New-York tribune., 1902-08-16


complimentary dinner in April last. Since that
time Mr. Marsh hai been In great demand lor
delivering addresses throughout the country
Three weeks ago he broke down under the St
we're strain. since which time he had gradually
failed.
While he was convaescing from his first at
tack his lifelong friend Justice Bartlett OF the
Court of Appeals, visited him, and together they
took trolley ride to Goshen This was the last
time Mr Marsh left his home. His last puoHc
appearance was before the congregation OF the
Temple Beth Jacob, at Newburg 1e" Gays
previous. A week ago stomach uoupie He
yeloped and it became apparent to his physician
and friends that the end of the man once the
Law partner of Daniel Webster was near at
hand.
This morning when the nurse appeared with
nourishrnant Mr. Marsh remarked to her that
II would be his last breakfast. and tnat ere
nightfau he would have passed on MS ioHS
tourney TO the spirit world. He was conscious
until within a half hour Of his death. when he
fell asleep and passed peacefuLy away, "a.
Marsh had formed an intimate TIehusilp ~ a..
the Rev ] Newton Emery, pastor or Chfist
Church OCnversalist). OF this city. ana ne as
well as Mr.. Huyler was present at the BEDSIDE
Ter left directions for his funeral arrange
ments He will he buried by her side In Hill
side Cemetery here.
Luther Rawson Marsh was born at PomPey.
Onondaga County y. Y, on April 4 nlS MS
ancestors lived in New-Hampshire and came 10
this country from England He was educated Al
Pompey and at the military academy OF captain
Alden Partridge at Middletown. Conn lie was
for time in a store at Onondaga Hll. y = an"
then began TO study law. He was admitted 10 'he
bar in 1896 and began practice in this city IN the
office Of Henry r. Storrs But year Iater ne
went to Utica and praCtis"d for five years "r4'hE
for newspapers and making campaign speecheS AZ
the intervals of legal lahors. In lSil he returned
70 this CITY and entered into partnership with
Oscar W. Sturtevant at No. Wall-st- W men
Daniel Webster having left the office OF Secretary
Of State under President Tyler. came 10 Ihs '''y
he associated himself with Sturtevant q MafSH
until hts to the Senate IN Io4', TN ''te
death Of Webster Mr. Marsh was one or the COM
,,it+ea of the Naw-York Historical Society to at
tend the funeral
Mr. Marsh soon gained a large practice and was
engaged in many important cases lie was al one
time associated with Judge William H Leonard
and Governor John T Hoffman, and later he Vas
the head Of the law firm OF Marsh. wilson q
Wallis Mr. Marsh delivered many lectures anu
public addresses. He was for many years Il mem
her Of the Union League Club and for six yearr a
yice-president thereof. He was appointed in As>'
one Of the commissioners to locate public parks
for this city and had much to do with securing
the great park of the city In 1888 ne reio''d
70 Middletown. Orange County. where he after
ward made his home. retiring from active pFaell'e
His u1Ibc service in addition TO that on the com
mission which secured 2,Si0 acres OF PARK I"i'"S
,o- This ciry NJ a cost of nearly 100000 waS as
chairman O commission to estimate the dam
ages to the proprietors of the lands taken 1or tc
International Park al Niagara Fails
For many years Mr.. Marsh. whose tastes re
more for literature than the law, was a dlIiSent
student Of the writings OF Emanuel Swedenborg'
and he was led undertake the investigation "I
the phenomena Of modern spirituallSm or ms
conclusions on this subject he wrote:
.I have brought the investigation OF TINS SUP
tect the lessons and the experience obtained
in the weighing Of facts. in the discrlnnAtlQn oI
principles in the conclusions upon evidence, h%u
and have no motive other than to learn ana know
the truth " and is verify II any man
who has not for years looked into the subject and
sought IFS evidence and tried 70 weigh II iallly,
as / have disputes my conclusions or my facts l
do not argue with him; let him so. as one VINO
KS without knowledge. nave not YET So'l
the man who having investigated the matter. as
I have disputes tn" actuaIty or the MANIFEST
tions I have received the spiritual philosophy
which a man may think he knows-not poets.
coniectures thinks possible imaglnes, but no1 laly
and absolutely knows. And with me this is OF
them. would that others-all others-hao the
II was in 1888 that Mr.. Marsh became acquainted
with Mrs Ann Odclia DlSS Debar. through ll"f
aueped snrit pictures and her influence over him
became SO great that not only did she and her
he uyas induced to make over the property to her
for a nominal consideration Notwithstanding the
exnosures of her methods Mr.. Marsh continued his
faith i'm her alleged portraits of Bible characters
and in sprituaIism and he had another medium
At MiddlGtown-Mrs. Clarissa J. Huylcr-who died
i'm 1901 after acting his spiritual adviser Tor
twelve years. He went 10 MlddItto"n 70 VISIT
tba EI,,vIer family and impressed with the
gifts Of Mrs Huyler that he made his home there
sfter with her and her husband, and the little
brick house was enlarged into a costly mansion