The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-06
NOTABLE DEATHs-THE RECORD
OF 1909.
OF 1909.

The toll exacted was greater than usual
and every profession and every feld Of
science notes its loss
Men who were regarded as giants OF
finance yielded their count of wealth to
the final call, writers dropped their pens
and artists their brushes. Governors and
statesmen put aside the intricate duties
of Office to enter upon their final rest.
Journalists and famous players also
closed careers of varying interest and i'm
portance. Men of God, who have devoted
years to the work of the church, received
the summons and silently slipped away
during the twelve months. 1t was year
of remarkable deaths, the year just
ended.
Men of finance recall the death of Ed
ward H. Hartman, but there were also
others of almost as much Importance in
other fields of finance. Henry H. Rogers
of Standard Oil fame. John J. Banningan.
the rubber king, John Crosby Brown,
Silas B. butcher, Frederick P Olcott,
John r. Van Wormser, all bankers and
men of great financial interest yielded
their struggle for control. The youngest
of these money kings and organizers was
sixty years of age, which is contradic-
ton of the advanced theory that strug-
giles of the street are ruinous to health
and mind.
Francis Marion Crawford, the cele-
brated American novelist, died in Italy
after giving to the world library of
charming fiction, Chas. Algernon Swim
burn and George Meredith, both poets
and writers of renown, died in England,
the first at the ripe age of IL, the latter at
81. William Clyde Fitch, whose famous
plays have held few countries under the
potent spell of his genius, died quite
young, leaving an unfinished play and
record of brilliant achievements.
Edward Everett Hale, Richard Watson
Glider, Hinton Rowan Helper and Au-
gusta Evans Wilson, all known to the
literary world, editors, authors, minis
tiers and novelists, closed their eventful
lives during the year 1909.
Caesar Lombroso, the celebrated Italian
criminologist, Russell Sturgis, the famous
architect and sculptor, Simon Newcomb,
the great astronomer, DR.. John William
Jones, historian of the Confederacy, all
journeyed to that great unknown during
the year.
Eleanor Mccarthy Lane, who wrote
"Nancy Stair" Sara Orne Jewett, who
gave us cold Friends and New" Rosa
Nouchette Carey, the clever English
writer, Olive Logan, Martha Finley, au-
thor of the elsie" books, and Mary Eve
Ign Moore also answered the final sum-
mons.
The hand of the assassin showed itself
in the high fields of politics. Prince Hiro-
bumi Ito, the Japanese statesman, Joseph
Petrosino, detective, engaged in a war
against the 'black hand" Sir William
HUT Curzon Wyllie, who was shot by
an Indian student while attending a re-
ception, William Jones, the Chicago
ethnologist, who was killed by tribes
men in the Philippines, all answered the
call in a tragic way.
Statesmen also died in 1909. John A.
johnson, governor of Minnesota, died at
the early age of 4S, after a successful
political career. George L. Lilly, COVER
nor of Connecticut, died only a short time
after being elected to the Office of gov
ernor Appendicitis carried away Sena-
tor Patrick H. McCarren, of Brooklyn,
and gastritis caused the death of Senator
Rainey, father of the famous Raines law.
Congressman David A. Diamond of
Kansas, Senator McLaurin, Of Mississippi,
King Leopold, of Belgium, Theodore
Barth, the famous German liberal leader,
Rufus Peckham, supreme justice of the
United States, Carroll D. Wright, statisti-
clan, were among the famous statesmen
claimed during the year.
Rt. Rev. George McCloskey, William P.
Huntington, rector of Grace Church, New
York, Cardinal Serafna Cretoni, Theo-
dore L. Cuyler and Thomas J. Ducey,
were famous divines who died in 1909.
The theater paid its tribute, too, Madam
Helen Modjeska, Benoit Constant Copue-
lin, Richard Golden, Chas. Warner and
Ben Hurtig were among the best known
to fall behind the final curtain.
Peter Collier, Alexander Mcclure and
William Latin were three big publishers
to leave behind records of brilliant
achievements of journalism.
DR.. William Tillinghast Bull, famous
surgeon, died of cancer, the disease which
was his specially; Robert Hoe, printing
press manufacturer, whose presses are
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