The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
Obituary Notes.

| Miss Eliza Sand'ord. who had distinc ct roc
objection Of tho visit OF Gen. Lafayette to New
ark In 1924. died at the Mountainside Hospital.
| in Montclair. \. j.. yesterday morning. She
| was ~ years old, Miss Sanford was horn on
! a farm which lay within the present limits OF
| Newark and kearnv. on both sides Of the lassalo
| River Her father. William Sanford. fought
| in a New Jersey regiment in the Revolutionary
War and was taken prisoner by the British.
Mr.. sandiord died in 1892 Before the
close OF the Revolution he rose from
tho rank OF private to be n sergeant. Miss
SANFORD was one OF the sixteen Revolutionary
pensioners. her name having been added to
the rolls through tho influence Of the Hon.
Richard Wayne Parker mcmber Of Congress
from the Sixth New Jersey district. She was
an active member of Nova Cwsarea CHAPTER.
Daughters OF the Revolution. and, was the re-
only orisinn "bauShtar r' Miss SSndiord had
lived in Bloomfield for more than, seventy
Women's Christian Temperance Union, and OF
the Woman's Relief Corps OF W. =. Pierson
lri92isdt & RI. Asurvivins sister lives at Dams
BENJAMIN Hafner who had the reputation OF
being The Oldest engineer in point Of service in
se ned St4tfs ana iod 10 ye2rs
ago to benefit, his heaifG. lie was horn ia
United States in 1882. In 1s45. when the first
telegraph line was built he drove the train that
lay house to lIarpers Ferry. He carried on
his train Andrew Jackson. John G., Calhoun.
Daniel Webster; Henry, Clay and THOMAS on. 5 Il
Railroad in 1919 and with brief interruption
ran q passenger engine between Jersey CITY
time he had been Erie depot master at Port
Jervis, He is survived by his widow and five
daughters.
Major, William +. Creary. U. S. A.. retired.
died at his residence in Washington on Shtur
day: He was native OF New York. but at the
ns %sF eP1se II Was ae
ward transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
w wSs1s ss s5ys4 Hp in s
two years. and in 49,, was APPOINTED by Pres:
d s1r PEes was sw we hs RINK Gt
1852 on account Of a disability incurred in the
ligs Of N duty Walter A. MITCHELL brotbGyr.ipn-
ington newspaper man. died on Sunday at
Cumberland, Md. after being struck by train.
Col. Nelson Cole died yesterday at his home
county, n. y. on Nov. II. 1893. He graduated
from Vest Point. and during the civil war rose
Arti ery. At the close OF the war of the rebel
lion he returned 10 st, Louis and organized the
Cole d Glass Manufacturing Company. Of which
with Spain Col. Cole was appointed q Brigadier
General. and was assigned to the Third Brig;
going to Columbia, s. G. He was NS mustered se out
owing to i'll health in February last
William J. Daniels. whose cigar store at the
corner of Madison and Dearborn streets is re-
membered 10y thousands of old timn Chica-
GDans. d ed on Sunday at Brewster. Mass. He
was for forty years a resident OF Chicago. He
held an option for many years on the corner
lot now occupied by part Of the lnteI, n"eGI,n
II. kohlsaat. then owner Of the Mte. ocean, for
Sl5O.OOO, or $500 a front foot. the highest
price ever paid for Chicago realty up to that
time. and retired from business a COMPARE
lively wealth man.
BishopT. A. Becker OF the Roman Catholic d.
Saturday evening. He had been at he Catholic
Seminary for some time to relieve the priest in
charge. Bishop Becker was well known ard
widely popular. In his lifetime he had engaged
and other Virginia towns. in Baltimore and in
Wilmington. =. G. He had made many contri-
buttons to religious periodicals.
Alfred thurchman one OF the oldest mem
beers OF the New York Produce Exchange. died
on sunday at his home. ~ Putnam avenue.
age. Although Quaker he was regular at
tendant at plymouth Church. a most through
the entire period Of Mr.. BeeCher's ministry.
He leaves three sons and three daughters. The
funeral services will be held at the house this
evening.
Caspar Westervelt. father ot Police Captain
Josiah A. Westervelt Of the Church street
station d led on Saturday at East Park. Duchess
county. \. \. lie was 81 years old and leaves
widow and three daughters and son. He
Lincoln. and later hold other Offices in Duchess
county.
Joseph Longstrcth OF Germantown. Pa, is
dead OF yellow fever at Para. Brazil. where he
went to superntend the erection of several
locomotives constructed for the Brazilian
Works. He was IS years old. was graduate
OF Harvard and rowed in tho varsity crew.