The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-20
OBIT AIRY.

Former Fire Marshal BENJAMIN Lewis
died al his home. 20A South Portland avenue
Brooklyn. yesterday morning He was born
at cardiff. Wales. in 1880 and came TO America
in 1883 He first found employment rs a
81 onecutter and then went to South Carolina
where he became member OF the Carolina
Blues In tine war he was employed in
Manhattan experimenting tho enrolment
and drafting Of soldiers. In S67 he engaged
in the fire insurance business He WIS ap-
pointed Fire MarShnl IN the Administered ion
of MAY or James Howell aud was legislated
ont oil oricr ia 1852 but in the following year
was reappolutcd through the Influence OF
Police Commissioner Thomas carroll lie
retired ia 1884 Niug 10 Ill health. Nj Lewis
was prominent in Masonic circles H., was
ono or the late Hugh McLaughiu'- intimate
friends He IS survived By his wife and
three children.
John i Anderson IT. died at his home.
1925 Pacific street. Brooklyn. Yesterday
He WAS born ~ New York city 81 years
ago and had lived IN BROOKLYN Tor over
member OF the Wholesale paper warehouse
nrm OF John + Anderson. Jr i co. He
many OF Mount Holyoke College. Of tie
South Brooklyn savings Institution and Of the
Mp-slchusetts Mutual Life Insurance Com
pam he Wa member OF the Hardware
club. the Chamber of commerce the Aldinr
Club and OF the Union League club OF Brook
lyn He Wa al5o Interested N the Brooklyn
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO chill
dreu. He was for thirty years a trustee OF
the Central Congregational Church llu Ii
survived by two daughters.
John Randolph Bull Il veteran Of two wars
died Yesterday AZ has home. 80 Avenue q
Bnyonne y. j.. of pneumonia H. was 81
Years old lie WAS born in Dultimore and M
tine outbreak OF the M'Kcan war when ne
resided IN Louisville. joined the Louisville
Legion He served through the war In he
civll war he WIS attached 10 the Ouart,-,-
mnsters Department on the Union side and
was advanced 10 the rank OF Colonel Then
ne engaged In the Wholesale produce busi-
ness IA Louisville. bur retired some years ago
tie removed TO Bayoune from staten Island in
1891 He il survived by wife thrp.
sons aud two daughters Among rise guests
Hontv cay Mrs. Bull was Helen Mar Of
Louisville. They were married rii1-sA
wears
Louis c Mack. secretary Of the Somerset
Woollen Mills. died a. Ais home ia Somer
VILE. \ D.. Yesterday. lie underwent an
operatio4 t%o days ago, he WIS a son OF
Mills and d nephew Of Henry Ensteiu. pro
prietor OF the New York Prose He was
widely known a. patron OF al hlerc 'p2rt-
and was a member OF 10" Bachelor tlIO
The West End Athletic Association aud the
Somerset Country club He leaves a widow
aud one child His widow h. % dal shtor ~
! + Chambers, treasurer OF The Delaware
and LackawauuU Railroad Company
Mrs. Annie NJ Ferns. wifr OF the Rev
Dr lohn NJ Ferris. died at her home. a1t
Flat bush avenue BROOKLYN yesterday. Her
father was Judge Garrett Msrtense Mrs
Ferris was - wears old She - survived bv
her husband minister ul fhr Reformed
Dutch Church and editor OF the Clrisfin5
Irfsltgmctr who was president OF tine board
of trustep5 Of the old Erasmus Han school
az the time II was presented 10 the city OF
New York
Mrs Ellie Buokelew OF Jamesburg. Y ;
died at her hon" there ~ the age Of ~. on
"Wednesday She wns daughter OF William
Cannon. Governor OF m" state OF Delaware
iu lN6t md known a. the War Governor.
She leaves two sons. Frederick ]. Buckelew.
member OF he firm of Rnrkelew 4 Perrlue
OF lamesbuTg. and William Cannon Ruckeicw
slso n resident oil .lHme9hurR a sister. Mrs
Lizzie 4. Cshll. and Two brothers. Henry r.
Cannon and phlip T. Cannon
Thomas c Lister OF Carbondale. Pa who
from his fifteenth o his eight leth year walked
fftv miles every birthday. died Yesterday
Iged IS Lister rs Young man MAS ihe
Champion long distance walker OF England
and had won MANY medals and prizes on
Ms eghteth birthdaY he not only walked the
mt miles, bat vss married for the second
time.
Capt Allison Briggs. manager for Fred
y DslIell, head OF the Dlyell lowOoat Com
fayette avenue, brooklyn. Of congestion or
the brain. He had been ~ work on NOnda-.
He was born at Athsu-. this state aud wa,
originally a dcckhand ON d llal1ell rug
Edward Fletcher. one OF the founders and
the financial SECRETARY Of the Theatrical ]
Treasures ASSOCIATION. died ve~terdaF morn !
ing,of heart dsea So al ms home. 2Oil seventh /
avenue For many wears he was thu treas
urer at the Broadway Theatre. He leaves /
Il widow lie viii be buried rom the Masonic Z
'ieWple on sunday
Abran \ Coles, ~ wears old. died nj hi4
home In Church street. r!rrvtown. last night /
OF cancer lie Was one of the oldest directors 7
OF the Nestchester County savings Bank. I
Nj coles was born in Mount Pleasant town .
ship and had resided 10 lRrrvtoNu all his /
life