The times., 1901-04-07
OBITUARY.

the Rev. benjamin r. de Costa. whl
caused a stir about two years ago. when
he left the Protestant Episcopal Church
for the Roman Catholic faith died sud
denly yesterday morning at her home.
iS2 West Twelfth Street. New York. Mrs.
de Costa had not been attended By "A ply
sieian in the twenty-four hours proceed
ing her death. and consequently her death
had to be reported TO the coroner. Coro-
nsrs Physician Williams found that death
was due TO old age.
Mrs. de Costa was seventy-four years
old and. with her husband, had lived az
the West Twelfth Street address for
nearly nine years. She had many eceen
tricities. One of them was an aversion
TO company and desire for the strictest
SeClusion Her husband DID not sntttr
this with her. but during all the time
they lived at the Twelfth Street address
il said that, owing TO this peculiarly on
the part Of Mrs. de Costa. no visitor ever
| crossed the threshold of their apart
Airs de Costa was daughter of Har-
yey Spencer and was "A widow when she
married DR. de Costa Her eccentricitieS
are said to have been caused by the death
Of q SON
ally presented To the Pope on a visit 90
Rome some years ago. and received the
Pope's blessing which DR.. de Costa after
ward enumerated as among the inhuencea
Mrs George skidmore, widow of Gen.
George A. SkidmOre. died on Friday at
the home of her son in Great Neck, L. l.
Mrs Skidmore was more than ninety
years old. and retained her faculties 10
the last The Skidmcre family IS one or
the Oldest on Long Island. and years agp
had an immense country seat at Great
Neck. General Skidmore was actively in
a.,
nreged the regiments in the southern
part of the State many years ago. He
WAS widely known. and. with his wife.
entertained many prominent persons at
their home. Mrs. Skidmore leaves s,,ty', Two
sons. George Skidmore and John Skid
more. and daughter. Mrs Porter OF
New York
John II. Grove. NJ D.. IL D.. we'll
known surgeon of Philadelphia who was
brevetted lieutenant colonel for distin-
g1ished services in the Union military
hospitals during the civil war, died yes
terday For many years ne was med
icaI director of St. Agnes and ST. Mary
hospitals in PhiladelDhia m -
sented a memorial chapel TO the PreSDy-
terian Church in Marietta, Pa lie was
born in 1925 in MayIOWn. "a ets va.
fellow of the College of Physicians,
member Of the Society of Medical sur
geons, and a Mason.
Representative P. c. Cotter, of Mexican
County Pennsylvania, Democratic lead
er, and one of the orators Of the House
in Pennsylvania died in Harrisburg last
night from blood poisoning He was in
his seat on Thursday last. but was taken
i'll about noon of that day. He had fall
about three months ago and had not been
well since He was famous along the
northern tier Of counties as a criminal
lawyer. He served in Philadelphia regi-
ment during the civil war.
John Furman, who had been an officer
attached to the Supreme Court in Brook
lyn, n. Y, since 1863. died yesterday at
his home at Stewart Avenue and Seventy
ninth Street Fort Hamilton, in his six
ty-seventh year. II is said that he set
up pins in a bowling alley when boy
for Gen Robert E Lee, when he was
experimenting the laying out of the fort
He was noted as a cultiyator of straw
berries. He leaves widow and three
sons.
Margaret Ann Patterson. the widow Of
Col. John w Patterson. a former Mayor
of Tiffin, Ohio. died on Thursday. at her
home. % Washington Avenue. Brooklyn,
N y. in her eighty-seventh year. She
belonged TO the Griffin family who were
among the original settlers in Virginia.
She went to Brooklyn with her husband
thTty-eight years ago. She leaves two
sons and two daughters The body was
taken to Tiffin for burial
John A Keveny, veteran Brooklyn
fireman. died yesterday after an Illness of
several weeks at his home. in Brooklyn.
y. Y. He was born in Ireland and set
tied in the Williamsburg section Of
Brooklyn half a century ago. He served
with the Fifty-sixth New York VOlun-
teers in the civil war.
Mrs Sarah Dunn Harrison. the wife Of
Gabriel Harrison, the veteran Brooklyn
artist and elocutiOnist, died on Friday at
her home at s65 Sterling Place Brooklyn,
y. Z, in her eighty-third year. Her
marriage took place sixty-four years ago.