The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-26
MISS Y AN Lew
HAS PASSED A Az
The Death Yesterday Of This Distin-
guished Old Lady.
SKETCH OF Her CAREER
Her sympathies Were With the North
During the syar-Her AM
nuai protest-Othcr
Deaths.
SKETCH OF Her CAREER.

Lew occurred yesterday fnoIiti7
o'clock al her residence on East Grace
Street. Miss Van Lew had been IN III
health for about two weeks, and had SUI
fered severely recently from dropsy. one
began to sink Sunday, and though she
| rallied considerably later, she became IN
conscious about 2 O'Clock MONDAY morning
aud died shortly afterwards
at the bedside were the children OF hef
sister, her neces, Mrs. DR.. Nichols, son
and daughter, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Charles a. Ricksecker, OF Buffalo. other
relatives in Philadelphia have been tee
graphed for and upon their ARRIVAL az
rangements for the funeral viii De compile
ted.
The service will be conducted tomorrow
evening or Friday morning from the res
idence, Rev. Robert A. Goodwin, rector
of St johns Episcopal church, where
| Miss Van Lew was christiened and con-
fir1ned, officiating.
The old homestead, so redoient with
memories of by-gone days, will be SOLD.
BY a provision OF the will OF Miss van
Lewis father, $4,000 of her estate viii be
divided among her sisters children. The
residue Of her estate had been Wille6 to
her niece. but since her death codicil has
been added 10 the will, which is believed
TO transfer it to her younger niece.
Elizabeth L. Van Lew was the oldest
daughter Of John Van Lew. native OF
New York. man of sterling qualitieS,
and of good old Dutch descent. Her
mother, Miss Eliza Baker, Of Philadelphia,
was daughter OF Hillary Baker Mayor
of that city, who died OF yellow fever
during the terrible epidemic of ll98
The story of her life reads like romance
She received her education at Philadel-
phia and with it inlbibed much Of the
I a., 10 lEar
sympathes with the Nodth. Her great
est hobby, however, was her love
for the negro. "T}ay have black
faces but white principles, she was often
heard to comment, and she lest no effort
to try to uplift those around her, treating
them almost as equals, and striving TO
educate them.
Through the installation of a trusted
agent in the service of President Davis
Miss Van Lew was able to furnish the
Federal forces with the most valuable
information, and that her services TO the
cause that she espoused were appreciated
was attested by the acts of General
Grant. who, after his army had entered
the city, paid lengthy visits to her at the
old home, anu gave her services material
recognition by appointing her postnlistress
of this city on the 18th day of March, 1862
only fifteen days after his own Inaugural
ton and reappointed her in 1878, IN which
capacity she served anti May 49, 1871,
when Colonel w. W. Forbes succeeded her
in office.
MISS Van Lew was of iuestimable aid
"a the Federal officers who es capped from
Libby Prison, and in making the success
| of their plans a possibility. In her house
were sheltered those who were not
recaptureG by the COufederates and re-
turned to prison.
Vet Miss Van Lew died friendless and
lf1rp-,aF n hfs
ties but was not moiested One by one
the friends Of her youth, feeling them
selves and thair country outraged, dwln-
died away, and left her with only her
thoughts for company.
Up to the last year. in which her
strength had percepu1ly failed athough
her mind was as active and her will as
strong as ever Miss Van Lew had been
a familiar figure on the streets of Rich
mond But here she was pointed out not
as the Federal spy-which fact is little
known and even less remembered. not as
friend of the poor-but as Miss Van
Lew. the former postrEistress. who every
year protests against taxation without
tha right to vote AS certain as her
taxes were paid the annual protest was
fled along with them. She was strong
believer in woman's rights. hut refused to
ventflate her views on she subject
William b. Femi<c,
William B. Relnke, the second son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J, Remke, died at
o'clock Yesterday morning at the residence
of his father, No. 800 East Clay Street, after
a lingering Illness OF typhoid fever. He was
in the twenty-third year OF his age, and
| was one OF the brightest and most popu-
lar young men in Richmond For seVera!
years young Mr.. Remlze was book-keeper
for the Eagle Paper Company, and his
death viii prove a sad blow to all connect
ed with tant concern.
Mr.. Renke, though a young man, was
quite an active and devoted church mem
ber He belonged to St. Mary's Catholic
Church, and was secretary TO botn the ST.
Mary's Sodality and St Mary's Social
Union. He also belonged to St LeosS 81
cial Club.
The deceased leaves, besides his parents,
! two brothers and three ststers-Father lg-
natus ReInke. of St. Mary's. N c.: MI
Henry Rernke, of this city; Mrs, Frank
Nolte, OF Manchester and Mrs. c. + Nut
ter and Miss Rosa Remke, Of Richmond.
The funeral VII take place tomorrow
morning from st. Mary's Church at 3
O'Clock The pall-bearers will be selected
from among the members of st. Mary's
Social Union, St. Leo's Social Club, and
St Mary's sodality.,
Mrs. Mary e. Herbert.
! Mrs. Mary E. Herbert died at $3.50 clock
Monday morning a the residence OF her
niece Mrs. j. A Thomas No. 1l15 West
| Main Street. Her death was quite sud
| den. She retired early Sunday night, and
WHEN the family awoke yesterday morning
she was quite Ill. She died a few hours
later. The cause of death was apop,eay.
Mrs Herbert was the widow or Mr..
| Joseph Herbert. and was in her sixty
second year. she had no children, but is
survived by two brothers-NIessrs> w. F.
| and ]. II. 5Nuckols. She was held in affec-
Tomato regard by a vide. circle OF friends.
The funeral took place from the residence
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
DR.. Iere Witherspoon conducted the SER
vice.
DR.. James III. Niontmoliiu.
DR.. James NJ. Montmollin. after long
| illness, died at II O'clock Monday night at
| his home in Ashland, Ky. DR.. Montmol-
| lin was one OF the surgeons of the Ches-
| apeal-e and Ohio system. and the father
| in-law OF Mr.. Garrett Wall, real estate
| agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio. road.
| Mrs. Wall left for Ashland yesterday
| afternoon, and Mr.. Wall who started for