... *s:* * *.*, *. |g - :-- º i º = : – : N N 5AN D 23. - ----- " " . . . . - - • Š – J 2 t wrºt's USū. 2. .* tºwHRsm of Michi, s : | 37 R$22, A HISTORY OF | | 7 | g- —º LONG IS LAND FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME EY FETER ROSS, LL. D VOL. III THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEw York AND CHICAGO 1902 ‘s. COPYRIGHT, 1902, THE LEwis PUBLISHING COMPANY, .NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. i INDEX. PERSONAL SKETCHES AND CHURCHES. Ackerman, Edwin B., 232 Ahern, William F., I2 Aichmann, Charles, 383 Alberts, William H., 91 Albrecht, Christian F., 196 Allen, Austin E., 194 Alt, Charles, 287 Amador, Martin, I31 Ameli, Alonzo, II Ameli, Eugene H., I3 Anderson, Herbert C., 355 Andresen, John C., 482 Antonina, Mother, 422 Arthur, George W., 72 Ashton, John M., 454 Asserson, Henry R., 415 Asserson, P. C., 414. Atkinson, Hugh H., 15 Atwood, Adalbert D., 3II Auer, Charles L., 309 Auer, John, 308 Auer, John W., 309 Babington, Francis A., 56 Babington, Lorenzo D., 55 Bacher, Rudolph C., 237 Bachia, Richard A., II9 Bacon, Charles B., 268 Bader, John L., 445 Bagley, Hugh, 461 Ball, Charles, 314 Ball, George M., 313 Bancker, Abraham, 470 Baran, Felix M., 250 •Barker, Charles S., 253 Barker, William H., 190 Barlow, Joseph R. K., 67 Barr, Stewart F., 469 Barrett, John J., 3 Barringer, Robert K., I27 Barthman, Henry C., 50 Bartlett, Homer L., 35 Bayer, William, 187 Beck, George, 434 Becker, Theodore, 479 Beer, Louis, 75 Belford, J. W., & Son, 322 Bell, Roscoe R., 182 Bell, Thomas, 29I & Bennett, George H., 477 Bennett, Jacob C., I39 Bennett, Joseph A., 245 Bergen, Richard. 303 Berns, George H., 346 Bertsch, Peter, 192 Bertsch, William F, 192 Bethon, Charles, 406 Bill, Joseph, 410 - Bishop, Ernest S., 234 Blackwell, Waldo R., 397 Bligh, John H., 68 Bliss, Flavel N., 357 Bluemke, Rudolph, 265 Bobier, James E., 44 Boch, Oscar A., 184 Bode, Christian J., I3 Boehme, Frederick W., 382 Bogart, Joseph H., 239 Bogenshutz, William J., I42 Bohack, Henry C., I64 Bollett, Frederick, II4 Bond, Frank, I57 Bopp, John, 473 Bonawitz, David, 449 Boocock, Robert, 215 Brand, Karl, 246 Brecknell, William J., I22 Brennan, William, 45 Brennand, Everett C., 277 Brewster, Eugene V., 188 Brewster, Walter S., 68 Brielmann, Emil, 382 Briggs, Charkes H., 356 Brinkerhoff, John P., 134 Brinley, S. L., I59 Bromell, William B., 92 Brooks, Edward, 348 Brosnan, John W., 237 Brown, Cassius M., 4 Brown, George W., 431 Brown, S. S., 4 Brubacher, William H., 67 Bruce, Robert, Igſ Bryant, William C., 36 Buchanan, George N., 355 Bunker, Henry A., 463 Burger, Tobias, 20 Burke, James M., .263 Burr, John W., 126 Burrill, Samuel N., II8 Buschman, A. D., 165 Bush, Edward, 412 Byrne, John, 332 Caccavajo, Joseph, 186 Cameron, Henry De H., 380 Campbell, James A., 324 Campbell, Peter J., 403 Carey, Michael H., 41 I Carpenter, John W., 432 Carrol, E., 47 Carroll, Martin, 69 Carroll, Thomas E., 255 Caverly, Peter H., 439 Chadsey, Benjamin F., 328 Chambers, Albert, 65 Chambers, Jared J., 88 Charles, William P., 25 Chubbuch, William, 452 Churches, Roman Catholic: - Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, I58 - Holy Rosary, 418 Immaculate Heart of Mary, 454 Most Holy Trinity, II6 Our Lady of Good Counsel, 457 Our Lady of Lourdes, 270 Our Lady of Mercy, 423 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 267 of Lady of Sorrows, Brooklyn, I5 Our Lady of Sorrows, West Flushing, 135 Our Lady of Victory, 402 Sacred Heart, 318 Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, Brooklyn, 414 Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, Southampton, 418 St. Adalbert (Polish), 250 St. Aloysius, 436 INDEX. St. Alphonsus, 221 St. Ann and St. Joachim, 84 St. Anthony, 37 - St. Augustine, 24I St. Boniface the Martyr, 274 St. Brigid, Brooklyn, 255 St. Brigid, Westbury, IOG St. Casimir's (Polish), 72 St. Dominic, 97 St. Elias (Greek), 361 St. Elizabeth, 2II St. Finbar, 227 St. Francis d’Assisi, 81 St. Francis de Sales, 271 St. Francis Xavier, 360 St. Ignatius, Io2 St. James (Pro-Cathedral), 281 St. Jerome, 418 St. John the Baptist, 438 St. Leonard (German), 226 St. Louis, 150 St. Luke, IoI St. Mary, East Islip, IIo St. Mary, Roslyn, 319 St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, 299 St. Mary’s, Star of the Sea, 427 St. Matthew, 243 St. Patrick, 258 St. Peter, 420 St. Raphael, 79 St. Sebastian, 316 St. Thomas Aquinas, 247 St. Vincent de Paul, 69 Visitation, The, 479. Coates, Charles B., 63 Coby, E. Parke, 404 Compton, Horace, 357 Comstock, James B., 188 Conley, James, 452 Connell, James P., 24 Cook, Edward F., 26 Cook, Frederick A., 77 Corrigan, James J., 135 Cranston, Alfred, 349 Crawford, George C., 413 Creamer, Joseph N., 352 Cronin, James J., 262 Cuddey, Robert, Jr., 144 Cullen, Thomas H., 401 Cummings, Michael J., 400 Dailledouze Brothers, 426 Dalton, Frank A., 356 Daly, George, 85 Damjanovich, Theodore, 361 Dangler, Jacob, 437 Dannenhoffer, John, 85 Darmstadt, Lorenz, 86 Dauffenbach, Peter, 116 Davenport, Edward F., 257 Davis, George H., 73 e Davison, Robert A., 134 DeBowes, Thomas M., 358 Deck, Franz, 159 Dee, William V., 164 Devoy, Charles S., III Delahanty, William H., IIo Delano, William H. C., 16 Delius, Herman A., 162 Dengel, Peter, 212 DeNyse, John B., 75 DeNyse, William T., 83 Derby, Andrew, I26 Dickinson, William, IO7 Dieckmann, F. W. E., 57 Dieffenbach, Philipp, IQ5 Dietrich, George, 413 Distler, Ernest F., 306 Distler, John, IO4 Dobson, John F., Io'7 Dolan, Richard, 265 Donnelly, John P., I43 Donohoe, James, 474 Donovan, Albert E., 484 Doremus, James H., 378 Dorman, John J., 7 Dotzauer, Frederick W., 84 Downing, Robert F., 60 Doyle, James, 403 Doyle, Felix W., 5 Doyle, Frank J., 22 Drescher, John, 62 Duffy, Edward A., IIo DuFlon, C. G., 367 Dugro, Jacob P., 197 Dugro, Philip, IQ6 Duhigg, Thomas T. S., 446 Duley, Maynard, 248 Dullea, Edward W., 247 Dunham, Henry C., 163 Dunne, William T., 217 Duryea, J. T., 16I Ebbets, Charles H., 475 |Eberth, Lorenz, Io'7 Eger, Charles M., IOS Eichacker, Henry F., 200 Elcock, George S., 373 Elder, David, 27I Elder, John, 271 Elliott, F. C., 425 England, George E., 68 Ernst, William, 2IO Evans, Nathaniel B., 8 Extance, William L., 45 Fanning, John J., I69 Farrel, William B., 228 Farrell, Herbert F., Ioff Farrell, John H., 32O Farrelly, Patrick J., 226 Fathers of Mercy, 213 Ferry, Daniel, 243 Findlay, Robert, 227 Fink, Daniel, 18O Finn, William J., 304 Firman Family, The, 51 Fischer, Mother Antonina, 422 Fischer, Jacob, 242 Fisher, Andrew, 18 Fisher, L. Harry, 32 Fiske, Edwin R., 93 Fiske, William M. L., 92 Fitzgerald, M. A., 420 Fitzgerald, Maurice P., 74 Fitzgerald, Patrick M., 74 Flaherty, M. J., 329 Foley, Richard S., 423 Forster, Isaac S., 6 Foster, Clarendon A., 459 Franciscan Brothers, 453 Franklin, Charles F., 215 Freeman, John J., 416 Freese, John S., 179 French, Henry, 295 Frisse, Joseph, 456 Froeb, Charles, 69 Frost, Albert H., 398 Fuchs, Lawrence, Iog Fulcher, John H., II8 Gabriel, Jacob, 33 Gabriel, Joseph, 33 Gabriel, William, 218 Gannon, Edward M., 316 Gastmeyer, Charles F., 368 Gastmeyer, Robert, 369 Gardner, J. Frank, 408 Gardiner, Sidney H., 288 Garrison, William H., 169 Gehring, Louis, 191 Geis, Norman P., 455 Giegerich, Frederick C., 358 Gilbert, Henry R., 465 Gilluly, George K., I54 Glinnen, J. Edward, 371 Gohlinghorst, Herman, 366 Golden, Edward E., 461 Gopp, John P., 221 Gormly, John L. J., 53 Greer, James, 22 Grill, August, 73 Grenelle, Joseph H., 148 Gritman, William S., 351 Grotz, William F., 269 Groves, Elijah R., I5 Gru, George, I94 Hagenbacher, Gottlieb, 276 Hall, Albert J., 325 Hall, Milton C., 433 Hall, Thomas G., 433 Halstead, Lafayette B., 373 Hammel, Louis, 478 Hanold, John, 54 Hanshew, Elisha, 298 Hardy, Garrett L., IOO Hartmann, Peter, 353 Hartt, Joshua, 4 Hasenflug, Conrad. 252 Hatter, John C., 394 Hauber, Joseph, 275 Haudenschild, George, 450 Hauptman, John W., 437 Hawkes, Henry, I44 Hawkins, Thomas P., 46 Heaton, William A., 375 Hechinger, Edward, 228 Hechinger, Frank, 228 Hechinger, Nicholas, 228 Heffernan, Michael P., IO4 Heffley, Norman P., I45 Helgans, Elias, 478 Helmken, John D., 160 Hendrickson, E. M., 147 Hestermann, Conrad, 199 Hettesheimer, Charles J., 204 INDEX. Hewlett, Jesse M., 369 Hickey, D. J., 361 Hickey, Timothy D., 428 Hobart, Gideon D., 132 Hobley, Alfred T., 405 Hodge, William H., 390 Hoffman, Jesse Q., 82 Holbrook, M. T., 440 Holman, George W., 460 Holmes, Richard D., 479 Holy Cross Convent, 422 Hooper, Henry N., 321 Hooton, William A. G., II5 Hopkins, William, 231 Horan, Thomas F., IoS Hossack Brothers, 275 Hubbard, Harmanus B., 445 Huebner, Charles G., 274 Hunwick, William, 273 Jackson, George H., 284 Jardin, Philip L., Io Jenkins, David, 59 Jesberger, George, 289 Jesberger, John D., 289 Johnson, Claude G., 357 Johnson, George W., 197 Jolon, Jules, I50 Jonas, Nathan S., 146 Jones Jonas H., 66 Jordan, Henry C., I5o Joyce, Thomas H., 129 Judd, Albert M., 388 Judge, Francis W., 279 Jung, Frederick J., 317 Kaesemann, August W., 336 Kaseman, George M., 337 Kaseman, William J., 337 Kalfur, Frederick W., 474 Kane, James, 73 Kearney, Peter, 79 Keegan, William, I I2 Keely, Patrick S., 133 Keese, W. L., 2I Kellock, James, 76 Kelly, John J., 375 Kenny, Philip J., 427 Kerwin, Walter A., 464 Kerzner, Nicholas, 480 Ketcham, Valentine T., 319 Kick, Joseph, 469 Kiefer, Louis A., 431 King, Charles, 181 King, Samuel T., 179 Kirkpatrick, David, 80 Klarmann, Andrew, 2II Kleinschnitz, George, 417 Klingelhoeffer, George, 286 Knickman, Louis, I46 Knaup, John C., 42 Koehler, Charles G., 208 Koerner, Henry, 178 Koeune, Matthias, 353 Kohlmann, Peter, 446 Krausche, Emil C., 66 Krausche, Charles, 428 Kreger, Herman, 62 Kromer, John, I77 Kuhn, Louis, 184 Kuhn, John A., 390 Kuhn, Joseph, 390 Kummer, Peter, 367 Kunkel, Charles A., 27 Kunz, Anthony, 181 Kunz, Louis, 181 Lahy, Robert H., 26 Laird, George I., 397 Lamb, Bernard, Sr., 250 Lamb, Bernard, Jr., 250 Lamour, Jacob, 286 Lane, C. W. D., 263 Lang, John T., 323 Langer, Oscar E., 52 Lautman, Elias, 312 Law, Charlotte F., 430 Law, Edwin A1., 430 Lawler, John, I47 Lee, David W., 166 Lehmann, Otto, 351 Lehmann, Valentine, 350 Lenhart, P. Frederick, 424 Lennon, James, 315 Lenz, Gottlieb, 185 . Levy, Nathan, 402 Lewis, William B., 193 Leyh, George F., Sr., 362 Leyh, George F., 363 L'Hommedieu, Richard W., 386 Liddle, J. B., 49 Liebermann, William, 421 Lighte, Charles, 310 Likewise, Charles H., 301 Likewise, John, 301 Likewise, Martin, 300 Lincoln, Charles L., 49 Lindemann, William, 243 Linnekin, Thomas J., 140 Lippitt, Augustus, 399 Livingston, Jacob A., 459 Loerch, Ernst, 321 Lopomo, Anthony B., 452 Lord, Horatio, 259 Lowry, Joseph L., 167 Ludden, William A., 467 Ludeke, Francis X., 81 Luhrs, Christian, 242 Lukes, William F., 84 Lutz, John G., 24A Lynch, James H., 22 Lynch, Patrick F., 160 Lynch, Thomas F., 418 Lyons, Andrew J., 125 Mackey, John J., 325 MacLean, Lachlan, 456 Madden, Daniel J., 264 Madden, Theodore A., 16 Madden, Thomas F., 466 Maerz, John, 416 Maguire, James, 99 Mahon, Charles F., 266 Mahony, Eugene P., 458 Malone, Patrick H., 384 Mann, Carl J., 407 Manz, Achaz, 347 Marks, S. Bishop, 255 Marlow, Frank M., 34 Martell, Louis N., 319 Matheis, Henry, 55 Matthews, Peter F., 421 Matthews, Thomas F., 98 Maurer, Michael, 199 Maurer, Theodore, 200 Maurer, Ulrich, 230 May, Henry, 2I4 May, John E., 59 May, Mitchell, 65 Mayette, Henry R., II3 Mayher, Timothy C., 76 McAteer, James J., 454 McCanna, Patrick, 429 McCarthy, Edward W., 241 McCollum, A. J., 178 McCoy, Joseph E., 72 McDonald, Matthew, 246 McDonald, Willis, 175 McEnroe, James, 418 McEnroe, John, 444 McGlinchey, Patrick J., 243 McGroarty, Dennis, 53 McGuire, William R., 12 McGuirl, W. T., 479 McHugh, Bernard, 418 McKee, David, 448 McManus, James, 327 McNamara, Joseph E. A., 458 McNamee, Joseph, 81 McNeile, Hector, 124 McPhilliamy, William J., 148 Meier, George A., II3 Meier, Richard, 468 Merchants’ Bank, The, 147 Messeberg, Gustavus, 444 Metcalf, Henry, 372 Mettler, Charles A., 302 Metz, Henry J., 252 Meyer, George H., 149 Meyer, Henry D., 127 Middendorf, Frederick, 79 Miller, Henry, 251 Miller, Louis, 329 Miller, Marshall Y., 203 Mills, Thomas M. K., 20I Minck, Julius, 205 Mitchell, E. H., 152 Mitchell, Henry T., 152 Mollenhauer, John. I30 Mollenhauer, Melchior, 257. Mollinger, Michael, 217 Morrisey, William G., 78 Morrison, Robert A., 150 Muller, Adam, 276 Muller, August W., 344 Muller, John E. F., 470 Murch, Charles H., 172 Murray, Joseph, 43 Murray, William S., 462. Naeder, John C., 261 Nager, Simon, 260 s Nager, Simon, Jr., 484 Nash, Sylvester G., 240 Nathan, Michael, 284 Nawrocki, A., 72 Neebe, Lorenz, 352 vi INDEX. Neff, Edwin, 254 Neff, Louis, 254 Neff, T. L., Sons, 254 Nelson, Z. O., 48 Nelson, John F., 376 - Nelson, Thomas H., 326 Newman, Emanuel, 423 Newman, Edward D., 453 Newman, George W., 240 Newman, Henry, 20 Newman, James, 240 Newman, Robert E., 377 Nicoll, Stephen P., 2II Nodine, Alonzo, 273 Noll, William, 376 Nostrand, J. Lott, 17I Obernier, Frederick W., 23 O’Berry, John, 344 O’Berry, Loftis W., 345 O’Connor, Burdette, 99 O’Hara, John F., IoI O'Hare, P. F., 391 Oldham, Edmund, 307 O'Neil, Augustine M., 442 O’Neil, Paul V., 443 O’Reilly, Bernard, 258 O'Reilly, Thomas S., 408 Ormsbee, William C., 379 O'Rourke, Andrew J., 227 Osswald, Henry, I5I Parfitt, W. E., 174 Parker, David, 396 Parkinson, John, 183 Patterson, Thomas J., 24 Pecan, William W., 428 Perine, Oscar A., 138 Perry, James, 43 Perry, John H., 97 Peter, Jacob P., 273 Peth, George, 368 Pettit, Stephen B., 340 Pettit, Stephen C., 341 Pickard, William S., 128 Piel, Bernhard F., 359 Pilgrim, Conrad, 434 Pirkl, John A., 218 Platt, Emery M., 447 Platner, Ferdinand, 309 Pomeroy, Ralph, I4 Porcile, E. H., 270 Post, John D., 56 Power, Walter J., 97 Praetz, John, 374 Price, Jane, 249 Quevedo, John, 316 Quick, David U., 256 Quick, Hewlings H., 238 Quimby, David S., 349 Quinn, Patrick H., 51 Radloff, William 339 Ralston, D. H., I Ranzweiler, John L., 341 Rauth, Jacob, 380 Rauth, William, 381 Raymond, George T., 16 Regan, James S., 19 Reisert, John E., 338 Reitz, John B., 266 | Richardson, Bradbury M., 326 Richter, William, I31 Ritch, E. L., 36 Robinson, Carman A., 463 Rockwell, Fenton, 345 Rodgers, George W., 38 Roeber, Hermann, 283 Roemmele, Fred, Jr., 80 Roesch, Andrew C., 269 Roesch, Michael, 339 Rope, Henry, 483 Rothmann, Phillip, 2I Rowe, Frederick A., 17 Ruoff, Leonard, 437 Ruoff, Leonard, Jr., 166 Rushmore, Charles, 248 Rutan, Harry A., 7I Rutzler, Enoch, 90 Saffen, Henry C., 61 Sander, George D., 226 Saponara, Peter, 267 Schaefer, Nicholas, 361 Schaeffer, Anthony, 198 Schaeffner, Joseph, 374 Schaffner's (O.) Sons, 82 Schaffner, John O., 82 Schall, John H., 272 Schildge, W. John, 455 Schlegel, John, 300 Schley, Frederick, 175 Schlichter, Gottfried, 177 Schlitz, Francis A., I22 Schlitz, Jacob, 280 Schlitz, John, 280 Schmid, Frederick, 337 Schmidt, Isidor B., 89 Schmiedt, John, 263 Schneider, Charles, 165 Schneider, Frederick M., 158 Schneider, Jacob F., 95 Schoeffel, Michael, 435 Schoonmaker, C. D., 259 Schuchhardt, Christian, 216 Schuettinger, George, 366 Schuh, Joseph, 473 Schuh, William, .472 Schulz, Frank F., 220 Scott, Walter, 87 Scottron, Samuel R., 151 Seedorff, John H. C., 312 Sefrin, Anton, 267 Serenbetz, George B., 335 Serene, George W., 94 Seward, Arthur R., 58 Shannon, Richard B., 261 Sharkey, Frank, 94 Sharkey, James, 94 Shipman, Edward R., 441 Shipman, William M., 441 Siems, George, 298 Singleton, Frederick W., 2 Sinnott, James P., 32 Skelly, Thomas W., 217 Skidmore, Charles J., 307 Skidmore, Edward, 307. Smith, Herman T., 83 Smith, Matthew W., 406 Smith, Philip H., 91 Smyth, Charles G., 231 Somers, James A., 483 Soseman, John J., I25 Specht, George, 477 Spitzer, Robert, 399 Squires, Anson, 258 Stead, James C., 296 Steingotten, Philip, 172 Steinmetz, George J., 334 Stern, Bernhard, 176 Stewart, David S., 96 Stewart, John, 151 Stickle, Charles W., 52 Still, Josiah H., 460 St. John's College, 438 Strauss, Phillip, 268 Stutz, Ernest, 343 Stutz, Louis, 342 Stutz, Louis, Jr., 343 Summers, William M., 481 Sullivan, James J., 438 'Sullivan Patrick J., 41 I Supper, Robert F., 409 Sutherland, Isaac P., 297 Sutphin, E. J., 225 Taaffe, Thomas, chap. 58, vol. I, in various places. Taber, J. Russell, 186 Tait, George F., 28 Taylor, James W., Ioë Taylor, Z., 123 Tebbe, Frederick, 480 Tebbe, William, 153 Teehan, Cornelius J., 64 Temme, Frank A., 47 Temme, William, 47 Terhune, J. J., 485 Texter, William, 377 Thayer, Lucius J., 400 Thiallier, Louis S., 454 Thomas, David S., 39 Thomas, William E., 471 Thorn, Walter, 234 Thorne, John E., 3 Tierney, Matthew J., 318 Tilyou, George C., 40 Timmes, John, 124 Timmes, John, 204 Tobey, Bennett H., 64 Tokaji, Bela, 236 Torborg, Herman H., 334 Treyz, Isaac, 368 Trimnell, Edward J., 219 Tryon, Albert H., 299 Ulrich, Frank J., 277 Utz, Franz, 448 Valentine, Conrad, 364 Valentine, John, 364 Vander Schuyt, Henry, 365 Van Note, Peter J., 444 Van Syckel, Henry L., 9 Varnagiris, Vincent V., 432 Velasco, S. Fabian de, 120 INDEX. vii Vogel, Henry J., 464 Vogel, Louis H., 465 Vogel, William, 330 Vogel, William H., 331 Vollmer, Henry, I54 Voltz, Albert, 19 Voltz, George A., 206 Von Urff, Charles A., 292 Wacker, Alexander F., 207 Warner, William J., 462 Warnken, Henry, 209 Wassmuth, William J., 219 Waters, Ebenezer, 324 Waters, George B., 233 Weber, Charles H., 476 Weber, Christopher. 476 Weber, Johan G., 475 Webster, Frederick, 363 Weed, George L., 170 Wehr, Charles F., Io9 Weil, Lemuel, Iog Weiss, William, 331 Ackerman, Edwin B., 232 Arthur, George W., 72 Asserson, Henry R., 414 Asserson, P. C., 414 Auer, Charles L., 308 Auer, John, 308 Bacon, Charles B., 268 Beck, George, 434 Bell, Roscoe R., 182 Berns, George H., 346 Bertsch, Peter, 192 Bertsch, William F., 192 Bethon, Charles, 406 Bill, Joseph, 41o Bishop, Ernest S., 234 Bobier, James E., 44 Boch, Anthony, 184 Boch, Oscar A., 184 Bohack, Henry C., 164 Bonawitz, David, 448 Brooks, Edward, 348 Brown, Cassius M., 4 Brown, S. S., 4 Bryant, William C., 70 . Burger, Tobias, 20 Burrill, Samuel N., II8 Bush, Edward, 412 Byrne, John, 332 Welwood, Robert, III Wesch, Hugo C., 333 Westcott, Moses W., 90 White, Elmer S., 8 - White, E. Sherman, 209 White, James, 87 Whiteman, Charles F., 299 Wicke, Otto, 3Io - Wieman, Julius L., 290 Wierk, John P., 282 Wieseckel, Frederick G., 58 Wieseckel, George, 467 Wieseckel, John, 466 Williams, Adrian D., 86 Williams, Charles W., 435 Williams, George W., 48 Williamson, Samuel, 207 Willmann, Joseph, 333 Wilson, Alfred T., I2I Wilson, John J., 385 Wingenfeld, Joseph, 389 Wirth, John, 278 Wischerth, Andreas, 450 ILLUSTRATIONS. Caccavajo, Joseph, 186 Chambers, Jared J., 88 Churches, Roman Catholic: Blessed Virgin Mary, Christians, 158 Holy Rosary, 418 Our Lady of Sorrows, 156 Most Holy Trinity, I 16 Sacred Heart, Bayside, 318 St. Adalbert, Polish, 250 St. Aloysius, 436 St. Charles Borromeo, 44 St. Francis de Sales, 262 St. John the Baptist, New, Brook- lyn, 438 St. Leonard, 226 St. Mary, Queen of Angels, 432 St. Sebastian, 316 Coby, E. Parke, 404 Comstock, James B., 188 Connell, James P., 24 Cranston, Alfred, 348 Cronin, James J., 262 Cullen, Thomas H., 400 Cummings, Michael J., 400 Dailledouze, John, 426 Dalton, Frank A., 356 Delius, Herman A., 162 Wischerth, Frank, 294 Wischerth, George A., 294 Wischerth, John, 293 Wischerth, Joseph G., 293 Wocker, Clemens, 438 Wohlfarth, August V., 2 Io Wolbeck, Henry, 229 Wood, J. Scott, 384 Wood, Leland N., 228 Wood, William D., 202 Woods, James J., 402 Wortman, Samuel H., 283 Wright, George F., 451 Wyckoff, Herbert, 285 York, James E., 156 Young, George N., 155 Young, John S., 155 Young, Thomas F., I55 . Zeller, Charles, I68 Zentgraf, John B., 156 Zurn, John M., 137 Dengel, Peter, 212 Dietrich, George, 412 Distler, John, IO4 Help of Doremus, James H., 378 Downing, Robert F., 60 Dugro, Jacob P., 196 Dugro, Philip, 196 Eger, Charles M., Io& Eichacker, Henry F., 200 Residences, 200 Elcock, George S., 372 England, George E., 68 Evans, Nathaniel B., 8 Farrell, John H., 320 Fink, Amelia, 180 Fink, Daniel, 18O Finn, William J., 304 Fisher, L. Harry, 32 Fiske, William M. L., 92 Frost, Albert H., 398 Gannon, Edward M., 316 Gardner, J. Frank, 408 Giegerich, Frederick C., 358 Gilluly, George K., 154 Grenelle, Joseph H., 148 viii INDEX. Hanshew, Elisha, 298 Hardy, Garrett L., IOO Hartmann, Peter, 352 Hartnett, J. A., 438 Hasenflug, Conrad, 252 Hatter, John C., 394 Haudenschild, George, 448 Hauptman, John W., 436 Hechinger, Edward, 228 Hechinger, Frank, 228 Hechinger, Nicholas E., 228 Hettesheimer, Charles J., 204 Hobart, Gideon D., I32 Hobley, Alfred T., 404 Holbrook, M. T., 440 Holy Cross Convent, 422 Jackson, George H., 285 Jonas, Nathan S., I46 Judd, Albert M., 388 Kaesemann, August W., 336 Kaseman, George M., 336 Kaseman, William J., 336 Keegan, William, II2 Kleinschnitz, George, 416 Koehler, Charles G., 208 Kohlmann, Peter, 446 Kuhn, John A., 390 Kuhn, Joseph, 390 Kummer, Peter, 366 Lautman, Elias, 312 Law, Charlotte F., 430 Law, Edwin M., 430 Lenhart, P. Frederick, 424 Leyh, George F., 362 Lighte, Charles, 3IO Linnekin, Thomas J., I40 Lippitt, Augustus, 398 Loerch, Ernst, 320 Lukes, William F., 84 Lutz, John G., 244 Lynch, Patrick F., 160 Madden, Daniel J., 264 Madden, Theodore A., I6 Maerz, John, 416 - Malone, Patrick H., 384 Mann, Carl J., 406 Matthews, Peter. F., 421 Maurer, Ulrich, Sr., 230 Maurer, Ulrich, Jr., 230 May, Charles C., 214 May, Henry, 214 McDonald, . Matthew, 246 McGuire, William R., 12 Metcalf, Henry, 372 Murch, Charles H., 172 Nager, Simon, 260 Nathan, Michael, 284 Neebe, Lorenz, 352 Newman, George W., 240 Newman, James, 240 Noll, William, 376 O’Berry, John, 344 O’Berry, Loftis W., 344 O'Neil, Augustine M., 442 O'Neil, Paul V., 442 Ormsbee, William C., 378 Parker, David, 394 Perine, Oscar A., I 38 Peth, George, 368 Pettit, Stephen C., 341 Piel, Bernhard F., 358 Pilgrim, Conrad, 434 Pirkl. John A., 218 Praetz, John, 274 Ouick, David U., 256 Quick, Hewlings H., 238 Ralston, D. H., I Rat1th, Jacob, 380 Rauth, William, 380 Reitz, John B., 266 Richardson, Pradbury M., 326 Richardson, Mrs. B. M., 326 Roemmele, Fred, Jr., 80 Ruoff, Leonard, Jr., 166 Rushmore, Charles, 248 Sander, George T)., 226 Sauter. Louis, 244 Schaeffer, Anthony, I08 Schaeffer, Joseph W., 198 Schaeffner, Joseph, 374 Schall, John H., 272 Schlegel. John, 300 Schlitz, Francis A., I22 Schlitz, Jacob, 280 Schlitz, John, 28o Schlitz, Peter J., I22 • . Schneider, Frederick M., 158 Schuchhardt, Christian, 216 Schuettinger, George, 366 Schuh, Joseph, 472 Schuh, William, 472 Schulz, Frank F., 220 Shipman, William M., 440 Stead, James C., 296 Stern, Bernhard, 176 Stewart, David S., 96 Still, Josiah H., 460 St. John's College, 438 Stutz, Ernest, 342 Stutz, Louis, 342 Stutz, Louis, Jr., 342 Tait, George F., 28 Tait, Mrs. G. F., 28 Tcehan, Cornelius J., 64 Tierney, Matthew J., 318 Tilyou, George C. (Steeple Chase), 40 Tokaji, Bela, 236 Treyz, Isaac, 368 Utz, Franz Joseph, 448 Valentine, Conrad, 364 Vander Schuyt, Henry, 364 Varnagiris, Vincent V., 432 Velasco, S. Fabian de, 120 Vogel, Henry T., 464 Vogel, Louis H., 464 Vogel, William, 330 Waters, Ebenezer, 324 Weed, George L., 170 Wierk, John P., 282 Williams, George W. (Orphans’ Home), 48 Wirth, John, 278 Wischerth, Andreas, 448 Wischerth, Andrew, 293 Wischerth, Frank, 293 Wischerth, John, 293 Wischerth, Joseph G., 293 Wood, William D., 202 Zeller, Charles, 168 Zentgraf, John B., 156 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. D. H. R.ALSTON. The noble record that has been made by the Re- publican party in New York has not been gained through the efforts of distinctive politicians, but rather through the unanimity of purpose and the unwavering loyalty of those who may be said to constitute the rank and file of the organization. He whose name forms the caption of this paragraph is recognized as one of the stalwart Republicans of Kings county, and while his inclinations have never led him to seek the honors and emoluments of pub- lic office of any sort, still his influence in the coun- cils of his party, his stanch advocacy of its cause and his unequivocal attitude have had potency in advancing the party's interests, and his reputation in this regard has gained him not only local standing but has made him known to many national leaders whose influence is widely felt in the federal capital. He is one of the representative business men of Long Island, prominently connected with the ship- ping interests of the country, particularly in the way of establishing adequate transportation facili- ties for handling passengers and goods between the United States and our colonial possessions in the Philippines. Mr. Ralston was born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 22, 1864, and there spent his boyhood. In his early youth political questions were a subject of great interest to him. When he was only seven- teen years of age he and his brother had control of the Fourteenth ward of Baltimore, the only Repub- lican ward in the city at that time, made so by their effective management. When twenty years of age Mr. Ralston came to Brooklyn and rose rapidly in the estimation of party workers and leaders here. 1 X For several years he resided in the Fourth ward, the Second assembly district, and for nearly twelve. years has resided in the first assembly district, in which for some time he has helped to hold the reins. of political control. He has been a delegate to all the local and state conventions, was a member of the general committee for fourteen years, and usually represented Mr. Dady as an executive mem- ber. He has been closely associated with Mr. Dady in his political work since the Blaine and Logan campaign, and their united efforts have been very effective in producing results of greatest benefit to the party. During Lieutenant-Governor Timothy IL. Woodruff's gubernatorial campaign, Mr. Ralston acted as his secretary, having headquarters in the Clarendon Hotel. He has often been urged by his friends to accept office, but has persistently refused, preferring to give his services as a free-will offering because he believes in the principles of the party, and he owes this fealty as an obligation of citizen- ship. However, in 1901, having given years of val- uable service to his party, he was prevailed upon to accept the position of deputy assistant register of Kings county, which he did with reluctance. Mr. Ralston is a member of the Invincible Club, and the First Assembly District Republican Club, of which he is the first president, and the Twelfth: Assembly District Republican Club. He also be-, longs to the Columbia Athletic Club of Washing- ton, D. C., and to various other social and political Organizations. His military service covers six years as Sergeant of Company I, Fifth Regiment, Maryland State National Guard, of Baltimore. He represented the Eastern Business Men's Asso- ciation and other interests in New York in the es- tablishment of the Manila line of steamers, running 2 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. between New York and Manila, for the transporta- tion of troops, provisions and other supplies to our army in the Philippines, and for over a year he worked untiringly for the perfection of a trans- portation service between New York and Manila for the purpose of giving American shippers and Amer- ican labor the benefit of that service, which was theretofore carried on by foreign vessels, employing foreign labor to the exclusion of American vessels and American labor. In this worthy undertaking he received the endorsement of the late President McKinley, Senators Platt, Hanna, Depew and Gov- ernor Odell, including also Secretary of War Root, and finally succeeded in securing the inauguration of the service now in operation. Mr. Ralston spends a considerable portion of his time in Washington, looking after important inter- ests. Few men have a more extended acquaintance among the heads of the various departments in Washington than he, in consequence of which he is frequently sought to act as speaker for delegations seeking interviews with these officials. He is a gen- tleman of fine personal appearance, excellent phy- sique and pleasing personality and address, all of which eminently qualify him for the work which claims much of his time and in which in large measure the co-operation of men high in official circles in the nation is required. FREDERICK. W. SINGLETON. Frederick W. Singleton is one of the wide-awake, progressive citizens of Brooklyn, with the interests and welfare of the city deeply at heart. He has la- bored energetically, untiringly and with good effect for the benefit of the city and for the adoption of measures of reform and advancement. For sixteen years he has resided in the twelfth assembly district, and the Twenty-second ward, and previous to that time made his home in the Sixth ward, where he was born. Mr. Singleton was born in Brooklyn, July 14, 1858, and pursued his education in the public schools, at which he was graduated. He early became actively identified with Republican politics of the Sixth ward and was an active member of the Young Republican Club, from which he resigned when the club refused to endorse James G. Blaine for the presidency. He has been a member of the county committee for twelve years and is thus an active factor in planning and managing the campaigns, his executive force and keen discernment proving valuable in the party work. He was president of the Twenty-second Ward Association in 1893, during the campaign of ex-Mayor Charles A. Schieren, and established the election district system in the ward during that year. He has been a delegate to various conven- tions, both local and state; and his opinions, in their sound judgment, have appealed to the leaders of the party, and when adopted have been found to be prac- tical and helpful. He was one of the organizers of the Logan Club and is a member of the executive committee of that club. He likewise is a charter member of the twelfth assembly district organiza- tion and was one of the organizers of the Abell Club, of which he is now serving as the first vice-presi- dent. He also aided in founding the Washington Republican Club, of the Twenty-second ward. He was a member of the board of aldermen from the third aldermanic district in 1896-7, and was nom- inated for councilman on the Tracey ticket during the Low Campaign. His activity in behalf of the city and in support of his party has been continuous and effective, and he is widely recognized as one whose devotion to the general good is above ques- tion. Mr. Singleton was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Hale Dowling, of Brooklyn, whose family re- sided on the Park slope. They have one daughter, Miss Helen Mildred Singleton, and in social circles they occupy an enviable position. Mr. Singleton is also well known in military circles. He was a member of Company K, Twenty-third Regiment of the New York National Guard, from April 4, 1878, until the 4th of April, 1883, at which time he organized Company I, of the same regiment, it being mustered in on the 4th of April, 1884. He enjoyed several promotions and contin- ued his connection with the regiment until 1891, when he resigned and since that time he has been a mem- ber of the Veterans' Association of the Twenty- third Regiment and represents Company I in the board of trustees. For several years he has been engaged in the insurance business, being a repre- sentative of the Phenix Insurance Company in New York. He is the vice-president of the South Brook- lyn Board of Trade and also of the Thirteenth Street Property Owners' Association, and as chair- man of the committee on legislation in the former he has done valuable service in the interests of the people of South Brooklyn. With this committee he appeared before the state legislature in protestation against the mortgage-tax bill and was instrumental in securing its defeat. He also appeared with his committee before the governor in opposition to the tenement house bill and compelled several amend- ments to the original text. He has led the fights against the elevated, and surface railroad companies in the matter of securing better accommodations and the issue of transfers. Mr. Singleton affiliates with various fraternal and social organizations. He is a prominent Ma- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 3 son, belonging to Mistletoe Lodge, No. 647, F. &, A M., Aurora Grata Lodge of Perfection, Aurora Grata Council of the Princes of Jerusalem and Aurora Grata Chapter of Rose Croix, and Aurora Grata . Consistory of the Scottish rite, and is a member of Kismet Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also belongs to Acme Council, No. 594, Royal Ar- canum, John A. Logan Council, No. 44, the National Provident Union, and to the Amaranth Dramatic Association. In manner he is genial and courteous, in disposition considerate, and his personal charac- teristics are such as to have won for him many friends in various walks of life. JOHN J. BARRETT. John J. Barrett is a resident of the First elec- tion district of the eighth ward of the Seventh assembly district, borough of Brooklyn, where he has resided for twenty-five years, during which time he has taken an active part in politics. He is the second oldest man from the point of political ser– vice of the Kings County Republican General Com- mittee. He was elected a member in 1886, and with the exception of the years 1890 and 1891 has served continuously ever since. He has served as presi- dent of the old eighth ward Republican Association, and was the first president of the Seventh assem- bly district Republican club after the assembly dis- trict plan was adopted. He has been a delegate to county, state and national conventions, notably the convention of 1900 that nominated McKinley and Roosevelt at Philadelphia. He is a member of Admiral Dewey Council, Knights of Columbus; the Emerald Society, in which he has held various prom- inent positions; and is a director in the South Brook- lyn Building and Loan Association, one of the strongest organizations of the kind in the state, of which he was one of the organizers and has served as a member of the board of directors since its or- ganization in 1886. Mr. Barrett was born in the Fourth ward of New York city, just below where the World Build- ing now stands, September 14, 1859, and his play ground was the site of the present post office build- ing. He was educated in the public schools of New York and Brooklyn, and after completing his studies was engaged in the novelty business in New York, while later he was for nine years ticket agent at the Statue of Liberty. He then became clerk in the Kings county court and was subsequently a de- tective of District Attorney Foster L. Backus. For a time he was employed in the internal revenue office, after which he became confidential clerk to Judge Michael H. Herschberg, justice of the ap- ings. pellate division of the supreme court. His next ap- pointment was in the department of the interior, and after serving as clerk on the board of elections and having been for several years in charge of the United States transport service located in Brooklyn, his unfaltering allegiance to his party was further rewarded by his appointment, on June 15, 1901, to the responsible position of deputy collector of in- ternal revenue. Mr. Barrett has also made many public speeches and has presided at various meet- He was secretary of the convention of which the Hon. Ethan Allen Doty was chairman, and which nominated Mr. Schieran for mayor of Brook. lyn. Mr. Barrett is well known as an active and aggressive partisan, and has many friends in the Democratic party. He was elected secretary of the committee of twenty-one appointed by the Repub- lican party to consider candidates for the fusion ticket to oppose the Tammany organization in the election of 1901. JOHN E. THORNE. The German mind is analytical and philosophical, deliberative in forming judgment and therefore gen- erally accurate in conclusions. John E. Thorne, a native of Germany, but now one of the most loyal American citizens, possesses these traits of the peo- ple of the fatherland, and they have been marked and of great benefit in his political work. Almost continuously from the time he attained his majority he has been in the service of the government either in a business or political way. Born across the water February 15, 1853, he came to the United States when sixteen years of age, and in New York city, where he first made his home, learned the Sawyer and cabinet-making trades, which he fol- lowed for several years, after which he joined the navy and was assigned for duty to the United States steamship Alaska, commanded by Captain A. A. Semmes, of the regular naval service, the vessel being a man-of-war, Mr. Thorne became sergeant of marines and went on a cruise of three years and three months in European waters, including some time spent on the Mediterranean and along the African coast. While Mr. Thorne was in this service the officers in charge of the expedition negotiated a treaty with the Liberian negroes. In 1874, at the time of the Virginius trouble they were ordered to Key West, and later made a demonstra- tion at Havana, Cuba. Returning in 1876, Mr. Thorne was discharged from the service in the sum- mer of 1877. Resuming work at his trade, Mr. Thorne ac, cepted a position in the navy yard in 1879 and 4 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. there remained for seventeen years, advancement coming to him in acknowledgment of his skill and faithfulress until he was made foreman in charge of the sawmill work, acting in that capacity until 1896, when he resigned to enter political life. He accepted a clerkship in connection with the board of aldermen and thus served until 1897. In the fall of that year he was a candidate for the state legis- lature in the tenth assembly district and was de- feated by a small majority of thirty-one votes, owing to some misunderstanding in the party. On the 9th of March, 1898, he was appointed deputy United States marshal, and is now active in that capacity. He discharges his duty without fear or favor and is well qualified for the position, in which he has won a most creditable reputation. Mr. Thorne was a member of the Republican general committee in 1900, and labored effectively to promote the welfare of his party. He is, the standard-bearer of the John E. Thorne Republican Club, which was organized in October, 1896, as the seventh election district organization, having at the beginning fourteen members. The district com- prises the Tenth and Eleventh wards and at the time the name was changed the organization com- prised one hundred and fifty-five members. It has since taken an important and aggressive part in campaigns and has been an important factor in many Republican successes in the district and county. From the beginning the presidents in con- secutive order have been John E. Thorne, Aaron Merritt, John J. Boylan, J. L. Adarus and Stephen Cooney. Other prominent members of the club are Alexander Robb, General William C. Wallace, Will- iam L. Perkins and Frank Cothran. The head- quarters are at No. 76 Fleet street. Mr. Thorne was united in marriage to Miss Isabelle S. Cunningham, and they have two chil- dren: T. Reinhold, who is with the American line of steamers; and Beatrice S., who is a teacher in the public schools. Socially Mr. Thorne is con- nected with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, of which he is a past officer, and is identified with other secret and fraternal organizations. His record is one of sincere and intense attachment to the Republican party and he has unfaltering rever- ence for its lofty aims and principles. CASSIUS MARCELLUS BROWN. Among the prominent business men of the great metropolis who make their residence in Brooklyn is Cassius M. Brown, manager of the extensive down- town interests of the “New York Herald.” This highly important position came to him at once as a reward for faithful service during the long period of twenty years, and because of his eminent capa-- bility and sincere loyalty to the interests committed. to him. • The family from which he comes is one of the - oldest and most favorably known on Long Island, and his ancestors have been prominent in the affairs. of Suffolk county from Revolutionary times. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Brown, was a native - of Eaton's Neck, Long Island, and lived for a time. in New York city, removing thence to Commach, Long Island, where for many years he conducted a . weaving business, being the only weaver. in the - town. He died at the ripe age of eighty-two years. His wife, Sarah Arthur, was of Scotch parentage. To them were born nine children: Alfred E., Sam- uel S., Benjamin F., Paul N., Sylvester F., Thirza. T., Anson H., Melinda A. and John P. Brown. By : a second marriage, namely, to Mrs. Louisa (Wood) Craft, Mr. Brown became the father of four chil- dren: Deborah, Louisa, Grace and John Brown. His third wife was a Mrs. Hawkins, who lived to . the extreme age of ninety years. Samuel S. Brown, second son of Samuel Brown by his first marriage, was born June 14, 1820, while his parents were temporarily residing in New York city. He was an infant when they removed to Com- mach, Long Island, and in that village he acquired his education and became an apprentice to a tailor, completing his trade in New York city. When twenty years of age he located in Northport, where for twenty years he industriously pursued his voca- tion. He was frugal and saving, and he invested his earnings in a mercantile business which he con- ducted successfully until some years previous to his death, August 10, 1896, passing his closing days in pleasant retirement. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church from the time of his coming of age, and he was a class leader for fifty years. He was prominent in municipal affairs, and occupied the position of deputy collector of in- ternal revenue for several years following the Civil war. He was also overseer of the poor, and held other minor offices. March 8, 1843, he married Miss Nancy S. Hartt, daughter of James F. Hartt, and granddaughter of the Rev. Joshua Hartt, known as “Priest Hartt,” a Presbyterian clergyman. “Priest Hartt” was a native of Long Island, and graduated at Princeton College in 1770. . He occupied a pas- torate in Smithtown from 1773 to 1792, when he re- moved to Fresh Pond, where he labored unremit- tingly and usefully in the cause of religion during the remainder of his life. In his younger life he Saw service in the patriot army during the Revolu- tionary war. - Samuel S. and Nancy S. (Hartt) Brown were the parents of ten. children. Helen A. married Benja- - - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 5 min T. Robbins, an architect and builder of North- port, and they became the parents of two children, Ulie N., who married Eva Waite and has two chil- dren, and Miss Helen Robbins. Spafford W. Brown died aged six years. Sarah A. married George W. Conklin, of Huntington, Long Island. Samuel Olin died at the age of seventeen months. M. Lavinia Brown lives with her mother in Northport. Nannie S. married George B. Ackerly, an attorney in Brooklyn, and to them were born five children: Lavinia, Willard, Wesley, Samuel S. and George. Cassius M. is the subject of this sketch. Samuel S. died in childhood, and Ulysses G. at the age of five weeks. Lizzie S. married Samuel D. French, of Brooklyn, and they became the parents of three children: Helen M., Dorothy and Gladys. March 8, 1893, Mr. and Mrs. Brown celebrated their golden wedding, the occasion being made joyous by the presence of all their living children and grandchil- dren and a large concourse of friends. Cassius M. Brown, son of Samuel S. and Nancy S. (Hartt) Brown, was born December 20, 1860, in Northport, Long Island. There he attended the public schools until he was seventeen years of age, and then became a student in the Centenary Col- legiate Institute of Hackettstown, New Jersey, at which he was graduated in 1881, the year of his at- taining his majority. He then entered the employ of the New York Herald Company, in the capacity of clerk in the counting-room in the home office. He was advanced from time to time until he had ‘Occupied all the positions in the business office, and was finally placed in charge of the down-town office of the paper, centrally located in the business por- tion of Manhattan, at No. 23 Park Row, and in the transactions of the Herald Company, next in im- portance to the home office, the simple record of his service is sufficient attestation of his capability as a business man of the highest order. For a number of years past, Mr. Brown has made his residence in the Twenty-second ward of Brooklyn, where his influence has been widely felt, and particularly in political and social circles. For ten years past he has taken an active interest in ad- vancing the principles and policies of the Republican party in that section of the city, but never in the capacity of a political aspirant. He is a member of the Republican Club and of the Henry E. Abell Club, and he has served for several terms as a member of the executive committee of the latter named organization. He has acted as delegate in 1many of the local conventions, and in various other ways he has contributed to the success of the party with which he has loyally affiliated since arriving at the years of manhood. His fraternal associa- tions are with Prospect Heights Council of the Royal Arcanum, of which he is a charter member. May 18, 1899, Mr. Brown was married to Miss Emma S. Traub, daughter of Charles and Louise Traub, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Brown is an accom- plished musician, and is especially proficient in vio- lin and piano music. Mr. Brown is also interested in the divine art, and is a pleasing vocalist. He also possesses considerable artistic talent, and he has produced meritorious work with the pen, and in oil and water colors. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born two children—Cassius Spofford and Ray- mond Marcellus Brown. FELIX W. DOYLE. For fourteen years Felix W. Doyle has held the position of official appraiser connected with the of— fice of surrogate and for many years he has been a prominent figure in Brooklyn's political circles. A man of unquestioned probity and marked fidelity to the trusts reposed in him, he has made a most en- viable record as a public official, and even his po- litical opponents have naught to say against him as a man and an officer. Although a native of Ireland, Mr. Doyle was only three years of age, in 1848, when brought to America by his parents, who settled in Williamsburg, where he spent his boyhood and youth pursuing his education in public schools Nos. 2 and 17. However, he early left school to go to work and from a tender age has depended upon his own resources, so that he deserves great credit for the success he has achieved. As a boy he worked on the rope walk in the employ of the Marshall firm, an old and well established house of Williamsburg, and later he was in the service of the Law Mat Manufacturing Company. Sub- sequently he secured a position in the navy yard as ship fastener, occupying that position until 1865, sub- Sequent to which time he performed various industrial employments in Williamburg until 1868. He then entered the employ of Maloney & O'Keefe, agents for the Albany Brewing Company, where he re- mained three years. Upon leaving their employ he engaged in the saloon business in Williamsburg, where he enjoyed a thriving trade for eight years. His official service began in 1879, when he was elected a member of the board of aldermen. By re-election he was continued in the office for two terms, proving an earnest and active worker. In July, 1883, when a vacancy occurred in the coron- er’s office, occasioned by the death of John T. Parker, who was then the incumbent, Mr. Doyle was appointed by Governor Cleveland to succeed him, and was a candidate for re-election at the 6 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. following election, but owing to a split in the party was defeated. He was appointed to his present po- sition as appraiser in the surrogate's office by Surro- gate Abraham Lott in 1887, and was again chosen to the position by Mr. Lott's successor, George B. Abbott, who has retained him in the office, so that his incumbency covers a period of fourteen con- secutive years. His only associate in the duties of the position is William A. Corr, who has been Serving in that capacity for more than twenty years. Their work is that of disinterested persons, chosen by the court as official appraisers in the appraising of all personal property, attending the settlement of estates, including stocks, bonds and every conceiv- able kind of personal property, and in the discharge of their duties both Mr. Corr and Mr. Doyle are regarded as experts. The position is one of re- sponsibility and our subject has made a most com- mendable officer. He has been a member of the Democratic county committee since the reorganiza- tion of the party under the assembly district plan in 1893, and is actively interested in planning the campaigns and in advancing the welfare of his party along those lines which will contribute to its growth and success. As a citizen Mr. Doyle is public-spirited and progressive and co-operates in every movement for the general good. He was formerly a member of the old Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Red Jacket Engine Company, No. Io, later known as the Red Jacket Hose Company. For a number of years he has been identified with the Eastern Dis- trict Exempt Firemen's Association, and socially he is connected with the Seymour Club, of which he is regarded as a valuable member by reason of his many social qualities and genial nature. ISAAC SECOR FORSTER. Brooklyn is favored in having represented, upon its list of officials, individuals whose endowments fully capacitate them for the discharge of the re- sponsible duties which devolve upon them. The subject of this review is a deputy tax commissioner for the borough, and has been for many years a well known figure in Kings county politics, where he has rendered timely and effective service, being rec- ognized as one of the stalwart and uncompromising advocates of good government. Mr. Forster was born April 28, 1862, in the Elev- enth ward of New York city, and is a representative of some of the most distinguished families of the Empire state. The name was originally spelled For- ester, having originated from the fact that those who bore it had their habitation in the Black Forest of Holland. The orthography was subsequently changed to its present form, and is frequently written Foster. His father's aunt, a Miss De Forest, became the first wife of Commodore Vanderbilt. One of the De For- ests served in the war of the Revolution, and formed the plan for the battle of Monmouth. An old land grant for Battery Park, Manhattan, is now in pos- session of Mr. Forster of this review. One of his paternal ancestors came from Leyden, Holland, to America, in 1636. One of the family, Isaac Van Wart, is celebrated in history as one of the captors of Major Andre, the British spy. His maternal grandfather, Alstyne Secor, whose name was orig- inally spelled Sicard, was the founder and proprietor of the well known Secor Iron Works, located at the foot of East Ninth street, Manhattan, where, in conjunction with the Novelty Iron Works, many of the great war ships for the Civil war were built. Through the careful conduct of his extensive busi- ness interests, he became very wealthy, and was, in his day, accounted one of the most prosperous ship- builders of the country. The maternal side of his family included Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, chief executive of the state of New York and later vice- president of the United States. Two well known parks, the Tompkins Square of Manhattan and Tompkins Square of Brooklyn, as well as Tompkins avenue in the latter borough, were named in his ‘honor. Tompkins Square of Manhattan was given by him to the state to be held for public purposes, otherwise to revert to his heirs, now Mr. Forster’s mother and an aunt. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Isaac Forster, whose name he bears, was the originator of the Sing Sing Camp Meeting Associa- tion, and Bishop Randolph S. Foster is also a mem- ber of the same family. Thus it will be seen that both families, of which our subject is a representa- tive, have produced men of distinguished ability who have engraved their names deeply on history's pageS. Fortunate is the man who has back of him an ancestry so honorable and distinguished, and happy is he if his lines of life are cast in harmony there- with. Isaac Secor Forster is a worthy representative of his race, and has gained . prominence in profes- sional and political life. His early education was acquired in the public schools, and when a boy he learned the trade of paper ruling and bookbinding. Realizing the value of education in the affairs of life, he further prepared himself for the responsible duties of manhood by pursuing a course in the New- burgh Academy, and later he took a course in Ger- man, Latin and English, and subsequently he studied law at the University of New York, being admitted to its practice during 1887. Thus prepared for the bar, he became a member of the firm of Hoover, Sulzer & Forster. The senior partner was formerly- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 7 United States district judge for Arizona and New Mexico, while Mr. Sulzer has since become distin- guished as a member of congress from New York, serving at the present time in the national council chamber of the nation. In his law practice Mr. Forster soon demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems of jurisprudence, and won fame as a skilled lawyer that placed him in the front rank among the leading members of the New York bar. While well versed in all departments of juris- prudence, he made a specialty of corporation, will and trust law and was connected with much import- ant litigation along those lines. He was one of the counsel in the celebrated Anderson will contest, and referee in the famous Cordage Trust case. He had the ability to determine quickly the salient points in a suit, and he presented these in a clear, concise way so that his position was unmistakable. With a nature that could not content itself with mediocrity, his close study, strong mind and thorough prepara- tion enabled him to leave the ranks of the many and stand among the successful few. - In early life he manifested a strong love for the best literature, and gave evidence of the possession of considerable literary ability. He wrote several short novels and essays which were published, one of the most successful and meritorious being a novel called “The King's Rival.” He also wrote the “Fan- tasies of Nature,” an idyl of the seasons. At the present time he is a well known contributor to sev- eral papers and magazines, and his writings are re- ceived with favor by the public. Many of his arti- cles on political subjects in the press of the day have awakened widespread interest and elicited much comment, and who can say how far-reaching has been their influence? For several years he was a member of the Democratic county committee, and has often been sent as a delegate to the conventions of the party. The political offices that he held began with that of equity clerk in the office of the county clerk of New York. Later he was inspector of cus- toms and superintendent of the United States Barge Office, serving during President Cleveland's first term. He resigned from that position in 1888, in order to resume the practice of law, but later he ac- cepted a position in the office of the special commis- sioner of jurors of Kings county, as confidential clerk, serving in that capacity until February, 1898, when he was appointed to his present office as dep- uty tax commissioner. His devotion to public affairs is from a patriotic interest in the welfare of his country, whose greatest good, he believes, can be Secured through the adoption of broad and liberal principles. It has been his eminent fitness for office that has led his fellow townsmen to seek his services, but he is not greatly ambitious in that direction, al- though he has filled a number of local offices. As a public speaker he has always commanded attention, and has frequently addressed the public on political subjects. He has also been the chosen ora- tor on numerous occasions, when large bodies of peo- ple have been gathered for special purposes, and his eloquent words, both instructive and entertaining, never fail to rivet the attention of his auditors. He was called upon to deliver the memorial address on the death of Justin F. Price, one of the most dis- tinguished members of the Royal Arcanum, June 23, I899, at Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Forster is very prominent in that organization, and one of its most scholarly orators, having delivered more than eighty addresses before various councils. He is past re- gent of the Empire State Council, No. 1839, R. A., and has held numerous other positions in the order, including that of supervising deputy grand regent. He has been identified with the Masonic fraternity for eighteen years, and also belongs to the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. - Such, in brief, is the life of one who has attained distinction in professional circles, honor in political life and high regard and popularity in the social world. Where to find him on public questions is never a problem. He will be where a loyal citizen, with a keen sense of justice and the best interests of Society at heart, ought to be, in the front ranks. JOHN J. DORMAN. John J. Dorman is one of the native sons of Brooklyn who through merit and ability has become known as a political leader and a reliable and trust- worthy public officer. He is now serving as deputy clerk of the court of special sessions and is the pres– ident of the Young Men's Democratic Club of the Twenty-first ward. He was born in that ward thirty-one years ago. and represents one of the old families of the city, his father, James Dorman, having resided here for more than sixty years. He has been in the employ of the Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company for twenty-three years, and at one time he was a member of the old volunteer fire department. His three brothers, Alexander, Thomas and John Dor- man, were Union soldiers during the Civil war. Mr. Dorman, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn, after- ward became associated with the Electric Press of New York, a relation that was maintained for seven- teen years, and then he became vice-president of the Electric Press of New York city. In 1899 he was 8 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. appointed clerk of the court of special sessions, a position which he has since creditably filled. Since attaining his majority he has been active in politics, and for ten years has been the recognized leader of the Democratic party in his election district. For six years he has been a member of the county committee and his views concerning campaign management have frequently been adopted and carried out with good effect. He enters into political work with en- thusiasm and zeal and his labors are valued by the JParty. - Other membership relations connect Mr. Dorman with the National Young Men's Union of the United States, with which he has been identified for several years. He was president of the Diocesan Union of Young Men's Societies of Brooklyn, belongs to the Enights of Columbus, and is a national committee- man of the National Young Men’s Union. He be- longs to the Catholic Club of Brooklyn, and to the St. John the Baptist’s church. His home relations are very pleasant, the household being presided over by Mrs. Dorman, who in her maidenhood was Miss Anna M. Carey, for a number of years the leading soprano in the later Father Malone's church. They have one child. Having always resided in Brooklyn, Mr. Dorman has a wide acquaintance, and the city which has been his residence for thirty-one years is a matter of great interest for him as it advances along material lines of progress and improvement. NATHANIEL B. EVANS. Nathaniel B. Evans, residing in the eighteenth assembly district, and in the Twenty-ninth ward in the Flatbush district of Brooklyn, where he has been active in politics for fifteen years. He was formerly on the city committee from the Twenty- second ward, and has served as a delegate to all the local conventions, and to the state conventions that nominated Odell for governor. He is a member of the Twenty-fifth District Organization, and director of the Union Republican Club of the eighteenth as- sembly district; he is also a member of the Logan, the Cortelyou, and the Knickerbocker Clubs, Nassau Council, No. 822, Royal Arcanum, and Washington Council, No. II, of the National Provident Union. Formerly he took an active part in the Knickerbock- er Field Club and belonged to various Manhattan and New York athletic clubs. He was in his day prominent in general athletics, being quite an adept at base ball. He was born in Brooklyn in 1857, educated in public school No. 1, and resided on Columbia Heights until his marriage: since then he has re- sided in Flatbush. He has been in the brokerage business, being associated for thirty-one years with Charles D. Wadsworth, representing one of the old- est commission brokers in the street, Mr. Wads- worth having been a member of the Board of Ex- change since 1872. He married Margaret Haslett, a New York lady, and they have two children. The family attend the Flatbush Congregational church. Mr. Evans' father, George W. Evans, who was for many years a broker, lived retired for the past ten years of his life on Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, dying June 23, Igor. He was likewise active in politics and the local affairs of his section of the city. - ELMER. S. WHITE. Elmer S. White was born at Wurtsboro, Sulli- van county, New York, April 8, 1872. Although he remained in his parents' home in his native town until fifteen years of age, he began to earn his livli- hood when a lad of eight by selling papers upon the streets of New York. Interested in telegraphy he worked for seventeen weeks for the owner of the Wurtsboro Dispatch to acquire a telegraphic outfit. Subsequently he went to Newburgh as a telegraph operator for the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com- pany, was promoted to night operator, and when the company failed in 1887 he became telegraph messen- ger of the Western Union Company. Mr. White's natural ability and fondness for public speaking found an outlet during this period of his life. An oratorial contest was arranged for Orange county under the patronage of William Jennings Demorest. The subject was temperance and Mr. White, who was a contestant, won the silver medal. Later, at a contest embracing Orange, Sullivan and Rockland counties, he was equally successful, winning the gold medal. About this time, having gained the favor- able attention of Samuel S. Bogart, superintendent of telegraph of the West Shore Railroad Company, he was given a position in the general offices in New York. Later he was transferred to the Jay Street office in New York, where he remained as night operator for fifteen months. While thus engaged Mr. White studied short- land, and, resigning from the service of the West Shore Company in the early summer of 1889, he entered the employ of the Bridgeport Wood Finish- ing Company and Housatonic Railroad Company, at Still River, Connecticut. In this position he was called upon to perform innumerable duties from express and baggage agent to president's secretary, but after nine months service he resigned for rea- sons very creditable to his sense of honor. In quick succession he was night operator at Fairport and - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. * - 9 ‘Canajoharie; private secretary to General Superin- tendent Bradley, of the West Shore Railroad; sec- retary to William G. Wattson, superintendent of the Hudson river division; and private Secretary to the general passenger agent, Mr. Lambert, of the West Shore. Imbued with a desire to study law, he made preparations to this end. He must depend upon his own resources for the funds that would enable him to prosecute his law studies and accordingly he se- cured a position with Snow, Church & Company, as telegraph operator and stenographer, and while thus engaged fitted himself for the regent's examination. He had received only the most rudimentary educa- tion, by by constant application he prepared himself in the short space of four months in geometry, Latin and the other requirements for a successful examina- tion and secured a certificate. In 1892 he entered the Metropolis Law School, and served also in the law offices of Guggenheimer, Untermeyer & Marsh- all. In a class of one hundred men, most of them enjoying the advantages of a thorough and extended education, Mr. White's ability quickly placed him at the head and he maintained that position to the end of the course. In the examination of about one hundred applicants for admission to the bar, held in Brooklyn, in June, 1895, where every leading college in the country was largely represented, Mr. White again led. - - - After several months of valuable research in connection with the investigation of the dock de- partment, he entered into partnership with a valued friend, Henry J. Furlong, under the firm name of Furlong & White. Their practice rapidly in- creased and later they formed a partnership with John J. O’Connell in the firm of Furlong, White & O'Connell, which was dissolved in 1898. At the Brooklyn bar Mr. White has engaged in general practice and he has been very prominent in liti- gation, exposing and thwarting the fraudulent trans- fer of property. He is also inclined toward litiga- tion involving the law of municipal corporations, and has won some splendid forensic contests, in- cluding a suit against the city of New York, which was attentively followed by the bench and bar of the state, and which has vastly broadened the re- sponsibility of municipalities for the wilful wrongs of their agents. Mr. White was united in marriage to Miss Rose B. Baxter and they have two children. . He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Royal Arcanum, and also belongs to the Brooklyn ‘Club and to several political organizations. He has been aggressive and earnest in his support of many measures of reform and progress. He led the fight for South Brooklyn in an effort to secure the Brooklyn tunnel for that locality. of the West End Board of Trade, and as such has He is a member shown his individuality and fearless aggressiveness in the interests of South Brooklyn by making the aldermen and councilmen of the district the subject of personal attack and criticism for dereliction of duty. He is chairman of the committee for the se- curing of one of the Carnegie libraries to be located on Fourth avenue, between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets, and as such has secured the signa- tures of over three thousand heads of families on the petition asking for the library. As a result of this effort his home section is to receive one of these libraries. He was counsel for the property owners in the matter of defeating a measure for one hun- dred and sixty thousand dollars of assessments for the paving of streets in South Brooklyn, which had been directed taxed upon the abutting prop- erty. . Mr. White's political activity in Brooklyn direct- ly followed the Philadelphia convention of 1900, in which the names of McKinley and Roosevelt were placed at the head of the ticket. Immediately follow- ing his return from the convention Mr. White drafted the resolution endorsing the platform and candidates, which was adopted by the Seventh As- Sembly District Republican Club, of which he is a member, and also by the Kings County Republican general committee as the official resolutions of en- dorsement. Major McKinley and Colonel Roose- velt in very complimentary letters acknowledged the style and force of these resolutions and these letters now adorn the walls of the Seventh Assembly Dis- trict Republican Club. He is also chairman of the board of directors of the West End Republican Club. As a member of the West End Board of Trade and chairman of its legislative committee he has rendered valuable service in behalf of the prop- erty interests of South Brooklyn. He is the chair- man of the committee which has in charge the movement for the asphalting of Fourth avenue. He has been prosecuting a vigorous campaign for this asphalt approach to Prospect Park. Mr. White's activities have been purely in the interests of South Brooklyn without any view or desire of furthering any personal interests or securing any political pre- ferment through any service he might have rendered in that direction. HENRY L. VAN SYCKEL. Engaged in the real-estate and insurance business in the Twenty-sixth ward of . Brooklyn, Henry L. Van Syckel is accounted one of the progressive resi- dents of his section of the city. He was born in New York city, October 22, 1861, and is a son of 10 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Henry L. and Emma (Porter) Van Syckel. education was obtained in the public schools of Brooklyn, and after completing his literary course he entered upon his business career as an employe in a tobacco house. Subsequently he became con- nected with the railroad service, being at different times associated with the Long Island Railroad, the Woodruff Parlor Car Company, the New York & Rockaway Beach Company and the Brooklyn Ele- vated Railroad Company. This covered a period of seven years, after which he again returned to mer- cantile life. He secured a situation as salesman for paints and oils with a Brooklyn house, and sub- sequently became salesman for paints and oils with a mercantile establishment. He also spent about two years in the printing business in New York, and was engaged in steam railroading for seven years. Later he devoted five years to business as a traveling salesman and for the past seven years has been engaged in dealing in real estate, and is also local representative for a number of leading insur- ance companies. He is energetic and is determined and vigorous in the prosecution of his business af- fairs, qualities which always insure prosperity. Mr. Van Syckel was married in Brooklyn, to Miss Lillian Channer, a daughter of James and Jennie Channer, who were natives of England. Two children have been born of their union,-Harry James Frederick and Chester Arthur. In his re- ligious views Mr. Van Syckel is a Baptist, and in his political affiliations he is a Republican. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day and gives an earnest support to all matters pertaining to the public welfare, but his energies are chiefly de- voted to his business interests. PHILIP LEOPOLD JARDIN. Philip Leopold Jardin was born in Brettern, Ba- den, Germany, on the 6th of November, 1832. His father and his grandfather had been prominent and influential citizens of that locality where they were owners of a large hotel, a bakery, sawmill and con- siderable farm land. They were also wine dealers and were classed among the substantial citizens of the community. Philip L. Jardin studied dentistry in a college at Brucksal and also learned the barber's trade, according to a custom which combined both pursuits. At the age of seventeen he arrived in America, going to New Jersey, but after a few months he took up his abode in New York city, as foreman in a large tonsorial establishment. His ambition, however, was not content with that position, and, having a natural aptitude for business, he removed to Brooklyn where he opened a business of his own, following his trade of barber and also His the profession of dentistry. Subsequently he opened an oyster saloon on Myrtle avenue, which he con- ducted in connection with his other business. In 1869 he removed to the suburbs of Brooklyn, form- erly East New York, taking up his abode in the town of New Lots, owning and living on the corner of what was then Wycoff and Atlantic avenue for a period of twenty-five years. He there conducted a hotel and the Weis Beer Brewery. In the summer of 1879 a fire broke out three stores away, but the flames destroyed the two intervening houses and his own property was ignited and burned to the ground. On account of the high rate of insurance he had a short time before allowed his policy to lapse, and in consequence his loss was very heavy. Such disaster would have entirely disheartened many a man of less. resolute spirit, but, nothing daunted, he started again in business, and, phoenix like, from the ashes of his old home arose a three-story brick house, which is still standing, at the corner of Atlantic and Wyona streets, in the twenty-sixth ward—a monument to his perseverance and integrity. Mr. Jardin was one of the organizers of the Brooklyn Fire Engine Company, Jackson No. II, in 1857, and in 1862 a badge and a handsomely framed certificate was presented to him in recognition of his long and faithful service. He afterward re-organ- ized Neptune Company, of the Volunteer Fire De- partment of the town, which organization had for- merly disbanded, and he later became their assistant chief. At the time of the Civil war he manifested his loyalty to the government by enlisting, in 1862, as a member of the Fourteenth Regiment, with which command he went to the front. Later he participated in the battle of Bull Run. Socially Mr. Jardin was connected with the Ma- sonic fraternity, which he joined in 1860, becom- ing a charter member of Zeredatha Lodge, with which he was connected up to the time of his death. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, serving his party and the people long and faithfully in various positions of public trust. For twelve years he was highway commissioner, having been elected to that position for four terms of three years each. In 1886 he was made improvement commissioner, and was instrumental in opening the fine, wide avenues of Pennsylvania and Bushwick, in the twenty- sixth ward. He always favored improvements that would benefit the town, thereby gaining the respect of his townspeople and political opponents, as well as of the members of the party to which he belonged. Liberal to the poor and always in favor of the work- ing man, his advice and aid were frequently sought by them and were given willingly and gratuitously, in fact at the cost of personal inconvenience he often aided those who sought his counsel and assistance, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 11 and neither color or party had any influence upon him when he found opportunity to aid an individual less fortunate in life than himself. His honesty was proverbial, and an instance of this is shown by the fact that when he was treasurer of the improvement commission he was not required to give security, although he had forty thousand dollars of the funds in his possession. When accounts were closed vouchers and bills were there to show for every penny expended. In his honor Jardine Place was named, the old family spelling being adopted, al- though the final e has not been used by the family for some time, having been dropped by his fore- fathers when, as Huguenots, they left France and settled in Germany. The home life of Mr. Jardin was a very happy one, and it was there that his true spirit of kindli- ness and love were best shown forth. He was very proud of his family and regarded no personal sacri- fice too great that would enhance the happiness of his wife and children. Mr. Jardin was married to Christina Schano, daughter of John Adam and Christina Schano. She was born August 18, 1836, and by her marriage became the mother of the fol- lowing named : Philip L., who was born May 1, 1854; George John, born March 4, 1856; Edward Jack, born October 1, 1860; Emma Lissetta, who was born May 11, 1863, and is now Mrs. Schnapp: and Alexander, who was born August 2, 1865. The father passed away March 23, 1894, and in his death the community lost one of its most valued citizens. His widow still survives him. George J. Jardin was born in the fifth ward of Brooklyn, March 4, 1856, and was educated in the Union school in the town of New Lots and in Bryans Business College. On completing his edu- cation he followed the butcher's trade for about four and a half years, and during the succeeding eight years was engaged with the Long Island Com- pany in various capacities, acting during the latter half of the time as railroad detective. On severing his connection with the corporation he entered the service of the Union Gas Light Company of Brook- lyn as inspector and collector, but since 1894 has been continuously engaged in the real-estate and insur- ance business on Atlantic avenue in Brooklyn. He is a member of Zeredatha Lodge, No. 483, Eichen Kranz of the twenty-sixth ward. In his political views he is a Democrat. He was married in the town of New Lots, March 11, 1885, to Emma L. Reinig, daughter of Charles and Mary Reinig. She was born March II, 1860, and died December 9, 1898. - - Edward J. Jardin was born October 1, 1860, in East. New York, and was educated in the Union Free School in the town of New Lots. On putting aside his text-books he learned the trades of a ma- chinist and engineer and for some time filled the position of inspector for the Brooklyn Elevated Rail- road Company. He is now serving as engineer of that road. He was married in Brooklyn to Chris- tina Alt, and their marriage has been blessed with four children, Edward, Philip, Emma T. and Flor- ence C. Mr. Jardin is a member of the Firemen's Union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and other fraternal associations. ALONZO AMELI. Alonzo Ameli, a resident of the Greenpoint dis- trict, of Brooklyn, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in New York city, at 363 Broadway, February 4, 1840. He was educated in public and private schools, and continued his residence in that city up to the time of his enlistment at twenty-one years of age. Responding to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers, he enlisted as a private May 9, 1861, in Company G, Fifth New York Volunteers, known as “Duryea’s Zouaves,” the first regiment or— ganized in New York, and literally the advance guard of the army. The regiment under command of Colonel Duryea was sent into camp at Fort Schuyler for drill purposes, thence to Fortress Mon- roe. Preliminary skirmishes were followed by the engagement at Big Bethel, June Io, 1861, the first big battle of the war, and in which the regiment participated. At the outset the regiment consisted of 1,046 men, averaging twenty-three years of age, and pronounced by the examining surgeon and the inspection officers to be the finest body of men in the service. Under Colonel Duryea, one of the most proficient and skillful drill masters in the army, his command reached a degree of discipline of ex- ceptional perfection. It furnished for other organi- zations one hundred and fifty-six officers. The regi- ment was with the Army of the Potomac in the penninsular compaign, at Hanover Court House and later at Fair Oaks. They were held in reserve at Mechanicsville, but bore the brunt of the fighting at Gaines' Mills, and at Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Peach Orchard, Malvern Hill, and skir- mishes at Harrison Landing. He later with his regiment participated in Pope's campaign around Washington, in the second battle of Bull Run, Fred- ericksburg and Chancellorsville. The term of en- lishment now having expired Mr. Ameli was, in 1863, mustered out of service. Mr. Ameli early learned the silversmith's trade; but, twice wounded at the battle of Gaines' Mills, —once in the arm and once in the hand,-he was 12 * HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. advised by his physician upon his return from the war to seek employment in the open air. He sought engagement, therefore, in the steamboating business, and later, from 1884 to 1898, was in the express busi- ness. Later still he accepted a position in the county register's office. Brigadier General George Sykes, commanding, writing of the battle of Gaines' Mills, declared that the Fifth New York Duryea’s Zouaves to be the peer of any troops on the field, and that in this engagement they performed feats that won the admiration of the entire army. Mr. Ameli is a member of the Barbara Frietchie Post, and was one of the organizers of the Soldiers and Sailors' Union of Greenpoint and served as its vice-president. It later grew into the post of which Mr. Ameli is a member. He is a member of the Knights of Honor and of the Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church. Of the latter he is one of the original organizers, and has served on its official board and in various committees for many years. Politically he is a Republican. He married, in early life, Isabel Robins, of Green- point. They have four children living, two sons and two daughters. REV. WILLIAM F. A.HERN. Rev. William F. Ahern, curate of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church, of Brooklyn, was born in the county of Waterford, Ireland, April 23, 1860, and pursued a classical course in Mount Mellery College, after which he studied theology in All Hal- lows College, of Ireland. In 1883 he came to Amer- ica, locating in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he was ordained for the priesthood on the 7th of July, 1883, by the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Power, D. D., bishop of Newfoundland. For seven and a half years he labored successfully in that country, and in 1891 he came to the United States. He was as- signed by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., then bishop of Brooklyn, to St. Peter's church, where he labored as curate for a year and a half. On the expiration of that period he was assigned to St. Joseph's church by the Rt. Rev. C. E. Mc- Donnell, D. D. Here he has since continued to labor untiringly and successfully in behalf of his congregation. willIAM R. McGUIRE. William R. McGuire, a conspicuous figure in . Brooklyn Democratic circles, is an executive mem- ber and leader of the sixth assembly district, whose identification with the party dates from the time that age secured to him the right of franchise. He has given close and earnest attention to the issues which divide the country into national political par- ties, and his mature judgment and comprehensive understanding of the questions which concern the country's welfare have led him to 'support Demo- cratic principles, which he believes most conducive to the general good. He is an effective worker, prominent in the councils of his party and ever faithful, prompt and energetic in the discharge of the duties which have fallen upon him. Mr. McGuire was born in Brooklyn, December 17, 1846, acquired his education in public school No. 13, but at an early age put aside his text-books and became connected with the Western Union Tel- egraph Company in the capacity of messenger boy. He enjoys the distinction of having carried the first cable message delivered in the city of New York after the successful laying of the Atlantic cable by Cyrus W. Field, the message being taken to the office of Levi P. Morton, at that time president of a banking firm. He also delivered the telegraphic dispatch, in 1863, which was sent to General John A. Dix, commanding in New York, resulting in the quelling of the draft riots. In December of the same year he entered the country's service, running away from home in order to enlist, for he was then but seventeen years of age. He joined Company K, Thirteenth Connecticut Infantry, and served with that command until mustered out at Hartford, Con- necticut, in December, 1865, several months after the close of the war. He served under General Burnside in North Carolina, under General B. F. Butler in the Army of the James, and under Gen- eral Grant before Petersburg and at Cold Harbor, being under the immediate command of General E. O. C. Ord. He was made postmaster of the Twen- ty-fourth Army Corps by General John Gibbon and was stationed in front of Petersburg and at Rich- mond. Mustered out at City Point, Virginia, he re- ceived an honorable discharge at Hartford, and then returned to his home with a highly creditable mili- tary record for his conduct in a number of severe actual engagements. Mr. McGuire was engaged in the real-estate and insurance business for a number of years, being as- sociated with Charles F. Wolz, a relationship that was maintained until the latter's death, in 1900. Mr. McGuire then closed out what had been a profitable business and since that time his attention has been given exclusively to his official duties. The first political office that he ever held was that of assist- ant keeper of the city hall, appointed to succeed his father, Thomas McGuire, who had held the position from 1856 up to the time of his death, in February, 1871. He was elected by the unanimous vote of the board of aldermen and served until 1879, when a change in the political complexion of the board p HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 13. brought about his retirement. Afterward he served as clerk to the committee of the board of aldermen and later was clerk in the county treasurer's office for eleven years, from 1884 until 1895. In Novem- ber of the latter year he accepted an appointment from Commissioners Simis and Henry, of the de- partment of charities, as official investigator, in which capacity he had charge of the commitment of children to the various institutions of the country. It was found that many children had been improp- erly committed, so Mr. McGuire personally ascer- tained the history of each child, and the destitute and orphaned ones were committed in the regular manner, while in all other cases the parents were compelled to take charge of them. Mr. McGuire served in that position until December 31, 1897, when he resigned to become a member of the gen- eral assembly of the state of New York, to which he was elected in the previous election. At the close of his term he declined renomination, and in 1899 was appointed by the commissioner of the department of water supply as cashier in the bureau of water rates, which position he has since filled in a very accept- able manner. - * * - * - - - In every position that he has occupied he has been found loyal, capable and reliable, and Over the record of his public career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He is a member of the Sixth Assembly Club, is treasurer of the Young Men's Democratic Club, and for nineteen years has been a member of the Democratic general committee of Kings county, while since 1893 he has been execu- tive member and leader of his district. He belongs to the Fairmount Democratic Club and is untiring in his efforts to promote the growth and influence of his party. For twelve years he has been a dele- gate to local and state conventions, and has served or various important committees, including those of platform and seats—the most important committees of the convention. His election to the assembly was a tribute to his personal worth and popularity and indicated the confidence which the public had in his ability. In 1896 he was a candidate, but was defeated, after a phenomenal run, by two hundred votes, at a time when the district was strongly Re- publican. In 1897 he was again the Democratic candidate, running against the Republican and Citi- zens' Union candidate, and was elected by a major- ity of two hundred, running three thousand ahead of his ticket in the district, which polls about eleven thousand votes. - - w Mr. McGuire was happily married to Miss Anna M. Berker, a Brooklyn lady, and they have two sons, Arthur R. and William R. The former is the Secretary of the highways department of city works. The latter was educated at the Columbia Law holds a responsible position electors. School, later studied law in the office of Tracy, Boardman & Platt, and is at present engaged in the practice of his profession, with offices in the Ger- mania building. Mr. McGuire is identified with a number of organizations, political, social and fra- ternal. He maintains pleasant relationship with his old army comrades through his membership in Strong Post, G. A. R., and with the veteran organ- ization of the Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers he is also identified. He belongs to the B. B. B. Society, the Arion Society, the Richard Wagner Singing So- ciety, the Hessecher Saengerbund and the Gluck Quartette Club, associations which indicate his love of music. His has been a life of varied experience, in which he has borne himself with such signal honor as to win the highest regard and respect of his fellow men, and therefore he deserves prominent mention in this volume. EUGENE. H. AMELI. Eugene H. Ameli, a Republican leader for two years of his assembly district, son of Alonzo Ameli, veteran of the Civil war, was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, May 14, 1866. He was educated in public school No. 44, at which he was graduated at the age of fifteen years. He was subsequently employed in various clerical positions until 1885, when he be- came associated with his father in the express busi- ness, a business which he still carries on, on his Own accotint. - - Mr. Ameli is a thoroughgoing Republican and has served as delegate to various local and state conventions of his party. He is a resident of the seventeenth ward of Brooklyn, a member of the ward association, and for the position of leader of his assembly district defeated so redoubtable a com- mander as ex-Senator George A. Owens. He now in the bureau of . , Mr. Ameli is a member of various social and fraternal clubs. and societies, among them the Con- gress, the Knights of Pythias, and the Sons of Vet- erans, R. V. Young Post. CHRISTIAN J. BODE. Christian J. Bode, whose leading position in legal circles is equaled by his prominence in political ranks, and who is well known as a representative citizen of Brooklyn, was born in the duchy of Brunswick, Germany, in 1863, and in the public and high schools of his native land pursued his educa- tion. When twenty years of age he sought a home in the United States, for he had heard favorable reports of the apportunities which the republic 14 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. offers to young men of ambition and determination, and he resolved to establish his home in this coun- try. He located in Brooklyn, and while working through the day in order to gain a livelihood he at- tended evening schools, realizing the importance of mental discipline and the acquirement of knowledge as a preparation for the responsibilities of business life. Owing to his proficiency and high standing in the evening high schools he won a scholarship in Cornell University, but owing to his limited financial resources he was unable to utilize this. He spent only one year at Cornell. It was his intention to work his way through the university, but the ex- penses were so far in excess of what he had antici- pated that at the end of a year he was obliged to abandon his cherished plan. - For a time Mr. Bode earned his living by em- ployment in a mercantile establishment and after- ward served as a law clerk. While thus engaged he devoted every available moment to the study of the principles of jurisprudence, and in 1894 was admitted to the bar. The same year he was grad- uated in the New York Law School, receiving the degree of LL. B. from the regents of the State University, and thus equipped he entered upon the active practice of his profession, his present office being located at No. 189 Montague street. While he is well versed in the law in its various departments, he makes a specialty of real-estate and surrogate law, and his knowledge of these branches is very comprehensive and exact. His well known ability has led to his connection with some of the most important litigation of that character tried in the courts here, and the many successes which he has achieved in the courtroom are unmistakable proof of his skill in handling intricate problems of juris- prudence. - - As a representative of the political activity of Brooklyn Mr. Bode is also well known. He was a member of the Republican general committee of Kings county in 1895 and 1896, and was secretary of the twenty-second Republican committee in 1897, while in that and the following year he was also chairman of the campaign committee of the ward. He resides at the present time in the twenty-sixth ward and the twenty-first assembly district, and is president of the Twenty-first Assembly District Re- publican organization. He is secretary of the Ger- man-American Municipal League in the twenty-first assembly district, belongs to its general committee, and is a member of its executive committee. He is, well fitted for leadership. A man of strong mentality, of great force of character, his mind keenly analytical, who forms his plans readily and is determined in their execution, the party is for- tunate that he has become a worker in its ranks. He has attended various conventions of the party and is widely known to its prominent leaders, being a personal friend of both Colonel Edward E. Brit- ton and Timothy L. Woodruff. Other societies and organizations of public im- port have claimed the attention and co-operation of Mr. Bode, who is the secretary of the twenty-sixth ward board of trade; president of Long Island Council, No. 49, National Provident Union; and the organizer of the Abell Club, which was formed in December, 1894, and of which he became the first president, serving in that capacity for three years. His interest in military affairs was indicated through his membership in Company A, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and with that command he was associated un- til the regiment disbanded. In 1888 occurred the marriage of Mr. Bode and Miss Alice Sharkey, of Plainfield, New Jersey, and unto them have been born three children. The fam- ily attend the Lutheran church. Mr. Bode was reared in the faith of that denomination, strictly adheres thereto, and has membership relations with one of the Lutheran churches of the twenty-sixth ward. Such in brief is the life history of one of the leading German-American citizens of Brook- lyn—a man who through the force of his character and through unremitting industry has advanced to a high position in professional and political life and in the regard of his fellow citizens. RALPH POMEROY. Among the representative business men of Brook- lyn is Mr. Ralph Pomeroy, who for a number of years has been prominently identified with the in- Surance business. He is a native of Brooklyn, his birth having occurred in that city on May 18, 1839. His parents were Paris Rhodes and Maria (Kin- near) Pomeroy, natives respectively of Vermont and New York. The father came to New York when a young man, and for a number of years was engaged in the wholesale grocery and liquor business. The family consisted of three children, Ralph, whose name forms the caption of this sketch ; Hamilton, an attorney of New York city; and Adelia, who died when a young woman. - Mr. Pomeroy received his education in the pub- lic and private schools of New York and the New York College, and when nineteen years of age ac- cepted a clerkship in a wholesale grocery house on Front street, where he continued for ten years. In 1871 he engaged in the insurance business, and was soon given charge of a branch office in Brook- lyn. After continuing in that capacity for a short time he engaged in business on his own account, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 15 and now has a well established agency, represent- ing several of the leading fire insurance companies of New York. Mr. Pomeroy was married, October 23, 1867, to Miss Marguaretta A. Nostrand, a daughter of Peter Nostrand and a granddaughter of Garret Nostrand. To this union were born four children, Margar- etta, who married T. L. Chapman, engaged in the leather business in New York; Emma Louise, who Inarried W. H. Wells, a manufacturer of Brooklyn, and has one child, Marguerite ; and Clara May and Charlotte Augusta. Mr. Pomeroy and his family are members of the Hancock Street Congregational church. He is past master of Ezel Lodge, No. 732, F. & A. M., and is a member of Gates of the Temple Chapter, R. A. M. He is past dictator in the Knights of Honor, past commander of the Long Island Council, A. L. of H., and is a member of the New York Insurance Clerks’ Mutual Benefit As- sociation, the Cortelyou Club, and a charter member of Fulton Council, No. 299, Royal Arcanum. Mr. Pomeroy is a public-spirited gentleman, and is always ready to give his support and encourage- ment to all undertakings which have for their ob- ject the best interests of the community and the gen- eral welfare of his native city. f HUGH H. ATKINSON. We are now permitted to touch briefly upon the life history of one who has retained a personal as- Sociation with the affairs of Long Island for several years and whose ancestral line traces back to the colonial epoch. His life has been one of honest and earnest endeavor and due success has not been denied him, although he is one of the younger rep- resentatives of business interests on the Island. He was born in Ashville, North Carolina, March 26, 1871, and his father, Nathaniel Atkinson, was a native of Tennessee. He conducted the first Dem- ocratic paper published in North Carolina, and was a man of prominence and influence in his commu- nity, and represented his district in the state legis- lature. and took one hundred premiums for apples at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. His death occurred in 1896. