The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-12
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Volunteer Fire Department. better knownsfs
the first Mayor OF the Bowery." died on We'd
nesday at his home. PIT East Nineteenth
street. lie was 90 years old. In the early days
Of the Bowery Matthews's sway was absoluts
and his influence all-powerful there. He IL
supposed to have left a fortune valued at $780,
sun OF s3,oGG. leit him by his brother, Wig
broking business with Jacob Shipley., and both
made fortunes il their little shop; which ts now
ONCE o. Mayor OF tho B3owerX twenty:iIye years
ago The title was f9rmally conferred upon
he in a measure enjoyed n large amount OF on
ciai recognition. Not long after his assumption
IN ins !t the . head Dc Of The Hhief Of Poiiee as that OH
e!al headed the annual parade Of the force up
be Church Of the Epiphany in second avenue
this morning, The burial will be- In Calgary
Consul-General Gummere. Of Tangier, Mo-
s sSS%s. tS aGSsn IN c Pnssl'sai 81, TSI' Of ae Tx Hn &i !
S Sp4ii i7 st. r fsst d RlsG e; tS Ss e enS,nrf dR sSs2aI w an
which took /, place on the 18Th; and was :, TlsrgsIy
Col. Mathews was born In fangier siIty-aye
years ago. j e was az ope time court physician
a M and &;h ips' there re- he hSte en ee si1 the navy and
served on the Constitution. He returned to
s signed in "l is57 and became United States
5aiiiaraia. i2 1t th the su.S Mssiies CT the e elsiI ssr S E,
organized a regiment Of cavalry, o. which he
MAS p consui f to qTnssn1isiearn. ana ARs Served tsO Until II 1897 ~.
He was reappointed in 1890, and In the same
year was promoted to be Consul-Generai at
Tangier.
uete Of fTIrinceton College and also o, tGe Union
W wnfG eSSnty ssT% va! FSyiior Is to ae ISL n he rF Was p aS:
lessor Of chemistry and mechanics at Wash.
Fhaysf Tressbyteri hsaV CHURCH. reS &Sorioif. Of which,
h lis T Sss,n.p p 5hs was s~s 81 Years. 4s t ols.. t ssSsr &
and al n; one s"p puSlished T p, 1855, rh S'{c hristiaa
prominence. He was born IN Wendham. NJ.
IN 1913, d Armstrong went South in 1s2a
Ao4 ?. Hfll's slvis sic was In n 1852. t BY ecenmaSa 81
SON SON Davis and Abraham Lincoln Jointly.
Col. George R; Gni q f. 2 Ca Sa ngaGaIs.s Of d Bsla !.
FF irst Ti4sin lac ca syfn5n Which r. vas sst " di is eng
Gem. FitzhuSh Lee. Shortly after entering the
Confederate army Gather was made a CAP.
this ths s. ss"Sdi battle as ~S 81 .M sfss% s%.l'SS ns wat ::
%ors n fsJ s9 and a few snt sssf; the a lotion EsRf b to R 4
1ies7SS." When he Retired. one Of his sons. George
M Il. Gfishfr' and al. an as , Sss Is as' Saps: GSafies g. 8.
Gather OF the Ninth United States regulars.
David l. Bartlett died at bis home. IS NORTH II
Vernon place. baltiHn r. S.s MO-; , yeste me@ber ~ !
the Arm OF Bartlett. Hayward q Co. contract
9rs; and prEprttsst s co0 OF one Fl sne b lshfe r.. i rsa
works al Havana, Cuba; Nj. Bartlett se Ss|1i
more on the Republican ticket and Wa DEF
patron OF music and art He was a member q
the Union League Club. the Reform Club, ana
i His N NIie anal d ons sony 8 f q nfslf Z. B 81 sets sur SUI:
Vive him.
William Henry Davis. the news Of whose
~ years ago at Warner. N. H. For some lme
he wa; The Eu W%I,s buyer SS IF f9SE o the DRY E So9Ss
pass So Ni " years. msi he had Seen. as senior mem:
Der Of the firm Of W. H. Davis b Co, at IS
Franklin street, selling aGent, for several mills
800 Lafayette avenue. Brooklyn. He leaves .
widow.
Gen. william Porcher Miles. a well-known
sugar planters in Louisiana. died yesterday. OF
Gen. Miles was a native Of South Carolina and
wss 3 10 T 9Se eIsFl vi War c0f Rs served IeS% viii ina d SiStiiase
tion In the war between the States. For many
years he a had bee been ni SnSssSsd az az t BsE enltisat MSa
ono OF the finest In Louisiana.
the Poor Of Suffolk county. died at his home In
s sseG gs years ca s. i lie Is safvi V, {b5 s. a widow H,Sss and
six children.
The Rev. Charles Albert Savage. the pastor
died yesterday at the parsonage In Orange.
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