The sun., 1900-07-30
OBTTT

There was reported in THE SrN yesterday
the death in London on Tuesday Of Herbert
Schurz, the son Of Carl Schurz. Mr. Schurz on
tered Harvard in the fall of s99 and he soon made
himself one of the most prominent members
OF his class. In the course of his four wars
in college he was prominent in the Crrcic Fran
cdis and tho DCuische Ierein a. h. spoke French
and German tuenty OF the latter club he
was president. he was also a member Of the
Sienet and the o. X Club, for membership
in which some literary qualifications are necct-
sary. In thc purely social line lac was member
OF the Alpha Delta Phi and OF the Hlsty Puduiny
Club, which Is the largest cluo IN the college
and bears the reputation oi being the strongest
Tne only athletic organization IN which pc
iia was memb"r Of tho Prospect Union. tie
civil Service Reform Club. vice-presdent OF
the Democratic CLUB, vice-president Of the
Sound Money Campaign club, and member
Of the Harvard Memorial Society. In all or
nearly all Of these he was by no means a figure
head but he worked like Trojan in
GysrEEthiEPE P he e, undeT'o'E kim That Taf what
tanned good rank in his studies. lie was
on tho staff OF the Lam pom. the wcll-known
college comic payer. lie was a musician Of
some talent. lte played the violin we'll and
sang Well When he became momber Of
the Hasty Pudding club he was selected ri
once a. ons o. the star" in the cast OF the
clubs annual play ana th" Boston newspaper
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Indeed he was ~ pleased by thase criticisms
that q Is said he contemplated 'hs study Of
dramatic. art when he wa graduated in sa7
Iia was elected without opposition on the ticket
OF class day officers To MI the post Of ivv
orator" whose duty IL is TO say funny things
for a half hour or 40 at the clasS dav exercises
well NJ to the mark, too. After gradn-
ation he entered the Columbia Law school in
this city but overwork there. compelled him
to stop work in tho spring Of this year lie
HlrDatOpS IN
America and thence to Italy and Germany
Ne was returning 10 this country through
England when he died
Edward Erie Poor, until recently Pres dent
of the National Park Bank died Yesterday in
Liverpool. England tie wa, born In Boston
In 1887 and was educated in the schools OF that
mission house of Read. Chads ck i Dexter
in Boston, and N lssi came To N"w York and
became a dry goods commission merchant
being partner Of he nrm, Of benny, Poor
Poor ' was also Wee Prosdcnt Of tho Passaic
Print Works, lie wass one Of the incorporg-
director Of he National Park Bank Of this
city. In March, lsn7, he became Nicp-Pres id.n :
ot the PARK; and on, Aug 20. i'e5. he WAS
! by the death ci EK Wright Under his mgna 70
| n>nt Tn" band beer mo one of tn. largest and
! stronge inthe city on Nav 2j last h" re~igue /
| tho Pre- idency on account q III health and
w.' succeeded bv. Rich1rd Delafed Mr
| Poor was n tru.ee or tho STATE TrIs' Company
and had b-~n member OF tn" Chamber or
| Commerce since 1879. After rcSigulns from
| the presidency Of the National PARK Bank he
| liycd for while at his sumplNr home in nsrk-
ersack, y j., hut sailed for Engl,nd cnrly
| this month In scD Mr.. Poor married. Mnry
| Wellington Lane, th" daughter of Waehnctun
! J. .1nc Of Cambridge, Mass ShN and e.v n
| children survive him. They rrc Edward FIRE,
Jr, james Harper. DR. 'horh's Lane Poor.
q professor Ia Johns fluI kirs University, Frank
! Rallou. Horace r. Helen, the wife ~ " a.
His city home was at 10 East Tenth street
fIe was n member Of the Mnnh-tt tan the mon
Ieage the Military and tho Merchants clubs
Eben Wlnton. one Of the oldest newspaper
men In New jersey died last Saturday night
at hls home. 20 TiChenor street. Newark, Il en-
the inflrmities OF oda age. For several months