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Hattie Baird, is a representative of one of the old families of North Carolina, and is still living. By her marriage she became the mother of twelve chil- dren. One of the ancestors of our subject was gen- eral Atkinson, who captured the noted Indian chief, Black Hawk. - Hugh H. Atkinson was educated in the local schools and later in the Medical College of Vir- ginia, in which he was graduated in 1894. He is fied with its building interests. He was one of the pioneers in fruit culture, the entire term of his enlistment. also a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1898. He began practice in North Carolina, but in 1899 came to Flatbush, where he has already attained an enviable position. He makes a specialty of the treatment of diseases of the nose . and throat and is very proficient in this department of the medical science. He belongs to the Kings County Medical Society and to the Knickerbocker Club. ELIJAH R. GROVES. Elijah R. Groves, who is living retired, is a well known and respected citizen of Brooklyn. His birth occurred in New York city February 14, 1830, his parents being Richard and Jane (Derrick) Groves, both of whom were natives of England. During his boyhood the father came to the United States and spent the remainder of his life in New York. He was a rigger and stevedore by occupation, and became a member of the firm of Ethdridge & Groves. For twenty-one years he carried on business at the corner of the Government slip and South street, New York. To Richard Groves and his wife were born six children, of whom three are now living, —Elijah R.; Amanda, wife of Robert Kelso; and John M. - In the public schools of New York Elijah R. Groves acquired his education, and on putting aside his text-books he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed continuously until 1896, since which time he has lived retired. In 1851 he became a resident of Brooklyn, and for many years was identi- For fifteen years he was in the employ of the Union Ferry Company, and, for twelve years engaged in carpentering on his own account, securing a liberal patronage. On the 21st of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Forty-eighth New York Volunteers, for three years’ service in the war of the Rebellion, and with his regiment participated in some very important en- - gagements. He was wounded at Fort Wagner, South Carolina, and was mustered out at Rich- mond, Virginia, on the 6th of June, 1865, never having lost a day from duty from any cause during Returning to his home, he resumed business, which he diligently car- ried on until he had acquired a capital sufficient to enable him to live in retirement. On the Ist of January, 1850, in Newtown, Long Island, Mr. Groves was united in marriage to Miss Mary White, of New York. They have had nine children, four of whom are deceased. Those living are: Mary, wife of David E. Fleming; Emma I., wife of David Murphey ; Charles M. ; Harriet, wife of William E. Kares; and Howard E. The mother 16 - - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND, died in 1878. Mr. Groves was a member of Luis M. Hamilton Post, No. 152, and now the Perry Post, No. 129, G. A. R., and of the Forty-eighth Regiment Veterans' Association. He also belongs to Tuscan Lodge, No. 704, F. & A. M., of which he has been tyler for over nineteen years, and has been a Mason for forty-eight years. His enter- prising and diligently prosecuted efforts in former years have caused fate to vouchsafe to him an hon- orable retirement from labor at the present time, and after a useful and active career he is now en- joying a well earned rest. GEORGE T RAYMOND. George T. Raymond enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Rifles, Company I, in July, 1862, as a private, the regiment being the one raised by Colonel Samuel H. Leonard, of Boston. He participated in the battles of Bull Run, South Moun- tain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he was taken prisoner during the first day of that bloody fight. Ex-Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, speaking of the regiment’s conduct, declared that they saved the battle of Get- tysburg. Mr. Raymond was subsequently paroled and returned home, but his patriotism was fully aroused, and he soon returned to his old regiment at Thoroughfare Gap and took part in the battles of Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Jenck's Ford, Cold Harbor and . Petersburg. His time of enlistment having expired, he was mus- tered out August 1, 1864, at Boston, in which city he was born. Many of Mr. Raymond's years were spent in Brooklyn, where he was engaged in the drug busi- ness until 1889, since which time he has been en- gaged in the manufacture of Raymond's celebrated Pectoral Plaster, patented in 1888, for the cure of colds, coughs, etc. - - . Mr. Raymond married Nellie A. Segourney, and two children now bless the union, Luella M. and Irene. In his social relations Mr. Raymond was formerly a member of G. K. Warren Post, G. A. R., but at present is one of the organizers of the Brooklyn City Post. Crescent Club, of the Seventh Assembly District Republican Club, and has served as a delegate to all its conventions. . THEODORE A. MADDEN. There is no field that is more inviting to a man of ability, nor one in which his activity can be more productive of results of far-reaching importance than that of politics, and the community is to be congratulated on account of having in its midst one living. He is also a member of the who gives his best energies and efforts to the pro- motion of the cause of the party with which he is. affiliated. It is in his political life that Mr. Madden has done much for his fellow citizens. Since he was first competent to vote he has been one of the most industrious and consistent Democrats in Brooklyn, and to-day is a deputy tax commissioner of the city. Mr. Madden was born in the Seventh ward of Brooklyn and has spent his entire life in the city, pursuing his preliminary education in the public Schools and later entering St. John’s College at Fordham, from which he received the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts. His early ambition. was to study law but he was obliged to abandon this. desire on account of his health and for a number of years he was engaged in the general contracting business in the construction of public works, which vocation claimed his attention until he accepted office and became an active factor in political life. He was associated with the well known firm of Beard & Hanlon, who carried on an extensive busi- ness. Among the important contracts executed by the firm during his connection with them were the construction of the Manhattan Beach road, the Sea Beach road and the Bulkhead in front of the Man- hattan and Oriental Hotels at Manhattan Beach. His attention is now devoted entirely to his official service and to his labors in behalf of the Democ- racy. In 1881 Mr. Madden was elected clerk in the common council, and in July, 1898, he was ap- pointed deputy tax commissioner, in which capacity. he has since served, discharging his duties in a. most efficient and trustworthy manner. He has been a delegate to all the conventions of his party, both. local and state, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. - Mr. Madden was united in marriage to Miss M. A. McDermott, a daughter of John McDermott, of the First ward, and they have three daughters, all Everywhere Mr. Madden is a courteous, genial gentleman, whose pleasing address and fine Social qualities have drawn about him a large circle of sincere friends, and these same attributes, com- bined with industry and honesty of purpose, have conduced to bring him the success which he is now enjoying. - WILLIAM H. C. DELANO. From honored New England ancestry William H. C. Delano is descended. On the good ship. Fortune, which reached the shores of Massachusetts in 1621 came Philippe De la Noye. He belonged to a Huguenot family of France that traced its lineage back to six hundred years before the birth of Christ. The ancestors lived in the town of HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 17 Lannoy, France. Philippe De la Noye was born in 1602, and was a son of Jean and Marie de Lannoy, who were of the French Protestant faith or Hugue- nots. In order to escape persecution at the hands of the Catholics they fled from their native land in 1608 and with their family took refuge in Holland, becoming residents of Leyden. At the age of nine- teen Philippe De la Noye took passage on the For- tune, which sailed for the new world, and after a long voyage reached Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the 11th of November of that year. He was mar- ried in 1634, and thus founded the family in the United States. He served as a volunteer in the Pequot war in 1637, and died in 1680, leaving six children, four sons and two daughters. As will be seen, the orthography of the name has undergone a considerable change from the time when we have the first account of the family in France. Several members of the family participated in the struggle for independence in the war of the Revolution, one of them serving on Washington's staff. Another participated in the war of 1812, while many aided in the defense of the Union during the Civil war. William H. C. Delano was born in Massachu- setts, but during the greater part of his life has re- sided in New York, although for ten years he has made his home in Brooklyn. When a young man he was employed as a salesman in a wholesale dry- goods establishment, and later he engaged in the mining of phosphate rock in the south, meeting with success in the enterprise, and thus paving the way for more extensive business operations. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Milton Rathbun Com- pany, who are enjoying a very large trade in grain and feed at No. 453 Fourth avenue, New York. The business of the house has assumed mammoth proportions, and its present prosperous condition is due in large measure to the enterprise, capable management and business ability of the secretary. In political circles Mr. Delano is well known as a stalwart Republican, and is now a member of the lower branch of the municipal assembly of Greater New York, representing a district with a population of about fifty thousand, a popular vote of ten thou- sand and an assessed valuation of real estate of about thirty million dollars, not including personal valuation. Mr. Delano has resided in the fourth assembly district for eight years, during which time he has taken an active interest in local politics, al- though his present position is the first political pre- ferment he would accept, and to this he was elected in 1899. He has always been on the side of public improvement for Brooklyn, as well as for the greater city of New York, but he early realized that any benefits to be acquired through the board of alder- 2 X e . - open cars. men to the city of Brooklyn can only be obtained by a hard fight, the majority representing Tam- many hall of Manhattan. It was Mr. Delano who offered the resolution which compelled the trolley lines to issue transfers on holidays as well as on: week days; also an ordinance, which has been held up several months by the committee, on railroads, making it a misdemeanor for street railroad officers. to allow passengers to stand in the cross seats of He has ever been in favor of all meas- ures for the repaving of streets, for the building of schoolhouses, the maintenance of the water supply and has strongly supported the tunnel proposition. His vote has always been on the side of public im- provement, and he has labored earnestly for prog- ress along such lines. Mr. Delano was united in marriage, about ten years ago, to Mrs. Sarah A. Horton, of Brooklyn, a representative of an old New England family. Socially he is a member of the Royal Arcanum, the Invincible Club, the Congress Club, the Fourth As- Sembly District Organization, and his election dis- trict association. His worth is widely recognized in these societies, of which he is a representative and valued member. His social qualities make him. popular, his executive ability well fits him for po- litical leadership, and his sound judgment, con- servatism and untiring enterprise have been salient features in bringing to him splendid success in the business world. CAPTAIN FREDERICK . A. ROWE. Captain Frederick A. Rowe, a veteran of the great Civil war and the hero of many a conflict of shot and shell, bears an enviable record as a soldier and officer for courage and intrepidity dis- played in action and the performance of various. difficult and hazardous undertakings. An English- man by birth, being born at London October 23, I840, he was brought by his parents when yet a child' to this country, his early years having been spent: in Camden, New Jersey, where he grew to manhood. He later came to New York, and for the past twen- ty-one years has resided in Brooklyn. When the world's greatest war was being ushered in and ere the awful thunder of Fort Sumter had rolled away and the clouds had lifted over Charles- ton, young Rowe, with true patriotic spirit, respond- ed to the call of his adopted country in its hour of peril, accordingly going to the front to bare his breast if need be to bullets in its defense. He en- listed in May, 1861, as a private in the Union Coast Guards of New York city, of which he was one of the organizers, and went with the regiment under 18 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the command of Colonel Bartlett as a naval brigade, - later known as the Ninety-ninth Regiment, New York State Volunteers. He participated in the tak- ing of Fort Hatteras, where, with two hundred and eighty men against nine hundred men and twenty guns, they demanded the surrender of the fort, and under Commander Rowan was personally placed in charge of the numerous blockade runners that had been captured, twenty-three having been seized off Hatteras Inlet as prizes. While in that service they destroyed a number of forts at the mouth of the Ocracoke inlet, which opened the way to Newbern. When that valuable department of the service was established, creating an army gun boat flotilla to be used as a support and protection to the army, Lieu- tenant Rowe was for six months in charge of the celebrated Sawyer gun located in Hampton roads, which did such effective service against the Con- federate forts at Sewell’s Point three miles distant, and for which he was highly praised by Mr. Lincoln. Lieutenant Rowe was placed in command, and two gun boats, first the West End and later the Smith Briggs, carrying fifty men and four guns each, were placed at his service. He rendered valuable aid in the attack on Longstreet, who was beseiging Suf- folk, where with the gun boat West End he patrolled “fourteen miles of the river for twelve days and Inights. One of the most hazardous though gallant feats of the war consisted in the rescue by Lieu- tenant Rowe of the transports Commerce and Co- lumbia from the besieged city of Suffolk, and their safe delivery to the mouth of the Nusemond river, amid a storm of shot and shell from eight thousand men and three massed batteries of artillery that he was obliged to pass within close range. But the daring commander ran the gauntlet of iron hail without the loss of a single man, though his vessels. while not disabled bore grim evidence of the mur- derous fire poured into them. General Lougstreet was so dismayed by the intrepidity shown by Com- mander Rowe that he gave up the siege. For this brilliant exploit Lieutenant Rowe was promoted as captain, and his gallantry received the further extra- ordinary recognition of an honorable mention from Governor Morton, of New York. Captain Rowe was subsequently detailed on board the gun boat Smith Briggs to go to the rescue of an expedition of one hundred and seventy-five men that had been sent to capture a signal station at Smithfield, Vir- ginia, whom he found hard pressed by a superior force of the enemy, numbering three hundred and fifty men and two guns. After continuing this unequal fight for two hours, during which time his vessel had been grounded and seriously disabled and himself having received a shot through the neck, he blew up his vessel to prevent it falling into the hands of the enemy, at the same time lower- ing his colors to save his men from inevitable slaughter. Taken prisoner, he languished for nine and a half months in Libby, Danville, Augusta, Macon, Savannah and Charleston prisons. His nor- 'mal weight of one hundred and sixty pounds was by this hardships reduced to one hundred pounds. All the indescribable horrors of Rebel prisons he suffered. While confined at Charleston with his brother officers they were placed in a building ex- posed to continual fire from the Union guns in the hope and belief that such an act would save the city from destruction. Being finally sent to Co- lumbia and then to Libby for exchange, they were the last to be exchanged by the way of Richmond. He was mustered out at Washington, D. C., in Oc- tober, 1864, and for over a year was an invalid as a result of his prison confinement. Since the war Captain Rowe has been almost continuously con- nected with the New York postoffice. He was for- . Imerly a member of George A. Doane Post, G. A. R., but at present is a member of Erastus Tefft Post, being junior vice-commander. He is past master of Arcuturs Lodge, No. 274, F. & A. M., and was formerly secretary of the Prisoners of War Association of New York state. Captain Rowe was married to Miss Anna Eliza P. Sullivan. A nephew, Charles B. Baker, who is a second lieutenant of the Twenty-seventh Regiment Volunteers in the Philippine war, is the only mem- ber of the Twenty-third Regiment National Guard, New York, in that service. . . At the present time he is a second lieutenant in the regular army. ANDREW FISHER. Andrew Fisher, chairman of the entertainment committee of the Congress Club of Brooklyn, has been prominent in the local politics of the thirteenth ward for several years. He is a native of Albany and is a son of Andrew Fisher, who was for many years a prominent figure in the politics of that city, filling the offices of undersheriff of Albany county and member of the Albany county board of super- visors, besides other county and city offices. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Albany and early became identified with the baking-powder industry, with which he has been connected quite prominently for nineteen years. Mr. Fisher has been a member of the Congress Club since its organization from the Excelsior and Nineteenth Ward Clubs. He is a member of the board of governors, and is now chairman, of its en- tertainment committee. He has taken an intelligent and enthusiastic interest in its welfare and the social side of the club, which is one of its notable dis- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 19 tinguishing features, and owes its status in no small degree to his ingenuity in the organization of the many successful club outings which he has arranged and managed. He is also president of the Second Election District Association of the fiftieth assem- bly district of Kings county. He is one of the most active Republicans in Williamsburg and has done his utmost to secure the election of all candidates put forward under the auspicies of his party or- ganization, and has been a delegate to all important conventions of his party held in the county. He is a member of the entertainment committee of Long Island Council, No. 173, Royal Arcanum, and Orator of Columbia Council, No. 14, Loyal Addition Benefit Association, and is a member of the Excelsior Bowling Club of Brooklyn. Formerly for nine years he was a member of Company B, Tenth Bat- talion, of the New York State National Guard. Mr. Fisher was married, November 28, 1877, to Miss Ella Lape, a daughter of John L. Lape, of Albany. By this union were born three children: James B., who married Miss Vicella Armlin and is employed in the register's office in Brooklyn; and Andrew and Harry, who are at home with their parents. Mr. Fisher and his family worship at the First Reformed church of Brooklyn. JAMES S. REGAN. In business and political circles James S. Regan is a well known figure, and in both he has steadily advanced until he now occupies a conspicuous and honorable position. His name is closely associated with the lumber trade and also with the leadership of the Democratic forces in the sixteenth assembly district of Brooklyn, and in both he bears an un- assailable reputation. Mr. Regan was born in the fourteenth ward of this city November 21, 1862, and at the usual age began his education as one of the pupils in public school No. 17. After completing the regular course in that institution he entered the high School, and after putting aside his text-books he became an em- ploye of the Export Lumber Company, entering that service in the capacity of office boy. Gradually he worked his way upward, his close application to duty, his efficiency and reliability winning him pro- motion as opportunity offered until he was made manager of their large business. His connection with the firm covered a period of eighteen years. At length he resigned in order to engage in the wholesale lumber exporting business on his own ac- count, opening his offices at No. 114 Wall street, New York. Subsequently he removed to the Bowl- ing Green building, at No. II Broadway, where he is still located. His business is that of exporting lumber and his trade has now reached large propor- tions, his shipments being extensive and profitable. He is systematic, far-sighted and energetic, and in his business affairs he has prospered, his income be- ing gradually augmented until he is now numbered among the substantial residents of Brooklyn. Mr. Regan was united in marriage to Miss Cath- erine C. Shields, a daughter of John W. Shields, a well known merchant dealing in fancy goods on Grand street. They have two children, a son and a daughter, and the family are communicants of Our Lady of Good Counsel church. Mr. Regan be- longs to Emerald Society, to the Eckford and other social clubs and to Montauk Council, K. O. C. With many political organizations he is connected, and in the city he is widely known as a leading supporter of the Democracy. His political activity began when he was only nineteen years of age, and for Seven years he was a prominent factor in political circles in the fourteenth ward. Removing to the twenty-fifth ward, where he now resides, he at once became a Democratic leader there. Since attaining his majority he has been a member of the Demo- cratic general committee of Kings county, and for the past three years he has been a member of the executive committee. He was the principal or- ganizer of the Jefferson Club, of which he is chair- man of the board of directors, and in 1900 he was appointed to his present position as chief clerk of the county court of Kings county, where he discharges his duties with promptness and absolute fidelity. He believes firmly in the principles of his party and is earnest in his advocacy thereof. His labors in behalf of Democracy have been practical, far-reach- ing and effective, and has reflected credit upon the party. wº - ALBERT VOLTZ. Among the operative builders of Brooklyn—the men who have made it in reality a city of homes, Mr. Albert Voltz is still held in kindly remembrance, for although he has long since retired from the cares and worry of business and is enjoying that “otium cum dignitate” which from the time of the ancient Romans has been the approved reward of those who do well, his work still stands and bears witness to his honesty as a mechanic and his capability as a business man. There is not a pleasanter sight in any community than that of the worker, who, hav- ing acquired by his own industry and thrift a com- petence, is metaphorically sitting beneath his own vine and fig-tree watching the current of passing affairs with all the old-time interest, but with the knowledge that he has already borne his share of the heat and burden of the day and can afford to be merely a watcher and so enjoy the scene. 20 . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Mr. Voltz was born in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn November Io, 1855. His father, Albert Voltz, elsewhere mentioned in this work, came to Brooklyn from Bavaria, Germany, in 1849, and was long engaged in business as a butcher. His son, whose name. heads this brief sketch, assisted his father for some years in the latter occupation, and in 1885 started in the meat business on his own account. He was successful from the start. . After- ward his time was mainly taken up by his operations in the building trade, in which he embarked, and ſhis industry and foresight soon combined to win for him a competence. He confined his operations to his own neighborhood, where he had a thorough knowledge of real-estate values, and he effected many improvements which will long outlast his own day and generation. In 1882 Mr. Voltz married Catherine L., a daughter of John L. and Catharine (Belvuns) Gaus, a well known wholesale grocer of Brooklyn. They have two children—Albert L. and Dorothy H.-both yet residing in the family home at 593 Bainbridge street. TOBIAS BURGER. Tobias Burger, a retired merchant tailor and worthy citizen of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Brunnthal, in the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, Jan- uary 27, 1834, son of George Burger and Catharine nee Brust. His father was a farmer in Germany, thrifty and highly respected. Com- ing to America in 1857, he died in Williams- burg in 1878, his wife dying in her native land in 1842. -Their four children came to America. George, the second son, came to America in 1854, returned to Germany in 1856, and upon his return to America settled in Williamsburg, where he married, raised a family and died in 1896. became Mrs. Henry Zimmer, of Williamsburg; and John died in Williamsburg in 1896, leaving five children. Tobias Burger, the eldest son and child, was edu- cated in the schools of his native village, and at fourteen years of age began to learn the trade of wood turning and that of a designer. At twenty, not relishing the idea of spending three years in military service and believing he could find a wider field for acquiring a livelihood in America, he sailed from Liverpool, England, and reached New York city July 2, 1854. For a period he prospected, un- certain where he would finally locate. He resided for two years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he married. In 1857 he removed with his family to Williamsburg, locating on Humboldt street. Here he followed various occupations, and for some His sister Catharine time was engaged with his brother George in ther tailoring business. In 1869 he began the tailoring. business on his own account at 44 Meserole street, purchased the property there, and laid the founda- tion of the successful business which he afterward - conducted. In 1892 Mr. Burger retired from active - business, but still retains a wide-awake interest in the prosperity and development of his district. He- has been quite extensively interested in real estate, . and has done much by way of improvements in houses and dwellings. He erected his present resi- dence, a four-story structure on Bushwick avenue- and Boerum street, in 1885. He is and always has. been a liberal patron of charitable and church enter- prises. - In July, 1855, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was married to Miss Kunigunda Borst, a native of Brunnthal, Baden, Germany. They had children, John, Catharine (Mrs. John Lotts), George, William, Frank, Joseph and Dorothea. Mrs. Burger died. March 26, 1884. In 1885 Mr. Burger was again mar- ried, this time to Mrs. Margaretta Kepler, widow of Peter Kepler, deceased. Frank Burger, son of the preceding, a successful . grocer on Boerum street, was born in the Sixteenth ward, January 16, 1870. He was educated in public school No. 21, on McKibben street, and early learned the tailoring trade under the direction and in the employ of his father. Having thoroughly mastered the trade, he followed it in the establishment of his father until 1899, when he relinquished the business .. to follow the grocery line. He has since been suc- cessfully established as a retail grocer at 47 Boerum Street. º HENRY NEWMAN. Henry Newman, deceased, was born in the ril– lage of Wesendau, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Ger- many, in 1834, his parents being David and Nettie : Newman. His childhood days were spent in the land of his nativity and his early mental training - was acquired in the schools of his native town. He remained under the parental roof until his seven- teenth year, when he decided to coſme to America : to satisfy a laudable ambition, hoping that he might here find a better field for his labors and secure a more remunerative return for his efforts. He be- came the founder of his branch of the Newman - family on Long Island, and, residing in the nine- teenth ward of Brooklyn, he was long regarded as : one of the progressive and enterprising German- American citizens of his neighborhood. Embarking . on a westward bound vessel, he landed in New York city, where he remained for only a short time, cross- ing the river to Brooklyn, where he was for some - f HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 21 time engaged in merchandising. Throughout a con- siderable period he was also connected with the furniture trade, and in this way he accumulated the capital that enabled him to embark in the sale and livery stable business on his own account at the corner of Broadway and Rutledge street. He began -operations there in 1864, and soon secured a liberal patronage, for his earnest desire to please his pat- rons and his honorable business methods won him the public confidence, and therefore the public sup- port. In 1869 he began the erection of the build- ings now owned by his family, consisting of a resi- dence, offices, hospital infirmary, barns and other structures necessary to the successful and progres- 'sive conduct of his business. These are located at from Nos. 322 to 328 Rutledge street and from Nos. 287 to 293 Heyward street. Henry Newman was married in Brooklyn to Miss Nannie Hagenbacher, daughter of Ascher and Schanetta (Heideberger) Hagenbacher, and unto them were born the following children: Isidor, who is married and resides in Brooklyn; Jennie, wife of Morris Wright; Philip ; Sophia, who became Mrs. L. Newman ; and Samuel. Mr. Newman was a most generous man, of benevolent spirit and broad hu- manitarian principles. The hospitality of his home was enjoyed by many friends, while the poor and needy received from him needed assistance. To many organized charities he was a liberal contributor and gave freely of his means for the building of churches, frequently aiding such enterprises regard- less of creed. He was one of the founders of the Hebrew Orphans Asylum of Brooklyn, and an active member of the Hebrew Benevolent Society. He was also a consistent member of the Assembly Beth Elohim, in which edifice he purchased a pew that will always remain in possession of the family, costing over one thousand dollars. His widow passed away October 13, 1900. She was a lady of many excellent qualities and was highly respected by her neighbors and friends. She was a very gen- •erous and hospitable woman, and like her husband delighted in doing good deeds. Those in need of aid found in her a friend and benefactor, and her Thounties were freely and graciously given. Her loss inas been deeply felt in the neighborhood in which she lived and in her own home, where she was a innost loving and devoted mother. \ PHILLIP ROTHMANN. This honored and highly respected citizen of Trooklyn was born in Hesse, Germany, August 2, 1829, a son of William and Gertrude (Martin) Rothmann. In early life he came to the United regiment, and was States with his sister and settled in New York city, where he worked at his trade of brushmaking for seven years. He was next engaged in the board- ing house and hotel business in Williamsburg from 1858 to 1896, and since then has lived retired, enjoy- ing a well earned rest. - - On the 3oth of April, 1858, Mr. Rothmann mar- ried Miss Rosina Mehrhof, a daughter of Casper M. Mehrhof, and to them were born four children, namely: William, Charles, Phillip and Arthur. He manifested his love for his adopted country by en- listing April 21, 1861, for three months, in Company D, Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry, which was Sent to Baltimore Junction and Washington, D. C. Later he re-enlisted for thirty days in the same stationed at Baltimore and Manassas Junction. They participated in several skirmishes. Mr. Rothmann is now an active mem- ber of Thomas S. Dakin Post, No. 206, G. A. R., which was organized March 31, 1881, with seven- teen members and Barney Jacobs as its first com- mander. It now has a membership of eighty-two, and its officers are as follows: Thomas F. Travis, commander; Edward Knox, senior vice commander; Louis Samuel, junior vice commander ; Phillip Roth- Imann, our subject, quartermaster; C. H. Brown, ad- jutant; Alexander Burton, chaplain ; Thomas E. George, surgeon; William H. Thomas, officer of the day; and Albert Snyder, officer of the guard. Mr. Rothmann is also a member of Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M. Although an adopted son of Amer- ica, his loyalty is above question, and his life has been such as to commend him to the confidence and high regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact either in business or social life. w. L. KEESE. W. L. Keese, who resides at No. 41 Ocean ave- nue, in Flatbush, is a native of New York city. His father, John Keese, was also born in New York and was of English lineage. John Keese, the great-grandfather of our subject, served as a mem- ber of General Washington’s staff during the war of the Revolution, and his son, the grandfather, be- came a leading and influential man in New York city. John Keese, the father, was a man of letters, his scholarly attainments and marked intellectuality gaining him prominence in literary circles. He mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Willets, a daughter of Zebulon Willets, who was a representative of the Society of Friends. In 1840 they removed to Brooklyn, where the father died in 1856, and the mother passed away in 1896, having long survived her husband. Mr. Keese, of this review, pursued his education 22 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND in private schools of Brooklyn, where his entire life has been passed. For thirty years he was engaged in the hardware business, but is now secretary and manager of an estate. On the 4th of October, 1864, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Keese and Miss Helen Thorne, a daughter of Henry Thorne. Two children were born unto our subject and his wife, but only one is now living, Edmund W. Mr. Keese is quite prominent in social and fraternal circles. He is a past master of Kings County Lodge, No. 511, F. & A. M.; was for four years president of the Mid- wood Club, and is a member of the Players' Club and other organizations, among them the New York State Society of the Cincinnati. He is the author of several volumes and his literary ability is well known. He is also a member of St. Paul’s church in Flatbush. many friends. JAMES GREER. James Greer was born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 12, 1825, a son of James and Jane (Gar- rett) Greer. The name was of French origin, hav- ing been contracted from the patronymic of Guierre. . The founder of the family in America was William Greer, who took up his abode in Michigan, where the city of Detroit now stands. He was a farmer and pre-empted between one and two thousand acres of land, and the family continued to reside there for many years. One of his sons, James Greer, was formerly an admiral in the navy and is now on the retired list. He was for several years in charge of the lighthouse and life-saving stations of the eastern district, and resided in Washington. He had charge of the Brooklyn navy yard as com- mandant immediately after the war and was very well known in naval circles. Richard Greer, the grandfather of our subject, was the first member of the family to come to the east from Wisconsin. He settled in Connecticut, while the father of our subject resided for many years in Baltimore, Mary- land, where his last days were spent. linen draper and a dealer in dry goods and laces. In his family are five sons and five daughters, name- ly: William, Madaline, Arthur, Eliza Jane, Eleanor, Anna, John, Richard, Mary, and William, the sec- ond of the name. The parents are both now de- ceased. . James Greer, whose name introduces this record, pursued his studies in the public schools of Balti- more until he was twelve years of age. He then left home and went to New York city, shipping as cabin boy on board a vessel bound for China. He followed the sea for twelve years, being for a time He is well known and esteemed by three are yet living, namely: He was a a member of the crew on board a Liverpool trading vessel. He advanced steadily step by Step and ulti- mately became the owner of a vessel. He also owned interests in other crafts and was engaged in the coasting trade until the inauguration of the Civil war, when he offered his services to the govern- ment and became quartermaster and pilot in South- ern waters on government transports. He gave his energies toward the preservation of the Union in this manner between 1861 and 1865. His duty was to steer the vessels safely into. harbor. Subse- quently he followed piloting on the Hudson river at Long Island and also sailed in New England waters, but retired from the sea in 1884, after having spent almost a half-century upon the water. In 1850 he lost his vessel, the Marion, which was loaded with brick bound for the south. - On the 31st of December, 1846, Mr. Greer was united in marriage with Miss Phoebe De Groot, and unto them have been born seven children, of whom Charles H., who is in the west; Madaline; Phoebe and Jane. One son, James W., died March 7, 1898. Mr. Greer exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party and fraternally is connected with the Masonic order. After, a long, active and honorable connection with busi- ness affairs, he is now living retired, enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves. FRANK J. TYOYLE. - The political forces of the land have been or— ganized with a care and exactness such as is seen in the army. Subdivision after subdivision has been made in the ranks of the parties and each one has its leading members, men who carefully look after- the political and campaign work in their districts, Se- curing the best result possible and thus adding to the aggregate whole which sums up the party's strength. Widely known and admired for his ability as a political organizer and leader is Frank J. Doyle, a prominent young lawyer practicing at the Kings county bar, who is now president of the Empire Club of Brooklyn, - Mr. Doyle was born in Brooklyn and obtained his literary education in the public and parochial schools of the city. Then with the determination to make the practice of law his life work he be- gan studying under the direction of Patrick Keady, the present judge of the court of special sessions. He also became a student in the Metropolis Law School, now consolidated with the New York Law School, and was admitted to the bar at Poughkeep- sie in 1894, since which time he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession with offices: HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 28 at No. 189 Montague street. Already he has se- cured a distinctively representative clientcle and im- portant litigated interests have been entrusted to his care, showing the confidence which the public re- poses in his ability. The place which he occupies is in the front rank among the younger representa- tives of the profession and indeed he is capable of crossing swords in forensic combat with many an older practitioner who finds him a foe worthy of his steel. Mr. Doyle is the popular and honored president of the Empire Club, which was organized in 1892 and duly incorporated the following year. It be- gan its existence with about seventy-five members, which number has been increased to two hundred and twenty-five. Since the organization the presi- dents in succession have been John Maher, William H. Croke, William F. Delaney and Frank J. Doyle, who is now serving his second term. The other officers at the present time are: Edward Coleman, vice-president; James Fitzgerald, second vice-presi- dent; William Schnelle, treasurer; Henry Reich, financial secretary; Peter J. Murphy; recording sec- retary; Louis J. Zettler, chairman of the executive committee; and Charles O'Brien, marshal. Other prominent members of the club are Senator Joseph Wagner, Hon. Frank E. Wilson, Peter P. Huberty, William F. Delaney, Conrad H. Hester, Dr. Charles Wuest, Robert T. Brown, John T. Lang and Otto Wicke. The Empire Club has all the social features and advantages of the modern club, and is the rec- ognized Democratic organization of the twentieth assembly district. Its success and growth are due in a large measure to the efforts of its esteemed president, who has been active in politics since be- coming a voter. He also belongs to the Seymour Club, Royal Arcanum and the Knights of Malta. He was married to Miss Kittie Gibbons, a sister of Major Gibbons, formerly of the Forty-seventh Regi- ment of the New York National Guard. His genial manner, unfailing courtesy and companionable dis- position render him a favorite in all circles, and he already has professional, political and social stand- ing which is enviable. COLONEL FREDERICK. W. OBERNIER. Colonel Frederick W. Obernier, whose military record is conspicuous even among our German-Amer- ican citizens, was born near Cologne, Rhenish Prussia, November 30, 1835. Before leaving Germany he had received a college education and had passed ex- amination for entrance to the military school at Potsdam. But his father, involved in the revolu- tion of 1848, was compelled to leave Prussia, and Mr. Obernier came with the family to this country, reaching New York after touring England, in Feb- ruary, 1853, thereby abandoning his military op- portunities at Potsdam. First clerking in a dry- goods house for three or four years, he later took up the study of law in the office of Henry A. Ful- len, of New York city, pursuing this up to the breaking out of the Civil war. As early as October, 1857, he entered Company I, Seventy-second Regiment, afterward the Twenty- eighth New York state militia, as a private under Captain Charles Kiehl. Here he was promoted suc- cessively as corporal and sergeant, and June 30, I860, was commissioned second lieutenant in the same regiment by Governor E. D. Morgan, the com- mand being attached to the Fifth Brigade of the Second. Division. He left for the front in April, 1861, as second lieutenant of Company I, under Cap- tain Kiehl and Colonel Michael Bennett. In May following he was appointed commissary of subsist- ence, and August, 6th following, being mustered out of service in New York city, he entered, the next day, Company E, Forty-sixth Regiment, New York Volunteers, as first lieutenant under Colonel Rudolf Rosa and Lieutenant Colonel Germain Metternich, after whom the strong Germain Army Post of Brooklyn is named. The regiment was ordered to Port Royal, South Carolina, thence to Tybee island, Georgia, where Mr. Obernier was appointed by Gen- eral Wright commissary of Tybee island, in Decem- ber, and served thereafter on the staffs of General Quincy A. Gilmore and General Alfred Terry. In June, 1862, his regiment was ordered to Newport News, joining the Ninth Army Corps, and with his regiment Mr. Obernier participated in the battles of second Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietam, soon being promoted to the office of commissary of the Second Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps, on the staff of General Poe. Going with the Ninth Army Corps to Cincinnati in April, 1863, he was the same month appointed by General Burn- side depot commissary of subsistence at Paris, Bour- bon county, Kentucky, continuing until April, 1864. In June, 1864, he was appointed by General Parker chief commissary of the Ninth Corps field hospitals before Petersburg, Virginia. Early in 1865 Colonel Obernier was mustered out of service on his own application, and on his return from the war accepted the captaincy of Company G, Twenty-eighth Regiment of New York. He was commissioned major of New York Volunteers by Governor Reuben E. Fenton for meritorious service in the Civil war. In 1868 he was promoted to be major of the Twenty-eighth Regiment, lieutenant colonel in 1871 and colonel in 1877, before the regi- 24 > HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. # ment was either mustered out or disbanded. The record from private to commander is as follows: Private, 1857; second lieutenant, 1860; captain, 1865; major, 1868; lieutenant colonel, 1871; and colonel, 1887. - - Colonel Obernier's connection with the Grand Army of the Republic began with the organization of the order and with the Samuel Curtis Post. In 1873 he joined Germain Metternich Post, No. 122, and in 1885 and 1886 was elected senior vice-com- mander, commanding the post in the latter year in the absence of Captain Kaiser, and was its com- mander in the years 1887, 1888, 1891, and 1892. JAMES P. CONNELL. James P. Connell, whose place of residence is Fort Hamilton, in New York harbor, in the county of Kings, New York, has long been widely and fa- vorably known as a man of excellent character and fine business qualifications, and as a most capable and irreproachable public official. + Mr. Connell was born at Fort Hamilton, in 1856, and he was educated in the public schools at that place and in St. Francis College, Brooklyn. acquired considerable knowledge of civil engineering, and on feaving school he found employment with a government engineering corps engaged in the con- struction of public works. Later he occupied a po- sition in the employ of the Hudson River Railroad Company. In 1895 he was appointed clerk to the apportionment committee charged with the division of the county of Kings into assembly districts. In 1896 he was appointed by Hon. H. H. Lyman, state excise commissioner, to the position of assistant cash- ier in the excise office in Brooklyn, and he has served acceptably in that capacity to the present time. In all these various and important places to which he has been called he has enjoyed the full confidence of his superiors, and he has repeatedly been warmly commended for his ability and fidelity. From the time of his entering upon manhood he has been an earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican party, with which he has ever loyally affiliated. For many years he was executive member from the thirtieth ward in the Kings county Re- publican central committee, and he has been a dele- gate to all the several local and state conventions, and in 1896 he was an alternate delegate to the national Republican convention which nominated Ma- jor McKinley for the presidency, and he gave his earnest effort to the choosing of that distinguished soldier and statesman, and of his colleague upon the ticket, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. He is at present the vice-president of the Seventh Assembly District Republican Club. He is a member of sev- He had eral social clubs, the Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton Citizens' Association, the West End Board of Trade, the Shore Road Wheelmen, the Exempt Firemen's Association and the Knights of Columbus. THOMAS J. PATTERSON. To say of him whose name heads this sketch that he has risen unaided from comparative ob- scurity to rank among the wealthy men of Brook- lyn is a statement that seems trite to those familiar with his life, yet it is but just to say in a history that will descend to future generations that his busi- ness record has been one that any man would be proud to possess. Beginning at the very bottom round of the business ladder, he has advanced stead- ily step by step until he is now occupying a posi- tion of prominence reached by a very few. Through his entire business career he has been looked upon as a model of integrity and honor, never making an engagement that he has not fulfilled, and stand- ing to-day an example of what determination and force combined with the highest degree of business integrity can accomplish for a man of natural ability and strength of character. He is respected by the community at large and held in high esteem by his business associates. - Thomas J. Patterson is a native of Brooklyn, his parents being Thomas and Bridget (Caufield) Patterson. The father was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, was reared in his native land and when about twenty years of age he came to the new world. He reached this country in 1838 and lo- cated in Brooklyn, making his home in the Bush- wick district, where he engaged in contracting, build- ing and masonry. He did an extensive business for that early day, his trade assuming large propor- tions, and in connection with his business interests he has taken contracts and executed the work of paving the streets of Brooklyn, including Remsen, McKibben, Leonard and several other thoroughfares of this city. He never engaged in speculating, but through the legitimate channels of trade carried on his business enterprises. Of the Democratic party he became an active and earnest member, and he was also one of the founders of the St. Vincent de Paul’s Charitable Society of the Williamsburg dis- trict. He likewise held membership in the Catholic church and was a liberal conrtibutor to the church. He never withheld his support from any movement or measure which he believed would prove of benefit to his fellow men or the public. He died in 1860, at the age of forty-two years, and his wife, who was a daughter of Michael and Mary Caufield, passed away in 1862, at the age of thirty-three years. They were the parents of seven children, but only HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 25 two are now living, Thomas J. and Sarah, wife of Samuel J. Park, of Brooklyn. Two other sons, how- ever, James and Charles, came to man's estate. - Thomas J. Patterson was born August 12, 1848, and entered public school No. 18, where he pursued his studies until twelve years of age, when his fa- ther died and he was then forced to enter the busi- ness world. Subsequently he was during three win- ter, terms a student in night schools, and through experience and observation he has added greatly to his fund of knowledge. Possessing an observ- ing eye and a retentive memory, he has become a well informed man, manifesting in business keen discernment and sound judgment. Upon the fa- ther's death the care of an invalid mother, his younger brothers and sisters and an aged grand- mother devolved upon him. He secured a clerk- ship with the Pennsylvania Coal Company on Fifth street, New York, where he earned three dollars per week. He was with that concern for four years, and then entered the employ of the Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western Railroad Company, at the foot of Grand street, Brooklyn, extensive coal dealers. His close application and fidelity to duty won him advancement from time to time and he remained with that company and its successors as superintend- ent and manager until 1886, in which year the Scran- ton & Lehigh Coal Company was formed, being or- ganized by Mr. Patterson, who was made its man- ager, and has since been actively connected with the corporation, and its prosperous career is largely attributable to his efforts. They still retain offices at the foot of Grand street, Brooklyn, and in 1883 established branch offices at Kent and North Ninth streets, where their receiving and delivering de- partments are located. Throughout his entire busi- ness career Mr. Patterson has been connected with the coal trade, and to-day he stands at the head of the business, being in control of the largest enter- prise of the kind in the city. There is nothing of the overbearing taskmaster in him. His treatment of his employes is ever fair, just and courteous, and as a result they labor for his interest and continue long in his employ, some of them having been in his service for a quarter of a century. He regards them as individuals and not as machines to do his work, and his personal interest is highly appreciated by them, so that they entertain for him the highest regard and respect. He is thoroughly in touch with every department of the work from the loading of the wagons to the most intricate entries of book- keeping. In addition to his coal interests he is a director in the Williamsburg Trust Company. Mr. Patterson has long taken a deep interest in business matters, and as a citizen his fidelity to Brooklyn is manifest through his earnest effort in Brooklyn, filling that position until 1895. public measures calculated to prove of general good. He gives his allegiance to the Democracy, and does all in his power to promote its growth and Secure its success. In 1886 he was appointed assessor of In 1893 he was the party candidate for sheriff of Kings county, and ran far ahead of his ticket, a fact which indicates his personal popularity and the confidence. reposed in him. In 1897 he was appointed tax commissioner and still holds that office. He is a 1member of the county Democratic committee, and has been a leading factor in the councils of his party for many years. Socially he is connected with the Foresters, the Legion of Honor and the Hanover Club, which is one of the leading social organiza- tions of the eastern district of Brooklyn. In 1872 Mr. Patterson married Miss Matilda Colahan, a daughter of Judge John H. Colahan, now deceased. Seven children have been born of their union: Thomas V. and Stephen J., who are asso- ciated with their father in business; Agnes, Mary, George, Regina and Grace. The family are com- municants of the Church of the Transfiguration. They have a beautiful home at No. 157 Rodney street, Brooklyn, which is celebrated for its gracious hospitality. Mr. Patterson’s life has been a success. His entire career is an 111ustration of the fact that certain actions are followed by certain results. In business he has few peers, his ability being of a high order and at the same time of a character that has ever commanded the respect and confidence of the public. His connection with the city’s develop- ment and growth and with the work of improve- ment has been of marked benefit. As a public of— ficial his actions have been above reproach or criti- cism, and as a citizen he is an illustration of the high type of our American manhood. WILLIAM P. CHARLES. Professor Charles, as principal of the Charles Commercial school, is well known in the educa- tional circles of the city. He is a native of Scot- land, and a son of William and Elizabeth (Reid) Charles, the former a Presbyterian clergyman lo- cated in Cairo, Egypt. He was educated for the ministry, subsequently engaged in evangelistic work, and in 1876 came to the United States. Owing to impaired health, he was compelled to abandon the calling to which he had hoped to give his atten- tion, and accepted a position as stenographer. While acting in that capacity he was elected president of a stenographer's association, and acquaintances which he there made led to the establishment of the Charles Commercial School, this work being con- fined at that time to the teaching of shorthand and 26 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. typewriting in the evening. A year later a day School was opened in a part of one of the build- ings now occupied by the institution, and year by year the patronage has steadily increased until every . room of the two buildings at Nos. 308 and 310 Gates avenue is now needed to accommodate the pupils. Still further improvements are being con- templated, including the erection of a special build- ing for the accommodation of the school. The work in each department is carried on by a capable and experienced corps of instructors, who have been successful in other fields of labor and who have been engaged only after giving satisfactory evidence of their fitness, sincerity and pleasure in the work, for the Servant who is lacking in love for his voca- tion, no matter what his gift or education may be, is devoid of the most important element conducive to success. The increasing patronage with which the school has been favored through the successive years is ample proof of the appreciation on the part of the patrons of the advantages to be derived in such a school. The methods there pursued com- 1mend themselves to those who desire to enter the business world, for the system taught is practical and rapid. For nine years Mr. Charles has been an instructor in this department of the Young Men's Christian Association schools. The curriculum of the school is constantly being extended, and within the walls of the institution young people are well trained and prepared for business life. He is doing an important, work in this respect, and while he has made a financial success of the institution he at the same time deserves the gratitude of those who have come under his care. Mr. Charles is a mem- ber of the New York Commercial Teachers’ Asso- ciation, the Eastern Commercial Teachers’ Associa- tion and the National Stenographers’ Association. ROBERT H. LAHY. No other land affords such excellent opportuni- ties for the display of genius and the exercise of talent or gives more substantial appreciation of earn- est and indefatigable effort than the United States of America. The life record of Robert H. Lahy exemplifies the possibilities which lie before young men of ambition and determination in this coun- try, for from a humble clerkship he has risen to . an enviable position in commercial circles in East New York, where he is the well known and popular proprietor of a fine drug store. Mr. Lahy is a native of New York city, his birth having occurred in 1846. His father, Henry Lahy, was a native of the north of Ireland, and after coming to this country, being a man of means, he engaged in no business enterprises. The son pur- sued his education in the public schools, and when still quite young entered upon his business career - in the employ of a leading chemist of Brooklyn, with whom he remained for eleven years, during which time he completely mastered that branch of scientific knowledge and gained practical experience in the best methods of compounding medicines. In 1873, on leaving the house with which he had been So long connected, he went to East New York, where he began business on his own account on a small scale. From the beginning, however, his patronage grew, those who once gave him their trade remaining as his regular customers, while the pass- ing years brought to him many new ones. Thus his business constantly increased in importance and volume, and enlarging his facilities in order to meet the growing demands of his trade he is now the owner of one of the finest drug stores of East New York, located at the corner of Jamaica avenue and Dresden street. It is splendidly equipped with fine fixtures and modern appointments as well as a full line of drugs and medicinal and toilet articles, and his large business annually returns to him a gratify- ing income. His business methods, systematic and reliable, commend him to the public confidence, and he is a most popular druggist. - Mr. Lahy was united in marriage to Miss Mar- garet Manson, daughter of William Manson. She . died in 1894, leaving two children, Robert H. and Iola. For his second wife he chose Mary J. Lahy, a daughter of Thomas Lahy. In addition to their attractive home in East New York they have a beautiful summer residence at Mattituck, Long Isl– and—an indication of the prosperity which has at- tended Mr. Lahy in his business efforts. He takes pleasure in raising fine poultry and has some very fine breeds. This forms one of his interesting sum- mer diversions and the supervision of his summer home is also a matter of recreation to him. Like all successful men, the greater part of his time, thought and energies are given to his business af- fairs, but aside from this he finds opportunity for the pleasures of home and social life, and is pop- ular with a large circle of friends and acquaintances. EDWARD FRISBIE COOK. Prominent among the enterprising and progres- sive business men of Brooklyn is numbered Edward F. Cook, vice-president of the Robinson Stoneware Company. A young man of superior executive abil- ity and sound judgment, he already occupies a good position in the business world, and has a fine pros- pect of reaching the topmost round of the ladder of prosperity. - - Mr. Cook was born in Kirkland, Oneida county, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - - 27 New York, June 17, 1863, a son of John W. and Louise (Crumb) Cook. The first of the family to come to America was his great-grandfather, a native of England and an early settler of Onedia county, New York, where the grandfather, Moses Cook, spent his entire life as a farmer. In his po- litical affiliations, he was a Whig. His first wife was Nancy Lewis, by whom he had six children, Sophrona, Mary, Elizabeth, Louise, Phoebe Ann and Daniel, and his second wife was Abigail Baker, by whom he had four children: Moses W.; Sarah, who never married ; John W., father of our sub- ject; and Charles, deceased. The grandfather died in 1836, at the age of sixty-two years, the grand- mother in 1862, at the age of seventy-six. John W. Cook, our subject’s father, was also a native of Kirkland, Oneida county, born August 25, 1821, and spent his entire life on the old home- stead farm. Republican in politics. In early life he was a member of the state militia. He was married, De- cember 6, 1854, to Louise Crumb, and to them were born four children, namely: Charles P., a carpenter of Rockville Center, Long Island; Frank, who died in childhood; Edward F., our subject; and Lewis L., a shipping clerk residing in Baldwin, Long Island. - * In the county of his nativity Edward F. Cook grew to manhood, and is indebted to its public schools for his early educational privileges. At the age of sixteen he entered a grocery store, where he clerked two years, and was then engaged in the dairy business at Utica, New York. Subsequently he worked at the carpenter’s trade until twenty- four years of age, after which he entered the em- ploy of the company of which he is now vice-presi- dent, serving first as shipping clerk, and later as salesman for two years. Business was established in 1882 by A. G. Robinson, and was carried on under his name for four years, at the end of which time the name was changed to the Robinson Stone- ware Company. They occupy a large two-story building covering ten city lots, at 244-254 Greenpoint avenue, Brooklyn, and combine the building and plumbers’ business. They have placed on the mar- ket some valuable articles, among which one of the best known and most important is the combined bath and laundry tub, which can be used alternately for bathing and, laundry purposes. The New York board of health and the building department have approved the tub and say it is superior to any nat- ural Stone tub. The latest triumph of the company is their Scotch granite roll rim laundry tub, and they also manufacture a splendid dumb waiter which possesses great advantages over its predecessors. The goods mentioned have been patented by the He was a carpenter by trade and tember 24, 1857. company and are in great demand on the market. They have a capital stock of sixty thousand dollars and do an annual business of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, though it only amounted to about thirty-six thousand dollars when Mr. Cook became a member of the firm. Business has grown so rapidly in the last few years that they are now con- templating erecting a handsome three-story brick building in Brooklyn for their use. Mr. Cook, who has been connected with the company for eight years, is now serving as manager and vice-president and has charge of the sales and credits as well as managing the New York office at 86 Lincoln ave- Inue. He is an ideal man of affairs and a thorough expert in business. - . On the 18th of May, 1886, Mr. Cook was united in marriage with Miss Carrie L. Welsh, a daughter of John W. Welsh, a farmer of Jefferson county, New York, and to them were born five children, namely: Harold W. ; Earl ; Ernest and Everett, twins, deceased ; and Gladys M. The family have a beautiful home in Freeport, and are members of the Freeport Methodist Episcopal church, in which Mr. Cook is serving as steward. He is also a member of the Freeport Club, a social organization, of which he is one of the directors, and belongs to the Gun Club of Wantagh, Long Island, the Knights of Pythias, the Royal Arcanum, General Putnam Coun- cil. Politically he is a Republican. He is a pleas- ant, genial gentleman, who stands high both in busi- ness and social circles. CHARLES A. KUNKEL. Actively and prominently connected with the business interests of Brooklyn is Charles A. Kunkel, a prominent pharmacist, whose popular establish- ment is located on Hamburg avenue. He is of German birth and many of the sterling traits of his German ancestry are manifest in his career, which has been characterized by thoroughness, steadfast- ness of purpose and reliability. He was born in Aschaffenburg, an old historic city on the river Main, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, on Sep- His parents were Joseph Alois and Johanna (Weber) Kunkel. The father was a successful merchant and was actively identified with political affairs, exercising marked influence in po- litical circles. He represented his constituents in the municipal government of Aschaffenburg as mag- istrate and in other responsible positions. He also Held high social rank and was a man of liberal edu- cation and culture, and was likewise regarded by his fellow townsmen as a reliable and sagacious busi- ness man, in all circles being highly esteemed for his genuine worth. In his family were ten children, 28 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. of whom five still survive, namely: Marie, who re- sides in Munich, Germany; Frederick, who is a graduate of the Industrial School at Munich, at Kaiserslautern and the Polytechnic Institute in the city of Stuttgart, and is now a mechanical drafts- man and director of a large manufacturing estab- 1ishment at Lambrecht on the Rhine Pfalz; Charles, whose name introduces this record; Joseph, who is a student in Germany; and Antonio, who is a me- chanic and also resides in the fatherland. The par- ents are both buried in their native city of Aschaf- fenburg. - - Charles A. Kunkel acquired a liberal education in the schools of his native town, and after laying aside his text-books entered a wholesale drug store at Frankfort on the Main, where he remained for three years, preparatory to entering college. In 1876 he crossed the Atlantic to the new world and secured employment in the store of Henry Imhof, on East Broadway and Jefferson street. In 1881 He removed to Bridgeport, Connecticut, and success- fully passed an examination before the state board of pharmacy, remaining in that city for a number In 1897 he came of years in the capacity of clerk. to Brooklyn and opened a pharmacy of his own on Hamburg avenue. Here his skill in the line of his chosen vocation and his honorable business methods Have secured to him a large and constantly growing business, and his trade brings to him a liberal patronage. - In September, 1883, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Kunkel and Miss Julia Loeb, daughter of Solomon and Johanna (Kohn) Loeb, the wedding being celebrated in New York city by Mayor Ed- son. They now have three children: Johanna, Alice and Florence. Mr. Kunkel is a member of Montauk Tribe, No. 196, I. O. R. M., of Lenox Hill Lodge of the Foresters of America, and of the Deutsch-Amerikaner Lodge, No. 3, of Brooklyn. He is also a member of Kings County Pharmaceutical Association and the German Apotheker Verein, of New York. His succèss has resulted entirely from his own well directed efforts. His actions have been such as to distinctively entitle him to a place in this publication, and although his career has not Been filled with thrilling incidents, probably no bi- ography in this book can serve as a better illustra- tion to young men of the power of honesty and in- tegrity in securing success. MAJOR GEORGE F. TAIT. One of the most prominent and distinguished representatives of the military interests of Brook- 1yn is Major George F. Tait, who is popular with the “boys in blue” wherever he is known. As long as memory lasts the nation will hold in grateful re- membrance those who fought for the preservation of the Union during the trying days of the Civil war, and among this number was the subject of this review. Although not a native son of America, no more loyal soldier was found upon the field of battle. Personal courage and often reckless daring are con- spicuous traits in the Irish character, and there is scarcely a battle-field in the world’s history on which the sons of Erin have not distinguished themselves for their gallantry and bravery. Major Tait was born on the Emerald Isle May 13, 1837, and in childhood came to this country. For twelve years he was employed in the publishing house of Harper Brothers, which in itself was an education, and during a portion of that time he also attended night school, thus laying the foundation for his subsequent success in life. In 1858 his military spirit found egress through his membership with the Lindsey Blues, an independent company noted for its efficiency in military drill. He thus acquired a sufficient knowledge of the manual of arms to fit him for service in the ranks of the Union army, and to this, as well as to his personal bravery, is due the rapid advancement which followed. On the 26th of April, 1861, he enlisted as a private of Company H, Tenth New York Volun- teers, known as the “National Zouaves.” He was . soon afterward made orderly sergeant, and following - the battle of Big Bethel, in which he participated, he was commissioned second lieutenant of Company R, and subsequently promoted first lieutenant. The following is an official record of his service, signed by George F. Hopper, lieutenant-colonel commanding the Tenth New York Voltinteers: - “The period for which the regiment had enlisted having expired on April 6, 1863, Lieutenant Tait re- mained to serve with the Battalion for the unexpired term of the three-years men. He was at once pro- moted to the captaincy of Company B, and continued to hold that rank until his honorable discharge, August 16, 1864. During his term of office he was division provost marshal for four months in Briga- dier-General Alex. Haves' Division, Second Corps, and was placed in command, by special order, of the Delaware. Battalion of Volunteers for more than a month. He has participated in the following engage- ments, viz.: Big Bethel, capture of Norfolk, Me- chanicsville, Gaines' Hill (“Gaines' Mill”), Seven Days' battles, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Shepardstown Ford, Fredericksburg, Chan- cellorsville, Gettysburg, Auburn, Bristow Station, Centreville, Mine Run, Morton's Ford and Wilder- ness. At the last named battle he received a wound in his left leg, necessitating amputation. He was wounded at Gaines’ Hill, Fredericksburg and Bris- MRS. GEORGE, F, TATT. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. . . 29 tow Station. He was honorably discharged August 16, 1864, on the surgeon's certificate of disability. He was breveted major August 3, 1866, ‘for gallant and meritorious conduct on the field during the war.’ His several comrades-in-arms who are still living bear witness to his gallantry in action. tle of Fredericksburg, February 13, 1863, under a flag of truce, he carried a wounded Confederate soldier into the enemy's camp. Among the most earnest, efficient and self-sacrificing of the Christian commission was W. C. Booth, at present a comrade of U. S. Grant Post, No. 327, Grand Army of the Republic, and through his assiduous attentions and great kindness to Major Tait there sprang up be- tween them a strong friendship which time and sub- sequent associations have greatly strengthened. Ma- jor. Cowtan thus alludes to the ‘angels of mercy' who were everywhere present to minister to the sufferings of the sick and wounded: - - “‘These unwonted trials were borne by our angels of mercy uncomplainingly. In some instances the shadow of death overhanging a soldier had brought his wife and mother to his side, and these women proved themselves heroines. The kind-hearted wife of Captain Tait had managed, by the exercise of much tact and decision, to obtain a pass to visit Fredericksburg, and she was especially conspicuous in her devotion to the sufferers. It was she who held the hand of the brave Color Sergeant Harrison while the life blood gushed from a torn artery and he breathed his last, and her daily visits to the hos- pital houses were welcomed with glad faces, espe- cially by the wounded of our own regiment, to whom her countenance had grown familiar while in camp at Stony Mountain. In common with other courageous female volunteers, Mrs. Tait, was un- tiring and self-sacrificing in her humane efforts, and the soothing touch of her hand can hardly be for- gotten by those who lived to remember her kind- ness.’ ” While away from the army on an eight-days fur- lough Captain Tait was married, on the 3d of June, 1863, Miss Kate E. Barry, of Philadelphia, becoming the wife of this brave soldier, and little he realized at the time that he was marrying a heroine who would soon be wedded to his regiment, and that his comrades would have claims upon her which he could not, if he would, ignore. Six children were born to them, of whom three are still living, namely: George F., Willie C. and Harry R. When the war was over Major Tait returned to Brooklyn, and in 1866 he received the appointment of inspector in the New York custom-house, in which position he has con- tinued to serve with marked ability. - . The Major was one of the first members of the Grand Army of the Republic in New York. At the bat- He first joined Wassworth Post, No. 4, of Brooklyn, since disbanded. He afterward joined Rankin Post, No. 10, and in 1882, in connection with a number of others, withdrew and organized Post No. 327. He was its senior vice-commander, and in 1883 was elected commander. In 1879 he served on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Ernshaw, and in 1881 on the staff of Department Commander Abram Merritt. He is at present aide-de-camp on the staff of Department Commander H. Clay Hall. During the obsequies of General Grant Major Tait commanded the Second Relief at Albany from eight o'clock P. M. on the 4th of August; and from two. to five P. M. on the 6th; he commanded the Seventh Relief on the same day from eight to eleven P. M., and was on the second or last relief on the morning of the 8th from five to eight o'clock. On the day of the funeral he marched from the city hall to Thirtieth street and Fifth avenue, and his portrait is shown in the center of group No. 2. Major Tait had the honor of officiating as grand marshal of the Decoration Day parade of 1900, the largest and best managed parade in the history of Brooklyn. There were twenty-three Grand Army Posts in line, num- bering some five thousand men. He is popular with his comrades whose lot he shared upon the battle- fields of the south, and he is as true to-day to his duty to the government as when he followed the starry stripes. SCENES AT THE FRONT DURING THE REBELLION.—CAP– TAIN TAIT's wiFE VISITs HER woundED HUSBAND AT FREDERICKSBURG.—A TERRIBLE NIGHT ON THE. RIVER, The American soldier, in the war of the Rebel- lion, lacks not for a historian. Whether he fought under the Stars and Stripes or the Stars and Bars, the story of his valor, sufferings and self-sacrifice is being vigorously written and is eagerly read. The part played by the ladies, however, in the great drama of war, seems in danger of being neglected. This cannot be from any lack of material, for there were whole battalions of Florence Nightingales in those days who went forth as angels of mercy to cheer the soldier in camp and to relieve his sufferings' in the hospital and upon the battle-field. I recently had the pleasure of talking with one of these ladies, who now resides in Brooklyn and whose experience was peculiarly dramatic and interesting. She retains a vivid recollection of the scenes in which she was an actor and also possesses the power to tell her story in a graphic and entertaining man- ner. The lady to whom I refer is Mrs. Tait, the wife of Captain George F. Tait, a veteran of the Tenth New York Volunteers and a past commander of a post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Hav- ing obtained an inkling of Mrs. Tait's experience I called upon her recently and at my urgent request she related the following story: * - “In the winter of 1863 my husband was in camp with his regiment at Stony Mountain, about ten 30 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. miles beyond Culpeper, where they were doing picket duty. I made up my mind to pay him a visit, though my parents opposed the project ‘tooth and nail.' I was a young woman then, and going to the front alone seemed to them to be surrounded with many dangers. However, I started and reached Culpeper without serious mishap. I did not know exactly where the camp of the Tenth New York was located: So I left the cars at Stevensburg and inquired. I found an 'officer who had charge of the ambulance Service of my husband's brigade and he said he would rig up one of these vehicles and send me out to camp. In a short time, I was under way with a colored driver and two mounted guides. We had not proceeded for when the two guides disappeared, attracted apparently by a military review that was being held in the vicinity. The colored driver pro- ceeded until, upon entering a wood after nightfall, he declared that he did not know where he was nor in what direction he should go. I told him to perse- vere, and by way of encouragement gave him a taste now and then of the delicacies I was carrying to my husband. As we were pushing along, not knowing whether we were in the enemy's country or our own, the ambulance broke down. To add to my troubles a furious rain set in The driver, after much effort, succeeded in repairing the break, and just as we were about to start again I heard horses' hoofs. Soon a voice called out: ‘Who is there?' and the officer having chârge of the ambulance service, who was going forward, made himself known. He soon extricated us from our dilemma, and after a little more travel I arrived in camp. “I met with a warm reception in more senses than one. Within four hours of my arrival my hus- band's regiment was engaged in the battle of Mor- ton’s Ford, and I watched the conflict through an opera glass. The camp was located on the side of Stony mountain and the fighting was in the valley and across the ford. The flashes of the musketry in the darkness produced a lurid effect which I can never forget. My husband could not bid me good by, and said he was going out to see an officer; but the next thing I knew the regiment was gone and soon the crack of musketry told me they were en- gaged. That terrible firing, with the thought of its possible consequences to me, caused excruciating agony and left an indelible impression on my mind. The engagement continued at intervals during the next day; but I was rejoiced to see the gallant Tenth come marching back to camp again, häving suffered but few losses. - “We now settled down to regular winter camp Other ladies came down and there were euchre life. parties, surprise parties and balls. The Second Corps ball given on Washington's birthday was a very fine affair. erected for the purpose. The soldiers utilized an old sawmill to get out the timber for the structure and much time was given to decorating the interior. On the committee of arrangements was Lieutenant Washington A. Roebling, who afterward became en- gineer of the Brooklvn bridge. He married the sis- ter of General G. K. Warren, whom he first met while she was a guest at her brother's headquarters. At one of the drill rooms was a platform, and upon this was arranged a miniature camp, and here also distinguished, guests were seated. I remember seeing General George G. Meade, the commander of the Smuggle myself aboard a steamer. It was held in a barn-like building the sidewalk until otherwise disposed of. slept there every night for two weeks. Army of the Potomac, seated there, erect and digni- fied, through almost the entire ball. The ladies and their escorts went to the ball mounted on horseback and when under way we made quite a cavalcade, “When General Grant took command all the ladies were ordered home. I tell you I was down on Grant for a little while, for I had become accustomed to camp ‘life and liked it. The wilderness campaign. opened on May 4, and I was watching the paper for news of my husband. One morning I saw his name among the wounded, with the further announcement that his foot had been amputated on the battle-field. I decided to go again to the front, if it was possible to get there. On reaching Washington I was told that no passes whatever were being issued to ladies. A number of officers were applied to, without suc- cess. As a last resort I went to Surgeon General Barnes. The first thing I saw in his office was an artificial limb, which forcibly reminded me of my husband’s disaster. The surgeon general declared that it would be folly to let me go to the front-that I was too young and inexperienced to be of any as- sistance as a nurse. I told him I had been to the front before, that I had nursed the soldiers in the hospital then, and in fact it didn't make any differ- ence whether he gave me the pass or not, I was bound to find my husband, and if necessary I would He seemed im– pressed with my earnestness and gave me the pass, which I still have in my scrap-book. Accompanied by a lady friend residing in Washington, I set out . for Fredericksburg. Reaching Belle Plain we got a few hours' sleep in a tent which contained a small quantity of wet straw. Early in the morning we set out again for Fredericksburg, in an ambulance over a rough corduroy road. It was hard traveling. Large numbers of soldiers which had been relieved by regiments in the fortifications about Washington were marching with us to the front. On arriving at our destination I found my husband in a private house. In the room with him were six officers of his regiment, all badly wounded. They were lying on straw spread over the tops of barrels. I tell you, I was glad to see them, and I guess they were to see me. My husband was looking out of the window and recognized me before I saw him. “The city was full of wounded men, and more were constantly arriving. I could hear the noise of the battle, while the terrible havoc which was wrought was shown in part by the ambulances con- stantly arriving with the wounded. The cries of some of these men were simply heart-rending. ‘For God’s sake, don’t take me any further: let me die where I am l’ ‘Don’t drive me so fast: you are kill- ing me; give me a drink and let me die l’ The men would be taken out of the ambulance and laid upon A whole block would thus be covered with mangled bodies. At home a slight cut on the finger would upset me; but I soon became so accustomed to see the most horrible wounds that F could face them with scarcely a shudder. Wishing to be near my husband I spread a blanket down on the bare floor of the hall and At the end of this time the owners of the house were com- pelled by a military grant to give me the use of a room adjoining that of my husband and his officers. “Edward Eggleston savs in the introduction to one of his novels, ‘That which in this book seems to HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 31 , be the most improbable is truth:’ so the scenes in Fredericksburg during the Wilderness campaign. It would be impossible for me to exaggerate in describ- ing them. Color Sergeant Warren, of our regiment, had his leg amputated by a volunteer Surgeon, and the operation was performed in such a bungling manner that the poor fellow bled to death ! I sum- moned another surgeon, tried my utmost to save him and then held his hand until he died. When we two ladies went through the hospitals we had to gather our skirts close around us, for the men would clutch at them begging one for a lemon, another for a drink of water, while another would ask us to write a letter for him. It was simply impossible to relieve them all. The Masonic Temple was used as a hospital and one day when passing through we were accosted by a member of the Irish brigade, who, though badly wounded, still retained his love of fun : ‘I want to show you,” he said, ‘what a nice little cem- etery I have got here all to myself;’ and turning over he opened a trap door and displayed a coffin con- taining a skeleton which had probably been used by some secret society occupying the room. It looked ghastly, of course, but I had become so hardened to horrible sights that it had no effect upon me. “After three weeks' stay in Fredericksburg we were notified one morning that owing to Grant's change of base the town must be evacuated by 9 o'clock. All the wounded that could travel by train were hurried into cars, while those who were suffer- ing from severe wounds were placed upon a boat on the Rappahannock. I tell you, there were hurry- ings to and fro that morning. Straw was laid down upon the decks and the men lay upon this. I suc- ceeded in having my husband and his immediate as- sociates placed together where I could attend to them. There were fifteen hundred wounded men on the boat and it was necessary to lay them so close together that it was with great difficulty that we could move about without stepping on them. Men would be brought upon the boat direct from the field, with- out ever having had their wounds dressed. Some of the cases were simply horrible to look at and the suffering was indescribable. “I had not come to the front prepared to stay, but expected as soon as my husband was able to move to bring him home, so that I was not supplied with proper clothing for a nurse; but there was so much to do that I hardly knew if my face had been washed, my clothes changed or when I had eaten last. On board the boat were a number of wounded sharp- shooters who had been caught in the fire at the Wil- derness and horribly burned : their sufferings were excruciating. In the fire every particle of clothing had been burned off of them. Just as I was leaving Fredericksburg I met a member of the Christian commission with six loaves of bread and a bundle of crackers under his arm. ‘You had better take these,' he said. I replied that I thought there would be plenty of provisions on board the boat, but at the same time held out my apron for the bread. Our boat was to reach the supply steamer in the Potomac at 3 p. m. the same day, but I could see that we were proceeding so slowly that this would not be done. I went to the captain and appealed to him to increase the speed of the boat; but he assured me that he was doing the best he could. Little did I think then that the slow speed was because the boat was leaking badly and that the men on board, including the doc- and we were obliged to anchor. tors, were relieving each other at the pumps in order to keep the miserable craft afloat. Night came on . There was nothing to drink oil board the vessel, and nothing to eat ex- cept the bread and crackers which I received and which were as nothing for fifteen hundred men. The two gunboats which were escorting us passed in some ice and a little food; but it was a mere drop in the bucket. Night settled down on a scene as truly awful as it is possible to imagine. It was perfectly dark: no lights were allowed among the wounded for fear that by lighting pipes or cigars they would ig- nite the dry straw upon which they lay. The cries of the men suffering from their wounds, as well as from hunger and thirst, were simply heart-rending. At last I succeeded in obtaining a lantern, which was supplied with a lock to prevent the men from open- ing it. With this a surgeon and myself went about among the men trying to do something to relieve them. One poor fellow could not speak, but pointed with his finger at his breast. Taking off his coat we found that a rifle ball had gone entirely through his body. He died before morning. Once I went into a passageway to obtain something for the surgeon and fell over a pile of something, the character of which I could not distinguish in the darkness. On getting my lantern I found it was a number of corpses which had been wrapped up in blankets and laid there ready for burial in the morning ! “A great deal of ingenuity was displayed by some of the wounded men in obtaining morphine with which to deaden their pain. Others would resort to trickery and would even steal it from their com- rades. The after effect of an excessive use of the drug, however, was only to increase their agony. In the morning the dead bodies were taken ashore and buried. A trench was hastily dug and the bodies put into it and covered up. There was no time for ceremonies. The necessities of the living were too pressing to allow much attention to the dead. This funeral, within sight of hundreds who were hovering between life and death, made a pathetic scene and One that cannot be forgotten by those who wit- nessed it. “There were many exhibitions of grit and tenac- ity on that voyage. Some men who had been terri- bly mangled seemed to have made up their minds to live in spite of it all, and it is wonderful how their courage aided in their recovery. On the other hand men who seemed not to be seriously wounded appar- ently made up their minds that they were going to die, and die they did in spite of everything. No tongue can describe our feelings when about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the second day the long expected supply boat hove in sight. When we board- ed her it seemed like going out of purgatory into paradise. Long lines of comfortable cots, covered with white counterpanes, were ranged along the Saloon. Nurses with snowy white aprons were flit- ting about everywhere. Soups were ready to be served to the famished men. In fact, everything lººd to be on hand that could possibly be de- S1 recl. “Reaching Washington I took my husband to a private house, where he steadily improved. The appearance of the artificial limb which I saw in Sur- geon General Barnes' office proved to be a reality in my husband's case, for he now wears one in the place of the leg he left in the Wilderness.” 