The times., 1901-05-07
OBITUARY.

| Henry William Won AldehOff died at his
I home in Dallas. Tex, on Sunday night
| He was born in Dusseldorf. province OF
| Westphalia. Prussia on March r. 1913. A
graduate Of Bonn University at the age Of
/ eighteen, he came to America on a visit
| Filled with the spirit Of adventure. he
| drifted to Texas and landed or Galveston
Island the day Gen. Sam Houston was
inaugUrated President of the Republic OF
Texas. Remaining in Texas he became
translator Of Spanish titles in the general
land Office under Secretary Borden.
Later he moved 70 Kentucky. then to
Tennessee, and at Athens began the pro-
fessiOn Of a school teacher, finally Iocat-
ing at Kingston. where he married Miss
Rowena ]. Sewer, granddaughter OF Gov.
John Sewer He soon was recognized a
one of the ablest scholars and educators
of the South, many of whose public men.
among them United States Senator
John T. Morgan, of Alabama. Gen.
George l.. Gillespie of the United States
Army. and James 5. Sewer of Tennessee.
owe to him their education. In 1873 he
returned to Texas. where until the time
of his death he lived in almost complete
retirement at Dallas.
John D. GermOn. an actor died at
Roosevelt Hospital. New York. yesterday
from blood poisoning. the result Of inju-
ries he received on the stage OF the Ameri
can Theatre on January %. GermOn was
playing a small part in Held by the
Enemy, and was Also ASSISTANT stage
manager. He was carrying a lamp across
the stage when it exploded A small piece
of metal tubing entered his right foot.
and blood poisoning set in little later.
Mr.. Germon belonged to a family that
has been represented on the American
stage for six generations. He was the son
of Mrs. Ann Germon. now seventy-nine
years old, and an actress until a few sea-
sons ago. His. father, G. G Germon. is
said TO have been the original Uncle
Tom when the dramatiZation Of Mrs
Stoves novel was first produced He was
a second cousin of Joseph Jefferson
Mr. Germon began his theatrical career
al Baltimore when a boy. He was en-
plOyed on the stage there and was first
promoted to the dignity of speaking lines
at the historic Chestnut Street Theatre.
in Philadelphia He was born hfty-eight
years ago in Palmyra. Mo
Frederick Fassett who for a quarter
of a century drew soda water for thirsty
New Workers on lower Broadway, Gied
late on Sunday nisat at Bellevue HOspi-
tai New York. His death was due to
blood poisoning. Mr.. Fassatt was forty
four years old. He became a clerk at
the soda fountain in Hudnut's pharmacy
when a boy, and was said to know more
about the business than any other soda
clerk in the country. Owing to the TACT
that he possessed the secrets of mixing
every sort of beverage dealt over soda
bar he commanded a larger salary tnan
any other soda clerk in the United States
From Hudnut's he went 10 Hegeman.s )
and then TO the Buffet cafe at l6I Broad
way. Last October ne left there 20 diS-
penSe soda at Waubuns on COrtlandt
Street. While at work at the latter place.
a little over a week ago. he burned his
hand with phOsPhoric acid and lye clean
ing the metal ornaments OF the soda
fountain. The following day blood pOis-
oning set in.
James IT. Kerns, United States Mar
shal for the Eastern district of Penn
syIvania from 1S71 until 1887. died at his
home in Philadelphia Saturday. He was
prominent in politics in Philadelphia for
number of years. beginning his career as
a member Of the Legislature from the
Tenth ward from 1853 to 1867 He made
the acquaintance of Senator Simon Cam
eron while at Harrisburg and became a
devoted adherent of the CamerOns. This
friendship proved valuable TO Kerns, for
he was made United States marshal in
1871 and retained the position until 1857.
when he was succeeded by Andrew II.
Dill
Capt. Robert Nelson, Of Philadelphia.
died on Saturday at Atlantic City in his
sixty-eighth year. He was born in the
island of Trinidad of which his father.
the Hon Robert Nelson. afterward a
member of the Canadian Cabinet, was at
that time the Governor. He served in the
1lith Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded
Potomac River with Hooker at the time
of the battle of Charlottesville. and ia
that fight was SO severely wounded that
he was sent home invalided and honor
ably discharged. since which time he had
led retired life.
Judge BENJAMIN F. Buckner one of the
most prominent politicians in Kentucky.
died at his home at Winchester, by.
Yesterday, after an Illness of several
months. He was sixty-siX year Old.
prominent member of the bar and one
of the most influential men in his district
He was born in Clark County and repre-
sented the county at one time In the Leg
istatIra He was Common Pleas judge.
and resigned that Office 70 become Circuit
CotIrt Judge of the counties or tayette,
Bourbon, and Noodford.
State Senator Michael Russell died at
his home in Troy. y. Y, yesterday. He
suffered a stroke of paralysis in the lobby
Of the Senate at the recent session Of the
Legislature and never rallied from IT.
Senator Russell was an associate of ex-
Gov Frank S Black in the contest OF the
Troy Citizens Party against Edward
Murphy in 1894. He was elected to the
Assembly, where he served for three
terms. This was his first term in the
Senate
Lieut. William b. Littell. veteran of
f. Thirteenth New Jersey Vol
Inteers. in the civil war. died On Sunday
at the Soldiers Home in Kearny. aged
sixty-hve years. He was a son OF the
late John c. Littell OF Newark and a
brother of John Litteu, of the eomptrOl-
ers office of that city. He leaves one
son.