The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-20
Obituary Notes.

John Armov Knox. who was once Widely
known "a the editor OF TeTus SifinGs. and
whose humor as a para graphist gained him
a wide reputat lon throughout the United
state s, died suddenly Of heart disease on
Tuesday at his home In this city. 2O3 West
lOsth street. He was SO years old. lie was
born in Annoy. ireland. the son OF Q Belfast
banker, and came to this country when a
young man in search OF health. lie settled
and finally started TeTas Settings in Austin.
The paper was Intended to circulate almost
etelGsiyely IN LeTfSs as but its Sit o attracted V
as the result Of an article which criticised
reflections on local government In Texas
MIR. Knox and MIR. Sheahan fought a duel.
Z NV which Sdng neither ls . wss inktS Issdb. IL %a ,sGS Mr. sbs
ceiie1 on the ground that he had a eopyrighted
suit. lie came to New York about ten years
ago and since then had been a contributor
Of humorous articles to magazines and news
papers.
Word was received in Washington last
night that William Haywood, United States
Consul at seoul Gorea' had died at Fort
turned to the United States late In the fall
very i'll with consumption. He was a close
friend OF the family OF James o.. Blaine and
through MIR. Blaine obtained a clerical position
in the State Department. He served for a
while as Consul at Alx-la-Chapelle and early
III lllt1 = huAliltllrNI dilOh al hppOlhAtd
Co~nsul-General at Honolulu. When the
Hawaiian Islands were annexed by, the
ness at Honolulu. and subsequently came
10 Washington to represent Hawaiian COM
mercial interests. lie was appointed Consul
General at Seoul last year. Mrs. Haywood
was Miss Annie Wilson. dau ghter of Judge
Jere Wilson, who at the time of his death
was the leader of the Washington bar.
George Au gustus Marden, Assistant United
States Treasurer az Boston. died at his nome
In Lowell Yesterday after a months illness Of
angina pectorts. aged 81. He had suffered
from the disease for the last five years, but
10 did not become acute until the last Of No
vember. He was a native OF Berlin. y. H.,
and worked his way through Dartmouth
lie engaged In the newspaper business and
became the owner Of the Lowell Courier. He
served in both branches OF the Legislature
and was a delegate from Massachu setts TO the
Chicago convention that nominated Grant.
From 1889 20 1893 he was Urea surer Of Massa-
Chusetts, and in 1899 President Mckinley ap-
pointed him Assistant Treasurer at Boston,
President Roosevelt renewing the appoint
ment in 1908. He Is survived by his wife and
two sons.
John H, Lynch. head Of the firm Of Lynch
4 Co, which has been engaged In the fish
BUSINESS ~ Tui{ ION MI MaT MeId Tor more than
10 Washington Park Brooklyn. in his seventy
eighth year. lie never recovered from the
shock caused by a fall several weeks ago in a
crowded thoroughfare. He was a pioneer
member Of the Fulton Fishmongers' Asso-
citation. He leaves two sons and a daughter.
Samuel +. Figgis. president Of the larry
town Wall Paper Company, who lived at 100
Rodney street, Brooklyn. was taken III OF
heart disease while OH n street car in this
borough yesterday and died. He was born
in Ireland ifty-seven years ago and came TO
this country when he was Is years of age.
lie had been In the wall paper business most
of his life. His wife and one daughter sur vive
him.
Thomss +. Louney. the chief engineer of
the Clyde liner Seminole. died at Monte
Cristi when the ship was on her last trip
south and was buried the next day at Puerto
Plata. He was SO years old and lived in Brook
\yn. He had appendicitis. which developed
soon after leaving this port.
Mrs. Mary Avis Steel Macy, wife OF william
A. Macy. secretary OF the Hoboken Land and
Improvement Company, died yesterday af
her home In Montclair. ". J.