The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-18
OBITUARY..

Absalom Northrup. who for more than
sixty years was actively engaged in bust
ness in New York and Jersey City, died yes
terday at the home OF his son, John @. North
Tup, in PassaiC. Mr.. NOTthrup was 30 years
old lie was born in Rochester, y. Y. and
at the age OF IA went 70 Fairfield, ConD to
live with an uncle. When he was p he sue
cecded his uncle In the grocery business,
and four years later was appointed first agent
Of the Housatonc Railroad at Stepney, Conn.
ployed in a wholesale grocery, and a few
years later became associated with his
brother In the wholesale drug trade, In 1873
he was appointed gauger Of petroleum by
the Government, which at that time levied
an export duty OF ~ cents gallon on pc
tTolegm since iS he aqd been zen Sso som
road. Several years ago he organized
Northrup's Express, which handles the Erie's
baRRa &c at Jersey City, and continued at its
head until his death Until last Christmas
lie was at his Jersey City ONCE daily. He
leaves one son and several grandchildren
and great gTandC hildTen.
Stewart Henry Brown, son Of the late
Stewart Brown and a retired member Of the
banking firm Of Brown Bros 4 Co, died yes
terday at his home, Quarry Bank, AllertOn,
near Liverpool. England, in the seventy
fourth year OF his age He was born in New
York in 1881 and was graduated from Columbia
in 1851 He was "A member Of the Delta Phi
fraternity. In 1850 he went to England as a
clerk in the English banking house OF Brown.
IN hal house. as we'll wei as 10 the New York
house Of Brown Bros. Co. Later he
was head Of the Liverpool house. When
business He married a daughter Of
James Burkett Of Liverpool and she and
numerous children and grandchildren sur.
brothers. Abbott, Dawson, Melville and
EgeTton, and one sister. Miss Stewart Brown
Of New Brighton, Staten Island.
Mary Abigail Rankin johnson, wife Of the
Rev. James Gibson Johnson, ID. d, Of Farm
ington, Conn, died in Monterey, Mexico
age. She was travelling In Mexico with her
husband and her eldest son and daughter
Mrs Johnsop was The dsHghter Of ne ne hon,
born in Cincinnati, and since her marriage
has resided in Rutland ", New london.
H Ter" death Game" came very suddenly, after three
days OF illness The remains Will be brought
20. Pennington. and the funeral wiz
week Mrs johnson is survived by her
husband and four children among whom
johnson, a writer Of verse.
Andrew Albright a wealthy manufactures,
died in Newark last night as the result OF
paralytic strokewhich Frustrated him less than
a week aRo, He was born in 1881 at Dryden.
y. Y, and went TO New Brunswick, y. j., ~
SOL with a scheme for covering metal with
hard rubber for harness trimmings. He
failed TO make success OF II there and went TO
Newark, where he established rubber coated
took up celluloid for the same purpose, anass-
ing a big fortune. He twice secured the
nomination for G9ysrpoT , Of New Jersey on
sW sT sS SS lake in Sussex county and won
s tG sn his TSRt to exclude 1 the Sener
public from II. He leaves widow son and
dau ghteT.
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia died In Washington Eester-
day Of pneumonia. He was born in Hiram.
ated from the Harvard Law School in 1857,
and then went 70 West virginia MT Cole
in 1873, and after serving for two years as
United States District Attorney, was ap-
sSp %t q Court IN February. isss. lie re-
signed this life ONCE in April, 1901, and -e-
sumed the practice Of law IN Washington.
IN 1882 Mr.. Cole enlisted in the Seventeenth
Maine Volunteers and ultimately became
a Captain in that regiment
George B. CarhArt died Yesterday at hls
his ninety-thIrd year. In the 80: and ,iOs
he was a banker In Augusta and Macon Ga.
He came 20 this city in the early sos and
which at that time was the largest cotton
brokerage Arm in this city; Mr.. Carhart was
for many years director OF the New York and
he was the president Of the railroad He
was one Of the founders and for years was
and he remained director until IL was merged
with the First National Bank. He was also
trustee OF the Union Trust company, He
Ia survived by a son.
Prof. William C., A.IFrerichs. formerly an
artist In Newark. ~ j., and recently residing
at Tottenvile, Staten Island died on Thurs.
day night In the latter place at the home Of
his son. He went 20 Newark In 1880 and re-
manned there until 1900, painting many hun
dreds OF large and small pictures in oil being
scapes with animals In the foreground
Frefiohs was born In Client aeventy-sN years
go and was pupil OF Bartholomew van
Hoven. After coming 20 this country he |
became professor Of art and languages at |
Greensboro. y. G. He lost q valuable collec- |
lion Of pictures by the burning OF tho college |
there. He was afterwurd an Instructor In |
The Essex Art Association at Newark.
John Cochrane Wilson died on Thursday /
II his home, rs West EiEhty-eighth street, 1
of heart failure. He was born at Throggs /
Neck on sept !, is2s. ne was manager OF |
lnce Society, He leaves a widow and four /
ions and daughter. one OF his sons is /
George &. Wilson, the third vioe-president /
" the Equitable Life Assurance Society, /
lger Of the, same corporation. The funeral |
Eill be held to-day from the Central Pres 4
lyterian Church In Fifty-seventh street, /
between Broadway aud seventh avenue,
Lot Thomas, Representative in Congress
rom the Eleventh District Of Iowa, died yes
los Angeles IN the hope Of improving his
health He was 6i years old His home was
n Storm Lake, Ia He had been a lawyer /
md district Judge and was elected TO the /
Pifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eiRhth |
Congresses he was not renominated for /
be fifty-ninth Congress
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Gesner, widow Of John O.
iesner died on Thursday night At her home,
" Van Reipcn avenue. Jersey ity. She was
he mother Of Clarence Gesner and Miss Ida