32 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. JAMES P. SINNOTT. James P. Sinnott, the present chief clerk of thé Fourth district municipal court, has been actively associated with political interests as a representative of the Democratic party since attaining his ma- jority. He was born in Connecticut forty years ago and began his education in the public schools of his native state, but completed his studies in the Union free school No. 2, of Brooklyn. For thirty-two years he has resided in the Twenty-sixth ward and the Twenty-fifth election district of this city. He be- came a student of political questions and a worker in the ranks of the Democratic party even before age granted to him the right of franchise. For nine years he has been a member of the Democratic ward com- mittee of Kings county, and is at present the execu- tive member of the district, giving to party organiza- tion and work a large measure of his consideration and effort. His labors have been a material factor in securing Democratic successes in this district through the past decade, for he does everything in his power to promote the growth and secure victory for his party. To many conventions of his party he has been sent as a delegate, including the state Con- vention which nominated John B. Stanchfield in 1900. He belongs to the Twenty-first Assembly District Club, the Bushwick Democratic Club, the Seymour Democratic Club, the East End Democratic Club, and of these organizations is a valued and popular representative. The only office which he has held is that of chief clerk of the Fourth district municipal court, in which he is now serving. With several fraternal organizations Mr. Sinnott is identified, notably Justice Price Council of the Royal Arcanum, Clinton Council, Knights of Honor, and the Long Island Council of the National Provi- dent Union. He has a wide acquaintance in the city where the greater part of his life has been passed, and his friends are many. L. HARRY FISHER. . L. Harry Fisher, whose influence has been felt in business and political circles in Brooklyn through a number of years, owes his success and advancement entirely to his own efforts. However much we may indulge in fantastic theorizing as to the causation of success, mature deliberation will convince us that . it results from close effort, combined with Sound judgment, industry and sagacity-these are the ele- ments which bring prosperity and growth in the business world, and it is these which have gained for Mr. Fisher the position which he now occupies in commercial circles in Brooklyn. - He was born in this city, and is a son of the late Henry Fisher, who was a retired fur merchant. and while actively engaged in business was recog- nized as one of the wealthiest men of Brooklyn. In 1874 the son went to sea as a cabin boy, and having learned the trade of a Spanish cigarmaker on one of his trips to Havana, he there became con- nected with a large cigar factory in the capacity of traveling salesman when eighteen years of age. In. 1894, however, he returned to Brooklyn, and his business relations are in association with the New Jersey Aluminum Company, of which he is the sole- agent in Brooklyn. He has offices which are com- modious and attractively furnished, and pleasantly - located in the Arbuckle building. He is now in. control of an extensive patronage; which he has. Secured through close application to business, un- daunted energy and resolution. Mr. Fisher has also. accomplished another work which has made him widely known to the business world. It was he who evolved the idea, designed and placed upon the mar- ket the campaign button, which in recent years has. been SO very popular. He certainly has genius in this direction, and has designed a large number and variety of campaign buttons, which have been sold? . by the millions in every state in the Union, and has. also placed upon the market many attractive cam- paign badges. He possesses special talent for this work and his ideas are original and pleasing. Since his return to Brooklyn Mr. Fisher has also. been an active factor in political circles, doing all in his power to promote the growth and extend the influence of the Republican party, of whose princi- ples he is a stanch advocate. In 1896 he was nomi- nated for the position of representative to the gen- eral assembly from the Second district, and made : a very strong race, his defeat amounting almost to a victory, for he succeeded in reducing the usual Democratic majority from forty-five hundred to . eighteen hundred and sixty-four. The nomination was accepted by Mr. Fisher through a sense of pa- triotic obligation to the party and on account of the interest which he has in its growth. He has never aspired to other office, but labors untiringly in Sup- port of the party and the adoption of its principles, and is a close and valued friend of Woodruff, Con- gressman Bristow, Colonel M. J. Dady, and Judge Joseph Aspinwall. He was a member of the execu- tive committee of Kings county for two years and a member of the general committee for a very much longer time. He is also treasurer of the Logan Club, one of the leading Republican organizations of the city, and was the first to suggest the idea of theater parties for the club, which have since proven one- of its important features. His administration as . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 33 treasurer placed the club on a firm substantial foot- ing. In the campaigns of 1896 and 1900 he worked effectively and earnestly in behalf of McKinley and the party, and his efforts were not without grati- fying results. * Socially Mr. Fisher is connected with Aurora Grata Club, also belongs to Palestine Lodge, F. & A. M., and for some time has been identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was married April 12, 1901, to Miss Sophia Feldman, of Brooklyn, and their pleasant home is the center of many an attractive social function. They have a wide acquaintance and the hospitality of many of Brooklyn's best homes is extended to them. JACOB GABRIEL. For many years this name was closely associated with the business interests of the eastern district of Brooklyn and wielded a commanding influence in Williamsburg and Bushwick districts on account of the strong personality of the man and his recognized worth and reliability. Though his life history con- tains no exciting chapters, in it are found lessons worthy of emulation, for he was loyal to his honest convictions and true to his duty to himself, his neighborhood and his country. He was born in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, in 1811. His par- ents were worthy, industrial agriculturists who met with a moderate degree of success. Upon his fa- ther's farm he was reared, with limited educational opportunities. He was one of six children, and at an early age began to provide for his own main- tenance by learning the flax-dressing trade, a voca- tion which he pursued in connection with his other farm work during his boyhood. Soon after reaching his majority, however, he was attracted by the ad- vantages of the west and resolved to test the vari- ous reports which he had heard of the opportunities offered to young men in America. In the early '30s he landed in New York almost penniless, but in Sheriff street he found a family who were friends of his parents in Germany. Unwilling, how- ever, to remain with them as a burden for even a brief time, he at once set out in pursuit of em- ployment. Crossing the ferry to Brooklyn near the navy yard, he followed a fruitless search for work as far as Flatbush, slept over night in a barn and then retraced his steps the succeeding day to Walla- bout, where he succeeded in finding employment in a rope factory, a vocation for which his previous experience as a flax-dresser stood him well in hand. His employment in the factory proved fortunate and permanent. Sending his first earnings home, they seemed so large to his mother that she ques- 3 X g tioned his honesty, so much were they in excess of wages made in the fatherland. For fourteen years Mr. Gabriel was employed in the Thursby factory on Bushwick avenue, and he had saved sufficient money to build a home near the factory on what is now Maujer street. Upon re- signing his position as a ropemaker, he located in Ewen street near Wyckoff street, now Ten Eycke street, where he built a house and storeroom and engaged in the dry-goods business, being the pioneer dry-goods merchant in this section of the city. In 1865 he purchased ground on the south side of Manhattan avenue from Grand to Maujer streets, made many improvements, erected dwellings and sold a number of his improved lots near Maujer street at a good advance in price. He also continued the conduct of his dry goods store on Ewen street and extended the field of his operations by opening a similar store on the corner of Ewen and Grand streets, where he conducted a successful business for some time. There he became extensively en- gaged in the real-estate business, purchasing prop- erty on Grand and various other streets throughout the eastern district. His knowledge of real-estate values and his sound judgment enabled him to make judicious investments and to gain a good profit there- from and in all his transactions he became widely known as a man of strict probity of character whose name was synonymous with straightforward business methods. Jacob Gabriel was united in marriage to Miss Catharine Dockweiler, whose parents were natives of Bavaria, Germany. Twelve children were born of their union : Joseph ; Barbara, now the wife of John Hummel, of Brooklyn; Elizabeth, wife of Theodore P. Fritz, of Brooklyn; Christian, who married Cath- arine Becker and resided in the same city; Jacob, who was married and at his death left one son, Jacob, Jr.; Frank, who is deceased; and Catharine, deceased wife of Anton Roesch. The other children died in early childhood and the mother of this family was. called to her final rest December 16, 1891. After a long and successful business career, dur- ing which he acquired an ample competence, Mr. Ga- briel died in Brooklyn, lamented by a large circle of friends. The charitable and generous side of his na- ture was strongly developed and many of the now prominent men of Brooklyn have reason to remember him gratefully for aid that he gave them in their hour of need. The poor and needy found in him a warm friend and sought not his aid in vain. His first earnings were devoted to his parents in Ger– many and as his means increased he sent for his brothers and sisters, bringing them all to America that they might the better enjoy the opportunities of 34 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the new world. He died a faithful communicant of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic church, of which he was one of the organizers. Joseph Gabriel, a son of Jacob Gabriel, was born in the old family home on Bushwick creek, May 5, 1848, and was liberally educated in the parochial school of the Most Holy Trinity church and in the spublic school No. 6, now No. 18, on Maujer street. He also received an excellent business training under his father’s direction and at the age of seventeen he went to San Francisco where he remained for a year. Returning to the east he was afterward employed at various occupations and traveled to considerable ex- tent through Pennsylvania and New York. In 1874 the interests of his father’s business necessitated his return to Long Island and for a time he devoted his attention to the duties connected with his father’s mercantile and real-estate interests. In 1881, at the corner of Ewen and Grand streets, in partnership with his brother, Christian, he opened a house-fur- nishing goods store which he has since successfully conducted, the firm now enjoying a liberal patronage which is accorded them by reason of their straight- forward business methods, their uniform courtesy to their patrons and their reliable prices. The brother Christian died in May, Igoo, and the firm is now J. Gabriel & Company. Joseph Gabriel was married by the Rev. Father Anton Schwartz, in Minersville, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, to Barbara, daughter of Engelhardt Hummell. They now have seven children: Bar- bara; Joseph ; Theodore, who is a member of the Thirteenth Regiment of the New York National Guard; John ; Catharine; Christian and Jacob. The family are communicants of the Most Holy Trinity church and the members of the household occupy an enviable position in social circles. MR. FRANK. M. MARLOW. Frank M. Marlow, a well-known real-estate and insurance agent of the Greenpoint district of Brook- lyn, belongs to a family whose name has been identi- fied with the business interests of that locality of Brooklyn for over fifty years. He is a son of Thomas W. and Elizabeth Parker Marlow, and was born in Greenpoint August 31, 1866. - The name is of English origin, the American pro- genitor having been William Marlow, the paternal grandfather of our subject, who came to this country from his natal town of Dublin, Ireland, to New York city in 1845. Having been engaged in the hardware business, upon coming to this country he established himself in the same mercantile line in what was the village of Williamsburg, being located at the corner of Grand and Second streets. He later carried on a . small business, including sheet-iron, hollow ware and the manufacturing of sheet-iron tea-kettles, being the first manufacturer of the latter article in this country. He finally removed with his family to Ithaca, Michi- gan, where he became engaged in the general coun- try store business, in which he continued up to his death. Politically he was allied with the Republican party, while religiously he was a conscientious and zealous Christian and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The only secret or fraternal or- ganization of which he was a member was the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. His marriage with Miss Jane Le Maister resulted in the birth of the following children: Mrs. Jane M. Johnson; Will- iam, who is the oldest merchant in Greenpoint to-day, where he is also one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens; John ; George, deceased; Thomas; and Sophia. Thomas W. Marlow was born in Dublin, Ireland, and as a child came with his parents to this country. He was educated in the public schools of Williams- burg, and later became engaged as a clerk in the hardware business in Greenpoint, continuing from I863 to 1900, being associated with his brother, Will- iam Marlow, a period of thirty-eight years. Frater- nally he is a member of Black Prince Lodge, No. 156, Knights of Pythias. He was a member of the Forty- seventh Regiment, Company A, for four years, under Colonel J. V. Meserole, from 1862 to 1865. He went with his regiment to Washington and there served in the defense of the national capital. His services con- sisted essentially of guard duty. He is a member of the George W. Strong Post, No. 534, G. A. R., and recently held the appointment as sergeant major in that organization. He is a member of the Seven- teenth Ward Board of Trade, and is a stanch Repub- lican in politics. While never an aspirant for office, he has always been active in the ranks of his party. He was formerly a member of the Tabernacle Meth- Odist Episcopal church, and was at one time a trustee and assistant superintendent of the Sunday-school of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Green- point. He was married in 1865 to Miss Elizabeth Parker, and the subject of this review is the only child of their marriage. Frank Marlow was educated in the Seventeenth ward public schools Nos. 22 and 34. He then entered his uncle's hardware store as clerk for a short time, when he was appointed assistant secretary of the Greenpoint Y. M. C. A., serving two years, when he resigned in 1892 to engage in the real-estate and in- surance business, in which he has since continued with prosperity, with offices at 745 Manhattan avenue. He does a general real-estate business, having nego– tiated Some of the largest real-estate transactions that have taken place in the Greenpoint district. He HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 35 is also exensively interested in the development and improvement of Richmond Hill and Floral Park, Long Island. He established the Richmond Hill “Record,” a bright and newsy sheet devoted to local interests of the locality, and of which he is the business manager and editorial writer, in which line he has had considerable experience as a well-known contributor to the Long Island “Star” for several years. home in one of the most select districts in that ex- clusive and aristocratic suburb. He is a member of the Reliance Lodge, No. 776, Free and Accepted Masons; Black Prince Lodge, No. 156, Knights of Pythias; and the organizer of the James McLeer Camp, No. 19, Sons of Veterans, of which he has served as second lieutenant. He is also a member of the Noble Street Presbyterian church, Green- point, and has always been an active and valued member of the Y. M. C. A. of Greenpoint. Politi- cally he is an independent Republican. - He was married October 2, 1896, to Miss Lillian Cunningham, daughter of the late Peter Cunningham, of Greenpoint, and their marriage has been blessed. by the birth of one daughter, Lillian Frances, to brighten and gladden their home. HOMER L. BARTLETT. Homer L. Bartlett was born in Brooklyn Decem- ber 3, 1858, and is a member of one of the old, distinguished and prominent families of New Eng- land, many representatives of the name having be- come active in public affairs that are mentioned on the pages of history. The original American emi- grant was Robert Bartlett, who crossed the Atlantic to Plymouth, Massachusetts, from Sussex, England, on the good ship “Ann,” in 1623. From him the line of descent is traced down through Joseph, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Andrew, Stephen and Lewis L. Bartlett to Homer L. Bartlett, whose name introduces this rec- ord. Andrew Bartlett, the great-grandfather of our subject, was one of the Revolutionary heroes. Rob- ert Bartlett served in Captain Miles Standish's com- . pany in the colonial war, and was killed at North- ampton, Massachusetts, by the Indians. Other mem- bers of the family” were known in connection with the difficulties with the Indians and through other associations with affairs which make up the colonial annals of the nation. Robert Bartlett married the daughter of Richard Warren, who came to Plymouth on the “Mayflower.” Lewis L. Bartlett, the father of our subject, was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where the repre- sentatives of each succeeding generation have resided from the time of its establishment on American soil. He was there reared to manhood and was educated He resides at Richmond Hill in a modest in the ranks of his profession. in Andover Academy, becoming a civil engineer. He subsequently taught school in New England and at Dutchkill, Long Island. About 1843 he came to Brooklyn and was first associated with H. F. Betts as a surveyor, the relation between them being main- tained until 1848, when Mr. Bartlett became a city surveyor and civil engineer, having an office at No. 60 Broadway, where he was located for a quarter of a century. He laid out many streets, improved prop- erty for building sites, built docks and in many other ways added to the upbuilding of the city. He be- came extensively interested in the development of Williamsburg property, and in his day was a leading surveyor of Brooklyn, occupying a foremost position A stanch opponent of slavery, he did much to advance abolition princi- ples in this section of the country. His broad hu- manitarian spirit was thus manifest, and he was held in the highest regard for his sterling worth. He died in 1887, and thus passed away one who was an important factor in the upbuilding and improve- ment of Brooklyn and in its public affairs. He mar- ried Ann E. Ruggles, and to them were born three sons and a daughter who are still living. Homer L. Bartlett, whose name begins this record, attended the public schools and was graduated in the University of New York in 1884, with the degree of Bachelor of Science and Civil Engineer. He had already gained extensive and practical knowl- edge of civil engineering and surveying in his father's office, and was associated with his father until the latter's retirement, having practical charge of the business since 1884. He has since carried on opera- tions alone, managing extensive and important inter- ests. He laid out Cedar Grove cemetery, Nassau cemetery, Port Washington, and has done other important work that has resulted not alone to his individual benefit, but has also proven of value to the city. He has a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the great scientific principles which form the basis of his profession, and long since he has left the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few, for. his nature is one that would never content itself with mediocrity. He was one of the organizers of the Eastern District Savings Bank, and is now a trustee and second vice-presient of that institution. In 1890 Mr. Bartlett was united in marriage to Miss Clarice Noble, and they have two children. Mr. Bartlett holds membership with the Brooklyn Engineers Club and is a member of the engineering section of the Brooklyn Society of Arts and Sciences. He is also identified with the Union League Club, and is a Mason, belonging to Acanthus Lodge, a member of Ridgewood Council, R. A., and of the Delta Phi, a college society. Deeply interested in the welfare and progress of the city and in its reform 36 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. work, he has identified himself with the Municipal Club. In politics he is a stalwart and active Repub- lican. His military interests connect him with the Twenty-third Regiment Veterans' Association. He served for seven years and a half in the Twenty- third Regiment, and was for two years a member of the Forty-seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard, holding for that time the rank of second lieutenant. He is a member of the South Bushwick Reformed church, and for several years was secretary of the Sunday-school. His is a well rounded nature, many interests claiming his attention, and he is now actively associated with various or- ganizations which have for their object the advance- ment of scientific research, esthetic culture, municipal reform and moral worth. E. L. RITCH. From one of the old New England families E. L. Ritch is descended, and the spirit of enterprise and ingenuity so characteristic of that section of the country is manifest in his business career. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, October 15, 1863, a son of Willis M. and Elizabeth (Henderson) Ritch. His parents are still living and are honored residents of Greenwich. They have five children, as follows: Orlando S., a prominent physician of Brooklyn; Ida G., wife of Charles E. Lounsbury, of Port Chester, New York; Amos M., a leading member of the medical fraternity of Brooklyn; E. L., of this re- view ; and Lizzie T., wife of George E. Manson, a pharmacist of Brooklyn; and Jennie C., wife of Henry E. Bundage. She died in 1900. E. L. Ritch is indebted to the public-school system of Port Chester, New York, for the educational priv- ileges he enjoyed. After leaving the school room he spent ten years in the office of Horace Manuel & Company, brokers on Wall street, in New York city. During that period his diligence and faithful attention to his duties, combined with his natural ability, won him promotion from the rank of office boy to that of confidential bookkeeper. On the ex- piration of his term of service with the firm named above he spent seven years as bookkeeper in the office of T. M. James, window-shade manufacturer, and in 1898 he began business on his own account as an undertaker and embalmer of Brooklyn. He is a graduate of the United States Embalming School, of New York, and holds a license issued by the board of embalmers of this state which entitles him to the privilege of shipping bodies to any part of the world. His business courtesy and tact, combined with his honorable business methods, have gained for him a large patronage. Mr. Ritch was married in Brooklyn September I6, 1890, to Isabella Stohr, daughter of John and Barbara Stohr, the former a leading an influential. provision merchant of Brooklyn. They now have one child, Clare L., who was born July 8, 1893. Mr. Ritch is past master workman of Harry Rice- Lodge, No. 384, A. O. U. W., also belongs to Burn- side Council, No. 625, Royal Arcanum, and Lebanon Lodge, No. 191, F. & A. M. His life is one of marked fidelity to every trust reposed in him, and his genial disposition and social qualities have made him a popular citizen and gained him many warm friends. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. William Cullen Bryant, well known through his connection with the Brooklyn “Times,” is distantly related to the distinguished poet and editor whose name he bears. He was born in New York city and was educated in Brooklyn. After leaving school he found employment in the wholesale dry-goods house of H. B. Claflin & Company, in New York, . in which he remained for seven years and where he acquired a knowledge of business conduct which served him usefully at a later time. He left Claflin & Company to enter upon an engagement as manager for the firm of Henry B. Osgood & Company, of Boston, Massachusetts. He relinquished this trust in 1875 to enter upon the position which he now Occupies, that of business manager for the Brooklyn “Times.” In this capacity he has displayed the highest ability, and to him is to be ascribed in large degree the increased prosperity and influence of a journal which is known as a power not only in 1ts local field but also in that of modern American journalism. His power lies in his great energy and a fine physique which enables him to accomplish his Self-imposed tasks with a minimum expenditure of vital force. Not less noticeable is that self-poise which is strength in itself, and enables all the fac-- ulties to be devoted to the purpose of the moment. Mr. Bryant was among the founders of the Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers’ Association, whose mem-- bership comprises the 'acknowledged leaders in the- field of enterprise, and his ability in his calling re- ceived signal recognition in his election, at different times, to the positions of treasurer and secretary of that body. Mr. Bryant is an earnest and capable advocate of Republican principles, and is regarded as a leader- in municipal politics. In , 1895, without his own Seeking, his name was brought forward in the Re- publican convention in connection with the mayoralty nomination, and, while his opponent, Mr. Wurster, was the successful candidate, his own popularity was attested by the large vote he received as secondi HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 37 * choice. Upon Mr. Wurster's accession to the office to which he was subsequently elected, he paid Mr. Bryant the merited compliment of appointing him commissioner of the city fire department, and the trust was discharged to the great satisfaction of Mayor Wurster, of the department and of the public. Mr. Bryant is a member of the Union League Club, the Invincible Club, the Hanover Club and the Congress Club of Brooklyn, and is also president of the New York Press Club. - ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH. The first mass ever held in Greenpoint was in 1853. Up to that time the few Catholics of Green- point were obliged to go to Williamsburg for mass. The first priest who was connected in any official way with the people of the place was Rev. Joseph F. Brunneman, O. S. F., who offered the holy sac- rifice the first time in the fall of 1855 in the old hall which stood at the corner of Franklin and Eagle streets. When he came to Greenpoint the influence of time and number were in many ways favorable to the establishment of a parish. The population of the town began to increase rapidly, and among the newcomers were many Catholics. Bishop Lough- lin saw in this the nucleus of what would be an ever-increasing congregation, and resolved to erect a church sufficiently large to accommodate the par- ishioners of that time and to Satisfy future contin- gencies for some years to come. He accordingly purchased a location on the south side of India street, January 31, 1856. Some delay was experi- enced in beginning the church, but the corner-stone was laid by Bishop Loughlin December 21, 1856, and the church was placed under the patronage of St. Anthony of Padua. It was dedicated early in 1858, and continued to accommodate the growing Congregation of the district until June, 1874, when the new church was dedicated. Father Brunneman continued there to look after the interests of the Catholics of Greenpoint and superintended the first labor on the old church. As the years passed it was seen that the congregation might support a resident priest, and the bishop selected for the rec- torship Father John Brady, who was appointed January 17, 1858, and continued there until his death, March 5, 1872. There was need of a leader 1ike him, for in that day, when society was rude, wickedness had to be overawed, faith had to be made operative and a thorough religious spirit had to be infused into the actions and conduct of care- 1ess and unthinking men. This was Father Brady’s principal labor, and he accomplished it well. fall of 1859 the bishop purchased a house and lot In the On the east side of Manhattan avenue south of India street for a parochial residence, and it was occupied by Father Brady and by his successor, Rev. Father Lane, who became rector of St. An- thony's, and who occupied the parochial residence from June, 1872, until the fall of 1874, when he re- moved to the new parochial house north of the pres- ent church. The old house was then occupied by the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had taken charge of the old church, altered for school purposes when the congregation took possession of the new church, in June, 1874. On March Io, 1865, a certificate of incorporation of the church in accordance with the laws of the state of New York was filed by the Secretary of state at Albany. The rapid growth of this portion of the city and the consequent increase of the church membership led to a demand for a new church, and Bishop Loughlin purchased a plat of land on the east side of Manhattan avenue, opposite Milton street, making the first payment thereon November 25, 1865. It was fully paid for and the deed delivered on Sep- tember 21, 1871. Land was also purchased extend- ing from Manhattan avenue through to Leonard street June 12, 1873, thus making ready for the new building. When the required space was obtained the construction of the present beautiful and stately church was begun. The corner-stone was laid by Bishop Loughlin June 24, 1873. The first mass in the new church was celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop on the occasion of the opening of the basement for divine service March 8, 1874, and the dedication of the church by the bishop took place June 13, 1874. The building is one hundred and sixty-four feet in length; seventy-two feet in width; the height of the basement is fourteen feet clear; side wall thirty-five feet above the church floor; while the tower is one hundred and sixteen feet to the tops of the gables and the cross on the spire is two hundred and forty feet above the sidewalk. The entire cost of the ground alone was thirty-two thousand dollars. During the course of construction the country be- came involved in the financial panic of 1873, which made it very difficult for the parishioners to make payments, for many of them were thrown out of work. Father Lane, who had labored untiringly and with great zeal for six years, found that his health was failing and asked to be relieved. The bishop granted his request, at the same time recognizing that he had greatly promoted the church work. One important service which had engaged his at- tention during his stay at Greenpoint was the found- ing of the school. In September, 1875, he brought four Sisters of St. Joseph to take charge of the school, which had for some time been conducted by lay teachers. When Father O’Hare built a new 38 . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. rectory the Sisters removed to the house on the north side of the church, their present beautiful and com- modious convent. - Rev. Michael J. Murphy was appointed to the rectorship of St. Anthony's October 1, 1879, and remained in charge until January 27, 1883, when he resigned on account of failing health. For a time the church was without a rector, the bishop doubt- less delaying the choice to find one whose ability and tact would be adapted to cope with the immense labors of the future. From January, 1883, until July, 1884, the general supervision of the church was held by Rev. John Loughran, who had been an assistant to Rev. Father Murphy. On the 22d of July, 1884, the present rector, Rev. P. F. O'Hare, LL. D., was appointed, and a new epoch of indus- try, tact and success dawned upon the hitherto uncertain fortunes of the church of St. Anthony of Padua. CAPTAIN GEORGE W. RODGERS. Among the residents of Brooklyn few men are more widely known than Captain George W. Rodg- ers, whose name is interwoven with the history of the city along many lines. His efforts toward ad- vancing the material interests of Brooklyn are so widely recognized that they can be considered as being no secondary part of his career of signal use- fulness. While practical politics have claimed much of his time and while his stalwart Republicanism has been exceedingly valuable to his party, his serv- ices in that direction must necessarily be held sec- ondary to those of much greater importance, as im– plied in his public spirit, progressiveness and lib- erality. - - - He is a native of America's metropolis, his birth having occurred in New York city in 1861. The family is of Scotch lineage and was founded in America by James Rodgers, who came from Aber-. deen, Scotland, the place of his nativity, in the year 1818. He became one of the most celebrated clock manufacturers in the world, his skill and ability in this direction winning him leadership in the industry Of the greatest importance to man. Among the specimens of his genius and skill are the historic Trinity clock of New York and the great time- keeper placed over the entrance of Greenwood ceme- tery, that for so many years announced the funeral trains. His reputation was not limited by the con- fines of America, but extended throughout Europe, and specimens of his handiwork are found in many portions of the civilized world. He also invented the Rodgers burglar alarm and stock ticker, and was one of the first trustees of Greenwood cemetery. At the time when the country became involved in war and the dissolution of the Union was threat- ened, he manifested his loyalty to his adopted land by espousing the cause of the north. He received the first commission issued by Governor Seymour to raise a colored regiment and organized the first colored troops in the Empire state. The father of our subject, true to the patriotic instinct which dominates the family, served in the Eighth and Seventy-first Regiments of New York Volunteers, and was a quartermaster throughout the period of the war which established the supremacy of the na- tional government at Washington. In his line of business he, too, attained fame, for he was an as- sistant engineer on the “Niagara” at the time of the laying of the Atlantic cable. By profession he was a civil engineer and in business was associated with his father for many years. He had been pro- vided with superior educational facilities, but not content with mediocrity he advanced steadily in the line of his chosen work to a commanding position as one of its representatives. He is now connected with the Brooklyn navy yard, prominently interest- ed in the execution of much of the important work carried on in that government industry. He resides at Bay Ridge, one of the most aristocratic portions of Brooklyn. His fraternal relationship is with Thatford Post, No. 3, G. A. R., and with the Im- proved Order of Red Men. He wedded a Miss Thornton, whose father was a relative of Sir Henry Thornton. Prominent in political affairs, he has ever been a man of strong convictions, and his broad reading and intelligent understanding of the ques- tions of the day have enabled him to support his position by intelligent argument and sound logic. In 1856 he entered upon campaign work in support of Millard Fillmore, canvassed every state in the Union and was known as the “great American Orator.” - - Captain George W. Rodgers, whose name intro- duces this record, was reared in Brooklyn and edu- cated in Trinity College. He entered upon his busi- ness career at the age of fourteen, becoming an em- ploye of Appleton & Company. Later he was for fourteen years in the service of Harper Brothers, of New York, and since leaving that house he has been engaged in the printing and binding business on his own account. He thoroughly mastered the business in all its departments during his association with the above well-known firms, and with his broad practical experience to serve as the foundation for a successful career he began operations at Nos. 13 and I5 Vanderport street, New York, where he now enjoys a large and constantly increasing patronage, for the excellence of his work is a guarantee of trade. His house sustains a high reputation for the quality of work and the fidelity to commercial ethics. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 39 there found. He also has investments which bring to him a good financial return. The spirit of bravery which has been manifest in his ancestors has found expression in his military service. He became a member of Company K, of the Thirteenth Regiment, New York National Guard —known as Dr. Talmage's company—and for ten years served as lieutenant. At the inauguration of the Spanish war it was his earnest desire to go to the front, but owing to serious illness in the family he was compelled to abandon this plan. He had stored his household goods preparatory to entering the service, but events over which he had no con- trol shaped his course. His comrades and friends never for a moment doubted his loyal spirit, and On every occasion he has manifested marked bravery, having served in the celebrated Buffalo riots, in the Fire Island difficulties, the trolley riots in Brooklyn in 1895, and in all the services in which his regi- ment has been called to participate. The Captain was united in marriage to Miss H. E. Moore, a niece of Judge Sherwood, one of the su- preme court justices of Ohio. He is a member of the Twenty-second Regiment Veterans' Association, of the Masonic fraternity, the Colonial Athletic Club, the Nassau Providence Union, the Kings Coun- ty Republican Club and the Nonpareil Baptist church. It will thus be seen that his interests are varied and go to make up a well rounded character. He is a man of Sound judgment, and when once his mind is made up as to what is the right course nothing can deter him from pursuing it. He possesses ex- cellent executive and business ability, combined with a restless energy and resolute purpose. A gentleman of fine address and thorough culture, he also occupies a first place in Society as well as in the commercial circles of Brooklyn. DAVID S. THOMAS. Of David Simon Thomas it may be truly said that he has “won golden opinions from all sorts of people,” for in connection with the fire department of Brooklyn and of Greater New York he has per- formed deeds of valor as thrilling as those which constitute the subject of many romantic tales. While life for days and perhaps weeks and months may be comparatively quiet and uneventful, there come moments of greatest excitement and danger to all who are for any length of time connected with the work of holding in subjection the fire element. The greatest responsibility rests upon the men who rep- resent the department. The preservation of prop- erty and life is due to them when the flames threaten their destruction, and minstrel has never sung or author chronicled deeds of greater valor than are performed by the brave firemen. They recognize their peril; but are cool and collected, making every move— ment tell as they fight the fire fiend, seemingly re- gardless of the death that threatens. For twenty-five years Mr. Thomas has been connected with the Brooklyn fire department and at all times has been most loyal to his duty. The history of his experi- ences, if written in detail, would form a volume more interesting than any of the improbable stories of cowboy life on the plains or of battles with Indians, for “truth is ever stronger than fiction.” Mr. Thomas was born in Brooklyn, June II, 1855, and to-day he occupies the position of chief of the Thirty-fourth Battalion of the fire department. His father, Peter Thomas, was a native of Wales, and in 1847 came to the United States, where he at- tained prominence in business circles as a master bricklayer, and in this capacity had charge of all the brick work on the New York postoffice and many other of the important buildings of the city. His life was ever actuated by noble Christian principles, and he assisted in organizing the Puritan church on Lafayette, and Mercy streets, in Brooklyn, his labors there afterward contributing in a large measure to its upbuilding and progress. He arrived in this city in 1847 and made it his home until his life’s labors were ended in death, on the 13th of Janu- ary, 1894. He was united in marriage to Miss Mar- garet Evans, a daughter of David Evans, one of the early settlers of Brooklyn. She died January 7, 1863. In their family were six children, of whom two are living, David S. and Edward P., the latter an ex-alderman of Brooklyn. Mr. Thomas, of this review, pursued his educa- tion in the public schools of Brooklyn, but put aside his text-books at the early age of fourteen, and was afterward appointed time-keeper on the New York postoffice during the period of its erection. On the Ist of January, 1878, he became a member of the Brooklyn fire department, and was assigned to En- gine Company No. 17. He was afterward assigned to Truck Company No. 2, and on the Ist of July, 1885, he was made assistant foreman of Engine Company No. 4, in which capacity he served for four months, after which he spent six years in the service as a member of Company No. 5. On the Ist of July, I895, he was promoted to the position of foreman of the Thirty-fifth Company, of which he was the organizer. He was made district engineer Decem- ber 16, 1897, and at the time of the annexation of Brooklyn to New York he came to his present loca- tion, at No. 1772 Eastern Parkway, as chief of the Thirty-fourth Battalion, in which capacity he has since served in a most creditable manner. His fidelity to duty is above question, and he well merits the promotion which has been accorded him and the 40 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. high regard in which he is uniformly held. Many adventures have come to him in connection with his work, but space forbids a detailed account of these. Mr. Thomas was married on the 4th of February, 1896, to Miss Sarah Randolph Nicholson, and they have many friends in Brooklyn. He belongs to the Twenty-third Ward Republican Club, and, as every true American citizen should do, feels an interest in the party which he believes is best calculated to pro- mote the nation's welfare, yet he has never sought or desired public office outside the line of his chosen wocation. . GEORGE C. TILYOU. All literature accords due recognition of the value of laughter. In Milton, Spencer, Shakespeare and 40ur modern writers frequent mention is made of this. The physician acknowledges its importance as a needed supplement to the healing art, and the old adage has it, “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men.” In no place so much as in the cities is relaxation from business cares and responsibilities needed. The great competition induces a feverish existence and desire to gain wealth with rapidity, and this effect upon the physi- cal man produces a tension that must be relieved by amusement. It would, therefore, not be out of placé to call one a public benefactor who furnishes his fellow men with adequate and healthful forms of entertainment. This Mr. Tilyou has done until his name is as well known in New York, Brooklyn and on Long Island as the names of merchant princes, bankers and professional men. Coney Island owes its upbuilding as a resort in a large measure to his efforts. It is the playground of America, and the traveler regards it as one of the sources of interest, as much as Niagara or the national capital. Mr. Tilyou was born in New York city February 3, 1862. His father, Peter Tilyou, was also a native of the metropolis, as was the grandfather, who bore the same name. The latter served as recorder of New York city for several years, and the father of our subject became the proprietor of a hotel on Coney Island, conducting the Tilyou Surf House until his retirement from business life in 1895. He wedded Miss Ellen Mahoney, a daughter of Cornelius Ma- honey, a native of Ireland, and they became the par- ents of five children. The father is still living, but the mother passed away in 1895. - When our subject was three years of age he ac- companied his parents on their removal to Coney Island. There were then only three houses on the entire island. His father built the Surf House, fa- Imous in after years as a resort of New York and Brooklyn city officials and their families. In 1876 the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia and the crowd of western visitors who came to Coney Island raised the dormant business instinct in the young lad’s breast. . He started in trade with the head of a flour barrel as his stand and the Atlantic ocean, the sand on the beach and sea shells gathered when the tide was low as his stock. A medicine bottle filled with salt water sold for twenty-five cents; a cigar-box full of sand for the same figure, and the Sea shells brought him from ten to fifty cents. The bare-footed little merchant had no difficulty in re- plenishing his stock as often as it ran low, and the percentage of profit was enormous. “For my first day's labor,” says Mr. Tilyou, “I realized thirteen dollars and forty-five cents, which seemed to me a fortune; so I immediately retired. Having heard of the great exposition in Philadelphia, I started alone for that place with the full intention of purchasing the main building, but after arriving oil the grounds changed my plans and bought pink lemonade and popcorn instead.” Mr. Tilyou was steadily pursuing his education in the public schools in the city of Brooklyn, travel- ing fourteen miles each day to acquire knowledge, but his commercial instinct remained as strong as ever. When fifteen years of age he purchased a horse, bor- rowed another and started a stage line from the terminus of the steam railroad to the boat landing at Norton's Point, both of these routes to the island having been inaugurated since young Tilyou came there. At the end of this season he was the possessor of six horses and two stages. When Mr. Tilyou was seventeen his capital had dwindled to two dollars and a half, which was by reason of very long winters and short summers, the time for earning money being confined to the latter. This proved an ample amount to set up this young man in the real-estate business. Two bathing-boxes placed together made him an office; he framed his own desk and lettered his own signs. In fact, his only cash outlay was for the printing of business cards. From this modest venture he made five hun- dred dollars in two months. As the crowd of visitors to Coney Island in- creased Mr. Tilyou conceived the idea of furnishing places of amusement. After three years he built Tilyou’s Surf Theater, on the walk which has since become known as the Bowery, starting that now famous thoroughfare at the same. time. In this building was placed the first stage performance and the first painted scenery at the island. Mr. Tilyou built most of the main walks and gave the name of West Brighton to that portion of the island. For two years he conducted his theater with large finan- VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF STEEPLE-CHASE, CONEY ISLAND. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - - 41 •cial profit, and then rented it until his ground lease expired. - About this time Mr. Tilyou began his memorable fight with the “gang,” then in control of the affairs of the town of Gravesend. It was a long battle and a hard one, and when it was ended Mr. Tilyou was financially ruined. But it was a victory well worth the winning, for it landed the leaders of the band of gamblers, thieves and ballot-box stuffers in Sing Sing prison and the Kings county penitentiary. So strongly entrenched were his band of mercenaries, and so much was their power feared that Mr. Tilyou had to make his fight well-nigh single-handed. He made the fight and won it, and it is something for hi- to be proud of the longest day he lives. The best people in the town recognized Mr. Tilyou’s work and nominated him unanimously for the office of justice on the Citizens’ ticket, and he was elected by an overwhelming majority at the next election after the overthrow of the “gang.” Soon after that, however, the town was annexed to the city of Brook- lyn, and all town offices thereby abolished. At this time in his life Mr. Tilyou says he was often pre- vented from going to Brooklyn by the lack of car fare. - To one of his indomitable nature, however, suc- cess must eventually come, and to-day he ranks among the millionaires of the island. Not the first, but no doubt the greatest, of his amusement enter- prises is the Gravity Steeplechase race course. This course was developed by William Cawdery, of Lon– don, England, from whom Mr. Tilyou purchased all patent rights for the United States and Canada, in 1897. He soon devised great improvements, build- ing the first plant on this side of the water at Coney Island and completed the same at a cost of thirty- seven thousand dollars, of which over twenty thou- sand dollars were spent in experimenting. Since the day it was opened it has been constantly added to and improved until at the beginning of the season of IQ00 it represents, with all its surrounding feat- tures, an investment of one hundred and fifteen thou- sand dollars. So instantaneous was the popularity of the steeplechase that it has since been introduced in San Francisco, California; Charleston, South Caro- lina; and Bay Ridge, Maryland, with the most splendid success; also at the Paris Exposition, and will furnish amusement at the Buffalo Exposition of I901. The construction of the road-bed of the steeplechase is wood, built in such a manner as to form hurdles and dips; on this formation is erected a system of steel rails running parallel and carry- ing the weight of the horse, while guide rails for the feet make it impossible for the horse to leave the rails. Recently Mr. Tilyou has organized the Tilyou Steeplechase Company, with a capital of five hundred thousand dollars, to sell rights to construct, operate and sell steeplechase amusements throughout the United States and Canada. He has also many other amusements, including the earthquake floor, the skat- ing floor, the falling statue, the blow hole, the elec- tric fountain, the razzle dazzle, the pneumatic gun, the third degree regions, the electric sear, the hoo- doo room, the human cage, the California bats, puzzle hall, the revolving seat, the eccentric foun- tain, the art room and the maze. The very names pique curiosity and the realization is in every in- stance more than anticipation dreamed. There is also a Ferris wheel on the grounds, and employment is furnished to one hundred and twenty-five men. One of the greatest features of the establishment is the diamond electric plant, which supplies electricity for all purposes to the different amusement enter- prises of its owner. It is built for exhibition pur- poses as well as for utility, and the liberality of Mr. Tilyou has made it without doubt the finest in the world. The plant occupies a fire-proof building One hundred and four by thirty-five feet in ground .dimensions, and with a ceiling twenty feet high. There are six dynamos and three engines, the boilers having a capacity of two hundred horse-power. The place has been beautifully decorated with the most elegant furniture, marble statuary, costly bric-a-brac and is worth a visit at all times. In the “World” of October 14, 1900, appeared the following: “On the Sands of Rockaway Beach, between Seaside and Holland's Station, an army of men are preparing a small sized city for the edification of the visitors of next season. That part of the beach which in years past has been a bare stretch of sand will be to New York what Atlantic City is to Philadelphia. It will be one great amusement palace. Work for more than a thousand men will be provided during the workable days of winter, and when it is com- pleted more than a million dollars will have been spent in an enterprise to win back that amount and more from the pockets of those who are always will- ing to spend money for cool breezes and the forms of amusement that are generally to be found at sea- side resorts. George C. Tilyou is the man who has planned this radical change in the condition of affairs at Rockaway. It was he who in the days of Mc- Kane at Coney Island fought the entire gang that was later broken up and the principal members sent : to jail. It has been he who has succeeded in keep- ing aloof from the general run of showmen at Coney Island by purchasing a stretch of property from Surf avenue to the beach and then building a fence around it.” & - Mr. Tilyou's attention was attracted to Rock- away Beach as offering an opening for his enter- prise. He consequently planned the elaborate im- 42 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. provements which are now fairly under way there. The piling for an ocean board walk or promenade forty feet in width and about one mile long is al- ready completed. The beach in front of the prome- nade will be reserved to the public, more particularly to young America, for the full enjoyment of the sands. Running north from this promenade will be. wide cross streets running from the beach to the tracks of the Long Island Railroad, where a large and commodious depot will be erected before the season opens. Dredging is now going on for the erection of a large iron pier, at which steamers of deep draught will be able to land. The beaches will be open at all times, and there will not be any buildings or stands to spoil the natural beauty of the place. The bathing houses will accommodate four thousand people at one time, and in addition to the surf bathing there will be hot and cold salt water baths on the premises. The principal amuse- ment attraction will, of course, be the steeplechase, which during the past summer has been so freely used at the exposition in Paris. All the kindred attractions which have made this novelty so popular will be on the grounds. Something that Rockaway Beach has not before enjoyed, a Ferris wheel, will also be built, as well as the scenic railroad and the hurly-burly, which has been astonishing visitors at the Hengler Siberia show in London at the Hippo- drome. It is an improvement on the haunted house aerial slide. - The business men of Seaside are delighted at the enterprise, for they feel that it will be more than the making of a resort that is already popular with the respectable classes. In anticipation of the open- ing contracts have already been given for the erec- tion of a new board walk along the entire beach front from Rockaway park to the new addition, which, with this, will make a promenade nearly a mile and a half long. Mr. Tilyou was united in marriage, October II, 1893, to Miss Mary E. O'Donnell, a daughter of Edward O’Donnell, of Brooklyn. Her mother, Mrs. Maria L. O'Donnell, was a very benevolent woman, and had charge of the charitable work in her ward for many years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Tilyou have been born three interesting children, Edward F., Marie H. and Gladys. To one who knows anything of the work of Mr. Tilyou it is at once evident that he is a man of remarkable business and execu- tive ability, ingenuity, keen sagacity and marked dis- crimination... It requires business generalship as great to conduct an extensive amusement place as it does to carry on one of the mammoth emporiums of trade in the metropolis. His success lies largely in the fact that he is competent to recognize an op- portunity and utilize it without delay. Thus he has worked his way upward from a very humble place in business circles until he is now numbered among the wealthy men of Long Island. His manner is very courteous and genial, and these qualities have rendered him very popular. His acquaintance is wide, and all who know him esteem him for his genial qualities and sterling worth. - JOHN C. KNAUP. It seems almost marvelous what has been accom- plished by citizens of foreign birth, who, coming to this country, with whose language they have no ac- quaintance, readily adapt themselves to different man- ners and customs, master the new tongue and in the business world advance to creditable position. Mr. Knaup is of this class, and not only has he won gratifying success in business, but has been honored with important political trusts and has gained the warm regard of his fellow men. - Mr. Knaup was born in Bremen, Germany, July 8, 1865. His parents were also natives of the same land, and there spent their entire lives. Merhbers Of the family who came to the United States, in addition to our subject, are: Herman L. and Henry, both of whom are residing in Brooklyn; August, who is living in Baltimore, Maryland; and Marie, the wife of Walter Crampton, also a resident of Baltimore. John C. Knaup was only thirteen years of age when he crossed the Atlantic to the new world, hoping to enjoy better business opportuni- ties than awaited him in his native country. He had gained some knowledge of the trade of cigar- making in his native country, and it was along this line that he first sought and obtained employment in the United States. Gradually he won promotions, and as the result of his industry and frugality was at length enabled to engage in business on his own account. About a quarter of a century ago he estab- lished himself in business at his present location, where by his indefatigable exertions and thorough business qualifications he has secured a lucrative and constantly increasing patronage. Mr. Knaup has been twice married. He first wed- ded Miss Catherine Eisenla, a native of Brooklyn, and unto them was born one son, Herman L., whose birth occurred August 17, 1889. The mother died December 31, 1891, and Mr. Knaup was again mar- ried February 20, 1898, in Brooklyn, his second union being with Mary Eliza Tellman, a daughter of Henry and Catherine Tellman. One child graces the second marriage, Eleanor K., born on the 8th of September, Igoo. Mr. Knaup is a member of Corner-stone Lodge, F. & A. M., and in his political HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 43 views he is a Democrat. He keeps well informed on the issues and questions of the day, and his fellow townsmen called him to represent the Fifth electoral district of the state in the general assem- bly. In religious faith he is a Catholic, he and his family being communicants of Sts. Peter and Paul’s church. There is much in his life record that is highly commendable, notably his perseverance, energy and enterprise in business, whereby he has advanced steadily from a humble position to one of affluence. JAMES PERRY. To give all the stirring incidents attendant upon so active and brave a life as that spent by James Perry, would require more space than the general plan of this work allows us. Briefly stated, Mr. Perry was born August 2, 1844, at Wolverhampton, England. He came to New York when he was twelve years of age, where he was educated in the public schools. In 1857 he learned the blacksmithing and ship-chandlery business, which he followed until August 4, 1862, when he enlisted in General Sickles' Brigade, Fifth . Excelsior Division, under General Charles K. Graham. The regiment was sent to Staten Island for drill, thence to Washington, D. C., and to Alexandria, later joining the Army of the Poto- mac. He participated in the battle of Fairfax Court House, Fredericksburg, in Burnside’s expedition, was at the second attack at Fredericksburg, the battle of Chancellorsville, in which engagement he was struck in the chest by a shell and taken to the hospital. For a time his life was despaired of. He was of fered his discharge from the army, but he peremp- torily refused ; the authorities did not know the pluck of the man; he “had only begun to fight,”— all this, too, while he was yet a British subject, he having not taken out naturalization papers. His wound healed sufficiently to allow him to en- gage in that sanguinary and awful battle of Gettys- burg, where, fighting in the second day's battle, a . piece of shell struck him, tearing away the knee. The limb was amputated, and after suffering untold agony resulting from the wound and from exposure, he was finally taken by his comrades up to the top of the hill immediately following the amputation of the limb. He was later sent to Philadelphia, where typhoid fever developed. He recovered, however, thanks to remarkable vitality, and at the close of the war he was mustered out. . - Mr. Perry has for twenty-five years been employed in the New York custom-house, but he is a resident of Brooklyn. A Republican in politics, he has taken an active and prominent part in all things pertain- ing to the good of that party. He is a member of the Kings county Republican committee. He re- cently came into prominence by reason of the ag- gressive part he took in the movement, and the in- troduction of resolutions passed by the committee advocating the separation of Brooklyn from Greater New York. He has served as a delegate to various conventions, both local and state, and was the Re- publican nominee for congress from the Twenty-third ward in 1900, having in his favor the solid delega- tion from the Seventeenth assembly district—a re- markable incidence in the political history of the same. He is the president of the Seventeenth As- sembly District Association, having been elected a second time. He is a member of the Invincible Club, the Levi P. Morton Club, the Seventeenth Assembly District Club, of the Kings county Re- publican general committee, of the Eustus B. Tefft Post, president of the Fully Disabled Veteran As- Sociation of the City of New York, and a member of the Third Army Corps, of which General Daniel E. Sickles is president. He was married to Anna E. Gallagher, and they have four children. JOSEPH MURRAY. For the past fifteen years Joseph Murray has been actively identified with the manufacturing interests of Brooklyn and is now conducting an extensive and profitable business. That the plentitude of satiety is seldom attained in the affairs of life is to be con- sidered as a most grateful and beneficent depriva- tion, for where ambition is satisfied and every ulti- mate aim realized—if such is possible—there must follow individual apathy. Effort will cease, accom- plishment be prostrated and creative talent waste its energies in supine inactivity. The men who have pushed forward the wheels of progress have been those to whom satiety lay ever in the future, and they have labored perseveringly and have not failed to find in each transition stage an incentive for fur- ther effort. His efforts being directed along well defined lines of labor, he has advanced steadily step by step, and has not only gained individual pros- perity, but has also promoted the general welfare through the channels of commercial activity. Mr. Murray was born in Manhattan, June 17, 1857, a son of Michael and Margaret (Shevelin) Mur- ray, both of whom were natives of the Emerald Isle, the former being born in the county of Monaghan, and the latter in Dublin. The father came to Amer- ica about 1845, locating in New York city, where he entered the employ of Robert Hoe & Company, print- ing-press manufacturers, with whom he remained for twenty-nine years, working in the foundry depart- ment. He was afterward engaged in the milk busi- ness on his own account on Broom street, New 44 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. York, and in 1887 removed to Brooklyn, where he is now living retired, making his home with his daughter. Democrat, but has never sought office. He was one of the leading members of St. Mary's Catholic church, and did much to assist in its upbuilding. He enjoys the esteem of a large circle of friends and is well known in Brooklyn. His wife died in March, 1899, at the age of sixty-nine years. She came of a family of wealth, her people being prominent and in- fluential in Ireland, and by her marriage she had six children who yet survive: Mary, widow of James Lynch; Kate, wife of John P. Leadwith, of New York city; Owen, who is with the Westcott Express Company, of Brooklyn; James, who resides in New York city; and Bridget. - Joseph Murray is the second in order of birth. He was educated in one of the public schools of New York city, and in St. Mary's parochial school. He also attended Delarole Academy, and the St. Nicholas' Academy. At the age of eighteen years be entered the employ of J. J. Thorn, a milk dealer, with whom he remained for two years, after which he studied medicine for five years, first under the .direction of Dr. Pratt and later with Dr. Burdsall. On the expiration of that period he decided to estab- lish a milk depot in New York city, and for two years was identified with that line of trade, after which he sold out to his father. was employed as a clerk in a hardware store for three years, and then removed to Brooklyn, where he purchased property and laid the foundation for his present extensive tailoring establishment. He has since followed the business with the exception of the period of six months spent in the grocery trade, in which enterprise he has been very success- ful. Employment is furnished for twenty-six opera- tives, and his business has steadily increased in vol- ume and importance, his goods finding ready sale upon the market, owing to the excellence of the products of his factory and to his honorable and reliable business methods. - On the 2d of January, 1882, Mr. Murray was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Buhl, daughter of Henry Buhl. She was born in New York city, and they now reside in a pleasant home at No. 262 Humbolt street, Brooklyn. In political views Mr. Murray has long been deeply interested and gives an unfaltering support to the Republican party. In 1896 he was elected to represent the Fifteenth dis- trict of Kings county in the state legislature, and served for one year. He was a leading member of that body and acted on the committee of public lands, on forestry, labor, industries and federal re- lations. His election came to him as the result of his personal popularity and his recognized ability. In politics he has long been an active Subsequently he - He has been a delegate to county, congressional, state and national conventions of his party, and is regarded as one of the leading Republican workers of Brooklyn. He is a man of broad views, who carefully considers from every standpoint all ques- tions that come up for settlement. He is progres- sive and public spirited, and labors earnestly for the general welfare. Of the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department he is a loyal member, also belongs to the Knights of Columbus and is well known and very popular in social organizations. In disposition he is kindly, in manner genial and his circle of friends is almost co-extensive with his circle of acquaintances. REv. JAMES E BOBIER. Rev. James E. Bobier, rector of the church of St. Charles Borromeo, Roman Catholic, one of the most imposing church edifices in Brooklyn, located on the corner of Sydney place and Livingston street, was born near St. Thomas, in the province of On- tario, Canada, December 15, 1841, and is a graduate of St. John’s College, Fordham, New York, of the class of 1870. . - His theological studies were pursued in St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland, and on June 30, 1873, he was ordained to the priesthood in the above . city by the present Eminent Cardinal Gibbons, then vicar apostolic of North Carolina. Immediately after ordination Rev. Father Bobier was assigned to St. . Augustine's church as assistant rector, and also min- istered faithfully and zealously as assistant at St. Peter's, St. Cecelia's and St. Patrick's churches, Brooklyn, successively from 1873 until 1883. In 1883 he was appointed rector of St. Patrick's church, Bay Shore, Suffolk county, Long Island, and the parish at Islip (the latter then opened as a mis- sion), his ministrations also extending to the out- w lying districts of Bohemia, Crooked Hill (near Co- mac), Central Islip, Fire Island, the eastern parts of Sayville district, which then included Chinatown, Lincoln avenue and Moscow. While laboring in this extensive field he built the church at Bohemia, for the Bohemians and others residing in that district, which church is called St. John of Nepomuck. He was the first priest at Islip, where he labored suc- cessfully for the welfare of the parish and accom- plished great good, both spiritually and temporally. He made additions to both the church at Islip and Bay Shore, and he resided at the latter place. At Bay Shore he also purchased a building and grounds for a pastoral residence; and he purchased, established and blessed the new St. Patrick's ceme- tery on Brentwood road, and established and blessed another cemetery at Bohemia, Long Island. He min- istered to the spiritual wants of the inmates of the "HOMH DLHO OI^IOHIJL\TO NIYI WOH SŁOGI WOMHBHOGH SCHWIŁYTHO "JLS %-yºu..., & 64- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 45 New York Insane Asylum at Central Islip, Long Island, from the time of its organization until 1895. Under the pastorate of Rev. Father Bobier the membership of the congregations at Bay Shore and Islip rapidly increased, and in July, 1898, the mis- sion at East Islip was made a separate parish and Rev. Father Duffy appointed its rector. From that date until his appointment to St. Charles Borromeo, in November, 1898, the ministrations of Rev. Father Bobier were confined to St. Patrick's parish at Bay Shore. The assistants to Rev. Father Bobier at the present date are: First assistant, Rev. Peter Quealy; and Rev. Frederick M. Lund. During his ministrations on Long Island Rev. Father Bobier occupied a high place in the esteem not only of his own parishioners but those of other denominations as well. He is a man of devout and upright life, strong mentality, energy and devotion for his profession, ever ready to answer all calls made upon his time for sympathy or parochial duties, his counsel is sought by those who know him as wise and timely, and he is recognized in ecclesiastical as well as social circles as a man of integrity and sound judgment. . . . - WILLIAM L. EXTANCE. William L. Extance, cashier of the Brooklyn post- office, after a successful business career for some years has been more recently engaged in various public positions, to which he has brought the highest business qualifications and unimpeachable fideltiy to the important trusts committed to him. Mr. Extance was born in New York city, May 27, 1856, a son of Levi L. Extance, now passing his declining days, aged seventy years, at Brooklyn, where he conducted business for many years, and was particularly well known in Masonic circles and as a member of the old Seventy-ninth Regiment, New York Volunteers. Young Extance was educatéd in public school No. 26, and in private schools in Brooklyn, to which city his parents had removed when he was in the fifth year of his age. On leaving school he secured a position in a real-estate office, and on coming of age he became associated with Isaac Clark in a real-estate business carried on under the firm name of Clark & Extance, at No. 901 Gates street. In 1885 Mr. Clark retired, and Mr. Extance continued the business alone until 1899, when he was appointed to his present highly responsible position, that of cashier in the Brooklyn postoffice. Mr. Extance grew up in the Republican political creed, and for many years he has been a conspicuous and influential figure in the councils of the party. For five years he was an executive member of the the responsible duties of business life. Kings county Republican general committee from the Twenty-fifth ward, and he was a member of the general committee for several years preceding his ap- pointment to his present place in the postoffice serv- ice. For many years he has been a delegate to the various state and local conventions of his party. He is at present a member of the Twenty-fourth elec- tion district Republican organization, the Union League Club, the Twelfth Assembly District Re- publican Club, the Active Republican Club, the Ocean Hill Republican Club and the Imperial Republican Club, holding the position of treasurer in the last named organization. From 1884 to 1893 he sat in the board of supervisors, having been elected three times successively for terms of three years each, and at each succeeding election increasing his ma— jority from his residence ward, the Twenty-fifth. For a short time he served in the office of the district attorney, under Foster L. Backus and until that offi- cial was legislated out of office. - - Mr. Extance is a member of Lodge No. 22, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Ridge- wood Lodge, No. 7 Io, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Ivy Lodge, Knights of Honor. He married Miss Louise Spencer, of Brooklyn, and to them have been born two children. WILLIAM BRENNAN. One of the most capable political leaders in Brooklyn is William Brennan, who has been closely identified with political interests here for a num- ber of years. The generalship required in such work is no less marked than that demanded on the field of battle. There is demanded a thorough under- standing of conditions within one’s own party, also of the strategic movement of the opposition ; keen discernment and executive ability are also necessary, and these must be supplemented by the ability to harmonize and to please, for the leader in political ranks cannot command; he must persuade, and vary- ing are the natures over which he must exert an in- fluence that will result for the good of the party. In all these requirements Mr. Brennan is well quali- fied, and the Democracy of Brooklyn counts him one of its most valued representatvies. Mr. Brennan resides in the Seventeenth ward of Brooklyn, where he has spent his entire life. His birth here occurred in 1858, and as a school boy he pursued his studies in public school No. 22, on Java street, where he was graduated with high honors. He afterward entered the high school, and later pur- sued a commercial course, thus being well fitted for º His father, who was a mason by trade, apprenticed him to the 46 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. same line of labor, and his connection therewith con- tinued until he became an active factor in the poli- tics of the city. While employed at his trade he became a leading member of the Bricklayers' Union, with which he is still identified, and in the order he has served as president and treasurer for several term S. - . . . At an early age Mr. Brennan became interested in the political questions claiming the nation's attention and allied himself with the Democratic party of the Seventeenth ward, since which time he has been a stalwart advocate of the principles of Democracy. His activity in this direction led to his selection as president of the Seventeenth Ward Democratic As- sociation in 1892, and in that capacity he served until the ward system was abandoned and the assembly district plan was substituted. In 1889 he was ap- pointed superintendent of street repairs in the depart- ment of city work by Mayor Boody, and filled that position until 1893, when through a political change in the city administration he was forced to resign. Not long afterward, however, he was appointed to a position in the pension bureau of New York, where he remained until chosen for the office of commissioner of sewers for the city of Brooklyn. That department employs three hundred and fifty men and contracts on hand approximate five million dollars. He controlled the affairs of the department in a very business-like and practical way and won the commendation of a large proportion of Brook- lyn’s residents. In proof of this is the fact that he was one of the few successful Democratic candidates in 1901, when he was elected magistrate of the Sec- ond magisterial district of Brooklyn. - The diplomacy and sagacity shown by Mr. Bren- nan since he assumed the reins of political govern- ment in the Thirteenth assembly district proves that he is one of the most astute politicians in the bor- ough of Brooklyn. At the time he becamé the leader of the district it was safely counted upon as a Republican stronghold. President McKinley car- ried the district in 1896 by nearly sixteen thousand majority, while Orrin L. Forrester, the Republican candidate for the state legislature, secured a majority of nearly ten thousand. Since that time, however, Mr. Brennan's organization and harmonizing work have made the district strongly Democratic. He has always made an effort to secure the nomination of the best men in the district for office, and this, com- bined with his tact in settling factional strife, has led to his success as a political organizer and leader. He is a prominent member of the Jefferson Club of the Seventeenth ward, the Thirteenth Assembly District Democratic Club and the John Ennis Demo- cratic Club. Mr. Brennan married Miss Mary Morgan, a for- mer teacher in public school No. 34, and four chil- dren, a son and three daughters, now bless their happy home. Mr. Brennan is a man of genial dis- position, which wins him the regard of all with whom he comes in contact; he can count his friends by the hundreds, while his enemies are indeed few. THOMAS P. HAWKINS. The history of a state lies not in its institutions or its machinery of government, but in the lives of its citizens, their devotion to the public good and their loyalty to all that contributes to its advance- men, welfare and prosperity. Mr. Hawkins has been honored with an election to the general assembly of New York, and there he manifested a patriotic spirit by his advocacy of every movement which he believed would promote the general and local wel- fare. As an enterprising business man he also well deserves mention in this volume, and it is with pleas- ure that we present his record to our readers. He was born in St. Mark's place, New York city, January II, 1864, his parents being Martin and Bridget (O'Brien) Hawkins, both of whom were natives of Ireland, the former born in county Mayo, and the latter in county Cork. The father came to America when five years of age and the mother when ten years of age. He is a ship carpenter, and for Tuany years has been in the employ of James D. Leary. He holds membership in St. Anthony’s church and is also a member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion. His wife has now passed away. In their family were nine children, of whom five still sur- vive, namely: Mary, Thomas, Martin, Dominick and Annie. In the graded and high schools of Brooklyn Mr. Hawkins, of this review, acquired his literary edu- cation. He entered upon his business career at the age of sixteen, working at the trade of manufacturing gold pens. For sixteen years he was connected with the establishment owned by Leroy Fairchild, and since 1896 has been with the firm of Mabis, Todd & Company. His part of the work is technically known as “setting up.” He is quite expert in his line, and no higher testimonial of appreciation of his worth, his faithfulness to duty and his reliability could be given than the fact of his long connection with the firms which he has served. . - Since attaining his majority he has been identified with the Democratic party, earnest in his advocacy of its principles and untiring in his efforts to secure its success. He never sought office until 1899, when he was made the nominee of the Fourteenth district for the office of assemblyman, and to that position was elected, so that he is the present incumbent. Socially he is connected with the Gold Pen Makers’ HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 47 Association of the United States and has the honor of being secretary of the organization. On the 15th of August, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hawkins and Miss Elizabeth Welsh, the wedding ceremony being performed in St. An- thony's Catholic church. Her parents were James and Annie (McCauley) Welsh, both of whom were natives of Ireland, born in Belfast and Gallaway, re- spectively. The mother is now deceased, but the father is still living. Mrs. Hawkins is a native of Brooklyn, and by her marriage has become the mother of two daughters, Rose Mary and Anna. Having spent their entire lives in this city, our sub- ject and his wife are widely known and they enjoy the warm regard of many friends. He is a young man of ability, energy and laudable ambition, of strong individuality and one who will undoubtedly make his mark in the world, gaining advancement through determined and honorable effort. WILLIAM TEMME. Among those of German birth whose worth as citizens has been widely acknowledged was num- bered William Temme, who resided in the Sixteenth ward of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, his home being for a number of years at No. 188 Montrose avenue. He was born in the province of Westphalia, in the town of Baden-Baden, Germany, June II, 1816, and in its public schools pursued his education, while upon the home farm he was trained to all the labors which fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He remained under the parental roof until 1835, when, at the age of nineteen, he decided to seek a home in America, as he might thereby improve his opportunities in life. He had previously married, and upon his arrival in New York he settled with his young wife at No. I76 Third street, where he made his home until about 1845. He then came with his family to Will- iamsburg, locating at 188 Montrose avenue, where he passed his remaining days. He was a progressive and enterprising man, respected by all who knew him. His business career was one of activity and honesty, qualities which enabled him to add con- tinually to his income and thus surround his family with many of the comforts of life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Temme were frugal and in- dustrious, and thus they acquired an ample compe- tence for old age. The former died in June, 1862, and his widow passed away on the 16th of November, I866. They became the parents of four children who reached mature years, namely: Josephine, wife of John Graf, of Stamford, Connecticut; Henry, who died at the age of twenty-six years; Frank A.; and Joseph, who is married and resides in Brooklyn. Frank A. Temme, the second eldest son, was born in his parents' home at No. 176 Third street, in New York city, and with them he came to Brooklyn, where he pursued his early education in the parish schools of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. At the age of seventeen he began to learn the wood-carver's trade, and followed that occupation for four years, after which he devoted his energies to various pursuits for a time. Later he engaged in the draying business and in hauling lumber in Brooklyn, and in that enterprise he met with good success. His next venture was in the hotel business, and for some time he conducted a popular hostelry on Long Island. On the 29th of December, 1896, he came to his present location on Graham avenue, in Brooklyn. Here he is engaged in business as a general contractor and his patronage is steadily and constantly increasing. º In Brooklyn, on the 26th of October, 1875, Mr. Temme was married to Miss . Elizabeth Krebs, daughter of Adam and Magdalena Krebs, and they have had six children: Adam, who died at the age of two years; Josephine, who died at the age of two and a half years; George; Annie; Adam, the Second of the name; and Frank, who died at the age of three and a half years. Mr. Temme and his family are all communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. Fraternally he is a member of Morganstein Lodge, No. 7, K. P., and has been to a greater or less extent associated with fraternal organizations of the Sixteenth ward, where he is widely and favorably known. His success in life may be ascribed to positive, determined purpose in business and to the fact that he is a man of hon- esty and integrity. DR. E. CARROL. Dr. E. Carrol, a dentist of Brooklyn and formerly a soldier in the regular army, was born in Stoning- ton, Connecticut, in 1850, was educated in private institutions in Brooklyn, and later took up the study of dentistry. Turning his attention to military mat- ters, he became a member of Company E, Third United States Artillery, under the command of Col- onel G. W. Getty and Captain A. C. Wildrich, who was detailed later, in 1876, to confer medals of honor for conspicuous action upon one hundred men of the regular army at the Centennial Exposition at Phila- delphia. Dr. Carrol enlisted at Governor's Island, and served through the Savannah riots. He served for five years in the regular army, and was stationed first at Port Pühaski; later at Savannah, and lastly at Fort Hamilton. He was a member of the re- e ' ' ', 3 & * . cruiting service, which consisted of three hundred 111611. : * * , - He is a member of the Masonic order, the Inde- 48 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Knights and Ladies of Honor. He has prac- ticed dentistry since 1865. He is a member of Cus- ter Garrison, No. 2, Army and Navy Union, of the regular army of the United States of America. He served in military service for twelve years and was for seven years a member of Hawkins' Zouaves. He is now inspector of the Distinguished Service Order of the United States of America. