The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-21
OBITUARY.

John Pondir. at one time one OF the
best-known traders in Wall Street died
OF pneumonia at his residence. 147 West
SEVENTEEN Street, New York, shortly be-
fore O'Clock Tuesday morning Mr.
Pondir was III only five days. Previous to-
his last illness he had been able to go
down town nearly every day. although
he was nearly eighty-one years old. He
would have celebrated his eighty-frst
birthday next month. Mr.. Pondir was
born in Germany and came to the United
states when a boy. He found employ
ment in Philadelphia. was more than
ordinarily successful. and in 1s4s married
Miss Ashford, the daughter OF a PhiIadeI-
phia business man Of some prominence
year after his marriage Mr.. Pondir
concluded to try his fortune in California,
where the discovery of gold had just
been made The young German aecumu-
lated a considerable fortune on the Slope
and returned to the East settling in New
York. He went into Wall Street and IL
was not long before he came to be re-
garded as one of the big men OF the
street
From a short time after he returned
from California until 1873 Mr. Pondir was
rated as being worth much more than a
million His speciaIties in those days
were the stocks OF the Panama Railroad
ana OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, of which latter company Trenor
W. Park was the president Park was
also heavily interested In the Panama
Railroad and Pondir was his broker
In the spring OF 1873 Mr.. Pondir was
executing the last of his commissions
Panama dropped from 100 to 80 and Pa
cific Mail fell OFF 10 per cent. Pondir call
ed upon Park to liquidate and the latter
IA cd
wreck. 1t was said at the time that Mr..
Pondir lost nearly 100000 He was
known. however. as man of sterling
honesty and OF great nerve Remember
ing these traits. his creditors gave him
time and he settled all claims for their
face value and interest
Then he began all over and in two years
he was on his feet again In the early
eighties he lost 10000 through a trusted
emp1oye and that was the beginning OF
the end of his financial career. Ill luck
followed him after that and he has not
been active in the street for nearly ten
years. Besides a widow. Mr.. Pondir is
survived by two daughters, both of whom
are unmarried
Col. Edward A. Palfrey. of New Or
leans. died Tuesday night in Hammond
La, aged seventy-one years He was "A
native of New Orleans. appointed to West
Point, he graduated In 1851. and served
for six years with Col. Albert Sydney
Johnson. in the West. engaging in several
Indian wars. He left the army to accept
n position in the Citizens Bank. Of New
Orleans. but returned to military service
at the outbreak OF the Civil War as a cap
tain in the Washington Artillery. He
rose to the rank Of lieutenant, and was
assistant adjutant general of the Confed-
crate States under General Cooper at
Richmond.
Ii,
president Of the Factors and Traders In
surance Company of New Orleans He
has lived in retirement at Hammond for
several years. being an invalid.
DIR. William F. Charming a master of
many sciences. died at a Boston hospital
On Tuesday. aged eighty-One years. He
was the son Of DR.. William E. Claiming.
and was born on Mount Vernon Street
He received his education in the Boston
public schools and at Harvard where he
vas graduated in the class with Dr. Ed
ward Everett Hale. Subsequently he
'tudied medicine in Philadelphia, and re-
'eived a doctors degree from the Uni
-ersity of Pennsylvania, although he
lever practiced medicine. He continued
lis studies abroad and Travelled extensive
y. finally settling in Providence, where
lie resided many years
lena. Cal. on account of his wife's-
lealth- Six months ago DIR. Claiming
eturned to Boston. and was taker i'll
N February - with n severe cold which
esulted in pneumonia.
He was the inventor of a fire alarm
elegraph, a marine railway, and a score
I appliances for use in medical cleo
richly. He wrote the first books ever
ublished on medical electricity, and spent
TTfsh ina
he hand receiver for the telephone now
n general use. was his invention. the Bell
eople having purchased 1t from him
)urinS the abolition movement DR.. Chan
ling was leader among the agitators.
lie is survived by four children.
Alfred Peil. who retired from active
business several years ago died at his
10 East Thirty-tifth Street,
lew York, yesterday morning of apo
'exy. He was in his sixty-seventh year.
Mr.. Pell was still a director of the Com
nerciaI Union Fire Insurance Company.
Re was member of the Scientific Ali
nee, the American Institute of Natural
history, and the Century Club. He leaves
widow and one daughter.
Patrick Haggerty. an assistant city
aymaster Of Brooklyn, died Tuesday
light at his home 81 South Elliott Place.
I his fortieth year. He was a brother Of
x-Register Henry f. Haggerty and was
ctive in Eleventh ward Democratic poll
les. He served for few Years depu-
= fire marshal He vas a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
Amos A. King, Clerk of Supplies in the
department of Public Buildings in the
oroush Of Brooklyn, died yesterday at IA
Ialsey Street in his sixty-seyentn year,
lie was a Mason and veteran fireman.
Aaron G.. Perham, a wholesale coal
lerchant, died on Tuesday of heart fail
re. following attack of acute indi-
estion. at his home, 1871 Dean Street,
He was charter member of
lie Union League Club. of that borough,
nd was chairman OF the house commit
- for the past two years. He was q
Regiment veteran. He was
4 earnest Republican. He leaves
idow, one son. and two daughters.