New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25
COLONEL CRUGER'S DEATH.
THE FUNERAL TO RE HELD IN TRINITY
CHURCH ON TUESDAY.

The news Of Colonel s. Van Rensselaer, Crugers
sudden death on Thursday. printed In yesterday
Tribune came shock 10 his hunnrens OF
friends IN this city Those who had been associ-
a,ed with him in business and otherwise had no.
tlced that during the last few months he had APP
poarod TO he aillrg and In the last week or TWO
his condition Was evidently worse. hut such sud
don termination 10 his life expected by nobody
Hardly anything osr was talked about yesterday
morning In tho office ~ the sexton OF Trinity
Church and IN Colonel CruRer's office In the Trim
ry Corporation Building
II was stated yesterday that Colonel Crurers
death wa1 owing 10 complication OF die
orders He had been suffering from diabetes
fer a considerable time. hut tuberculosis il also
supposed have -et II. and was pronanF
The direct cause Of death. Up to last Tuesday II
had been thought that no might recover. and he
felt well enough 10 book his passage TO Europe ny
"A steamer sailing on June ~ H. W. McNiokar. hls
partner in tho real estate firm of Cruger & Nc
Nickar. said that the end painless
Colonel Crugcr's two sisters Of Cruger' s-on tho
hudson had been staying with him for some time
his country home At RayyIlle They with Mr.
McNickar. were present when the end came. When
he arrived n, Rayvillo on Wednesday evening. after
visiting this city. many Of the villagers who had
known and respected him for many years. noticed
and commented ucon his appearance. II had been
known that he was ail'nc FOR a long time. hut on
Wednesday he seemed utterly exhausted and looked
than before Tho nHNe of hlE hea'l
was not however known in Rayye until yester-
day morning moat Of tho villagers and residents
learning about Il from tho newspapers.
The Crueer family IS not only oh and cole
hrated ono in this country. hut also in England
Tho American crurers arc descended from Sir
Philip DO Crucieor. VINO was crusader With Rich
ara |. Tho FIRST Of thc name I'm this country was
John Crucor who arrived IN Vow Yorr in IN" year
100 and was Mayor Of the city Of Now York In
l7s9 Colonel CruRor's grandfather. also named
John Crueer. was tho FIRST rresidon' NJ the New
York Chamber ~ Commerce
II wa announced late yesterday afternoon that
tho funeral would take place nox; Tuosdav morn
inc AT II o'c'ock Mr McVickar sam that tho body
would be brought to this city from Rayville.
Long Island. where colonel Crug"r died. on Mon
day. and deposited in tho Crugor vault in Trinity
Churchynrd
For tho services on Tuesday tho body will ho
taken into tho church ana aftorward will 10 placed
IN the vault MIR Mcvick1r could no, say positive
IS that Or Morgan Dix would oniciato. hut WA
slirA that the vcstrymen 81 Trinity would b"
among the pallbearers. others Of whom VIII h"
selected to-day Tho v"strymen include Walter ~
Lewis William Jay Edmund n Randolph. H"r-
mann H. Cammann George II colt EllhG Chaun-
cey Richard Doanod, Frederick Clarkson. Sidney
Webster John T Lockman. David Il ogden.
Henry Il Iaidlaw Richard II. Derby. Hicks Ar
mold. stuyvesan, Fish. Nicholas F. Palmer. William
NJ Polk Francis s Banrs and tho church war
dens John II Casv'u md Thomas Eslesto'
Mr. McVIckar also made the announcement that
arrangements regard.n F admissions 20 partnership
IN the real estate Arm o. : '. y. cruger NJ
Vlckar which have been under discussion hv Nom
bers Of n" nrn3 i"r ,onE ,ine nan Goa'b fhs
admitinnce n merhership IN the nrr wa deom'd
necessary because Of colonel ttugers continued
nl-health and hi' INABILITY TO attend to ~" ~,
fairs OF the rfm THO rev moInhors nro Ed"f'd
u Gr'al who has nern io' dn.',E ysats an On
ca sher and William r g Gailard manager Of