The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
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Mrs. Rose Dwight, who rs Nine Colonna,
was q well-known operate prima donna in Italy
about thirty years ago, died in St NinCents
Hospital on Thursday last OF lung trouble Mrs
Dw1ghts husband, who was fol .uerly connected
IN a business capacity with the Metropolitan
Opera House, died In the same hospital in Jan
81 He was taken II while nursing his vii. at
their home 255 Fifth avenue. and was removed
to The hospital with her Mrs Dwieh,s maiden
name was Rose Kenneth. She was an English
woman and had a hard struggle to &c, her mus
col education. After she made her frs, great
success In Rome, sh" married Gabrielle Hathcs
tina, en- Italian on"ra singer, After hts Geat-
she married Mr. Dwight Tor a time Mrs Dwight
gave music Lessons in this city, but her failing
health compelled hnr TO give this up. and she and
her husband were practically destitute. Both
we're buried in Greenwood Cemetery by the Actors
Fund,
Addison { Rand President Of the Rand Drill
Company. dind suddenly on Friday night al his
residence, 100 West End avenue, from acute in
hammation OF the kidneys, MI Rand was 80
years old AM wns born in Wnstleld, Mass. lie
came 10 New York about thirty years ago, and
with his brothers became interested in the manu-
f%acture OF drills lie was the pioneer in the manu-
fhcture Of the steam drills that rovclutIonized
mining He was a member Il the Union Club
Leagur and the New England Society and was
Treasurer Of TN" Engineers club lie was un-
married and lHW yes a comfortable fortune. Funeral
services will be- held At his residence 70 day and
the body will he taken To morrow to Wrstheld.
william n Glen. the New York representative
Of the American Book COMPANY. Of Philadelphia,
died yesterday at his home. 200 West both street
Of gangrenC. the outcome OF III attack Of malaria
which laid him mp two months ago hs was
q native Of Ohio and WAS bonn on Oct. 3, 1852
At one time he was a teacher in bryant & STRAIT
tons Business College in baltimore, He had
been the representative Of the American Book
Company for thirteen wears, lie leaves a widow,
three daughters aud a son. lie will he buried
today at Woodlawn
william Post died Of pneumonia abou, noon
yestc riny at his residence, 523 Madison avenue.
he had been i'll since Wednesday only. Nj Post
WAS formerly IN the dry goods houa- Of White
street fr Of psf, Wales ( c.. lie mafred a
sister oi Mrs. Frederick ". Nande rbilt. She sur
wives him, with three children. Miss Daisy Post,
William Post. Jf., and Mrs. Rose Howard, wife Of
Thomas Howard.
d.. " II Magruder died at Baton Rouge. La,
on Friday night, aged So lie was a native
Of Warren county, Miss He was for m7ny years
professor ID "n'' 81 ia ,snF col q, Tenitnnty Col,
for twelve years before his death was qupripten-
dent Of the Louisiana State institute for the Blind
John 2 Little. who was n member OF Col Will
lam f. Sims theatrical stock companies and
for some time managed a th~atrs in Chicago,
died on Friday Of paralysis at the PierrepOnt
House In Brooklyn in his sixty second wear.
A daughter survives him The funeral services
will he held At the Mora,ian Church In .Tay street
near Myrtle avenue tomorrow afternoon.
Charles Merwin Cronk, an old Enc engineer
residing At Port Jrrvis, died or Friday nlrh, II
general debility at the age Of Is wears lie was
horn In Armenia, y. y His great grandfatN.s
Was Casper Cronlite of Holland, whose estate,
reputed to have been 500. 0OO, 900, the American
heirs have baen endeayorng To secure.
Marcus W. Scott. for ten vSa-s County Clerk
Of Rroome county. and for tho past iifteen years
Superintendent OF Public Schools in Blng-
hainton, n Y, and President OF the Evening
Herald Company. died suddenly last night ~
paralysis. He IL survived by a wife. two sons
nld two daughters.
Al.r,d Donnell died yesterday at his home
in PlainHeld, y. j., Of a~porleSy. lie was eH
years old H. was born a. Chatham, y. j, and
for many years was one Of the hestknown lumber
dpalers in that State.