The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
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Major John B. Guthrie OF the Fifteenth In
tsntry. died In Buffalo. y. Y. on Friday night.
MAJOR Guthrie was one OF the Youngest men OF
his grade In the Army and would soon have
become a Lieutenant-Colonel. II was pract!-
cally certain that he would have become a
Major-General OF the regular %eervIcs. He en-
tered tho service as an enIistet m o In the
First Kentucky Volunteers in April. 1891. be-
ing at the time less than II years OF age. A
year later 10 was commissioned Second Lieu.
tenant In the same regiment. serving with
distinction until the close OF the war
when he was appointed a Second Lieu.
tenant IN the regular Army H was
Stone River. From the close. OF The civil War
unit the SPANISH An ericsn War h. Q ryed al
most constant y on the Western frontier. He
Commanded battalion OF the Thirteenth In.
fantry in is -as.aul, on San Juan Hin. and hi.
superiors. On the afternoon Of July ! he was
Severely wounded. He had not fully recovere
and tne. wound fastened his death. BY Teas n
o. his high character and tina a,ta'nments he
War Department designated him q memb n
Of the Government Exhibit Com mittes At he
Pan-Ampr ican Exhibition at BnfYnll He was
engaged on tht. work at the time OF his death.
Robert L. Cumming. formerly a dry goods
merchant in this city. died yesterday at Hhel-
t-nham. England, where he had been TO I ting
for the ,rast four years. Nr. Cumming wac
WI u ia " cNNlAN 'uf NAO.U uI
came with other members of the family TO this
country when 10 years Old, the family settling
IN Chautauqua county. In this State. He began
his business career in Buffalo. subsequently
moving 70 this city. whore he wal established
in business for over forty years. H. retired in
lANi. having M TO that time been associated
ing from business with II, u. CAT n h Co. He
j. survived hv his widow and HIS only son. 4.
T. Cumming. lawyer OF this city,
The Hon John {. Adams OF Newburgh died
suddenly Of heart disease on Friday night. He
was President nt the Consnm, RS Gas Company,
wa supervisor mnny years, UarbOr Master In
New YORK from 1851 to- 1870. Postmas,nr eight
years, Alderman several Yrars. Mem Der Of As
heaiqunr,"rs. director Of the New York and
New Jersey Bridge COMPANY. and connected
WIN otn-r rnt,rrr,,e. re was born N Tlyo'i,
widow and one married daughter.
Julos Vienne died In New Orleans yesterday,
aged ~ Ir was Of M Old creole family and
held The 0nire % "ierk " cnr'' FOR nearly sixty
years from 1870 10 lS,-, when d"blhtv com.
twice interrupted by var, IN 1877. whom he
volun. cerri Tor tho Mexican Wax, serving az
al'I.-do-caUp On the stHH OF ono Of The Nmeri-
can gencrn's. and in 1851, when Recommended
confederate Army.
John II Pruning. one q; The pioneer mer-
chaTts ~ Mount vernon. y. Y. died Yesterday.
- years Ola, ior mote than fityyears he kept
anas-''i u fortune e-tiina'.t NJ sljU.oOO lie
Wa one. NJ tho original Stockholders 81 the
;tdam. EyprrsS Company and SIN he'll! h. iu.
many offers 10 sell. 4 widow. n daughter and
son. eN-Aitcrman th1ri"s VI. Pruning surv We
him.
Dr.; Ernest SCHROEDER lied a. hIs home.
2O3 Ninth street. Brooklyn. on Friday from
arnrlexy. He was born in this city In is52
and was graduated from Long Island College
N 1885. A widow and " sons survive him.