Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-02
IDENTIFY OF THE WRECK VICTIMS
Practically All of Them People of
Prominence.

Prominence.
NEW YORK. July Tine Identity Of the
dead is as follows:
Mr. Walter BarwicK was one of the lead
ers OF the Toronto bar and won particular
distinction in the Bale des Chaleurs case
before a committee Of the Canadian senate
in 1891 He was a liberal and prominent
member OF the church Of England. He was
called to the bar in 1877. He was a partner
of Postmaster General Aylesworth under
the firm name Of Barwick, Aylesworth.
Moss q Wright He was a kings counsel.
His wife ii the daughter Of the late Isaac
Atkinson of~Chicago.
Louis Cassier Of Trumbull Conn, near
Bridgeport was the editor Of two maya
zines. the Electrical Review and The En-
gineer He was Is years Ct age and leaves
a widow. He had gone abroad to attend
to some matters OF business and expected
to be away but a comparatively short time.
He was well known in New York trade
circles
Frederick Henry Cosstt OF New York
was only q years Of age and was married
June IS in New York city to Miss Antonio
Dugro, daughter of Mrs. and Judge p.
Henry Dugro. The young couple were on
their wedding trip. Mr. Cosstt graduated
from Princeton university just a few days
prior TO his marriage. He was nephew
OF Mrs George Eggleston Dodge and Mrs.
A. d. Juillard Of New York.
Mrs. c. w. Elphicke Of Chicago, ILL.,, was
the wife OF Charles w. Blphlcke Of c. w.
Elphicke & Co.. vessel and insurance
agents, Chicago. The Elphicke home is at
Evanston. a suburb of Chicago. Mrs. FL
phicke was 81 years OF age.
Dudley p Harding of New York City was
a travelling salesman and spent but a por-
ton Of the time i'm New York, making his
home there at S16 West Ninety fifth street,
in apartments.
Mrs. l.. N. Hitchcock OF New York City
lived in New York at 261 Central Park West,
where she had apartments with her daugh-
ter Miss May Hitchcock. Mrs Hitchcock
was the widow OF Lumen N. Hitchcock.
who was a cousin of Secretary E. A. Hitch
cock OF the Interior department at Wash
ington Mrs. Hitchcock also had home at
Morristown, N. j. She had gone abroad
with her daughter to spend the summer.
The latter was slightly injured in the
wreck.
Miss Mary f. Howieson of New York
was a milliner. whose place OF business is
at 81 West Thirty-frst street New York
She had gone abroad on a business and
pleasure trip, intending to be away about
two months. Miss Howieson was IS years
old. She had been q successful business
woman for many years She leaves in New
York a sister, Mrs. James c. Crane.
Rev. f. l. King Of Toronto, Ont was
pastor OF the Davenport Road Anglican
church. Toronto and until recently was
professor in Trinity college. He was a
native of England and had been in Canada
about eight years,
Frank w. Koch Of Allentown, Pa. was
one of Alentown's weal.hiest and most
prominent citizens. He was the senior
member of the clothing Arm Of Koch Bros
and owner Of the Hotel Allen building,
Mr. Koch was 81 years old, a native of
Lehigh county Pennsylvania. He was a
trustee Of Muhlenberg college and of the
Allentown hospital and a director of the
Allentown National bank. With his wife
he had planned to repeat a European we'd
ding trip taken twenty years ago.
John q. Mcdonald OF New York City had
been we'll known on the American and
European turf for number of years,
having owned stables of race horses both
here and abroad. Earlier in life Mr. Nc
Donald was a bookmaker. He spent much
OF his time In England and was often seen
in company with Richard Croker and Others
Of the American colony sojourning abroad
Mr.. Mcdonald was president and director
OF the Boston & New York Telephone and
Telegraph company president and director
OF the Knickerbocker Telephone and Tele
graph company. treasurer and director OF
the Massachusetts Telephone company and
treasurer and director OF the Telephone
Gable Company OF America. His residence
was at PIG West Seventy-second street
His wife and daughter accompanied hin
abroad
Charles +, McMeekin OF Lexington, Ky.
was a prominent breeder OF thoroughbred
horses In the famous blue grass region
OF Kentucky He was a member Of tn
firm Of Applegate q McMeekin, owner
OF the Oakwood stables Lexington. Thu
most famous recent product OF this stabl
u the horse Go Between. which on June 2
won the rich Suburban handicap at tn
sheepshead Bay race track OF the Cone,
Island Jockey club. Mr. McMeekin wa
president OF the Native Breeders Protee
tive association and director of the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders association
He was the owner Of Fonso, Hayden Ed