The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-17
OBITUARY..

! Ryan, In6 COUtTdClUT, WnlCu dpptdiCo III
yesterdays papers made little mention OF
Mi. Ryan's many achievements In the con-
tracing field, In which he was associated
with John B. Mcdonald, the subway builder.
Since the completion OF Mr.. Ryan's work
In the construction u the Croton Dam which
began in 1892 and ended in 1900. he had prac-
tically retired from active business. From
1873, when Ryan and Mcdonald built the
Fourth avenue tunnel for the New York
Central Railroad, until six years ago he was
chief constructor of some, Of the most. i'm
portant works in the United States. Perhaps
The greatest Of them the building OF the IA
more, was done when both Mr.. Ryan and Mr..
Mcdonald were considerably, under middle
age, In 1852 they started the s0d We. Of
s sG@ H fha late James Jana 'n =. B Bski year Of s snsy
f tion off the Vest Shore Railroad. They built
part Of the Philadelphia extension Of the
Baltimore and Ohio an the is Sr miis Chicago hi Es
OF their contracts after 1883 was their work
VI Sira ahe IG the Bes sss,eddp and Cumberian No yard
for the Baltimore and Ohio. the same COM
PPs oaogma evan valley sn line en FOR the o' western an Mar rye
terest in the South Baltimore Car, Wheel
e orsan nGados as tRt"R Ryan s and M sbe Son-
structlon Company. Mr., Ryan's father.
SaS ass Gnt and his shf 'h sSR' S Sroth e we M kaSsn
Thomas and James. are prominent in the
same work. The funeral services VIII be held
Eugene Richard White. editor and owner
Of the Niagara Falls Gazette, and one Of the
best known newspaper men Of western New
in Buffalo Of shock following an operation
for appendicitis a week ago, He Was 81
on Buffalo newspapers. In 1897 he took
charge OF the GaFeHe and soon afterward
S SHuS%NFh White had Written many short stories
and articles of current interest for leading
magazines in the last half dozen years. He
Which s'S Songs Of GOOD FishtinS. attracted
favorable attention a few. years ago. He
and first editions and his collection of old
ss5iste enc ME- Mr., s %htss Of le 2Sessvi 4 "t 6SiU,,
and two chill lren.
Herman Wendell Wander Poel, son of tho
late 8. Oakley Wander Peel n; b., IL r. r.
Mr. MR. Wander al fsT ro oSr Mas sag a graduate q the albany
a sSss' Of fSSaYd sna Of Fl th suesS SiGmS dS'l Hss s e sSi
in 70. Since his graduation from Columbia
he had been practising law at 20 Broadway:
IN / NJ En lGiS ID" lie r Was IS a brother Of the Rev.
John Wander Poel Of SO West Thirty-nlnth
Sbtlee Of the he R Sss Fnl"ni' and URiversity clubs
and OF the ST. Nicholas and Holland societies.
DR.. Everett Hasbrouck, who had been in
pracLice in the Windsor Terrace district In
day at his home. 800 Greenwood avenue, IL
his sixty-sl3th year, He was a graduate OF
an ex-president ofthe New York State Hom9o-
G G4 / s SS c Baptist IL d hSa SSf iet e t 'ESstSe S Ss tns
He leaves a son and two daughters.
James W. Humphrey, the liveryman who
G R%o,6 o s6s s9r ssts %pSS On k ThsSh Pg SSha M4 tie.
Yesterday in his seyenty-foqrth year: Booth
@ 1Tirp being = shot by Harold Booth'is accom-
Ppl l@nb in Maryland TSs .Irs whiis trying Try Sat e GsasSs,
in the crime. but was exonerated.
Josiah S. Chaplin. son Of the late WILLIAM
c and Sarah 3 chaplin . of Providence smd died
PARK. Of heart disease. Mr., Chaplin. was
educated at the, Boston Institute OF Tech
electric. fixture business. At that time, he
suffered an injury In an accident and had
since retired from business :, ss He I Rar rhri
wives him.
Prof. A. H. PattonRill. one Of the University
Of Michigan veterqn pTofsss9Ts and the
saddenly "o Of heart iE. dl seasSi az Ann Arbcr
Sfi aSe Western TrOi Int e@ssHe siate N Hfhl enc Conn q
ference for a number Of years and Michigan's
| representative in the conference.
Mrs. Jennie Birch, the widow Of Billy
Birch. the famous minstrel. died on Wednes-
day at the home of her niece. Mrs. Henry
Sedley, 35l Quincy street, Brooklyn. She
had lived with her niece since the death OF
her husband Aye years ago She was an
invalid and had been cared for by the Actors
Fund Of New York. The funeral services viii
be held this afternoon,
Capt. Charles C, Cresson. I. s. A., retired,
Cressop, served through the civil wal, with
great distinction. He was placed on the re-
tired list on April %, 1904. He received the
brevet ranks OF lieutenant. captain and
major for gallantry in the civil war and the
rank Of Northumberland for gallant SER
vices against the Indians.
Capt, Richard J. Hill died on Thursday
at hfs home. 800 Wilton street, Jersey City,
in his seventy fourth year. He served In
the navy as a gunner and subsequently had
| command of Fills Island when u was used
by the Govern ment rs a naval magazine.
He was on tho nayy's retired list. Capt.
Hll was a member OF the Jersey City and The
Pavonia yacht clubs. He was a widower
and leaves two sons.
Daniel Smith Of - West Hamilton place,
Jersey City, died on Thursday In Norris
town, al the age Of 20. lie was fin an cial
secretary of the Robert Davis Association
for fifteen years. He was formerly Deputy
Water Registrar Of Jersey City. He Is sur
vIyed by a wife and one child.