The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-07
OBITUARY..
HENRY sUYDAM.

Henry Euydam died at bis late resi-
dcnce on the New Vernon road on
Monday aast. He belonged to the
HeDdrick Rycken brauch or the Suy-
dam family who came from Holland In
1858, ANA from whom all OF the Suy-
dams ia New York and vicinity are
descended. Their known ancestry ex-
tends back to the eleventh century and
includes otficers in the First Crusade
under Walter the Penniless &
His mothers family were LHona~
nedieaS, formerly written De L'Hom-
nnedieE, French Hugslen0ts. who came
to thisoountrytin 1856, the year foa-
lowing the revocation OF the Edict of
Nantes, as recorded in a family Bible
printed in 1880 and now in possession
OF Sylvester Y Il 'Hommedieu, Of South
Orange. N. J, They came from Ro-
chelle i'm France and made teSnpOr-
ary home on the East River about
twenty miles from New York naming
the place New Rochelle. Afterw&rd
they settled at Southold, Long Island.
Mr.. Suydam was born ia New York
Nov. 15th, 1882, and spent the greater
part Of tilis life in thatcity. For many
years be was engaged In the wholesale
drug business, but retired about fifteen
years ago and for three or four years
travelled in Europe, Mexico and else
where forlhis health.
Twelve yearsago he removed to Nor
rfst0wn, and although he lived aQuiet
and retired life he became known as a
gentleman OF fexcellentc character which
was especially manifested by his kind
ness and consideration for others.
FROM earlytmanhood he was faith
full and consistent member of the Re-
formed Dutch Church.
Mr. SnydaRa enlisted in Co. Al 1st N.
Y. Line0ln Cavalry, July 10, 1861, in
New K0rlx city. and received his COM
mission as lstilieutenant from Gov.
Seymour. His three years service
would haweexpired July 10Th, 1864, but
he was then a prisoner In Anderson
Vile. Va. He was captured at New
Market, Va, May 18th, 1864, by forces
under Gen. Imboden. At the same
time he was shot through the left
wrist. Remained in Andersonville
prison pen until par0led and arrived,
by steamer Atlantic, at St. Johns
College Hospital, Annapolis, Md, Nov.
25th, 1864. There we're 10000 par0led
at that time.
Mr.. Suydam wrote fEom the hospital
at Annapolis: cannot enter into
the details of my suffering in Ander-
sonville. / have the scuryy so badly
that one Of my legs is drawn up to my
body because we had no vegetables Of
any kind for six months.
The following letter. with list Of
1872 names, was sent to the editor OF
the N. Y. "Tribune /" for publication
Nov. 24th, 1854 ~" Sir: / have the
honor to forward herewith the names
of ali the New York soldiers among
the paroled prisoners Of war brought
north by me on board this ship and a.
bout to land at Annapolis.
[ take this method to inform their
friends Of their whereabouts because
many Of them have not heard from
their homes in more than a year, and
surely, never again win they need more
the kind offices Of friendship and af-
lection. Disease alone is not compe-
tent to produce SO great emaciatiOn,
filth, wretchedness and utter woe.
They have borne with Spartan forti-
tude injuries and insults OF every de-
scription. These poor sufferers who
have just escaped from tortures worse
than death, deserve all the attention
and kindness that respect and affection
can lavish upon them.
Very respectfully,
DAVID p. SMITH,
Surgeon u. S. VIZ "a