The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
OBITUARY..

Henry Ide. an old resident OF brooklyn.
died yesterday morning at the residence Of
his son-ln-law. r. l.. Hine. West Fifty. third
street. Manhattan; lie was corn IN Wren
than. Mass. on Feb. "a. 1913. In 1854 he
came 20 Now York. entering the employ OF
a straw goods commission house. He started
IN tine same business for him self, and was
for many years at $50 Broadway He retired
ten years ago, In 1850 Mr.. lde moved 10
Brooklyn and became actively int. ested In
the social and religious HE Of that borough.
being for nfty-two years an elder of the First
Presbyterian Church He was vlce-president
OF the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign NJ lssions
Mr.. lde is survived by three children; Henry
=. Ide. Mrs. ?. l., hlne and George T. lde
His second son, Charles ". Ide. died a year
ago The funeral will be held from the First
Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. tomorrow
afternoon
James F. Briggs, three times Congressman
l=om the First district OF New Hampshire,
seven times member Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives OF New Hampshire Speaker OF the
House in 1897. once state Senator and twice
a member Of the constitutional convention,
died IN Manchester, y IL, yesterday. IN mis-
children, Fraqk'o. Briggs OF Newark, = j..
and Mrs Dudley D. FELTON, Of Manchester
Ie was admitted to the bar in 1881.
John Tompkins. an aged bss ketmaker and
local Methodist exhor,eri died yesterday
Orange Mountain. A. the age OF ~ years
Had he lived until March ?? next there would
ha e been a celebration IN honor OF his birth
day He was married twice. His first WIFE,
bywhou, he had twelve children, died in 1870
and eighteen months later he married Mrs
Sarah Pierce. who IS stu living. Six OF his
children are living
Alexander Pinckney n member OF an old
and respected Revolutionary family, died in
the Pnckney homestead AZ Vail Mills y. Y,
Yesterday from the effects OF large quantity
OF paris green taken with suicidal intent
He lived alone In the homestead, and his
cries OF agony attracted passersby 20 his
condition He lived two hours after taking
the poison. He was IS years old
Thomas Gately. a pioneer resident Of viii
linmsburg died yesterday, In his eighty
sixth year. at his home ii3 Bedford avenue.
He came 10 America from Ireland In boy
section Of williamsburg. where he always
lived. and aided considerably In It's develop
ment Untl Friday no aided his sons in tic
building business
Henry A. Best. prominent in river frelghtlng
circles for the last thirty-two years died
10 his hfty-ninth year He was agent at
Stuyvesant for the boats OF the Central Hud-
son Company. He will be bu,ied Tuesday by
Lafayette Commandry OF Hudson.
Frederick 4. poth. one OF the best known
Safe Deposit Company Of philadelphia. died
suddenly OF diabetes yesterday at his home
in Philadelphia. he was in his slxty-fifth
year
Mrs. Rebecca Clark Williams died At the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. Frederick W
she was the widow OF Rev J A. wa
Hams a Methodist Bishop in Canada. She
Is survived by two daughters and three sons
Thomas Evans Of Boston died on Thurs
day, a Woolwioh Ne hs funeral will be
Park. Mass he was All ADVERTISING agent
In Boston for thirty years and was one OF
the pioneers In the business