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS. Practical industry wisely and vigorously applied never fails of success; it carries a man onward and . upward, brings out his individual character, and acts as a powerful stimulus to the efforts of others. The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of the ordinary qualities of common sense and perseverance. The every-day life, with its cares, necessities and duties, affords ample opportunities for acquiring experience of the best kind, and its most beaten paths provide a true worker with abundant scope for effort and for self-improve- ment. It is along such lines that Mr. Williams has won a place prominent in business circles. He was born in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, January 3, 1836, his parents being William H. and Agnes (Edwards) Williams. He pursued his studies in the old Bushwick public schools, and at the early age of eight years began work on his father's farm in Williamsburg. The father died when George was only twelve years of age, and, leaving little capital, the older children were obliged to support themselves, the mother and the younger members of the family. George Williams attended the Washington market, afterward worked in a rope factory, and for two or three years was employed in the Peter Cooper Glue Factory. Upon the advice of Peter Cooper “to strike out and learn a trade,” he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and followed that pursuit until the breaking out of the Civil war. During the period of hostilities between the north and south he was employed as a ship joiner, and afterward followed the ship-joining trade on shore. Subsequently he began contracting and building on his own account in Brooklyn, and has erected many school-houses and churches, including the Statton Institute in New York, and one of the churches in New York city. He has employed as many as sev- enty-five men at one time, and his business has been ..of an important nature. Many of the fine structures of the city are an indication of his excellent handi- work and his thorough understanding of the build- er’s art. He has executed many important contracts, and his well-directed labors have brought to him gratifying success. On the 4th of July, 1858, Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Ann Eliza Semlear, a representative of one of the old Bushwick families. They became the parents of five children: Frank F., a sergeant on the Brooklyn police force, who married Hattie Brown and has one daughter, Daisy; Amanda, wife of Charles Cockroft, a civil engineer, by whom she has. two children, Edith and Ora May; Ida, who married William Lavier, a printer, and has one son, Chester L.; Maud B. and Agnes, at home. Mr. Williams is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and is one of the trustees of the widows and orphans’ fund of the Exempt Fireman’s Association. He is an exempt fireman, and in former times was for five years a. member of engine company No. 12. He has taken a deep interest in political questions since the Lin- coln campaign, keeps well informed on the issues. of the day and has always been a stalwart Repub- lican. He belongs to F. F. Williams Battery, one of the leading political organizations of the city and the most prominent one in the Eighteenth ward. At the time when the soup house was established to. relieve the distress caused by the financial panic of 1893, he took a prominent part in its work and was active in its conduct, giving of both his time and means toward the successful prosecution of the enter- prise. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth. and ability, elected him to the office of alderman in 1876, and he discharged his duties so well and capa- bly that he was re-elected in 1880, and two years. later declined a renomination. He was superintend- ent of the department of street repairs, a position for which he was well qualified. While in office he gave an earnest support to every measure which he be- lieved would prove of public good. He was urged to accept the nomination for congress in the Fifth. district, but refused to allow his name to be used. The high regard in which he is uniformly held is. indicated by the fact that a social political organiza- tion has been named in his honor, being called the George H. Williams Society. Z. O. NELSON. Z. O. Nelson, who is still financially interested in an extensive coal business in Brooklyn, but is. practically living retired, relegating the active man- agement of the concern to the other members of the firm, was born in Dutchess county, New York, Oc- tober 16, 1819. His father, N. Nelson, was also a native of Dutchess county and was a harnessmaker by trade, following that occupation for many years. His ancestry can be traced back to the first half of the seventeenth century, at which time the family was established in Dutchess county. He was a great. º ſ E H § - º # ſ f i #|{ illiºl||Fºlllllllll, i. ºft####| || miſſimilliſ, ºiſillſ; |Hºlllllll: # ºšiºli ######|ſſ|| || |##|| ########|| # HL s Iſſºs ſº º s: |IIIll'ſ ilºſſes iſſ ii. ºftāfī, Fº P. == º º |...}|| || §: º § # h | | EO HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 49 church worker and was well known in his commu- nity for the probity of his character. He married IIannah Lamereaux, the widow of Zachariah Os- trom, and among their children was Z. O. Nelson, of this review. • * Our subject is indebted to the public-school Sys- tem of the Empire state for the educational privi- leges he enjoyed in his youth. He was a carriage- trimmer, learning that business in early life, but after locating in New York he changed his occupation. The year 1860 witnessed his arrival in the metropolis, and for about ten years he was employed in a com- mission house there. His industry and capable man- agement during that time brought to him some capi- tal, and in 1869 he embarked in the coal business on his own account in a small way in Brooklyn. Steadily his patronage increased and he enlarged his facilities to meet the growing demands of his trade. The present firm of Z. O. Nelson & Sons conducts one of the largest businesses in coal in the city They have two yards, and fifty-six horses are used in handling the coal, which amounted to one hun- dred and twenty-six thousand tons in the year 1899. Thus the business grew to very extensive propor- tions and the firm has accordingly gained a position among the most substantial citizens of Brooklyn. Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Helen M. Holden, of Charlotte, New York, a daughter of Giles Holden. They had four children, of whom three are living, namely: Walter H. and Edward H., who are associated in business with their father; and Kate E., at home. Mr. Nelson and his family attend Plymouth church. They reside at Maple Court, Flatbush, and are people of prominence in the community, having a large circle of warm friends. Along legitimate lines of business Mr. Nelson has worked his way steadily upward, his business policy being commendable in every particular, and now he is enjoying a well merited rest. CHARLES L. LIN COLN. The subject of this brief sketch, who for twelve years has been a resident of the Sixth election dis- trict of the Twenty-second ward of Brooklyn and of the Twelfth assembly district, and who has for a much longer time taken an active interest in politics, is descended from the old Lincoln family in Massa- chusetts and thus derives eligibility to membership in the Sons of the Revolution and in the Society of the Cincinnati. His father, Stillmore P. Lincoln, was from 1846 until his death, in 1884, an extensive builder. Mr. Lincoln's grandfather in the maternal line was Richard Lawrence, who was born in Mon- mouth county, New Jersey, but passed most of his 4 X life in Brooklyn, and was a member of the Society of Old Brooklynites. Charles R. Lincoln, brother of Mr. Lincoln's father, was the editor and pro- prietor of the Flushing “Journal;” and Eugene Lin- coln, another uncle, was the editor of the Glen Cove “Gazette.” - - - Charles L. Lincoln was born in Westchester coun- ty, New York, in 1852, and early learned the builder's trade, which he has followed to the present time. Many of the handsome structures which adorn the Twenty-second ward of Brooklyn are monuments to his skill and enterprise. He has been a delegate to various county and state conventions, and in 1895. was a candidate for the assembly in the Twelfth district, and was defeated by only one hundred and one votes. He is a member of the Twelfth assem- bly district organization, and is popular with all classes of his fellow citizens. He was appointed to his present office as master mechanic in charge of all mechanical work in connection with the parks of the borough of Brooklyn and Queens from the civil service competitive list, and was appointed from the same by Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff, and in that position has supervision of the employment and work of fifty or sixty people. He is a member of the Abel Club, and of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club, of which he is a house committee- man. He is also a member of Central Lodge, No. 361, Free and Accepted Masons. CAPTAIN J. B. LIDDLE. Captain Liddle was born on Broadway, in New York city, April 2, 1840, and pursued his education in the public schools until nine years of age. He was twelve years of age when his father died. The latter, J. B. Liddle, Sr., was born in England and when a child came to the United States, locating in New York city. He was a printer by trade and throughout his business career followed that pursuit. as a means of livelihood. During the Mexican war he served for two years under General Zachariah, Taylor and was wounded in the leg. Captain Liddle, of this review, learned the print- er's trade with his father, and afterward worked for the Erie Railroad Company for seven years, filling the position of mail messenger. He was for three years on the run between New York and Dunkirk. . Later he served as foreman in various printing estab- lishments in New York city and Boston, and subse- quently was superintendent of the Brooklyn “Times” for ten years. In 1893 he established his present job printing house at No. 91 Broadway, in Brooklyn. He has here a well equipped plant, the latest im- proved machinery and all facilities for turning out 50 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. a high grade of work, and the excellence of the workmanship, courteous treatment of the proprietor and his straightforward dealing have secured to him a large and lucrative patronage. In the days preceding the Civil war Mr. Liddle watched with interest the progress of events which led to the difficulty between the north and the south, and his patriotic spirit was aroused in behalf of the Union. On the 19th of April, 1861, he enlisted with Colonel Ellsworth's Zouaves for five months’ serv- ice, went to Washington, and participated in the bat- le of Bull Run. On the expiration of his term of service he received an honorable discharge, but, not feeling that his duty to his country was ended, he re-enlisted in 1862, as a member of Company D, Thirty-seventh Regiment of New York Militia, which command was stationed at Baltimore under General Wool, his duty being to guard the city. Mr. Liddle was sent with a detail to Harrison's Landing, and here occurred the seven days' battle. He also took part in the engagement at Antietam, the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Gettysburg and numerous skirmishes. In 1863 he enlisted in the Seventy-first New York Infantry for thirty days in response to the call for troops to impede the progress of Gen- eral Lee, who was advancing through Pennsylvania. That regiment was quickly transported to Chambers- burg, where it remained for about a month. Mr. Liddle participated in General Kilpatrick's raids in Virginia, the troops advancing to a point so near the city of Richmond that its lights could be clearly discerned. He served altogether for two years and nine months, and upon many a battle-field of the south manifested his loyalty to the government. He has also maintained pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his connection with the Grand Army of the Republic, and is now a mem- ber of Mansfield Post, having joined that organiza- tion in 1883, and has since served as sergeant major and adjutant, filling the latter position at the pres– ent time. - - - Captain Liddle served for five years in the New York volunteer fire department, as a member of Hose Company No. 33, and is a member of the Ex- empt Firemen’s Association of New York city. He is a prominent Mason, belonging to Evangelist Lodge, No. 600, of which he has served as master and as secretary. He is also past high priest of Mount Zion Chapter and is a prominent member of De Witt Clinton Chapter. He belongs to Palestine Com- mandery, No. 18, K. T., and has been captain of the guard of the working corps for nine years. He is likewise a member of Kismet Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and is identified with the Congress Club of Brook- lyn. He was for five years captain of Company A, Forty-seventh Regiment, of the New York Na- tional Guard, and is a charter member of the Vet- erans' Association of the Forty-seventh Regiment. During the Spanish-American war he served as cap- tain of Company K, One Hundred and Forty-seventh New York Infantry, under Colonel Edward C. Bren- nan. He is prominent in the various social and po- litical organizations with which he is connected, has frequently been inspector of elections and has been a delegate to the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was married November 17, 1861, and has one son. His family attend the Free Baptist church. Captain Liddle is well known in Brooklyn as a man of firm purpose, faithful to duty, reliable in business and at all times trust- worthy. MAJOR HENRY C. BARTHMAN. Recent events have added to the annals of our country the history of another war in which the nation has been engaged. Its veterans are still with us, and it is meet that a grateful people should ac- knowledge their indebtedness to those who upheld the honor of the old flag upon foreign soil and fought for the liberty of an oppressed race. Among those of Brooklyn that offered their services to the government and were sent to the front is Major Henry C. Barthman, who was born in this city, on the 9th of February, 1868. His father wore the blue in the Civil war. He was born in Hamburg, Ger- many, there acquired his education and when a boy went to Brazil. His father died when the son was only fifteen years of age, and from that time he was dependent upon his own resources. He remained in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, for some time, and thence came to the United States, taking up his abode in New York. For thirty-eight years he has been engaged in the jewelry business in New York city, conduct- ing a profitable enterprise. His political support is given the Democracy, and he is a member of the Democratic Club of New York. He is also very prominent in Masonic circles, holding membership in Aurora Grata Lodge, and De Witt Clinton Council, R. & S. M., while in the Scottish Rite branch of Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree, and is a noble in the Mystic Shrine. He is also con- nected with the Royal Arcanum, and is a member of the Arion Society of New York. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all personal considerations in order to defend the Union, enlisting for two years' service in the Ninth New York Regiment of Volunteers, known as Hawkins' HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 51 Zouaves. At the expiration of his first term he joined the Twentieth New York Infantry. He par- ticipated in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, including Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. At An- tietam he was severely wounded by a gunshot in the thigh. He enlisted when only sixteen years of age, as a drummer boy, and after the war he served for eight years with the New York National Guard, be- coming a captain in the Tenth Regiment. He mar- ried Eleanor M. Stratt, and they became the parents of three children. The eldest, F. William, Jr., is engaged in the jewelry business. He belongs to the Union League, the Invincible and Stuyvesant Heights Clubs, and to the Amaranth Society. Major Henry C. Barthman, their second child, was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn and entered his father's jewelry store, mastering the busi- ness, with which he has since been connected. The store is located at No. 174 Broadway, New York, and is one of the leading establishments in its line in the city, numbering among its patrons many of the most prominent people of Greater New York. Major Barthman was married, February 21, 1893, to Estelle Grunendahl, and they have one son, William Charles. Major Barthman's connection with military affairs began June 29, 1887, when he became a mem- ber of Company K, Twenty-third Regiment, New York National Guard. He was made second lieuten- ant of Company I, Thirty-second Regiment, January 23, 1890; second lieutenant of Company I, Forty- seventh Regiment, June 18, 1890, with original rank; first lieutenant, May 25, 1892; captain, August 9, 1893, and enlisted as major in the Forty-seventh Regiment of the volunteer service for the Spanish- American war. On the 19th of July, 1900, he was commissioned major of the Forty-seventh New York National Guard. He is a member of the Borinquin Society, composed of officers of the Forty-seventh, who served in Porto Rico; a member of the Society of Foreign Wars; the Invincible Club; De Witt Council of the Royal Arcanum; and Naval Military Order of the Spanish-American war. In business cir- cles he occupies a leading position as a representative of mercantile interests, and has aided in maintaining the very enviable reputation which the firm enjoys. * THE FIRMAN FAMILY. The Firman family is numbered among the earliest and best known families of Long Island, yet no rec- ord has been left concerning its members and the part they took in the development and upbuilding of this portion of the state. The only one of whom we can gain definite information is William J. Fir- man, who was born at or near Newtown, Long Island, where he spent his entire life and engaged in mercantile pursuits. IIe married Louisa Lock- Wood, of New York, and unto them was born a SOn, William Henry Firman, who is now deceased. This son was born at Central Island, and after arriving at years of maturity was for many years ex- tensively and successfully engaged in the flour busi- ness at Oyster Bay. Quiet early in life, however, he retired, and his death occurred in East New York. He married Elizabeth Hall, who was born at Oyster Bay Cove, New York, as the place was then called, and in 1818 she became the wife of Mr. Firman. They had two children, Peter and Maria, and the latter married James Spencer, by whom she had six children—Henry, James, Louis, John, May and Edith. • PATRICK H. QUINN. Among those deserving credit for the capable manner in which city affairs in Brooklyn are con- ducted is Patrick H. Quinn, who is now deputy com— missioner of street cleaning for the borough of Brooklyn. His position is an important one, having close connection with the healthfulness as well as cleanliness and beauty of the city. His labors have brought about a condition at once creditable and gratifying to the citizens, who recognize the efficiency of his work and accord him liberal praise. - Mr. Quinn was born in Ireland forty-five years ago, but during his infancy was brought to this country by his parents, the family locating in Brook- lyn, where he has resided for forty-three years. The public school system here provided him his educa- tional privileges and at the age of eighteen he en- tered upon his business career as an employe of the firm of Journay & Burnham, proprietors of one of the leading dry goods houses of the city. Four years later he began business on his own account, having in the meantime received thorough training in that department of commercial activity. He continued merchandising until his appointment to his present position, in January, 1898, since which time he has devoted his entire time and attention to the discharge of the arduous and responsible duties which devolve upon him. He has made a close study of the sub- ject of street cleaning and the sanitary conditions of various cities throughout the country in order to more intelligently and effectively improve the city streets of Brooklyn and has gained for the city the reputation of being a model for cleanliness through- out its public highways. This is largely due to Mr. Quinn's efforts, and the purchase and control by the city of the garbage plan and the carts, horses and 52 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. equipments for carrying on the work were part of his enterprise. That he is most competent and faithful in the discharge of his duties is proven on every hand by the cleanliness of the city. Mr. Quinn is a resident of the first assembly dis- trict of the third ward. He has been a member of the Democratic general committee here for twelve years and for the past five years he has been the ex- ecutive member and leader in the district. Even be- fore he attained his majority he took an active interest in political affairs and has long been one of the in- fluential members of his party in the county. To various conventions, both local and state, he has been sent as a delegate and his opinions are favor- ably received in the councils of his party. He was a candidate for delegate at large in 1893, was one of the organizers of the Third Ward Young Men's Democratic Association and also belongs to the Con- stitution Club. Fraternally he is connected with Montauk Council, R. A., Montauk Council, K. O. C., and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. The political leader must not only possess excellent powers of management but also the ability to please, and underneath both of these must be an unshaken loyalty to the best interests of state and nation. In all these requirements Mr. Quinn is proficient and there- by is a prominent and representative member of the Democracy in Brooklyn. Mr. Quinn was married in 1876 to Miss Anita C. Curry, of Brooklyn, and has four children, Anita, Jeanette, Ethel and Harvey. CHARLES W. STICKLE, M. D. Dr. Charles Waldo Stickle, engaged in the prac- tice of medicine in Borough Park, Long Island, was born at Batavia, Genesee county, New York, Febru- ary 2, 1870. His father, Charles W. Stickle, is a na- tive of Canada, and acquired his education at Co- burg, Toronto. He was a man of strong intellectual- ity and marked ability and his entire life was devoted to the teaching of Latin and Greek. For a time he was connected in this capacity with the leading uni- versities of Canada. In 1885 he retired to private life and is now living at Batavia, New York, at the age of sixty years, being interested in a bank at that place. He is a very devoted member of the Episco- pal church, of which he is now serving as vestryman. He married Miss Emily Waldo, a daughter of A. D. Waldo, a representative of one of the old Scotch families of western New York. They became the parents of four children, namely: C. W., of this review ; D. W., who is living in Denver, Colorado; H. W., a resident of Boston; and W. W., who makes his home in Boston. Dr. Stickle was reared amid the refining influences. of a home of culture and intelligence. He pursued. his education in the public schools and received his professional training in the medical department of the University of New York, in which he was gradu- ated in 1893. He practiced for four years in western New York and came to Brooklyn in 1897. He has secured here a liberal patronage, his success being such as many an old practitioner might well envy. He is a member of the Kings County Medical Asso- ciation, and the fraternity, as well as the public, rec- ognize his ability and accord to him a creditable- place in their ranks. On the 3d of April, 1895, Dr. Stickle was united in marriage to Miss Anna D. Macvean, a daughter of Alin Macvean, of Livingston county, New York. This marriage is blessed with the presence of a little- daughter, Helen E. The Doctor is identified with the Masonic fraternity and is a member of the Epis- copal church. His mental force, his devotion to his profession, and his laudable ambition have already enabled him to reach a desirable place in the ranks of the medical fraternity, and the future undoubt- edly holds for him additional success. OSCAR. E. LANGER. A member of the New York bar, Oscar E. Langer has practiced with success in Brooklyn since 1894. He was born in New York city, on the 27th of May, 1865, and is a son of Emanuel and Margaretta (Leyh) Langer. His father was a native of the old fortress city of Neisse, in the kingdom of Prussia, and was born May 16, 1834. There he received his early mental training and learned his trade, that of tailoring. When in his twenty-third year he decided to come to America to find a broader field for his labor, and accordingly sailed from Bremen Haven, landing in New York city in May, 1857. Here he pursued his trade for some time as a journeyman, and in 1860 began business on his own account in the Seventeenth ward, in the old Chappel homestead on Houston street, between First and Second ave- nues. In January, 1893, Mr. Langer removed with His family to Brooklyn, locating on Gates avenue, in the Twenty-eighth ward. Emanuel Langer mar- ried Margaretta Leyh, and by this union had nine children. The faithful wife and mother of this family died November II, 1899. She was born March 7, 1837. In the public schools Oscar E. Langer acquired his preliminary education, which was supplemented by professional training in the University of the City ſ New York. He was graduated there in 1887, and : was admitted to the bar June 18, 1887, on the com-. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 53 pletion of his law course, and immediately afterward opened an office on William street, New York city, whence he came to Brooklyn in 1894, locating at No. 146 Broadway. He has since removed to No. I244 Fulton street, and, in connection with a general law practice, is engaged in the real-estate and loan business. He has a good clientage and is well quali- fied to handle the law business entrusted to his care, for his knowledge of jurisprudence in many of its departments is thorough and exact. Since locating in Brooklyn Mr. Langer has taken quite a prominent part in politics, and is an unswerv- ing advocate of Republican principles. In 1895 he was a candidate for judge of the Third district court, but was counted out in the Republican city conven- tion. His labors have been very effective in promot- ing the interests of his party, for he is well informed on the issues of the day and is able to give an in- telligent support to the principles which he advo- cates. He has the most attractive law office in Brooklyn. -One of the oldest homesteads in the city, having been erected more than one hundred and fifty years ago. He is a gentleman of strong mentality, of marked force of character and of strong purpose, qualities which cannot fail to win success in business or to: ‘gain for the possessor the confidence of men in pub- 1ic life. . Mr. Langer is happily married, the lady of his choice being Laura F. Cornell, a descendant of an old New York family. - JOHN L. J. GORMLY, M. D. Dr. John Louis Joseph Gormly was born in New York city, June Io, 1875, and is now engaged in the Tractice of medicine in Brooklyn, being located at No. 430 Ocean Parkway. His father, James Gormly, is a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and in 1835 came to the United States. By trade he was a ship car- penter. At the time of the Civil war he went to the South to keep from being drafted and was there compelled to enter the Confederate navy. Subse- quently he conducted a very extensive business in trucking and draying. He is well known as the owner of many fast race horses and has now in his possession Georgena, the fastest trotting mare in the world, her record being 2:07%. Mr. Gormly was united in marriage to Miss M. J. Cassidy, a daughter of Patrick Cassidy, one of the pioneers in the coal business in Pennsylvania. In their family were six children, of whom two are living, James R., who is associated in business with his father, and the Doctor. The latter spent his boyhood days under the par- He occupies for his residence and office the old Leffort mansion, at No. 1244 Fulton street, and found work there as stone mason. ental roof, no event of special importance occurring to vary the routine of school life. He pursued his literary course in the public schools, and his profes- sional course in the Long Island College Hospital, and at the latter institution was graduated in 1897. Subsequently he was an interne at St. Mary’s Hos- pital, of Brooklyn, was appointed visiting physician at the dispensary of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in St. Mary’s Hospital, April 1, 1900, and on April 1, 1901, appointed visiting surgeon to the same institution. He came to his present location on the 21st of June, 1900, and has been successful in se- curing a patronage in this portion of the city. He belongs to the King's County Medical Society; is an alumnus of St. Mary's Hospital and of Long Island College Hospital; is examiner of St. Rose de Lima Council, L. C. B. L. He puts forth every effort to perfect himself in his chosen calling. - On the 20th of June, 1900, occurred the marriage of Dr. Gormly and Miss Loretto Sheils, a daughter of James H. Sheils, a very active member of Tam- many Hall of New York, during a period of sixty years. Her brother John is a leading physician of New York. Dr. Gormly is a young man of only twenty-six years, but he possesses the qualities which insure success, being determined, energetic and am- bitious. DENNIS McGROARTY. The dangers and responsibilities of the fireman and the soldier have been often compared and con- trasted. In the career of Dennis McGroarty, chief of the Twenty-eighth battalion of the Brooklyn fire de- partment, the experiences of the soldier have been supplemented by those of the fireman, and it is prob- able that, though perhaps unable to settle the ques- tion, he would be able to argue it from either point of view. . . . . Dennis McGroarty was born in Donegal, Ireland, December 25, 1844, a son of James McGroarty, and he was early orphaned by the death of his mother. James McGroarty was born in Donegal also, and while yet a comparatively young man sought fortune in the new world. He settled in Brooklyn in 1846 In 1856 he went to Ohio, and when the Civil war began he en- listed in an Ohio regiment and was killed in battle in Virginia. After acquiring a little education in the public schools, young Dennis McGroarty, at the early age of ten years, went to work in a rope walk. After three years’ service there he found new employ- ment at lathing, which he followed for three years. He then learned the trade of plasterer and brick- 54 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. layer and worked at it until 1861, when he enlisted, at the age of seventeen, in Sheppard's Rifles, Fifty- first Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. In 1863 he re-enlisted in the Third Regiment, United States Artillery. At the fight at Beverly Ford, Vir- ginia, June 9, 1863, he was wounded in the thigh so seriously that he was incapacitated for service for ... three months. He was transferred to Company K, First Regiment, United States Artillery. He was in the battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern, North Carolina, and, as a member of a light artillery bat- tery, followed Sheridan in all his raids around Rich- mond, Virginia, and in the big battles of the Army of the Potomac, and was honorably discharged from the service in July, 1865. After the war he learned the trade of hat finisher and worked at it four years. Meantime, in July, 1865, he joined Goodwin En- gine Company No. 4, of the volunteer fire department of Brooklyn, and served with it until September 15, 1869, when the pay system came into existence. He was then attached to hook and ladder truck No. 2 at the Bedford avenue headquarters. July, 1872, he was made foreman of engine company No. 14, and house where he now has his headquarters. July I, 1885, he was made district engineer in charge of the eighth district. Upon the consolidation of the cities which constitute Greater New York, his district was renamed and has since been known as battalion No. 28, of which he has ably performed the duties of chief. little boys who would have been lost but for his efforts in their behalf. On the night of November 3, 1888, his promptness and coolness enabled him, with the assistance of men of company No. 14, to save the life of Elizabeth Millard, an old woman who was badly burned in a fire at No. 45 Albany a Veill16. - - Mr. McGroarty married Mary Manhanny, Novem- ber 4, 1872, and she has borne him eight children, seven of whom are living. . JOHN HANOLD. One of the most enterprising and progressive cit- izens of the Williamsburg district, Brooklyn, is John Hanold, who has resided therein for the past thirty- four years. He was born in the village of Oeffin- ingen, in the county of Cannstadt, kingdom of Wur- temberg, Germany, June 19, 1846, and is a son of Franz and Magdalena (Bauman) Hanold. The father of our subject died in his forty-sixth year, and his faithful wife, the mother of his children, passed away in 1849, while still in the prime of her life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hanold were worthy and highly respected people and devout members of the Roman Catholic church. They were the parents of At the St. John Asylum fire he saved three two children, viz.: John, the subject of this sketch; and Jacob, who died at the age of two and a half years. John Hanold obtained his primary education in the schools of his native town, and in his fifteenth year he attended the mechanical institute in the city of Stuttgardt. Upon reaching the age of seventeen he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and pursued that trade until he was twenty. At this time he de- cided to emigrate to the United States, with the hope and expectation of finding a broader field for the exercise of his labor and skill and a better oppor- tunity of making progress in the world. Accordingly he embarked at Havre, France, on the steamship Fulton, and after a successful voyage of fourteen days he landed in New York, May 23, 1866. Here he at once procured employment at his trade and in the following year he settled in the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, where he continued to work at his trade until 1888. In this year he established himself in business on his own account, and in his ventures since then has been much more than ordinarily suc- cessful. . In the Williamsburg district Mr. Hanold's name is considered synonymous with integrity and straightforward business methods, and a greater compliment could scarcely be paid to any man. -In 1893 Mr. Hanold purchased the premises at No. 257 Boerum street, where he has since resided. Among his various completed building undertakings and contracts was the Roman Catholic church in East New York, known by the name of “Our Lady of Loretto,” and also the parish house, both of which are manifestations of honest and skillful work. Fra- ternally Mr. Hanold is a member of Raffeiner Coun- cil, No. 173, C. B. L., and of several other beneficial and social organizations, in all of which he takes great interest and exercises his due share of influence. Mr. Hanold was married at the Most Holy Trin- ity Roman Catholic church by the Rev. Father Zeller, October 13, 1868, to Miss Mary Ann Grunfelder, a daughter of Bernhard and Barbara (Raber) Grun- felder. To this marriage have been born the follow- ing children: Mary, who died at the age of eleven months; Bernhard, who died at the age of seven months; Frank John, who married Mary M. Henn, by whom he had two children, viz.: Frank and John; the mother of these children died June 11, 1899; Joseph John, a marine in the navy of the United States, and who, on board the steamship Texas, par- ticipated in the battle of Santiago, Cuba, in 1898; Elizabeth Mary, who married Henry Brock, off. Brooklyn, by whom she has one child, Elizabeth M.; George John, engaged in the building business with his father; John A., who enlisted in the Forty- seventh New York Volunteers, served in Porto Rico, and is now stationed in Cuba; Valentine John, who, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 55. one years of age. resides at home; Josephine M.; Thomas John, now attending school; and Louis Philip ; besides Charles and Barbara, both of whom died in childhood. Mr. Hanold and his family are all communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, and stand high in the community in which they live. The father of Mrs. Hanold was a native of Switz- erland and her mother of Germany, having been born in the kingdom of Prussia and having come to the United States when about five years of age. Mr. Grunfelder came to the United States in 1844 or 1845, and settled in the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn. Both are highly esteemed by all that know them. HENRY MATHEIS. A native of Germany, Mr. Matheis was born in the Rhine Pfalz district in the kingdom of Bavaria, August 18, 1851, his parents being Henry and Mar- garetta (Mutter) Matheis. The father was a farmer by occupation and by his neighbors was regarded as a worthy and respected citizen and as a consistent Christian, holding membership in the Roman Cath- olic church. He passed away in his fifty-ninth year, while his wife survived him until she was seventy- In their family were eight chil- dren, part of whom came to America, namely: Mar- garetta, deceased wife of Bonkratzins Kraus, of Brooklyn; Catherine, wife of Adam Huber, of Brook- lyn; Jacob, who married Annie Buchheidt; Mary, wife of August Gruemling, of Brooklyn; and Henry, of this review. - As a school-boy Mr. Matheis pursued his studies. in the public schools of his native land and there also learned the wagon-maker’s trade. completed his apprenticeship he served as a journey- man for some time. . In 1871 he sought a broader field for his skill and labor in America, the voyage across the Atlantic being made in March. He took passage on board a westward-bound vessel at Bremen Haven and landed in New York on the 20th of that month. Locating in Brooklyn he at once sought em- ployment. This he soon found with Phillip Geiger- ich on Walton street. After a short time, however, he was enabled by his industry and frugality to enter upon an independent business career, locating on Central avenue, near Flushing avenue, where for seven years he successfully engaged in the manufac- ture of wagons. substantial three-story dwelling and shops. Since that time he has secured a large and remunerative trade, his business steadily increasing, thus bringing him continuous financial reward for his labor. Mr. Matheis was married by the Rev. Father When he had In 1885 he purchased the lots at Nos. 4I and 43 Central avenue and erected there a Hoffman of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic church, on the 13th of October, 1874, to Miss Magdalina Huther, daughter of John and Elizabeth Huther, both of whom are natives of Schmittshausen, of the Rhine Pfalz district of Bavaria, Germany. Seven children have been born to them, namely: Jacob, who mar- ried Annie Becker, by whom he has two children, Henry and Annie; Mary, who is now a Sister at St. Dominick’s Convent in Amityville, Long Island, where she is known as Sister Theodosia; Catherine; Annie; Caroline; and Christian and Magdalina, who died in childhood. The parents and children are all members of St. Leonard's Roman Catholic church, and Mr. Matheis belongs to its St. Joseph’s Benevo- lent Society. He is also a member of the Bushwick Council, No. 99, Catholic Benevolent Legion, and his aid and co-operation are generously given to all movements and measures which he believes will prove of public good. He attends closely to his busi- ness, has advanced by honorable methods and un- flagging industry until he is to-day a valuable rep- resentative of the business interests of Brooklyn. CAPTAIN LORENZO D. BABINGTON. The name of Babington has long been connected and honorably associated with the navigation inter- ests of Brooklyn, and he whose name introduces this review has by his merit and ability won the title by which he is now familiarly known. His parents, Francis A. and Phoebe E. Babington, resided in the Thirteenth ward, near Briggs avenue and South First street, of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, and there their son, Lorenzo Dow, was born, on the 17th of November, 1861. When he had attained a suffi- cient age he was sent to the public school near his home, and after putting aside his text-books he en- tered the service of the Houston Street Ferry Com- pany, being then eighteen years of age. He was dili- gent, faithful and enterprising, and these qualities secured his advancement from the position of gate tender step by step to that of pilot. When in his twenty-fourth year he obtained a license as an author- ized pilot and for some time remained in the employ of the old company in that capacity. In 1893 he was transferred as a pilot to the Thirty-fourth Street Ferry, where he remained for some time, and through a considerable period he was in the service of the Long Island Railroad Company as a pilot, running be- tween Long Island City and James Slip, in New York city. His work is of an important and responsible na- ture, and this he has fully realized, exercising the greatest care and judgment in navigating the boats of which he has had control, thus avoiding serious acci- dents. His brave spirit was indicated even in his early 36 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. boyhood, for when in his twelfth year he rendered im- portant service in rescuing two adult persons from drowning in the East river. In the years which have passed he has rescued many persons from the river and his courage is well known among people who navigate the waters between New York and Brooklyn. - On the 1st of June, 1882, occurred the marriage of Captain Babington and Miss Josephine I. Garry. Two children grace their union, William W. and Lorenzo D. The mother passed away April 26, 1885, and Mr. Babington was again married, Decem- ber 31, 1893, his second union being with Jennie Darrin. The Captain is a valued and active member of the American Brotherhood of Masters and Pilots, belonging to Excelsior Harbor, No. 5. Through his industry and capable management he has become the possessor of a pleasant home in Elmhurst, one of Brooklyn's suburbs, and there he resides with his family, delighting to dispense of the hospitality of the household to his many friends and neighbors. CAPTAIN FRANCIS A, BABINGTON. This gentleman is well known in connection with navigation interests in the southeastern portion of the Empire state, having long been in the employ of different ferry companies doing business between New York city and Brooklyn. He is one of the most expert in his line and his prominence is the result of marked ability. He was born at the family home- stead on South Eighth street, in the Thirteenth ward of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, January 21, 1855, a son of Captain Francis A. and Phoebe Babington. In the public schools, near his home he pursued his education and when in his fifteenth year entered upon his business career as an employe of the old Nassau Ferry Company, with which he was connected throughout a long period. Through his trustworthiness, his close application to business and his fidelity he won promotion from time to time and from minor places he worked his way upward to the position of pilot. In his twenty-first year he was licensed as an authorized pilot and since that time has been a successful navigator of steam vessels on the East river, serving in the employ of various com- panies whose ferries daily transport passengers be- tween New York and Brooklyn. He exercises the greatest care in conducting vessels back and forth, having never met with a serious collision or acci- dent nor caused any loss of life during the many years of his active service. He is a brave and cour- ageous man who has rendered valuable assistance to drowning persons in the East river, having on one Occasion rescued two men and one woman. Seeing their danger, Captain Babington without hesitation leaped into the river and saved the woman from a watery grave. In 1881 the Captain was delegated by the Nassau Ferry Company to navigate the steam ferry boat Jamaica upon her maiden trip from Wil- mington, Delaware, to New York harbor. He ac- complished this task successfully and to the entire satisfaction of the company. He is a charter mem- ber of the American Brotherhood of Steam Boat Pilots and is still connected with that organization. Captain Babington was married, May 14, 1873, to Miss Margaret C. Schul, daughter of Charles and Margaret Schul. They had one daughter, Lillie, who was born November 15, 1878, and died June 20, 1881. The mother passed away January 6, 1886. and like her husband she was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She possessed many estimable qualities that endeared her to friends and neighbors, and her death was deeply mourned. JOHN D. POST. Though conditions in America favor self-improve- ment and afford ample scope for advancement, many men who are thrown upon their own resources in early life never have the ambition and determination to work their way upward even to positions of me- diocrity, but occasionally we find those with resolute spirit and unabating energy who have arisen unaided and in the world of business and political circles exert wide influence. Such an one is John D. Post, who from an early age has depended entirely upon his own resourecs, yet to-day he occupies the re- sponsible position of master joiner in the Brooklyn navy yards. Realizing, too, the obligations which devolve upon every American citizen to further the progress of the country and contribute to its upbuild- ing, he has been active in support of the principles in which he firmly believes and is known as one of the influential Republicans of the Twenty-third ward of Brooklyn. Mr. Post was born in Hempstead, Long Island, May 30, 1847, and was one of the six children of James J. Post, a stanch Democrat, who removed to Huntington, Long Island, during the boyhood of his son John. Both parents died while our subject was yet a young boy and he was thus early thrown upon his own resources, with his life before him to make or mar. He learned the shipwright's trade, which he followed until 1867, after which he served in the New York police department for several years. He later became connected with the Brooklyn navy yard, and in recognition of his ability and faithfulness was promoted to quarterman in iron ship building, where he continued from 1875 until 1896. At a later date HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 57 he became inspector in the department of city works, serving for two years, when he was removed by rea- Son of a change in administration. He afterward took a civil-service examination, passing at a grade of ninety-six,−an extraordinary average for a man of his age. He was made master joiner at the Brooklyn navy yard and is what is called in navy- yard parlance a national mechanic. - Mr. Post has been twice married. He first wed- ded Anna Betz, of New York, and unto them was born one child. After her death he married Mary E. Loper, also of New York. He owns the home he occupies, which was erected under his supervision and which stands as a monument to his enterprise and business success. He is a member of the Morton Club, the Royal Arcanum, the Masonic fraternity and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Post has always been a loyal citizen of pa- triotic spirit. In 1862, when only fifteen years of age, he made an attempt to enlist in the Union army in the Civil war, but on account of his youth his father interfered and thus defeated his ambition in that direction. Through political channels he has manifested his devotion, to his country's best good. Although only a boy, he was a member of the march- ing club during the Fremont campaign, and thus from its organization has been identified with the Republican party, although a number of years passed before age entitled him to the right of franchise. He has served for eight consecutive times as a dele- gate to the Republican state conventions, and has always been active in local political work. He was a member of the general committee of New York for six years, and the first year after coming to Brooklyn was here a member of the general com- mittee and has served in that body during the greater part of the time since. At the present time he is serving for a second term as a member of the state committee, and he belongs to the Assembly District Association. He has always stood for clean politics, for honesty and uprightness in the administration of public affairs, and believes in placing principle and country before self-aggrandizement. In the campaign of 1900 he had the gratification of knowing that his district was the banner Republican district in Brook- lyn, a fact which was largely due to his efforts. He is an excellent worker, of sound judgment and rare discrimination, and possesses great tact in the ma- nipulation of political forces. FREDERICK. W. E. DIECKMANN. . Well and favorably known in the Twenty-seventh ward of Brooklyn, Frederick William Ernst Dieck- mann is a worthy representative of the substantial German-American element in that section of the city. The qualities which insure a successful business career are his, the salient features in his career being untiring labor and resolute purpose. He was born in the town of Schwerin in the grand duchy of Meck- lenburg, Germany, April II, 1844, and is a son of Christian and Johanna (Detters) Dieckmann. Both parents were also natives of Mecklenburg. The father was a cabinet-maker and sculptor by trade and pursued the dual occupation during the active years of his life. He was a man of considerable skill and ingenuity and many of the products of his work shop found their way into the markets of the larger cities of Mecklenburg and there commanded a good price. Mr. Dieckmann died at the mature age of eighty-five years, and his faithful wife passed away at the age of sixty-six years. They were adherents of the Lutheran faith and were people of the highest respectability. In their family were five sons and one daughter. Wilhelmina, the eldest, is married and resides in Germany. Franz is married and has a family of sons and daughters, is also a cabinet- maker and sculptor and resides in the Fatherland. Carl also became familiar with the same art and he, too, is married and resides at the old family home- stead in Schwerin. Frederick W. E. is the next child. Helmuth, who is married and has three sons, came to America in 1875 and is now engaged in the tailoring trade in Brooklyn. Bernhard crossed the Atlantic in 1880 and is now engaged in cabinet-mak- ing in New York city. Mr. Dieckmann, whose name introduces this rec- ord, acquired his education in the schools of his na- tive town and at the age of fifteen years became ap- prenticed to learn the cabinet-making trade. After serving for four years he traveled throughout the different German states and was employed as a journeyman in a number of large cities. He then re- turned home and, being exempt from military duty, he again worked at his trade in Schwerin for about a year, but in 1867 he determined to come to Amer- ica, hoping to find a broader and more profitable field for his skill and labor. Accordingly he sailed from Bremen Haven on the good ship Tuisko, and, after a successful voyage of forty-two days, landed in New York city on the 14th of June, 1867. Here he at once found employment at his trade and the fol- lowing year he took up his abode in Brooklyn, pur- chasing a building at No. 328 Ellery street, in the Twenty-first ward, where he remained for seven years, during which time he followed his chosen vo- cation as a journeyman. In 1872 he was made fore- man of the establishment where he was employed and continued in that position through the three succeeding years, when, with the capital he had ac- 58 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. quired through his industry and economy, he em- barked in business for himself in 1875. He began the manufacture of furniture but in the enterprise did not meet with immediate success and was forced to go into bankruptcy, but met all of the obligations fully. In 1878 he began the manufacture of mineral water at No. 125 Elm street, there conducting a suc- cessful business until 1884, in which year he pur- chased the three lots at Nos. 59, 61 and 63 Stock- holm street. There he erected the dwelling and other buildings used in his manufacturing business and in addition he secured the new accessories and other conveniences necessary for the successful operation of his trade. the volume of his business is constantly increasing. In New York city, on the 15th of April, 1870, Mr. Dieckmann married Miss Johanna Feltmann, who was born in the old historic town of Verden in the province of Hanover, Germany, and is a daughter of Henry Feltmann. Three children have been born to them : Emma, now the wife of Charles Nagel, of Brooklyn, by whom she has one son, Henry; Will- iam, who married Annie Tamke, and has a son, Will- iam ; and Louisa, who is with her parents. Mr. Dieckmann and his family attend the Lutheran church and he is a member of Socrates Lodge, No. 223, I. O. O. F. He also belongs to the Arion Singing So- ciety of Brooklyn and numerous organizations which have for their object the advancement of the social and moral welfare of the community. FREDERICK G. WIESECKEL, M. D. The name of Wieseckel is inseparably interwoven with the history of the medical fraternity in Brook- lyn, having two representatives of the same family who are successfully engaged in the practice of med- icine. He whose name introduces this review was born at the old homestead on Grand street, in the Fifteenth ward of Williamsburg, March 10, 1868, and when he had attained a sufficient age was admit- ted to the parochial school of the Most Holy Trinity church. He continued his studies in public school No. 18, but in his sixteenth year he put aside his text-books and secured a situation in the pharmacy at the corner of Leonard and Meserole streets. There he remained until his nineteenth year when he en- tered the Medical College of New York city, in which he studied for three years. He was graduated in that institution in the class of 1892 and at once began the practice of his profession, making a spe- cialty of surgery. In connection with other physi- cians he attended many cases of surgical operations and treatment, and his skill in that work became recognized, securing a liberal patronage. In 1883 he was appointed ambulance surgeon at the Kings Coun- In his undertaking he has prospered and ty Hospital, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where he re- mained for one year when he opened a private office in the Eighteenth ward. - In May, 1897, he came to his present location, at No. 242 Graham avenue. . He has an excellent knowledge of anatomy, of the composition, construc- tion and functions of the various parts of the human organism and of the diseases which affect man and the best methods of cure. In professional life it is impossible to stand still; progress is continually be- ing made as the result of original investigation, re- search and experience, and he who would win suc- cess must keep in touch with these advancements. In this respect Dr. Wieseckel is in the foremost rank, and the liberal patronage which he receives at- tests the confidence reposed in his professional skill by those who know him. He is a member of the Most Sorrowful Mother Council, No. 40, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, is also connected with several social and fraternal organizations and is an active member of the Harmony Glee Club. ARTHUR R. SEWARD. Arthur R. Seward has been a resident of the six- teenth assembly district and the second election dis- trict of the Twenty-third ward for thirty-one years. He was born March 9, 1859, on North Fifth street, Williamsburg, and educated in public school No. 26. He early learned the printing trade, which he fol- lowed all his life, and for the last fifteen years as foreman for the well known publishing house of Peter De Baun & Company, of New York, extensive mercantile and bank printers, as well as printers of illustrated work. Mr. Seward has taken an active interest in politics for eighteen years, having served as delegate to local and state conventions and as a member of the Republican general committee of Kings county. His activity has always been in the interest of the success of the party and not as an as- pirant for office or for material gain. He has par- ticipated in all the campaigns of his party since ar- riving at his majority. He is one of the most potent factors of his party in his district. His work is of the fearless and courageous character. He is a member of the Levi P. Morton Club, Ridgewood Lodge, No. 7Io, F. & A. M., and De Long Council, Royal Arcanum. . Robert Seward, his father, was a lifelong builder in Brooklyn, well known in his day as one of the most extensive operators in his locality in which he was engaged up to his death in 1899, at the age of seventy-two. He was a most enthusiastic Republi- can and a member of the Sons of St. George, of which he was for a time the president. He was born in England, and arrived in this country July 14, 1850. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 59 Our subject is the only surviving child, Walter C., an only brother, having died at the age of eighteen years. DAVID JENKINS. On the roster of the representatives of the build- ing interests of Brooklyn appears the name of David Jenkins, who was formerly one of the leading con- tractors and builders of the city, but at the present time he is living retired, enjoying a well earned rest. He was born on Suffolk street of New York city, June 3, 1836. His father and his grandfather both bore the name of David Jenkins and the latter was a native of Litchfield, Connecticut. The great-grand- father was also a David Jenkins and was the found- er of the family in America, coming to this country from Cardiganshire, Wales, about 1740. Mr. Jenkins, whose name introduces this review, received but limited educational privileges, but has been an extensive reader, and through study, exper- ience and observation has become a well informed man. At the age of fourteen he secured a situation as “devil” in the office of the Brooklyn Times and steadily worked his way upward, his close applica- tion and faithful performance of duty winning him promotion from time to time until he became fore- man of the paper in the early days when George Bennett was its editor and proprietor. He afterward learned the carpenter’s trade and in 1872 began contracting and building on his own account, his place of business being at Nos. 360 to 372 South Fifth street. There he continued until the time of his retirement from active business life when he was succeeded by his son David. He was for several years the most extensive builder in the Williams- burg district, employing as many as three hundred men. He took contracts for the erection of many of the most important buildings in the city, including the Forty-seventh Armory building, a number of the largest breweries and many large private buildings, including the most costly ones that were erected during the time of his active connection with the work. He erected the Nassau, Brooklyn, Roswell and Broad streets ferry depots, and as his financial resources increased he made judicious investments of his capital in real estate and now owns much valuable property which classes him among the wealthy citizens of Brooklyn. Mr. Jenkins was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Parker, and unto them were born two Sons, David and Horace. He is a Republican in his polit- ical affiliations and is a member of the Presbyterian church. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to Emanuel Lodge, F. & A. M., and to DeWitt Clinton Chapter, R. A. M. He is also a member of Abel Smith Post, G. A. R., and was formerly a member of the Forty-seventh Regiment of the National Guard. Integrity, activity and energy have been the prominent points in his career, and few men are wider or more favorably known in the city of Brooklyn than is David Jenkins. His success in life is due to his own unaided efforts, and he has earned for himself an honorable name that will al- ways be identified with the history of his adopted city. David Jenkins, Jr., who succeeded his father in business in Brooklyn, was born February 8, 1870, pursued his preliminary education in the public schools, afterward entered Brown's Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut, and later pursued the study of languages in Turner Hall, of Williamsburg. He pre- pared for his chosen calling by studying achitecture in the Pratt Institute and then became associated with his father in the building business, to which he succeeded in 1898, carrying on operations at the old headquarters established in 1872. He does a general contracting, building and jobbing business, and the patronage which he receives is an indication of his honorable methods, of the excellent workmanship executed under his direction and his fidelity to the terms of a contract. Mr. Jenkins married Miss Helen Bosse, a daugh- ter of Herman Bosse. They are members of the Central Baptist church and in the community where they reside they have a large circle of friends who esteem them highly for their many excellent quali- ties. JOHN E. MAY. John E. May is an enterprising, wide-awake and progressive business man of Brooklyn, now at the head of the Saffen Printing House. He was born on the 1st of April, 1871, in the city which is still his home and is indebted to its public school System for his educational privileges. He was graduated from the high school with the class of 1886 and for about twelve years thereafter was engaged in the ad- vertising business in New York city, but in 1897 he became identified with the business interests of Brooklyn, assuming the management of the Saffen Printing House, a large job house which was estab- lished by his father-in-law. The volume of business has now reached extensive proportions and under the able control of Mr. May it is enjoying a very enviable reputation for the excellence of its work and for its reliability in all business transactions. In his political associations Mr. May is a stalwart Republican, giving an earnest support to the party, yet never seeking office. Socially he is a member of Clinton Lodge, No. 453, F. & A. M. He was married 60 P.IISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. ** in November, 1894, to Miss Ida Saffen, and unto them have been born an interesting little daughter, Flor- ence. They are widely and favorably known in, the city of Brooklyn and enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes there, holding an enviable position in social circles where true worth and intelligence are received as passports into good Society. ROBERT F. DOWNING. Robert F. Downing, of Brooklyn, is regarded as one of the leading Republicans of the city; his opin- ions are sought in the councils of his party and when followed have been attended by excellent results. As every American citizen should do, he takes a deep interest in the political situation of the country and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. It has therefore been after careful consideration and earnest thought that he has allied his interests with those of the Republican party, wheh has secured to the country some of the most important measures in the promotion of its prosperity for the past forty years. His energies are chiefly directed, however, to the exercise of his political influence in behalf of public improvements in Greater New York, and as a member of the lower house of the municipal as- sembly he uses his official prerogatives to support all measures which he believes will prove of general benefit. Mr. Downing was born in the district of Chelsea, in New York city, April 22, 1861, and is a graduate of public school No. 15, of Brooklyn, the New York high school and of Genesee College, completing the course in the last named institution with the class of 1886. He has since graduated from the Chautau- qua University. It was his desire to study law and follow a professional career, but his services were needed in the control of his father’s extensive dry- goods business, which at that time was one of the largest enterprises of the kind in New York city. For forty years the firm of S. Downing & Sons has been well known in commercial circles, bearing an unassailable reputation and enjoying such success as always follows honorable effort, guided by sound business judgment and supplemented by progressive methods. The house is located at No. 139 Spring Street, where for the past ten years Mr. Downng has engaged in the wholesale dry-goods trade. Nor have his efforts been confined alone to one line, as he gives considerable attention to the real-estate and insurance business. His father owns considerable real estate in Brooklyn and on Long Island, and the man- agement of this property is an important item in his realty interests. The extent of his business connec- tions has gained him a wide acquaintance in com- mercial and financial circles, where his fidelity to the ethics of business life has won for him unquestioned confidence and high regard. The tendency at the present time, especially in the larger cities, is to place men of well-known business ability in office, in order that municipal affairs may be conducted on sound business principles. In har- mony with this recognized condition was Mr. Down- ing's election to the lower house of the municipal assembly from the First assembly district of Brook- lyn, which has within its borders real estate to the value of four million dollars and which includes the First and Third wards as well as the First district in the Sixth ward, embracing a population of more than forty thousand. For thirty years Mr. Downing has resided in the Third ward, and from the time he attained his majority he has taken a deep and abiding interest n politics and the success of his party. He was a delegate to the convention which nominated Governor Odell, as well as to the national convention in Philadelphia, which nominated Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt. He has done considerable campaign work in Kings county, having made many addresses in support of the party candidates and principles in his county in 1900. He is a member of the First Assembly District Club and one of its board of governors. He also belongs to the Kings county Republican committee and the Brooklyn Re- publican Club, while socially he is connected with Lexington Lodge, No. 310, F. & A. M., of which he has three times served as master. Mr. Downing entered his present office not fet- tered by party, but as a free agent, representing the people and laboring earnestly for their welfare. He has ever been found on the side of reform, prog- ress and improvement, and has supported all propo- sitions for the paving of Brooklyn's streets, the im- provement of the water, tunnel and sewer systems. He stanchly championed the Milbourne reservoir measure, which was delayed for a year and a half, but finally an appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars was secured for the rebuilding of the reser- voir, which will furnish an adequate water supply for the city. He has served on two very important committees—bridges and tunnels, and taxes and finances. He was instrumental in securing the bridge to Blackwell's Island, after a persistent fight, and has been instrumental in obtaining an additional ap- propriation of five hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the construction of two piers for that bridge, a measure which he has just succeeded in having passed. He likewise secured the appropriation of six hundred and forty-four thousand dollars for the construction of the Vernon avenue bridge, contracts for which have been let. He has fought persistently for the interests of Brooklyn. He introduced the measure compelling the correction of the congested HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 61 condition on the New York end of the Brooklyn bridge, as well as the providing of the shelter and other conveniences which have been granted and are to be built in the near future, and which resulted in the introduction of the McCares bill into the state assembly, providing for the purchase of addi- tional space thus making possible the improvements designated. He has been untiring in support of the Brooklyn tunnel, which has been stubbornly opposed by the Tammany committee on bridges and tunnels. He introduced a bill for the repairing and lighting of Dean and Amity streets at a cost of forty-five thousand dollars, as well as the repaving and light- ing of Pacific street at an additional cost of forty- five thousand dollars. He was also instrumental in securing the passage of an ordinance requiring the trolley cars in Atlantic avenue to stop at certain dangerous crossings. No one at all acquainted with the history of Mr. Downing can doubt his loy- alty and devotion to Brooklyn and her welfare. He has labored untiringly for her improvement along educational, social and material lines, and no member of the board of aldermen has been more indefatiga- ble in support of her interests. He is a man and citizen whom to know is to respect and honor, and in the history of Long Island he certainly merits prominent mention. - HENRY C. SAFFEN. - Henry C. Saffen was for many years an important factor in the business and political circles of Brook- lyn. He left the impress of his individuality upon the public life of the city and at all times exer- cised his influence for good along the lines of prog- ress that made him a representative and valued citi- zen of the community. He was born in the Seventh ward of New York city, February 7, 1850, and was a son of James Saffen. His education was acquired in the public schools and was graduated in the high school. He then entered upon his business career as an employe of Martin Brown, city printer of New York, and later embarked in the printing business on his own account on a small scale in Brooklyn in 1879. In 1884 he removed to No. 172 Spillman ave- nue, where he established a large printing plant and built up a very extensive business, having a building thirty-five by one hundred feet and two stories in height. He turned out work of a very high grade and its excellence combined with his energy and hon- orable business methods secured to him a very large patronage. He was a director in the Long Island Trust Company, a director in the Bushwick Building and Loan Association and also of the East Brooklyn Building and Loan Association. It will thus be seen that his interests were not confined to one line, for he was a man of resourceful ability, strong execu- tive force and of keen discrimination and he carried. to successful completion whatever he undertook. For many years Mr. Saffen was a recognized lead- er in the ranks of the Republican party and ever kept well informed on the issues of the day, thus. being able to give an intelligent support to the prin- ciples which he advocated. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, called him to pub- lic office and in every position he discharged his du- ties faithfully, showing that the trust reposed in him: was well merited. He was twice elected supervisor of the Sixteenth ward, his services covering four years, and in 1894 he was elected to the important. office of county clerk, which position he was filling at the time of his death, in October, 1896, after twenty- two months' service. His labors in that position were characterized by the strictest fidelity, by promptness and reliability. For ten years he was a recognized leader of his party in the congressional district and his opinions carried great weight in its. councils. - - Mr. Saffen was united in marriage with Miss. Eliza Murray, and unto them were born two chil- dren, Ida, now the wife of John E. May, and Emily F. Socially he was connected with various organ- izations. He was past master of Henry Clay Lodge, F. & A. M., of New York; belonged to the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows; the Independent Order of Red Men; the Knights of Honor; the Brooklyn Lodge of the B. P. Order of Elks; the Knights of Pythias; and the Hanover, Home and Union League Clubs. He exemplified in his life the benevolent spirit of the fraternities with which he was connected and was a very popular member of the social organizations. Charitable and benevolent, lie never withheld the hand of assistance from the deserving poor but always gave freely and liberally, his charities probably exceeding those of any other in the congressional district. He thoroughly en- joyed home life and took great pleasure in the society of his family and friends. He was always cour- teous, kindly and affable, and those who knew him. personally had for him warm regard. A man of great natural ability, his success in business from the be- ginning of his residence in Brooklyn was uniform and rapid. As has been truly remarked, after all that may be done for a man in the way of giving him. early opportunities for obtaining the requirements which are sought in the schools and in books, he must essentially formulate, determine and give shape to his own character; and this is what Mr. Saffen has done. He persevered in the pursuit of a persistent purpose and gained the most satisfactory. reward. His life was exemplary in all respects and he ever supported those interests which were calcu- 62 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. lated to uplift and benefit humanity, while his own high moral worth was deserving of the highest com- mendation. He was a strictly temperate man, never . using either liquor or tobacco, and he had the esteem of his friends and the confidence of the business public. - - HERMAN KREGER. No native son of America has been more loyal to the interests of the “land of the free” than was Herman Kreger, who in the military service of his adopted country ever displayed marked patriotism and fearless fidelity to duty. Mecklenburg, Germany, January 9, 1849, and when only three years of age was brought to Brooklyn, acquiring his education in the public schools of this city. When the Union was threatened by seccession of the south, he offered his services to the govern- ment, enlisting on the 3d of October, 1862, as a mem- ber of the One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment of New York Volunteers. He was assigned to Com- pany F, and with his command went to New Or- leans and participated in the Louisiana campaign under General Butler. He was with Sherman in the campaign in the Shenandoah valley, and took part in the battles of Donaldsonville, Francis River, Seaton Cross Roads, Franklin, the siege of Port Hudson, the engagement at Deep Bottom, Harper’s Ferry, Winchester, Martinsburg, Cedar Creek, Manassas Gap and numerous other engagements of a minor character. He enlisted as a musician, but was faithful to every call of duty no matter into what line of action it led him. Upon his return from the war Mr. Kreger learned the carpenter’s trade and followed that pursuit for ten years. He afterward learned the machinist's trade, and was engaged in working along that line for several years. On the I2th of December, 1870, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment of United States Infantry, with which he served until De- cember 12, 1875, at Holly Springs, Mississippi, where he was mustered out by virtue of the expira- tion of his term. He was employed on the frontier, doing Indian fighting, and with fourteen men sur- veyed the road from Helena, Montana, for a dis- tance of forty-five miles over the mountains, under command of Emery W. Clift. They marched from Camp Beckett to Salt Lake City, a distance of six hundred miles; and had several encounters with the Indians in the Wind River valley, meeting with red men of the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes. In 1875 he returned to Brooklyn and engaged in the express business, but soon became a member of Company H, Thirty-second Regiment of the New York National Guard, with which he was actively He was born in department stores of the city. interest in several manufacturing plants throughout cial circles. connected until 1891, when the regiment was dis- banded. In the year 1892 he was transferred to the Thirteenth Regiment. He was a charter mem- ber of Mansfield Post, No. 30, G. A. R., and took a great delight in renewing old associations with his army comrades. Socially he was a member of Star of Hope Lodge, No. 30, F. & A. M. - Mr. Kreger was happily married in 1869, to Miss Bertha Gross, and unto them were born seven children, but only two, Anna and Walter J., are now living. A true military spirit, familiarity with discipline and a quickness in response made Mr. Kreger a loyal and valued representative of military interests in his adopted land, and he may well be honored as a worthy follower of the stars and stripes. JOHN DRESCHER. John Drescher, the present treasurer of the Kings county Republican general committee, is a well known factor in political circles and in business life in Brooklyn. He is a native of the city, his birth having occurred in the Fifth assembly district Octo- ber 31, 1863. His father, John Drescher, Sr., is an old-time citizen of Williamsburg, where he located in 1855, on his arrival from Germany, having since made his home in that portion of Brooklyn. The son is a graduate of the public schools and of Wright's Business College, and after completing the course in the latter institution he entered an office to learn bookkeeping. Subsequently he became a traveling salesman, in which capacity he served for five years, on the expiration of which period he was married and embarked in business on his own account as a member of the firm of Drescher & Cussan. They engaged in importing and exporting moldings, pic- ture frames and pictures at No. 12 Park place, New York, where they have since remained, building up a very extensive and profitable business. They ex- port their goods to England and various European countries, and also import foreign products. They number among their New York patrons the largest They also own an the west for the manufacture of materials they han- dle, doing annually a business of over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The enterprise from a small beginning has grown to mammoth proportions under the capable control of the partners, and the firm enjoys a most enviable reputation in commer- On the 13th of March, 1888, Mr. Drescher was happily married to Miss Emma Goller, of Brooklyn, and their home is now blessed with three children. Mr. Drescher is identified with many societies, social, fraternal and political, including the Congress, Ex- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 63. celsior, Hanover and the Bachelors and Benedicts Clubs; Hyatt Lodge, F. & A. M.; DeLong Council, Royal Arcanum; and Long Island Camp of the Fra- ternal Legion. He dates his affiliation with the Re- publican party from the time he attained his ma- jority, his presidential vote being first cast for James G. Blaine. He has long been an active worker for the growth and success of the party and has filled several political positions. He was appointed assessor under Mayor Wurster for a term of five years, serv- ing until the incorporation of Greater New York, when he was legislated out of office by reason of the incorporation. His district comprised the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-first wards in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He now holds the office of treasurer of the Kings county Republican general committee. He has delivered many political ad- dresses, and has always identified himself with the organization movements of his party in securing proper nominations, and has contributed to the suc- cess of the party in general through his earnest and efficient efforts in its behalf. CHARLES B. COATES. Charles B. Coates is one of the prominent repre- Sentatives of Republicanism in Brooklyn and on Long Island. While the disposition to do honor to those who have served well their race or their na- tion is prevalent among all enlightened people and is of great value everywhere and under all forms of government, it is particularly appropriate to be fos- tered in this country, where no man is born to pub- lic office or to public honor, or comes to either by inheritance, but where all men are equal before the law, where the race for distinction is over the road to public usefulness and is open to every one who chooses to enter, however humble and obscure he may be, and where the adventitious circumstances of family or wealth count, in the vast majority of cases, for but little or nothing. According to the true doctrine of a republic they should never count for anything at all. Under our system, whose very existence depends upon the virtues of the people themselves, who are not only the source of all po- litical powers, but upon whom depends the very existence of our free institutions, those who have distinguished themselves in the public service, whether in statesmanship, in arms or in laboring for the advancement of a cause or principle, should not fail of recognition. Such a history incites others to follow the example and inspires them to similar effort. Among the Republican workers on Long Island are many men whose years far outnumber Mr. Coates, but it would be difficult to find one who is more active and faithful in advocacy of the cause than he. - Mr. Coates was born in Albany, New York, October 13, 1863, and after completing the course in the Albany high school he became a student in . the Albany Law School, where he was graduated in 1885. He then entered the law offices of Chase & Bristow, of New York, where he remained for four years, when he became an examiner of titles in the Lawyers' Title Company, of New York, where he continued for five years, when he accepted his present position as chief clerk of the third dis- trict magistrate court, to which he was appointed June I, I896, and in which he has since served. He has long been known as an enthusiastic, earnest worker in behalf of the Republican party, especially in the Ninth ward of Brooklyn, where he has re- sided for thirteen years. He has been a delegate to the local county and state conventions and has been a member of the state committee. He has the reputation of having made more Republican votes in the Eleventh assembly district than any other man. This is due to his industry, close ap- plication and personality. His work has been per- sistent, enthusiastic and untiring not only in the in- terests of his friends in political directions, but also for the success of his party as a whole." He has been offered the position of executive member of his district, an honor which he refused. He is a close friend of Mr. Woodruff's and has a strong hold on the Eleventh district. He is a member of the county committee and the Eleventh assembly district organization, and also belongs to the Logan Club. On the 3oth of September, 1888, Mr. Coates was united in marriage to Miss Anna Louise Burrell, a daughter of the late Dr. Ilgen Burrell, who was formerly a clergyman in the Lutheran church. Their union has been blessed with one daughter. Socially Mr. Coates is connected with the Royal Arcanum, in which he has been honored with a number of offices. He has also been interested in military affairs, having been a member of Company . I, Twenty-third Regiment of the New York Na- tional Guard for seven years, after which he was honorably discharged. While a member his com- pany was known as the “shooting company,” which won various state prizes offered to the Second brigade at Creedmoor, and Mr. Coates with his company always qualified for these contests. He has a pleasing personality and a great faculty for making friends, so that he is widely popular. Well known for his honesty of purpose, he is a man of his word and commands the entire confidence of the 64 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. leaders of his party in his official relations, while his uniform courtesy makes him liked by all with whom he comes in contact. BENNETT H. TOBEY. As manager and treasurer of the Firth Carpet Company of Brooklyn, Lieutenant-Colonel Tobey occupies an enviable position in business circles. He was born in the city which is still his home, July 8, 1856. His father, Charles B. Tobey, is a resident of Glencove, Long Island. During the Civil war he served as captain of Company C, Fourteenth New York Infantry, participated in the battle of Bull Run and in all of the engagements of the campaign, + the battles of Binn’s Hill, Beverly Ford, Falmouth, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs, Gainesville, Groveton, and in the second battle of Bull Run was wounded four times. This occasioned his discharge on account of physical disability. He is now a mem- ber of the Fourteenth Veterans' Association, and is past commander of Daniel L. Downing Post, G. A. R., No. 365, of Glencove. until 1872, since which time he has made his home at his present place of residence. He was one of the first supervisors of Brooklyn, and at one time held the office of deputy collector of internal reve- nue. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and for many years has been a Mason. His brother, George W. Tobey, who belonged to his company during the Civil war, was killed in the second battle of Bull Run, at the age of nineteen years. William Tobey, the great-great-grandfather of our subject, was a native of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, and was one of the heroes of the Revolution. In public school No. 25, Brooklyn, Bennett H. Tobey, of this review, obtained his education, and afterward became employed in the carpet business, with which he has been connected throughout his entire active career. He is at present manager of the sales department of the Beattie Manufacturing Company and the Firth Carpet Company, also treas- urer of the latter. The first manufactures velvet and the Second tapestry carpets, with offices at No. 133 Fifth avenue, New York. The business is an im- portant one, the trade being very extensive and the success of the enterprise is largely due to the capa- ble control of Mr. Tobey. On the 14th of April, 1878, he was married to Harriet B. Newell, and they have one child, Margue- rite. Mrs. Tobey is a daughter of George C. Newell, of Farmington, Connecticut. Her great-great-grand- father, Simeon B. Newell, served in the Revolution. The Historical Society of Connecticut records that he was the first to give information of Arnold's treachery. Lieutenant-Colonel Tobey's great-grand- He resided in Brooklyn father, Bennett Hyde, lived at Oyster Bay, Long: Island, and the family is an old and prominent one. Lieutenant-Colonel Tobey is a valued member of the Orion Lodge, F. & A. M., and belongs to the Crescent Athletic Club and the Aldine Association. Inspired by the example of his father and uncle and prompted by a deep interest in military life, he became a private in Company I, Fourteenth Regi- ment of the New York National Guard, February. 26, 1890; on the 21st of April of that year was made corporal; on the 18th of June became second lieu- tenant; was promoted to first lieutenant on the 19th, of February, 1891; became captain of Company H on the 30th of August, 1892; was commissioned ma- jor of the Fourteenth Regiment on the 18th of Feb- ruary, 1893; and from the 14th of May, 1898, until the 5th of September of the same year was major of the Fourteenth Regiment of New York Volun- teers, which joined the army for service in the Spanish-American war. He went with his regiment to Chickamauga, where he remained until it was deemed hopeless that the troops would be ordered to the front, when he resigned ,and thirty days later his regiment was formally mustered out. Since July 29, 1901, he has been lieutenant-colonel of the Four- teenth Regiment of the National Guard, and is popu- lar with the soldiers and highly esteemed as an officer. Through his own well directed efforts he has. attained a prominent position in business circles, working his way steadily upward by determined pur- pose, close application and honorable methods. CORNELIUS J. TEEHAN. Cornelius J. Teehan was born March 31, 1865, and throughout his entire life has resided in the Sixth. ward of Brooklyn. He was educated in St. Peter's Academy and in public school No. 13, and when he put aside his text-books to learn the more difficult lessons in the school of experience he entered the woolen house of Stein & Company, of New York, there remaining for fifteen years, when he accepted. his present position as chief clerk in the Second dis- trict magistrate court, then presided over by Judge Henry Bristow. He entered upon the duties of the office May 1, 1897, and has been most prompt and efficient in their discharge. Mr. Teehan has been actively interested in local: politics since attaining his majority, and has been chosen delegate to the various local and state con- ventions of the Republican party, where he has given. his support to the men whose capability and trust- worthiness named them as well fitted for office. He is president of the district committee and president of the Third Assembly District Republican Club, which was organized during the McKinley campaign. U/ e/~c º HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 65 p and now has a membership of two hundred and fifty. He also belongs to the Brooklyn Republican Club, and is well and favorably known throughout the city as an active campaign worker and as an important factor in local politics. - . In 1888 Mr. Teehan was married to Miss Mamie Conroy, of Brooklyn, and their union has been blessed with three children. In his social relations he is a representative of Manhasset Council, No. 1158, Royal Arcanum, and of Americus Council, No. 155, Knights of Columbus. His manner is genial, affable and courteous, and this added to his execu- tive ability and sound judgment makes his influence a potent agency in support of all movements with which he is allied. - ALBERT CHAMBERS. In this gentleman we see a representative of a class of men whose success has resulted entirely from their own efforts and who have therefore gained the right to be numbered among those who are termed self-made men. This term is one of compliment and indicates self-reliance, close applica- tion and determined purpose. These qualities never fail to gain prosperity, and have been the elements that have won for Mr. Chambers a place among the substantial and representative citizens of Coney Isl- and, where he is now engaged in the drug business. He was born in Newton, New Jersey, January 9, 1859, a son of Wesley Chambers, who was also a native of that locality. The grandfather was Rob- ert Chambers. Wesley Chambers was a monument- maker, and died in 1880. very successful, and his honorable business methods won him the respect and confidence of all. He held membership in the Methodist church and served as one of its elders. He married Euphemia Sidner, a daughter of Jesse Sidner and a representative of one of the old families of this section of the country. She died in 1899, and is survived by four of her seven children, namely: Estelle, wife of Morris R. Stytes, of Morristown, New Jersey; George, who is living in New York city; Marietta, whose home is in Babylon, New York; and Albert. - The subject of this review attended the local schools in his boyhood. He was only nine years of age when his father died, and he then made his way to Newark, New Jersey, in order to earn a living. He soon found employment in a drug store, and his faithfulness to duty and his unquestioned honesty were indicated by the fact that he remained in that position for nine years. In 1881 he went to Brook- lyn, where he was employed for a year, and then came to Coney Island, securing a situation in a drug store, but after a short time he began business on In his business he was his own account. He has since dealt in drugs here, and now has a well equipped establishment, carry- ing a carefully selected stock. . From 1894 until 1898 Mr. Chambers served as jus- tice of the peace. In his political affiliations he is a Democrat, and takes a very active part in promoting the growth of his party. He attends its conventions, and was a state delegate to the last presidential con- vention. For seven years he filled the position of postmaster at Coney Island. He was one of the leaders in the organization of citizens who opposed McKane, and was the author of a strong petition: and argument against annexation to Brooklyn, claim- ing that the time had not yet arrived when Coney Island should have become a part of that city and thereby of Greater New York, as they did not know on what basis Brooklyn would become a part of the metropolis. He spent much time and money to show that his objections were well founded, and time has proven that his position was a correct one. On the 3d day of May, 1887, Mr. Chambers was united in marriage to Miss Emma Pierce, a daugh- ter of George Pierce. Socially he is connected with Kedron Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he is a charter member. