The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
OBITUARY.


in the winter by advice of his physicians.
A month ago he became seriously IN. His
| death occurred yesterday afternoon,
| heart disease being the Immediate cause.
MT Clark was born in Nashua n H
IN 1876. and entered Dartmouth from
nhlllips Andover Academy in 1852. He
remained In college only a year when
Illness compelled him TO leave his studies
| IN IoS' Mr. Clark married Miss Caroline
lyIer; OF Portland. and six children were
a volunteer officer during the civil war.
and was honorabIy discharged with the
rank of acting lieutenant
In August. 1870. Mr.. Clark began his
railroad life. and in 1874 was appointed
general manager of the New York and
New England Railroad. He became Vice
PRESIDENT In 1879. and In 1881 was made
second Vice President of the New Haven
road. In 1885, Mr.. Clark was made Presi-
ient OF the New Haven. which Office he
held for twelve years
re S,nGe q nus - retirement he has been di-
rector OF the corporation. The body will
he brought to New London fo=-buriaI.
Gen. John r Rathbone. one Of the lead
ing citizens of Albany. n. Y. died at HIS
home in that city on Wednesday night.
after Two weeks illness from the grip. He
was born in Albany October g. 1919 and
was member of the stove manufacturing
! nrm OF iNathbone. Sard & co. their
foundry being one Oreths largest Il, ~,
world $50
General RathDone was appointsd brig
adler general OF the Ninth Brigade OF
the National Guard. early In 1851 and
when the civil war broke out and Albany
was made the depot for volunteers. Cen
erai Rathbone was appointed cornman-
dant of the depot. filling the position with
such credit that he was highly compli-
mented by the War Department
Governor Dix appointed him adjutant
general of the State troops on January l.
1915. IN which capacity General Rathbone
rendered efficient services in bringing the
guard up to high standard. He had
been active in religious. charitab!e and
educational work during his life having
been for fifty years the superintendent OF
the Emmanuel Baptist Sunday school Of
Albany. General Rathbone leaves a
widow and four children. One of his
daughters is Mrs ]. Archibald Muir
ray. of New York.
The Rev. DR. Frederick Augustus Muh-
lenburg. one of the best known clergy
men in the Pennsylvania Lutheran minis
try, died suddenly yesterday in Reading.
Pa, from apoplexy and infirmities OF
age He was eighty-three years old
DIR. Muhlenburg WAS u native of Lam
caster, Pa, son of DR. Frederick Muh-
lenburg. n well-known physician and bot
anist. lie WAS s'tIcated at Pennsylvania
and Jefferson colleges. studied theology
at Princeton. and in 1880. became profess
was the first President of NIuhlenburg
College, Lancaster. and was professor OF
Greek in the Pennsylvania University
for fourteen years.
College, near Pittsburg. In 1892 he re-
tired to private life and lived in Reading
with his son. He leaves four sons.
William T. Fuqua died at BATON Rouge.
La, on Wednesday night. He was
thirty-seven years old. He was a native
of Clinton, La. In 1888 he went to Guate-
mala. where ne was engaged in the rail-
road business. Returning to Louisiana in
1891 he became secretary of the Natchi-
tOches Railroad and the Louisiana State
Normal School He returned to Guate-
maIa with r. Fl. May. an auditor of the
Guatemala and Western Railroad A few
months ago May and Fuqua left Guate-
mala and the former was arrested by the
local authorities and detained at Puerto
Barrios. Fuqua came to Washington and
presented the May case so well to In
duce Secretary Hay to interfere and com
pei Guatemala to surrender May.
The Rev Dr. Arthur Edwards editor of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and veteran of the civil war. died on
Wednesday night at his home in Chicago.
He was born III Norwalk, Ohio, on No
vember q, 1891.
At the beginning of the civil war he
was appointed chaplain of the First
assistant editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate at Chicago. and in
1872 received appointment of editOr-in-
chief of that paper, and served conttnu-
0usly in that capacity until his death. He
was the first to advocate the use of illus
trations in the Church press. He was a
membe. of the Escumenical Conference in
London in 1851.
Charles C. Burns. Secretary of the Ma
tional Starch Manufacturing Company
and Secretary and Treasurer Of the Kings
County Gas and Illuminating Company,
died yesterday morning from cOmpli-
cation of diseases at the home of his sis
ter Mrs. Frank Gilbert. in Troy. n. Y He
was ~ years old and was a son OF Charles
Burns. of Troy. He was graduated from
Hobart College and from the General
Theological Seminary and was member
of the Hobart Alumni Club and the West
chester Country Club. The funeral viii
be held on Saturday.
Mrs Lucy McIIwaine. widow of Robert
D. McIlwaine, and daughter of the late
Rev. Theodore Pryor died at her home in
Petersburg. Va, yesterday morning. aged
seventy-three years. She was a sister of
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, of New York. She
leaves six children. among whom are
State Senator William b. McIlwaine u
prominent lawyer Of Petersburg. and a.
G. Mcllwaine, of New York.
the Chicago Board of Trade. and during
the civil war one of the heaviest opera
tors in grain in the country. died yester-
day at his home in Chicago at the age OF
seventy-two years. During the COS he
made fortune through speculation but
lost the bulk Of it In one unlucky plunge
He was born in Essex, Canada, and went
to Chicago in 1855
Cap James Grant. formerly in COM
a N Ia son I mol ar,
tugs. died on Wednesday at the Eastern
state Hospital for the Insane. in VIII
iamsburg, Va, aged fifty years. He be-
came demented about six months ago
He was long seafaring man, and was
widely known at Atlantic seaports He
leaves a widow and two children living
in Richmond, Va.
Lieut.. Henry Ripley Baker. L. S. n,
retired, died at his home in Watertown.
on August IL, 1862, he was made an act
ing ensign. He was promoted to acting
master on July s, 1861, was transferred
to the regular service and was retired as
Il lieutenant on December 8, 1876.
Mrs Clara f. Gladding, the wife of
Thomas S. Gladding President of the
Montclaire Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation died at her home. 22S Orange Road
Montclaire. y. j., yesterday, from brain
trouble. She was a member of the First
BAPTIST Church. She was forty-nine
years old.
Mrs. Elizabeth Norwood Jacobus. the
widow of William Jacobus. died at her
home. 40 Park Street Montclair. " J..
yesterday morning from paralysis. She
WIS member of the First Presbyterian
Church. She leaves two sons and two
daughters.
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