The times., 1901-03-31
OBITUARY.

J. T. MahI. of New York said TO be y
relative OF the late c. p. Huntington. AMI
prominent railroad man. died az Spar
tanburg. 5. G.. last night from consump-
ton. He was travelling in a private car
ssith his mother and daughter. They wers
returning from Utah and Wyoming whers
they had been visiting for Mr. MahIs
health.
b. F. Newcomer. President Of the Ssfs
Deposit and Trust Company. was stricke
on Friday night with paralysis aud diet
last night in Baltimore. Mr. Newcomer
was one OF the best known and veal
thiest men in Baltimore. He was largely
Interested in all the most important
transactions in the financial community.
and the Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
of which ne was president. is one Of tbs
largest and most substantial mOneycd In
Stituti0ns in the South In addition -
his presidency Of this company. Mr.. New
conner was director IN a number OF other
influential financial Institutions. He was
a native of Washington county. and r.
Gently gave Il large sum Of money 70 es-
tablish a public library in HageTstOwu,
Md He leaves an estate valued at ten
millions
Watson van Benthuysen. prominent in
financial and street railroad circles died
in New Orleans yesterday. aged sixty
eight He was born I'm Bedford. L. l. He
moved to New Orleans in 1851. He was
President of the National Improved Com
pany and carried on long and bitter liti-
cation with the Bell Telephone Company
over the validity Of the Bell patents He
was president for some years OF the New
Orleans and Carrollton Street Railway
COmapny and OF the Coliseum line. He
spent some years in New York. where he
was President Of the Poughkeepsie
Bridge Company.
During the civil war he was in charge
of the tax department OF the Confederate
army and also commanded the famous
JeneIsoh DAVIS wagon tram JhaI trav-
eled all the way from Virginia to Florida
seeking u save some of the property OF
the Confederate States from capture
John Patton. formerly of New York. died
in London on Saturday He had been i'll
for three days. In New York he was ono
of the prominent bankers for twenty
years prior to his removal To England a
few years ago.
He was born seventy years ago near
Edinburgh and was educated at the nj
versty of Edinburgh He began business
life ut the foot of the ladder in London
In New York he was partner OF Morris
K. Jesup. in the firm OF Jesup, Patton N
Co. from 1872 to 1854. and he was then for
eight years head of the firm of John Pa
ton & Co.
In lSaa the firm became CuyIer. Nor
gan Il Co. with MIR. Patton as special
partner, and he went 10 London to live.
Hc was member OF the Union. Century.
and Calumet Clubs in New York, and be
fore his removal to London was a dt-
rector of the St Louis and San Fran
cisco and the Mobile and Ohio Railroads.
the Bank of British North America. and
the United States Guaranty Company OF
North America.
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of apoplexy in his Office at 20S Broadway.
New York. on Friday afternoon, died in
Hudson Street Hospital. New York. yes
terday Mr. Arnold was born in New York
in 1889. was q graduate OF the College Of
the City of New York. and was admitted
to the bar in 1850. forming partnership
the following year with Mr.. Solomon L.
Hall He was active in politics from the
time he was young man. In 1SsS he
was president of the New York board
of aldermen. and in 1893 was made sur
rocate OF New York County. He re-
signed as surrogate in 1893. Mr.. Arnold
was a lover Of rare books, en5raVings.
and autographs. and bis collection, al
though depicted from time TO time by
sales that he made. is still an important
one.
William Bard NcViekar. a member Of
the law firm of Marshall. Moran. VIII
Jams & McViekar, died suddenly yester-
day at his home in MOrristown. N J.
He came Of an old New York family. His
father and grandfather were Episcopal
clcrgymen. his grandfather having been
a professor at Columbia i'll the early part
of the century.
Mr. McNickar was graduated from CO.
lumbia in the class Of 1880 He studied
law in the office of the late Stephen T.
Nash. and was ASSOCIATED with his firm.
and afterward with John F. Parsons He
was brother OF Harry W. McVickar, the
artist.
Mr.. McViekar wrote book of short
poems, entitled Lays of Lawyers and
was frequent contributor 10 Life and
otner periodicals He was member Of
the University and MOrristOwn Clubs. He
married a daughter of George McCuI-
loch Miller. who survives him. with three
children Mr.. McVickar was forty-twO
years old
Elder William L. Beebe. for fifteen
years in charge of the Baptist Church at
Warwick, y. Y. is dead at his home
there, at the age Of seyeuty-two. His
father was a famous elder of that denom-
inatiou. and for many years edited the
Signs of the Times. Another SON Ben
ton l. Beebe, succeeded TO the editOrship
and Is still In the harness. A brother Of
the deceased elder is the Hon. George Il.
Beebe, former judge of the Court Of
L
Richard Mott, of Far Rockaway T.. l.
lied on Thursday from old age He was
born there in 1Sl0 His mother was
of Governor Nichols, of New York.
and his father. John Mott. at one time
owned all of the ROckaways. Richard
Mott was for a long time a frequent
To the New York Evening
Post, while William {. Bryant was edi-
-Or. His father was ntnety-eiEht years
'ld when he died and h himself leaves
Vo brothers, William, ninety-three. and
Benjamin eiShty-One years old
John l.. Anderson. a New York tea and
Office merchant, died yesterday at his
nome in PIainfeId, " J.. following q
ong illness. He was born in Edinburgh.
Scotland and was sixty-six years old
Tor a number OF years he lived IN Annoy.
'hina. lie ledy es a widow and two child
ZEN, Miss J. ~. Anderson and Kenneth
Anderson
Mr.. ALLEN SWORN IN.