The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
OBITUARY..

LeCirand Bouton CANON died YES terday
afternoon at Burlington. VT. Death was due
to breakdown from old age, He was 81
years old and came Of Green Mountain stock.
civil war period and for many years after as a
banker. He was in the prime OF life, about
entire energies into arotelng the spirit OF
patriotism. lie was one of the founders OF
the Union League in this city Just after
war was declared. In 1881. he called a meeting
OF citizens in Cooper Union TO q clare that the
first duty Of svery man was patriotism. A
a result of that meeting he was appointed
the head of a COMMITTEES to visit the various
newspaper offices Of the city to ask that each
establishment should fly the American flag
patriotic impulses OF the people. He formed
a negro regiment md vas active against the
%hlGhy he Sg o6tained d the m 1itIe ~ Co SlSTsi w ESs
largely in organizing, eqnipplng and for
warding regiments to the front. AZ the
conspicuousin helping 70 restore order. After
the war Col. Cannon was constantly active
n Republican, politics and In Wall street:
stockholdfr in the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company. and a one time led a fight
from gaining control of that company. He
~aS Vice-DresLdent of American Protective
gTarif Lsae e: He was a patron q ar and
olitan Museum Of Art. He belonged to the
A my ard Navy Club and also was a member
lea, ing part in the preservation of the grave
OF John Brown. in North Eliza, in the AdirOn-
d IL SSon. H 4; kept TESrs hI +. 1SS sd swDI ho% 1S,. y si r
to enjoy his love of driving fine horses. In
July, 1909, when. he was IS, bis carriage Was
so severely injured that for attme. has life was
despsired Of. For more than thirty years
Col. Cannon lived at stI Fifth aven re About
ten years ago he moved to 10 West Forty
seventh street. which he occupied in winter
as atown horse. His only son. Henry L.Grand
widow, who was Elizabeth N. Thompson OF
Detroit. became the wife OF Theodore FIRE.
l%inehuysen Col. Cannon is survived by
lewis c. Clark and, Mrs Horsce J. Brooks.
The funeral will be hald at 81. Paul's Church
O'clock. The burial WIN be at Troy, n. T..
on Tuesday.
Warren Corwin OF Good Ground. T.. T.. Shell.
take7 iii in his Wagon VIII lie driving home Last
eve"i-g. He collan~sd az was fon0d rncon-
sclous by perso 5 who vert TO his, ed. He
aster ward. His death is ascTibe 70 heart
disease. "e was . veteran OF the Civn war
az ~ wa: :, IS years o Of age :, wb He Was p;rI S5SDItis a%r
rev. &c had been st tyIig when she AMI Clarence
Ioster were drowned in Tiana Bay.
Frank Cgrdna. aged 90 years. died at his
ont o1ths ~ $50 o.'7 When he wa. Taken ID, he had
hen manager for schefer, !schramm y voseIl
Hp, n as one q the best shawl critics in %ew
yiyed bv ore sOn, iIllam COrdua OF BOOK
Ign, and three dsu gbters. Flu eral. services
will take place az the home OF. his daughter.
227 Sti es street, Elizabeth, Monde. evening
at 8 o'olock.
Mary Eames Beam. wife OF Harry Beam,
formerly secretary OF the Brooklyn Bridge,
died yestt rday at her home, IS Seventh avenue,
B-ookiyn. Her father Albert Eames. was a
Massachusetts She Mas a charter member
and long treasurer OF Fort Greene Chapter,
Daughters of the Revolution. She Ia sur
vive1 by Ter husband and a daughter.
Mrs. Margaret Bush, the Youngest sister
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Eva Ross. ,in
She ormeTly resided on the Greeley farm.
Just outside the village OF Cly"1er. where
Horace Greeley spent the early years OF his
life, The funeral will be held to-day.
John NJ. .'Is.crI sfck. q. preweri died OF
heart .disea'e on Friday night at his home,
1926 II dsOn Boulevard, North Bergen, In
his sixtieth year. Prior to engaging in beer
brewing In North Bergen eighteen years. ago
ne had a mineral water factory in New Ork
city. He leaves II widow, two sons and two
Many charitable oreani7at iors mourn the
death OF Mrs. John y. Day, the WI o. the
former owner Of the New York Baseball CLUB,
and a well known merchant OF thisc city. re.
Day, in perfect health. was stricken ten avs
ago WITH perttonitis and died last No lay
FROM AZ attack Of heart failure.
pr. Charles Jenkins ttnn OF hrmpstead
AZ Orlexy on Wednesday night. He vas a
member Of the Board Of Education OF Hemp
stead and was one of the surgeons OF the
long Island Railroad. He leaves a widow
Trd one dauvhte-.