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows So- ciety and the various local clubs. As a citizen he has ever been public spirited and progressive, and was foreman of the volunteer hook and ladder com- pany of Coney Island for eight years. He with- holds his support from no movement or measure which he believes will contribute to the public good. He is a man of fine personal appearance, agreeable in manner and possessed of those traits of character which in every land and every clime command re- Spect. HON, MITCHELL MAY. Hon. Mitchell May, a representative of the Kings. county bar, where he has become well known as a successful practitioner in the courts of Brooklyn, was born in the Thirteenth ward of this city, July 10, 1871, his parents being Nathan and Matilda (Muhl– hausen) May. His father was born in France, and his mother in New York city. By this marriage. there were five children who reached maturity. . In the public schools of the eastern district of Brooklyn Mitchell May received his early mental discipline, and in his fifteenth year entered the Poly- technic Institute, in which he was graduated with the class of 1889. Having determined to engage in the practice of law, he prepared for his chosen profes- sion in the Columbia College, of New York city, and was there graduated in 1892, standing well in his class. Mr. May was admitted to the bar in 1893, and opening an office in Brooklyn has since met with 5 X . 66 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. marked success in his chosen life work. In 1898 he was nominated by the Democratic party as its candi- date for congress, and at the end of the campaign, in which he made a thorough canvass, he was elected by a very creditable majority, being one of the young- est members in the legislative councils of the nation. He creditably represented his constituents, however, and then returned to his home, since which time he has given his undivided attention to his profession. His clientele is a representative one, and the promi- nence he has already gained is an earnest of future success. Mr. May was married October 18, 1900, to Miss Paulina Joli, a daughter of Charles and Mary Joli. PHe is identified with a number of social organiza- tions of the city which have for their object the good and welfare of the community. He is also an active member of Cassia Lodge, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn, and has a very wide acquaintance in the city of his nativity, where his genuine worth and genial manner have made him popular in social, pro- fessional and political circles. JONAS H. JONES. Among the native sons of Brooklyn whose ad- vancement to a prominent position has been rapid and enviable is Jonas H. Jones, who is now ex- tensively engaged in the wholesale tobacco business and the manufacture of cigars. His enterprise is one of the leading industries in this line in Brooklyn and the patronage of the house has assumed large proportions. - Mr. Jones is a native of Brooklyn, his birth hav- ing occurred in the Sixth ward about forty-two years ago. The public-school system provided him his ‘educational privileges, and after putting aside his text-books he received his preliminary business train- ing as an employe in a drug store. When his labors Had brought to him capital sufficient to enable him to engage in business on his own account he became connected with the tobacco trade as a dealer in leaf tobacco and a manufacturer of cigars. His business is located at No. 25I Washington street, where the firm of Jones & Davis, of which he is the senior partner, is in control of extensive shipments and large sales. The tobacco which they handle and the cigars which they manufacture are of high grade and therefore command a ready sale on the market. Twenty years ago Mr. Jones was united in mar- riage to Miss Martha Sullivan, and unto them have been born three children. Their home is a favorite resort with their many friends, and socially Mr. Jones is connected with Kings County Lodge, No. 5II, F. & A. M., and the Court of Brooklyn, For- esters of America. His usefulness in public service extends to active work in the ranks of the Demo- cratic party. He has been a member of the Demo- cratic general committee for five years and a dele- gate to all local and state conventions. He has also been treasurer of the Eighteenth Assembly District Organization for two years, and is the popular presi- dent of the Henry Hesterberg Democratic Associa- tion, organized in the Eighteenth assembly district in 1879 with about four hundred and fifty members. The membership has since grown until it now num- bers over eight hundred and fifty. The club was organized for political purposes, but has since de- veloped a social side which is one of its important features. It had its origin in the old days of the village of Flatbush, and has continued as an organi- zation for the purpose of binding and holding to- gether the Democratic contingent of that district. Mr. Jones was one of the organizers and has always been a prominent member. The present officers are: J. H. Jones, president; John A. Sutter, vice-presi- dent; J. Rutan, financial secretary; W. K. Conley, secretary; R. J. Whalon, treasurer; and George Craigen, chairman of the finance committee. Other prominent members of the club are Hon. Edmund H. Driggs, Judge Alfred Steers, Commissioner George J. Craigen and George W. Walton. The associa- tion gives annual outings, many of which have been notable and have formed an important feature of the Organization. The headquarters of the club are at . No. 41 Grant street, Flatbush. EMIL C. KRAUSCHE. Emil C. Krausche is a well-known pharmacist of Brooklyn, carrying on business in the Eighteenth ward. He was born in New York city December 6, 1875, and is a son of Charles H. and Nicholina Loretta (Cloves) Krausche. When a little lad of five summers he was brought to Brooklyn by his parents and in the public schools acquired his educa- tion, his literary training being supplemented in Wright's Long Island Business College. He there continued his studies for a year, after which he entered the College of Pharmacy of the city of Brook- lyn, and on the completion of the regular course was graduated in that institution in the class of 1895. Thus well equipped for his chosen calling, he accepted a position as prescription clerk in the Phar- macy of New York, and in May, 1899, he became the proprietor of a pharmacy which had been estab- lished by his father in 1896, at the corner of Wykoff street and Ralph avenue. - Mr. Krausche is a member of the New York City Pharmaceutical Association and of the Alumni As- sociation of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. He is a young man full of energy and determination, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 67 and his possession of these qualities insures his con- tinued success in the conduct of the enterprise with which he is now connected. He was happily mar- ried August 24, 1899, the lady of his choice being Miss Pauline F. Boetticher, a daughter of Maximil- lian and Emma (Schwartz) Boetticher. The former was a native of Germany. This union has been blessed with one son, viz., Howard. JOSEPH R. K. BARLOW. Although a resident of Brooklyn, Captain Joseph Richard Kendrick Barlow is a western man by birth, having been born in St. Louis, Missouri, on the 2d of August, 1853. His early youth was there passed, and with his parents he came to Brooklyn in 1869, when sixteen years of age. Soon afterward he en- tered a stock broker's office as errand boy, and was promoted, having for fourteen years been in charge of the office in Wall street. Subsequently he be- came connected with the firm of Donnell, Lawson & Simpson, at that time one of the oldest and largest banking firms in New York city, and after severing his connection with that house he accepted his present position as general manager of C. Rosen- stein & Company, importers. He is also secretary of the company, and in a large measure the pros- perity of the house is due to his capable direction of its affairs. For a number of years Captain Barlow has been a prominent figure in military circles on Long Island. His father, who died in Brooklyn, was a member of the Old Guard of St. Louis, Missouri, during the Civil war. On the 17th of December, 1872, Captain Barlow became a private in the Twenty-third Regi- ment of New York, and since that time has been promoted, becoming second lieutenant of the Four- teenth Regiment, March 28, 1878; first lieutenant on the IIth of September of the same year, and captain on the 22d of March, 1880. He resigned and was discharged April 22, 1891, but on the 24th of Septem- ber of the same year he became first lieutenant of Company F, Thirteenth Regiment, of the New York National Guard, and was made its adjutant on the 31st of May, 1893. On the 7th of September of the same year he became captain of Company F, in which capacity he served until discharged, Septem- ber 12, 1894. His interest in military affairs and his love for the service is so deep and sincere that he did not long remain in private life, and on the 18th of November, 1895, was commissioned captain of Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, of the National Guard of New York. On the 2d of May, 1898, he was commissioned a captain in the Fourteenth Regi- ment, New York Volunteers, for service in the Span- ish-American war, and thus served until honorably discharged, September 5, of the same year. While in the Twenty-third Regiment he was in active serv- ice during the Hornellsville riots in 1877; also with the Thirteenth Regiment during the Buffalo riots, and with his command, in the Fourteenth Volun- teers, went to Chickamauga, when this country was engaged in war with Spain. He continued as captain of Company I, of the Fourteenth Regiment, until March, 1900, when he resigned, after an aggregate service of twenty-six years. He won the state medal for twenty-five years' faithful and honorable service, an honor of which not many can boast. He is now a member of the Spanish War Veterans' Association. Captain Barlow is married and has two sons, Charles G. and Richard K. Socially he has been connected for twenty years with the Knights of Honor and served as dictator of the lodge for three years. He has a wide acquaintance in military and business circles, and while as an officer he always maintained discipline in the regiment, he also won the love and confidence of his men and was one of the most esteemed commanders of the New York troops. - WILLIAM H. BRUBACHER. William H. Brubacher, a grocery and provision merchant whose business interests are located in the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, was born in Wilkes- barre, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1859, his parents being Henry and Catherine Brubacher. When only a year old he was brought by his parents to New York, and acquired his education in grammar school No. 20, of New York city. When he had mastered the branches taught in that institution he entered upon an apprenticeship to the printer's trade, but on the expiration of three years devoted to that pursuit he was obliged to abandon it on account of failing health. He then engaged in the dairy business until 1890, in which year he opened a grocery store in New York city, carrying on operations there until 1896, when he established a store in East New York, where by careful attention to the wants of his patrons he has acquired a remunerative and rapidly increasing trade. He carries a large and complete line of staple and fancy groceries, and by his reasonable prices and his undoubted integrity he has gained the good will and liberal support of the locality in which he carries on business. - Mr. Brubacher was married in New York, Febru- ary 22, 1882, to Miss Charlotte Colwell, of New York, and six children were born unto them, but only two are living, Charlotte and Emma. Mr. Brubacher holds membership in Plymouth Rock Lodge, No. 374, I. O. O. F., of New York. He withholds his aid from no measure or movement which he believes will 68 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND prove of public good. His rise in the business world has been uniform, for by his own efforts, his per- severance and his business ability he has worked his way steadily upward until he is now the possessor of a handsome competence which is entirely the out- growth of his own labors. JOHN H. BLIGH. John H. Bligh, who has been for many years connected with the business department of the New York “Herald,” is a resident of the Seventh assem- bly district, Eighth ward, of Brooklyn. He has taken an active part in politics for many years and has been a delegate to various local conventions. He is a member of the Henry E. Abell Republican Club and the Seventh assembly district Republican organi- zation. He has been a member of the executive committee of the Abell Club for several years arid one of its influential members. Brooklyn July 16, 1859, and was educated in the public schools, being a graduate of No. 13, and later pur- sued a commercial course in Brown's Business Col- lege. He has been connected for many years in various capacities with the business department of the New York “Herald,” and has risen by successive steps of promotion until achieving his present position of assistant auditor. He is a member of Peconic Council, Royal Arcanum, and served his time in the Thirteenth Regiment, National Guard, state of New York, and is now a member of the Veteran Asso- ciation of that regiment. He married Miss Sarah A. Greenwood, and they have had four children, two of whom are living. - - - Robert W. Bligh, father of our subject, has been a resident of Brooklyn for nearly fifty years, and was for twenty-five years connected with the New York “Herald,” having charge of the index department and as compiler of the well known “Herald Almanac.” WALTER S. BREWSTER, Walter S. Brewster, a member of the Kings county bar, was born in Brooklyn August 29, 1867, and is a son of George Brewster, formerly of Brooklyn. He was educated in the Polytechnic Institute, and later graduated at Yale College, in 1889, with the degree of A. B. Subsequently he entered the office of Judge Jesse Johnson and Colonel Albert E. Lamb, from whose office he was admitted to the bar in 1892. He continued with the firm of Johnson & Lamb until 1895, when he became manager and attorney for the American Security Company for the district of Long Island. He at the same time opened an office for private practice in Brooklyn, at No. 166 Montague street, but continued his relations with the He was born in the regularly prescribed course. \ . company for three years, when he resigned in order to devote his entire attention to his private practice, at the address of his private office. He is a director of the Brevoort Savings Bank and a trustee of the Franklin Safe Deposit Company. He was at one time identified with the Homeopathic Hospital as its secretary. . Mr. Brewster is a Republican in politics, at the present time is president of the Brooklyn Repub- lican Club, and is a member of the advisory board of the Brooklyn Young Men's Republican Club. He is a member of the University and Hamilton Clubs, and a member of the governing board of the last named club. GEORGE E. ENGLAND. George E. England, a distinguished citizen of Brooklyn, is a resident of the Sixteenth election dis- trict of the Twenty-eighth ward, where he has taken an active interest in politics since reaching his ma- jority. He first opened his eyes to the light of day in this city, on the 2d of July, 1855. His father, George England, came from England to America when a young man, locating in Brooklyn, where he resided until his death. The son, George E., re- ceived his early education in public school No. 5, and later took a course at Brown's Business College, graduating in that institution after the completion of After laying aside his text-books preparatory to taking up the active duties of life he learned the hatter's trade, which he followed until the year 1882. He then accepted a position as inspector in the department of city works, where he served with efficiency for three and a half years, from December, 1882, until June, 1886, under the administration of Mayor Low. Mr. Eng- land later became superintendent of garbage in the department of city works in Brooklyn. He is a mem- ber of the Unity Club, the Kings county Republican general committee, and was the first assistant secre- tary of the Republican Association in the Eighteenth ward. He was later made secretary of that body for two years, when he succeeded the Hon. George C. Bennett, whose son, Charles G. Bennett, is at present the chief clerk of the United States senate, as president of the association, in which he served for two years. He has been successively re-elected to that position since that time. Mr. England has served as a delegate to all local conventions, and has also been a delegate to the national convention. In 1876 he was a candidate for assemblyman from . the Eighth assembly district, comprising the Sev- enteenth and Eighteenth wards. He was clerk of the board of Kings county supervisors until that board was legislated out of office, when, in 1896, he HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 69 was appointed to his present position, as chief clerk of the Fifth district magistrate court. As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life Mr. England chose Jennie Douglas, a daughter of Joseph Douglas, an early and prominent resident of Flatbush. This union has been blessed with three living children, and they also have one grandchild. In his social relations Mr. England is a prominent Mason, being a member of Justin F. Price Council, Royal Arcanum, and of Manuel Lodge, No. 636, F. & A. M., of which he is now master. At the present time he is active in the movement to estab- lish a Masonic society in his district. CHARLES FROEB. One of the progressive and enterprising business men of the eastern district of Brooklyn, Mr. Froeb is an exceptional illustration of the German-American citizens to our composite national character. His father, Peter Froeb, was the founder of the family in the United States. He was a native of the vil- lage of Waechtersbach, in the province of Hesse- Nassau, Germany, where he was educated and learned the barber's trade. He was much respected among his neighbors, who regarded him as a man of esti- mable character. In 1869, having decided to come to America to improve his opportunities in rearing and educating his children, he landed in New York city, where he located with his wife and five chil- dren. Peter Froeb died in Brooklyn in 1884, and his faithful wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Becker, survived him until 1890, when she, too, passed away. They were both good Christian people and were respected by all who knew them. Their union was blessed with five children, of whom the subject of this review is the only surviving child. Charles Froeb, after his arrival in this country, attended the local night schools of New York city until the age of fifteen years, when he became em- ployed in a wholesale wine and liquor house in New York, remaining there until 1883. and foresight led him to believe that the eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn afforded a good field for that line of enterprise, and he established in a small way the business which has by his careful and judicious man- agement attained proportions of considerable magni- tude. Among his patrons are the best houses and families of Greater New York, and he also does an extensive wholesale trade, reaching as far as the central western states. The enterprise furnishes em- ployment to a number of first-class salesmen and clerks, besides other employes. It will thus be seen that, the career of Mr. Froeb has been one of prog- ress and thrift, and his success is a splendid example of the enterprising self-made man. His experience him was a mountain of debt. Mr. Froeb does not allow his business to entirely absorb his attention, but gives considerable of his time and means to social and musical matters and other worthy enterprises that have for their object the good and welfare of the community. He is a member and president of the Arion Singing Society, which has had a most successful course under his leadership. In civic and public matters he has also taken an active interest, having served for three terms as a member of the Second ward Democratic committee, but with all his many engagements, both business and social, which naturally would serve to engross his attention, his home and family take precedence and his happiest moments are spent in the family circle at his pleasant home on Lafayette aVeillie. - - In December, 1880, Mr. Froeb was married to Miss Alma Kirchhuebel, a daughter of Herman Kirchhuebel, a native of the province of Saxony, Germany. By this union there have been born five children, four of whom survive, namely: Augustus, Charles, Frank and Herman. THE CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. The church of St. Vincent De Paul, of Brooklyn, was established in 1860. On the fly-leaf of its bap- tismal register appeared the following: “The church of St. Vincent De Paul was dedicated on the 11th of November, 1860, by the . Right Reverend Bishop Loughlin.” As far back as the year 1840 there were only three Catholic parish churches in Long Island, and one of these, St. Mary's, was located at the corn- er of North Eighth street and Kent avenue and was the place of worship for Catholics scattered for miles around. The increasing population, however, made it necessary that a new parish should be formed on the north side, and this was done, Rev. Bernard McGorrisk being appointed its first pastor. The old Presbyterian church on North Sixth street, between Bedford and Driggs avenues, was purchased. At that time the congregation numbered some two thou- sand souls, made up principally of the emigrant class. They were poor in the extreme, hence the new pastor had to make strenuous efforts to clear off what to He labored in and out of season, building up and strengthening the new parish until, worn out with age and unabating work, he passed away in 1866. He was succeeded by Father David O'Mullane. In the six years of its existence the growth of the parish had been phénomenal and the old wooden church was inadequate for the needs of the people. Father O'Mullane undertook the work of building a new church and rectory. Ground had already been secured on North Sixth street, directly opposite the old church. The work of con- 70 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. struction began and until its completion the pastor spared no efforts to enable him to meet his obliga- tions as the work progressed, and on Pentecost Sun- day, 1869, Bishop Loughlin solemnly dedicated the church to the service of God, under the patronage of St. Vincent De Paul. It is of pure gothic archi- tecture and as beautiful in execution as it is in de- sign. In the arduous work of lifting the heavy indebt- edness Father O'Mullane failed, and owing to ill health retired from the pastorate in July, 1872, his death occurring in October, 1873. He was succeeded by Father Martin Carroll, who has since remained in charge. He assumed the pastorate September 14, I872, at which time he found the church encumbered with a debt of sixty-two thousand dollars. With un- remitting zeal he carried forward the work begun by his predecessors and inaugurated different branches of work. He particularly felt the need of Christian education and resolved to found a parish School. To this end the old church building was renovated, and in September, 1873, was opened as a girls' school with the Sisters of St. Joseph in charge. For thirteen years there were five hundred and forty girls regularly in attendance, and the influence of the School for good proved to be no small blessing to the parish. In 1878, through the labors of Father Carroll, five lots adjoining the school on North Fifth Street were purchased for seven thousand two hun- dred and fifty dollars, and upon one of them a suita- ble convent for the Sisters was erected, valued at ten thousand dollars. The good results of the girls’ school were so apparent that he decided to provide a school for all the children, and in 1884 began col- lecting the necessary funds. There was great preju- dice against this movement, but Father Carroll per- Severed in his labors, and in September, 1885, the corner-Stone was laid, and the building was com- pleted and opened for the reception of pupils in September, 1886. Great was the throng of children assembled at mass on the opening morning and fully sixteen hundred were enrolled the first week. The Franciscan Brothers took charge of the male depart- ment and the Sisters of St. Joseph conducted the female department, with several lady teachers as assistants in each. Father Carroll aided the teachers in classifying the children, who were made to under- stand that obeying the school laws was one of the first essentials for good scholars. Excellent results attended their labors and the work has been steadily carried forward. In 1893 the church, property was improved by the erection of a new story on the rectory. This was rendered necessary to provide accommodations for an additional assistant and also for missionary priests who might be engaged in the work of missions in the parish. . . Improvements were also made in the church. . In 1881 Father Carroll conceived the project of erect- ing an altar that would be a lasting monument to the devotion of his people. This was done at a cost of over ten thousand dollars, and with two ex- ceptions the altar has no equal in the state, either in design or construction. Nothing further was done toward beautifying the interior of the church until 1893, when he returned from Europe, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. He then undertook the work of redecorating the church, Se- curing handsome marble side altars, a marble altar railing, new picture windows, a new floor and wains- coting and new pews. The improvements were made at a cost of twenty-two thousand dollars. Still one thing was lacking and that was a new organ, and this was secured to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pastorate of Father Carroll. It was formally dedicated December 12, 1897. It is impossible to give any estimate of the work done in the church of St. Vincent De Paul. Many of its altar boys have become priests and have gone forth in the world carrying the glad tidings of great joy. These include Rev. William J. Lane and Rev. Owen O’Brien, who were altar boys during the pastorate of Father McGorrisk, the first priest of the church. Others who served at the altar and afterward became members of the priesthood are Rev. William Giles, Rev. John Hogan, Father John T. Woods, Father Clancy and Father Ludeke, also Rev. Dr. James Corrigan, Father Hubert Gartland, S. J., Father Peter Matthews, Father John Naddy, Joseph Brady and Theodore King. . It will be interesting in this connection to note some things in the life record of the Rev. Martin Carroll, who for twenty-nine years has been pastor of the church of St. Vincent De Paul. On the occa- sion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the beginning of his pastorate jubilee services were held, in which the following account of his work was given : “Twenty-nine long, weary years of unremitting toil in one parish in the service of his Divine Master, in the bringing of souls to God, this is the record of Rev. Martin Carroll. About fifty years ago his parents, Michael and Catherine Carroll, emigrated from the county Tipperary, Ireland, and brought him, a mere child, to these hospitable shores, and took up their abode in Brooklyn. He was sent to St. Paul’s school, and there, under the teaching and ex- ample of the distinguished and learned pastor of St. Paul’s, Father Joseph A. Schneller, acquired the rudiments of piety and knowledge. The penetrating eye of the pastor was not slow to discover the talents of his pupil, whom we find later on pursuing his classical and theological studies at the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, Suspension Bridge, New York. He was ordained by the late Bishop Loughlin HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 71 on January 25, 1865. The first three years of his ministry were spent as assistant to Father McKenna, pastor of the church of Our Lady of Mercy. He was then promoted to the pastorate of St. Malachy's church, East New York, where for four years he devoted himself to the interests of his parish and was loved and respected by its people. “By the retirement of Father Mullane, in 1872, the church of St. Vincent De Paul was left without a head. Father Carroll was chosen to be the suc- cessor of Father Mullane, and from the day of his appointment, September 14, 1872, to the present day, with an energy that never flagged, with an industry that never wearied, and with a will that was never conquered, he has gone on with the work of the parish and made it one of the model parishes of the diocese. He has labored long and well. His con- stant aim has been to gain souls to God, and this arduous task has been accomplished only by sacri- fices. Day after day, during these twenty-five years, he has fought the good fight, now reclaiming the sinner or admonishing the wayward Soul, again whispering words of encouragement to a despondent heart, and everywhere blending sweetness and love with holy religion, thus forming a chain that bound him heart to heart and soul to soul to his people.’ “Father Carroll’s great work has been to foster Christian education. He saw the necessity, the real want of a Christian school, and his noble heart hesitated at no sacrifice, was deterred by no obstacle, until he brought into our midst the Franciscan Brothers and the Sisters of St. Joseph. As a pastor he knew that his ministry was not for the present generation only; he knew that what we sowed others would reap, and hence he took care to foster voca- tions in the priesthood and to religious life. So that now, even beyond this state, are found his spiritual children ministering at the altar, teaching in the class-room, or nursing in the hospital, thus perpetu- ating his ministry. For old and young in the parish, for every condition of life, he has organized societies and confraternities. The St. Vincent De Paul’s So- ciety for the Relief of the Poor, the Holy Name Society, with twelve hundred members, the Rosary Society, the Young Ladies’ Sodality, Boys’ Sodality, League of the Sacred Heart, all flourish and bear golden fruits. Father Carroll, then, has labored well for Christ and his church. Every day for the past twenty-five years has found him at the altar offering the Divine Sacrifice for the living and the dead; he has preached the gospel faithfully and with untiring energy; has led his people in the ways of virtue; been the father of the poor, the widow and the orphan; been blameless in his life, and a pattern to his flock. His mild and amiable disposition, his great love for souls, his self-denial and disinterested- ness, his indomitable perseverance surmounting every difficulty, overcoming every embarrassment, his splendid devotion to the interests of religion, education and charity, these things have endeared him to his flock and stamped him as a true priest of God. As an executive, Father Carroll has few equals among the financial managers of our city. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have passed through his hands, and the confidence and reliance placed in him by his people is their best testimony to his integrity, his far-sightedness and his scrupu- lous economy. Hence the church property, valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars and en- tirely free from indebtedness, speaks volumes for his excellent management of the temporal affairs of the parish. But notwithstanding his high qualities and the tireless energy which he has displayed, he could not have achieved success without the co-operation of his generous and faithful people, who for thirty- Seven years have never failed to respond to every call of their pastors. Few congregations of this vast diocese can show a record better than St. Vincent De Paul's in the building up of religion. We renew, therefore, at this auspicious time, our heartfelt con- gratulations to Father Carroll; we lay at his feet these expressions as a tribute of our loyalty and affection, of our sincere wish for his future health and happiness. We thank the Prince of Pastors that He has found in him a worthy representative; we thank God and the authorities of His church for giving us such a leader, counselor, father, teacher and friend, to guide and govern our parish, and to diffuse among the people the fragrance of the Chris- tian virtues. We beg the Great Shepherd of souls to prolong his useful life, and to grant him full years and faithful labors to celebrate his golden jubilee as the pastor of St. Vincent De Paul's church.” *- “Ad Multos Annos.” Father Carroll is one of the board of diocesan consultors, a position which he has held for several years; a member of the board of examiners of the clergy; and one of the urban deans and spiritual adviser or father of the Community of the Sisters of St. Joseph. - HARRY A. RUTAN. Harry A. Rutan, who is connected with the build- ing interests of Brooklyn, is a native of the city in which he still makes his home, his birth having here occurred on the 21st of December, 1866. He was reared and educated in Brooklyn, and after putting aside his text-books to prepare for business life he began learning the mason's trade under the careful direction of his uncle, T. B. Rutan, a prominent con- tractor and builder. He comes of a family of well- 72 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. known masons, his grandfather having followed that calling, while several of his uncles were connected with the building industry. e $ After Harry A. Rutan had completed his appren- ticeship he worked as a journeyman, being thus em- ployed until 1898, when he engaged in business on his own account. He is splendidly qualified for exe- cuting the finest work in his line, and now has a liberal patronage. He is a man who has attained to his present enviable position in the business world through energy, determination and strong purpose. His work always commends itself to the commenda- tion of those who see it, and his ability and trust- worthiness have secured to him gratifying success for one whose entrance into business life is of com- paratively recent date. - ST, CASIMIR's POLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. This church is located on Greene avenue, in Brooklyn. The parish was organized in 1874, and the house of worship was first located on Lawrence street, near Tillary, the congregation being under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. Marcinkowski until 1890, at which date the present church was pur- chased from the Jewish congregation of the Temple of Israel, who had previously used the structure as a Synagogue. The present rector is Rev. A. Nawrocki, D. D. He was born in Poland, April 16, 1873, and acquired his classical education in his native land, after which he pursued a full theological course in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in that city in 1893, and four years later came to the United States. After laboring four years as an assistant at St. James Pro-Cathedral he was appointed rector of St. Casimir's. His achievements as rector are fully ap- preciated and he has won the hearts of his parish- ioners. - REV. JOSEPH E. McCOY. Rev. Joseph E. McCoy, founder of the church of the Blessed Sacrament, corner of Fulton street and Euclid avenue, Brooklyn, was born in the eastern district of Brooklyn March 15, 1860. His prelimi- nary education was acquired in the public schools of this city, followed by classical and philosophical courses in St. Francis' College, New York, and by theological courses in the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, Niagara, New York. º . He was ordained priest May 30, 1885, in the chapel of the above named seminary by Rt. Rev. Stephen D. Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buffalo. His first appointment was as assistant to Rev. Bernard church of the children, of whom George W. is the eldest. McHugh, at the church of the Holy Cross, Brook- lyn; where he labored from June 15, 1885, to Octo- ber 24, 1886. He was then transferred to St. An- thony's church at Greenpoint as assistant to Father O'Hare, remaining there until May 17, 1891, when he was appointed to found his present parish. The church of the Blessed Sacrament is a hand- some frame building picturesquely situated on Ful- ton street and Euclid avenue. It is Romanesque in architecture, the interior handsomely adorned, with 1arge stained-glass windows. It is heated by hot water, lighted by gas and has a seating capacity of five hundred. The parish was founded by the pres- ent rector, Joseph E. McCoy, in 1891. The corner- stone of the church was laid by the late Bishop Loughlin on the anniversary of the feast of St. Vin- cent De Paul, July 19, 1891, and dedicated with imposing ceremonies by the same prelate November 22 of that year, and was the last church dedicated by the late bishop. Rev. James M. Foran, the present curate of the Blessed Sacrament, was born in Brooklyn October 3, 1871, educated in the public schools, with classical courses in St. Leonard’s Academy, philosophy in St. Francis' College, and theological courses in St. John's Seminary, Brooklyn, was ordained priest May 30, 1896, and was soon after appointed to his present parish. GEORGE W. ARTHUR. Among the representative residents of the Flat- bush district of Brooklyn is George William Arthur, who is engaged in the real-estate business in New York and who is a well known political leader, doing all in his power to promote the growth and insure the success of the Republican party. He was born in Brooklyn in 1871, and is a son of George S. W. Arthur, a native of England, whence he was brought to America when four years of age. He has since resided in Brooklyn and for many years was con- nected with the Brooklyn Gas Company. He mar- ried Caroline Burns, and unto them were born four The Others are: Edward Wright, who is engaged in photography in Brooklyn; Walter Burns, who is in the same line of business; and Mary E., who mar- ried Albert E. Smith, of the American Vitagraph Company. •e - In the public schools of his native city George W. Arthur pursued his education, and after puting aside his text-books entered upon his business career. Throughout the period he has been engaged in the real-estate business, having for twelve years been . associated with the German American Real Estate Title Guarantee Company. He is identified with sev- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 73 eral fraternal organizations and with political and public affairs concerning the welfare of the city. He belongs to the Improved Order of Red Men; Kings County Lodge, No. 511, F. & A. M., and the Flatbush Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association. He served as a volunteer fireman in the department of Flat- bush and became assistant foreman of the Prospect Ladder Company, No. 3, a position which he occu- pied at the time the village of Flatbush became a part of the city of Brooklyn. He has been promi- nent in local politics since attaining his majority, and has resided in the Eighteenth assembly district for fifteen years. He is now serving his second Aterm as a member of the Republican general com- mittee, was formerly a member of the ward com- mittee, and is closely associated with George E. Waldo in political work. He has been a delegate to all the conventions of his party, both state and local, and is a member of various organizations for the promotion of Republican interests, including the Eighteenth Assembly District Association, and the Young Men's Republican Club of Flatbush. He is well read on political questions and is therefore able to support his position by intelligent argument. He works earnestly and effectively for the upbuilding of the party and the adoption of its principles, and is most highly esteemed and valued in Republican circles. AUGUST GRILL. August Grill was born in the village of Kirche, Baden, Germany, December 23, 1843, a son of George Grill, who with his family emigrated to the United States in 1851, locating in Kings county, Long Island. He was a farmer by occupation, following that pur- suit in order to provide a livelihood for himself and family. His attention was thus occupied until his death, which occurred in September, 1870. He mar- ried Margaret Hummell, a daughter of a prominent family of Baden, and her father was an extensive manufacturer. Her death occurred in 1892. They were both consistent Christian people, holding mem- bership with the Roman Catholic church. When a lad of eight summers Mr. Grill, of this review, came with his parents to the new world, and in the local schools he pursued his education. Dur- ing his youth he was employed at various kinds of labor, and while still in his 'teens he engaged in the produce business in Brooklyn, a line of commer- cial activity with which he is still connected, although now his transactions are conducted on a very ex- “tensive scale, doing a wholesale business. In the fall of the year he purchases all kinds of garden products, which he ships to New York, there selling it by the boat load. In 1880 he began dealing in the parish schools. mason's trade as a life calling, to which he served a regular apprenticeship and afterward worked as a journeyman. In 1883 he came to the United States ice, and now owns a large plant on the Hudson river, where in good seasons he gathers sixty-five thousand tons of ice, with which he supplies a very extensive trade. He is also doing a wholesale busi- ness in this line, and has as his patrons many of the largest retail dealers of the city. - In February, 1871, Mr. Grill was united in mar- riage to Miss Bertha Holwick, a daughter of George and Catherine (Neidig.) Holwick, and unto them have been born twelve children, of whom ten are living, namely: Frank J., August C., Joseph, Bertha, George, William, Annie, Charles, Catherine and Harry. In his social relations Mr. Grill is connected with the Bushwick Club. His has been an active, busy and useful life, in which his energy and business ability have won for him very gratifying success. JAMES KANE. James Kane is a prominent mason and builder of Long Island. To secure success in any calling one must be energetic, capable and judicious, and it is largely due to these characteristics that he owes the success which has attended his efforts and won for him the high position in business circles which he now occupies. He is a native of the Emerald Isle, his birth having occurred in 1859, and he was there reared to manhood, receiving his education in Early in life he selected the and in 1890 engaged in business on his own account. His close attention to business and his unfaltering perseverance, combined with sterling honesty, soon became recognized, and his success has been of steady and satisfactory growth, now placing him in the front rank of the leading business men of Long Island. He is not aggressive in his opinions or dis- posed to be arbitrary, yet he is firm in his convic- tions and has the moral courage to express his opinions when occasion demands. On the 5th of July, 1891, Mr. Kane was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Jordan, and they now have six children, Martha, Marie, Margaretta, James, Katherine and Manus Joseph. GEORGE H. DAVIS, M. D. . Dr. George H. Davis, one of the most successful medical practitioners of Brooklyn, and also a recog- nized leader in Democratic circles, is a native of the city which he yet makes his home, his birth hav- ing occurred on the 22d of August, 1873. He repre- sents an old New England family that was founded in America in colonial days by ancestors who 74 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. came from Wales. His paternal great-great-grand- father was one of the heroes of the Revolution, serving as a minute man at the battle of Lexington, the first engagement of the long war which brought independence to the nation. G. P. Davis, the father of our subject, is a native of Springfield, Massachu- setts, and for thirty years he has been chief clerk in the Mechanics' National Bank, of New York city. For twelve years he served as organist of the New Utrecht Dutch Reformed church and has been quite prominent in musical circles in his community. He wedded Mary Henson, a daughter of Joseph Henson, a renowned and brilliant minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. In the public schools Dr. Davis began his educa- tion, which was continued in Bryant & Stratton's Business College. He then prepared for a profes- sional career in the Long Island College Hospital, in which he was graduated in the class of 1895. For a time he was connected with the Eastern Dis- trict Hospital, and then opened an office alone. His patronage has steadily grown until he now has a very extensive practice. He uses two horses in his visits to his patients, who reside not alone in his immediate neighborhood, but often in remote dis- tricts of the city. He belongs to the Kings County Medical Society, Brooklyn Medical Society and to the Associated Physicians of Long Island, and by this means, where there is free interchange of thought and opinions, as well as by individual reading, study and investigation, he is continually adding to his store of medical knowledge and promoting his pro- ficiency in practice. He is a member of the associate staff of the Bushwick Central Hospital. In his political views the Doctor is a stalwart Democrat, and does all in his power to advance the growth of his party along substantial lines that will tell in the election returns. He has frequently been chosen as a delegate to the conventions of his party, where his opinions carry weight on account of their practical utility. He belongs to the Empire Demo- cratic Club, and also to the Bushwick Club. REV. PATRICK M. FITZGERALD. Rev. Patrick M. Fitzgerald, late rector of St. Agnes’ Roman Catholic church, at Rockville Center, Long Island, was born in county Waterford, Ireland, August 5, 1862, and is a son of Thomas and Mar- guerite Fitzgerald. He pursued a classical course in the monastery of Mount. Mallory, Ireland, which was conducted by the Trappist Fathers, and his theological course was acquired in the American College at Rome. He was then ordained to the priesthood in Rome by his Eminence Cardinal Pa- rochi, on the 26th of May, 1888, and on coming to America the same year he was soon afterward ap- pointed assistant at St. John's chapel, in Brooklyn, where he remained for nine years. On the I5th of July, 1897, he was appointed rector of the parish of St. Agnes, which was founded by Rev. P. Mc- Rirden, of Cedarhurst. Mass was for a time cele- brated in the village school-house. The second pas- tor was Rev. Thomas E. Carroll, formerly curate at the church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, in Brook- lyn. He came to this parish in June, 1894, and was . the first resident priest. During his pastorate he built the pastoral residence. He was succeeded by the Rev. Father Fitzgerald in 1897, and since tak- ing charge of the parish the latter has made numer- ous improvements in the church property. St. Agnes’ church is a frame building with a seating capacity of about three hundred and fifty, but it is the in- tention of the congregation to erect a larger edifice in the near future. i REV. MAURICE P. FITZGERALD. Rev. Maurice P. Fitzgerald, who is the present rector of St. Monica's Roman Catholic church at Jamaica, Long Island, was born in county Waterford, Ireland, October 8, 1864, and is a son of Thomas and Marguerite Fitzgerald. His classical training was ob- tained in the College of Mount Mallory, under the direction of the Trappist Fathers, and his theological studies were pursued in the American College at Rome. In that city he was ordained to the priest- hood on the 26th of May, 1888, by his Eminence Cardinal Parochi, and not long afterward he crossed the Atlantic to the new world. He has since been identified with the Catholic ministry of this country. He was soon appointed curate in the church of St. Charles Borromeo, Brooklyn, where he labored faith- fully for five years and a half. In 1894 he was assigned the duty of founding a parish at Norfolk, Long Island, which at that time was without either a place of worship or a priest. Soon after reaching this village he purchased land and a house on a prominent corner in the center of the town for forty- five hundred dollars, and on that site he erected the handsome church of St. Philip Meri, also a com- fortable pastoral residence. Both were well fitted up with steam heat and electric lights, the total cost being twenty thousand dollars, and during his pastorate he succeeded in reducing this indebtedness to three thousand dollars. The site on which the church of St. Philip Meri is erected was formerly occupied by a Methodist Episcopal church. In 1875 it was purchased by the Rev. J. J. Crowley, at Huntington, Long Island, and in the building mass was celebrated occasionally by him for some years. The property was subsequently sold, and fifteen years HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 75 later was purchased by the Rev. M. P. Fitzgerald, who was appointed rector of St. Monica's Roman Catholic church in Jamaica, in April, 1900. LOUIS BEER. The upbuilding and improvement of the eastern district of Brooklyn is largely due to the enterprising and energetic efforts of Louis Beer, a well-known contractor and real-estate operator, who is also the first vice-president of the Merchants' Bank of that borough. He belongs to that class of representative American citizens who, while promoting individual success, also contribute largely to the general wel- fare, and it is a widely recognized fact that the labors of our subject have been of substantial benefit to the city in which he makes his home. A native of Berlin, Germany, he was born on the 4th of August, 1845, and is a son of J. Beer, who was the first burgher in his native city to receive citizenship at the hands of King William II, of Prussia. His other son, Albert Beer, is a prominent wholesale merchant in Berlin, and our subject is the only one of the family that sought a home in America. After graduating in the public schools of his native land Louis Beer took employment in a commercial house, and at the age of twenty-two came to America on board a westward-bound vessel, for he believed that he would have better opportunities in the land of the free than were afforded in the older coun- tries of Europe. After his arrival he worked at various occupations, and by thrift and earnest toil he accumulated sufficient money to enable him to engage in the fertilizer business on his own account. This step was taken in 1878, and about the same time he became a member of the Produce Exchange, which membership he retains to this day. In 1889, after several years' successful connection therewith, he retired from the business of manufacturing fer- tilizers and began building operations in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He has erected more flats than any other contractor in that portion of the city, having put up more than two hundred flat build- ings. He built and owns the fine building in which the Merchants’ Bank is located, and several other fine business blocks stand as monuments to his busi- ness ability. He was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Merchants’ Bank and from its establishment has been the first vice-president. He also belongs to the consolidated Stock Exchange, and occupies a creditable and leading position in business circles. On the 22d of September, 1872, Mr. Beer was married to Miss Eliza Schaffner, a daughter of Louis Schaffner, of New York, and unto them have been born, six children: George L., Helen, Lewis, Jr., Albert, Elsie and Alma. Their beautiful summer home in Amityville; Long Island, is noted for its generous hospitality, and there Mr. Beer and his family spend the heated summer, surrounded by many friends. In his political views he is a Republican, and has been solicited to accept the nomination for congress, but he does not care to hold office. As a citizen, however, he is public spirited and progres- sive, and takes a deep interest in everything per- taining to the welfare of his community and its ad- vancement along substantial lines of progress. So- cially he is a Mason, and is a member of the Arion Singing Society, the Jewish Hospital Society and the Hebrew Orphan Society. He is generous and be- nevolent to those in need of assistance, and is often helpful to those desiring to gain a start in business life. His own record proves conclusively that suc- cess does not result from genius, but is the reward of earnest, persistent purpose and unfaltering en- ergy. JOHN B. DE NYSE. John B. De Nyse, recently deceased, was a rep- resentative of the fishing interests at Gravesend Beach, and in this industry met with satisfactory success. He was born in Sheepshead Bay, Long Island, October 21, 1818, a son of Richard De Nyse, who was also a native of Gravesend. The grand- father of our subject was one of the thirty-nine original patentees who owned that portion of the island, securing the same from Lady Moody. They were from Holland and were people of substantial worth and reliability. Richard De Nyse was a farmer and fisherman, who resided for some time at Sheepshead Bay and was there married to Miss Mary Barker, a daughter of John Barker. In 1823 the father removed with his family to the present site of Ulmer Park and there he engaged in the fishing business, but later removed to Gravesend and followed farming until his death, the industry bringing to him a good living. He was a man of high moral character, ever loyal to his convic- tions of right, and those who knew him commended him for his sterling worth. In early life he gave his political support to the Whig party, and when the Republican party was organized he joined its ranks. By his marriage he had eleven children, of whom two are living, namely: Anna Jane, the wife of J. S. Stryker, of Gravesend; and Richard. John B. De Nyse attended the local schools in his boyhood and in his youth accompanied his fa- ther on his fishing expeditions, so that he soon learned the best methods of catching the finny ver- tebrates and became familiar with their haunts and 76 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. habits, and throughout his entire life he engaged in fishing, thus providing for the support of himself and family. He carried on a very extensive busi- ness in this line and for over sixty years he re- sided at Gravesend Beach, being a very familiar figure in this part of the island. He was the keeper of the first life-saving station at Coney island and held that position for thirty years. In 1845 he was united in marriage to Miss Jane De Nyse, a daughter of Jacob De Nyse, of New Utrecht. They had six children, of whom five are living, namely: Joseph, Jane Ann, John, Washing- ton I. and Ida. Mr. De Nyse died at his home at Gravesend Beach June 30, 1901, in his eighty-third year. He had enjoyed a rugged constitution, braced by sea breezes, enabled to carry his age well and yet have the vigor and energy of many a man of much younger years. His life was quietly and unos- tentatiously passed, and his business record was ever an honorable one, and all those acquainted with him entertained for him a high regard. JAMES KELLOCK. This well known and popular chief of the Thirty- first Battalion, Brooklyn fire department, on Church avenue near Bedford avenue, Flatbush, was born in Scotland, November 15, 1848, and is a son of James and Margaret (Ross) Kellock, representatives of old Scotch families. His paternal grandfather and great-grandfather both bore the name of James and were farmers by occupation. May, 1851, the father brought his family to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, where he did a general trucking business for some time; later had charge of the stables for a large manufacturing com- pany; and then returned to trucking. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, and was a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church at Greenpoint. He died in 1884, his wife in 1882, hon- ored and respected by all who knew them. Of their six children, four are still living. One son, Andrew Kellock, enlisted as a drummer boy in the Thir- teenth New York Volunteer lnfantry during the Civil war, and later was with the Eighty-seventh Regiment. He was wounded and captured, and held a prisoner at Andersonville for a time. During his boyhood James Kellock attended pub- lic school No. 7 in York street, Brooklyn, and at the age of nine years and a half commenced learn- ing the glass-maker's trade, at which he worked until twenty-two. At the age of eighteen he joined hose company No. 7, volunteer fire department at Green- point, with which he served three years, and on the 2d of February, 1871, received his appointment in the paid department as a private of hook and ladder On the 2d of . company No. 6. In 1883 he was placed in charge of the bureau of combustibles as inspector, receiv- ing his promotion at the hands of Commissioner John N. Partridge on the death of the superintend- ent of the department, Charles E. Miles. He is still in charge of the bureau, having been appointed foreman July 1, 1885. On the 15th of July, he was assigned to the command of No. 38, a newly or- ganized engine company at Greenpoint, and on the 20th of the following January was promoted to district engineer of the Thirty-first Battalion, which was also newly organized. His name is on the roll of merit for having saved the life of Mrs. McLaugh- lin in Manhattan avenue, Greenpoint, while in charge of No. 38. In 1872 he was severely injured by a pile of boards falling upon him when a chair manufac- tory was burned, and was off duty at this time for five weeks. In his present responsible position Mr. Kellock has command of five double companies con- taining eighty men, and in his district are all the county buildings, including the almshouse, lunatic asylum, Long Island hospital and Kings county hos- pital, containing about five thousand people. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and for many years has been a prominent member of the Greenpoint Burns Club and has served as its president. - - For his first wife Mr. Kellock married Sarah Taylor, in 1874, and she died in 1898, leaving four children. In August, 1899, he married Emma Moore. TIMOTHY C. MAYHER.. Mr. Mayher, our subject, long took rank among the most prominent contractors and builders of Brooklyn, his operations being carried on so ex- tensively that he won a leading place as a repre- sentative of building interests of the city. Some of the largest and finest structures stand as evidences of the skill and enterprise of the subject of this review, who, having acquired a comfortable fortune, has now put aside business cares and is living a re- tired life. He has also been well known for many years as a stalwart advocate of Republican princi- ples and as a leader in party work in the Eleventh assembly district. ‘. . - Mr. Mayher was born in New York city, May 13, 1846, and in early childhood came to Brooklyn. His father, David D. Mayher, was a native of New Or- leans, where he resided until his death, his attention also being devoted to the business of contracting and building. Our subject was only in his third year at the time of his father's death and from an early age he was obliged to make his own way in the world, so that he has been the architect and builder of his own fortunes. He came to this city in his youth and was educated in the public schools, of HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 77 which he is a graduate. He early learned the black- .smith's trade, which he followed until about sixteen years ago, when he engaged in general contract- ing as a constructor of streets, sewers, etc., which he followed for fourteen years. Among some of the largest structures for which he made the excava- tions are the car house of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on Fifty-ninth street, between Second and Third avenues; the Havemeyer sugar house, between North Sixth and Seventh streets in Williamsburg; the Real Estate Exchange, of Brooklyn; and the German American Savings Bank. For the execution of his contracts he frequently employed as many as two hundred and fifty men at a time. He was one of the leaders in his line of business in the city, and his business honor, reliability and skill insured him an extensive patronage as long as he cared to continue in business. Since his retirement he has accepted the position of chief of division No. 8, in the Kings county hall of records. - On the 9th of September, 1875, Mr. Mayher was united in marriage to Miss Aniva F. Temple, a daughter of Theodore Temple, of New York. His connection with military affairs covered eight years, during which time he was captain of Company F, Fourteenth Regiment, of the New York National Guard. He belongs to Fortitude Lodge, No. 19, F. & A. M.; Nassau Chapter, No. 109, R. A. M., and Clinton Commandery, No. 14, K. T. For fif- teen years he has resided in the Ninth ward of Brooklyn and is one of the leading political workers in that portion of the city in the ranks of the Re- publican party. He has served as a delegate to many local and state conventions, and was executive member of the assembly district for two years and a member of the general committee for eight years. Strong in his individuality and ability, he has left the impress of his labors for good upon political work, and in his business life has triumphed over adverse circumstances and steadily progressed until he reached the plane of affluence. FREDERICK A. COOK, M. D. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, a distinguished physi- cian, explorer and author, was born in Calicoon Depot, New York, June Io, 1865. His father, Theodore A. Cook, a native of Hanover, Germany, He came to the was also an eminent physician. United States in 1851, settling in central New York, where he became a leading physician and prominent citizen, dying there in 1871. He married Magda- line Long, by whom he had six children. Frederick A. Cook was graduated in the medical department of the University of New York in 1890, and for two years had attended the College of Physi- turned from Europe. cians and Surgeons. He practiced in New York for one year, and in June, 1891, went north with the Perry Arctic Expedition as surgeon and anthropolo- gist, returning in Septémber, 1892. He continued his practice in New York city until 1893, when with a party of friends he went north again upon a three months' pleasure trip. Returning, he continued his practice. In 1894 he organized another expedition of fifty college men and went north in a steamer. In 1897, hearing of an expedition that was being organized in Belgium, he called for a berth and was told to meet the expedition at Rio de Janeiro, South America. He did so, and for two years was with the expedition in the south polar regions. While there he discovered a new island, which he named Brooklyn Island, and another island he named after Mayor Van Wyck. He has recently, in 1901, re- In July, Igor, he went again to the Arctic as surgeon of the Peary Auxiliary, Ex- pedition, and returning in September he has again resumed the practice of medicine. Dr. Cook's explorations, writings and discoveries have brought him noteriety in many countries. He is a member of the Bushwick Club, Brooklyn Med- ical Association, the Medical Society of the County of Kings, American Geographical Society, the Geo- graphical Society of Philadelphia, the National Geo- graphical Society of Washington, D. C., and the Geographical Society of Brussels, Belgium. In rec- ognition of his scientific labors and discoveries as an explorer, King Leopold, of Belgium, has made him a knight of the Order of Leopold, and he has received a medal from a geographical Society of Belgium, a gold medal from the city of Brussels, and a gold medal from the Royal Society of Bel- gium. . Dr. Cook is both a lecturer and voluminous writ- er. Among his separate articles and various pub- lications are included the Antartics Challenge to the Explorer, Forum, June, 1894; Medical Observations; Among the Eskimo, the New York Journal of Gyne- cology and Obstetrics, March, 1894; the South Pole and its Problems, Boston Commonwealth, March I6, 1895; . Some Physical Effects of Arctic Cold, Darkness, and Daylight, Medical Record, June 12, 1897; the Frozen South, Harper's Weekly, July 22, 1899; Two Thousand Miles in the Antarctic Ice, McClure’s Magazine, November, 1899; The New Ant- arctic Discoveries, the Century Magazine, January, 1906; The Giant Indians of Terra del Fuego, Century Magazine, March, 1900; The Possibilities of Human Life within the Antarctic, Independent, June, 1900; Through the First Antarctic Night, etc., Doubleday & McClure Company, 1900; Peculiar Customs Regard- ing. Disease, Death and Grief of the Most Northern Eskimo, To-Day, June, 1894; How Polar Expedi- 78 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tions are Equipped, Harper's Young People, June, 1894; the Greenlanders, Trans-Atlantic Publishing Company, 1896; A New Tent for Snow Line, Out- ing, December, 1900; Cold Comfort on the Road to the Pole, Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, De- cember 8, 1900; and The Aurora Australis as Ob- served from the Belgica, Popular Science Monthly, May, 1901. . . • . WILLIAM G. MORRISEY. To trace the specific outcome of practical genius must ever prove profitable indulgence. It is con- ceded, however, that the mere subjective possession of this almost indefinable attribute will not of itself insure either success or an application of practical value to the world. There must be a mentality that will direct genius into fields where good may be ac- complished and prevent digression or the turning of the power into abnormal or clandestine channels. Conspicuous in the ranks of the pioneer business men of Bath Beach stands William G. Morrisey. Possessed of fine commercial ability, aided by the exercise of Sound judgment and indomitable energy, Mr. Morrisey has not only won success for himself, but has aided materially in the growth and pros- perity of the city. In the real-estate business the fact is especially apparent that “Realty is the basis of all security.” This basis is found in the knowl- edge and probity of those through whom the trans- actions are conducted. In view of this fact, there is probably no one in Bath Beach possessing more of these qualifications than Mr. Morrisey, the pio- neer real-estate agent of Bath Beach and the old town of New Utrecht. He has been connected with the largest sales of lots which have been made, and his business interests have been closely interwoven with the history of the city. This knowledge, to- gether with long experience, makes him an invalu- able aid to investors. Mr. Morrisey is yet a young man and therefore his success is all the more remarkable, for it would be a fitting crown to the labors of a long life. He was born in Brooklyn February 22, 1864, and is a son of John Morrisey, a native of the Emerald Isle who came to the United States in 1830. He was accom- panied by John Morrisey, Sr., the grandfather of our subject, and they located in Kansas, making one of the first settlements in the section of the state in which they took up their abode. In 1840 the fa- ther located in Boston, Massachusetts, where he carried on business as a carpenter and builder for . about ten years, coming to New York in 1850. For a time he was identified with the building interests there, but afterward conducted a hotel in New York city for ten years. Subsequently he was en- gaged in the trucking business until 1890, when he retired to private life. He is still living, at the age of eighty years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ellen Kernochan, died in 1895. William G. Morrisey, of this review, was the seventh son in order of birth in their family of eight children. He pursued his education in the public schools and studied medicine for a time, but subse- quently came to Bath Beach with his brother, John F. Morrisey, to open a drug store. Keen to rec- ognize and utilize an opportunity, he saw that there was a favorable opening for a real-estate dealer, and in 1879 purchased the small one-story building which was on the site now occupied by the rail- road station on Bath avenue. There he began his real-estate operations, a work that had brought to him splendid success, and at the same time has been of immense benefit to the locality which he represents. Bath avenue was then known as Bath Place, and Bay Nineteenth street as old Plank road. When the railroad company erected its new depot Mr. Morrisey established his office on the present site of the Mitchell Hotel. There were no buildings in that immediate vicinity, the block be- ing in great contrast to its present appearance. He now has a splendidly equipped office, modern in all its appointments and furnished in a rich and tasteful manner. - Twenty years have passed since opening his first real-estate office in what was then the town of New Utrecht, and during the two decades he has wit- nessed marked changes in this portion of the island; its farming lands have been transformed into town lots and a beautiful suburb stands where, but a short time since, were seen gardens and plowed fields. Mr. Morrisey has not only witnessed the changes, but has been a most active factor in the work of de- velopment. He has served as commissioner on many of the streets opened, and there has not been a highway or avenue opened in this neighborhood with the details of which he is not thoroughly fa- miliar. His name is really synonymous with the upbuilding of Bath Beach, a fact which is realized by real-estate dealers in New York as well as at this place. His business methods have ever been most commendable and have been the strong ele- ment in his success. He is conscientious almost to a fault, and his information can always he relied upon as being strictly correct. He never misleads any one and surely his career has demonstrated the fact that honesty is the best policy. His advice as to land values is ever reasonable, and he has a most comprehensive knowledge of land and prices in this vicinity. To the question of taxes, assessments and water rates, which have been somewhat complicated at Bath Beach, he has given much of his time, and *. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 79 yearly he earns the gratitude of scores of property owners who seek advice of him. He is always will- ing to aid others and his advice has enabled many to secure comfortable homes in desirable districts. . He is recognized as a thoroughly conscientious busi- ness man whose word is as good as any bond that was ever solemnized by signature or seal. For five years before the annexation to the city Mr. Morrisey served as street commissioner. He is now president of the Democratic Association and belongs to the Thirtieth Ward Democratic Asso- ciation. He is also identified with the Thirtieth Ward Improvement Association, and his co-opera- tion and aid have never been withheld from any movement or measure that is calculated to benefit the beautiful suburb in which he resides. He is connected with the Volunteer Firemen, is a mem- ber of the Royal Arcanum and his preferences for pleasure is indicated by his membership in the Gravesend Bay Yacht Club, of Brooklyn. He is the owner of the fast catboat and has won many trophies. He was married, September 5, 1886, to Miss Minnie J. Moloughney, the daughter of Michael Moloughney, one of the most prominent and well- known grocers of New York. They have two chil- dren, Marie and Willie. - With a capacity and experience which would enable him to fulfill any trust to which he might be chosen, Mr. Morrisey has never sought to ad- vance himself in office, but has been content to do his duty where he could and leave the self-seeking to others. Viewed in a personal light, he is a strong man, of excellent judgment, fair in his views, and highly honorable in his relations with his fellow men. He is a man of very strong convictions and his integrity stands as an unquestioned fact in his career. He has always been a student, and the scope and amptitude of his knowledge render him a charming conversationalist. He is in full sym- pathy with all the great movements of the world about him, and watches the progress of events with the keenest interest. t FREDERICK MIDDENDORF. The president of the East New York Savings Bank, Mr. Middendorf was born in Osnabruck City, in the province of Hanover, Germany, on the 18th of May, 1829, and at the age of eleven years came to the United States with his elder brother and learned the trade of a cabinetmaker. The two brothers, J. C. and Frederick, then opened a small grocery store on Ninth avenue and Fourteenth street, which they carried on for five years. They then decided upon a new location, which was at Fulton and Sheffield avenue, New York. J. C. was post- master of the then town of East New York. The brothers continued as partners in the grocery busi- ness from 1855 until 1860, when Frederick bought his brother's interest and continued alone until 1884, when he decided to sell. Then he sold out and re- tired from business. - Mr. Middendorf is a trustee and charter member of the East New York Savings Bank, becoming its president in 1888. In the East New York section, the field of his labors for so many years, he owns many houses and much real estate. He was a prom- inent and influential member of St. John's Lutheran church, of which he was a pillar, it having received from him great financial assistance, the sum being eight thousand dollars, for which he asked no se- curity. In Sunday-school matters, as in every other work that Mr. Middendorf undertook, he was an active, energetic worker. He is now a member or St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Brooklyn. That he is held high in the estimation of the members of the community in which he lives goes without saying, his generosity and manly character being fully ap- preciated by all. - f Mr. Middendorf was married on the 6th of April, 1860, to Mary, the daughter of Henry Hartye, of Germany, two children blessing the union: Wilhel- mina, who died at the age of four years; and S. Fred, the latter a graduate of the Polytechnic In- stitute, of Brooklyn, in the class of 1891, and of Columbia College, in the class of 1895, also of the New York Law School, in the class of 1897, and is now practicing law at 189 Montague street, borough of Brooklyn, New York city. - . ST. RAPHAEL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. The parish of St. Raphael's Roman Catholic church, of Blissville, Long Island, was organized by the Rev. Father Goetz, who celebrated mass in a small stone building. The corner stone of the present imposing edifice, in which the congregation now hold worship, was laid by the Rt. Rev. Jonn Loughlin, D. D., late bishop of Brooklyn, on the I4th of August, 1881, and the building was erected under the supervision of the Rev. Mathias J. Farreley, who was the rector until 1891, in which year he was appointed rector of the church of the Guardian Angel, at Long Island City, New York. He was succeeded by the Rev. Richard S. Foley, who min- istered to the spiritual wants of the parish for four years, and on the 14th of November, 1895, was succeeded by the Rev. Father Peter Kearney, who is now in charge. Father Kearney was born in the county of Long- ford, Ireland, January 3, 1839, and acquired his 80 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. classical education in the Ellis College, of Dublin. He pursued a theological course in the same in- stitution and was ordained for the priesthood June 9, 1867. On coming to America the same year, he was soon afterward appointed curate of St. Joseph’s church, of Brooklyn, where he remained for five years. In 1872 he was appointed rector of the parish at Riverhead, Long Island, which included the parishes of Patchongs, Smithburne and Port Jefferson. He ministered to the spiritual wants of this parish for five years, and was then appointed rector of St. Luke's church at Whitestone, Long Island, where he remained for eleven years, and in 1888 he was appointed rector of St. Raphael’s church at Blissville. His present curate is Rev. H. C. Jordan. For five years the Rev. Peter Kearney has remained in charge of St. Raphael’s parish, and un- der his supervision the work of the church is being zealously prosecuted and its societies are in good condition. He has also made many improvements in the church and church property, and is having wide influence upon the congregation and the com- munity. FRED ROEMMELE, JR. One of the most popular and enterprising citizens of Brooklyn, Fred Roemmele, Jr., was born Novem- ber 24, 1854, at the family homestead on North Second street, now Metropolitan avenue, Fifteenth ward, in Brooklyn, and in the public and pay schools received his education. He learned the undertaking business in the establishment now conducted by his father on Graham avenue, and with that business he remained identified until 1894. During his con- nection therewith his skill, courteous treatment and personal popularity with the people brought such rapid and steady growth to his father's business that Mr. Roemmele, with laudable ambition, determined to engage in business alone, having tested his ability in his father's establishment. Accordingly he opened handsome undertaking parlors at No. 706 Grand street, in 1894, where he has every facility for carry- ing on a high-class trade and has been eminently successful, during the first year having charge of over three hundred funerals. He is one of the most pópular funeral directors in the eastern district, a fact which is due to his unfailing courtesy, tact and ability. He is a member of the Kings County Un- dertakers’ Association. e On the 21st of December, 1879, Mr. Roemmele was married to Miss Mary L. Reinick, a daughter of Charles Reinick, a retired wholesale butcher liv- ing at No. 7 Spring street, New York, where he is a valued and esteemed citizen. Their children are Lizzie, Mamie, Fredie, Viola and Edith, but the last named died in infancy. Mr. Roemmele is con- nected with various civic organizations, and is a member of the Grand Street Board of Trade; the John Ennis Club, a political organization; the Arion Singing Society; the German Liederkranz; the Arion Quartette; Copernicus Lodge, No. 545, F. & A. M.; Socrates Lodge, I. O. O. F.; the Bushwick Club; and is vice-president of the Home Club. | Such in brief is the life history of one well known in Brooklyn, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record, knowing that it will be received with interest by his many friends. DAVID KIRKPATRICK. There is hardly a position in life that has more responsibility attached to it than that of a fireman, and among the essential characteristics of one who would enter the service are bravery, strength, en- durance and sobriety. These elements Mr. Kirk- patrick possesses to a marked degree, and he has risen to the responsible position of chief of the Thir- .ty-third Battalion, Coney Island. He was born in Brooklyn December 14, 1841, a son of Thomas and Catherine (Marshall) Kirk- patrick. The father, who was a native of Scotland and a milk dealer of Brooklyn, died at an early age, when our subject was only eight years old, but the mother long survived him, dying in 1894, at the age of eighty-three years. Her brother, William Mar- shall, was one of the park commissioners of Brook- lyn and the first register of Kings county. He was also interested in the building of the Brooklyn bridge. Another brother, Andrew Marshall, was chief of the Williamsburg fire department when it was under the volunteer system. . Mr. Kirkpatrick is one of a family of five chil- dren. He was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn, and at the age of fifteen years commenced learning the cooper's trade. As early as 1860 he be- came connected with the volunteer fire department, Columbia engine company No. Io, Kent and Myrtle avenues, and in 1879 joined the paid department, as a private of the hook and ladder company No. 2, of which he was made foreman sixteen months later, having charge of truck No. 3, engine No. 17 and hook and ladder No. II. In October, 1895, he was promoted to his present position, which he has since so creditably filled. He organized the depart- ment at Coney Island, which has a force of fifty men, and includes companies I44, 145, 146 and 154. At the Adelphia Academy fire Mr. Kirkpatrick had his knee cap fractured, and was off duty two months, but with that exception has lost no time on account of sickness since he entered the service. He has saved at least a dozen lives, including that of Chief HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 81 Fanning at Bath Beach in 1892, and his name has been on the roll of merit many times. - Mr. Kirkpatrick has been thrice married. His first wife, Emily Smith, died in Brooklyn, in 1878, leaving four children, namely: Frances, wife of Henry Frith, of Brooklyn; Emily, wife of Charles Aderlard, of the same city; Catherine E. and David, both at home. In 1881 Mr. Kirkpatrick married Josephine World, who died in 1890, leaving a son, Arthur, and later our subject wedded Gertrude A. Fagan, his present wife. REV. JOSEPH McNAMEE. Rev. Joseph McNamee, rector of St. Teresa's church at Sterling place and Classon avenue, Brook- lyn, was born in the county of Longford, Ireland, June 16, 1846, and acquired his classical education in St. Mel’s College, in his native county. His theological studies were pursued in All Hallows Col- lege, Dublin, Ireland. He was ordained to the priest- hood June 24, 1869, in the chapel of All Hallows College, and soon afterward came to the United States, where he was at once appointed to the po- sition of assistant at the church of Our Lady of Mercy, in Brooklyn, assuming his labors on the Ist of August, 1869. There he remained until March 20, 1874, when he was appointed by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., to found the parish of St. Teresa. Ground was purchased at Classon avenue and Sterling place and the erection of the church was at once begun, the corner stone being laid with imposing ceremony in August, 1874, by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, then bishop of Brook- lyn. The basement was so far completed as to ad- mit of mass being held there on Christmas day of the same year, and services continued to be held there until the main edifice was completed, thirteen years later. The church was solemnly dedicated by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., at the feast of St. Teresa, October 15, 1877. The building is of brick, with stone trimmings, and is built in Roman- esque style of architecture. It has a seating capacity for about twelve hundred. As the section of the city in which the church was erected was very thinly populated at the time, the congregation was a small one for many years, but now numbers sixteen hun- dred families. ' - - In 1874 a comfortable parochial residence was completed, adjoining the church, and in 1880 land was purchased. for a schoolhouse, on which a very commodious school building was erected. It is three stories in height, contains eighteen class- rooms, has an average attendance of eight hundred children and is presided over by the Sisters of St. Joseph. In 190I thirty thousand dollars were spent 6 X 4-> of the congregation. in adding to and improving the school buildings. A new and beautiful marble altar, the cost of which was fifteen thousand dollars, has just been put in the church, and was a gift of Mrs. Catherine Floyd, erected in memory of her late husband, George Floyd, who was a member of St. Vincent De Paul’s Society, and a faithful worker in the church. The interior of the church is very handsome, stations of the cross being the finest in the United States. They are thirteen feet high and seven feet wide, and were painted by Francesco-Galliardi, of Rome, and were donated to the church by various members. The societies connected with the church are the Holy Name, St. Vincent De Paul, League of the Sacred Heart, Children of Mary, the Boys' Sodality and others. In addition. º to the regular choir there is a chancel choir of sixty boys, and there are two organs connected by elec. tricity. - The first assistant to Father McNamee was Rev. L. J. Guerin, of St. Andrews, Sag Harbor, Long Island, who is now deceased. Rev. John Cummins. was appointed second assistant in 1884, his services continuing until his death, November 7, 1889. The Rev. Father Cassidy, who was appointed assistant in 1884, died in 1885. The present assistants are Revs. James F. Higgins, Philip Brady and Walter Kerwin. Revs. Higgins and Kerwin are graduates of St. John's College, Brooklyn, and Rev. Brady of St. Mary's College at Baltimore. REV. FRANCIS X. LUDEKE AND THE CHURCH of ST. FRANCIS D’Assisſ. The church of St. Francis d’Assisi at Nostrand avenue and Lincoln road, Brooklyn, is comparatively one of the young Long Island parishes. It was. founded in December, 1897, and mass was cele- brated for some time in a temporary rectory on Maple street and later for three months in a tent. The church was dedicated October 23, 1898, by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D. The church property has a frontage of two hun- dred and five feet on Nostrand avenue, and it ex- tends two hundred and twenty feet along Lincoln road and Maple street. The present house of wor- ship is an unpretentious frame structure, but it is intended in the near future to replace this with a larger and more imposing edifice. The parish in- cludes two hundred and ten families, and the Sun- day-school has an attendance of about one hundred and fifty children. - The Rev. Francis X. Ludeke, rector of the church of St. Francis d’Assisi, was born in Brooklyn, New York, November 15, 1866. He pursued his classical studies at St. John's College, Brooklyn, and took a 82 - * . " HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. theological course at Niagara University, Niagara, New York, and was ordained to the priesthood in St. John's chapel, Brooklyn, by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., September 21, 1889. He was at once appointed assistant at St. Vincent de Paul's church, Brooklyn, where he officiated until Decem- ber, 1897, when he was appointed rector of the parish of St. Francis d’Assisi. He is also chaplain of the Kings county penitentiary. The Rev. Thomas J. Mulvey, curate of the church of St. Francis d’Assisi, is a native of county Leitrim, Ireland, and was born June 9, 1870. He acquired his classical education at St. Mary's Col- lege, in Pennsylvania, and completed his theological studies at the Propaganda, at Rome, and was or- dained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. C. E. Mc- Donnell, D. D., in Brooklyn, New York, May 27, 1899. He was immediately thereafter appointed to his present position, in which one of his most im- portant duties is to have supervision of the Italian members of the congregation. CAPTAIN JESSE Q. HOFFMAN, Sr., Among the most substantial and most highly re- garded of the older residents of Brooklyn, and one particularly well known in traffic circles in New York harbor, is Captain Jesse Q. Hoffman, Sr., who makes his residence in the seventeenth ward, Brooklyn. - He was born July 26, 1819, in Cumberland coun- ty, New Jersey, son of Jacob and Priscilla (Ire- land) Hoffman. The father was an iron-molder by trade, and in later life retired from that occupation to make his home upon a farm. He was a man of most exemplary character, and was highly regarded in his community. He died in the prime of life, and his widow married John Babbington. