The times., 1901-04-16
OBITUARY.

Rudolph de Wardener, who was the son
of the Austrian Field Marshal de Ward
ener. himself soldier of two continents,
died on Sunday at his home. $50 Lexing-
ton Avenue. New York, from pneumonia,
In his sixty-sixth year. Ten days ago
Baron de Wardener contracted severe
cold through being caught in heavy
rain while returning from the theatre
The next day pneumonia set IN and as the
baron had a weakness of the heart ne
was not able TO recover from the allnent
Baron de Wardener was born in Austria
and was educated in the military schools
As a boy he went with his father on sew
eraI campaigns. and when he had finished
his course at the military academy and
was holding a commission in the Austrian
army. war was declared between Austria
and France and Sardinia. The young man
fought braveiy at the battles of Solferino
and Magenta, and for his gallantry in
the former battle was decorated by the
Emperor
When the civil war in the United States
began Baron de Wardener resigned his
commission in the Austrian army and
came here to tender his services to Prest-
dent Lincoln They were accepted. and
he was assigned to General StOughton's
staff. He was in the engagements at
Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. At
Fairfax Court House he was captured
and was sent to Libby Prison, from which
he was released after three months.
At the close of the war Baron de
WarCfener came to New York, and accept
ed a place with the Havemeyers in their
sugar business. There he developed
valuable special knowledge OF the busi-
ness and received a high salary. Seven
wears ago he received a verdict or S2J,D0J
against the Metropolitan Traction Com
pany for injuries sustained through be-
ing thrown from a Broadway cable car.
The barOns widow was formerly Miss
Gabrielle Saportas, the only daughter OF
Edward SaDortas, merchant of New
York City. She and three sons survive the
baron. Baron de WardeEer had cOun-
try home at CedaThurst. l.. L.. and was
member Of the Rockaway Hunt Club.
Gen. Alexander c. ATcClurg the we'll
known Chicago publisher. died at O'Clock
yesterday morning in st. Augustine. Fla.
He leaves widow and son. Ogden Nc
CIurg. who is a Yale student.
General McClurg was born in Philadel-
phia. of Seotch-Irish parentage. Soon
after his birth his family moved to Pitts
burg and the early part of mis- life was
spent there. He attended the Miami Col
lege at Oxford and after his return stud
led law in the office of Walter II.
Lowry. the Chief Justice Of Pennsyi-
vauia.
General McClurg enlisted as a private
in the Crosby Guards in the civil war. and
for gallant conduct was promoted until
at the end of the war he returned home
with the rank of brigadier general by
brevet
In 1872. the firm of Jansen. McCIurg Sx
Co was formed. On the death of Mr..
Jansen, the nrm became A. c. McClurg
4 Co., the name it still bears.
LourenzO w. KimbaH, of Rutland, VT,
died on Saturday aged seventy-five. He
lived most of his life in Brandon and Rut-
land, was a master mechanic. and for
several years was al the head of the de-
partments of the Howe Scale Works. Dur
ing the civil war he was gun inspector
at the United States Arsenal In Spring.
field Mass. He was the inventor of the
paper car wheel. making the first set at
a little mill in PittsfOrd. He leaves q
widow, two sons, and two daughters