The sun., 1908-04-07
OBITUARY.

Carl wuest, a retired Williamsburg druggist
and the father OF former County CleTk william
p. Wnest and Coroner's Physician DR.. Charles
MSss died SUNDAY e. bd night 0 o,i mi ssSSSE sEaty
avenue He was born In. Butzbach,, Hesse-
Darmstadt, Germany, and In iH7 he was
graduated from the University OF Weeen, \
year later he was associated with Carl sShuTz
and others In the Prusslan uprising and was
compelled to fee TO America. For -four
Years he lived In the old city OF New York
and then he moved 10 the cid Sixteenth warq
section Of Williamsburg, where he ssta6lishsd
1892 he retired from the apothecary business
and was succeeded by his son William p,
Wuest. Mr.. Wuest was prominently identi-
fed with the Corps students, fencing oTganl.
atlon Of New York, aud was an expert with
the folls lie belonged to. the Kings County
Pharmaceutical society the Brooklyn =. d.
Turn Yerein and several singing organizations,
Mr. Wuest Ia survived by Anotper son, OttOl
and two daughters, Mrs. Matilda Muth and
Mrs. Louise Fischer. several grandchildren
and one great -grandchid.
William Wheeler Smith. an architect. who
drew the plans fer several OF the Roosevelt
Hospital buildings, died yesterday A. his
home u East Sevepty-Seven'R y seven 1.sr s,reet he ne
particularly interested 10 Roosevelt Hos
pital and did bis work for that institution
without pay. The private patients pavilion,
the Sims operating theatre ana the C9therlne
Other buildings Tor which he drew plans
are the Manhattan Bank. the Reformed
Dutch Church at Fifth avenue and Forty.
eighth street hs sSsnc SSsE Of PhyscaSs HSspS Sn
and the Vanderbilt clinic He was director
Of the Metropolitan Realty Company and q
member Of the Union League, Groler and
Lawyers clubs.
Bird Gardiner, died suddenly yesterdly in
Baltimore. He had been In poor health for
the last year Mr. Gardiner left New York
ten years ago and since then bad been In the
dairy business IN Baltimore Hs was o years
Gardiner Il survived by three brothers
Counsel @ q New York city Norman Bentley
Gardiner ap engineer in the Bureau OF
Jr., Of Baltimore Col. Gardiner was In
charleston, 4, C., when notified Of the death
Of his son aud started for Baltimore.
Josef Sucher, the noted Wagner conduo-
tor, is dead in Berlin. Ne was a native Of
dsS He besSn Ss career caro- T's a. the spS comic
Opera lp Vienna under Jauner and was In
1879 called 10 Leipeic. Next he went 70
Hamburg, whence he vas called 10 Berlin,
and from isss 70 1872 he was az the hssd Ii,. o.
He gained some distinction a. composer,
but was best known for his interpretations
OF the Wagner operas. Ills vie, who Is now
retired, II rosa bucneI, lQImtIN the moS'
famous OF the Bayreutb hOldos.
Claus Basse. president OF the Hudson County
Consumers Brewing Company In Wost Ho-
boken. died OF typhoid fever on Sunday a.
his home, II King avenue. Wsehawken, IN
ms nIty;;tnird year ne vas prominently
WeehaNken for many years. He formerly
held the ofnoes Of township committeeman
and treasurer.
william q. Kenny. father Of the Rev An
drew Kenny. e. pasteI Of 81 Anthopyr
died on Saturday night 81 his nome. $50 Clin-
ton avenue, IN that town. in his eighty-sey:
enth year Funeral services will be held
at 81. Miohaels monastery tomorrow morn
inE.
Newton c. Easton, head OF the realty firm
Of Easton 4 Co. Of 706 West Forty second
street, Manhattan, died on Sunday ~ his
home, $40 PaIk Placs, Rro9slyn, " bis flxty-