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman were the parents of three children, Amos J., Samuel M. and Jesse Q. Hoffman; the two for- mer named sons married, and each became the father of a large number of children. Jesse Q. Hoffman was left an orphan at a tender age, and he was reared on the farm of his step- father, in Cumberland county, New Jersey, and was educated in the neighborhood schools. When eight- een years of age he set out to earn his own liveli- hood and began as a sailor, shipping aboard a schooner. For a number of years he sailed on At- lantic coast vessels. When twenty-three years of age he had saved sufficient from his earnings to purchase an interest in a schooner, of which he be- came master. He followed this occupation until 1851, when he engaged in the ferry traffic in New York harbor, beginning as a deck hand. In 1852 he had well learned the harbor, and he received a remained on this duty for about fifteen years. children: certificate as pilot on one of the boats at the Grand street ferry, between Brooklyn and New York, and He then transferred to the Thirty-fourth street ferry, where he plied in the same capacity for fourteen years, at the expiration of that period returning to the Grand street ferry. After several years in the latter employment he resigned, in order to enjoy well earned rest during his declining days in the pleasant retirement of his home. Captain Hoffman, with his family, are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are liberal in its support and in contributing to its benevolences and to other worthy objects. He was one of the or- ganizers of Harbor No. 1, of New York, an asso- ciation of harbormen, and he retains an honored place in its membeSrhip. He was married, January 29, 1842, at the old Hoffman homestead in Cumber- land county, New Jersey, to Miss Elizabeth S. Car- man, daughter of George and Amelia (Perry) Car- man, of New Jersey. Of this union were born two Louisa Adams, who died at the age of three and one-half years; and Jesse Q. Hoffman, a sketch of whom appears in this work. JOHN O. SCHAFFNER. John Otto Schaffner is a member of the firm of O. Schaffner Sons, undertakers and embalmers of Brooklyn, and is one of the enterprising young business men of the city, a son of Otto and Cath- erine (Kaiser) Schaffner. He was born in New York city, January 29, 1871. His father was a na- tive of Hamburg, Germany, but in early life came to America and for some years was engaged in the butchering business. He subsequently became con- ductor on the Myrtle avenue railway line of Brook- lyn, being thus employed for a number of years, after which he was engaged in the flour and feed business. After disposing of that enterprise he was engaged in the livery and undertaking business, but is now living retired. By his marriage he had three children: John Otto, Minnie and Edward, and by a former marriage Mrs. Schaffner, who was then the wife of David Maas, had three other children, —Caroline, August C. and George. John Otto Schaffner enpoyed the educational ad- vantages afforded by the public schools of Brooklyn, and after putting aside his text-books became as- sociated with his father in his different business en- terprises. For the past five years, in connection with August C. Maas, he has conducted the un- dertaking and embalming business established by his father. This firm is an experienced and popular one in its line and its members have displayed marked ability and natural adaptation for their voca- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. . . 83 tion by their consideration of the feelings of relatives and friends. In conducting their business they make no unseemly display, while by faithful and ef- fective service for those who employ them they have gained the esteem and confidence of their patrons. They are prepared to furnish everything that is desired for funerals, including hearses and carriages at most reasonable rates. The premises occupied by them are of ample dimensions and a full stock of supplies are kept constantly on hand. The latest processes of embalming are employed and in- terments are secured in all cemeteries. All calls either by day or night receive prompt attention, and their trade extends throughout the city and ad - jacent districts. Mr. Schaffner was married, in Brooklyn, Feb- ruary 22, 1898, to Lizzie Fetver, daughter of Martin and Annie Fetver, and they now have one child, Caroline Elizabeth. The parents attend the German Lutheran church and aré people of sterling worth, their many excellencies of character commending them to the high regard and good will of all with whom they have been brought in contact. HERMAN T. SMITH. Herman T. Smith, who is a member of the firm of Smith & Newton, proprietors of livery and board- ing stables at No. II.3, Sterling Place, Brooklyn, was born in Smithtown, Suffolk county, Long Isl- and, and is a descendant of the family for whom that town was named. His parents, Moses R. and Mary H. (Wood) Smith, were both representatives of pioneer families on Long Island. - Herman T. Smith was born September 24, 1854, and pursued his education in the district schools of Smithtown, after which he entered the Bryant & Stratton Business College, of Brooklyn, in which in- stitution he was graduated in 1873. For fifteen years he was engaged in merchandising in Smithtown and during the succeeding five years he was in the United States revenue service. His connection with his present business dates from 1893, at which time he entered into partnership with George H. Newton, an association which has been maintained to the present time. No. 113 Sterling Place, are finely equipped, having all the facilities for conducting an extensive busi- ness. They have a large patronage, and among their patrons are many of the leading residents of the city. In their livery barns they have excellent horses and a fine line of carriages, unsurpassed in any establish- ment of the kind in Brooklyn, and the horses boarded here receive the best care. The stable service is complete in every detail and the firm well merit the large patronage accorded it. Their stables, which are located at mandery, Knight Templars. In his native town, on the 3d of November, 1875, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude M. Brush, a daughter of Egbert and Elizabeth Brush, of Smithtown. They had two children: Her- man Raymond and one who died in infancy. Mr. Smith is a member of Euclid Lodge, No. 656, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn, and attends the Reformed Dutch church. He is true to all manly principles and to correct business methods, and enjoys the confi- dence and regard of many with whom he has been brought in contact. - WILLIAM T. DE NYSE. William T. De Nyse, one of the substantial citi- zens of Brooklyn, formerly residing in Williams- burg, but now a resident of the down-town district, was born in New York city, eighth ward, May 17, 1840, was reared there and educated in the Sedge- wick and Nichols classical schools. His father, Will- iam De Nyse, the founder of the stereotyping and electrotyping business, in which the son has all his life been associated, was a lifelong Republican, held important public offices, and was a resident of Brook- lyn at the time of his death. William T. De Nyse, on leaving school, entered his father's business for a period as clerk, for sev- eral years afterward was the managing clerk in a lawyer's office, but returning again to his father's employ permanently thereafter associated himself with the business. His career as a soldier during the Civil war is identified with the history of the Forty-seventh Reg- iment. He enlisted in Company B, under Colonel Meserole of that regiment, went to Washington and passed through all their war experiences. He was a member of the Fourth Brigade staff of General Brownell and was appointed by Brownell as aid- de-camp, ranking as captain for four years. He also served as commissary of the Forty-seventh Regi- ment under Brownell. - - He has been a member of the Harry Lee Post, . G. A. R., for twenty years, and was its quarter- master for several years. He is also a life member of the Forty-seventh Regiment Veteran Association. In politics Mr. De Nyse is a Republican, and has always been active in his party. For several years he served as a member of the executive committee of his district. He is a member of the Hyatt Lodge, F. & A. M., of De Witt Clinton Com- - He was a trustee and for many years president of the Excelsior Steam & Electrical Power Company, of New York, and for several years a member of the board of trustees of the Bushwick Savings Bank. He is a member of the First Reformed church of Williamsburg, in 84 - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. which district he for a long period resided. More recently he removed to the down-town district of Brooklyn. r He married Sarah E., daughter of Captain James Eaton, a retired sea captain. They have had one child, now deceased. STs. ANN AND JOACHIM'S CHURCH, LONG ISLAND. For some time the necessity of a church in the village of Queens, Long Island, was apparent. Ow- ‘ing to the fact that the nearest churches for the Catholics to worship in were about three miles dis- tant, and the accommodations entirely wanting, many were lost to the faith. Hence when the people petitioned the Rt. Rev. Charles E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of Brooklyn, to erect a church and to station a priest permanently to minister to their wants, he commissioned the Rev. Ignatius Zeller, of Jamaica, to investigate. in church building, soon realized the necessity of responding to the wishes of his petitioners, and con- sequently reported favorably to the bishop, who in turn entrusted him with the organization of the new parish. On September 27, 1896, the first holy mass was celebrated in the little chapel on Bennet avenue, which place of worship had formerly been occupied by an Episcopalian congregation, and has since served as the Roman Catholic church of Queens. For one month Rev. Father Zeller de- voted his time and labor to this additional charge, until the Rt. Rev. Bishop on October 23d appointed . the present rector, Rev. Frederick W. Dotzauer, who on November 1st (the feast of All Saints), as: sumed charge. His first act was to seek in prayer the divine blessing to this important work, and truly this confidence in prayer has been well rewarded, for seldom has a young congregation met with such marked success. On January 22, 1897, the Jere Johnson property, a triangle plot of eighteen city lots, bounded by Hollis avenue, Franklin avenue and Joseph street, was secured for the sum of fifteen . hundred dollars. Very small indeed was that first congregation, gathered in the humble little structure, for which a monthly rental of eight dollars was paid. Un- daunted and trusting in God, the young congrega- tion hoped to erect a more worthy temple to the Almighty in the near future. Their prayers were heard, their hopes realized, for on September 12, 1897, the corner-stone of the new church was laid with great solemnity by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. P. J. . McNamara, S. T. L., V. G. The concourse of peo- ple from the neighboring villages and cities of Brooklyn and New York amounted to more than Father Zeller, a veteran six thousand, and no less than forty-three priests assisted in this function. The preachers on that oc- casion were the late lamented Rev. James H. Mitchell, LL. D., and the Rev. I. H. Zeller. May this small congregation which has grown in a few years from thirty-five to eighty families, under the protection of its glorious patron saints continue to grow and prosper both spiritually and temporally, and may this temple of the Lord which they have erected to the glory of the Almighty be the sanctuary from whence God’s showered on his people. Rev. Frederick W. Dotzauer, the present rector of the above named church, was born in New York city in 1865, and from an early age his hopes and aspirations turned toward the ministry. He entered St. Mary's College of Westmoreland county, Penn- sylvania, and there received his classical courses. His theological studies were pursued at St. Mary’s Seminary of Baltimore, Maryland. His ordination to the priesthood was solemnized in St. James Pro- Cathedral at Brooklyn, by Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., December 22, 1888, and he was at once as- signed to the parish of St. Nicholas, Brooklyn, as assistant to the rector of that church, and remained there until appointed rector of Sts. Ann and Joachim by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of Brooklyn. Since becoming the rector of the parish Rev. Father Dotzauer secured the funds for blessings are the church and rectory. Through his instrumentality a beautiful church has been erected, having a seat- ing capacity for six hundred. A comfortable pas- toral residence has also been built, and the church grounds greatly improved in many ways. The beautiful altar in the church was the gift of the Rev. Dotzauer's mother, who also contributed one thousand dollars toward paying for the ground on which the house of worship was erected. WILLIAM F. LUKES. William F. Lukes, who has had a singularly stir- ring military experience on land and sea and who has resided in Brooklyn since 1860, was born at Berlin, Germany, February 19, 1847. He came to . this country a boy of nine years of age, locating with the family of Mr. Murphy, New York city. At fourteen years of age he went to sea as cabin boy on a merchant vessel trading between California and China. Quitting the Sea, he went to Kimberly, south. Africa, and worked in the diamond fields; later to Australia, where he spent three years in gold-mining; and afterward to China, where he joined the United States navy on board the “Colorado,” as an ordinary seaman under Captain Cook, serving three years, up. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. | 85 to his honorable discharge. As one of the “Colo- rado’s” landsmen he participated in subduing the Corean insurrection. Landing on a Friday, under the command of Lieutenant McGee, they fought until the following Sunday, when the Coreans were driven to one of their numerous forts. Upon a third unsuc- cessful attack upon this fort, Lieutenant McGee was killed. The command fell to Lukes, who renewed the attack and took the fort. Looking for the body of his commander, he discovered the natives carry- ing it off to the mountains. Calling for volunteers, he, with two who responded, pursued the natives, overtook them and a desperate hand-to-hand fight took place. When re-enforcements arrived the ma- rines found Lukes with eighteen wounds, lying un- conscious on the body of his commander and his companions both dead. The body of Lieutenant McGee was shipped to America and Lukes lay un- conscious for thirty-nine days on board the Colo- rado. For his gallant conduct he received a medal of honor from congress and a letter of thanks for his services in the war. The account of Mr. Lukes' gal- lant conduct in connection with the Corean insurrec- tion will be found in detail in the records of the war department. Other incidents of Mr. Lukes' early life included his service at the age of eighteen years under General Maximillian in Mexico, where he be- came a member of the “Chasseurs” and fought at Tompalso and in other minor engagements. Captured by the Mexicans he escaped, swam a river, and found his way back to Maximillian's army. While taking part also in the insurrection in the United States of Columbia, he was wounded in the hip. Mr. Lukes is a member of Corner Stone Lodge, F. & A. M., a Republican and a member of the Lutheran church. He is thought to be the only man who ever received a vote of thanks from congress for bravery. Of his three children, Anna, William and Minnie, William is preparing to enter the naval academy at Annapolis, Maryland. § GEORGE DALY. George Daly, undertaker and embalmer of Brook- lyn, is a man whose sound common sense and vigor, and able management of his affairs, have been import- ant factors in his success, and with his undoubted integrity of character have given him an honorable position among his fellow men. A native of Ireland, Mr. Daly was born in county Cork, January 14, 1847, and is a son of George and Ann Daly, who were also born in that county, but died in London, England, where they resided for many years, the former dying in 1879, the latter in 1881. Our subject was only a child on the re- moval of the family to London, and in the schools of that city he acquired his education. There he also learned the trade of a pattern-maker and mill- wright, at which he continued to work in London until 1869, in which year he emigrated to the United States, locating in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, where he established himself, in business. In 1885, he removed to the tenth ward of Brooklyn, where he followed his trade until 1890, and then embarked in his present business. Mr. Daly is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Embalm- ing, and has met with success in this venture. At Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Mr. Daly was mar- ried, October 5, 1883, to Miss Mary Mulcahy, of Staten Island, daughter of Charles and Margaret (Daly) Mulcahy, and to them were born four chil- dren, namely: George, who died in childhood; William J.; Ellen, wife of Edward Broderick; and Mary. - Mr. Daly is a faithful member of St. Agnes Roman Catholic church, and attends to the under- taking in connection with this parish. He is also a member of Holy Name Society; St. Vincent de Paul's Society; Catholic Knights of America; Knights of Columbus, and Ushers Society, all con- nected with St. Agnes’ church ; and is also a mem- ber of the Foresters of America. He is highly es- teemed for his sterling worth, and takes an active interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of the ward in which he resides. JOHN DANNENHOFFER John Dannenhoffer, deceased, was the first of the family of which he was a representative to seek a home in America. His birth occurred on the 17th of Nevember, 1833, in the town of Rahlinger, in the province of Loraine, France. His parents were also natives of that country, and they had six children who grew to manhood and womanhood. All came to America and later returned to their native land, with the exception of John and Nich- olas, who continued to make the new world their home. The latter located in Brooklyn, where he married, and for a number of years was engaged in the glass manufacturing business in partnership with his brother. Upon his retirement from active business pursuits he settled on Long Island. John Dannenhoffer spent the years of his minor- ity in the fatherland, and in the public schools conned those branches of learning which form the basis of . German knowledge. At the age of four- teen he started out in life on his own account, and for a time was engaged in the business of glass manufacturing, perfecting himself in that trade and in its various arts and devices after his arrival in America, in 1861. He was first employed in the 86 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, in the establish- ment of Fowler, Crampton & Company, with whom he remained for some time, and in 1872, his in- dustry and economy having secured for him some capital, he began business for himself as a partner of his brother Nicholas and John N. Hewer, under the firm name of Hewer & Dannenhoffer. They en- gaged in the manufacture of glassware and the busi- ness connection was continued until 1871, when our subject and his brother Nicholas established the Williamsburg Flint Glass. Works at the corner of Throup avenue and Gerry street, where he success- fully continued until 1882. During this time John Dannenhoffer had performed many experiments with the purpose of improving the process for manu- facturing opalescent glass, and when his efforts re- sulted successfully and he became satisfied with his experiments he began the manufacture of this grade of ware, continuing in that department of trade until the 4th of April, 1889, when his life’s labors ended in death. His two sons, John and Nicholas, have succeeded to the father's business. . ; , . Mr. Dannenhoffer was married, in Brooklyn, to Miss Regina Remlinger, who was also a native of Loraine, France, and to this union were born three sons and five daughters, four of whom died in childhood. The surviving members of the family are John, Nicholas, Catherine and Virginia. The mother died December 23, 1879. She was a devout member of the Roman Catholic church, and her estimable qualities endeared her to all who knew her. For his second wife Mr. Dannenhoffer chose Miss Mary Eschenbrenner, and by their union were born two children,_Mary and Emily. The former died January 29, 1900, at the age of eighteen years, and the latter died in early life. Mrs. Dannenhoffer still survives the husband and father. He was a man of earnest public spirit, whose hearty co-opera- tion was given to many measures calculated to prove of general good and to advance the material, so- cial, intellectual and moral welfare of his commu- nity. His career was a busy, and useful one, in which his worth, as a man and citizen was widely recognized by all with whom he came in contact. ADRIAN D. WILLIAMS, M. D. Adrian Dorsey Williams, * * M. D., - of No. : 614 Macon street, Brooklyn, was born in this city No- vember 27, 1872, and is a son of William P. and Caroline (Kuyler) Williams, natives of New York city. His grandparents were Thomas and Ann (Hook) Williams. His grandmother, who, was a daughter of one of the noted physicians of Eng- land, taught school for many years, and died at the age of eighty years. The Doctor's father, who is a member of the Brooklyn bar, had two chil- dren: Adrian D., and Hattie, who died at the age of five years. - - • . The Doctor pursued his early education in the public schools and the boys' high school of Brook- lyn, and was graduated in Columbia. College in 1892, and from the College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1896. Soon after securing his degree he entered upon the practice of his profession, and is regarded as one of the brightest of the younger physicians of Brooklyn. He has been for some time connected with the Bedford. Dispensary and Hospital, and is now ophthalmologist to that institution. At the out- break of the Spanish-American war the Doctor was hospital. Steward of the Fourteenth Regiment, New York National Guard, and accompanied it to Camp Black, in Chickamauga Park. He is a member of the Glouster Naval Commandery, and the Spanish War Veterans. He was married, June 14, 1896, to Miss Lily M. Roden, daughter of Thomas Roden, of Brooklyn. . . ... • - - - LORENz DARMSTADT. Lorenz. Darmstadt was born on the sh of April, I835, in the village of Bodenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. His parents, Lorenz and Anna Maria (Geiger) Darmstadt, were also natives of the same locality. The father lived to the age of sixty-five years, while the mother attained the very advanced age of ninety years. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, three sons and five, daughters, all of whom reached mature years and became resi- dents of the United States, namely: Louis and William, who resided in New York city, but the latter is now a resident of Long Island; Lorenz; Barbara, wife of Frederick Speiss, of New York; Susanna, who is now Mrs. Neubert, of New York city; Mrs. Elizabeth Staff; Mrs. Appolonia Kaiser; and Mrs. Annie Kern, all of New York city. The parents came to America in 1852, locating in the metropolis, where the father died in 1856. The mother afterward came to Long Island, spending her remaining days in Jamaica, and when she had reached the ninetieth milestone on life’s journey she was called to the home beyond. . . . . . . Lorenz Darmstadt spent the first fifteen years of his life in the fatherland, and during that period pursued his education in the public schools. He then came to the new world with his two brothers, sailing from Amsterdam to New York, where they arrived on the 21st of July, 1850, after a voyage of forty-two days. Our subject learned the machinist's trade in New York city and in Brooklyn, and has followed that pursuit, to a greater or less, extent throughout his entire life. He has also been em- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 87 6 ployed as an engineer. In 1860 he removed to No. I39 Scholes street and about 1879 purchased the property. As a companion and helpmeet on life's journey' he chose Miss Mary Anna Rottmann, daughter of Anthony and Mary Anna (Busch) Rottmann. The marriage was celebrated in Brooklyn on the 2d of October, 1860, and by their union nine children were born, but five of the number died in childhood, in- cluding two who bore the name of Lorenz; Mari- anna; William and Emily. The living children are Anthony, an attorney of Long Island City, who mar- ried Martha Glaubert and has two children, Edna Ruth and Daniel Homer; John, who married Fred- erica Emsburg and has three sons, John, Harry and Frank; Frances, wife of Charles A. Davis, of Brook- lyn, by whom she has two children, Ethel Rose and Buell Lorenz; and Rose, who completes the fam- ily. Mr. Darmstadt, his wife and children are all communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. He is a stanch Democrat in his political affiliations, and has served his party as con- stable for two terms of two years each, proving a capable official. Coming to America in early life, he readily adapted himself to the customs and man- ners of the people, mastered the business methods in vogue in this land, and has met with a well merited success in industrial circles. JAMES WHITE. Contributing to the commercial activity of Brook- lyn as a manufacturer of sheet-iron metal and ornamental architectural supplies, James White is widely and favorably known in industrial circles. He was born in Belleville, Canada, June 29, 1843, and is one of ten children, six of whom are living, born to William and Mary (Guest) White, who were natives of Devonshire, England, and crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1833. On attaining suf- ficient age young James was sent to the public school of his native town, and after a time began learning the tinsmith's trade, becoming a journey- man at the trade at the age of seventeen. In 1862 he removed to New York city, where he was soon given charge of a shop, and while serving in that capacity he executed the contract for the tin-work on the famous United States war-ship Monitor. In 1865 he formed a partnership with Peter Smith, under the firm name of Smith & White, and engaged in the tin business at No. 66 Broad street, New York. This connection continued for four years, on the expiration of which period Mr. White established a shop and factory at No. 811 Fulton street, Brooklyn. There he continued from 1870 to 1878, and through the four succeeding years he conducted business at the corner of Fulton and Coughlin streets, but for eighteen years has been located at Nos. 446 and 456 Adelphi street. He has one of the most extensive plants of the kind in this section of the country. It is equipped with all the most modern machinery, dies, tools and other supplies for the manufacture of the finest rarchi- tectural sheet metal. Much of this machinery has been invented by Mr. White, and he has to his credit about forty patents in the United States patent office. On the Ioth of March, 1866, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. White and Miss Ellen Louise Schenck, a daughter of Isaac V. Schenck, of New York. He is a member of the Lincoln Club, and has always given his political support to the Republican party. He has never aspired to office, however, his atten- tion being given to his business affairs. Unlike many people of an inventive mind, he also possesses marked executive ability; is practical and enterpris- ing, and through this fortunate combination of char- acteristics he has won splendid success. WALTER SCOTT. Walter Scott, a soldier of the Civil war and commander of the James H. Perry Post, of which he was one of the organizers and for which he was instrumental in securing a charter, was born in New York city October 23, 1845, where he was ed- ucated, and during his boyhood up to the time of his enlistment in the United States army was em- ployed in the office of the Spanish counsul of New York city. - * - - - In October, 1861, at the age of fifteen years, he enlisted as a drummer boy in the Forty-seventh Regiment of New York Volunteers, known as the “Washington Grays,” for three years, being the youngest soldier to enlist from Kings county. The regiment was sent under command of Colonel Moore to Annapolis, then to Washington, D. C., and later to Port Royal, where it went into action in the battle of Port Royal, Edisto island, James island and Hil- ton Head. Later he participated in the battle of Fort Morgan in the siege of Charlestown and as- sisted in building Camp Argil Battery at Morris Island. Ordered to Florida under General Seymour, the regiment fought in the battle of Olustee, where it lost three hundred and fifteen killed, wounded and missing, out of six hundred in action. They were engaged also in action at Polatka Station, and were sent thence to Gloucester Point, on the Pamun- key river. The regiment joined Grant, fought in the battle of Fort Darling, marched to Cold Har- 88 - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. bor, and fought the three-days battle on the 1st, 2d and 3d of June, 1864. Young Scott participated with his regiment in the battle of Petersburg through the entire siege and at the capture. While he was the right general guide the flag was shot out of his hand. After participating at Strawberry Plains his term of enlistment having expired, he was mus- tered “out of service August 28, 1864. He was wounded June Ioth, at James Island, by a ball pass- ing through his thigh ; at Chester Heights, Vir- ginia, he received a slight scalp wound, a ball pass- ing through his cap. For several years Commander Scott has been connected with the bureau of the fire department as expert electrician. He is a Republican of influence in the second ward; a member and president of the Forty-seventh Regiment, New York State Volunteer Veteran Association; vice-president and delegate to the department encampment of the G. A. R. for twenty-two years, and is a member of the memorial and executive committee of Kings county. The ap- preciation in which he is held by his comrades has found a special expression in their presentation to him of a two-hundred-dollar drum for meritorious conduct at the battle of Petersburg. His post also has presented him with a one-hundred-and-fifty-dol- lar sword and belt and a gold watch. JARED J. CHAMBERS. Jared J. Chambers, who occupies the position of secretary of the second division of the board of city magistrates, was born at Martha’s Vineyard, Massa- chusetts, on the 16th of October, 1853. He is a son of William and Ann (Ripley) Chambers, the former of whom was among the “Forty-niners” who crossed the plains to the gold fields of California, is a veteran of the Civil war, and is still enjoying good health at the age of eighty-six years. He is a grandson of William Chambers, who came from Scotland when a boy, participated in the war of 1812, and resided in Newport, Rhode Island. Mr. Chambers 'maternal grandparents were Jethro and Eunice (Stuart) Rip- 1ey, the latter of whom was a member of the famous English family of that name. The Ripley family were among the first settlers of Martha's Vineyard and for several generations followed the whaling business. Several members of the family were sol- diers in the Revolutionary war. Jethro Ripley was the hero of the story “Eighty Years. Afloat on Land and Sea,” or “The Adventures of Uncle Jethro.” When Mr. Chambers was ten years of age his parents removed to Brooklyn, where he has made his home. Soon after their arrival the family took up their abode in that portion of the city known as Bushwick,-the old Eighteenth ward, and since that time Mr. Chambers has resided in that locality. Many changes have occurred in the city, and the old ward has been divided up into the Eighteenth, Twen- ty-seventh and Twenty-eighth wards. He pursued his early education in public school No. 24, at the corner of Bremen and Forrest streets, and later en- tered Claghorn's Business College, where he was graduated on the 18th of January, 1877. In his early business career he was employed by the Devoe Man- ufacturing Company, of Greenpoint, and later he embarked in business on his own account, conduct- ing a retail grocery store for several years. For a period of nineteen years he was expert accountant for Von Glahn Brothers, owners of one of the larg- est wholesale grocery houses of Brooklyn, and in commercial circles he has a very wide acquaintance and bears an unassailable reputation. He was for ten years editor of the Grocers' Gazette, of Brook- lyn, and brought forth a paper of great value and in- terest to the trade. He has appeared a number of times before the Retail Grocers' Association and has addressed that body on different subjects in connec- tion with the business. Identified with the East Brooklyn Building & Loan Association, he has been one of its trustees for ten years and for the past two years has been its auditor. His business interests have been of an important character and his wise counsel and sound judgment. have proved a potent factor in the successful control of the enterprises with which he has been associated. - While he has led an active business life, Mr. Chambers has also found time and opportunity to greatly benefit his community through his association with many movements calculated to promote the general welfare. Since the age of eighteen years he has been an earnest and effective worker in the ranks of the Republican party. Believing thoroughly in its principles as most conducive to the good of the nation, he has delivered many campaign addresses; and his sound logic, incontrovertible argument and oratorical power have been the means of arresting the attention and awakening the deep consideration of many of his auditors with the result that his party has been thereby strengthened. He was one of the founders of the Republican Union Club of Brooklyn and has been a delegate to many county and state conventions. While he has been mentioned many times for elective positions, he never became a can- didate for office until 1889, when he was nominated for alderman in the old third district, comprising about nine wards; and while the district usually gave a Democratic majority of four thousand, Mr. Cham- bers led the Republican ticket and was defeated by only twelve hundred votes. In the following year his name was brought up in connection with the can- didacy for city auditor, and he came within thirteen HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 89 votes of being nominated. The only political position he has ever held during all his active political career is the present one. He was appointed chief clerk by Police Justice Jacob Brenner, June 15, 1897, and re- appointed after consolidation by the board of city magistrates, as police clerk, February 1, 1898. On the 31st of December, 1899, he was elected Secre- tary of the board of city magistrates, second division, for the year 1900, and a year later was elected to the same position for the year 1901. He has been affiliated with the Frank Williams Battery, and other political organizations, and during the Blaine and Logan campaign he was president of one of the largest campaign clubs in the city. For fifteen years he has been on the stump every year and his clear and powerful voice, giving utterance to facts and logic, has carried conviction to the minds of many hearers. Everything pertain- ing to the welfare and improvement of the city re- ceives his earnest co-operation and support, and Brooklyn recognizes in him a valuable citizen. He was one of the prominent agitators for the present new East River bridge, now in process of construc- tion at the foot of Broadway, and was one of the committee that went to Albany in behalf of this measure. He is a member of the Unity Republican Club of the Twenty-eighth ward, the Kings County Republican general committee, is the leader of the Twentieth Election District (Republican) Associa- tion of the Twenty-eighth ward, and is a member and one of the founders of the Speakers’ League of the |United States. In fraternity circles Mr. Chambers is also well known. He belongs to Bedford Lodge, F. & A. M.; Gramercy Council, R. A.; Ethan Allen Council, American Legion of Honor; and holds membership in the East Brooklyn Bowling Club and the American Institute of Arts and Science. While prominent in Imany organizations he has never neglected the high or holier duties of life, which concern man's rela- tions with his fellow men, and has labored in a con- sistent manner for the upbuilding of the moral life of his community. At an early age he connected Himself with the Bushwick Avenue Baptist church, afterward known as the Gethsemane, the Willoughby avenue, and now known as the Green Avenue Bap- tist church. For about fourteen years he was secre- tary of the Sunday-school, for three years was presi- dent of the Young People's Association, and for nine successive years was the treasurer and one of the charter members of the Young People's Baptist Union of Brooklyn, composed of delegates from thirty-four churches—the longest term ever held by an incumbent in that office. He took a leading part in the establishment of the Bethel Mission of Bush- wick, of which he was treasurer for several years, and was the first vice-president and one of the found- ers of the New York Rescue Band doing mission work in New York city. He was also one of the founders and was for several years a trustee of the East Brooklyn Dispensary. Mr. Chambers is deeply interested in athletics, and in his younger days had quite a reputation as a foot racer. He was a charter member of the celebrated I. D. K. Social Club of Bushwick. In 1886 Mr. Chambers was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia Benson, of Brooklyn, who for thirteen years was a teacher in public school No. 14 and be- longs to a family of teachers. To this union were born four children Laura, Florence, Ella and Eunice. In social circles where true worth and intel- ligence are received as the passports into good so- ciety, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are very popular and their circle of friends is indeed extensive. Mr. Chambers has traveled extensively throughout this country, gaining knowledge and experience which only travel can bring. By reason of his success, his unblemished character, his just and liberal life and the universal esteem which he here enjoys, Mr, Chambers might without 1nvidious distinction be called one of the foremost citizens of Brooklyn. ISIDOR. B. SCHMIDT. —º -* In tracing out the business career of Isidor B. Schmidt we learn that he belongs to that class of representative American citizens who owe their ad- vancement to their own efforts, having through strong force of character, indomitable will and un- faltering industry overcome all difficulties and ob- stacles in the path of success. He has attained a creditable position in the commercial world, being now identified through partnership relations with the firm of Henry Cohen & Company, of New York, dealers in furs. Mr. Schmidt makes his home in Brooklyn and was born in the fourteenth assembly district of this city thirty-eight years ago. He pursued his educa- tion in public school No. 7, and later continued his studies in Brown's Business College, where he com- pleted the regular course and was graduated in I876. He entered upon his business career as a traveling salesman and was thus engaged for several years, his genial manner and business ability making him popular with many merchants and business men along his route. At length he embarked in his present line, and as a member of the firm of Henry Cohen & Company is extensively engaged in dealing in furs. They have a nice store and carefully se- lected stock and their annual sales yield to them a good profit. Warmly espousing the principles of Democracy 90 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Mr. Schmidt is well known as a political worker in his district of Brooklyn. For several years he has been a member of the Democratic general commit- tee, having filled the position since the inauguration of the assembly district plan. At this writing, in the fall of IQoI, he is president of the board of govern- ors of the John Ennis Club, a social and political organization which has marked influence in the dis- trict in the city in which it is located. Mr. Schmidt is now serving as a member of the board of edu- cation, to which he was appointed in July, 1900, by Mayor Van Wyck. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Binabrith of America and is serv- ing on the general committee of the district com- prising the eastern states and Canada. His Social qualities render him popular and in his native city he is both widely and favorably known. MOSES W. WESTCOTT. Mr. Westcott, a veteran of the Civil war and a retired merchant of Brooklyn, was born at May's Landing, New Jersey, May Io, 1836. He comes of Revolutionary stock, his great-grandfather hav- ing fought as a colonel in the war of the Revolu- tion. His father, Joseph Westcott, was a public man of Atlantic county, New Jersey, having served as sheriff. Politically he was a Whig. -- Reared and educated in Atlantic county, New Jersey, responding to the call of his country, he en- listed, September 3, 1863, in Company I, Eighth New Jersey Volunteers, to serve for three years or during the war. This regiment, largely raised from Newark, New Jersey, went to the front under the command of John Ramsey. Mr. Westcott took part in battles at Brandy station, followed by vari- ous skirmishes and minor engagements, and later in the battle of the Wilderness. Having there con- tracted a serious illness, he was sent to the hospital at Newark, New Jersey, and upon his discharge again joined his regiment. He was mustered out of service June 30, 1865, at Trenton, New Jersey. Mr. Westcott left May's Landing after his father’s death in 1846 and came to Brooklyn, where he has since resided. He was formerly engaged in the gro- cery business in Brooklyn, but at present lives re- tired upon an ample competence. ENOCH RUTZLER. Among the men of distinguished business ability who are identified at present with this city is Enoch Rutzler, who is in control of extensive patronage in his specialty of installing steam and hot water heating apparatus and ventilating system. He has made a careful and systematic study of his work and has for a number of years been recognized as one of the representative engineers in this line. He was born in New York city April Io, 1846, and was educated in the public Schools of Charles- ton, South Carolina, and Southold, Long Island. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in the military service of his country as a private of Company B, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment, New York Volunteers, and was connected with the First Di- vision of the Eighteenth Army Corps. He served under Colonel Conk, and the regiment was sent to Washington, D. C., thence to Newport News. He participated in the second battle of Williamsburg, the occupation of White House Landing, Baltimore Cross Roads, Bermuda Hundred, Drury's Bluff, Swift Creek, Fort Darling, Cold Harbor, Chapin’s Farms, the siege of Petersburg, then finally the cap- ture of Richmond, together with several lesser en- gagements. His regiment was one of the first to enter Richmond, and with it Mr. Rutzler remained there for some time after the fall of that city. At the capture of Chapin's Farms he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and on the I9th of June, 1865, he was mustered out of the service, having for three years been numbered among the loyal de- fenders of the old flag. After his return from the war Mr. Rutzler care- fully studied mechanical engineering in all of its branches pertaining to steam power and heating. In 1870 he became established in business in New York city, and it has so grown since that time that from his well equipped offices at Nos. 176-178 Center street a large force of men are employed and di- rected. He has installed the steam apparatus, the ventilating system and the complete boiler and power plants in many of the largest buildings in New York city, and at the present time is equipping the new colony of the Manhattan State Hospital at Central Islip, Long Island, which contract amounts to over three hundred thousand dollars. The Syndicate building on Park Row, the tallest building in New York city, is one of his installations; also the de- partment stores of James McCreery and James A. Hearn, and public school No. 165, Mechanics' Bank, Fourth National Bank, Manhattan Savings Bank, Bowery Bank, Germania Savings Bank, Sprague National Bank, American Tract Society building, Continental Insurance Company building, Consoli- dated Stock & Petroleum building, Hoffman House, St. Denis Hotel, Murray Hill Hotel, Empire Theater, Daly's Theater, and Proctor's Pleasure Palace, all in New York city; and St. George Hotel, Temple Bar building, Thirteenth and Twenty-third Regi- ment armories, Abraham & Straus and Montauk Club, all of Brooklyn; Hudson River State Hos- pital at Poughkeepsie, and Long Island State Hos- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 91 pital at Kings Park, besides many other hotels, of fice buildings, theaters, churches, etc. His broad and comprehensive understanding of the principles of mechanical engineering, together with an experi- ence extending over thirty years, has enabled him to solve the many intricate problems which arise in the various buildings wherein steam heat is installed. On the 19th of September, 1867, Mr. Rutzler mar- ried Miss Matilda J. Haines, of New York. They had three children, -Emma M., John (deceased) and John Enoch, the last mentioned now being en- gaged in his father’s business. * Mr. Rutzler is also a member of several fra- ternal organizations, belonging to the Royal Ar- canum, American Legion of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, besides being a member of the Manufacturers’ Association, Montauk Club of Brooklyn, and the Hardware Club of New York, together with the U. S. Grant Post, No. 327, of which he served as commander during the year 1895. Mr. Rutzler is also a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Veterans' As- sociation, and of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. . . WILLIAM H. ALBERTS. In the history of a city' its mercantile interests form an important chapter, and of this section of the records of Brooklyn Mr. Alberts is a worthy repre- sentative, owning a large and well equipped drug store, from which he derives an excellent income. In his life he manifests the steadfast purpose, close application and unfaltering enterprise so characteris- tic of the German race. He was born in the town of Eckernfoerde, in the province of Schleswig, Ger- many, on the 26th of June, 1850, a son of Rev. Johannes Frederick Ludwig and Magdalena Henri- etta (Schaeffer) Alberts. The Rev. Mr. Alberts was a graduate of the university in the old historic city of Kiel, and for many years was a prominent divine of the Lutheran clergy. - Through a long period he was stationed at Eckernfoerde, and subsequently went to Itzehoe, in Schleswig, where he remained during the greater part of his active connection with the ministry. At that place he was connected with the kloster of the church, and among his par- ishioners were Princess Louise and other members of the royal family. His last charge was at the town of Witzwort, in Schleswig. He was a man of su- perior oratorical ability, prominently and widely known as an able preacher. In 1886 he retired from active service in the work of the church. His wife died in 1898, but he is still living in the fatherland. In their family were nine children. & - William H. Alberts, of this review, received his 'Flora Dorothea Katenkamp, rudimentary training in the high school at Husum and in the schools of the town of Schleswig. Sub- sequently he entered the University of Kiel, and was graduated at that far-famed institution at the age of twenty years. Believing that America furnished better opportunities to young men than that afforded in the old world, he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, arriving at the harbor of New York on the 26th of June, 1871. He was first employed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in the pharmacy of Charles G. Amenda, where he remained until 1873. He then accepted a position in the store of Ferdinand Spen- genberg, on Broadway, New York city, continuing to serve in that capacity until 1876, when he entered the employ of the Hon. Mr. Weismann, at the cor- ner of Broom and Orchard streets, of the metropo- lis. He was thus employed until 1877, when he was made manager of the pharmacy at the corner of Forty-second street and Ninth avenue, New York city, owned by George Adolph Cassebeer, remaining as its manager until 1885, when he came to Brooklyn and began business on his own account on Classon avenue, which was the place of his location until 1894, when he purchased a pharmacy at the corner of Hewes street and Marcy avenue. On the IIth of April, 1899, he came to his present location on Knickerbocker avenue, and has since enjoyed a con- stantly increasing trade. On the 9th of March, 1875, in Hoboken, New Jersey, Mr. Alberts was united in marriage to Miss daughter of Henry Katenkamp, and their union has been blessed with four children: Arthur, who died in infancy; George Henry; Ella; and Flora. Mr. Alberts and his fam- ily attend the Lutheran church. He was well equipped for life's practical duties by excellent edu- cational training, but this cannot insure success with- out the supplementary qualities of industry and close application. It is these which have made Mr. Alberts one of the substantial merchants of his adopted city, winning for him a very comfortable competence. REV. PHILIP H. SMITH, Rev. Philip H. Smith, the present curate of St. Monica's Roman Catholic church at Jamaica, Long Island, was born in Webster, Massachusetts, August 20, 1866, and is a son of Philip and Mary (Brogan) Smith, the former a native of the county of Cavan, and the latter of Meath county, Ireland. The latter is now deceased. . . Rev. Philip H. Smith received his elementary edu- cation in the public schools of his native town, while his classical courses were received in the Montreal College, of Montreal, Canada. For two years there- after he pursued the studies of theology and philoso- 92 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. phy in the Grand Seminary, of Montreal, completing his theological studies at St. John's College, Brook- lyn. On the 25th of February, 1893, by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., Rev. Philip H. Smith was ordained a priest in St. John's chapel, Brooklyn, and soon afterward appointed assistant at the church of the Sacred Heart, in this city, where he labored faithfully and zealously until appointed curate of St. Monica's, in 1901, to succeed Rev. James Burke. WM. BRUNSWICK BROMELL. The salient features which have made the Irish nation distinguished in the history of the world are found exemplified in the personal career of Mr. Bro- mell. He was born on the Emerald Isle and be- longs to a prominent family of Ireland that has figured largely in military affairs, winning high com- missions and honors in connection with military serv- ice. When a youth of fifteen years the subject of this review came to the United States. In early life he learned the printer's trade and for thirty years was engaged in business along that line on his own ac- count, securing a very extensive patronage and there- By securing handsome financial returns for his labors. His connection with the printing business continued until 1894, when he was appointed inspector of fuel for the board of education of the borough of Brook- 1yn. • When a young man Mr. Bromell became a mem- ber of the Brooklyn City Cadets and was for seven years associated with that organization. When the Light Guard, the Old City Guard and the Brooklyn City Cadets were organized into the Thirteenth Regi- ment, he became a member of the last named and served through the Angel Gabriel riots. He fre- quently did duty at the navy yard prior to the war when any danger was threatened there. When Lin- coln issued his call for seventy-five thousand men to. aid in crushing out the rebellion in its incipiency, Mr. Bromell, with those of the Thirteenth Regiment who responded, went to the front as color-bearer. The troops proceeded to Annapolis, Maryland, and thence to Washington, D. C., where they were sta- tioned at the time of the battle of Bull Run. At the request of General John A. Dix the regiment volun- teered to continue in the service and was held at Annapolis, Maryland. Upon his return home Mr. Bromell became a member of the Citizens’ Protective Guard, thus serving during the draft riots in New York. Owing to the death of his eldest daughter and the serious illness of his wife, he did not re- enlist for field service. He was for years in the customs service, from which he resigned in favor of a veteran. He is an honored member of Winchester Post, No. 197, G. A. R., for the past fourteen years has been its chaplain, and at the present writing is chairman of the employment and relief committee of his post. He is active in Grand Army affairs and enjoys the high regard of his comrades of the blue. He was captain of the First Battalion of the Wide Awakes of the old Fifth ward, and is a mem- ber of the Veterans and Sons of Veterans Associa- tion. He is connected with various fraternal socie- ties, including the Royal Arcanum and the Knights of Honor, and is also a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in all of which he is very active. In the Knights of Honor and Royal Arcanum he has served as chaplain. The cause of temperance has long found in him a stalwart advocate, and he be- longs to the Independent Order of Good Templars. He was for many years a member of the Long Island Historical Society, and is a member of the Congre- gational church. His support has not been with- held from any movement or measure which he be- lieved would contribute to the public good. Mr. Bromell was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Hamilton, and unto them were born two sons and four daughters. The mother died in 1893, and her loss was deeply mourned by many friends. With a most creditable business, military and political rec- ord William B. Bromell certainly deserves repre- sentation in this volume. His life has ever been straightforward and honorable, commending him to the confidence and respect of his fellow men, and forms an example that is indeed worthy of emu- lation. WILLIAM MEADE LINDSLEY FISKE, M. D. Among the most prominent of the homoeopathic physicians and surgeons of Brooklyn is Dr. W. M. L. Fiske, of Bedford avenue. He is a native of New York city, where he was born May 10, 1841. Dr. Fiske’s American ancestors are numbered among the earliest English immigrants, and among them were those who bore a conspicuous and useful part in the founding of a nation. The branch of the Fiske family from which he is descended springs from Symond Fiske, who was lord of the manor of Stadhough, Suffolk county, England, from 1399 to I422. Phineas Fiske, in the seventh generation from Symond Fiske, settled in Salem, Massachusetts, in I642, and two years later removed to Wenham, Massachusetts. He was one of the prominent mem- bers of the Massachusetts colony and a representa- tive in the general court in 1653. Later a branch of the family settled on Long Island and made a farm on the site of the present town of Winfield. Here was the home of the father of Dr. Fiske, Almond D. Fiske, who, being naturally a mechanic and having much inventive talent, engaged in manufacturing, as sº ſº. - - Tº º Aº, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 93 well as in caring for his agricultural interests. Among his enterprises was a steam foundry, one of the first in America, which he established and oper- ated. His death occurred in 1850, in Newtown, Long Island, and he was buried in Chazy, Clinton county, New York. Dr. Fiske acquired a liberal literary education in academies at Bakersville, Vermont, and Champlain, New York. He then entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and was making good progress with his medical studies when the Civil war inter- rupted his career, and he enlisted in Company A of the Forty-seventh Regiment, New York Volunteers. His knowledge of medicine led to his detail as stew- ard in the convalescent hospital at Fort McHenry, and he was subsequently advanced to the position of acting assistant post surgeon in charge of the post hospital. On the expiration of his term of enlist- ment he resumed his medical studies, and on the completion of the course, in 1863, he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The follow- ing year the same degree was conferred upon him by the New York Homeopathic Medical College, and Subsequently the honorary degree of Doctor of Medi- cine was granted him by the board of regents of the State of New York. Soon after graduation and be- fore receiving the last named honor, he began prac- tice, but Soon accepted an appointment as acting as- sistant surgeon in the United States army. His service in that capacity, continuing until the end of the war, was arduous and useful, and found some compensation in surgical experiences, which were of value to him in 1ater days. On retiring from the army Dr. Fiske located in Aurora, Illinois, where he practiced for two years, removing thence to Rochester, New York, where he was engaged for five years. He then located in Brooklyn, Long Island, where he was destined to re- main permanently, and where he has built up a large and lucrative practice among a highly intelli- gent and appreciative class of people, his professional labors including all that belongs to general medicine and considerable attention to surgery. For the first two years after locating in Brooklyn he was associ- ated with the well known Dr. Wright, whose death in 1874 terminated a relationship which was person- ally and professionally enjoyable to both. - Dr. Fiske is recognized as one of the most active and able exponents of homeopathic medical science in the state, and his effort has been unsparing in all laudable movements in its behalf. He was for a number of years visiting surgeon to the Brooklyn Homeopathic Dispensary, and upon the organization of the Cumberland Street Hospital became one of its surgeons, while in 1882 he was elected medical direc- tor and president of the staff of that institution. He was one of the founders of the Brooklyn Eastern District Homeopathic Dispensary, of which he was for many years president and which he now serves as consulting surgeon and physician. He was also one of the organizers of the Brooklyn Maternity and Training School for Nurses, to which he was lecturer for several years, and he has been for some time con- Sulting surgeon to the Brooklyn Memorial Hospital. He is a well regarded member of various profes- sional bodies, all of which have honored his attain- ments by such recognition as they could bestow. Among the societies with which he has been long identified are the Kings County Homeopathic Med- ical Society, and the New York State Homeopathic Medical. Society, both of which he has served as president; the American Institute of Homeopathy, in which he holds a senior membership, and the Ameri- can Gynecological Society. He is the author of a considerable number of monographs on surgical and medical topics which were presented before the bod- ies named and which have appeared from time to time in their published proceedings and in profes- Sional journals. For some time he was connected with the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, and as its representative established the first weather bu- reau in Florida, prior to the inauguration of the present weather bureau system. He is also a mem- ber of numerous social and athletic clubs, among them being the Union League Club, the Hanover Club of Brooklyn, the West Hampton County Club and the Lake Champlain Yacht Club. In 1865 Dr. Fiske was united in marriage with Miss Julia Pancost, of Rochester, New York. Of this union were born four sons: William Raymond Fiske, who died at the age of six years; John Sage Fiske; Edward Rodney Fiske, M. D.; and William M. Lindsley Fiske, Jr. The family attend the Ross Street Presbyterian church of Brooklyn, which Dr. Fiske has served for many years as president of the board of trustees. EDWIN RODNEY FISKE, M. D. Among those who have acquired a marked degree of success in the practice of medicine is Dr. E. R. Fiske, of Brooklyn. He was born in that city, July 9, 1873, and is a son of the well-known Dr. W. M. L. Fiske, a brief account of whose brilliant career appears in this work. Securing his early education in the best private schools of his native city, Dr. E. R. Fiske was graduated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic and Collegiate Institute in 1888, Columbia College in 1892 and the New York Homeopathic Medical Col- lege in 1895. Soon after securing his degree he be- came associated with his father in a general practice of medicine and surgery, and still assists him in car- 94 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. ing for his large practice, but since 1898 has had an office of his own at the corner of . Nostrand avenue and Hancock street. - - - - The Doctor is attending physician to the Hahne- mann Hospital, of Brooklyn, Gynecologist to the East- ern District Homeopathic Hospital, Pathologist to the Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital and the Brook- lyn Maternity Hospital, and visiting physician to the Brooklyn Nursery and Infants' Hospital and the Bethesda Sanitarium. Doctor Fiske is a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, the New York State Homeopathic Medical Society and the Kings County Homeopathic Medical Society, of which he is now secretary. On January 25, 1899, Dr. Fiske was married to Miss Pauline Dean, daughter of Mr. Matthew Dean, of Brooklyn. His wife and he are members of the Ross Street Presbyterian church. GEORGE W. SERENE. George W. Serene, deceased, was born in Hart- ford, Connecticut, December 27, 1859, and was the son of James S. and Hester J. Serene, natives of Poughkeepsie, New York. The father was a minister of the Methodist Protestant church, and for many years efficiently labored to promote the growth of his denomination and to inculcate Christian principles among men. He has been called to his reward, but his wife still survives and is now residing in Canar- sie, Long Island. Their children were James H.; Susan A., wife of Richard Baisley; and George W. The last named came to Flatlands with his parents during his infancy and was educated in the public Schools. He afterward accepted the position of bookkeeper in his brother's office, and in 1892 began business on his own account as an undertaker, con- tinuing in that enterprise until his death. On the I5th of November, 1876, occurred the mar- . riage of Mr. Serene and Miss Mary A. Skidmore, daughter of Isaac and Phoebe Jane (Mathews) Skid- more. The Skidmore family were early settlers of Flatlands, and there the father of Mrs. Serene was born and continued to make his place of abode until 1885. In that year he removed to Virginia, where he still makes his home. He served as tax collector and postmaster in that town for a number of years, and after his arrival in the sunny south devoted his energies to the conducting of a grocery store. In his family were eleven children: Isaac H.; Amanda, wife of Livingston Davis; Emma, wife of Jacob C. Runuph; Abraham, who married Amelia Bogart; Martha, wife of Joseph C. Ennis; John R., who mar- ried Elizabeth Ryder; Mrs. Serene; Carrie, wife of Joshua Frost; Phoebe J.; and two who died in in- fancy. By her marriage Mrs. Serene became the mother of two children, Harry W. and Georgie H. The former married Lottie Hulse and has two chil- dren, Edna and Lester F. George W. Serene was a consistent member of and earnest worker in the Methodist Protestant church. He frequently filled the pulpit as a local preacher, served as secretary of the board of trustees of Grace church and was also deeply interested in the welfare of the Sunday-school, in which he long served as superintendent. He was also an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Provident Union and the Flatlands Gun Club. His was a well developed nature in which the social and church as well as business relations made claim upon his time and received due consideration. A man of broad humanitarian principles, he withheld his co-operation from no movement or measure which he believed would benefit his fellow men or promote progress along many lines for the general good. In his business transactions he was strictly fair and re- liable, and, in all relations of life was true to every manly principle. He left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name and his memory has been a blessed benediction to all who knew him and felt his influence. - Mrs. Serene now conducts the business formerly carried on by her husband at Avenue and East Nine- ty-fourth street, Canarsie. - * JAMES SHARKEY. The man who has lived uprightly and advanced the business interests of his community has made for himself a record upon which he may justly look with pride. He has added dignity to his calling whatever it may be and has shown to the world what may be accomplished by perseverance, courage and industry, and to this class of successful and honorable citizens belongs Mr. Sharkey, who has been a resident of Long Island since his youth. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1825, and commenced his business in life by learning the stone-cutter's trade. About 1843 he engaged in the marble and granite business, and is to-day the oldest dealer in that line in the city. He first began busi- ness on a small scale, but as the years have passed he has added thereto until it has now assumed pro- portions that has made his name familiar not only at home, but in foreign lands, receiving orders from South America, Porto Rico, Cuba and Africa, be- sides having contributed his full share toward the ornamentation of the city cemeteries and the ceme- teries of this and adjoining states. At the present time the product of two quarries are largely con- trolled by him, and the mechanical and artistic workmanship is to a great extent done at the quar- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 95 ries, being shipped from there ready to be set up. Although he still retains his interest in the busi- ness, it is managed by his son Frank. As a citizen Mr. Sharkey has been interested in whatever has had a tendency to permanently benefit his locality, and his influence is always on the side of right. In 1849 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Boardman, who was born in England, but when an infant came with her parents to New York. She was called to the home beyond in 1889. Five of their children are now living, three sons and two daughters. - * Frank Sharkey, the youngest son, was born in Brooklyn, May 18, 1872, and was reared in the city of his nativity, receiving his education in the Adelphi Academy. Subsequently he took a course in archi- tecture and drafting. His business training was re- ceived under the careful guidance of his father, and he has thoroughly familiarized himself with all the details of his calling, and for the past five years he has largely relieved his father of the care of the business. In 1898 he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Klencke, a native of Brooklyn, and they have one son, Kenneth J., who was born in the same house in which his mother was born and married. Both Mr. Sharkey and his father take a prominent part in all public affairs calculated to benefit their community, and both are wide-awake and progres- sive citizens. JACOB F. SCHNEIDER. Among the worthy representatives of the progress- ive and enterprising German-American element of Brooklyn is numbered Jacob F. Schneider. His life history began in Wurtemberg, Germany, in the little village of Struchen, where he was born December 5, 1836. His parents, Jacob and Rebecca (Roller) Schneider, were engaged in farming pursuits and died in the land of their nativity, the father at the ad- vanced age of eighty-seven years, while his faithful wife passed away in the sixty-third year of her age. They were consistent Christians, identified with the Lutheran church, and were respected by friends and neighbors for their many excellent qualities. They had a family of six children, two of whom came to America, Jacob F. and his sister Anna Mary. The latter located in Brooklyn where she married Peter Wolfer, and in 1872 they removed to California, since which time they have been residents of Los Angeles, their children being numbered among the enterpris- ing citizens of that place. The other members of the family were Gottlieb, who was married and resides in his native land; Christian, who was accidentally drowned at the age of eighteen years; Barbara, the wife of John Mathes; and Catherine, wife of Chris- undertaking. tian Zimmerman, their home being in the fatherland. There is a law in Germany to the effect that all children shall receive public school advantages or their equivalent between the ages of six and fourteen years, and in accordance with this decree Mr. Schneider pursued his studies. On putting aside his text-books he learned the machinist's trade with his uncle, Frederick Schneider, in Buetlingen, Wurtem- berg, where he remained until his twentieth year, when he determined to come to America. He had previously been exonerated from military duties in his native land and therefore decided to seek his for- tune in the United States. Accordingly he sailed from Havre, France, on the vessel Challenger, which, after a successful voyage of thirty-eight days, dropped anchor in the harbor of New York, on the 26th of June, 1857. Mr. Schneider first located in New England and was employed in both Connecticut and Massachusetts, working in a brass finishing es- tablishment until 1861. In the month of June he re- sponded to his country's call for aid and 'enlisted in the Union army as a member of Company F, Forty- first Regiment, New York Infantry. With this regi- ment he was sent to the south and that command was afterward merged into the Ninth New York Battery, with which organization he remained for Some time. He took part in various engagements, endured many hardships and experienced many nar- row escapes from capture. He was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, but after remaining in the hospital for a brief time he again returned to his regi- ment, with which he continued until the following winter when he was once more obliged to enter the hospital for medical treatment. On the completion of his first term of service, in October, 1863, he re- enlisted and this time became identified with the Sev- enth New York Artillery, with which he served until the close of the war, when he was honorably dis- charged, July 25, 1865. r He at once returned to New York city and there he followed various pursuits until the autumn of the same year when he came to Brooklyn. He was en- gaged in various enterprises until 1867, when he began business on his own account as a contractor and builder, meeting with very gratifying success in the He has erected more than twenty houses on one block on Stagg street and has built many other residences on Stagg and Bogart streets, in the Eighteenth ward. It was largely through his instrumentality that in 1888 Stagg, between Bogart. and Waterbury streets, was opened and graded. In this way he has become a useful and influential citi- zen, has contributed to the public progress and at the same time has won individual success as a self- made man. - - Mr. Schneider was married in Brooklyn to Mrs. 96 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Magdalena Kramer, widow of Felix Kramer, de- ceased, and a daughter of Joseph and Mary Weiser. They now have an adopted daughter, Ida, who is the wife of Phillip Gloeggler, of Brooklyn, by whom she has two children, Viola and Edward. DAVID S. STEWART. In this country where no man is born to public honor or to public office, but where the road to use- fulness leads to prominence, it is a matter worthy of pride that positions of trust and responsibility are given into the keeping of a citizen. sometimes unworthy methods are used in securing office, but the public is a discriminating factor and he whose policy is not one of honesty, whose service is detrimental to the public welfare, cannot long maintain himself in a position which is the gift of the people's franchise. A logical conclusion, there- fore, to be drawn from a long-continued incumbency in office is that merit and ability entitle the holder to his honors, and this inference is certainly a cor- rect one in regard to David Samuel Stewart, who for almost a third of a century has figured conspicu- ously in Republican circles in Brooklyn and who has again and again been called upon to undertake an important service. Over his political history there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, for his devotion to the best interests of the city has ever been a salient feature in his public career. Mr. Stewart has always been a resident of the Seventh ward of Brooklyn, and now makes his home at No. 407 Lafayette avenue. He was born February 22, 1833, in this city, his parents being David and Elizabeth (Seaman) Stewart, the latter a native of Jerusalem, Long Island. The former, a rope-maker by trade, was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and came to America in 1790, locating on Long Island. They were the parents of nine children, namely: John, who was born in 1819 and died at Sheepshead Bay in 1881 ; David, who was born in 1822 and died at the age of five years; William, who was born in 1824 and died in 1860, was a prominent resident of the Seventh ward, of Brooklyn, and for several years a police sergeant; Phoebe J., deceased wife of Ralph Van Nauler, of Brooklyn; Alexander, who died at the age of six years; David Samuel, of this review; Alexander, who was born in 1834 and died at the age of four years; George, who was born in 1838 and re- sides in Albany, New York; and Richard, who was born in 1841 and is an engineer in the Brooklyn Water Works. - At the usual age David S. Stewart began his edu- cation, attending public school No. 4. When a young man he learned the butcher's trade, which he fol- lowed for four years, after which he took up car- It is true that pentering, being for fifteen years identified with the building interests of this city. When the Civil war was in progress he gave evidence of his patriotic spirit, enlisting in 1862 as a member of the Engineer- ing Corps, with which he proceeded to Nashville, Tennessee, where he remained for more than a year. Returning then to his native city he was employed in the navy yard until 1866. - - Mr. Stewart's active political service began in 1869, at which time he was elected a member of the board of aldermen, representing the Seventh ward, and in 1872 he was appointed inspector of the street cleaning department, where he continued for three years. From 1875 until 1878 he was storekeeper in the custom house of New York and was then re- elected alderman, serving for two terms. In 1880 he began giving a part of his attention to the real-estate business and erected several houses on his own ac- count. Watching his opportunity to make judicious investments and awaiting an advantageous sale, he began to realize a good profit on his real-estate deal- ing and has since been connected with the business of transferring property in this city. In 1883 he WalS. appointed assistant superintendent of public buildings in New York, and after three years' service in that capacity he was appointed, in 1886, general appraiser of the Kings County Elevated Railway Company, re- taining that incumbency until 1896. He has ever en- deavored to be fair and equitable in the discharge of such duties and his capability has won high en- comiums. While acting as alderman he has been found on the side of practical reform and improve- ment, believing in progressive measures that enhance the general welfare and promote its advancement along all lines of substantial development. In 1896 he was again chosen by popular franchise to the office of alderman and the following year was elected pres- ident of the board. In 1898 he was returned to the office of alderman as the representative of the fourth assembly district of Greater New York, serving for two years, and then in order to devote his entire at- tention to his real-estate interests, he declined to again serve and for a year was not in public office, but the public demanded the benefit of his service, and once more, in 1901, he was elected alderman. Since attaining his majority Mr. Stewart has been a stalwart Republican, earnest in his advocacy of the principles of the party and untiring in his efforts to promote its growth and insure its success. He is now a member of the Fourth Assembly District Re- publican Association, of which he has been treasurer for several years. He is a close and discriminating student of the questions of the day and when he de- cides upon what he believes to be the right course neither fear nor favor can swerve him therefrom. On the 27th of October, 1857, Mr. Stewart was HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 97 united in marriage to Miss Eliza Riley, of Brooklyn, and they became the parents of six children: J. Frank, who is superintendent of the clearing house of the Consolidated Exchange of New York, and married Eliza Ryan, by whom he has five children,_ John, Marguerite, Angelica, Annie and Tessie ; Will- iam, a clerk employed in Brooklyn; Anna, the wife of D. A. Judge; David J., who married Miss Nellie Reuther and is a clerk in the employ of D. M. Chaun- cey & Company; and two others who died in child- hood. Such in brief is the history of one of Brooklyn’s native sons, who has devoted much of his life to her service and has been an important factor in promot- ing her welfare. He has also been known for twenty years as a real-estate dealer, and his investments have brought to him a good income, securing to him the success which should crown every life of honest and continuous effort. He is a man of stern integ- rity and honesty of purpose, despising all unworthy or questionable methods to secure success in any undertaking or for any purpose or to promote his own advancement in any direction, political or otherwise. JOHN H. PERRY. It is probable that there are few men connected with the fire department who know its history better or are more proud of its development and efficiency than Deputy Chief John H. Perry, of the seventh district, who as boy and man has been actively en- gaged in the work of putting out fires in Brooklyn for many years. Deputy Chief Perry was born on Grand street, Brooklyn, near where he now lives, and his father and mother both died when he was about two years old. He had a home for a time with a family named Anderson, and at the early age of seven years was regularly employed at driving a cart. After that he worked in a rope walk nine years, made soap ten years and spent twelve years learning and working at the trade of ship carpenter. His connection with the old volunteer fire depart- ment began when he joined the old Williamsburg Hose Company No. 3. He was fire commissioner for two years and bell ringer for a number of years, and after that was out of the service for a time. He re- turned as bell ringer and entered upon a career of increasing usefulness and prominence. He was made district engineer, an office corresponding to that of battalion engineer of the present time, and in 1892 was appointed deputy chief by Fire Commissioner Ennis and given a good division in the best business territory of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. His battalion consists of engine companies: Nos. 25, 26, 35 and 36. Deputy Chief Perry’s record is one of which any man might well be proud. In the truest and best sense of that often lightly applied term, he is a self-made man. Beginning in life fully orphaned and without the aid of influential friends, or even of education, he found his oppor- tunities and took advantage of them and made his Way to success bravely and persistently, halting at no obstacles and fearing no defeat. He is well known among the boys who “run with the machines” in New York and Brooklyn, and at all times and under all conditions, however trying, he has proven himself the right man in the right place, equal to any emer- gency. . John H. Perry married Sarah E. Van Horn, May 18, 1854, and she has borne him eight children, two of whom are living : Edward H. Perry, of Green- point; and Mamie, who married Fletcher Haff, of Brooklyn. Chief Perry has been a Free-mason since I862. - REV. WALTER J. POWER AND THE CHURCH OF ST. DOMINIC. The parish of the church of St. Dominic, Oyster Bay, Long Island, was founded by the Rev. Father McEnroe as an out-mission without a resident rec- tor. Father McEnroe was succeeded in his labors there by the Rev. J. J. Crowley. The Rev. John L. Belford was the first resident priest and he was in charge of the parish about four years, during which period he bought ground and built upon it the church and rectory. The ground upon which stand the church of St. Dominic and its pastoral residence constitutes one of the finest church sites on Long Island. It is situated on University Heights, an eminence which overlooks the bay and commands a fine view of land. and Sea in all directions. The church, which is a Gothic edifice of Connecticut granite, with a seating: capacity of about five hundred, is also one of the handsomest on Long Island and compares favorably with many of the churches of New York and Brook- lyn. The contributions to the church were as fol- lows: The large marble altar; from Frederick Bene- dict, of New York; the marble altar of St. Joseph from Mrs. F. Travers; the altar of the Blessed Vir- gin Mary from Mrs. Camile Widenfield; the main window over the altar, representing the crucifixion, from A. P. Montant; two stained-glass windows, from F. C. and V. P. Travers, and another stained- glass window from a parishioner. - The Rev. Walter J. Power, the present rector of this church, was born in New York city, March, I864. At an early age he entered St. John's College, Brooklyn, and there acquired a portion of his class- ical education, which was completed at Niagara Uni- versity, at Niagara, New York. His theological edu- cation was obtained at Niagara Seminary, Niagara, 7 × J 98 - . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. New York, and he was ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buf- falo, June 15, 1889. Soon afterward he was appointed assistant at St. John's church, South Brooklyn, where he remained three years, until he was transferred to the church of the Transfiguration as assistant to the Rev. John Kiely, where during the illness of Father Kiely, for more than two years, he had entire charge of the parish. He continued his services for the church of the Transfiguration until April, 1900, when he was appointed rector of the church of St. Dominic at Oyster Bay. Since his rectorship in this parish Rev. Father Power has made many improvements to the church and church property. THOMAS F. MATTHEWS. New York abounds in loyal Democrats who have been faithfully allied to their chosen party from the * time of their recognition as enfranchised citizens, and the state may well view with pardonable pride the names of those who emblazon the roll of honor and whose possessors have been so instrumental in the upbuilding and maintaining of a party the strength of which is yearly increasing. In mention of the leading Democrats of Long Island, the record would be incomplete without reference to Thomas F. Matthews, who is now representing the thirteenth assembly district of Kings county in the council chambers of the commonwealth. . Mr. Matthews was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, October 28, 1863, and is a son of Captain Joseph Matthews, who is a captain in the United States navy, located at the Mare Island Navy Yard in Cali- fornia. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, but came to Greenpoint where he lived for several years, after which he became a seafaring man. He enlisted in the United States navy and served on the follow- ing vessels: Huntsville, Tennessee and Iroquois, all men-of-war. Throughout the Civil war he aided in the defense of his country as a lieutenant in the navy and later he entered the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, being located at San Fran- cisco, where he continued until after the commence- ment of the Spanish-American war, when he was made a captain in the service and assigned to the duty of equipping vessels at the Mare Island Navy Yard, where he has since been stationed. He has re- sided there altogether for twenty-two years. He mar- ried Mary Foulkes, and they had two sons, Captain Joseph H. Matthews, who is a New York pilot; and Thomas F., of this review. - . Mr. Matthews, whose name begins this record, pursued his education in public school No. 34, and was therein graduated with honors. He has resided in the thirteenth assembly district throughout his entire life and after leaving school he followed steam- boating, being for ten years in command of various steamboats as master and pilot. He later engaged in the contracting business with his uncle, the late Frank Pigeon, and numerous large docks in the vicin- ity of New York are substantial evidence of the abil- ity of the firm. After his uncle's death Mr. Matthews became associated in business with the present Frank Pigeon, and for the past six years he has held a re- sponsible position with the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. - From his early manhood he has taken a deep and abiding interest in political affairs and has al- ways espoused Democratic principles. In 1900 he was elected to represent his district in the general assembly, receiving almost six thousand votes, seven hundred more than were given the Republican nominee in what has always been considered a Repub- lican district, the largest plurality ever known to have been given in this district and that in a year when Republicans won victories almost everywhere. The reason for this may be found in the fact that Mr. Matthews is well known to the people of the district as a man of ability and strong purpose, of unquestioned loyalty and is very popular. He served on the committees on public institutions, fisheries and game. As a member of the house he displayed great consideration for the children of the working men of the Seventeenth ward by introducing a bill for the construction of a pier at the foot of Noble street. This bill, while it passed the assembly, was lodged in the cities’ committee. He also introduced a bill providing for the reinstatement of a number of discharged members of the New York fire depart- ment. Another bill which was introduced by him was one to amend the real property law in relation to the husband's interest in the real property of a wife dying intestate, investing the husband with dower rights now enjoyed only by the wife. He in- troduced another bill compelling the mayor of New York to appoint a commission of five members to construct a bridge over Newtown creek between Franklin street, Greenpoint, and Front street, Long Island city. The bill to compel contractors and builders to build a safe deposit for engineers' tools for their safe keeping was introduced by Mr. Matthews and passed the assembly, but was killed in the senate. It will thus be seen that his service in the assembly was of a very active and important character, and his fidelity to what he believed to be right, together with his stalwart advocacy of every measure which he championed won him the support of the people of his own party and the respect of his political opponents. - * * - Mr. Matthews is the president of the Jefferson Democratic Club. This was founded in 1876 by Gar- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. º 99 rett Van Velsey, George Rogers, Charles Kennedy and William Zoble. It was organized as a social club but later developed into a strong political or- ganization. It now has a membership of over three hundred in good financial standing. The headquar- ters of the club are located on Greenpoint avenue and there are found all the pleasant features of the modern social club. The present officers are: Thomas F. Matthews, president; James F. Hamilton, secretary; John W. Carpenter, treasurer; and Walter P. Casey, financial secretary. The club takes an active and aggressive part in all organization cam- paign work and is one of the potent factors of Dem- ocratic success in the Greenpoint district of Brooklyn. This is largely due to the efforts of its president, a young man of marked ability, who has already won distinction and who will undoubtedly gain still higher honors in the future. - BURDETTE O'CONNOR, M. D. Among the younger representatives of the med- ical fraternity who have attained distinction in the line of surgical practice in Brooklyn is Dr. O'Con- nor, whose wide acquaintance in the city will make the history of his career one of interest to many of our readers. He was born in Clifton, Richmond county, New York, on Staten Island, December 9, 1868. His father, Charles Henry O’Connor, was for many years a wholesale paper merchant of New York city and is now an expert accountant, his Home being in Brooklyn. He married Evelyn Eg- lantine, daughter of Christopher Oscanyon, who was for many years Turkish consul at New York. Dr. O'Connor is a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in the class of 1886, and was graduated at the University of New Jersey in 1890. He then entered the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as civil engineer, filling that posi- tion for about one year, after which he matriculated in the Long Island College Hospital, preparing for the practice of medicine under the direction of Dr. John A. McCorkle, of Brooklyn. He was graduated in 1894, and soon after securing his degree he went to Berlin, where he took a special course in surgery and bacteriology in the university of that city. He was graduated at that celebrated institution in 1895, and while there occupied the position of adjunct physician in the Urban Hospital. He was interne in the Long Island College Hospital in 1894-5, was demonstrator of anatomy from 1895 to 1899, and has been surgeon in the Polhemus Clinical Dis- pensary since 1896. He has also been assistant sur- geon in the Kings County Hospital since 1895 and visiting surgeon in the Williamsburg Hospital since 1899. His practice is more largely in the line of Operations. surgery and his marked skill has enabled him suc- cessfully to perform many difficult and important He is a member of the Medical Society of Kings; the Kings County Medical Association; the Association of the Physicians of Long Island; the Brooklyn Surgical Society; the Brooklyn Patho- logical Society; the Society of Internes of the Long Island College Hospital; and the Anglo-American Medical Society of Berlin. On March 1, 1901, he re- moved to Butte, Montana, to accept the position of surgeon to the Montana Ore Purchasing Company, of which F. Augustus Heinze is the president and lifelong friend of the Doctor. On the 2d of April, 1895, Dr. O'Connor was married to Miss Marian Budd Hitchcock, a daughter of Hiram Hitchcock, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. They have two children: Burdette Hitchcock and Dorothy Evelyn. The Doctor is very fond of cer- tain forms of athletics, is an enthusiastic repre- sentative of the Harbor Hill Golf Club and has at- tained a very high degree of skill on the links, hav- ing won numerous trophies in prize contests. He is a member of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, the Ocean County Country Club, of Lakewood, New Jersey. He is a man of social, cordial dispo- sition, of unfailing courtesy and is very popular with all classes. His worth is widely recognized and all who know him entertain for him high re- gard, while his circle of friends is very extensive. JAMES MAGUIRE. There is something so hazardous about the life of a fireman, subject as he is at any moment to a call which may bring his career to a tragic end, that it is natural for one who thinks of him seriously to picture him in that period of his life before he was a firemen as subject to some duty no less perilous and exciting than that which now commands his de- votion. This idea is realized when a comprehensive view is taken of the career of Chief Maguire of the Twenty-fifth battalion of the Brooklyn fire de- partment. - - Jamies Maguire was born in New York city, No- vember 12, 1838, a son of James and Ellen Maguire. His father came from County Armagh, Ireland, to New York in 1834. He was a carpenter by trade, a man of much moral worth and many good qualities. He died December, 1858, his wife in 1848. The future Brooklyn fireman was considerable less than a year old when his parents removed to the City of Churches. He attended school some in his child- hood, but dropped his instruction books at the early age of fourteen and went to work in a rope-walk, and soon afterward jointed the volunteer fire depart- ment. September 1, 1857, he enlisted in the United º: • *, * C. t G : s gº º ty & u & 100 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. States Navy and was assigned to duty as a seaman on the United States frigate Niagara, which sailed for Japan to take home the Japanese commissioners who that year came over to negotiate a treaty be- tween Japan and the United States. About the time of his return from Japan the Civil war began and the Niagara went south for blockade duty and Mr. Maguire went with it and saw two and a half years of hard and perilous service. - • December 21, 1872, he again joined the Brooklyn fire department and for six months was attached to engine No. 15. He was transferred to truck No. 6, and July 16, 1876, to engine No. II, as foreman, a position which he held for eighteen years, until July I6, 1892, he was made chief of the Twenty-fifth battalion. He controls four engines, a ladder truck and a chemical outfit, and the five companies re- quired to operate them. While his experiences have been exciting and his work dangerous he has never been seriously injured, though he has many times been more or less severely burned. His record as a fireman is first-class in every respect. Chief Maguire married Mary A. Lee, daughter of Patrick Lee, and she died in 1895, ieaving five children : Thomas. GARRETT LANSING HARDY. For more than a half century Captain Garrett L. Hardy was numbered among the most active and use- ful business men of Brooklyn. During that long period he witnessed the growth of the city from a population of some fifty thousand to upward of a million, and in all the marvelous development which marked those busy times he was a potent factor, not only employing his energies and capital in the prose- cution of a business of prime importance in that de- velopment, but also aiding with his counsel and . means others who through his aid were enabled to become contributors to the same results. Captain Hardy was born at Rockwood, in Fulton. county, New York, November 5, 1809, son of David and Mariah (Lansing). Hardy. His father was a native of Scotland and by occupation a farmer. He settled in Fulton county, New York, where he reared his family, and where he and his wife died, aged re- spectively nearly eighty-six years and eighty-one years. Their children were three sons and five daughters, all of whom save one lived remarkably long lives, three exceeding the age of their father and five exceeding that of the mother. They were: Isabell, unmarried, who died at Rockwood, aged sixty-five years; Garrett L., wrio died aged ninety- two years; James, who died at Gloversville, aged ninety years; Alida, wife of Ezra D. Parke, died at •. wº * 2 * * * * * sº * * * ſº sº * © º : : r J. ly • ? > * , James, Mary E., Ellen F., Jennie and gather fruit. Brooklyn, aged eighty-four years; Cornelia H., wife of Stephen Coby, died at Brooklyn, aged seventy- eight years; Catherine, wife of Gurdon Judson, now living in Brooklyn, aged eighty-five years; Leah, wife of Daniel Fuller, now living in Rockwood, aged seventy-four years; and George W., who entered the Union army at the beginning of the Civil war and died while in service, at Portsmouth, Virginia. Captain Hardy remained on the home farm until he was nineteen years of age. He developed a sturdy physique and throughout his life his vigor was main- tained unimpaired, through his careful habit of life. His educational advantages were limited to those afforded by the common schools of the period, but studiousness and observation compensated for these shortcomings, and when he entered upon business life his equipment was more than sufficient. Upon leav- ing home, at the age stated, he shipped aboard a lumber sloop plying between Troy and New York city, at a monthly wage of twelve dollars. Three years later he was entrusted with the command of a vessel in the same trade, and from this beginning may be accounted the commencement of his fortune and success. Enjoying the confidence of his superiors, who were not slow to recognize his integrity, ability and general worth, he was charged with responsibil- ities that served further to develop his capabilities. and to add to the prestige of the business in which he was engaged. Customers came to commit to him orders for special lumber stocks needed, and out of this it followed that his employers confided in his judgment as to the requirements of their general trade. In 1836, after serving as an employe in the lumber- carrying trade for seven years, and five years of this. time in the employ of one firm, Captain Hardy bought a vessel of his own and for some years car- ried on trade after the same methods as when he served others. In 1846 he laid the foundations of the afterward extensive lumber business in Brooklyn, in which he came to be engaged for fifty-five years. He'. first located at the foot of North First street, where lots were selling at one hundred dollars each, and he related in after years that when business was dull, in the earlier years, he would leave the yards and go to. an orchard where is now North Ninth street, and In this beginning he associated with. himself a partner, the firm name being Hardy & Bowman. In 1847 his partner withdrew, and Captain Hardy conducted business alone until 1848, when the firm became Hardy & Brown, and this existed until 1869, when Captain Hardy again took sole charge, and his name alone was used. In 1870 John H. Voor-. hees acquired an interest, and for fourteen years the firm of Hardy & Voorhees carried on a very success- ful business. In 1884 Martin N. Payne and William GARRETT L. HARDY. