The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-10
DR.. DIX'S SISTER BURIED.
rJDOW or G. r. BLAKE, WHO DIED
STRANGELY ~ YEARS AGO.

He Went out for Walk One Winter sum
dny Evening. and Next Morning His
undy was Found In the North River
With NO Trace OF Robbery or Violence.
The remains Of Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan Blake.
Tho ,yos sister of tho Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix.
.nd who died at Brighton. England. on Oct IL.
.,,ived here by the National Line steamer Eu-
,o,, on Wednesday morning and were taken
30 mr. Diys residence. ~ West Twenty-0fth
.,,,.t The funeral was held at 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning at Trinity Chapel. next
door Ths Rev DIR. Charles T. Olmstcd. vicar
=, 81. Agness Chapel. officiatsd. assisted by
hs Rev DR.. william II. Nibbert. rector OF
T,,,ity Chapel The full vested choir OF the
,h,pe sang. Mrs. Blake was buried
IN the Dix plot In Trinity Cemetery.
bsside the grave of her husband. Charles y.
Rlals ami near the graves OF her father and
,no,b.r Gen. and Mrs John A. Dix. and her
brothers. Charles Temple Dix and John Will
liams Dix
NJ. blake was the only daughter OF Gen.
nj. and was about w years old when
.hs died. For the past fifteen years she
b,s resided abroad spending her summers
an the Isle OF Wight. and travelling about
,ho continent the rest OF the year. winter
usually finding her In Malta. She leaves
,h,s. daughters. Mrs. Lascelles Hoyle.
,ri,. n, n merchant in Manchester England,
and the Misses Katharine and Elizabeth Blake.
and ono son. pr Morgan Blake. who Is
n,,c,ising physician in London. OF her fathers
,,nilr. the Rev. DR. Morgan DIX Is now the
sole survivor.
Nr,. Bake's death recalls the mysterious
taking OIL Of her husband on the night OF Sun
IA, Feb. 90. 1881. Mr.. Blake was one OF the
hest known patent lawyers In the United
s,o,es and had Offices at III Murray street.
Nj, residence was West Thirty fifth street.
shortly after dinner on the Sunday night men
toned he left his house to call upon Edward
q Thompson. who lived at IL West Thirty
Seventh street and who had Offices with Mr..
Blake The two lawyers spent the evening
together discussing some law c 2; sd IN Chicn
Mr Blake left Mr.. Thompson = house for home.
The next morning his body was found in
=. SOF nhiI Ey; lust a 0a ' FSrS sae
There were no marks ri vosnce and no evil
d.nces Of robbery His watchland chain. other
nv,tl..,,r money and rarerS were all found on
The mystery surrounding the death was
ons Of SG ar BsEs slf s IN aay Bo.o
I rGG zane a co6 nv which he had lad
mi: A0F Friend tms s.id He'9 That WIZ Bas. had
told him that his physician had prescribed
certain diet and much waking TO reduce Mr..
BaEes weight. Following the physician's
directions, Blake took long walks every even:
ing, and the friend said that Mr.. Blake had
spoken 10 him OF having walked down to the
bank OF the Hudson a few nights before and OF
how the night sights and sounds OF the river
had impressed him, Blake was particularly
enthusiastic about the scene which had pre-
ssnted itself to him and said he meant TO 20
down TO the river often again in his evening
walks.
Asthers was absolutely no reason why he
should take his his own life aud since he was
not robbed. his family and friends. after hear
down to look ut the river. missed his footing
and fallen of the bukhead into u little bay that
was formed by a break in the bulkhead be-
tween the two streets.