The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02

Thomas q. Moore. the head OF the law, hrm OF
s M9Sse' a Ma'l once q q the R"ale GSo3 nj ISL n'S'fe Gf
the now East River Bridge. died yesterday
fite5PHiSn # He R sas Born SSmf in = New S YeaE in "' nsi5.
Scientific School IN the class OF 1871. and for a
year after his graduation he remained there us
to New York in i&l2 and entered the law q.
t h{s Of ad HnfsG wi'' to thu a%l'er Sar f H. m n,.is
a specially of, State, and corporation litigation.
l Re C Tisv t Rsi 4 l%nY c t5m9 f2un aHd .2f | Mst F5Pok-
ami District Attorney; qf Kings county during
Thomas il. Holman. In 1896 he was one of the
defeated Democratic candidates for a place on
t eiSry STEr stTie,. c9 Wren S'I mayor On 'R Van nef WyeE 9uq qe.
moved the old East RIVER Bridge Commits;
%sioners last year Mr. Moore was appointed tee
Of the Long Island, College >HosEltal.
York Times and in the Fidelity and Casualty
iHsht { the he G Young Men! Christian h Asao.
citation and the Society for the Prevention
q Cruelty to children; He was a mGmb Der
Lawyers Club. the Bar Association of New
York. the Hamilton Club. the, brooklyn Club
He was married in 1856 TO Miss Susan I. Smith
q Baltimore. who, With their two children.
him.
The Baroness de Hirsch, widow Of the Baron
Maurice de Hirsch. died yesterday morning at
Paris. She had been sick Tor several days. but
Clara BischofIsheim. the daughter OF one of
her husbands partners in banking business
In London; an pSS56sesse dt great nn1t wea,im IN
the many charities Of her husband. who
died April2l. 1896, but also inqugurated many
have been for the benefit OF Immigrant Jews
from Russia and other countries. Two years
the baron de HIrsch fund Of S2.5OQ.OUO
for tt she assistanes and OF fur lmIb,sTant i gsWs
part OF the OF the Clara
de Hirsch Home now Just being completed
here. She was also a supporter 81 the ideDrew
Straus has been her representative In this
country for a long time; II IS probable that
the Baroness has made provisions by Will Tor
the maintenance of her charities.
Luke Clark. 90 years old. died Yesterday at
his home. 1872 Palisade avenue. Jersey City
H h. IN nu where fo nh ne h %1 th I,se sac ior i9 Of yb ye eItv
which was Hudson City before consolidation,
He, built ana owned sixty;;tye houses. and
time Of his death. He was born in this city in
1910. and was engaged in the Jewelry business
business in Washington Market and accumu-
lated e fortune; ~ he Owned property IN this
William. Stevenson. who was long a promi-
nent builder in Brooklyn. died or, Friday at his
home. $50 Ninth street. BROOKLYN. In the
seventy ninth year OF his age. He was born in
Edinburgh. scotland. and came to this country
in BIS sixteenth year. He settled IN Brooklyn
was n member Of the Society Of Old. Brooklyn
ties and the Brooklyn Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
He leaves n widow and four daughters. The
Rev. DR.. Lindsey Parker of st. Peters Episco-
pal Church OBLIGATED at the funeral services at
the house last evening.
Mrs. Anna Clarke Pell. widow OF the Hon.
Duncan {. Pell. died yesterday at Orlando.
Fla, in her eighty second year. She was born
at Hyde. Han, .Otsego county. and was de-
colony OF New York. Her husband died in 1874
at the aye of 6S years, lie was a prominent
business man in this city. and afterward moved
to Newport. He was elected Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor oil Rhode Island In 1855.
Abram A. Bensel died at his homo in New
burg on Saturday. He fell into a deep trench
opposite his house in First street on Thursday
and fractured his skull and arm and cut him
self badly. Mr.. Benscl was g. years old and
one of the oldest editors in the state. He was
born in Birmingham. Sullivan. county, and
spent sixty years Of his life in newspaper
offices. He leaves a widow and one son.
Albert. of New York city.
Edward T.. Peirson, who had long been promi-
nent in the poll les Of the old town Of Flatbush.
died Yesterday at his home. 90 Greenwood ave-
nue.. in the seventy-eiEhth year OF his age. He
was the manager of the Peirson Cement Pipe
Works. He was "A lile-lOnE Republican. He is
survived by a Y widow and three daughters.
Sarah Beatrix Ward. laughter of Edward G..
Ward, superintendent of Public Instruction in
the borough OF Brooklyn. died on Friday at her
year. She was ID graduate OF the Girls High
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