Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-25
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR BURIAL OF
+. c. H. BREWER
Ceremonies for South Orange
Official Who Died Yesterday
Take Place Tomorrow.

While members of his family were
speeding to his bedside In automo-
biles and trains Graham H. Brewer,
member of the Village Board OF
Trustees, a popular insurance broker
and clubman, passed away at his
residence, 2O1 South orange avenue,
South Orange, at 6:05 O'Clock last
night. Mrs. Brewer, with two of her
children and others of the family, ar
rived at the house half an hour
later, only to learn that their an
day race against death had been
futile. The grief-stricken wife
swooned when she learned her nus
band had passed away and REQUIRED
medical attention. but soon after
wards revived.
Mr.. brewers death was quite sud
den. While bathing, his favorlte a.
version, at Amagansett, Long island,
where his family had been spendlhg
the summer, Mr.. Brewer complained
OF an injury to his ear, and 1t was
discovered that while diving some
water was forced through his nose
To a tube leading to the ear. On ao-
vice of his physicians he did not go
TO the resort Saturday but instead
toined at dinner in Manhattan, his
brother. Calvert Brewer, vice-presl-
dent of the United States Mortgage
and Trust Company, Manhattan
In the afternoon.
Went to Tennis Club.
He returned to South orange
apending some time at the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club and returned
home, complaining of an earache, he
did not eat heartily at dinner. ana
at o'clock became delirious. Maids
tried for three hours to get a physi-
clan, and at midnight DR.. John Dane
responded. He was later Joined by
Or. Richard d. Freeman and by Dr;
Charles Dane. Tt was discovered
that an abscess had formed in his
ear and In bursting had injured the
brain. He lapsed into state OF
coma at 8 a. m. Sunday morning and
never rallied At daylight messages
were sent by Village President Fran
els Speir to Mrs. Brewer, and Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Brewer, his
parents, at Amagansett, and they
started at once for South orange,
taking Mr.. Brewers two children
Graham II. Brewer, jr., and Elsle
Brewer.
Word was also dispatched to his
brother and sister. Calvert Brewer
and Mrs. William A. Minott. who
were at st. James. Long Island, and
To another sister. Mrs. Eugene v.
20, anett. also of South Orange, who
was at Bayport, Long Island A tele-
gram. to Theodore II. Brewer, son,
was sent to Maine. where he is on
vacation. and he is expected nome
today. The first party to arrive at
the Brewer home was made up OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Minott and Mr. and Mrs.
Calvert Brewer They reached the
bedside fifteen minutes too late, and
fifteen minutes later Mrs. Brewer and
her children. with the parents OF the
stricken official arrived.
Were IOclsyed In Starting.
Mrs. Brewer and family were de-
laved in leaving Amagansett because
of the fact thai they had just missed
a train They then made the trip
from Amagansett to Patchogue, Long
Island, by automobile, there taking
a train. An effort to reach Mrs.
Connect at her summer home. in
Bayport. was futile until $50 o'clock
last evening. 1t was a week ago that
Mr. Brewer was first stricken with
slight earaches.
Funeral services will be held at
the Brewer residence tomorrow after
noon on the arrival of the BIB train
from New York. The Rev. George
Albert Hanna, rector of the Episco-
pal Church of the Holy Communion,
South Orange. of which Mr.. Brewer
was a lifelong member. will officiate.
and the interment, which Will DO
private. will be made in Rosedale
Cemetery. Orange.
Mr.. Brewer is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Alice Humphrey,
of eSouth Orange; daughter, Elsie
Brewer, II years old, and two sons,
Graham II. Brewer, jr., and Theo
dore Brewer. Mr.. Brewer is also sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Brewer, jr.; brother,
Calvert Brewer. vioe-president of the
United States Mortgage and Trust
Company. of New York. and two
sisters. Mrs. Eugene V. Connect and
Mrs. Minott Mr.. Brewers father is a
former president of the Village Board
of Trustees.
Mr.. Brewer was born in South Or
nnge forty-slX years ago and had
always lived there. He attended the
village school and was graduated
from Harvard College in the class of
1888. He was a former secretary and
treasurer of the Washington Life In
surance Company of New York city.
Mr.. Brewer was elected member
of the Village Board of Trustees in
1900 and served in that capacity for
three terms until 1906, when he re-
fused "A reelection. About a year
and a half ago he was appointed
Il mem Der of the board to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Frank l.. Sage. Mr.. Brewer was
reelected last spring.
lie was "a former member of the
village boards of health and asses
sors the Harvard Clubs, Of New
York and New Jersey; the Under
writer's Club. of New York; Century
Lodge, +. and a. NJ, of South Or
ange: the South Orange Field Club.
the South Orange Democratic Club,
a member of the executive commit
tee of the Citizens party, of South