The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
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col Mason Whiting Tyler. for many year,
n prominent lawyer Of IN riiy aud a leading
resident IF plHinfr'u, y. -. ,ir vest rrdaN
of hear failure ~ the Presbyterian Hospital
after an operation for Intestinal trouble. col
Tyler "a~ born Jun" IL. 1870. IN Annie II.
Mas lie was n son of Irof. william y.
TYLER. who occupied the chair of creek IN
Amherst College for sixty yea r.. and a brother
of the present Prof. Tyler. Graduated from
Amherst college In the class OF 1867 lie Gu
liste Ell IN July Of that year in Company r.
rhirty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers. lie
had formed the company himself and was
made Second Lieut. enant His promotion Ia
= CoionelCy was ra pid He was with Sheri-
dan in the Shenandoah Valley. was dis
abled several times and was enga ged in thirty
battles, At the close Of the war he entered
Columbia College, where he studied law
For several wears he was in the law ONCE Of
EvaTts, Suutlna yd h Cho8te. In 1851 he
formed IA pa RI nership with Gen n. r.. IRE
mai in and. that llrm was enga ged ip many note
worthy eases. col Tyler was president Of
the ildinneld Public Library and n governor
" the charity Organized AID Association and
December. 1850. - Miss Eliza NJ. Schroeder.
daughter of the late Rev. DE-. John y. SChrOe-
der. formerly of Trinity Church. New York.
Mrs. Tyler died a year ago. Col. Tyler served
n a member of the rls inf Common COun-
ell and the Board of Education. lie drafted
many of the city bills for presentation 10 the
New Jersey l.egislatI re some years ago and
was president of the ilainheld Anti-Race-
track Association. lie Is survived by two
sons. William =. Tyler. the reform leader Of
the common Council. AMI Cornelius Board
ma n Tyler.
". q. OruNHN. formerly Governor OF the
Territory OF Dakota and Sergeant al. Arms
Of the House OF Representatives. died at his
Zone ~ Waterloo, H.. MONDAY. IL his
was elected sheriff of Merrimsc county when
20 years old and served three years. when hs
was appointed by President Lincoln an in
spector in the Post once Department. IN
lSG? he was elected rgeant-at-Arm OF the
House. serving for Twelve years. Tie was n
member OF the New Hampshire constitutional
convention of 1875 and OF the State Senate for
Two terms. From 1850 until 1885 he was Gov
srpSs ~ I Dsso1S Snd PlRSssd a Grominep. par,
interested in the upbuildinH OF the city OF
Washington. where he organized the com
pany that built the Center Market. and was it's
president for many years.
DIR. Albert william Ford. a member OF the
board OF police surgeons since 1855. died yes
tprday OF apoplexy at his home. pa Clinto on
street, Brooklyn. lie had been Ia the best of
health until a few hours before his death. He
was born ~ M9Sas,s; Me-, IN aSSs. hls par,
up IN Parkersburg, Va. and educated az the
University Of Virgins, He studied medicine
at the New York University School. aud in
1872. after graduation. began practice IN
Brooklyn. lie once ran for Coroner in that
t ,hs ki"v we To ITies' Medical nie S %s1 ing tbs %
York Medical Society. the National Medical
Association and the American, Medical So
riety. lie leaves "A widow and "a son, Dr.
william II. Ford.
Thomas Simnls Bettens. who died suddenly
az Bar Harhor Yesterday, was for thirty year
a teacher in the Cutler school in this city. lie
through the Woodward High School In Gin
cinnatl entered Harva I'd with the class Of
1874. lie pla we'd ON both freshman and uni
versity mines. being catcher In the games
a gainst Vale. On graduation he obtained n
university Iello " ship and took the degree OF
4. NJ. lie was a member of the lila rva rd
club and for many years OF the New York
Athletic Club.
Mrs. Margaret q. Hslpine. widow Of the
late Gen. Charles q. Halpine Miles O Reilly
n well known editor In New York before the
civil war and whose war poems att ra a ed
wide attention. died at her home Ia Washing
ton Monday at the age OF ~ year. She WIS
born In London came TO New York shortly
after her maria ge and for the last twenty
five years had lived in Washington.
Judge X. y. Hall one of the most distin-
guished members Of the Montreal bar, who
for some months past had been residing in
EnRIan nj. died at Braminster, Dorsetshire,
Yesterday. lie was "a years old and a native
of iaprairie. Quebec. lie served two terms
as n member OF the Canadian Parliament,
representing Sberbrooke at Ottawa.
Jacob Plat CARL. who died suddenly on
Sunday NJ hts home. 1871 Lincoln place, Brook-
Ign. in his eighty-Dinth year. was active In
Democratic politics In Queens county IN ~ rly
life. lie was electe Il Sheriff Of the county il
1850. lie was hesd OF the old BROOKLYN oarppt
firm OF J. p. CARL a Co. He lea YES a dangll-
ter.
Charles n, Ira yous. general attorney OF the
Wabash Railroad In Illinois, dropped dead
yesterday at his home In Edwardsville, MI,
lie had lust returned from u business trip 10
New York.