The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02
DEATH ROLL FOR 1897.

Tie year 1887 was not marked by the
death ee any notable Of the highest degree.
although many who were well known have
sesn added 20 the great majority. Forta-
natelv death has passed by several waoss
names are known all ever the weird, whose
age gave rise TO apprehensions ~ the be-
ginning % the year that they could not lass
through IL
The most important - those who have
passed away are President Borda. o.
Uruguay, who fell hy the hand OF the as
sassin. and the other was Premier Cano-
vas. Of Spain. Ror<ia was the oniy ruler Of
country % any consequence who has
passed away and 10 these names might he
added Count Mutsu az Japan. and DR.. Won
Stephan. OF Germany. who founded the IL
ternational postal union. and who are ths
only notable foreign statesmen on The
death roll for the year.
OF men IN the ordinary walks ot life
those most widely known who have died
are Barney Barnato. the circus rider who
made millions in Africa and Pitg,an. who
devised the shorthand system.
Among men who became prominent in
American politics we're ex-Ssc-etary Robe
son and several present or former members
Of the United States senate. including
Dolnh. OF Oregon; Voorhees,, of Indiana;
Cameron and Doolittle, Of Wisconsin:
Coke, of Texas; Ciingman. OF North Caro-
lima; Dixon. OF Rhode Island: Mcmillan.
OF Minnesota: Mcpherson. OF New Jersey;
Robertson. OF South Carolina; Jones. OF
Florida: Paddock. OF Nebraska: Earle. OF
South Carolina George. OF Mississippi.
and Harris. OF Tennessee. The lower house
lost Representatives Milliken and Holman.
Several ex-ministers to foreign countries
died. among them Willis. Lothrop, Porter
and Francis. Gen. Francis A. Walker,
soldier. author. census superintendent and
college president. should he numbered
among public men, as. should Elbridge G.
Spaulding. the father Of tbs greenback.
Several former governors and lieutenant
governors Of the different states have
taken their places in the lnuumerahle cara
van. Among them were two ex-neutenant-
governors OF New York, Gen. John c. Rob-
inson and 'Old Salt Alvord and ex-Govs.
Davis. OF Maine: Porter. OF Indiana: Pom
der, of Delaware. and Evans. OF Colorado.
Among men prominent in business and
commercial life were Sir Henry Doulton,
Sir Isaac Holden and Erastus Corning. II
was bad year for railroad men, an I'M
usual number having died. One OF the first
was Sir Joseph Hickson. who was for many
years general manager of the Grand
Trunk, and to whom in large part was due
the construction OF the st. Clair tunnel.
the longest submarine work Of it's kind in
the world also President George 3. Rob
erts OF the Pennsylvania: President D. W.
Caldwell. OF the Lake Shore. and John
King, formerly OF the Erie, followed and
Mr.. Pullman, the inventor Of the sleeping
car.
The roll Of professional men includes Sir
Travers Twiss and Charles Coudert, law
yers. and several great teachers like Prof.
Sylvester. the great mathematician. and
Prof. Drisler. the Greek scholar. A world
famous scientist was lost in Prof. Cope.
Among inventors In different depart
ments were Martini and Haskell. who de-
vised weapons. and Alvan G. Clark. the
lens maker
The soldiers and sailors included Gems. ].
o. Shelby, Pleasanton, Duane, Ordway, De
Trobriand. Swain and Bourbaki. Surgeon
General Bates and Rear Admirals Worden.
Meade. Rhind. Lee. Skerrett and Green;
Capt. Philo McGiffin, Of Yaiu fame, and
Ras Alula, the great Abyssinian chief.
Among the dlvines were DR.. G. S. Mall
lory. DR.. c. F. Hoffman. DR.. G. r. Crooks,
DR.. W. 5. Langford, Bishop Rulison Arch
bishop Grace and Archbishop Janssens.
Alphonse Daudet Is probably the greatest
name lost TO literature.
History lost Justin Winsor, James Ham,
mond frumbull, Joel 7. Headley, the Duke
OF Aumale and Prof. Riehl Other names
on the roll include Mrs. Oliphant. ''The
Duchess and oliver Optic" writers of
fiction; Prof. Palgrave and Jean Ingelow,
poets; Henry George. the writer OF political
economy. and Henri Meilhac, the dramatist
Charles A. Dana. although a man OF varied
interests, Is best classified as literary
man. Prof. Henry Drummond, the widely
read writer on religious subjects, also died
during the year.
Among the musicians were Brahms, Best
and Maretzek. Pictorial art lost MIlais,
Sir John Gilbert and Sartain. The stage
lost Mrs. Drew. Terriss. Nelson Wheat
croft, Amy Sedgwick. Alice Lingard and
Marie Seebach. The tight-rope walker,
Blondin. is also gone.
Many celebrated women died. Besides
those already mentioned were President
Mckinley's mother. Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher. the Duchess OF Teck. the Duchess
OF Alencon. Signora Verdi, Miss Juliet Cor
son and Lady Millais.
Distinguished men not already men,
toned are Gen. Neal Dow. the prohibition
leader; Henry w. Sage, the philanthrop!st.
and Capt Boycott and Father Kneipp.
who alone. perhaps, OF all the dead, gave
new words to the language.
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