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

Herman Coldst Elm, Jewish cantor. died on
Friday morning at 80 O'Clock, lie was born
ffty-nine wears ago In Ismael. Bessarsbia.
and as a child became a musical prodigy.
singing in the religious services in the cities
of Turkey, Austria, RumAnla and Russia.
He was later educated at the 81 Petersburg
1878 he became the ober-cantor Of the Crltus
Gemeinde in Vienna and held that place for
| and was made the cantor Of the Congregation
Shaar Hashomajim In ffeenth street, tie
was the president Of the CantorS, AssocisI
will take place on Sunday morning at $50
o'clock.
Newell ~ stevens. a vet eEan Of the Msxi-
day at he age of IS years. tie was Dorn in
Peterboro, Madison count y \. Y. and was
IN D means Battery in Ne xioo until detailed
to hospital work. and with a train Of ambu-
lancss was csptursd by the enemy: Arebs.
Pikesviile, Md. arsenal, and hospital steward
at Fort McHenry, and during the civil war
andria, va. and their shipment to the front.
For the past tllty-elght. years he had been a
Waterman At the State. War and Navy Build
John c yelling. vice-president of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company since
1920. died Of bronchitis Friday at his home IN
two weeks ago upon his return from a, meet
ing of the directors Of one of the railroads
held IN Omaha. Neb., and Mr.. yelling repre-
sented Stuyvesant Fish, then president of the
I rbisSso. C Mr., MelII G0%R %as forced ESSST to take TO TO
his bed. where he was visited by Mr.. Fish last
Sunday.
Ambrose L. Thomas. president OF the Lord
h Thomas advertising firm, dropped dead
yesterday OF heart disease in Carson. Pirie.
Scott a COmpany's store in chicago. He
planned Of frequent attacks OF heart disease,
MIR. Thomas's condition was not regarded as
serious and his death came unexpectedly.
A nh,.at,ian NO uf0hfn a fave feat nf MF
Thomas when he fell to the floor unconscious
All efforts to revive him proved unavailing'
He died in less than three minutes.
Edward Fullerton Mlliken died yesterday
at the New York Hospital. where he hal re-
Gently undergone an opiTat.on f9r a22endI.
of MiIliken Bros. and from his youth had
been prominent in the iron and steel business.
In 1879 he was admitted TO partnershiP IN
his fathers business, and fro m 1887, he and his
brother, Fos,e r MIlfken. con tinued the. busi-
ness alone until January q this year, when e
Benjamin Carter OF Montclair. n. j.. died
yesterday at his residence; 81 Park street
When the Montclnir Trust Company was
f6TsE president, lie wiihdrew on account Of
WIDOW and four .ch3drsn-%Irs.. chsfiss l..
Goodrich OF Plainfeld. NJ: D Frank Carter
Montcislr and Miss Grace Garter. Who is a
missionary in China.
Franklin Baker t~,efferte, son OF Marshali z.
Leferts. president OF the Celluloid Manu-
featuring Company. dice on Friday az his
home, 81 East Sixty-nfth street. at the age OF
%. He, was q graduate Of Columbia Cn!ver-
tect. He had DIES gned several summer
homes at Lawrence. L. |. He leaves a widow.
Sally d. Leferts.
John Spellmln. who had been In the employ
OF the Western Union Telegraph. Company
for forty-two years. died on Friday at his
sixty-fourth year. Tie. was assistant store
keeper at the time Of his death. He leaves
a widow. a son and two daughters.
Thomas Henry Curtis, o retired stock
broker and former member OF the firm OF
J, y, Need 4 Co, died uddenly. yesterday
Brooklyn, in his seventy-third rear. lie
leaves "A daughter.
Charles d. Dakin, a brother OF the late Gen.
Thomas \. Dakin, died on Friday &C his home.
SIS seventh street. Brooklyn. In his seyentleth
year. He had been. In the real estate business
Tor many years. He leaves . daughter.