The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-04
Obituary Notes.

Obituary Notes.
Maj or-Gen. Thomas Howard Ruger died
at Stamford. Conn, yesterday Of heart dis
ease. He was stricken Friday evening while
escorti ng his daughter home from a social
gathering. Gen. Ruger, u. g. A., retired.
was born in Lima. N. Y. in 1898. He was
graduated from West Point In 1854 and after
being. assigned 10 the Engineer Corps re:
signed the yeH. fSSl,lowinSu He p pTd9tised
Colonel Of the Third Wisconsin Regiment
in noc 5HuG Gs.m 1881; He sDs se GS%m n 5sS R ! 9PFSision
S Nss dedt s(yaITsd 10 N II the SG s1mG eIty. OF 1b nsSs be be
for services in Tennessee against Hoods
OF Volunteers. He led a division In North
partment of that State until mustered out
a coloneley in the Regular army For bis
early part Of 1868 Gen. Kruger was provisional
Of the United States Military academy from
commanded troops in South Carolina during
State governments in the latter part Of 1879.
He served In the Department o. DAKOTA up
to 1888. In 1895 he received his title Of Major
General and retired two years later.
Frank. Rogers Hale. well known politically
and socially in East Orange. N. j., died on
sunday might Of psralSsis az the home 1f
sis ' bsen III Mf fer I a ys %fll', Mr. II i HSis Taa bo Hs
was connected with the works q the R9sers
civil war. when he volunteered, He was
turned down after several attempts because
four brothers. got into the army and when
they went 20 the front he ran away and Joined
fsil IN o WIKI e eA6 bs s %7II,a R % Hay asls d fnn ny
war sloop Maoedonia and the two went to
Trenton. where Hale tried to enlist in an
old reason. and IL was not until 1882 that he
got in as a suffers clerk He showed ability
IL IL hBs st5e4g B bor 81 t fsd f fnslly R sss sGfepI aa
SermSda aandred. Malvern, Him. varina
IN HON the S ospture Of Richmond. His fssther
died IN Libby prison and his brother james
Ess Filled IL the te s siIHeT b1 Aftet '4 Is E New he YORK fR-
In East Orange he was chairman Of the Third
ward election board for many years. lie
was also an Elk.
After lying In a critical condition for nearly
two weeks, the result Of a shock sustained
by falling down stairs. the Rev. Tobias Glenn,
e. Pstf fGT %G GsuT Tesn w sSentyIaYe r. Ee'Yy' r, Of
died leaving an estate Of goo. coo; and SHORTLY
p eTiesf% A6oat this sImee' tie civil war
R be- bs e %HSdat tes iE o4 PSe 4 p3is.tSdod, le dGu the
seminary and went South, remaining |" the
Southern States until after the close of the
he again deGided 70 take ug bis clericalstgdies
mis- 1859 and ass sned to the Albany diocese.
After serving at Albany, Syracuse, Oswego /
and KseseyilIe he was H. made pastor Of ST.
position which he held to- the time OF his
death.
Oscar F. Potter died at his home in Water
Fort, Edward on october Q. 1874. He went
PoeH '" Sas G a very presminen It kepubIioSSnn.
He was the last living delegate from Albany
county to the convention at which the Repub-
ber. Of the Assembly in 1887. being associated
T Tndrs sHo B, P %6Ias sDd Den De Wiz e. q Ere Ii,t GIeTT 0 2
He Was one Of the Srst to boom Roscoe connRE.
ling for the United States Senate. In 1850
was suPeriPtende Of c an Is under T1,H Coy
daughter and six sons,
BENJAMIN A. Nissan, one Of the best known
70 % S.S yaIR stsIiG psst Di a5d psPSe. PEI. rulers
in Elizabeth. n, j. He had been in the paper
ruling and stationery, business for more than
had been at IS Beekman street. He was born
n this city February, 20, 1885. His father
sb1sl Or, James snS hi! B; pe RISsa% Mere e New ySl' y e3SSn
or many generations back. He went into
at an, early age. He lived at las
lgo. when he moved to Elizabeth. He leaves
Tx children.
Patrick NJ. westfeldt Of New Orleans
iTopped dead at the railroad station, at
lie was So years old and a native Of New York
lily. He was educated al Rugby. England,
nd went TO New Orleans. where his firm,
Sestfeldt Bros. became one Of the largest
oiiee Importing concerns In the country. Mr..
was president Of the New Orleans
lie pictures a. the National Water Color
exhibition. He was also active
n charity work.
esulted from q fall on the stairs Of the Brook
;,;s ssa 80, sitsrPsS ssot 5IGn e. s: Rome 4issS
iShty.htst year. He was a eorrespondent ,
% the STATS Of Gen. Grant and Gen. Mcclellan
Turing the civil war and witnessed many Of &
'%anlzers Of Big and did considerable news
,Bper work, For the last twelve years he {
leaves a widow, a son and a daughter. !
Funeral services for Sister Hyacinth, who
lied In the Dominican convent In First street, ]
ersey City, laet Thursday night. was held J
vas celebrated by the Rev, William +, %ahi, 1
he parish priest: Sister Hyaclntb was born
in 1854. She vent .direetly co the
dominican convent and for the last eighteen (
ears was the head music teacher there,
onvent for hfteen years.
Mn, Ann Atkinson, the fret woman al |
1itted 70 ne ifoS,se Home In Washington. I
eyenth wear. The home Vas fnundGsdd' i ~ /
late W. W. Gorooran, the %asSinstoSn ,
'anker, In memory Of his daughter. and Mrs. .
oman" invited 6S he PheeS o SSI'h ,o b ssnmec p.
N inmate after the building was completed .