The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
OBI TUARY LIST.
Victims Of the Grim Reaper
In 1898.
MANY NAMES OF NOTE.
Every Circle Invaded For Shining
Marks Famous Statesmen, Sol
diers and Artists on the Death
Roll.

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diers and Artists ON the Death
Roll.
JANUARY.
l. Richard Curzon Poultney. noted Amer
lean artist in London, in that city;
aged 38.
]. Ex-Gov. L. s. Ross, noted Confederate
veteran, at College Station. Tex; aged
60.
5. Gen. johnson Hagood. Confederate
veteran of note, at Barnwell. s. CT;
aged SO.
8. Mai. Moses P. Handy, well known
journalist, at Berlin, Nd. aged 81.
u. Mary Cowden Clarke, author of
Shakespeare Concordance, in Genoa;
aged SO.
a. Rev c. L. Dodgson Lewis CarrolD,
author of "Alice In Wonderland" in
London; aged 3d.
16. Ri. Hon. c. P. villiers, "Father Of
the House Of Commons" who sat con-
tinuously from 1895, in London.
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, U. 8. COM
missioner of patents, at Townsville,
Ca; aged rs.
Gen. C. C. Augur. veteran of the Mexi-
can and civil wars, in Washington;
aged n.
10. Very Rev. Henry George Liddell. not
ed English clergyman and Greek lexi-
cographer, in London: aged 81.
g. Capt Thomas F. Hines, noted ex-
Confederate. called the brains of
Morgan's Cavalry Corps" at Frank
fort, KY.
"a. The Rev. DR.. Michael ]. Cramer,
brother-in-law of Gen. Grant. at Car
Isle. Pa; aged So.
30. Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine, U.
S. N, retired, in Brooklyn; aged So.
FEBRUARY.
s. George Lord (Uncle George, the old
est Mason in the world, at San Ber-
nardino. CAL; born 1901.
Is. William ]. Seaman. once popular Irish
actor, in New York city; aged AZ.
Frances E. Willard, well known advo-
cate of temperance, in New York city;
aged 50.
q. Gen. w. B. Taliaferro. ex-Confederate
and Mexican war veteran, in Glouces-
ter county, Va; aged Is.
William M. Singerly, the Philadelphia
capitalist and editor, in that city;
aged Sc.
Is. Jonn Thomas scharf Confederate vet
eran and noted author. in New York
city; aged s..
MARCH.
l. Prof. William A. Rogers Of Colby uni
versity, noted astronomer aged 66.
10. George Muller. the English philan-
thropist, in London; aged 80.
Gen. Edward L. Thomas. noted Con-
1ederate veteran, IN OklanOma.
II. Gen. w. S. Rosecrans, noted Federal
leader in the civil war, at Los Angeles;
aged 70.
A. Henry Bessemer, inventor of bessemer
steel aged IS.
49, Aubrey Beardsley English drafts
man and author; aged "a
II. Blanche K. Bruce, noted colored states
man, in Washington.
IS. Matilda Joslyn Gage, noted woman
oo;cf
o. Gen. Wheelock Graves Veazey, not
ed Vermont veteran, in Washington;
aged So.
Rev. Robert S. Harris, a noted Metho-
dist who founded Childrens day, at
Camden, N. j.
e. James Payn, noted English novelist in
London; aged 68.
Is. Anton Seidl, noted musical director, in
New York city.
APRIL
Z. Margaret Mather the actress. at
Charlestown. w. Va; aged &c.
9. Gen. James Ronald Chalmers, noted
leader in Forests Confederate cav
airy corps. at Memphis; aged 6s.
49, Prof. Jules Marcou. famous geologist.
at Cambridge, Mass; aged IA.
George Parsons Lathrop, well known
writer. in New York city
81 u. S. Senator E. C. Walthall, noted
ex-Confederate. in Washington; aged
% Richard Smith, a prominent newspa-
per man in Cincinnati. in that city;
aged II.
II. Col Cyrus A. Page, veteran of the
war and publisher of the Boston Bea-
con, in Boston: aged SO.
l5 Edouard Remenyi, the famous violin
list, in San Francisco; aged s.
49, Gladstone. at Castle Hawarden; aged
49,
% Edward Bellamy. the author, at Chico
pee Falls. Mass; aged As.
g. Madeline Vinton Dahlgren, widow of
Admiral ]. A. Dahlgren and an author
of note. in Washington; aged about g.
81. Baron Lyon Playfair, noted scientist
in London; aged 70.
JUNE.
/. Thomas w. Keene, actor, at New
York city; aged IS.
5. Capt. Charles V. Gridley, commander
of Dewey's flagship Olympia, at sea,
off Japan.
II. Burne Jones. the noted painter, in
London; aged S..
JULY.
II. Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, u. s.
NJ retired, a naval war veteran, at
Baltimore; aged rs.
%. DR.. William Pepper, noted educator
formerly provost of the University of
aged So
80. Bismarck, ex-chancellor of the Ger
man empire, at Friedrichsruh; aged IS.
AUGUST
5. George Maurice Ebers the Egyptolo-
gist and novelist at Munich, Bavaria
Brig. Gen. John S. Poland. U. S. ", at
Asheville, N. C.
Adolph sutro, of sutro tunnel fame. in
San Francisco.
10. Ellen Louise Demorest, founder of
Demorest Magazine, in New York city;
aged "a
II. Isaac Bromley. formerly of the New
York Tribune. at Norwich, Conn. aged
g.
Rear Admiral A. kirkland, U. S. N, re-
tired, at Mare Island navy yard, Cali
fornia.
30. Col J. ]. Van Horn. Eighth U. s. in
fantry. civil veteran and a Santiago
hero, at Fort Russell, wy; aged So.
SEPTEMBER.
8. Gen. John Kemp Miner. u. S. A., re-
tired, at Washington; aged 81
16 Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Haskell, who
was wounded three times at Ell Caney,
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