The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-11
Obituary Notes.

Louis NJ Chastenu for thrty-three yenrs
captain of the Paramount Park Guards, In
Philadelphia died suddenly on Sunday
night. He was born in Baltimore on Sept.
g. 1927, and. after passing his boyhood days
at sea entered the service of the United
States Telegraph Company. operated by
the Pos, Of,ice Department and subsequently
joined Colt the inventor of reyolvers For
in constructing telegraph lines between
New York and City Island and Bosom and
Hull These lines were used to report ship
ping. At the outbreak of the rebellion he
enlisted in the Second Pennsylyania Cavalry.
under Col X. Butler Price. He was mus
tered out of service in October 1854.
Capt. William Henry Riley, who was
miles as the largest boat owner and best
tempered citizen of milestone Landing
l.. l.. died on Sunday evening from sastritis
05 years old and had spent forty-hv' of those
wears mt Whitestone. His start in business
was made IA butcher, but soon he found
that there was profit in keeping sailboats and
guests and other visitors About twenty
years 20 he dropped everything else to devote
himself wholly TO the boat business, lie
launches and several large sailboats
Oliver Everett Roberts, who had been
twenty-five years cashier in the Assay Office
lie was born in Gloucester, Mass. so
yenrs aro and was n brother of Mrs Mary
colby, mother Of Gardner r. Colby. lie
was n graduate of CoIumblq College. Ile
in Hong Kong. where he was Consul for the
United States At the close of the civil war
Mr.. Roberts returned to this country and
entered the Assay OffiCe.
director of the Eighth and Ninth avenue
surface roads and one of the best known
property owners Of kngsbridge died ut
age of 80 years. lie was born on Long Island.
He made money in the carriage business
and retired in 1886. For ~" last flftyhve
kinnsbrdgc which was built in l7N. The
funeral service will be held Mt his home this
afternoon.
charles Hoollner, 81 years old, organizer
S"hutzrn Bund Of Jersey City died nj his
home, 03 Paterson avenue, that, city, on
saturday. He was, conscious until tn" last
and passed away Whispering the name of his
son. who il soldier in the Philippines
shortly before he died. no told his wife that
he would be content to go If he could only
see his boy again,
Michael Mrchan. one Of the oldest en-
nIoyees in tho service of III" city. died on
Saturday at his home, 1854 Lexington avenue,
Mr. Meehan was II years old and had been
br w 'Comptrolier Matthew T, Brennan.
Major Samuel f.. Lewis. n veteran of the
civil war and for years clerk ~ the Trcqs-
Of the Hotel Barton in Washington yester-
div, Major Lewis wns. ~ years old He
served through the civil war in the Rhode
Island Volunteers.
George Champln. one Of the best known
rancbers of northern California and for
wears a business partner Of Leland Stanford.
died at his ranch near Tehnma,. CAL. on
sunday at the age Of 10 years He went to
California in ls4o
cant. John l.. Nichols, . veteran of the
civil war and for the last sixteen years an
employee in the stationery room Of the nited
states Senate, died at his home in Wnsh-
OF Illinois.
Prof. Charles Molenhauer Of ~ Hanston
place, Brooklyn, a member of the we'll
known musical family. Of that name died on
Saturday. in his hftieth year,
James Lowell williams Sr. a pioneer in
the knit goods industry in central New York,
died in Rome. ~ y. on Sunday night, aged
~ years