The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-26
OBITTARl'.

Major ten. James W. Forsyth. retired,
died al Columbus. Ohio. OR Wednesday night.
His death followed n stroke of paralysis.
Gen. Forsyth in his forty-one years of active
service in the army was a participant in
much spectacular fighting and his creditable
work on the field won him rapid promotion.
He was appointed to West Point from Ohio.
where he was born in 1884. and was graduated
in the class of 1850 al the age Of %. For five .
years after graduation he did frontier work
in Washington Territory, and upon the out
break of the civil war reported for duty In
this city as a First Lieutenant Of the Eigh-
tenth Infantry, shortly after this he was
sent to Ohio, "A ranking Captain, to act as as
sistant instructor to a brigade OF volunteers
first real war experience began when he was
assigned to the Army Of the Potomac as aide
de-camp TO Gen, George Is. Mcclellan in the
pcninsular campaign. In 1855. he was aide
de-camp to Maior-Gen. Mansfield, with whom
he served until Gem Mansfield was killed
vetted Major for bravery at C~hlckamauga
and in Ist3 he Joined Gen. Phil sheridan az
Corp~. Until May, 1885,. Gon. Forsyth was
chief of stan for sheridan and in the mean
Sheridan's spectacular ride to Winchester.
and also saw the backbone Of the, war broken
He bad fought at Cedar Creek. Opequan.
Middlctown. Va; Fishers Hin, and in many
other engagements. On five occasions he
the close Of thr war he accompanied Gen.
custer into, ~ieTaS. The next four years
Gen. Forsyth fought against the Arapahoa,
cheyenne, kiOva and Comanche Indians
while commanding a briEada of cavalry.
He was one of he party OF Cf1cers that aC-
companipd Gen. sheridan TO Europe in 1870
10 witness The Franco-rTuseian War, With
Zen, sheridan he joined King William Of
he saw the battles OF BEAUMONT, Ora velotte
and Sedan and went to Paris AT It's investment
and stayed ther" while the Commune lasted.
when ten. Forsyth returned to America he
first went to Ihicag9; and In 1877, Joined an
when he began "A campaign against the Ban
mock Indians. he had made the first steam
exploration that had gone up the Yellowstone
in tn" Regular army. with command OF the
seventh Cavalry. In the Sioux campaign
9mand Of the Seventh, With them he fought
AZ Wounded Knee and at DreXel Catholic
Mission; near I'm" k,dSe, Ihis Tss ne
Many held that the outbreak and subsequent
lighting we're unnecessary. His promotion
10 be- "A Brigadirr-'ieneral came In 1874, when
he was assigned TO the Department of Cali
fornia. President Mckinley appointed him
the Senate had confirmed the appointment
Gen. Forsyth was retired at his own request.
Nndr, " ! whitesidc. pr Principal Of Public
SCHOOL 90. died on Wednesdsy night AT his
home. i@O West Ilsth street, lie was born
in isd3 under Dr. Thomas Hunter in the school
made famous by ~ graduates old % in
I Thirteenth street. tp was a leu Cner Tor ten
years. when he. WAS made. viCe-principal Of
Public School , IN the old Ninth ward, Here
he remained about twenty years. tie was
and five years later Of 90. He was n trustee
Of Calvary NJ. D. Church, president Of the
h ires .nTpr Of sut tSe To se cheers Eoe Mnt nSTOc Ranesit
Association, cx-pTesident Of the Principals
association ot New YORK. and executive COM
Of Old No. Is. lie was active in charitable
send benevolent enterprtFes for needy teachers.
Mrs. =. W. Fuilc. Mrs. Il. b. Elliott and Edith
Whiteside. and two SONS. Dom ID and George
W. The latter is a Deputy. Assistant District
Attorney in Mr.. Jerome's OfiCe. Funeral
serviCer viii be held at Calvary Church.
i2ath street and seventh avsnue. Tomorrow
afternoon at I O'Clock.
The Rev. Dr. Philip Mcla nehthon Doo-
little. who bad been pastor Of the Reformed
Church of North Branch, n. J.. for over fifty
years, was found dead in bed AZ the parsona &c
YESTERDAY morning by his wife. Heart dis
! DoOlittle celebrated the sem,-centRnnial NJ
his pastorate. His resignation as pastor Of
by the ConsistOTy 10 take effect November I
and he was TO have preached his farewell
seTmoH nsx' S NInS NJ, ne WSs porn IN ~ spring,
was graduated from Union College and from
the Theological seminary in New Brunswick in
1855. He preached during his Passionate in
his own OF in other puipits $3.50 times.
Martin schwendeI, who under the name
of Marin Wandel belonged at different times
10 the Eckford. Mutual and Atlantic teams
in the earlier days OF baseball, died suddenly
Of apOpleNy Yesterday on the sidewalk in
front OF his home, at SIS Grand street. Will
iamsburg. He was born In Germany sixty
Ave years ago. When he retired from ball
plaving he went into the real estate business
aud made a fortune. he Is survived by his
wife and six children.
william Robertson, a contractor and builder.
died uddenly Al 1915 O'Clock on Wednesday
night AZ his. home, t5 Madison avenue. Jersey
City. His last big contract was the new
Jersey City high School. lie built several
bank bindings aud a numbeT of large plants
IN Jersey City. He Is survived by a wife.
four sons and four daughters. One OF his
son. j. ". Frederick c. Robertson. a deputy
hoalth officer.
Frank " Mack. Who vas manager Of the
raSt prn district Of the Associated Press. with
headdUarters in New Work. from 1894 10 1901
died last Wednesday 40 Santa Ana. 'al,
alter q long illness Vie leaves . widow, who
| Mns with him when he died.