Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-15
MORE NOTED MEN
DIE OF INFLUENZA
Henry ]. Klaer. Son.in.Law
of Senator Sproul,
a Victim
PROMINENT IN S T + f L
Disease Continues to Find
Victims in All Walks
of Life
PROMINENT IN S TEL

Five more prominent residents OF this
section have been added to the death list
OF epidemic influenza. They we're:
Henry >. Klaer. vice president of the
Penn Seaboard Steel Corporation. and
Son-in-law of Senator William c. Sproul.
Republican candidate for Governor.
James Leddy Peauignot. Philadelphia
representative of the National city Com
pany and son OF the late u. J. Peauig-
not. noted jeweler.
Captain Is. r. shivier. head of the ex-
plosives section, Of the Philadelphia ord.
nance office
JAMES LEDDY PEQUIGNOT, Phi,a.
deiphia representative OF the National
city Company, and son of the late z.
j. Pequignot. noted jeweler.
DIR. SAMUEL VI BROWN. optome-
trist, president OF the s NJ. Brown Opti-
cal Company
ARTHUR r. Kissing. aviation cadet.
president of 1918 class. L. of p. and
former editor of the Pennsylvania
Mr.. Klaer died today at Lapidea the
Sbroul country place outside Chester
lie was a son Of Judge Jacob Klaer. Of
Milford. Pike County. where he was born
thirty years ago. He was a victim OF
pneumonia BTOWHB Oul OF an attack or
Influenza. He was confined TO bed for
week
Graduate Of Penn in 1909
He was a graduate Of Blairstown
Academy and of the University of Penn
sylvania. He entered the latter institu-
tion with the class Of 1909 and grad
uated as a chemical engineer. having re-
ceved the personal instruction of Provost
Smith IIa hpld n nltn1hpp - a
positions in the steel industry before
becoming associated with the Penn Sea-
board Company. which has its principal
office in Philadelphia. with plants at
Chester. Pa, Newcastle. Del. and New
Haven. Conn.
lie was captain Of Company Seven.
First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve
Militia, and was active in all public
movements in Delaware County. He
had also been prominent as an athlete.
He married Miss Dorothy Sproul, only
daughter of Senator Sproul. October 4.
1914. The couple had two children Of
whom two-year-old daughter Jane,
survives: william Sproul Klaer, his lit
tie son. died about a year ago
Mrs. William G. Sproul, Wife of Sena-
tor Sproul is still i'll of influenza, as is
also the little granddaughter
Mr. Peauignot died last evening at
the University Hospital of pneumonia
He made his home at Stoneleigh Court
He had been i'll for some time, his i'll
ness originating at the time of the first
Liberty Loan drive. to Which he devoted
his entire effort. He contracted a nerv-
GUS breakdown at the time. which de-
veloped into pneumonia a few weeks
ago.
Mr. PequieDot was a son OF the late
u. j. PequignOt, noted jeweler. He be-
gan as newspaper reporter. but later
became junior partner in his fathers
firm. He was noted as an amateur
actor. his talent in this line having
drawn from John Drew the remark
that Mr.. Pequignot was the best non
professional he had encountered.
Mr.. Pequignot was thirty-nine years
of age. He is survived by a widow.
mother. two sisters and three brothers
He was the joint manager of the phila-
delphla office of the National City Com
pany. lie was a member OF the Union
League. Philadelphia Country Club,
Hearth Club. Plays and Players, Sons
of Revolution and the Button Club
DIR. Samuel NJ. Brown an optometrist
president of the <. NJ Brown optical
Company, which conducts establishments
at 82S Chestnut street and 500 South
Fifth street this city. and ll15 Broad
way, Camden. died today at his home
at the Camden address. victim of the
epidemic. He leaves a wife and Ave
children.
Captain Shivler head of the eX-
plosives section of the Philadelphia ord
nance office, died yesterday at the Uni
versity Hospital of pneumonia He was
4 .
April had made his home at Narberth
with his wife and daughter.
Captain Shivler was a chemical engi-
neer. formerly with the Seaboard Chemi-
cal Company, Newark. n. j. He was
graduated from the Rochester Prepara-
tory School and Rutgers College. He
was born thirty-seven years ago In New
Brunswick, n. j. His father, George L.
Shivler, an art dealer, of Troy, y. Y,
was one of the country's first signal
corps telegraphers In the Civil War.
Lemuel wentz, OF Olney. died al Camp
Dix, where he was teaching foreigners
the English language. He had been a
teacher in the Longfellow public school
for several years.
Eissing died at Dallas, Tex, of pneu-
monia following an attack OF influenza.
He was graduated from the ground
school at Ithaca. y. ", ana after be-
ing home on short furlopgh was sent
10 Camp Dick, Texas. He was taken
| ill with forty others and was left al
| Dallas 49,
Eissing was president of the 1918
graduating class OF the University OF
Pennsylvania. He was also editor IN
| chief OF the Pennsylvanian. president OF
the Wharton School Association. a mem-
| Der of the athletic council, president of
the Wharton honor committee, vice pres.
| ident of the Christian Association, head
cheer leader at Penn, president of the
! undergraduate committee representing
| the student body, an editor of the Punch
| Bowl and Red and Blue, two. student
monthly magazines, ana president OF
thu Fra anklin Society.