New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-29
ABRAHAM ABRAHAM DEAD
Stricken While Returning from
Kingston to Thousand Islands.
INDIGESTION THE CAUSE
Dead Merchant Long Active in
Brooklyn's Philanthropies-
Abraham & Straus Close.


merchants Of the country, died suddenly al
$50 o'clock yesterday morning at his sum
NOR place Manatoona, Cherry Island,
Thousand Islands Acute indigestion. caus-
ing heart trouble. resisted all the efforts of
his physicians. He was sixty-eisht years
old The store OF Abraham & Straus,
BROOKLYN. which Mr. Abraham founded,
was closed at noon Yesterday and will not
be reopened until Monday.
Mr. Abrahams wife. Mrs. Rose Abraham,
sent word OF his death to her son, Law
renee Abraham. and her sons-in-law, Ed
ward c. Blum and Simon +. Rothschild.
managers OF the store, who live in Bay
Shore, Long Island. They started at once
for Cherry Island. Mrs. Abraham tele-
eraphed that her husband had gone to
Kingston, ontario, on Tuesday, and that
on returning to Cherry Island on the
steamboat Wanna he had complained OF
severe pains of the stomach. At o'clock
that afternoon Dr. T.. f.. Campbell Of
Alexandria Bay. and other physicians were
summoned Heroic measures were resorted
TO. but the patient gradually sank. dying
i'm the arms OF Mrs. Abraham, who was
the only member of the family at the
deathbed.
Mr.. Abraham was horn In Manhattan on
March .. lsi3 the son OF Bavarian I'M
migrant, Judah Abraham. Owing to Ill
health, he was kept from school until ne
was ten years old. At fourteen he found
work in a Newark drygoods store.
His career as a merchant began with
Joseph Wechsler Mt No 297 Fulton street
In 1866. when Brooklyn had population
Of only 9O.o0 Mr.. Abrahams Investment
was Apo. that of Mr. Wechsler S'V"' III
1852 Mr.. Abraham became convinced thh'
the trend OF business was toward that
part Of FULTON street now known as th"
shopp,ng district" lie anticipated the ef-
feet of the completion Of the BROOKLYN
Bridge The firm purchased the Nheeier
Building. then known as wheeler fo'-
Iv ono of tho largest stores At that tim"
In Brooklyn.
In 1899 Mr.. Wechsler retired from tho
Nrm. which was recognized, with Natildh
Straus. Isador Straus aud Simon +. f"th-
schld as partners. Mr.. Abraham became
head of the Arm. known as Abrahah
Stsaus. o.
Mr. Abraham was president of the re-
br.w orphan Asylutn of Brooklyn. presi-
dent % the board of trustees of the JEWISH
uosrital and president of Temple Israel
tto uas ,,ce-nresident Of the Society for
tho Prevention Of cruelty 20 children
director in the Brooklyn Bureau az 'harl
nes and trustee Of the American branch
NJ the Baron 10 IIirsch Fund of Sl''"o''o'.
I'm which capacity no helped TO found
trade school In Manhattan. An agricultural
school IN Woodbine. y J.. and the Heor""
Educational Society in East New fork'
lie was al active supporter o' me ~"
prootlvn Academy ~ Music IN Montague
street. srd was energetic In securing 'unps
ror the new Academy IN Lafayette avenue
MIR Abraham WAS member o' M"
Brook'vn Club end ~ ts famous Nourn
Table. Of the Union League 'lun' ~
Rrooklvr,. ,he Unity club. the 'hsr1ner ~
Commerce. the BROOKLYN League. and
director 81 the Kings County Trust com
narv We vas Republican. but Tes ono
~ tho nine ci,iyens who asked Mr. Geynor
- heoorre q candidate ror Mayor two Years
MO NJ Gsvror had been his legal al
wiser
Nv Abrshs-o e,A.A N the erection ~
prookivn's monument N HHnrY NH''
peechar He was life member ana
member q the hoard 81 trustees or Ut
Brooklyn Ins'itu'e ~ Ats ond Sciences. ~
which he presented paintings To CorHi
University he gave n valuable library ~
As,vrisn and Bahylonlan manuscripts
perchments and books
., Mr. Abraham Msvor Gavnor said YES
terdey "r n.ver knew more JUST enh
equitable man than Ahrshann Abraham
He vas born and bred and schooled here
but his grand name leads tho mind back
IN tho border line where fable ceases ana
history begins All NJ the virtues were 81
proportioned and halsnced IN him as IN
mako a perfect man Always patient. a.
WAYS kind always tust and tolerant. never
r,oro.e or despondent, rron" alwavs '"
overlook and forgive. every one saw IN MN
the pcrsoniNcation ~ encouragement ana
good Will ~ all mon. "" vas widely
read man, and had 2 corrsct estimate ~
things great and small hid noble
friend who for some reason believed In mo
for a generation. farewell forever. mr. nnfi'
We meet on the other side of the Vale ~
tho Shadow