The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-09-06
OBITUARY.
MORRIS 6. suTPHEN

up. Ills Idmlly mas the sincere sympa-
thy of the entire community. The fol-
lowing was written by Frank J.
Mather, Jr., one of the editors of the
New York Evening Post, who was with
Mr.. Sutphen at the time of the accident:
'Dr. Morris G. Sutphen, instructor in
Latin at Johns Hopkins University, was
drowned off Navesink Highlands on Sat-
urday in boating accident, while sail
ing with friends. The small catboat
was pulled in under the draw by the
flood tide and capsized. Dr. Sutphen
struck out Immediately for shore, and
when last seen by Henry w. Mather of
Roseville, N. j., and Frank j. Mather,
Jr., and Rufus G.. Mather, both of New
York, the survivors of the party, who
had regained the boat below the bridge,
was swimming strongly above them,
and apparently half way to the shore,
some hundred yards distant. Mr.. SUIT
phen was graduate of Princeton Uni
versity in the class of $780, He later
pursued classical studies in the Graduate
School of Johns Hopkins University.
During the academic year 1878 he
served as instructor in Latin at Williams
College, taking the place of an absent
professor. On his receiving the decor.
ate in philosophy from the Johns Hop
kins University ia 1899, he was appoint.
ed instructor in Latin at that institu-
ton. Besides his undergraduate courses
he assisted in the work OF the graduate
seminar, and his studies in Late Latin
Latinlty had given promise of notable
career as an investigator. His activity
as one of the editors Of the volume Of
classical studies shortly to be issued in
honor of Prof. Gildersleeve had brought
him wide acquaintance among CLASH
cal scholars throughout the country.
The Forthcoming volume will contain
an article by DR. Sutphen, an earnest Of
the studies to which he had devoted the
past ten years. He was in his thirty
third year. His home was at Morris
town. N. j., the residence of his mother,
Mrs. Eleanor B. Sutphen
Professor Sutphen was the son of the
late Rev. G. M. Sutphen, d. D., and
Eleanor Brush Sutphen of this city,
where he was born thirty-three years
ago. He attended the Morris Academy
in Morristown and afterward entered
Princeton University, class of 1890,
where he was graduated with honors.
Two years ago he was called to pro-
fessorship in John Hopkins University
He was to return to his duties in the col
lege in few days.
Professor Sutphen was interested in
athletics and was member of the Nor
ristown Field Club. He was formerly
a skillful pitcher on the clubs baseball
nine. He had host of friends in Nor
ristown, where his family, which con-
sists of his mother. two brothers and
three sisters, is well known and highly
respected.
Soon after the accident, when it
became apparent that Mr.. Sutphen had
been drowned, liberal reward was
offered for the recovery of the body
The search was continued with little in
Permission until Tuesday afternoon, when
Henry Sutphen, brother of Morris and
Rufus Mather, who was on the boat
when it capsized, discovered the body
floating on the water not far from the
scene of the accident 1t was tenderly
cared for and brought to Morristown
yesterday
The funeral services were held from
the late residence of Prof. Sutphen yes
terday afternoon, the Rev. DR.. Erdman
OF the South Street Presbyterian Church,
of which DR.. Sutphen was member
officiating. A quartet, under the direc-
ton of Choirmaster Matthews of st.
Peters, sang with much feeling peace,
Perfect Peace and ASLEEP in Jesus. !"
The bearers were Professor Kirby F.
Smith of Johns Hopkins University,
Joseph w. Harper, Stuart Chaplin,
Duncan D. Sutphen, Louis L. Curtis
and DR.. Frank j. Mather. Interment
was made in the family plot in Ever
green Cemetery.
From the numerous letters and mes
sages of sympathy received by the
family of Professor Sutphen we quote
DR., Ira kemsen, the newly elected
president of Johns Hopkins-'In the
name of the university which mourns
the loss Of your son, send this message
of sympathy"
DR.. Kirby Smith, head of Latin De-
partment of Johns Hopkins Every
one loved Morris. Students admired
him. and the dullest among them
warmed to the fire of his enthusiasm.
No one of greater promise ever received
his degree from this university. He
was already becoming an authority in
his special line Conversational Latinity)
and only few years would have seen
him one of the foremost classical schol-
airs of this authority"
DIR. Minton Warren, late of Johns
Hopkins, and now a professor in the
Latin Department, Harvard University
81 feel that have lost an intellectual
son, for Morris was very dear to me.
A kind friend, a good man, fine
scholar is taken from us"
One of his students at the University
writes: sit was first in the preliminary
Latin class and then last year in the
Latin Minor that DIR. Sutphen was my
instructor. l, in common with his
other students, worshiped him. He
was our ideal of college instructor.
BY his own enthusiasm he inspired us
with love for the Latin language that
we never imagined we could attain. l
have been fortunate indeed to have been
associated with him and / grieve to
think what loss he will be to the Uni
versity and to Latin classes that are to
come.
From a member of the Latin Semi