The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

Ben amin H. Hopkins, leading citizen
and TRANSFORMATION man Of Jacksonville.
Fla. for many years FIoTida's representa-
tive OF the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, died there yesterday afternoon from
the effects CT a most peculiar accident
that befelI bin a month ago. While sit
ting on his porch one Sunday afternoon
chatting and laughing with friends his
false teeth slipped down his throat For
some days IL was thought they would slip
into his stomach and could then be Sc
cured Later il was ascertained that they
had lodged il his throat. An operation
was had a week ago and the teeth recov-
cred, having lodged Ia the lower part of
the throat But puss formed, and il was
soon found that his jUgulaT vein had been
perforated. This was cemented up, but
to no purpose, and despite the best medi-
cal attention he died. Nj. Hopkins was
well known in transportation circles in
the South. He leaves a widow and two
children.
Hollis H. Hunn5w2ll, inancier and rail-
road mar, died az lis summer residence
in Wellesley, Mas, yesterday of heart
disease after long illness He was near
IL niuety-twO Years old. He was born in
Waterfront, Mass He finished his educa-
ton in Paris and at the age Of twenty-five
became q partner in the Paris banking
firm of Welles & Co, well known to
American travellers He resided there If
teen wears, and married there, in 1888,
Isabella p. Wel!es. daughter of John
WeIIes, Of Boston. After returning to
America the firm Of II. H Hunnewell &
Sons was established in 1860. Mr.. Hume
well took an active part in the cOnstruc-
ton of many Of the Western railroads.
For many years he was vice president o.
the Michigan Central, Hannibal and st.
| Joseph St Joseph and Council Bluffs,
| Chicago Dubuque and Minnesota. Wis
consin Valley. Old Colony, and several
other railroads He was also a director
! in many large Boston fnacial institu
/ tons.
Charles Dcwney. an expert on crops,
! grasses, and seeds, connected for fifteen
| years with Peter Henderson & Co. and
who made a specially of supplying golf
country, and polo clubs with the grasses
! best adapted to the SOIL died on Monday
/ night at his home on Jersey City Heights
/ OF pneumonia. He was forty years of age
I and leaves widow and one son Charles
I DOwney was a nephew OF Mr. DoWney. d
| the seeds firm OF Laird & Downey. Edin-
| buTgh. and came to this country to take
| a place with Henderson & Co. He had
! charge of the firm s exhibit at the Column
| bian Exhibition in Chicago. and besides
| his work IN building up turf for country
| clubs, he inspected and furnished the
| seeds for hundreds OF lawns in the sub
consulted as an expert by men within
radius of 200 miles of the city who main
tain extensive estates
Col. James Harvey wilmington is dead
in BingharIton, N Y. He enlisted for the
civil war, was made captain in General
Chamberlain Massachusetts regiment
and at the close OF the war went TO Sar
Francisco, where he became member OF
Gov. Newton Booths staff and was for
some time assistant treasurer OF the
gold exchange Of California. He was foi
several years business manager of the
Morning Advertiser of New York city
Jonathan s. Cursey. ST., who had Icng
been active in Republican politics in the
Twenty second ward IN Brooklyn. died
suddenly on Monday morning at his home
454 Sixth Street. that city, in his fifty
seventh year. He was one of the organ
izers Of the Mckinley Republican Club "
the ward. He leaves a widow, two sons
and daughter.