The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15
Obituary Notes.

mummy N0tSS.
Thomas W. Wood. who was one OF the best
known OF the older painters Of New York.
died Of heart failure yesterday morning. at
the New York Hospital. Mr.. Wood was
nearly w years Old. He was born In Mont
pelier. Vt. In 1923. and as a boy worked In his
fathers cabinet-making shop. The visit
OF q portrait painter to Montpelier fired
young Wood with a desire to become an ar
tist and to set about learning TO sketch and
draw. and afterward with an u1cle's aid he
went to Boston In the winters and studied art
there. Between 1858 and 1880 he visited
Europe, and, returning TO America, he uav-
eor tos psp,e, se,tDS IN New York in
1889 He did a number OF portraits that hang
In the Chamber OF Commerce gallery, but
painter OF genre Several Of his works are In
the Metropolitan Museum. In 1871 Mr.. Wood
was elected member OF the National a., academy ead
Huntington who had held the once for twenty
president Of the American Water Color soci-
ETY.. He was one of the founders Of the New
York Etching Club and contributed TO its eS-
Within the last ten e years Mr. Wood made three
Journeys to Europe. devoting much OF his
S%s 70 ns oS apd some on psStnss OF lis
own he founded museum in his native town;
IL New York his workshop WAS IN the old
The Recruit, The Veteran" all in the Met
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tor. yiiliass Post ONCE. 3Poor White. and
Capt. william r. Kenan of wilmineton,
port. died yss.sfdsy at ths John. HopEinss
Hospital In Baltimore, where he bad been III
With 'a him wSs s h. died. with the eS"eptiop
Of Mrr Henry NJ. Flagler wife Of the standard
on man, who Is with her HUSBAND in New
James keenan, Of Revolutionary fame and his
father was .sss,.S q 4 from sSs
verslty OF North Carolina and engaged in
business as broker IN wv wilmington until the
9Ss army o, Of "e the and served
throughout that struggle, Al the close Of the
war be returned to WI, Wilmington and con-
Cleveland he. was appointed Collector Of
Sho %as 4 Many chapel H
\. c, he Is survived by four children. William
r. Kenan.- Jr, and three daughters, Mrs.
OF Macon. Ca. and Miss Sara Graham Kenan,
DIR. Chaunoey Ayres lied Yesterday afternoon
at his home in stamford. aged o. He was born
an Ssw ean %sre ssottsR lie had The dis
tinction Of being the Oldest graduate Of the
Yale medical school He Tas in, IN the class Of
the practice OF his profession in Green witch,
but coon went to New York. and was one Of
sse there asrn IN Ss eedsmc Of
he was the surgeon OF the United States Coast
survey. He took an active part In the affairs
the ON of,ces he held was that Of borough clerk
IN the early DAYS q the borough For three
smfo ar w for sIty.six Years. -Four Of his
beth W, residing with her father. One OF
was retired from the United States naval
service six years ago.
Abnsr T.yloT former s;. Rsprsssntstye r.
at Columbia University. Hospital. IN Wash
ington. after an illness OF several weeks Mr.
Taylor was born N Maine n is?a and his par pa,
nois. He lived for some time at Aurora. iii
He Joined the Quartermaster's Department
The Tpgn A%y fnS .ss Ia the be
engaged In railroad building Ne was for
several terms a member Of the Illinois Legs--
lature and served two terms In the House OF
Representatives, In 1880 and 1893.
The Rev 5. Morgan Smith. owner OF the
large waterwheel works In York, Pa. died at
man he entered the Moravian ministry and
during the war served as the chaplain Of a
ministry in 1871. and. becoming Interested in
mechanical Inventions. he soon tablishcd
death wS wa. Interested in power plants In ali
parts OF the world lie Is survived by sew
eral sons and daughters, all OF whom were his
partners IN the manufacture Of his in ven ton.
Supervisor William s, Sterling died in his
home in white Plains, N. Y. yesterday. He
was about So years old, and was born In Paw.
ling. n Y. Mr.. Sterling was q director OF
the Home savings Bank. He had been village
trustee for the past seven years and Super
member Of White Plains Lodge. =. a A. NJ.
DIR. Frederick Nehrbas died on Monday at
his home. at 100 Ciarkson street, flatbush.
Kings Park and Flatbush hospitals. He
leaves a widow. a son and two daughters
William H. Swan, an assistant engineer in
the Park Department, died of heart failure
on Monday at his residence. pi2 Home street.
The Bronx. He had been In the service Of
the city since $50 and was well known.
James l.. Phillips. a real estate broker of
Mount Vernon. died suddenly last night Of
apoplexy In his home there: Mr. Phillips was
So years old and wns born In New York. be.
aides his widow he leaves a daughter and
three sons.
Mrs Frank IT, Jnmison. wife Of Il we'll
known newspaper man OF Orange died last
pirht at her home. 81 Snyder street, at the age
Of 80 Mrs. Jamison was Miss Caroline Boy
den Of Chicopee Falls. Mass Besides her
husband Mrs. Jamison left two daughters.
David Russell former general .superin.
tendent Of the Brooks Locomotive Works Of
Dunkirk, died on Monday night. aged 20
years He was born In st. Andrews. Scot
land. and came TO this country In is+5.
The wife OF Judge John Jay jackson Of the
United States Circuit Court died suddenly at
the family home. Parkersbura. W. Va. yester-
day OF heart disease.