The Washington times., 1901-07-11
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
Thomas s Brennan. for thirty years a
conspicuous figure in Tammany politics.
died in New York Tuesday. II, was born
in 1874 and began his oflceholding career
seventeen years later as night watchman
in Bellevue Hospital. de was advanced
quickly and by 1866 was warden of Belle
vue 1t was under his supervision that
the present ambulance system was in
stalled and other modern improy yements
effected. In 1873 Mayor Wickham ap-
pointed Mr.. Brennan Commissioner Of
Charities and Correction. and through
reappointments by Mayors Ely and Ed
son he held the position for fourteen
years. Then he fell into disfaVor with
Croker and was out of office for couple
of years Mayor Grant in 1891 made
Brennan Street Cleaning Commissioner.
chiefly IL Is said, with the idea of killing
him politically, but he retained his lead
ership of the Nineteenth Assembly dis-
trict. He lost his Office when the Strong
az sninistration came in. but in 1873 Mayor
Van Wyck appointed him deputy com
missioner of charities. which Office he
held UP TO his death. Big Tom Bren-
nan as he was generally known, was the
tallest member of Tammany Hai!-stand-
ing six feet five and one-half inches, ana
with a more than proportionate Welsnt
Napoleon lie Brun, one of the best
known of contemporary architects, died
at his home in New York Tuesday Of old
age. after several years of inactivity. He
was a native of Philadelphia, born there
in 1871 the son of French parents, who
had left their country in 1893. The young
man, an only child, was educated in the
schools of his birthplace, and studied
architecture in the Office of T. H
Walter, the architect of Girard Col
lege. lie Brun rose rapidly in his
chosen profession, and in time came
to have the designing of some i'm
portant buildings. His first was the Sew
enth Presbyterian Church. but later he
created the Philadelphia Roman Catholic
Cathedral and the Academy of Music.
Going to New York at the age of forty
three, he was successfully the architect
of the Church of the Epiphany. the Ma
sonic Temple, the rounding Asylum, the
Church of ST. John the Baptist, and other
buildings. In partnership with his sons,
he erected the Home and the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Companies buildings.
Mr.. lie Brun when IN Philadelphia,
taught for a time and wrote several text
books. He was a thirty degree
Mason, a member of Union League. No.
12l of Philadelphia, and a member of
the Pennsylvania Society, the American
Institute of Architects, and its New
York chapter. and several other organiza-
tions.
William B. Rec, a well-to-do wholesale
wooden dealer of pa Fifth Avenue, New
York, died ON Monday at a BronxviIIe
sanitarium. He was born in Bfistol, Eng
land. in 1877, and came to the United
States in 1855. becoming salesman for
the late A. T. Stewart. In 1868 he went
to California, where he made a good
sized fortune. In 1872 he returned to this
city and established his wooden business.
For the last twenty-five years ne ha0
made each year. two trips TO California
and two to England. He was twice mar
ried. his second wife being Miss Amy
Taylor. of Manchester, England. She and
baby daughter survive him Mr.. Roe
was a member of the New York Athletic
Club
John Haven Cheever died Tuesday at
his place. Wave Crest" at Far Rock
away, Long Island, in the eventy-seventh
year of his age. He was still active in
business, and was president of the Me-
chanical Rubber Company and of the
New York Betting and Packing Company,
as well as a director of the Okonite Com
pany and of the Vance Electric Company.
a member of the New England Society
and of the Union and Century Clubs. He
was also interested in manT charities, and
took part in a great deal of church work
He leaves a wife and three children, two
sons and a daughter.
William H Stone, who represented one
of the St. Louis districts in Congress
from 1874 to 1871 and was one of the
House tellers in the Hayes-Tilden contest.
died Tuesday at Asbury Park, n. J., at
the age of seventy-twO. He was presi-
dent of the William H. Stone Iron Foun-
dry in st. Louis ana secretary of the
grand lodge Of Masons of Missouri.
Or. William H. Hardness, one Of the
best known scientific men Of California,
died yesterday in San Francisco. He was
ID.It
in 1850. For years he had been connected
with the Academy of Science. His spec
ialty was entomology. but lately he had
experimental with the culture of truf-
fes for the Government in several parts
OF that State He discovered several new
varieties of truffies.
Mrs Martha Patterson, daughter of the
late ex-President Andrew Johnson died
yesterday at Greenville, Tenn. She was
born on October % 1928, in little one
room log cabin. which stood almost in
sight Of the house where she died. She
was the eldest daughter of Andrew John !
son. and was mistress of the White |
House during his term as President She |
married Judge Thomas Patterson, and is !
terson, and a daughter. Belle. OF late |
years she had made her home with her !
son.
Anthony F. Seeberger. one of the orig
inators of the Edison Company in. Chica- |
go. collector of the port under the first
Cleveland Administration, treasurer OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. and
connected in many ways with the growth |
and development of Chicago, died yester- |
day in Des Moines, Iowa, at the home |
OF John d. Seeberger his brother. He !
had been in Des MoiEes three months, |
To Transfer Quarantine stations.
Governor Jennings, of Florida. had a |
conference with Assistant Secretary |
Spauldirg and Surgeon General Wyman |
at the Treasury Department yesterday in |
regard TO the proposed transfer of quar- !
antine stations of that State to the Fed |
eral Government. The State has hereto /
fore managed its own quarantine affairs. !