.
He was born in Allegany county. n. Y. May 10.
1926; was educated in Oberlin College. Ohio,
and afterward studied law. He practiced
for six years in Chicago. At the outbreak
of the civil war he went to New York, where he
assisted in organizing the Ninety-second Regi-
ment New York Volunteers. in which he was
commissioned Captain. He served with that
regiment Throughout the war. and was pro-
NOTED to the rank Of Lieutenant-C Colonel. At a
review in Washington near the close OF the
war he was thrown from his horse and per-
manently injured. and was mustered out with
the rank Of Colonel. Col. Bingham remained
in Washington and became a patent and PEN
sion attorney. retiring about ten years ago.
He married Miss Anna Latham of German
town. Va. in 1880. The remains will be buried
in Arlington.
Miss Evelyn Hunter Gordhoff died on
street. after a short illness. She was a daugh-
ter Of Charles Nordhoff and in her thirty fourth
SSaiaas hei EL q RTt e which she had deyotsd
bookbinding, and the results Of her work were
highly priced by collectors. She was a believer
and an fh her s% nnnnst eah IF tESmeR Ws for i this w4TH;
features OF the annual display Of the local
aF5isss, p nr EFT sisss s 81 sor TA Ssr practically and mSnt the ns
P'NiiOO VI tiioN IoSo vi WIN CICs III uluuy Oh
the editions which she made are among the
most valuable that exist to-day.
The Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN Franklin. for twenty
burr, died last night, aged a.. He was born in
Providence, X. l.. and attended Brown Univer-
srsd &aa a thff ro@s tia i fstRsinfiT IL 1 e New Y Ssai
later he went to Indianapolis to assume the
rectorship Of Christ Church there, He was at
Delaware. He left there in 1875 to 60 to
Shrewsbury. He had written in Hebrew and
%,MIarrissges, and Divorce orss""i and Sio She e GiRRaalreeRR
Fra srs B sslTIa.s scarborough sT1CS @E will conduct ne
Church on Monday afternoon.
sol Dr. 81 I biatssI IP Ps NiIpIam Pe Sale sssi s'sG q Proiss.
% Williams yeiE n ! With IF. F Psfk Beta TsS E EsSpn 4sn e.
He was matriculated from Johns Hopkins Uni
yer iy i IN 1s Stsis an M ne cs same year served on
eeeeiyed the degree Of Pr: D; from Williams in
that c oof ss' in fSS4: H is' Wss also sIS SppSinte u
assistant director Of the Marine Biological
Is the author OF several reports and books on
biological subjects.
William Cruger Pell. formerly ofthis city. but
Europe. died on Thursday at stuttssrt'e Ger.
many. He was " years, old and for the past
t Sps sn yeSs ssa hSS SeS %sS an x inIs bin n Mrs; Pen Pc d rnd
ton, the sosiety Of Colonial Vars rs IN III" the Estate state
Va ~st" - Ahhu Nv INV oFO&TdpHltul
Society. He was a graduate of Columbia Col
lege.
James L., Phelps, a veteran member of the
New. York bar. died on Thursday at his home,
PA Monroe street. Brooklyn, in his eikhtieth
year. He had been an invalid two years. He
was born in Cherry street, and his father. DR..
James L. Phelps. was a well-known physician.
He was, graduated, from the Columbia College
Law School in 1882 and practiesd continuously
leaves a widow. son and daughter.
Capt. Edwin 8. Payne. for thirty years In the
Stead on Wednnesd ns . q siss SSo o1Se S55 VWSmRasny.
ton street Hobokena Of pneumonia, Capt.
singburg. this state. and when ~ years old en-
listed as a private IN the l2lst New York Vol
%pnteers and served through the civil war. He
leaves a widow and seven children.
DR. Joseph Sidney Mitchell. one q. the lead;
ing homeopathic physicians OF Chicago, died
yesterday, He had been for twenty -four years
President OF the Chicago Homeopathic Medi-
cal College. d.. Mitchell was born on the ISL
and OF Nantucket and vent to Chicago over
thnIrty years ago, During the Worlds Fair DR.:
hllehell was Chairman OF the Congress Of
HomosoDathists