The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
Obituary NOfea.

Daniel Jackson Steward died yesterday at his
home, 10 Gramercy Park, In his eighty-second
year. His death was due to paralysis. from
which no had suffered for the past six years.
He was born on Oct. IL. 1916. and was the son
OF John Steward. an old New York merchant.
who lived for many years at 1 Pearl street. Mr..
Steward graduated from Princeton in 1884. In
heriting wealth from his father. he never en-.
gagged in business, but became an amateur of
a painter and was a member OF tho National
Academy Of Design. He was for years First
of Natural History, retiring 10 tho post Of Sec:
ond V'ice,Prcsident when ovcrtaken by i'll
m hSn.thi is ssT ceiisctyys snr ef s SsH he Inc gave sSsst t. IN The lss
country. which Mr.. Steward had gathered. He
was a patron OF the Metropolitan Musuem. md
a director of the House OF Refuge on Itandalro
South Church Of Madison avenue, OF which the
and four daughters. Tho intermcnt will be no
Mr.. Stewards country home at Goshen. y. Y.
Augustus Sheriff. Wilton. who died of cystitis
sixth street, was born ut Binghamton. \. V. on
Dec. 25. 1920. Educated at the Ithaca Acad.
built tho branch of tho Eric Railroad from
Goshen to I%,iermont on the Hudson. which was
York. After practicins his profession for SOW.
eral years In Kentucky. Ohio. and New York: ho
s RsGTms Ee Te 1s,s sq bS 5senmd chjef Of on ah9 % Erie aS
a.kentucky railroad. and later OF one in Viz.
Ginie. Coming 10 this city he entered tho steel
English firms. In 1892 he retired from active
business. For n number OF ycars no lived In
Jersey City. He was II descendant of an old
English family which settled at bingham.
Mass. in l647.. Ho lenves n widow. who was
Miss Caroline Ward of Ramapo Valley. N. j.:
Louis c. Wilton.
Henry Rose, OF years old, the Oldest. resident
Of Whitestone. l.. l.. died last night at his homo.
lie was born in Germany, Jan. 90. 1907. He
came to this country as n lad and learned tho
bakery business. He established himself in n
bnkary in Centra street in this CITY where h0
amassed 2 fortune. IN 1863 he retired and set.
business he had in his employ the three Heckcr
brothers. who Rftcrward became widely known
rs manufacturers of -four. Mr.. Roses first wife
was one OF their sisters. Mr.. Rose lcayes a
Mrs. Henrietta Jones OF Monroe street, Brook
Ign. and Miss Susie Rose.
DR.. Oscar A. Menocal. son Of Civil Engineer, A.
G.. Mcnocal. L. S. ". died yesterday Mt his
fathers house, 10 Flushing avenue, Brooklyn
Navy \ ard. OF consumption lilo was, ~ years
old. He was graduated from Uni.
yersity at Washington. ID. c.. and prncticod
taken Ill last August.
Joseph Merritt. tho historian. OF Amesbury.
died nj his homo yesterday. aged 81. In 1914
he was the Democratic candidate for Repro-
sentative. receiving 80 more votes than John q.
Whittier. tho Abolitionist candidate.
James X. Manages, Village Clerk OF Rockville
Centre. l.. l., died suddenly Yesterday. He
Capt. Samuel Hawkhurst. treasurer of tho Pa
ciic Mail Steamship Company.
Otto Derrick, a musician. who went to Sara
toga from this city for his health about a year
nHo, died on Tuesday night from consumption.
lie is survived by n widow and three children.