Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-15
If congress from 1877 TO 1879.

of congress from 1877 70 1879.
Andrew II. Lord. a former mantel
and crate manufacturer of Chicago.
died at Rejlands. Cal, of heart
disease. He was 81 years old.
Mrs. Arson Case. BarabOo. mother
of Mrs. r. NJ. La Toilette. died Be
sides the governors wife she is sur.
yived by her husband and one son.
Rev. DR.. Joshua Young. the famous
abolitionist, who preached the funeral
sermon at John Browns grave, there
by being driven from his pastorate at
Burlington, VT, died at the home OF
his son, Henry G. Young. at Winches-
ter, Mass, aged 81, of heart failure.
Miss Elizabeth Vanderbilt. 81 years
old. daughter of Oliver Vanderbilt.
who founded the first ferry between
Staten island and New York. and a
relative of Commodore Vanderbilt. is
dead at the home of her niece in a
small apartment in New York city.
Miss Vanderbilt had lived with the
family for twenty-five years. but never
spoke to them of her business affairs.
She had a large income, however. and
is supposed TO have held considerable
property. 1t is said she had not
spoken TO any other relatives in many
years because of extensive litigation
over her fathers property.
James BOorman Colgate died at his
home in Yonkers, N. Y, after an ill.,
ness OF sC-ral months. He was born
in New York in 1918 and was the first
to organize during the civil war the
New York gold exchange, of which he
was Tor many years the president.
Colgate university, at Hamilton, n. Y,
was enlarged with fine buildings and
literally endowed by Mr. Colgate dur
ing-the past thirty years, over $1,000
900 having been contributed TO the in
stitutiOn. He also gave for his wife
who is a daughter of the late Governor
Colby of New Hampshire about $780,
600 to the Colby academy at New Lon
don, n. H. He also gave liberal sums
To Rochester university. Columbian
college at Washington, ID. c.:
Rochester Theological seminary and
the Cook academy at Havana. n. Y.
Funeral services over the remains
of William Collins Whitney. former
secretary of the navy and prominent
financier and turfman, were held at
Grace Episcopal church, New York
city Rev. Or. William r. Huntington,
the rector, conducted the services,
Bishop Doane OF Albany also partici-
patins. In the assemblage. which
filled the body of the large church.
were many men of the highest promi-
nence, representatives OF the various
interests with which Mr.. Whitney had
been identified, societies and organ
izations of which he had been a mem.
Der and scores OF employees of the
corporations with which he had been
connected. Floral tributes in pro-
fusion were banked high around the
pulpit, before which the coffin was
placed. Seventy pews in the center
OF the church were reserved for the
family and relatives, intimate friends.
representatives of the army and navy
and business associates, the rest OF
the church being thrown open to the
general public, crowds of whom had
gathered before the church before the
hour set for the services. OF the i'm.
mediate family only Mrs. Almeric
Hugh Paget, a daughter, was absent.
being unable to return from Italy in
time for the funeral. The honorary
bearers selected were Grover Cleve.
land. Elihu Root, Thomas F. Ryan, ].
PierpCnj Morgan, Thomas Dolan.
Grant B. Schley, p A. B. Widener, Fl.
Nick. Twombly. Colonel William Jay
and G.. G. Haven. but Mr.. Morgan was
unable to attend and mis- place was
taken by III. p. Vreeland.