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 101 S. Wandel became partners, the firm name being changed to that of Hardy, Voorhees & Company, and this style was maintained until the death of Mr. Hardy. The last great accomplishment of the latter firm was the removal, in 1889, of its mercantile and manufacturing quarters to Newtown creek, where it occupied a twenty-seven-acre tract between Grand street and Metropolitan avenue, with eighteen hun- dred feet of water front. In all his phenomenally long and active business career, Captain Hardy bore himself as a progressive, thrifty, methodical man of affairs. He took a genuine pride in sharing in the labors of promoting the inter- ests of his city and of advancing its importance. Habitually carrying on transactions involving great sums of money, he prided himself upon discharging every obligation to the letter, and in no instance did he allow a bill to stand beyond its maturity, no mat- ter how large the amount or how stringent the money market. He extended credit freely to builders and contractors, and in so doing he performed no small part in stimulating building enterprise and in assist- ing men of small means to success and fortune. In all he was affable and genial, yet self-contained and reserved, indulging in no effusiveness of speech, but putting purpose into immediate action. In his do- mestic relations he was affectionate and tender solici- tude personified, and his greatest delight was in pro- moting the well-being and happiness of his family. In mature manhood Captain Hardy married Miss Elizabeth Hedden, who bore him four children: Josephine L.; Alice, who married Dr. Carlos F. Mc- Donald, the eminent alienist of New York city; Eugene P., who died in early manhood; and Blanche, who died in infancy. Mrs. Hardy was a woman of lovely character, devoted to her home and delighting in ministrations to the needy, performing her kindly deeds so modestly that they went unheralded save by the grateful recipients of her bounties. Her death occurred in 1870. Captain Hardy, in 1875, married Mrs. Eliza D. Taylor, widow of William H. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a native of Somerset county, New Jersey, and son of Hon. James Taylor, one of the most favorably known residents of that region. To Mr. and Mrs. William H. Taylor was born a daughter, Laura, yet living, whom Captain Hardy regarded with genuine parental affection. Mrs. Hardy died December 12, 1898, leaving a mem- ory fragrant with love for her family and kindly. deeds which reached the entire circle of her friends, and many of the suffering poor. Captain Hardy sur- vived her not quite three years, dying September 5, Igor. His means in his latter years would have been much larger had it not been for his abundant char- ities. He was a regular attendant of the United Congregational church, but had not attended its ser: vices for some time on account of his enfeebled con- dition. In politics he was a Democrat, but was never an active partisan, and he habitually refused to ac- cept any public position. - THE CHURCH OF ST. LUKE, WHITESTONE, LONG ISLAND. The laying of the corner stone of the new church of St. Luke, added another bright page to the his- tory of progress of Catholicity in the diocese of Long Island. It was, indeed, a gala-day for the Christians of this garden spot of Greater New York, for it signified the erection of another temple to the honor and glory of God. But it was in a special way a day of unalloyed joy to the priest and people of St. Luke's congregation. The history of this parish whilst neither romantic nor startling is, nevertheless, interesting and may possibly prove instructive. It had its beginning in the early '30s when one Samuel Leggett, a well- known philanthropist and financier and a member of the Society of Friends, constructed on the site of the present edifice a church for the use of all de- nominations. It was known as the Quaker church, and for a time commanded the esteem and admira- tion of the few inhabitants of this sparcely settled district. With the death of its founder, however, it was used jointly by the Methodists and Episco- palians. Up to the year 1855, students from Dr. Muhlenberg's College, at College Point, conducted the Episcopal service, but in that year the church was leased from Mr. Leggett’s executors by St. Georges parish and the Rev. William Short in- stalled as vicar. The old minute book of the Wash- . ington Temperance Society, now in the possession of Libertus Fowler, shows that the society met in the basement of the church as early as 1841. On October 11, 1866, the executors of the Leggett estate sold it to Bishop Loughlin, of sacred memory, as trustee for the Roman Catholic church, and it has been dedicated to the service of that church ever since. • * * * - The voice of God had been whispering into the pious hearts of the few devout Catholics of this whilom village, who in sunshine and in shadow wended their way to St. Michael's, Flushing, to en- joy the benefits of their holy religion; and so, when the message reached them that they were to enjoy the consolations of religion at home, to worship in their own hallowed retreat, their joy knew no bounds. Grateful tears gushed from their eyelids as they witnessed the never-to-be-forgotten scene of a Catholic missionary—the dispenser of sacred things, the bearer of all blessings; the giver of good tidings in the Gospel, the agent of the Almighty— 102 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. preceding them in their pious pilgrimage to this historic spot, to perpetuate the story of Bethlehem and to bring the seal, the law and the power of God upon them. It is not the intention of the writer here to indulge in aimless praise and so it will not be amiss to mention the name of Rev. James O’Beirne, the pioneer priest of Flushing, whose memory is held in benediction along the north shore to-day. Fired with the fervor of faith, illum- ined with a light of a holy love and inspired with an humble, self-forgetful, unremitting service he planted in our nursery the twin flowers of faith and charity and watered them with the sweat of his brow. e . # Besides this true representative of the church, St. Luke’s had its pastors, the late Father William McClosky, Father Blake, Father Connolly and Father Peter Kearney, the present rector of St. Raphael’s church, Blissville, Long Island. During Father Kearney's regime many improvements were made on the church and rectory, and to his active, earnest and zealous work the present pastor, Rev. John F. O'Hara, has been able to accomplish good results. Father O'Hara was born in Brooklyn, April 18, 1861, and commenced and completed his studies in the Niagara University—that historic in- stitution through which so many of our diocesan clergy have passed. Father O’Hara was for eleven years an assistant to Rt. Rev. Mgr. P. J. McNamara, V. G., of our Lady of Mercy church, Brooklyn. After his installation as rector of St. Luke's, the obvious necessity of a new church soon became apparent and that task he undertook with a will. The church is one of the most beautiful churches, , both in appearance and architecture along the banks. of Long Island. It is but fitting to mention here the name of the architect, Thomas H. Poole, for to his original ideas the entire credit is due. The edi- fice is built in the English gothic style of red washed brick with limestone trimmings. The build- ing is fifty feet wide, including towers, by one hundred and twenty-three feet long. The front ele- vation consists of three entrance doors, capped by a large window and filled with very elaborate tracery. On either side octagonal flanking towers project over the walls and are used for a baptistry on one side and on the other for the stairway leading to the choir gallery. At the present time the front gable and towers are finished in a simple manner with sheet mental work, but in the future it is intended to ornament them by balustrading, battlements, etc., etc. The height of main building is fifty feet from water-table to apex of roof. The basement rises well above the ground, making a good light story twelve feet in the clear; the dimensions are the same as the church. Its entrance consists of stone steps placed immediately behind the towers. Owing to the want of funds and to a debt of fifteen thousand dol- lars, the interior of the basement will be completed only. When the church, however, is finished, it will have five bays in nave, each with an arched tracery window on each side and dormers in roof. The sanctuary will be apsidal in form, with a vaulted and groined ceiling behind sanctuary arch. The roof of nave will be opened-timbered with wood trusses filled with ornamental tracery. The sacristies will be located behind the sanctuary beneath which the boiler for heating will be placed. In this brief outline of the history of the old and the description of , the new church, the writer wishes not a message-word of congratulation but the reader’s kindly aid. May this prayer be heard. May the faithful members of St. Luke's parish, as well as our Catholic and non-Catholic friends, con- tinue their labor of love and charity in helping our good work, and may the harmonious and fraternal relations we bear one another continue to become more firmly established. May prosperity Smile upon all our undertakings and success Sweeten all our labors till life's trials are ended. and we greet each other in the sunrise of that eternal morn before the white stone of paradise. * Rev. John F. O'Hara, since he began his labors in St. Luke's parish, has made many valuable im- provements to the church grounds in addition to completing the church. He has also remodeled the rectory, introduced 'steam heating apparatus, electric lighting and otherwise improved the property. . ST. IGNATIUS’ CHURCH, The Catholic population living in the village of Hicksville and vicinity was organized as a parish in the year 1859, and the corner stone of the old church was laid August 21st of the same year, occupying the ground which is now the site of the new edifice. The land was a gift from Henry Pasker, father of Adolph Pasker, who is an efficient worker in the congregation. Both of these gentlemen collected funds in the city, the population in the vicinity being too poor to contribute a sufficient amount to erect the building. In addition to his other good work, Mr. Pasker being a carpenter, also assisted in the building of the church. . . . . w Rev. Ignatius Goetz, who passed to his eternal reward February 8, 1879, was the first pastor in charge of the parish. He was succeeded by the Rev. Casper Muller, who died October 29, 1881. In those days the people were few in number, but their faith was strong and under the administration of Rev. Joseph Hauber, the next pastor, who attended from Foster's Meadow, the finances and membership in- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 103 creased. A plot of ground for a rectory was pur- chased in 1870 and the building erected during the Same year. - Rev. L. Schneider succeeded the Rev. Joseph Hauber, but remained only a short time, resigning on account of ill health, and he was called to his final reward August 24, 1883. The church was then without a resident pastor for two months, when the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., then bishop of Brooklyn, appointed the present rector, Rev. Law- rence Fuchs, to take charge of the parish. He said his first mass in the old church September 1, 1872. TJnder his charge the church has prospered, the at- tendance outgrowing the accommodations, so that it became necessary to erect a larger edifice and land was procured with this end in view. Father Fuchs has been an earnest worker during his pastorate and the members of his congregation love and re- spect him. After much hard work and by persever- ance he succeeded in collecting enough money to erect a commodious and handsome church, and on May 12, 1891, the old church was removed to a lot south of the old site and the work of excavating for the foundation of the new building was begun, the greater part of the work being done by voluntary labor of the members of the parish. All was soon ready for the carpenters and by the 2nd of July the frame was raised. The corner stone was laid by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, July 4, 1891. The work progressed rapidly, and on December 15th of the same year the church was dedicated by the above named prelate, it being the last dedicatory function which he ever performed, for on the morning he arrived in Hicksville he was taken ill, returned to his home after the ceremony and fourteen days later, December 29th, was called to his final reward. St. Ignatius church is a well built structure forty by ninety-six feet, and has a spire one hundred and ten feet in height. The interior is handsomely decorated, equalling if not surpassing many city. churches, and has a seating capacity for about five hundred. Everything in connection with the edifice has been done in the most satisfactory and sub- stantial manner and nothing but the best material that could be procured was used in the erection of the building, which cost over twenty thousand dol- lars. The church grounds are ample, as the plat includes nearly half a block, and large horse sheds have been erected for members of the congregation who have to drive to church from a distance. Through the energy of Father Fuchs and the liberal- ity of his congregation the church property is entire- ly free from debt. . - . Rev. Lawrence Fuchs, the present rector of the above named church, was born in New York city, December 2, 1844. He acquired his classical courses at St. Vincent's College, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and his theological courses at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. He was or- dained to the priesthood by Archbishop Spaulding, June 30, 1869, and was at once appointed assistant at St. Nicholas’ church, Brooklyn, where he re- mained until the date of his appointment to the pas- torate of St. Ignatius' church at Hicksville, Long Island, September 1, 1872. For upwards of thirty years Father Fuchs has labored faithfully and zeal- ously for the welfare of the souls of the members of his parish, during which time many who have received his words of consolation have passed to their eternal reward. LEMUEL WIEIL. For almost a half century Lemuel Weil has been a resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and has been closely identified with its business interests, his name being synonymous with honorable dealing and un- flagging energy. . He was born in the village of Mulhausen, in the province of Alsace, France, February 26, 1829, his parents being Aaron and Harriet Weil. The father was a well known and successful stock-dealer in Alsace and was regarded as an upright and worthy citizen. He died at the age of eighty-three years, and his wife, Harriet, also lived to be over fifty years of age. By the union of this worthy couple were born seven children, five of whom came to America, namely: Lemuel, Margaret, Moses, Abraham and William. The daughter, Margaret, ac- companied her brother Lemuel to the New World, they being the first of the family to cross the briny deep. She is now the wife of S. Simon, of Brook- lyn. Moses was the next to come, and he took up his abode in Brooklyn, and for some time resided in Clinton, New Jersey, where he died in 1877. Abra- ham also became a resident of Brooklyn, but now re- sides in Port Huron, Michigan, where he is success- fully engaged in merchandising. William, likewise, made his home in Brooklyn during the early years of his residence in America, and is now living at Peapack, New Jersey. Two sisters, Pauline and Rosa, remained in their native land. The former died, but the latter is still living and is now the wife of Wolf Reblaut. . * Lemuel Weil obtained his early education in the schools of his native land and remained under the parental roof, becoming familiar with business meth- ods as his father's assistant. He also spent three years with an uncle, who was a stock-dealer in Alsace, and when in his twenty-second year he came to America, hoping to improve his opportunities in the New World. He sailed from Havre, France, 104 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND and after a successful voyage of twenty-nine days, they landed in New York city, in the spring of 1851. For about a year he remained in New York, and in 1852 took up his abode in Brooklyn, but after a short time went to New Jersey and engaged in sell- ing merchandise, carrying a pack. He followed that pursuit for five years and during that period, as the result of his industry, thrift and ecenomy, acquired a sum sufficient to enable him to start in business on his own account. He then returned to Brooklyn, locating in the Sixteenth ward and purchased the property at No. 184 Humboldt street, where he now makes his home. In 1858 he began dealing in stock and has since conducted that enterprise up to the present time. He is regarded as a straightforward and just business man and his name carries with it the assurance of honorable dealing, throughout Long Island. In Brooklyn Mr. Weil was married by Rabbi Eichman to Miss Caroline Keller, daughter of Jacob Keller, and to them have been born four children who have reached mature years: Leopold; Bar- bara, who married Jacob Wertheimer, of Brook- lyn; William and Isaac. The wife and mother died February 24, 1891, and her death was deeply mourn- ed by her many friends. Mr. Weil is a member of Wert Lodge, No. 210, F. & A. M. of New York city and of various Hebrew organizations. He has made the most of his opportunities of life, steadily making his way upward in the face of difficulties until to-day he is ranked among the substantial citi- zens of Long Island. l Rev. MICHAEL P. HEFFERNAN. Rev. Michael P. Heffernan was born in Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1864. His classical course was taken under the tuition of the Christian Brothers in Philadelphia. He began his theological course at St. Joseph’s Seminary; London, England, and completed it in St. Mary's College, Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained to the priesthood at Baltimore, Maryland, by his Eminence Cardinal Gib- bons, June 21, 1889. For two years after his ordina- tion he labored as a prefect of St. Joseph's Society and as a clergyman among the colored population in Baltimore. - After the disbandment of the St. Joseph’s Society he came to Brooklyn and was appointed by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of Brooklyn, as assistant to the Rev. P. F. O'Hare at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua, where he labored faithfully until May 13, 1899, when he was appointed assistant to Rev. Father McEnroe at the Church of the Holy Rosary. On June 30, 1901, he was appointed by the bishop to take charge of the parish of Ronkon- koma, Long Island, together with the Bohemian parish at Bohemia. JOHN DISTLER. This gentleman, better known to the residents of Jamaica as Captain Distler, was born in the Sixteenth ward, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, on Aug- ust 29, 1853. His parents were George and Catharine (Haas) Distler, his father being a prominent archi- tect and builder of Williamsburg, and who was as- sessor of the Sixteenth and Nineteenth wards, Brook- lyn, for six years, and also commissioner of excise, New Lots, for nine years. He was also the founder of the old Distler Brewery at Cypress Hills, with which he was connected from 1866 to 1878. Mr. Distler's ancestors on his father's, side were for the most part prominent engineers, architects and build- ers in the cities of Munich, Bavaria, and Eglostein, Bavaria; and his mother (her family name being Haas), comes from a long line of extensive hop- growers at Spalt and Nuremberg, Bavaria. Our subject received his early education at St. John's and Friedrich's schools, both German-Ameri- can institutions of Brooklyn. In 1870 he took a thorough commercial course at Carpenter's Business College, of the same city. On completing his studies young Distler engaged in the brewery business with his father, at which he applied himself until 1873. Then, in connection with his father, he entered the building trade. In 1876 he became proprietor of the West End Hotel and Park, whose five acres are lo- cated at the junction of Fulton and Van Wyck ave- nues, and which he conducted in connection with Saenger Hall, Jamaica. Mr. Distler's Hotel and Park has long since become famous to travelers and seekers after recreation. It is one of the most favored resorts on Long Island, being utilized every day and evening of the season with picnic parties, bowling clubs, outing societies, church festivals, Sun- day-schools, etc.; and as a family resort it is unsur- passed. The resort is convenient to the great city, being on the direct line of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit Railroad, a short distance from the Long Island Railroad (Dunton Station), while the Myrtle avenue, Ridgwood and Broadway electric railway lines pass the door. The distance is but eight miles from the East river, and the hotel and park are located in the heart of Long Island's great woods and gardens, the ideal spot of the state. The hotel is modernly equipped, and the table lacks nothing that the mar- ket affords, only the choicest meats and delicacies and most celebrated brands of wines, etc., finding their way to the boards. Mr. Distler is a host to JOHN DISTI,ER. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 105 the manner born, and it has been said of him that he is such a thorough hotel IIlan that “he knows every traveler on the road that carries a grip.” Genial, open-hearted, public-spirited, he has gained the entire confidence of his townsmen. - In 1876, the same year he took up his residence in Jamaica, he became a member of the volunteer fire department, and by his faithfulness soon won the position of assistant foreman of Degrauw Hose Com- pany. Subsequently he organized a hose company, the members of which honored it with Mr. Distler’s name. 1897, he was appointed chief engineer of the Jamaica fire department. He had the distinction of being the first chief under the Greater New York administra- tion. The Jamaica and Newburg, New York, volun- teer fire departments are the oldest in the state, hav- ing been organized in 1790 and created by an act of the state legislature in March, 1797. anniversary of the Jamaica department was celebrated on September 16, 1897, being postponed till that date to permit the Newburg celebration in June, 1897. It has been said of Captain Distler that he was the heart and soul of the fire department, and that its splendid efficiency is largely due to his personal in- terest. Mr. Distler was a member of the board of trus- tees of the village of Jamaica from 1884 to 1893, and has since occupied the important positions of chair- man of the finance department; chairman of the street department, chairman of the department of light and gas, and a member of the committee on water supply. - - That Mr. Distler is a man of inherent social in- clinations is evidenced by the long list of lodges, so- cieties, etc., of which he is a member, viz.: Jamaica Lodge, No. 546, F. & A. M., since December, 1880; is past grand of Jamaica Lodge, No. 247, I. O. O. F., which organization he joined in 1882; Jamaica Coun- cil, No. 433, R. A., since December, 1882; Jamaica Encampment, No. 120, K. of St. J. of M., since April, I899, in which he is eminent commander; Jamaica Council, O. A. F., since 1884; Jamaica Saengerbund, since 1877, of which he is a past president; United Protective Citizens' Association, since 1877, of which he was president from 1877 to 1901; Veteran Volun- teer Firemen, of Jamaica, 1898; Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association of S. N. Y., holding the office of vice-president from 1895 to 1899; Degrauw Hose Company No. 1, July, 1876, ex-foreman; and Distler Hose Company, No. 3, April, 1889, ex-foreman, hav- ing occupied this position from 1889 to 1893. Mr. Distler is also the captain of the West End Rifle Club, of which organization he has been a member since 1895. That he is a crack shot, his numerous bullet-perforated bull's-eye targets show, while he He was its first foreman, and in January, The centennial possesses numerous medals for marksmanship and acts of bravery as a member of the fire department. Captain Distler is also a member of the Greater New York Wheelmen, Local Council, L. A. W.; of the Royal Arcanum Wheelmen of Kings County; of Evergreen Club, Happy Circle, and many others. Mr. Distler was united in marriage, on May 3, 1876, to Elise Dellert, daughter of George Dellert, who was for about eighteen years the proprietor of “Saengerhalle,” a German-American hotel established in 1858 by him. Their union has been blessed by seven children, namely: Johanna Elise, born January I5, 1877; Catherine, born December 6, 1877; George, born July 2, 1879; John, Jr., born Feb. 25, 1881; Henrietta, born March 16, 1884; Henry, October 21, I887; and Louisa, born November 23, 1889,-all of whom are now living excepting Johanna E. and Henry. REV. THOMAS F. HORAN. This reverend gentleman, now rector of the church of the Holy Family at Canarsie, New York, was born in Brooklyn, this state, on September 21, 1862, the son of Thomas F. and Catherine Horan. He acquired his classical course in St. John's Col- lege, Brooklyn, and studied philosophy in Grand Seminary, Montreal, going thence to the College of Our Lady of Angels at Niagara, New York, to study theology. On May 13, 1888, the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., ordained him priest at the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Brooklyn. - The Rev. Father Horan's first appointment was to the church of St. Thomas Aquinas, where he was assistant, and where he ministered seven years. In February, 1895, he was appointed by the vicar gener- al of the diocese as rector of the church at Rocka- way Beach, where he remained one year, when he was appointed rector of his present parish. Here he has ministered faithfully and zealously to the spir- itual needs of his parishioners for the last five years. Through his energy a mission has been es- tablished at Barren Island, where in 1890 a hand- some church edifice was erected, the first mass being celebrated in it in April. * This church is a handsome structure, Gothic in architecture, the pews being of polished white oak. The altar is strikingly beautiful. The building has a seating capacity for about one hundred and fifty, and has two large figured windows. Mr. Thomas F. White, of New York, formerly a police commis- sioner, was the donor of both church and ground, and the estimated cost of both is $5,200. Previous to 1895 Canarsie was an out-mission, attended by the Fathers of Mercy, but under Father Horan's vigorous administration it has become a flourishing °, 106 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. parish. The Sunday-school connected with the church is presided over by the Sisters of St. Malachi. Father Horan is a man of magnetic personality. His sympathetic nature and cheering words, his many acts of charitable nature, the performance of which seldom comes to public light, endears him to the members of the community in which he labors. VERY REV. HERBERT F. FARRELL. v. F., AND ST, BRIGID's CHURCH. * The first mass ever celebrated in St. Brigid’s parish, Westbury, Long Island, was said in the house of Bernard Power, whose family are at this day faithful members of St. Brigid’s church. This is one of the old Long Island parishes and was first attended by the Rev. Father Edward McGinnis, who was succeeded by Rev. Father Kelly, and he was succeeded by the Rev. James McEnroe, and later the parish became an out-lying mission of Hempstead, attended by Rev. Father McSherry and later by Rev. James McCurker. It again became a distinct parish under the ministry of the Rev. Father Murray, the first resident rector, who had labored there but a short time, however, when he was transferred to Brooklyn, where he died. He was succeeded by the Rev. Thomas F. McGronen, now rector of St. Pat- rick's Roman Catholic church, at Long Island City. During his ministry Father McGronen built the pres- ent church and rectory. He was succeeded Novem- ber 10, 1895, by the Rev. Herbert F. Farrell, the present rector. Father Farrell has greatly improved the church property by completing and decorating the interior of the church and repainting the ex- terior, surveying the cemetery into lots and convert- ing the old church edifice built half a century ago into a hall convenient for many purposes. A por- tion of the land now owned by the church was bought by Archbishop Hughes in 1851, and an ad- ditional purchase was made by Bishop Loughlin in 1854. The church and diocesan property now in- cludes eighty acres of land. Rev. Herbert F. Farrell, rector of St. Brigid’s church, Westbury, Long Island, was born in Brook- lyn, New York, March 30, 1865, a son of James and Joanna Farrell. His father died in 1897 and his mother is still living in Brooklyn. Father Far- rell’s early educational advantages were good. After taking his primary course in the St. Charles school he took the classical course in St. Francis' Seminary, and was then educated in theology in St. Mary’s College, Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained to the priesthood in St. James' Pro-Cathedral, Brook- lyn, by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., Feb- ruary 2, 1888, and was immediately thereafter ap- pointed assistant to the Rev. David Hickey, rector of St. Francis Xavier's church, Brooklyn, a rela- tion which he sustained until, in 1895, he was ap- pointed rector of St. Brigid’s church at Westbury. In connection with his work at Westbury Father Farrell has had charge of the Church of the Holy Ghost, Hyde Park, Long Island, and has founded a parish at Mineola. The work at Mineola was be- gun with a mission superintended by the Rev. Fa- ther Yunon, a Paulist priest, whose services were largely attended by Protestants as well as Catholics. Allan's hall was occupied by Father Farrell and his congregation for some time. The ground on which the church at Mineola was erected consisted of eight lots, purchased in July, 1898. The work on the house of worship was pushed forward so rapidly that the first service was held Augsut 25th. The church was dedicated by Bishop Charles E. McDonnell, D. D., September 25th of the same year, and the dedicatory Services were attended by priests from all surround- ing parishes. This church, though not large, is com- plete in all its appointments and is creditable alike to pastor and parishoners. Father Farrell's manage- ment of the affairs of these two parishes has been so able that they are both free front debt. He was made dean of Nassau county by Bishop Mc- Donnell in December, 1899. JAMES W. TAYLOR. Born in Sharon, Litchfield county, Connecticut, on December 14, 1839, the subject of this sketch en- listed in the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers, Com- pany D, Infantry, in 1861, under Colonel Russel. The first engagement in which he participated was the battle of Roanoke Island, which was followed by the battle of New Berne, Cove Creek, Trenton, . Raleigh Mills, Southwest Creek, all in North Caro- lina; and Kingston, Wilmington, Gouldsboro, Sea- brooke, Sugar Mills, James Island and Fort Wag- oner, South Carolina. He was at the siege of Charleston and participated in engagements at Fort Wagoner and Fort Gregg, South Carolina, and at Whitehall Junction, at Chester Station, Salem Court House, Proctor's Creek, Drury's Bluff, Petersburg Pike, Bermuda Hundred, Dutch Gap and several other lesser engagements, all in the same state. At Kingston, North Carolina, he was struck in the breast by a rifle ball. In this battle his regi- ment lost one hundred and fifteen men and fifteen officers out of three hundred that went into the fray. At the siege of Charleston he was under Gen- eral Gillmore. After recovering from an attack of typhoid fever Mr. Taylor served in the quartermas- ter's department at Petersburg as well as at Rich- mond. His regiment was at Appomattox when General Lee surrendered. He was mustered out HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. - 107 at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1865, at the close of the war. Mr. Taylor removed from Connecticut to Brook- lyn eighteen years ago, where he became foreman of the E. C. Wilson stables. At present he is in the employ of Brown & Pearce of that borough. In pol- itice he is a Republican, and is a member of the Sons of Veterans association. He was one of the organizers of Mackenzie Post, G. A. R., of which he has been commander. He now holds the office of commander, in which position his activity and energy are marked. He was a delegate to the G. A. R. convention. He married Catherine E. Murray, daughter of Thomas Murray, of New York city, on September 19, 1866. Mr. Taylor is a man well and favorably known. Having fought hard and long for the preservation of the Union, his after life is full of honors and contentment. JOHN F. DOBSON. The perils and responsibilities of the fireman are about as great as those of the soldier, and it is doubtful whether the soldier is held in higher re- gard by the public he serves than is the fireman by the communities whose lives and property he pro- tects. Among the officials of the fire department of Brooklyn there is perhaps not another who more richly merits the high esteem in which he is held than John F. Dobson, chief of the twenty-seventh battalion of the Brooklyn fire department. Chief Dobson is a native of the City of Churches and was born in 1854. Henry Dobson, his father, was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1840. Locating in Brooklyn, he engaged in the milk trade, in which he continued with success for some years. Later he was employed in Havermeyer's sugar refinery, and while at work there he met his death by accident. He married Mary Cassidy, daughter of John Cassidy, and she died in 1881, after bearing him eight children, only two of whom are living : Rosanna, who married B. F. Hughes, of Brooklyn; and Chief John F. Dobson. John F. Dobson attended the public schools near his home until he was twelve years old, then went to work in a railroad office. At first his em- ployment was humble, but he was faithful in the discharge of his duties and rose to be a conductor. January 6, 1876, he joined engine company No. 16, with which he served five years. He was then made foreman of engine company No. 19, and served in that capacity until July, 1891, when he organized engine company No. 30. March 1, 1896, he was transferred to his present district and promoted to be chief of the Twenty-seventh Battalion, which consists of eighty men, with four engines and two hook and ladder trucks. Chief Dobson’s rise to his present responsible position has been brought about not by favoritism or political influence but because he has been tried and not found wanting and al- ways in ready response to an ever-present need for good men in higher places. His district is one of the largest in the city, and it is one of those in which the fire department is most efficient. Mr. Dobson married Agnes M. Monahan, daugh- ter of James Monahan, and she died in January, 1899, leaving one son, John F. Dobson, Jr. WILLIAM DICKINSON. William Dickinson, the capable manager of an important business in Brooklyn, and long identified with the political affairs of that city, is a native of Massachusetts, born in Boston in 1858. His par- ents removed to Long Island when he was but a child, and he received his education in the old South Second street school in Williamsburg. After leav- ing school he became an apprentice in a large lith- ographing establishment, and mastered so completely all the details of the business that after other ad- vancements he became manager of a department of the American Lithograph Company of New York city, a position which he has now occupied for about twenty years. Although beginning as a lad, his long identification with the business entitles him to be classed with the pioneer lithographers of the city, with whom he was closely associated during the time of his apprenticeship, and to some of whom he suc- ceeded. From the time he entered upon manhood Mr. Dickinson has actively and earnestly affiliated with the Republican party. He has frequently been a delegate to important party conventions, and he was formerly a member of the old Republican general committee of Brooklyn. In 1901 he was elected alderman from the fifty-eighth aldermanic district of Brooklyn, in the thirteenth assembly district. A man of fine business qualifications, public spirit and . deep interest in municipal affairs, Mr. Dickinson possesses the full confidence of his constituents as one who will safeguard their interests with intel- ligence and ability. In 1877 Mr. Dickinson married Miss Barbara Michel. Seven children, all of whom are living, were born of this union. LORENZ EBERTH, The Williamsburg district of Brooklyn is largely peopled by those who claim the fatherland as the place of their nativity, and to this place belonged 108 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Mr. Eberth, who, however, has for a third of a century been accounted one of the leading and in- fluential citizens of his adopted city. He was born in the village of Rengersbrun in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, May 1, 1845, a son of Conrad and Margaretta Eberth, whose family numbered four children, namely: Adam, who resides in his native land; Mrs. Barbara Himmer, a resident of Brook- lyn; Margaret, who married Andreas Koch, and is also living in Brooklyn; and Lorenz, of this review. The parents both died in Germany, the mother hav- ing passed away at the age of sixty-seven years, while her husband only survived her four days. He was sixty-eight years old at the time of his death. Both were adherents of the Roman Catholic faith, and were people of the highest respectability. Lorenz Eberth, in accordance with the laws of the Fatherland, pursued his education in the public schools until fourteen years of age, when he began preparation for life's practical duties by an ap- prenticeship at the cooper's and brewer's trade. He followed that pursuit until his twenty-second year, when, rather than spend the early part of his man- ; hood in military service, he embarked for Amer- ica, taking passage at Bremen Haven on the ship Havanna, which was westward bound. After an un- eventful voyage of thirty-one days, he landed in New York city on the 2d of June, 1867, and at once came to Williamsburg, taking up his abode on Me- Kibbon street in the sixteenth ward, residing with his brother-in-law, Andreas Koch. For some time Mr. Eberth followed his trade, being for a short period in the employ of the celebrated brewer, Nicholas Seitz, and afterward entered the employ of Frederick Leicht at East New York. Later he was an employe of Meltzer Brothers, with whom he remained for three years, after which he spent two and a half years in the brewery of S. Liebman's Sons in a responsible position. On the expiration of that period he began business on his own account as proprietor of a hotel in Brooklyn, and for a quarter of a century conducted that hostlery with eminent success. His careful attention to the de- sires of his patrons and his capable management of the hotel made him a popular landlord and he re- ceived a very liberal patronage. In 1875 he pur- chased the ground and erected the building on the corner of Bogart and Thomas streets, and in 1892 he erected the building at Nos. 42 to 48 Morgan avenue. After a long connection with the hotel business he retired to private life in 1894, and the comfortable competence which he acquired en- ables him to surround himself with all of the nec- essaries and many of the luxuries of life. Mr. Eberth has been twice married, his first union being with Margaretta Happel, by whom he had two children who died in childhood. The mother passed away September 7, 1881, and for his second wife Mr. Eberth chose Miss Margaretta Beutner, daughter of Heindrich and Elizabeth (Hap- pel) Beutner. Their marriage has been blessed with five children, but only one is now living, George, who is serving as one of the altar boys of the Roman Catholic church of Our Most Sorrowful Mother on Morgan avenue. Mrs. Eberth's parents were both natives of the village of Eifa, in the province of Hessen, Germany, and the mother came to America in 1886. Mrs. Eberth was born April 21, 1864, and came to the United States in 1881. Our subject is a communicant of the Roman Cath- olic church of Our Most Sorrowful Mother. He has never sought political preferment, but is a stanch Democrat, keeps well informed on the issues of the day and gives an intelligent support to his party. He came to the new world with the hope of winning success, and while his life was for many years one of great activity in business affairs, his untiring labor and his keen discernment made the realization of his hopes possible. He is to-day one of the substan- tial citizens of the Williamsburg district of Brook- lyn, and his prosperity has been won along the lines of honorable effort. - Steadfastness of purpose and - the improvement of his opportunities, these are the foundation, elements upon which has been builded the success of Charles M. Eger, who is now prominently connected with the industrial interests of Brooklyn as the vice-presi- dent of the Hecla IronWorks. He came from “the land of the midnight sun,” his birth having occurred in Christiana, Norway, on the 7th of December, 1843. He belonged to a very prominent and influential fam- ily. His father, Lawrence Eger, was a government official, holding the position of comptroller, and was a man of prominence and influence in his commu- In his native land and in the schools of Germany Charles M. Eger acquired a fair education, and when twenty years of age he left his native land for the new world. For some time after his arrival he worked as a bricklayer, being employed also as a laborer in Prospect Park, in Brooklyn. He was em- ployed for a time as barkeeper in New York. In 1870 he secured a position in the Architectural Iron Works in New York, of which Paulson N. Paulson his present partner, was head draftsman, but in 1876 the concern for which they worked failed and they were thus thrown out of employment. Mr. Paulson then embarked in business on his own account, and Mr. Eger entered his employ as a draftsman. The * * The Lewis Publishing Co HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 109 following year, in 1877, he was admitted to a part- nership, and when the business was incorporated he was made vice-president and had charge of the orna- mental department of the business. The Hecla Iron Works are doing a very extensive business, having a large patronage, which requires a shipment of their products to many sections of the country. Tasteful designs, excellent workmanship, good material, dur- ability—all these have entered into the success which has attended the company. In 1870 Mr. Eger was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Anderson, and though they have no chil- dren of their own they have been rearing an adopted daughter, Josephine, who is a niece of Mrs. Eger. Mr. Eger is a man of generous and benevolent spirit, and his contributions to the Norwegian Hospital and other institutions have been liberal, while his many private charities are unknown to the public, as in his giving he is entirely free from ostentation. He deserves his success and the most envious cannot grudge him his prosperity, so honorably has it been won and so worthily is it used. CHARLES F. WEHR. Realty is the basis of all security and forms the foundation of all business transactions. There is no line of business activity which has more im- portant bearing upon a community than the real estate, for thereby may the character of a commu- nity be entirely changed. The purposes for which property is purchased may improve or cause to deteriorate all adjacent realty, and it is therefore of the greatest importance that he who handles property gives due recognition to the unwritten code of commercial ethics which does not allow him to trespass upon the rights of his fellow men. Mr. Wehr has become well known in real estate circles as one who has comprehensive knowledge concern- ing realty values, who is straightforward in conduct- ing all transactions, and whose reliability is above question. He is a member of the well known real estate firm of Erdtmann & Wehr, of Brooklyn, and he belongs to one of the oldest families of the eight- eenth ward, having spent his entire life in the city which he now makes his home. Mr. Wehr is a son of Charles A. and Mary F. Wehr. many, and when eleven years of age came to Amer- ica, where he spent his remaining days. He became a prominent contractor and builder of the Bushwick district, and many of the fine structures of that portion of the city stand as monuments of his handi- work. His business activity led to prosperity, and he became one of the substantial men of the com- munity. He was likewise prominent in politics as His father was a native of Nassau, Ger- feated in the convention. der County Clerks Saffern and Worth, acceptably a supporter of the Republican party, and took a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and substantial development of the city. He was a member of the old volunteer fire departmnt, con- nected with engine and hose company No. 4, in which he served the required term of seven years. He was one of the organizers of the German Odd Fellows Home and Orphans' Asylum, of Westches- ter county, New York, and was interested in every- thing which pertained to progress, improvement and the welfare of his fellow 'men. He held member- ship in various German societies, also belonged to Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., and to Diogones Lodge, No. 298, I. O. O. F., being grand treasurer of the order for the state of New York for four years. He died January 14, 1898, in his fifty-eighth year, but his widow is still living. One of their Sons, William G., departed this life in February, I900, and three still survive, namely: Charles F., John H. and George W. Charles F. Wehr, of this review, passed his youth in a manner similar to that of most boys of the period, his time being devoted to play and work and the duties of the schoolroom. To-day he occupies an enviable position in business circles as a member of the firm of Erdtmann & Wehr, dealers in real estate, with offices at No. 1613 Broadway, where they have conducted their realty operations for a number of years. They handle much valu- able property and through the desirable class of patrons which they secure they have contributed in a large measure to the substantial improvement and attractiveness of the city. Mr. Wehr was united in marriage to Miss Flor- ence May Shibley, the only daughter of John W. Shibley. Aside from his business and home inter- ests he finds time for the faithful discharge of the duties of citizenship, and believing that the ballot is one of the most potent agencies for the support of American institutions he manifests his preference for or against political measures through this medium. Careful consideration of political issues and the platforms of the different parties has led him to ally his efforts with those of the workers in Republican ranks. For fifteen years he was a mem- ber of the Republican central committee of Kings county, which covers the greater part of his majority up to the present time. He has been a delegate to the local and state conventions, and in 1884 he was a candidate for the office of supervisor. He was also a candidate for the nomination for senator in the ninth district in 1895, and conducted his own cam- paign, but after a hard contest was narrowly de- He was equity clerk un- filling the position for three years, and later he be- 110 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. came assistant court clerk of the fifth district city magistrates court, Second division, appointed after passing the civil service examination, June I4, 1900. He is a man of high personal worth, whose integrity is above question and whose loyalty to every duty of both public and private life has won him the esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. St. MARY'S CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLIC), EAST ISLIP, LONG ISLAND. REv. EDWARD A. DUFFY, RECTOR. The parish of St. Mary was formerly an out- mission from Huntington, ministered to by the Rev. Father Crowley. It subsequently became an out- mission of the parish of Bay Shore, and down to the date of the appointment of the Rev. Father Duffy as resident rector its spiritual needs were faithfully ministered to by the Rev. James E. Bobier, rector of St. Patrick's church, Bay Shore, Long Island. During the ministrations of Father Crow- ley land was obtained from the Nichol estate, and a small church edifice used by the Episcopalians was purchased and removed to that tract, but, as no resident priest was available at that time, mass was only celebrated at stated intervals. July 1, 1898, Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell appointed the Rev. E. A. Duffy to form the parish, and July 3d he said his first mass in the new parish. Mat- ters appeared anything but encouraging for the new rector at this time; there was no parochial resi- dence, and the church was burdened with a debt of more than one thousand dollars. Father Duffy took up his residence in the Somerset Hotel, nearly opposite the church, until he could devise plans to meet the emergency, and he finally determined to hold a fair and learn what his parishioners would do toward establishing the parish on a sound finan- cial basis. The fair was held August 20, 1898, and proved a financial success, netting a clear profit of three thousand dollars. With this encouragement, Father Duffy decided to remain. He rented a house immediately north of Islip Station, in a part of the village known as Rabbittown, where he temporarily resided, shortly afterward removing to a cottage in the village proper, where he made his home until he completed, early in 1900, the new and comfortable rectory which he now occupies. Meantime he had purchased additional land with a frontage of sixty feet and a depth of three hundred feet, and on Mon- day, March 25, 1901 (the feast of the Annuncia- . tion), after the mission mass, ground for the new church edifice was broken by the rector, and the corner-stone was laid, with imposing ceremonies, by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., and the same distinguished prelate dedicated the building. Ireland, and came to Astoria in 1830. St. Mary's church is a very imposing frame struc- ture, Romanesque in design, with colonial modifica- tions. The tower adjoining the stately portal is ninety feet in height, and bears an open belfry with columns. The church interior is handsomely finished, and presents a beautiful and cheerful appearance, and will comfortably accommodate five hundred wor- shipers. The ceilings are of deeply paneled steel, and the windows are of exquisite design. Besides the high altar there are four side altars, one on either side, outside the sanctuary, and one on either side of the building, about midway. The stations of the cross are of stone composition, Romanesque in design. There is a spacious organ loft, with music room adjoining. The church and rectory are heated by steam and lighted by gas. Church service is held every Sunday and holi- day at 7:30 and Io:30 in the morning, and evening devotions at 7:30. A regular Sunday-school is held every Sunday, at which the average attendance is more than two hundred. The following named so- cieties are attached to the church: The Holy Name, the Holy Rosary, the Blessed Virgin Sodality, the Boys' Cadets, and a religious and beneficiary society composed of male Bohemians, known as St. Wen- ceslas’ Society, besides a similar organization for Bohemian women, known as St. Ann's Society. The Rev. Father Duffy has performed a noble work in the upbuilding of the parish of St. Mary, and in providing for it the elegant and commodious edifice in which its people are afforded the consola- tions of their holy religion. Without attempt at oratorical display, he is an exceedingly pleasing and effective pulpit speaker. His personal traits are such as adorn the well bred gentleman and true humani- tarian, as well as the devoted pastor, and he has en- shrined himself in the hearts of his parishoners by his tender solicitude for their welfare, and has won the confidence and esteem even of the non-Catholic portion of the community through his devotion to duty and his amiability of disposition. WILLIAM H. DELAHANTY. There are probably not many men connected with the fire department of Brooklyn who had a more busy or useful career before taking up their present responsible work than deputy chief Dela- hanty, who until his recent death was at the head of the ninth division, embracing the twenty-sev- enth, twenty-ninth and thirty-fourth battalions. William H. Delahanty was born at Astoria, Long Island, May 14, 1856, a son of Dennis and Mary Ann (Toomey) Delahanty. Dennis Delahanty was a son of Michael Delahanty and was born in Tipperary, He was a HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 111 varnishmaker and was one of the pioneers in his line in this country. He died in 1869, and his widow survives and is now sixty-six years old. They had eight children, three of whom are living. William H. Delahanty attended public and private schools at Astoria, and at the age of fifteen years became a messenger boy for an oil concern, with which he remained three years. After that he spent three years in the west, and then entered the service of the Queens County Railroad Company as a starter, and when, six years later, that company was consolidated with others, he had risen to be its general manager. After turning his back on railroading Mr. Dela- hanty became interested in politics in a practical way. He was a Democrat and had a following that encouraged him to offer himself for alderman to represent the Steinway district, as the fifth ward is known. He was elected and served in 1882-4. In 1876 Mr. Delahanty was prominent in con- nection with the organization of Hose Company No. 7 at Long Island City, and eventually he held all the offices within the gift of that company and rose to the position of chief of the volunteer fire de- partment of that village. In 1893 he was made chief of the reorganized fire department of that place, and in 1898, after the organization of Greater New York, he was made deputy chief of the fire depart- ment of the borough of Brooklyn, and placed at the head of the ninth division, which embraces the twen- ty-seventh, twenty-ninth and thirty-fourth bat- talions. . Mr. Delahanty married Miss Emma Hartel, daughter of John Hartel, and had twelve children, nine of whom are living : Kate, William, Emily, Mary, Lilly, Grace, James, Donald and Sarah. He was very popular and had many influential friends, both inside and outside of official circles in Brook- lyn, and he held membership in several important organizations, among them the Union of American Workmen. His death took place September 6, 1900. ROBERT WELWOOD, Jr. Robert. Welwood, Jr., occupying a responsible place in the hall of records of the county of Kings, is numbered among the most influential Republicans of Long Island, and is a man of excellent business qualifications. . His father, Robert Welwood, recently deceased, was a native of Ireland and came to the United States when a lad of seventeen years. In 1865 he became a soap manufacturer, and he prosecuted the business successfully until 1885, when he re- tired on account of declining health. He was one of the first and most active members of St. Michael’s Protestant Episcopal church, on High street, Brook- lyn, and served it as vestryman and as a member of the building committee. His wife survives, with the following named children: William A., Joseph, Robert, John Foster and Susan,—all well known in the fifth ward. & Robert Welwood, Jr., third son of Robert Wel- wood, was born in Brooklyn September 21, 1865. He was educated in public school No. 14, complet- ing the full course. He engaged in the dry-goods business and in other mercantile lines, achieving gratifying success and establishing a reputation for enterprise and probity. He relinquished commercial business when he was appointed to a clerkship in the hall of records of the county of Kings, a position in which he has acquitted himself intelligently and faithfully. Mr. Welwood has long occupied a prominent po- sition in the Republican party of Kings county, and has rendered to it valuable service in various im- portant campaigns. He is a member of the well- known Fremont Club, and for two years he has been a member of the Republican general committee of Kings county. He has repeatedly represented his district in the conventions of his party, including the state convention of 1900 at Saratoga, and the national convention which in the same year nom- inated Mr. McKinley for the presidency and Colonel Roosevelt for the vice-presidency. He affiliates. with St. Alban's Lodge, F. & A. M. He is owner of con- siderable property in the fifth ward of Brooklyn, and is in every respect a substantial and highly re- garded citizen. CHARLES S. DEVOY, Charles Swan Devoy stands as one of the lead- ing business men of Brooklyn, and is a promi- nent figure in political circles. His career illus- trates most forcibly the possibilities that are open to men who possess sterling business qualifications. It proves that ambitious perseverance, steadfast pur- pose and indefatigable industry, combined with sound business principles will be rewarded and that true success follows individual efforts only. He to-day occupies a prominent position in commercial circles as a member of the firm of Devoy Brothers, custom house brokers, and at the present time is also fill- ing the position of executive member of the twelfth assembly district. Mr. Devoy was born in New York city in 1863, but for thirty years has been a resident of the twen- . ty-second ward of Brooklyn. He was educated in the city schools and has always been identified with the interests of Long Island. Thirteen years ago he became a member of the firm of Devoy Brothers, custom house brokers, and from the beginning the 112 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. firm has enjoyed a large and growing business, which places them in the foremost rank among the leaders in their field of business activity. The sub- ject of this review is a man of firm determination and keen discrimination. He closely studies a busi- ness proposition, carefully considers possibilities and then forms his plans readily. His judgment of men or business opportunities is seldom at fault, and in his trade transactions he has gained a reputation which any might envy. His influence and popu- larity in business circles made it possible for him to organize the association of Custom House Brok- ers’ Clerks, and seven times he has been honored with the presidency of the society. Later he organ- ized the Brokers Association with a membership of three hundred and seventy, and seven times he has been unanimously elected president of that powerful organization, holding the position at the present time. His prominence in business circles is further indicated by the fact that he is now a member of the executive committee of the National Industrial League of the United States, and vice- president of the Business Men’s Association of the port of New York. The training and qualifications which fit one for such onerous position will also prepare them for the discharge of political business, and the Repub- lican party recognized this fact when he was chosen for the office of executive member of the twelfth assembly district. Since attaining his majority he has always been a stalwart supporter of Republican principles, and has labored enthusiastically and earn- estly to secure their adoption, although he has never sought public office as a reward for party service. Up to the time he assumed the duties of his present position the only office he had ever held was that of a member of the county committee, in which he had been the incumbent for five years prior to 1890, yet he had done much for the advancement of the party's success. He was one of the original two hundred and fifty men who organized the Citizens Union and nominated the Hon. Seth Low for mayor. He was the organizer of the Twelfth Assembly District Club, one of the strongest local political organizations of Brooklyn, occupying handsome quarters at the corner of Seventh avenue and Ninth streets, where Mr. Devoy may frequently be found in the evenings and where he is always accessible to his many friends. In 1900 Mr. Devoy was elected to the office he now holds. In commenting upon this one of the Brooklyn papers said: “In the selection of Mr. De- voy the delegation to the county committee has named a Republican whose character as a man and whose reputation as a citizen encourage the belief Brooklyn, where he has since made his home. that the committee could hardly have done bet- ter. Nature endowed him with a handsome presence and he has acquired an excellent address. The lieu- tenant governor and others in authority in the coun- try have assured him of their confidence in his in- tegrity. Their desires to sustain him in his efforts to foster a spirit of harmony along the local dis- trict workers and by fair play and square dealing strengthen the organization to the end that the twelfth assembly district shall be more Republican and less factional than it is to-day.” The hopes that his friends expressed at the outset of his of ficial service have been more than realized, for he has been a most capable officer, performing the tasks entrusted to him in a way to reflect credit and honor upon the party and its constituents. In 1900 Mr. Devoy prepared and published a val- uable review of the custom service of the port of New York, handsomely illustrated with portraits of prominent custom officials, and entitled the Gateway to the Continent. He was elected city magistrate in 1901, taking office on the 3d of January, and he ran ahead of his ticket,_twelve hundred votes ahead of Grant and Low. Such in brief is the history of one to whom local advancement and the national welfare are causes dear to his heart, whose loyalty is above ques- tion, whose business honor is unassailable, and who in private life commands the respect and friendship of many acquaintances. - WILLIAM KEEGAN. William Keegan, whose active connection with public affairs in Brooklyn covers a period of twenty- six years and who is now serving as alderman, was born in New York city, August 2, 1852, but was only six years of age when brought by his parents to For a time the family resided on Thirty-sixth street, but since 1862 Mr. Keegan of this review has occupied his present home. He was formerly associated with his father in the hotel business, being proprietor of the famous Bayview Hotel, but for a number of years he has devoted his attention entirely to political work as a representative of the Democracy of Brooklyn. When he was only twenty years of age he was elected a trustee of the schools of the old town of New Utrecht, in which capacity he served continuously until the town was annexed to Brooklyn in 1894 and became the thirtieth ward of the city. In 1878 he was elected tax collector of New Utrecht and also re- mained in that position until 1894, and since the an- nexation he has served continuously as a member of the board of aldermen from his ward. He has won WILLIAM KEEGAN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 113. commendation by his service on the board, and is found on the side of progress and reform, care- fully considering all matters which come up for set- tlement and then firmly adhering to the side which he believes to be right. In 1875 he took the official census of the town of New Utrecht. Since attaining his majority Mr. Keegan has served as a delegate to many of the local and state conventions of his party and for several years he has been a member of the general committee of Kings county, president of the seventh assembly district committee and first vice-president of the Seventh Assembly District organization. An evidence of his popularity was shown in the notable dinner which was given in his honor at the Hotel Brighton by his friends, both political and social, during the campaign of 1901. There were present on the occasion not only his Democratic admirers and friends but many representatives of the Republican party and many Democrats from other districts and boroughs, num- bering more than four hundred in all. The gather- ing was highly representative of those prominent in Democratic politics in the greater city, and it was a freewill acknowledgment of the regard in which Al- derman Keegan is uniformly held and a testimonial of his faithful and beneficial service both on the board of aldermen and as a worker in the club organ- izations of the party. - Mr. Keegan was united in marriage to Miss Emma Osborn, who died in December, 1897, leaving one son, William, Jr., who is now sixteen years of age. In addition to his home Mr. Keegan has extensive real-estate interests in the thirtieth ward and is in comfortable circumstances. Fraternally he is con- nected with the Royal Arcanum and the Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Veteran and Ex- empt Firemen’s Association of Brooklyn, and of the old New Utrecht Firemen's Association, and belongs to the Brooklyn Yacht Club. Mr. Keegan is always genial and courteous and well deserves the high re- gard which is accorded him by his friends. GEORGE A. MEIER. Well known in the musical circles of Brooklyn, George Andrew Meier scarcely needs an introduc- tion to the readers of this volume. He was born in New York city January 28, 1868, his parents being George Andrew and Barbara (Lieberman) Meier. His paternal grandfather, George Meier, was a native of Germany, and became a butcher Andrew Meier was a lad of thirteen. by trade. years when he began learning that trade, which he followed as a source of livelihood for a considerable period. On attaining his majority he resolved to seek a home in the United States. He had no cap- - 8 X - - ital, but was possessed of a resolute will, and, after following the trade as a journeyman for a short time, he engaged in the meat business on his own account. His connection with that enterprise has since continued, and he is now located on the corner of Franklin and Park avenues, having there a large and liberal patronage which brings to him. a good income. He was a member of Troop A of the New York Cavalry for nine years, and has a wide acquaintance in the city where he makes his home. In his family are five children, Richard, John, George, Margaret and Barbara. - George Andrew Meier entered the public schools of his native city, and there mastered the common branches of the English language. At the age of fourteen he began working with his father in the butcher’s shop. He also studied music under a pri- vate tutor, and since leaving the public schools he has devoted considerable time to music, giving pri- vate instruction. In both vocal and instrumental mu- sic he not only understands the technique of the art, but has for it a sincere love which enables him to interpret musical compositions with skill, power, richness and pathos. He organized the well-known Harmony Club of Brooklyn in 1884 with ten mem– bers, but the organization now numbers three hun- dred members and gives three public concerts annu- ally. They have won a number of prizes in con- tests with other glee clubs, including the Saenger- fest prize and loving cup. Mr. Meier is a director of the club and its growth, progress and success are due in very large measure to his efforts. He is also a member of the Red Men. In 1896 he married Miss Kate Schuladen, and they now have two chil- dren, Arthur George and George. Their home is noted for its hospitality which is enjoyed by the many friends of our subject and his wife. HENRY R. MAYETTE, For about twenty-two years Henry R. Mayette has been connected with the lumber interests of New- York. His success in all his undertakings has been so marked that his methods are of interests to the commercial world. He has based his business prin- ciples and actions upon strict adherence to the rules which govern industry, economy and strict, unswerv- ing integrity. His enterprise and progressive spirit are pronounced. What he is to-day he has made himself, owing his advancement to his own efforts. By constant exertion, associated with good judg- ment, he has raised himself to the prominent posi- tion he now holds, having the friendship of many. and the respect of all who know him. A native of New York city, Mr. Mayette was. born January I4, 1843, and pursued his education, 114 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in Middletown, Orange county. At the age of nine- teen he began working on a farm, but his labors in that direction were soon interruped by his en- listment for service as a defender of the Union. He joined the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regi- ment of New York Volunteers, becoming a member of Company K, known as the “Orange Blossoms,” by reason of the fact that the company was raised in Orange county. The regiment went forth nine . hundred and eighty strong under the command of Colonel A. Van Horn Ellis, of Orange county. It was on the 5th of August, 1862, that Mr. Mayette became a private of the company, but soon he was. promoted to the rank of corporal, and on the 29th of November, 1864, he was made sergeant. He served for two years and ten months, participating in all the battles with the Army of the Potomac from Fredericksburg until the close of the war. The engagement at Fredericksburg was followed by serv- ice at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, the siege of Petersburg and the bat- tie of Appomattox, resulting in the surrender of General Lee and the practical downfall of the Con- federacy. He was wounded at North Anna river on the 23d of May, 1864, his injuries necessitating his remaining in the hospital for six weeks. Al- though on many a hotly contested battle-field, he was ever loyal, brave and determined, and at the close of the war he received an honorable discharge on the 2d of June, 1865. - Returning from the war, he became connected with the business interests of New York city, and for twelve years was engaged in the manufacture of blank books, becoming a member of the firm of J. G. Shaw & Company. The enterprise proved profitable, the firm enjoying a large trade, but at the end of the time specified Mr. Mayette withdrew and entered the lumber business as a dealer in ma- hogany, in company with another party. They are leaders in their line in the city and the enterprise has steadily grown in volume and importance, mak- ing the firm well known in lumber circles and at the same time gaining for the partners a handsome annual income. For twenty-one years Mr. Mayette has been associated with the business, and his ca- pable management, keen discernment and executive ability have contributed in large measure to the prosperity of the enterprise. Mr. Mayette has maintained pleasant relation- ships with his old army comrades through his mem- bership with the Grand Army of the Republic. In 1884 he became a member of Harry Lee Post, in which he has been honored with many offices, hav- ing served as sergeant major, adjutant, senior vice- commander and commander, and for nine years he was quartermaster. He is recognized as one of the elected and ran next to Mr. Howe. most active and useful members of this post, and has frequently served as a delegate to the encamp- ments. He likewise belongs to the Veterans' Aid Association. Widely known in political circles, he is an uncompromising supporter of the Republican party, and in 1899 was the candidate of his party for the office of county clerk against Peter Huberty, with Mr. Howe as register. He was the only man He is a mem- ber of the Kings County Republican Club, the Young Men's Republican Club, is serving on the central committee of the county and in many ways has aided in advancing the work and extending the influence of the party. He was a delegate to the state convention which nominated Theodore Roose- velt for governor and to the one which voted for Seth Low for mayor. His influence is strongly felt in political circles, the sound judgment and power of control which make him a factor in the busi- ness world also proving of value in political man- agement. Whatever tends to prove of benefit to the city receives his hearty endorsement. He belongs to the Greene Avenue Presbyterian church, is presi- ‘dent of its board of trustees and was chairman of the building committee that had in charge the erec- tion of the church which was completed in 1900. On the 21st of November, 1866, Mr. Mayette was married to Miss Hattie S. Mills. Their only child died in infancy, and the mother died at the age of fifty-three years. On the 14th of January, 1896, Mr. Mayett was again married, his second union being with Amelia C. Conant, and at No. 952 Greene avenue they have a pleasant home, where their friends are most hospitably entertained. A life in which straightforward dealing in business, loyalty in citizenship and devotion to the duties of church and home have been the salient characteristics, has won for Mr. Mayette the high regard and esteem of all with whom he has been associated. FREDERICK BOLLETT. Among those who wore the “blue” in the Civil war and aided in the preservation of the Union is Frederick Bollett, whose creditable military service is well deserving of honorable mention. He was born in New York city on the 8th of March, 1844, a son of Gottlob and Ann (Wood) Bollett, who re- sided in Otsego county, New York, but afterward removed to New York city, where the father en- gaged in the life insurance business. The subject of this review was reared in the city of his birth, and was only seventeen years of age when he re- sponded to the country's call for troops, enlisting for two years' service as a member of Company H, New York Volunteer Duryea Zouaves. The regi- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 115 3 V6.11116. ment was raised in New York city and numbered twelve hundred men under command of Colonel Abraham Duryea. With his command Mr. Bollett was mustered into the service on the 9th of May, 1861, and sent to Fortress Monroe and thence to ‘Camp Hamilton, where the troops were stationed at the time of the battle of Big Bethel, the first im- portant engagement of the war. With three others he succeeded in capturing a Confederate captain by the name of Whiting, who was serving as Officer of the day. He was heavily armed with revolvers and saber and was the first prisoner captured dur- ing the four years' struggle. Our subject subse- quently engaged in garrison duty until he returned to Fortress Monroe, and then marched up the peninsula under General McClellan, participating in the siege of Yorktown, the battle of Hanover Court House and the seven days' battle which terminated in the conquest of Malvern Hill. He was at Har- rison's Landing and was four times wounded in the second battle of Bull Run. He lay on the field from about three or four o'clock Saturday afternoon until the following Wednesday, when, at five o’clock in the afternoon, relief came to him. During all that time he was without medicine, food or surgical treatment. He had been struck by rebel lead sev- eral times, was cut in the left forearm, in the left leg and on the knee, the ball passing through the member, and in the left leg, the bullet tearing away a part of the bone. By tying his sash around the limb and twisting it with his saber he stopped the flow of blood. When the Union forces made their way to the field to rescue their comrades Mr. Bollett was sent to the Kings Street Hospital in Alexandria, where he was confined by his injuries seven months. He again joined his regiment before Chancellorsville, and was ordered to guard the wagons there, serving until the expiration of his term of enlistment. He weighed one hundred and sixty pounds when he went into the service and never suffered from disease, being always engaged on duty, save for the time when he was confined in the hospital by his wounds. - After the war Mr. Bollett returned to New York city and there resided until 1882, when he came to Brooklyn. He was formerly a carriage builder, but for twenty-four years he has conducted a livery and boarding stable, being engaged in that business first in New York and subsequently in this city, the present location being at No. 468 and 470 Grand He belongs to Winchester Post, G. A. R. He first became identified with the organization as a comrade of Joe Hooker Post, New York, and later was associated with G. K. Warren Post of Brooklyn, but for fifteen years has been identified have a pleasant home in Brooklyn. with Winchester Post. He is now a member of Gilbert Council of the Royal Arcanum and of the Pleasure Drivers' Association. In politics he is a Democrat. - - He was married in New York city to Miss Mary A. Moore, daughter of Smith and Eleanor (Jones) Moore, the former now deceased. They Mr. Bollett is conducting a successful business and his enterprise and careful management have secured to him a liberal patronage which he well merits. With the same valiant support which he gave to the Union army he advocates every measure and movement in which he believes, lending his co-operation to all in- terests which he thinks will prove of benefit to the community. - WILLIAM ALDEN G. HOOTON. Few residents of America can trace their ancestry back to an earlier period in the development of this country than does William Alden G. Hooton. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a rep- resentative of one of the oldest families of New England. The first emigrant of the name came to America with the passengers on the Mayflower. Mr. Hooton is a direct descendant of John Alden, whose romantic history is well known to every student of the early history of New England. On account of his connection with this ancient family and be- cause of the activity of his ancestors in the events which formed the nation’s history he is eligible to membership in the Society of Indian Wars and the Society of Colonial Wars. He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution. His great-grandfather, John Hooton, was one of the number who pro- ceeded to Boston harbor and threw the contents of the chests of tea into the sea, an event which has Since become historic under the name of the Boston Tea Party. This occurred in 1774. The colonist no longer being willing to submit to the heavy tax placed upon tea had uttered a protest to no effect, and some of the most courageous and progressive men, dressed as Indians, proceeded to the harbor and threw three hundred and forty-two chests of tea into the water. When the trouble between the colonists and the mother country. terminated in war John Hooton joined the army and was one of the valient heroes of the Revolution. General Joseph Warren, of Revolutionary fame, married Elizabeth Hooton, of Boston, an own cousin of the father of our subject. - - - The early life of our subject was spent in the city of his nativity, but since 1864 he has been a resident of Brooklyn. For several years he was 116 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. connected with the extensive dry-goods house of A. T. Stewart, but afterward opened a men's fur- nishing-goods store and has since carried on busi- ness in that line. During the Civil war Mr. Hooton put aside all personal and business considerations to aid his country in the preservation of the Union. While residing in Boston he became a member of a military organization, organized for the purpose of drilling in tactics. He afterward enlisted in the Second Massachusetts Battery, and one of the com- panies of that command afterward joined the Forty- second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry under’ Colonel Burrell for nine months’ service in the Civil war. The regiment was sent to New Orleans, where it remained until the expiration of the term of its enlistment. Mr. Hooton afterward re-enlisted in the Forty-second Regiment for one hundred days, and served in the vicinity of Washington, Alexandria and the Shenandoah valley. After the close of the war he became a member of the Eighty-fourth Regi- ment of the New York National Guard, was made second lieutenant, afterward was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and served until the regi- ment was disbanded, on the expiration of seven years. He is now a member of Winchester Post, G. A. R. - Socially Mr. Hooton is connected with the Ma- sonic fraternity. He is married and has two chil- His wife bore the maiden name of Clara dren. Grippen, and their union has been blessed with two children, Grace and William Alden. Mr. Hooton is an enterprising and reliable business man, well known in mercantile circles, and is meeting with creditable success. THE MOST HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. The prestige and beneficient power of the Roman Catholic church find important representation in the Most Holy Trinity church, with its amplitude of functions and noble history. It has been a power for good on Long Island for a period of more than sixty years, and its influence has been widely dis- seminated. It has figured as the mother church of other parishes and has fostered their work until in- dependence and prosperity have been attained, while it has carried forward true Catholicity along many . lines of intellectual, social and moral development. The Holy Trinity has ever stood for progress and cumulative influence in the work of the Divine Mas- ter, and it is but fitting that a review of its history be incorporated in this compilation. It was on the 9th of July, 1841, that the corner stone of the first frame church was laid, by the Right Reverend John Hughes, bishop of the diocese of New York, and on the Ioth of October of that year the church was: dedicated by the same prelate, the edifice having been: completed at a cost of three thousand dollars. In 1842 the sodality of the Holy Rosary was organized and later that of the Precious Blood. In 1844 the . first rectory was built, at a cost of twelve hundred dollars, and six years later the church at Bedford was erected, the same being dedicated to St. Francis. In 1851 five acres of ground were purchased for a cemetery, at a cost of ten hundred and twenty-five dollars, and in the same year the Orphan Society was organized. w The progress that was being made was indicated by the fact that on the 29th of June, 1853, the corner stone for a second church edifice was laid,' and on the 29th of February of the following year this church was dedicated by the first bishop of the diocese of Brooklyn, the Right Reverend John Loughlin. The year 1853 also witnessed the arrival of the sisters of the order of St. Dominic, from . Regensburg, Bavaria, and they forthwith inaugur- ated their work here, while in the same year was ef- fected the organization of St. Benedict’s church. The following year St. Boniface's church was . founded; in 1855 St. Mary's, at Winfield, Long Isl- and ; in 1856, St. Fidelis, at College Point; and in 1857, St. Boniface's, at Foster's Meadow, now known. as Rosedale. - Steadily the church of the Most Holy. Trinity expanded in the scope and importance of its func- tions, and in March, 1859, the Rev. Michael May arrived from Germany to serve as assistant under the pastor. In the following September the first bells, three in number and weighing twenty-eight. hundred and thirty-four pounds, were installed in the tower of the new brick church, at a cost of nine . hundred and fifty-nine dollars. In 1860 St. Michael's church, at East New York, was founded, as was . also St. Margarets, Middle Village. - Through all these years the Very Reverend John Stephen Raffeiner had been the priest in charge of the parish, and it was under his guidance that the church was making such advancement, both in a temporal and spiritual way, but his life's labors were: brought to a close in death, on the 16th of July, . 1861, and three days later his remains were interred in holy ground. In the first year of the existence . . of the church there had been thirty-four baptisms, eight marriages and sixteen deaths in the church; in 1861 there were seven hundred and thirty-seven baptisms, eighty-six marriages and three hundred and fourteen deaths, while in the score of interven- ing years the number of parishioners had increased. from five hundred to nine thousand. - The Very Reverend Michael May was the succès-- |（ ſ ſ ſ. | | ſae | |----！ *№ae， | \，\\ | \\ № №ſſae（TTTTTTT THE MOST HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 117. : sor of the Very Reverend John S. Raffeiner, and "under his direction the work was continued with unabating zeal. In 1862 the Orphans' Home was in- •corporated and St. Elizabeth's, St. Aloysius' Young Men's and the Holy Mary societies were all organ- ‘ized, as was also the Union Guard. The year 1863 saw an addition made to the cemetery by the pur- chase of three additional aeres, making the total area of the consecrated ground eight acres. In the same year the congregation dedicated to the Annuncia- tion of the Blessed Virginia was founded. In 1864 occurred the death of the first prioress of the nuns of St. Dominic, Venerable Josepha Witzelhofer, who was succeeded by Venerable Seraphina Staimer. In 1865 the first clock was placed in each of the two towers of the new brick structure, at a cost of ten hundred and fifty dollars, and within the same year the parish of St. Nicholas was founded. In 1866 the schoolhouse for boys was erected, on Johnson :avenue, at a cost of ninety-five hundred dollars; in 1867 the parish of All Saints was founded, and in the following year the Orphans' Home, on Graham avenue, was erected at a cost of fifteen thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars. In 1869 ground on Bushwick avenue was purchased as the site of a hospital, the consideration involved being twenty thousand dollars. curred the Ordination of the Rev. Peter Schwarz, the first member of the parish to receive holy orders: at the present time he is stationed at Amityville, Long Island. - s With the year 1870 came the establishment of a temporary hospital in a building that had been a farm house, the same being located on the ground purchased for hospital purposes in the preceding year. During the first year one hundred and four persons were here treated by Drs. Loewenstein and Orth. The year mentioned was also marked by an- other important event, the organization of St. Rap- hael’s Society. In 1872 the building fund for the present fine brick and stone edifice of the church had its inception, and the new bells, weighing thirty-five hundred and fifty-eight pounds, were placed in the other towers of the church, at a cost of eight hun- dred and sixty-six dollars. St. Leonard's parish was also organized in that year, and a new rectory, the present structure, was erected, at a cost of seven- teen thousand dollars, while another addition was Imade to the cemetery by the purchase of the Dubois farm, at a consideration of eighteen thousand one hundred and ninety-five dollars. On the 9th of Au- gust, 1874, the corner stone of the present St. Cath- arine's Hospital was laid by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, and on the Ioth of August, 1876, this in- hundred and fifty-eight dollars. In July of that year oc- stitution was dedicated by the bishop, the same hav- ing been completed at a cost of one hundred and forty-seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-six dollars. Sister Johanna Burkard was the first in charge, and the bell in the tower of the building was presented by John Timmes. In 1878 was erected a new building, the same being designed as a vestry for the new church and costing sixty-two At the present time it is used for School purposes. In October of the same year occurred the jubilee celebration of the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, this being a most notable Occasion in the history of the church in New York. In the meanwhile this important Brooklyn parish had been making definite preparations for the erec- tion of the present church edifice. In 1881, the first church having been torn down, the foundation of the present building was constructed, at a cost of twenty- three thousand six hundred dollars. On the 18th of May, 1882, the corner stone was laid by the Rev. Michael May, the pastor of the church, and on the 24th of the following December the stone cross was placed on the pinnacle of the church, which was dedicated on the 23d of August, 1884, by Bishop Loughlin. On the first of October of that year the tower on the east side was completed, and on the 9th of December occurred the consecration of the high altar. In 1885 the Way to the Cross, costing fifteen hundred dollars, was placed in the church, and the following year the side altars and pulpit were completed, at a cost of six thousand dollars. On the 4th of September, 1887, the brick church was torn down and the corner stone for the new school house was laid on the site, the building being dedicated on the 14th of the succeeding May. In 1889 the venerable prioress, Seraphina Stainmer, en- tered into eternal rest, her death occurring on the I4th of January, and she was succeeded by the Ven- erable Emilia Barth. In 1890 the parish of the Sor- rowful Mother was founded, and within that year the west tower of the church was completed, at a cost of twenty-seven thousand dollars. A new or- gan was also placed in the church, at a cost of ten thousand dollars, and on the 18th of May, 1891, five new bells, weighing over ten thousand pounds, were placed in the east tower, at a cost of three thousand one hundred and seventy dollars. On the Ioth of February, 1895, occurred the death of the able and devoted priest who had done so noble a work for the parish and the church at large, Rt. Rev. Michael May, whose name and influence remain as a per- petual benediction to all whom he knew or to whom he ministered. * e The present pastor of the church is Rev. Peter 118 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Dauffenbach, who succeeded Mgr. May and who has labored with devoted zeal for the forwarding of the work of his able predecessor. . Father Dauffenbach is a native of Germany, where he was born in the year 1844. He came to America in 1861, and after the proper preliminary discipline was ordained to the priesthood in 1869. In 1869 he was installed as assistant at the Most Holy Trinity church, later, in 1875, was in charge of St. Mary's church, at Winfield, and in 1895, upon the death of Father May, he assumed his present re- sponsible charge. - Thus the church work has steadily progressed, its influences being immeasurable, and throughout Catholic circles in the United States the Most Holy Trinity is considered one of the most powerful, by reason of the splendid work which it has accom- plished in reclaiming man for the kingdom of Christ. - JOHN H. FULCHER. John Fulcher was born in London, England, July 2, 1843, and when only four years of age was brought by his father to Brooklyn. He was edu- cated in the public schools of the city and of Staten Island, and when twenty years of age he offered his services to his adopted country to aid in the suppression of the rebellion in the south. He became third acting assistant engineer of the United States navy in 1863 and was assigned to the dispatch boat attached to the South Atlantic Squadron. He acted in that capacity for a year and afterward served on the Daiching, carrying one hun- dred and thirty men and eighty guns, which boat was beached at Combahee river, South Carolina, the vessel being destroyed and the crew narrowly es- caping. They proceeded up the river to take a bat- tery, and for eight hours lay under fire, their boat carrying a one-hundred-pound Parrot gun. They were obliged to leave their vessel, which they burned, while they took to the swamps, being picked up by . the Pawnee late at night and sent back to Port Royal the next day to the receiving ship. Subse- quently Mr. Fulcher was ordered to the Cimarron, a double-ender, under Captain Thompson, carry- ing one hundred and fifty men, four nine-pound dahlgreens and four twenty-four-pound Parrot guns. He served until the close of the war, covering a period of two years, and sustained only a slight injury from an exploding shell. Subse- quently he became a member of the Seventh Regi- ment of the National Guard of Connecticut, with which he was connected for a year and a half. . After his return from the war Mr. Fulcher then has been practicing alone. studied law with the firm of Lowery & Marcellus, being admitted to the bar in 1880. With that firm he was associated for twenty-five years, and since He is a member of Rankin Post, with which he has been connected since 1869, and for ten years he was a member and for six years treasurer of the Carlton Club. Of St. John's Episcopal church he was a communicant and vestryman up to 1884. In his profession he has met with gratifying success, and now has a distinctively representative clientage. People do not trust their legal business to unskilled hands, for litigation al- ways involves the rights of property or life, and when a man commands a large legal business it is an unmistakable proof of his ability in the line of his chosen profession. SAMUEL N. BURRILL. Samuel N. Burrill, an old and highly respected citizen of Brooklyn, was born June 17, 1827, in Watertown, Litchfield county, Connecticut. When he was seven years of age his parents removed to New Haven, Connecticut, where- he attended the Lancasterian School, which was conducted by the late John E. Lovell, assisted by the late Henry B. Harrison, who had been the governor of the state. In 1843 his mother and her other children came from Connecticut to New York city, where her hus- band had previously established an undertaking busi- ness, in association with a brother. Here young Burrill was engaged in the custom-house until the breaking out of the Civil war, meantime devoting a part of his evening time to learning undertaking under his uncle, his father having died soon after the family came to the city. - The Civil war interrupted the career which the younger Burrill had laid out for himself. He had been for some time a member of Company D, Sixth Regiment, New York state militia. That command. was merged into the Eighth Regiment, New York state militia, and Mr. Burrill was commissioned first lieutenant of Company H. With this regiment he first took the field at Annapolis, Maryland, was after- ward posted at Arlington Heights, opposite the na- tional capital, and fought in the disastrous battle of Bull Run. On the expiration of his term of service he located in Brooklyn, and established the under- taking business, which he has successfully con- ducted to the present time, and in which he is re- garded as a pioneer. - r Mr. Burrill has been for many years a member of the Nostrand Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. He is an independent in politics, and for more than thirty years he has voted in the same HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 119 election district. He is a member of Harry Lee Post, No. 21, Grand Army of the Republic, and he is a Masonic Veteran, holding membership with Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No. 137. - December 27, 1851, Mr. Burrill was married, at: No. 545 Pearl street, New York, to Miss Harriet L. Kline, who was born in Troy, New York, in 1832. Four children now living were born of this marriage: William H., Mrs. Edwin H. Coffin, Minnie K. and Dorinda A. Burrill. Their grand- children are eight in number. December 27, 1901, Mr. and Mrs. Burrill celebrated their golden wed- ding anniversary at No. 378 Nostrand avenue, Brooklyn, in which neighborhood they have lived for more than thirty years, and Mr. Burrill has voted in the same election district for that length of time. They are both in vigorous health, and are passing the evening of their lives happy in the enjoyment of the affection of their descendants and a large circle of sincere friends. RICHARD A. BACHIA. Richard A. Bachia was born in New York city, in 1857, a son of Colonel Richard Bachia, whose birth occurred in the metropolis in 1824. There Colonel Bachia was reared, and early became con- nected with the firm of William Stevens & Company, art publishers. At the time of the inauguration of the Civil war and for six years prior thereto he was a representative of the firm of A. H. Ritchie & Company, steel engravers. When the trouble concerning the slavery ques- tion precipitated the country into war his sym- pathies were with the Union, and he aided in rais- ing the Eighty-seventh Regiment of New York Vol- unteers, with which he was mustered in as lieu- tenant colonel, his superior officer being Colonel Stephen A. Dodge. This organization was effected November 14, 1861, by the consolidation of several incomplete companies with the Brooklyn Rifles, an organization of eight companies. It also included the Second Continental Guards and Company E, of the McClellan Infantry. The Eighty-seventh was also sometimes called the Thirteenth Militia Regi- ment. It went to the front with eight hundred men and was assigned to the Third Corps, of the Army of the Potomac, becoming a part of General Phil Kearny’s division. The first engagement in which it participated was at Fair Oaks, on the 31st of May, 1862. After severe fighting, in which Colonel Dodge was wounded and carried to the rear, Lieu- tenant Colonel Bachia took command and was in charge of the regiment throughout the remainder of the fight. Later he led the regiment in the engage- men to deeds of courage. ment at Oak Grove. The Union troops were far outnumbered, but with desperate effort he held his men together for some time. In a moment of de- cisive victory for the Confederate troops, however, his band became panic stricken and retreated in con- fusion, despite the efforts of Colonel Bachia to rally them. In his report of the engagement General Kearny accorded great praise to the gallant conduct of Colonel Bachia, but did not speak so highly of the regiment. The command, greatly reduced in numbers, after the Peninsular campaign was sent to Mansassas Junction, where most of the officers were captured by Stonewall Jackson and his men. The fragment of the Eighty-seventh Regiment that re- mained was then merged into the Fortieth New York Regiment. Returning from the war in poor health, Colonel Bachia was an invalid until 1866, when, again being able for business, he became an appraiser of fine arts in the custom-house, occupying that position up to the time of his death, which occurred December 8, 1869, when he was forty-five years of age. While in the war he was captured and confined for a month in Libby prison, after which he was ex- changed. On one occasion he was wounded in the right leg by a piece of shell. At all time he was valient and loyal and his own bravery inspired his By General Kearny’s brigade he was presented with a gold medal in rec- ognition of his many brave deeds. He wedded Mary E. Flanagan, and they became the parents of two sons and two daughters. He was a man of high scholarly attainments, of superior mental culture and intellectual training. He spoke fluently five different languages, and was ever at home in the most highly cultured circles, his natural refinement and acquired ability winning him prominence. His mother was a representative of the old and respected Waldron family. While naturally of a studious mind, he was interested in the current affairs and the welfare of the people, and in politics he was an enthusiastic Republican. In disposition, however, he was retir- ing and never sought the notoriety of public office. His influence, however, was widely felt, for the per- sonality of such a man cannot fail to impress all with whom he comes in contact. In taking up the personal history of Richard A. Bachia we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and prominently known in lit- erary, social and business circles of the city. At the age of fourteen he left the public schools, but through the passing years his knowledge has been broadened and his mind cultivated by extensive reading, careful consideration and earnest thought. . He was fortunate in that his youth he was reared 120 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in an atmosphere of the culture of a refined home. His first independent work was as librarian of the Eastern District library, in which capacity he served for a year, and on the expiration of that period he accepted the position of bookkeeper in a leaf tobacco house. In 1888 he became connected with the Ha- vana tobacco importing business, and was thus en- gaged until 1893, when he became connected with the firm of F. Miranda & Company, extensive im- porters of Havana tobacco, doing business at No. 222 Pearl street, New York. Since his connection with the firm his keen discrimination, capable man- agement and diligence have been important factors in the successful control of the business. In 1890 occurred the marriage of Mr. Bachia and Miss Emily Reilley, and they have one son, Richard A. Socially he is identified with the Penaquist Yacht Club, and in his political affiliations he is a Republican. He resides at Bay Shore, Long Island. In manner he is pleasant and genial,—an approach- able gentleman who enjoys the friendship of a select circle of acquaintances. S. FABIAN be VELASCO. Professor Velasco needs no introduction to the readers of the History of Long Island, for he is One of the most prominent educators of the east. Splendid intellectual attainments and ability, both natural and acquired, have gained him eminence, ‘and to-day, he has few peers as an instructor of laguages in the entire country. A man of most versatile mind, he not only speaks the language of the orient and the occident and all of the civilized tongues of Europe, but to a large degree is familiar with the people inhabiting the different lands; their customs, manners, habits of life and methods of thought. Over the intellectual development of Brooklyn he has had marked influence and the benefit of his work is immeasurable. - Professor Velasco is still a young man, yet his accomplishments would do credit to people of twice his years. A native of Mexico, he was born on the 21st of January, 1864, and is a worthy Scion of the ancient, illustrious, and noble house of Velasco of Spain, which was graciously ennobled during the latter part of the fifteenth century by his majesty Juan II, who conferred the title of count of Haro upon Don Pedro Hernandez de Velasco, one of the ancestors of our subject. This title, together with many other titles and honors conferred upon the Velasco family by the successive incumbents of the Spanish throne, has been handed down from genera- tion to generation. r According to his rank and station Professor Velasco was provided with most brilliant educa- tional facilities. He pursued his college course in the University of Salamanca, in Spain, where he re- ceived the degree of master of arts, and in the Uni- versity of Paris, where he won the degree of bach- elor of arts in 1887. The following year, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by Heidelberg. He has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and America, and thus put to practical test his knowledge of the foreign language which he has acquired. At the same time he has studied the customs, needs, general advancement, business. methods and artistic attainments of the people of these foreign countries, and has formed numerous acquaintances among the most influential and prom- inent families of those lands. - In the year 1897 he was elected an active member, and assigned to the chair of Spanish language and literature in Adelphi College, in which capacity he is still serving. He has written many valuable articles on educational subjects and is now preparing a num- ber of text books on languages, a work for which his wide learning and experience as an educator well fit him. He is prominent in the Masonic fraternity, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scot- tish rite. He also belongs to the Mystic Shrine and to a number of other secret and social bodies, where he is both a popular and valued member. As a factor in the intellectual development of the city and country, his work has been most effective and far- reaching. He has so systematized and arranged the work in his school, that maximum results are secured with minimum effort, and as a promoter of higher intellectual attainments he has won the grate- ful acknowledgment of a public that had long felt the need of such an institution as he established. In 1890 Professor Velasco established an institu- tion in Brooklyn which has since become widely known as the Velasco School of Languages, and he is also a member of the faculty of the Adelphi Col- lege of Brooklyn. The Velasco School is located at No. 283 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, and two hundred and fifty pupils are in attendance under the care of sixteen most competent teachers; each one being a college graduate. The professor is to-day one of the most prominent representatives of educa- tional interests on the Atlantic coast. He speaks fluently unany languages including English, Span- ish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Greek, the ancient and modern Latin and Arabic. One of the departments of the school is a Linguistic Club, where daily conversations and discussions upon every well-known subject take place under the per- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 121 ‘sonal direction of the Professor or one of his many instructors. This club may be joined by members of this or of any other school who are able to con- verse sufficiently well, or by any person wishing to improve himself in any language, whatever it may be. Recently a business department has been opened in connection . with the school. Such a department was formerly maintained but about three years ago was abandoned out of courtesy to a similar institu- tion in the neighborhood. The present department includes three courses, the amanuensis, the business and the Spanish business course. In the same build- ing with the school are three other departments, which are devoted entirely to, and for, the benefit of the business community: one, a bureau of translation, employing, besides Professor Velasco, a well and -carefully selected staff of competent translators who are well versed in technology of every art, profession and trade, insuring thereby the most faithful and accurate translation of any subject from or into Eng- lish; an addressing department which employs a number of experienced persons, forming a complete corps of neat, quick writers, who are thorough schol- ars in their different languages and representing in themselves a large radius of the populated world, thus insuring proper spelling of personal and proper names, quick, accurate addressing and avoiding repe- tition; a mailing department is the third, and includes the entire civilized world. For the benefit of this mailing department, Professor Velasco employs a large number of correspondents throughout the world, whose duty it is to keep it well stocked at all times with new and authentic mailing lists (in manu- script and not copied from any directory) of the names, ratings and general standing of the purchas- ing population of their respective districts, including institutions, professional men, business men, mer- chants, planters, manufacturers, etc. These lists, as well as the ratings which the Professor receives daily from his many correspondents, which correspond- ence includes the best and most substantial banks and business houses in these countries, are sworn statements of actual facts, thus completing an institu- tion of which Greater New York may well be proud. The mailing department has no connection with the school, but does a large business for merchants. A Brooklyn journal, speaking of the Velasco School, wrote: “It has reached such enviable and renowned reputation that everybody knows it and comments upon its marvelous work. It began in ob- scurity, as it were, and arose to the topmost notch of prominence solely through its own merits, so that it now stands forth without a peer as a beaming and guiding beacon from whose centerpoint radiate forth light, knowledge, wisdom and power.” ALFRED T. WILSON. Alfred T. Wilson was born in London, England, January 3, 1843, and spent the first seventeen years of his life in the land of his nativity, coming to the United States in 1860. The following year his spirit of patriotism was aroused by the attempt of the south to overthrow the Union, and on the 25th of May, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company I, Thirty-sixth Regiment of the New York Volun- teers, with which command he went to Washing- ton, D. C. The regiment was at Camp Brightwood until 1862, and then joined McClellan, who, with the Army of the Potomac, took part in the Peninsu- lar campaign. Mr. Wilson participated in the bat- tles of Fair Oakes, Deep Bottom, Malvern Hill, Antietam, the skirmishes around and the battle of Fredericksburg, and started on the march toward Gettysburg, but as his term of enlistment had ex- pired he was mustered out before that decisive en- gagement occurred. He re-enlisted in the Fifteenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and joined the engineering department of the Army of the Potomac, and was engaged in the construction of bridges and other work necessary to the pros- ecution of the war. At Malvern Hill he was wounded by a musket ball which struck him in the ankle, but he did not retire from the field. The Thirty-sixth Regiment was largely composed of Eng- lishmen, its officers were also English, so that it was called the British Volunteers. Mr. Wilson was mustered out with the rank of sergeant and re- turned home with a very creditable military record, having loyally and faithfully served his adopted country for about four years. - After the war was over he paid a visit to his native land, but soon returned to America and has since been engaged in the rubber stamp manufactur- ing business, his establishment being located at No. 241 Broadway, New York. He there does a good business, having built up a large trade. He main- tains his residence, however, in Brooklyn, where he and his wife have resided for many years and where they are well known. On the Ioth of April, 1869, he was married to Miss Jane E. Hicks. They be- came the parents of ten children, but only one is now living, William C., who married Elizabeth J. Kerr, and is a salesman in a coffee house. In his political affiliations Mr. Wilson is a stal- wart Republican, unswerving in his advocacy of the principles of the party. Hè belongs to Rankin Post, G. A. R., which was organized February 16, 1867, and named in honor of William Rankin, a member of the Eighty-fourth New York Regiment, who was killed in the battle of the Wilderness in May, 1864, 122 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND Mr. Wilson is now the honored commander of the post and takes a deep interest in its work, finding pleasant association with his old army comrades with whom he passed through the experiences of life on the tented field. He is also a member of Coeur de Leon Lodge, St. John and Malta, and is a com- municant of the Episcopalian church. As a citizen he manifests the same loyal devotion to his adopted land that he displayed in following the stars and stripes on southern battle-fields. COLONEL WILLIAM J. BRECKNELL. One of the honored veterans of the Civil war and a loyal and patriotic citizen of the United States whose devotion to the country is equal to that of her native born sons, is Captain William J. Breck- nell, who with his wife came to the United States, landing in New York city, whence he made his way to Newark, New Jersey. In the land of his birth the Captain was reared, pursuing his preliminary education in a private school. He afterward learned the engraver’s trade in London and spent three years in study in the art galleries of Paris. He gradu- ated from the University of London and became the sole heir of Sir Joseph Banks, a baronet who died intestate, but lost his inheritance by a legal technicality. Before coming to this country he served for three years in the volunteer department of England. His brother was one of the heroes of the siege of Delhi, India, and was the first to receive the Victoria cross for bravery on the battle- field. - After taking up his abode in Newark, New Jer- sey, Captain Brecknell followed engraving until the breaking out of the Civil war. He had given much time and study to the questions which led up to the strife between the north and south and believing in the justice of the Union army he offered his service to the government in April, 1861, and two weeks after Fort Sumter was fired upon he enlisted and raised a company which became Company C of the First Long Island Regiment. He was made its captain and was sent to Fort Schuyler, and thence to Fort LaFayette, New York, to guard the prisoners confined in that fort. Later he was or- dered to Washington, D. C., where the regiment became a part of the Army of the Potomac. His command was sworn into the Union service in 1861 as a part of the Sixth Army Corps and participated in the first battle of Bull Run and in the engage- ments at Williamsburg, Five Oaks, Seven Pines, Gains Mills, Savage Station, Turkey Bend, Malvern Hill, Chantilly, Antietam, Sharpsburg and the first and second battle of Fredericksburg, where the regi- ment lost seven hundred men and eleven officers out of a total number . of twelve hundred men. Captain Brecknell was also in the battles of Mary's Heights, Salem Heights, Bank Ford, Gettysburg, Funkstown, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Har- bor, Petersburg, Winchester and Cedar Creek. The remaining portion of the regiment, numbering about three hundred, re-enlisted and became a part of the Sixty-seventh Regiment. Captain Brecknell saw much hard fighting during his four years' service, and with a very honorable military record was mus- tered out in 1865. He became a member of Abel Smith First Long Island Post, of Brooklyn, New York, in 1898, and afterward was adjutant of the post for two terms. He has been president of the Ancient Essenic Order, an organization which anti- dates that of the Masonic fraternity. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of Honor, and has served as a representative to the grand lodge. Captain Brecknell married Matilda Wright, and unto them were born four children, but all are now deceased. For his second wife he chose Jennie Gove, but they have no children. Much of his life has been spent in the government service, in the military and in the civic departments, and at all times he has been loyal to duty and to the trusts reposed in him. He has many admirable social qualities which make him popular with those with whom he comes in contact, and the circle of his friends is almost co-extensive with the circle of his acquaintances. FRANCIS A. SCHLITZ, M. D. The professional men of Brooklyn are an element in its development and are a centralizing force in drawing within its boundaries the best people of this section of the country. By their character and skill they add to the reputation of the county; as well as secure prominence for themselves. Such a one is Francis A. Schlitz, a leading physician of Brooklyn and the possessor of a lucrative practice among the people of the community. A native of the fatherland, Mr. Schlitz was born in the city of Homburg von der Hohe, Landgraviate of Hessen-Homburg, the eldest son of Peter J. Schlitz, a member of a prominent and well-known family of Aberhessen, Germany. He married Cath- erine Wolff, and they had three sons and one daugh- ter. Peter J., the second son, came to the United States in 1865, locating in New Jersey, where he was married and resided for some time. He then re- moved west, and since that time he has never been heard from. Charles, the third son, was educated in PETER. J. SCHLITZ.FRANCIS A. SCHLITZ. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 123 the fatherland, where he was ordained to the priest- hood, joining the Jesuit Fathers. He subsequently went to South America, where for a time he was a member of the faculty of the Sancto Leopoldo, a Jesuit college in the province of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The only daughter of the family, Annie, remained in her native land. The mother of this family was called to the home beyond in 1865, while the father survived until 1878, when he, too, passed away, both having been devout Christian people of the Roman Catholic faith. The father was a pro- gressive and enterprising business man, having been engaged in several manufacturing enterprises, while in real-estate circles he was equally well known. He was a man of unswerving honesty, and he won the confidence and esteem of all with whom he had busi- ness or social relations. Francis A. Schlitz, whose name introduces this review, received his primary education in the private School of Mrs. Achleman, a highly accomplished French lady, where he was instructed in French, Ger- man and other branches. After four years there spent he, became a member of the public schools, where he remained until he matriculated in the In- stitute Goebel, now known as the Kaiser Friederichs Gymnasium, graduating in that institution in 1860. In 1860 he bade farewell to home and friends in his native land and crossed the broad Atlantic to Amer- ica, where he joined four paternal uncles in Brook- lyn. Having a predilection for the medical profes- sion, Mr. Schlitz then entered the pharmacy of G. Moeller, at No. 700 Eighth avenue, a well-known chemist and pharmacist, where he remained for five years, after which he took charge of the large phar- macy of Wedemeyer & Otto, on Province street. In 1867 he matriculated in the College of Physicians and ‘Surgeons, of New York, but after spending one session there family affairs called him to Europe, where he remained in London for several months, and then spent some time in traveling over the continent, thereby gaining that broad general knowl- edge which travel alone can bring. Returning to the United States, Mr. Schlitz purchased a pharmacy at Egg Harbor City, in Atlantic county, New York, hoping thus to gain the means for the further prose- cution of his medical studies and reach the goal of his ambition. In 1872 he had the honor of being elected superintendent of the public schools of the city and the surrounding farm districts, and in the following year was nominated and elected one of the coroners of Atlantic county, filling that position for three successive terms to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. In 1876 he sold his pharmacy and came to Brooklyn, where he matriculated in the New York University, graduating therein in 1878. In 1884, after a very serious attack of scarlet fever, he was advised by his medical friends, among them being Dr. Fried Lange and Dr. Louis Arcularious, to seek a change of climate, and he again returned to the home of his birth. After sufficiently regaining his strength he entered the Kaiser Wilhelm University, in Strassburg, there prosecuting his medical and sur- gical studies until the fall of 1885, when he once more crossed the ocean to the United States and re- sumed the practice of his chosen profession in Brook- lyn. His patronage is now very large and remunera- tive, including many of the best families of the east ern district. The Doctor has made a close study of the principles of surgery, and in the medical pro- fession he now occupies a prominent place. His at- tainments in his profession, his courteous treatment of his brethren, the success he has attained in his practice, and his broad, considerate and devoted care of those who require his professional service, all com- bine to give him an enviable distinction among phy- sicians and a deserved popularity with the public. Dr. Schlitz was happily married to Miss Rosina Gogel, and they have one son and one daughter. Z. TAYLOR. Brooklyn is to-day, as it has been in the past, in the very fore front of progress and development and has made the most rapid growth of any sec- tion of the now Greater New York. The vigorous advancement especially of the Williamsburg and Greenpoint districts of the borough has given a pro- nounced impetus to many local lines of trade and manufacture. This rapid development is reflected in the corresponding impulse given to the foundry business which supplies the constantly increasing de- mand for machinery, for construction and for the multiple uses for which iron and steel are now re- quired. In this special line of foundry work, cov- ering the entire field of machinery and construc- tion, no one stands higher or receives a larger pat- ronage in the eastern district than Mr. Taylor. With an extensive plant and every modern facility for filling orders of the largest magnitude he numbers among his patrons the leading manufacturers and contractors of Brooklyn and the other boroughs of Greater New York. Mr. Taylor was born in Belfast, Maine, Sep- tember 3, 1847, a son of George and Julia Taylor, both natives of Maine, and at the age of seven years came with his parents to Brooklyn, locating in the village of Williamsburg. Attending the pub- lic schools, he was subsequently reared to the molder's trade, following that pursuit for several years as a journeyman. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the United States army, becoming a member of the Third Regiment Infantry, and in 124 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 1864 served on the frontier under Generals Custer, Seeley and Parsons, being stationed at . Forts Mas- sachusetts, Lyon and Riley. After three years' serv- ice he returned to Brooklyn, resuming his trade un- til 1882, when he established the foundry business in Williamsburg. In 1890 he removed to his pres- sent location, where he occupies twenty-five city lots, extending from '415 to 429 on Driggs avenue to Union avenue and North Twelfth street. He here carries on a general foundry business, employing over one hundred men, skilled machinists and work- men, and commanding a patronage constantly en- larging in importance and volume. - - Mr. Taylor is a wide-awake, progressive citizen and commands a wide influence in business circles. He is truly domestic in his tastes, and though he is a leading and honored member of various societies he finds his greatest joy in the midst of the little band that cluster around his fireside. . . .23 JOHN TIMMEs. In America labor is king and the sovereignty that her liberty-loving people acknowledge is that of business. The men of influence in a community in this enlightened age are its enterprising, progres- isive representatives of commercial interests, and to this class belongs Mr. Timmes, a prominent manu- facturer of nails, spikes and galvanized iron in Brooklyn, New York. . * * He was born in the fourteenth ward of that city *October 12, 1851, and is the only child, of Peter and Lena (Bruckner) Timmes. His father was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1812, and in 1832 or 1833 he came to the United States with his first wife and four children, Margaret, Jacob, Mary and Joseph, locating in New York city. He was a nailmaker by trade, but followed various pursuits after land- ing in this country before he embarked in that busi- ness, but finally opened a factory for the manu- facture of wrought iron nails on Scholes street, Will- iamsburg. Several years later the plant was re- moved to Eleventh and First streets, where he con- tinued for a number of years. About that time he Sbecame associated in business with Major John Timmes, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. On the 2nd of January, 1872, another change was made, the business being removed to Nos. .283 and 285 North Sixth street, where the firm occupied a building fifty by one hundred feet. At that time they employed from twenty to twenty-five men and Mr. Timmes, of this review, was made general man- ager. Since that time the factory has been enlarged by adding a building which has an eighty feet front On North Seventh street and extends back two hun- dred feet to Sixth street. They manufacture all kinds of hand-made and machine-made nails and spikes and also do galvanizing in all its various branches. In addition they manufacture all kinds and styles of settees, chairs, vases and urns for lawns and cemeteries and numerous other orna- ments for cemeteries, and in this branch of their business they have an extensive trade. They em- ploy a large number of skilled operatives and first- class mechanics, and their labor, supplemented by improved machinery and modern devices, enables the firm to turn out a high, grade of work. Be- sides their large local trade they do an export, busi- ness, shipping their products to all parts of the world. Our subject's father was a man of consid- erable prominence in business circles, was a Dem- ocrat in politics and a member of the Roman Cath- olic church. He died June 17, 1887, in his seyenty- sixth year, and the mother died August 6, 1884, at the age of sixty-five years. . . . . John Timmes was educated in parochial and pri- vate schools, and on laying, aside his text-books, at the age of fourteen years, commenced clerking in the hardware store of C. B. Timpson & Tucker in New York city, where he was employed for five years. At his father's request he then took charge of the latter's spike manufacturing business as gen- eral manager, although not yet twenty years of age, and held that position until January 2, 1873, when he bought out the business at his father's request. Under his able management it has steadily grown, and he is to-day numbered among the most ener- getic, enterprising and successful business men in his line in the community. . At one time he was for seven years a member of Battery B, a separate com- pany of Brooklyn, and is one of the most public- Spirited and enterprising citizens of that place. On the Ioth of October, 1876, Mr. Timmes was united in marriage with Miss Magdalena Docken- dorf, a daughter of Joseph D. Dockendorf, of Brook- lyn, and by this union six children have been born, namely: Josephine, Magdalena, John, Jr., Mary, Henry and Lizzie. e - HECTOR McNEILE. Capable as a man of business, Hector McNeile has also acquitted himself most creditably in public position and is a leader in political affairs in Brook- lyn and the county of Kings. - He was born Ocober 12, 1856, in New York city, reared in the Seventh and Thirteenth wards, and edu- cated at public school No. 7, on Christy street. In his youth he found employment in one of the largest umbrella manufacturing houses in the city, and after HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 125, mastering all the mechanical details he established a business of his own, which he conducted suc- cessfully for some years. In 1887 he removed to Brooklyn, where he has since resided. Soon after his coming he was elected as a Republican to the board of aldermen from the Thirteenth district of Kings county, comprising the Fifteenth and Seven- teenth words, representing a population of about fifty thousand. During his two years' term of service his party was hopelessly in the minority in the board, having but thirteen out of sixty members, render- ing it impossible for himself or any of his political associates to gain any considerable distinction or to effect such legislation as would have been creditable to them. ment and conscientious care in scrutinizing measures proposed and ability in supporting or defending them as he deemed proper and expedient, and gained the confidence and esteem of his colleagues and his con- stituency. In 1901 he was solicited by a considera- ble portion of his party to become a candidate for the position of magistrate of the Second district, but he declined in favor of Mr. Ameli. year he was appointed to the important position of chief of the department of copyists in the Hall of Records, a place for which he is admirably well fitted by reason of his careful and methodical habits of business. He is a member of the Thirteenth AS- sembly District Republican Club, of the Nassau Re- publican Club and of the Republican county commit- tee of Kings, his service with the latter body being continued for some eight years past, during which period he has represented his party in nearly all its conventional assemblages. Mr. McNeile is a member of Island City Lodge, No. 586, F. & A. M., the Progressive Club, and the Seventeenth Ward Rod and Gun Club. He married Miss Francisco Heiser, of . Brooklyn. JOHN J. SOSEMAN. John J. Soseman, an electrical contractor and business man of Brooklyn, was born in New York city November 7, 1869, a son of Isaiah J. and Susan Ann (Roper) Soseman. The father was a native of sunny Spain and in early manhood crossed the briny deep to the new world, taking up his abode in New York city. Subsequently he removed to Boston, but later returned to New York, where he engaged in the , wholesade cigar business, conduct- ing a profitable enterprise. He died about 1880, at the age of seventy years, but is still survived by his wife, who is yet a resident of New York. The Roper family was of English lineage and was estab- lished in the American metropolis at an early day. The maternal grandfather of our subject resided in Eighty-fourth street. He displayed, however, excellent judg- The same New York city and acquired a large and valuable tract of land at the corner of . Third avenue and He died at the age of fifty- two years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Henrietta Dayton, was a member of a prominent Long Island family. John J. Soseman, of this review, was the older of two children, his sister being Marietta Mabel Lor- etta. At the usual age he entered the public Schools, pursuing his studies there until he entered upon his. business career as a clerk in a broker's office on. Wall street. He subsequently learned the business. of an electrical contractor, and in 1896 established his present office in Brooklyn, where, by strict in- tegrity and close personal attention to business re- quirements, he has built up a profitable and rapidly increasing trade. He has a comprehensive and ac- curate knowledge of everything in his line, and has. been awarded extensive and important contracts. In his religious views he is an Episcopalian. ANDREW J. LYONS. There is no more honorable record than that of the volunteer soldier, who, risking his life and fore- going all the opportunities for pecuniary gain which war offers to the keen-sighted business man, gave the best years of his young manhood to his coun- try's cause. It is with such a record of valor and of patriotism that the writer has to do now. Andrew J. Lyons is a native of the “city of churches,” where his parents passed the latter fifty years of their life and were laid to rest after their allotted work was done. He was educated in the Schools of Brooklyn and taught something of busi- ness and business ways, but became a soldier, fight- ing for the perpetuity of the union of the states. before he had become settled in life. He enlisted in 1862 in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty- ninth Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry, a regiment consisting of eleven hundred and eighty- four men, which went to Newport News, thence to Williamsburg, Virginia, and then, joining the Army of the James, he participated in the battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia, where Grant’s forces were re- pulsed by Lee's, and was there severely wounded. He was sent to a hospital and soon recovered suf- ficiently to rejoin his command, and was with his regiment in subsequent sérvice in the Army of the Potomac until, as a part of the first brigade to en- ter Richmond, April 4, 1865, it participated in the victory which succeeded the fall of Petersburg and the Confederate capital. - Returning to Brooklyn after the war, he com- menced life as a railroad conductor, but for the past twenty-seven years has been a city marshal. He is: 126 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. an enthusiastic member of the Grand Army of the Republic and commander of Hatford Post, No. 3, G. A. R., for fifteen years, and has been a delegate to its national encampments. For the past twelve years he has been president of the Veteran Asso- ciation of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regi- ment. He is a member of the Invincible Club; the Odd Fellows; the order of St. John and Malta; of Central Lodge, No. 361, F. & A. M.; Nassau Chapter, No. 109, R. A. M.; Clinton Commandery, No. 14, K. T.; Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine; and of Lodge No. 22, B. P. O. E. Mr. Lyons was reared in the Methodist faith, and he is a sturdy Repub- lican, taking an active interest in the work of his party, and is, all in all, a man of influence in the community. . - JOHN WELLS BURR, The subject of this review is one of the repre- sentative business men of Brooklyn, and is now serving as secretary and treasurer of the Burr & Houston Company, who are engaged in the foundry business at 33 Franklin street, Greenpoint. He was born on South Fourth street, Williamsburg, August 4, 1858, and is a representative of an old and highly respected New England family. The first of the name to cross the Atlantic came to this country with Governor Winthrop in 1630 and settled in Mas- sachusetts. Among his ancestérs were two of the founders of Springfield, that state, one of whom afterward left there and founded Fairfield, Con- necticut. Gershon Burr, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Fairfield and was a brigadier general in the Connecticut National Guards. He married Elizabeth Elliott and died in New York city. In religious belief he was a Congregationalist. Joseph A. Burr, our subject’s father, was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, June f7, 1819, and received a limited education in the schools of New York city. For several years he was engaged in the tackle- block business, but for eleven years prior to his death was interested in the foundry business in Greenpoint, Long Island. He died at the age of seventy-four years. In his political views he was a Republican, and was a member of the Seventh Regi- ment of New York for several years. By his mar- riage to Harriet Nash he had two children who reached manhood, namely: Joseph A., a prominent lawyer and ex-corporation counsel of Brooklyn, and a leader of the Kings county bar; and John W., our subject. . During his boyhood and youth John W. Burr pursued his studies in private schools of Brooklyn. In 1889 he became the secretary and treasurer of the Burr & Houston Company. Their foundry is ligiously he holds membership a brick and frame structure, one hundred by one hundred feet, and they do a large and prosperous business, furnishing employment to sixty-five men, Mr. Burr is a charter member of the Manufacturers’ Association of New York, and also belongs to the New England Society and the Royal Arcanum. Re- in the Reformed church, and politically is identified with the Repub- lican party. He married Miss Jennie Humphrey, of Ulster county, New York. ANDREW DERBY. Often do we hear it said of those who have at- tained distinguished honors that they were men who rose to eminence through adventitious circumstances, and yet to such carping criticism and lack of appre- ciation there needs be made but the one statement, that fortunate environments encompass nearly every man at some stage in his career; but the strong man and the successful man is he who realizes the intrin- sic value of minor as well as great opportunities; who - stands ready to take advantage of circumstances and who even molds adverse conditions until they serve his ends. Mr. Derby is a man who has recognized that the moment of his opportunity had come, and by taking advantage of this he has steadily worked his way upward in business circles, winning gratify- ing success. He is to-day the senior member of the firm of Andrew Derby & Sons, dealers in dry goods, hardware and groceries in Brooklyn. A native of the Emerald Isle, he was born in county Kildare June II, 1842, and is a son of James and Ellen (Luckman) Derby, who were also natives of the same county. The father, a son of Peter Derby, came to America in 1846, locating at Jamaica, on Long Island, where he was employed by Gov- ernor King for several years. Subsequently he re- moved to Brooklyn, where he died about 1872, at the very advanced age of ninety-seven. He was the father of nine children, namely: Peter, John, Martin, Patrick, James, Andrew, Mary, Ann and Margaret. Andrew Derby is indebted to the public-school system of his native land for the educational privi- leges which he enjoyed. He remained under the parental roof until fifteen years of age, and then, bidding adieu to the green isle of Erin, sailed for the new world in 1857, taking up his abode in Brooklyn, where he learned the baker's trade. He followed that occupation for six and a half years, completing his apprenticeship and later conducting a bakery on his own account on Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, and also at No. 31 Roosevelt street, New York. Aban- doning that enterprise, however, he purchased a farm at Flatbush, Long Island, and was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits for thirteen years. He also followed HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. • 127 farming, for one year at Hempstead, Long Island, and on the expiration of that period he returned to the old farm at Flatbush, In 1889, in connection with his sons, James F., John M. and Andrew S., he established a grocery and provision store on East New York avenue and Schenectady avenue, Brook- lyn, and later they enlarged their store by adding a stock of hardware and house-furnishing goods. They now have three separate buildings and the busi- ness is constantly growing. In 1892 one son, John M. Derby, retired from the firm and is now engaged in the shoe business at the corner of Grand street and Flatbush avenue, but his place in the firm was taken by another son, Joseph A. Derby. Our subject stands at the head of one of the leading mercantile concerns in Brooklyn and is conducting a large busi- ness, whose annual returns are very gratifying. On the 28th of May, 1865, in the city of Brook- lyn, occurred the marriage of Mr. Derby and Miss Jane Martin, daughter of John H. and Mary Martin, who were natives of county Cavan, Ireland, in which place Mrs. Derby was also born. Their marriage was blessed with nine children: James F., born March 5, 1866; John M., who was born September 8, 1867, and married Mary Keltie, by whom he has one child, Andrew ; Margaret; Mary, who died in childhood; Andrew S., born March 12, 1871, and died September 9, 1901 ; Mary E., born February 26, 1873; Jennie L., born September 10, 1875; Joseph A., who was born January 4, 1877, and is in the grocery business for himself at I97 Vernon avenue, Flatbush: he married Lillian Kelly December 12, 1901; and Francis, who died in infancy. - The family attend St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic church. Mr. Derby served as road supervisor for one year, but has never been an aspirant for public office, preferring that his time and energies shall be devoted to his business affairs, in which he has met with signal success. He owes his prosperity not to inherited fortune or the aid of influential friends, but to his own carefully directed labors, his sagacity and unflagging energy. ROBERT K. BARRINGER. Robert K. Barringer, a soldier of the Civil war and engaged in business in New York city, was born in Columbia county, in 1840, and entered the service of the army when the call for volunteers was made. He enlisted in Company A, One Hun- dred and Twenty-eighth New York Volunteer In- fantry at Hudson, New York. This company was Imade up of volunteers from Columbia and Dutchess counties, New York, and the regiment was mustered in at Hudson, and under the command of Colonel Cowles was taken to the front. They were ordered to Baltimore, then to New Orleans, participating in the battle of Baton Rouge and later to Fort Hudson. Subsequently the regiment was put upon detached service in New Orleans, remaining there for two years. During this period Mr. Barrington con- tracted illness, was confined in the marine hospital, and, being discharged on account of disability, finally returned to his family home at Hudson. Mr. Barringer was educated in the public schools of Columbia county, and began his business career as a clerk at Hudson. He then came to New York, engaged in business there for a time, after which he went to Illinois to accept a clerkship. Later, continuing a commercial life, he became a traveling salesman, filling this position for eight years. He then returned to New York and engaged in the manufacture of children's wear, locating at I6 East Thirty-sixth street, New York. He has built up an extensive business, carries the highest grade of goods, and his trade extends from Massa- chusetts, Vermont and Connecticut to Virginia. Among many prominent patrons of his business are the well known firms of Altman & Company; Sterns; Atkins & Sons; Strawbridge & Clothier, of Phila- delphia; Portridge & Richardson, of Baltimore; and the Lilliputian Bazaar, of Chicago. Mr. Barringer is a member of the G. K. Warren Post, and has been a resident of Brooklyn for the past twenty- five years. In January, 1868, he was married to Miss Behrens, and they had one child, who is now de- ceased. * HENRY D. MEYER. The success which has been attained by the sub- ject of this sketch is that which rewards the honest efforts of a progressive and enterprising man, and it should encourage worthy young men to perse- vere in well doing, proving as it does not only that “virtue is its own reward,” but that integrity and industry will surely yield their legitimate fruitage. Henry D. Meyer, known as a worthy and suc- cessful German-American citizen of the Thirteenth ward, eastern district of Brooklyn, is a native of the fatherland, and was the first of his family to come to America, thus becoming the founder of its Long Island branch. Mr. Meyer was born in the village of Neu Bruck-Hausen, in Sicker, province of Hano- ver, Germany, a son of George Frederick and Anna (Koch) Meyer, who had six children who reached maturity: Lina, who became Mrs. Karsten Cordes; Dorothea, who became Mrs. William Meyer; Anna, who became Mrs. John Linarz; Henry D., the imme- diate subject of this sketch; Frederick, who died at the age of eighteen years; and John, who is the 128 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. youngest of the family, came to the United States in 1878 and took up his residence in Brooklyn. The parents of these children were worthy Christian people, who were respected by all who knew them. The father died in 1895, the mother in 1900. Henry D. Meyer was educated in the schools of his native town, and in his fifteenth year, in accord- ance with German custom, he was apprenticed to learn a trade. After three years' faithful service he was a practical baker, and he came to the United States in quest of better opportunities for his skill and enterprise. landed at New York September 7, 1872, and at Once secured employment in the establishment of Robert Anderson, then a famous baker of that city. Some time later he went to Brooklyn, where he worked at his trade a short time, then returned to Mr. Anderson, with whom he remained until 1880, by which time he had saved sufficient capital to begin business for himself. He opened a bakery at Third avenue and Thirty-fifth street, New York. In 1887, desiring a broader field for his enterprise, he went to the eastern district of Brooklyn and established a first-class store and bakery at 21 I Broadway. In this enterprise Mr. Meyer has been successful to a marked degree. His patronage is drawn largely from the best people of the eastern district, who have found his business methods eminently straightfor- ward and unite in commending his courteous treat- ment of his customers, which has in no small degree added to his well-merited success. Mr. Meyer at- tributes his prosperity to the able assistance of his good wife, who has aided him in every manner possible to the extent of her ability and has brought to the task rare intelligence and judgment. While Mr. Meyer's career has been not altogether from from adversity, he having suffered losses through tinwise investments, it has in a general way been more than satisfactorily successful; for he has shown undaunted courage and determination in re- pairing his losses, and his steady advancement in a financial way is a splendid illustration of the making of a self-made man. In May, 1900, in order to accom- modate the increasing demands of his trade, he re- moved to his present place at 154 Broadway. In a social way Mr. Meyer's hospitality is well known to all the prominent people in the German-American element of the eastern district. He is a member of the Solner Maennerchor Singing Society, of the Knights of the Legion of Honor and of the Iroquois Club; and the church and charitable interests of the eastern district find in him a liberal supporter. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are members of the German Lu- theran church. Mr. Meyer was married in New York city, No- venber 23, 1886, to Miss Ernestine Herrmann, of Sailing from Bremen-Haven, he Pickard at one time served as president. Newark, New Jersey, a daughter of Frederick and Caroline (Krause) Herrmann. Her father was a native of the kingdom of Bavaria, and her mother was born in the province of Saxony, Germany. Henry D. and Ernestine (Herrmann) Meyer have had two children, George Frederick and John Gus- tav, the first mentioned of whom died in his fourth year. - - WILLIAM S. PICKARD. Among the young men who are closely associated with political work and interests in Brooklyn, none are more prominent or are more highly valued be- cause of efficient service than William S. Pickard. He was born in the Fifteenth ward of Brooklyn, July 26, 1873, and has spent his entire life in that ward. The family is of French lineage. His paternal grandfather was an extensive manufacturer of silk ribbons in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, where. he became wealthy. William A. Pickard, the father of our subject, was born in Longford, Warwickshire, January II, 1827, and in 1849 was sent to this coun- try by his father to seek a favorable location for the family. It was the intention of his parents to make America their home, but the plan was frustrated by death, for both died on the voyage to the new world and were buried at sea. The son, however, continued his residence here, making his home in the old town of Williamsburg, now a part of Brooklyn. He was . a silk-maker by trade, having become familiar with the business in his father's factory, and here he fol- lowed the same pursuit for a time. In 1856 he began business for himself on Grand street as a dealer in paints and oil, and during the greater part of the time since has engaged in that business, with ex- cellent success. Since 1887 he has been located at. Nos. 701-703 Grand street,_the same street in which, he first began operations in that line forty-six years ago. He now carries on a very extensive business, his annual sales having reached large proportions. He is a member of the Home Club, and was for- merly a member of the old Eureka Debating and Literary Societies, in which he took an active part. He was also connected with many organizations of old Williamsburg. He married Julia A. Van Dusen, who belonged to an old and prominent family at Dover Plains, Dutchess county, New York, and their only child is the subject of this review. William S. Pickard, whose name introduces this record, pursued his education in public school No. 18, under the principalship of Edward Bush, and he continued his interest in the school by connecting himself with the Bush Literary Union, which was a flourishing society for many years and of which Mr. He later- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. further qualified himself for business by pursuing a course in Wright’s Business College, now the Long Island Business College; and after completing his education he became a clerk in his father's store, having charge of the books until appointed a deputy tax commissioner of Brooklyn. He served in that capacity for two and a half years, since which time he has been a deputy tax commissioner for the bor- ough of Queens. Before he attained his majority he became active- ly interested in politics, and has always maintained a firm stand in support of the Democracy and its prin- ciples. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day and is able to support his position by intelligent argument. When only twenty-one years of age he was the candidate of his party for assemblyman in the old Tenth assembly district, comprising the Fif- teenth and Eighteenth wards. This was in 1894. There was a Republican landslide that year, how- ever, and the entire Democratic ticket was defeated, although Mr. Pickard ran seven hundred votes ahead of the ticket and ahead of David B. Hill, who was then candidate for governor of New York. He has since been prominently mentioned in connection with the candidacy for the senatorship, and his friends had decided to present his name to the congressional convention in 1896, when he informed them that he was not eligible, being not yet twenty-five years of age, and would therefore have to decline the prof- fered honor. He is known as an active and valued working member of various conventions to which he has been sent as a delegate, and has served several terms in the Democratic county committee, while in 1895 and 1896 he was the executive member of his ward. In 1898 he served on the organization com- mittee of the county committee, and he has also been a member of the Thirteenth assembly district committee, in which district he resides. His first effort as a campaign speaker was in 1892, and since that time he has annually served his party in that capacity, speaking under the direction of the county campaign committee. Mr. Pickard was one of the organizers and charter Imembers of the John Ennis Democratic Club, which had its ori- gin in an unpremeditated meeting of a few young Democrats, who founded a society in 1891 known as the David A. Boody Club. This had an existence only durifig Mr. Boody's campaign for mayor, but the following year many of the members assembled and effected another organization which achieved pretentious proportions and the present name was adopted. Mr. Pickard drafted the first constitution for the present organization and has always taken a very active part in the work of the club, which is one of the most popular political organizations in 9 X º the city. He was elected auditor and afterward the first vice-president. He is also a member of the Jefferson Club of the Eighteenth ward. Fraternally he belongs to Corner Stone Lodge, F. & A. M., and Norman A. Manning Lodge, No. 415, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On the 25th of July, 1893, he was married to Miss Libby P. Wood, a daughter of Zephaniah H. Wood, of the old Fifteenth ward of Brooklyn, and unto them have been born five children, of whom three are yet living. Such is a brief account of the lite work of Will- iam S. Pickard, one of the leading, influential and popular young men of the Fifteenth ward of Brook- lyn. He is a gentleman of strong opinion, which he does not hesitate to express when occasion re- quires, and his frank and generous disposition has gained him a large number of friends who hold him in the highest esteem. * THOMAS H. JOYCE. The subject of this sketch, a blacksmith, wagon- manufacturer and wheelwright, is one of the progres- sive and prosperous business men of Bensonhurst, Long Island. He is a native of New Jersey, his birth occurring in Princeton, August 23, 1861. His parents, Thomas and Bridget (Kelley) Joyce, were born in Ireland, but for many years were honored residents of New Jersey. The father died at Bath. Beach, Long Island, in 1896, but the mother is still living and continues to reside at that place. In their family were the following children: John; Thomas H. : Rose; Mary, who died young; Edward; Cath- erine, who married William Cashman, of Bath Beach; , she died January 15, 1901. Thomas H. Joyce received his education in the public schools of Princeton, New Jersey, and learned. the trade of blacksmith and carriage-maker at Hope- well, that state. Within one year after completing: his apprenticeship he embarked in business on his own account at Rosedale, near Princeton, and con- tinued to carry on operations there for ten years. In 1890 he removed to Bensonhurst, Long Island,. and purchased the land on which he erected his pres- ent commodious place of business, which includes a blacksmith and horseshoeing shop, a carriage painting: shop and wheelwright shop. Here he has steadily prospered, having built up a large and constantly in- creasing business. He is the inventor and manu- facturer of Joyce's side aprons for vehicles, a new and novel invention for closing the sides of a bug- gy, surrey, doctor's wagon or automobile, in fact, any wagon having a buggy-shaped top. It is easy to put on and easy to take off, easily adjusted to admit the occupants, and can be put on or taken. 130 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. off without the use of a wrench. It does not dis- figure a wagon in any way, but rather adds to its appearance, closing it on both sides and protecting the occupants from rain, mud or side draughts, and keeps blankets from falling out, Mr. Joyce takes considerable interest in public affairs, and is a member of the Volunteer Fire Com- pany, Union No. I, and the Exempt Firemen’s As- sociation. He is a charter member of Court Bath, Foresters of America, and also belongs to the Knights of Columbus, the Master Horse Shoers' Association of Brooklyn; Holy Name Society; and St. Vincent de Paul Association. He is now serving as treasurer of the two last named and the Foresters. Religiously he is a member of St. Finbar's Catholic church of Bath Beach. - JOHN MOLLENHAUER. When a man builds up a business enterprise which gives steady employment to over five hundred persons of all degrees of skill and capacity, virtually -creates a village of industry by his own exertions, his own grit and his own enterprise, he is justly sentitled to a more than ordinary share of the respect of his fellow men. Captains of industry in their upward and onward march do not only benefit them- selves: they bless the community they have created and they form a standing incentive to the rising gen- eration, for they are the sole builders of their own good fortune. Their very existence is one of the guarding walls of society, for while anarchists and agitators declaim against capitalists and against large aggregations of wealth, they forget that most of the capialists they declaim against began life poor; that every move honest capital makes benefits honest la- bor; and that the same round which was traversed by the capitalist in his search for wealth and influ- ence and power is open to all who desire to take the journey. The trouble is that so many do take the journey and fall or tarry by the wayside, or wander even into byways where they become lost. These reflections come to us from perusing an outline of the life of John Mollenhauer, the famous sugar king of Brooklyn. Born at Abersdorf, in Han- over, now one of the provinces of the German empire, August 13, 1827, he spent the first fourteen years of his life mainly on his father's farm. During that time he received his educational training, for the law of Hanover makes it imperative that until a child reaches the age of fourteen his education must take precedence of all else. In 1841 he became an appren- tice in a general country store and served so faith- fully that he remained with his employer some eight- een months after his five years' apprenticeship had been completed. In 1848 he entered the military service, saw considerable active work in more than one campaign against Schleswig-Holstein, and won the reputation of a faithful and efficient yet daring soldier. But he got tired of campaigning, and after twenty-two months' experience in the army he ef- fected his purchase from the service by providing a substitute, and came to America with the view of building up his fortunes. After a tedious voyage of sixty-six days Mr. Mollenhauer landed in New York, and at once found employment in a grocery store. He worked hard to learn the language, to thoroughly understand the business, to get the hang of American ways and to save money. In two years he was able to engage in the grocery business on his own account. In 1858 he became a ship chandler and afterward a dealer in wines, accumulating a modest competence. He then determined to take a rest, perfectly satisfied with what he had won, and went to Europe to revisit the scenes of his youth and of his campaigns. But in a year or two he tired of the inactivity, and re- turning to America he took up his residence in Brooklyn, where he entered into business as a sugar refiner, opening an establishment at Kent avenue and Rush street. In 1889, after twenty years of steady success, he again determined to retire, and he turned the business over to his two sons, J. A. and F. D. Mollenhauer. His rest this time did not long con- tinue, for the tariff tinkering of the politicians so depressed the Sugar interests that he felt impelled to return to business and protect the enterprise he had built up with so many years of toil, and in 1891 he organized the Mollenhauer Sugar Refining Com- pany. This corporation soon dissipated all the trou– bles and made good the losses caused by the tariff tinkerers, and now owns a block of buildings which, with their machinery and fixtures, represents an ex- penditure of one million dollars. It is an independent corporation, most of the stock is held by the founder and his family, and the business done, represented by the output, steadly increases year after year. In 1854 Mr. Mollenhauer married Miss Dora Siems, and they have four sons and one daughter, all of whom are now married. He has taken a deep interest for many years in public affairs in Brooklyn, and as a member of the bridge commission,-the body of public-spirited citizens to whose endeavors we owe what must ever be known as the Brooklyn bridge,_ his services were constant and valuable. In many other ways he has proved his desire to aid in the progress of Brooklyn's best interests in every way Ópen to a thoughtful and loyal citizen. He is a trus- tee in the Manufacturers' National Bank and presi- dent of the Dime Savings Bank, a member of sev- eral social clubs, and for many years has been the treasurer of his Masonic lodge, No. 656. He has HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 131 also taken a deep interest in religious work and helped to establish St. Peter's Lutheran church, of which he has been the leading member for many years. A man of fine tastes, of unassuming manners, a true friend and a genial host, it is little wonder that Mr. Mollenhauer should have won for himself the respect of a wide circle and made his name a pillar of strength in business and financial circles. WILLIAM RICHTER. It is always of interest to note the methods that have been followed by men who have advanced through their own efforts from a humble position in life to one of affluence, being thus recognized as pro- gressive, popular and successful residents of the com- munity with which they are connected. Mr. Richter has long been actively associated with the building interests of Brooklyn and in his life has put forth that unfaltering energy and perseverance so essential to a prosperous career. He was born in the town of New Lots, Brooklyn, March 16, 1866, and is a son of Lawrence and Augusta (Hellembrecht) Rich- ter. His father was born in the province of Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, in 1833, and with his parents came to America when about three years of age, the family locating in the town of New Lots. He was there educated in the common schools and after- ward learned the tailor’s trade, which he subsequently followed as a means of livelihood for a number of years. Later he engaged in the hotel business, and the first justice court ever assembled in New Lots was held at his house. From the time of his arrival in America until he was called to the home beyond he always resided in New Lots, and was one of the public-spirited, progressive men of the place. He took a very active part in political matters and was one of the first constables of his community. He died May 27, 1871, at the age of thirty-seven years, ten months and seventeen days, and the city in which he made his home thereby lost one of its most valued residents. - On the maternal side our subject is of German lineage, for the Hellembrechts came from the father- land. The parents of Mrs. Richter were born in the province of Saxon Goda, Germany, but her birth occurred in New York. When she reached woman- hood she gave her hand in marriage to Lawrence Richter, and to them were born five children, namely: Peter, a resident of Brooklyn; Caspar, whose home is in Waterbury, Connecticut; William ; Lawrence and George W., who died in childhood. The mother still survives and is a resident of Brooklyn. William Richter, whose name forms the caption of this article, acquired his literary education in the public schools of Brooklyn and supplemented that course by study in Wright’s Business College. Thus well equipped for life's practical and responsible duties, he began an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade under George Disler, of Brooklyn, and has since followed that occupation. In 1893 he began contracting and building on his own account in East Néw York, and has erected many of the most im- posing residences in that place. He is himself an expert workman, thoroughly familiar with the prin- ciples of building, which enables him to carefully direct the labors of his employes. His fidelity to the terms of a contract have secured to him a liberal patronage, and he is now accounted one of the lead- ing contractors in his section of the city. On the 4th of October, 1892, in Brooklyn, oc- curred the marriage of Mr. Richter and Miss Otillie Rocker, daughter of Christopher and Caroline Rocker, of New Lots. Three children grace this union : Christopher, born August 24, 1893; William, who was born April 18, 1894, and died October 18, 1894; and George, born October 10, 1896. Mr. Richter is a member of Vonmeuseh Lodge, No. 765, F. & A. M., Progressive Lodge, K. P., and Council No. 953, of the Royal Arcanum of East New York. He and his wife attend the services of the Lutheran church, and have a large circle of warm friends who esteem them highly for their many sterling traits of charac- ter. His life is a living illustration of what capability, energy and force of character can accomplish, and it is to such men that America owes her prosperity, her rapid progress and advancement. MARTIN AMADOR, M. D. The life of Dr. Amador has not been one of un- varying monotony, circumscribed by habits, thoughts and customs of some narrow community, but con- tains many interesting incidents that come with travel and extensive intercourse with the world. Born in South America, he has visited the old world, has viewed many of the interesting scenes of North America, and is now located in the beautiful city of Brooklyn, where he is successfully engaged in the practice of medicine, having won distinction as a representative of his calling. The Doctor was born in Cienaga de Oro, Republic . of Colombia, South America, March 10, 1857, his father being Manuel Amador Fierro, a native of Colombia, now deceased. One of his ancestors was shot, together with eight others, by order of the Spanish government, in 1816, in Cartagena, for hav- ing proclaimed the independence of Colombia. An other ancestor was the governor of Cartagena, and his heart is still preserved in the hall of assemblies. The Doctor's father was also very prominent in pub- lic affairs. He served as the president of Bolivar 132 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. from 1867 until 1870, and was the secretary of war, secretary of public instruction, a member of the sen- ate and house of representatives and first designado, or vice-president. His splendid oratorical gifts made him one of the foremost statesmen of Colombia. At the time of his death he was a candidate for the presidency of Bolivar, and had he lived he would have been elected without opposition. Few men had greater influence in any country than he among the people of Bolivar, where he was so widely known and honored. * * , - He married Estevana Salcedo de Jimenez, and his children were: Manuel, the eldest, born January 4, 1856, and died July 19, 1900, was a consul of Colom- bia, vice-consul of Great Britain and a director of a very extensive transportation company, also agent and manager of a large commission house in Pun- tarenas, Costa Rica, Central America; Martin, the subject proper of this sketch; Virginia died in child- hood; Christopher, a doctor in jurisprudence, secre- tary of congress and an assemblyman in the state of Bolivar, died in Panama in 1897; Anibal died in Quito, South America, at the age of twenty-one years; Stephen is a merchant in Brooklyn; Simon is a merchant in Costa Rica; Sarai also is a resi- dent of Brooklyn; Francisco de Paula is a doctor in jurisprudence, an inspector of schools and is prac- ticing law in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central Amer- ica; Adriano resides in Panama; and Coriolano, the youngest of the family, died in infancy. . Dr. Martin Amador, whose name heads this sketch, pursued his preliminary education in a private school in Cartagena, Colombia, South America, until six- teen years of age. On the 30th of December, 1874, he landed in New York, coming to this country for the purpose of studying medicine. He at once entered the medical department of the University of New York, and was graduated there with the class of 1878. Afterward he spent six months in pursuing a preparatory course in order to fit himself for hos- pital duties, and subsequently he was junior and senior assistant in the Charity Hospital on Black- well's Island for a year. From September, 1880, until 1883 he was consul general of Colombia in Holland and Belgium, maintaining his residence at Amsterdam and Brussels. During the time which he spent abroad he traveled extensively in Germany, France, England and Scotland. In 1883 he returned to Cartagena, Colombia, where he was appointed to the chairs of anatomy, physiology and surgery in the university. In 1885 he was again called to public office, being appointed vice-consul of the United States in Cartagena, in which position he served for two years, and during that time he also practiced medicine and engaged in teaching in the university, and was also secretary of a steamship company for the navigation of the rivers Sinu and Atrato. In. 1887 he removed to Colon, Aspinwall, where he was. county physician and police surgeon until 1889. In September of the latter year Dr. Amador re- turned to the United States and began the practice. of his profession on North Oxford street in Brook- lyn. In November, 1889, he was the secretary of the Colombian delegation to the International American- Congress. In 1891, owing to ill health, he was obliged to move to Puntarenas, Costa Rica, where he filled the position of health officer until 1893, when he again returned to Brooklyn and resumed the prac- tice of his profession, at his present residence, No. I87 Park avenue. The Doctor was married in the church of the Sacred Heart, by the Rev. Father McCollum, August I4, 1879, to Mary McElhinny, a daughter of Michael and Catherine McElhinny. He and his wife have a . large circle of friends in this city. The Doctor de- votes the greater part of his time and attention to the - practice of medicine and to its study. He is a mem- ber of the Kings County Medical Society, the Phy- sicians' Mutual Aid Association, and is a medical” examiner for Unity Council of the Knights of Co- lumbus. He commands a large and lucrative prac- tice, and by his mutual gifts and training is admira- bly adapted for a successful medical career, his rap- idly increasing business being the result of his ac- knowledged skill and ability. - GIDEON D. HOBART, M. D. Dr. Gideon Duane Hobart, of Brooklyn, is a self-made man, who owes his present enviable position. in the professional world to his own efforts. From his early youth he has depended upon his own re- Sources, and has so shaped his course in life that he has gained a creditable position in the ranks of the medical fraternity. Born in Homer, New York, on the - 24th of August, 1845, he is a son of Amos and Jane - (Brown) Hobart, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Maine. His paternal grandparents. were Gideon Duane and Electa (Wadsworth) Ho- bart, and the family is thought to be of early En- glish origin. Its founders in America were among the early settlers of New England, and its repre- sentatives have always been loyal to the progress of the nation. The Doctor's father conducted a wagon- making shop in early life, but afterward served for more than thirty years as constable and under sheriff of the town of Homer and Cortland county. He had fourteen children, of whom one daughter died at the age of two years and one son met death by an accident at the age of nine years. All the others reached years of maturity. - Dr. Hobart acquired his literary education in the . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 1.33 public schools of Homer, and was fitted for business. life by a course, in Eastman National Business Col- lege, in which he was graduated in the spring of 1865. Previous to that time he had been employed in, a drug store in his native town, and on the com- ‘pletion of his commercial course he secured a similar sclerkship. In the following autumn he went to New York, but a thorough canvass of the entire city secured him no opening in the line in which he -considered himself proficient. He then took up the search in Brooklyn, and finally secured a position without salary in Dr. Lyons' drug store, located at the corner of Flatbush avenue and Fulton street. Such a position would not long hold an ambitious young man, and Dr. Hobart remained there for only two weeks, at the end of which time he secured a clerkship in Dr. Irish's drug store, at No. 5 Third ..avenue, New York. There he remained for two years. He engaged to serve at a salary of ten dollars per month, but his employer recognized his profi- ciency and paid him twenty dollars the first month, and increased his compensation until in less than a year he was being paid fifty dollars per month and board. When two years had passed he opened a 'drug store and root beer fountain similar to the one in which he had been employed, his location being on Eighth avenue, opposite the Grand Opera House, where he enjoyed success from the beginning. He had noted many things while serving as a clerk, so that when he began business for himself he was enabled to make considerable improvement in the manufacture and method of serving root beer, at that time the popular soft drink. Some idea of the ex- tent of his business may be obtained from the fact that at times it was necessary to admit his patrons through one door and give them exit through another. He continued this business until 1878, and in the meantime he had determined to engage in the prac- tice of medicine. . - In 1871 he matriculated in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, where he was graduated with the class of 1873. During his vacation in 1872 he made an extensive tour, of the west, visiting his brother in California and traveling over eight thousand miles in two months. From 1878 until 1888 he devoted his energies entirely to the practice of medicine in New York, after which he came to Brooklyn and again conducted a drug store until 1895, when he located at No. 20I Jay street, and resumed the practice of medicine. Since 1896 he has been located on Sands street, where his efforts as a general practitioner have been attended with very gratifying results. He gives special attention, however, to obstetrical work. On the 27th of January, 1869, Dr. Hobart was united in marriage to Miss Rosetta A. Duff, of Canada, and they became the parents of seven chil- * dren: Jennie Lynn, who died at the age of twenty- three years; Lulu Eva, wife of William H. Cook, of Brooklyn; Bertha May, wife of C. R. Hillericks, of Brooklyn; Florence E., wife of B. A. Bass, of Georgia; Marian S.; Edwin Wright; and Grace F. The Doctor is a member of the Second Ward Re- publican Association, of which he formerly served as president, and in political affairs he takes a deep interest and does all in his power to promote the growth and insure the success of his party. He is a man of indomitable will, marked energy and excel- lent business ability, and these qualities, combined with strong mentality, have given him leadership in commercial circles and in professional ranks. PATRICK. S. KEELY. In the political work of the Fourteenth district of Brooklyn Mr. Keely is a well-known factor, and at the present writing, in 1901, is representing the district on the board of aldermen. He was born in this locality when the district was called Willow Grove, and pursued his education in public school No. 2, then situated at the corner of South Fifth street and Driggs avenue. After leaving the school- room he joined his father in the business of manu- facturing lime, an enterprise which had been estab- lished by his father many years before, its location being at North Thirteenth street and Kent avenue. This is one of the oldest industrial concerns in this portion of the city and consists of the manufacture of stone and oyster shell lime for fertilizing and building purposes. They have a well-equipped plant, supplied with modern machinery and employ a large number of workmen. The enterprise, so long con- ducted, has been profitable from the beginning and now returns to the owners an excellent dividend on the investment. Their shipments are large and the sales bring to them a good financial reward for their labor. º Mr. Keely is a member and one of the trustees of the Seymour Club. He takes a deep interest in political questions and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. He has been a delegate to many Democratic conventions, including the one at which R. S. Flower was nominated as the candidate for governor. His opinions often carry weight in the councils of his party and by his fellow townsmen, who recognize his worth and ability, he was elected a member of the board of aldermen from the Four- teenth ward. He is now serving in that capacity and is a member of the committees on railroads, finance and legislation. It was largely due to his energy and perseverance that the Vernon avenue bridge, for which contracts have been recently let and which is now in process of construction, was 134 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. secured for the public. instrumentality that the act was passed creating the Eastern District park. He has ever been active in promoting the measures calculated for the general good, and his labors in many respects have been of great benefit to the people. Mr. Keely was formerly connected with the New York National Guard, as a member of the Forty-eighth Regiment. In relig- ious belief he is a Catholic, a communicant of St. Vincent de Paul’s church. ROBERT A. DAVISON. Robert A. Davison, who was for many years a well-known lawyer and banker, belonged to a family whose name is one of the oldest and most respected on Long Island. He was born at Rockville Center October 10, 1843, and was the son of Treadwell and . Phebe (De Mott) Davison. He was educated at the Hempstead Seminary, Union Hall Academy, Ja- maica, and the New York University, graduating with high honors at the last named institution in 1864. He received the first prize as a Latin scholar and was salutatorian of his class by reason of his high standing. He subsequently studied law at the Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He opened offices for the practice of his profession in New York city, where he continued up to 1872, when he came to Brooklyn and there con- tinued up to his death, November 19, 1899. He was for five years associated with Alexander Hagner in the firm of Hagner & Davison, but from the expiration of that term until his death he continued alone, with offices at 26 Court street. His reputation as a careful, painstaking lawyer, as well as a business man and financier, attracted the patronage of a clientele seeking a reliable custodian of large interests, so that his practice was essentially of a civil and real-estate character. He was one of the organizers and the first president of the Rock- ville Center Bank and successively re-elected until by pressure of his law practice he was forced to decline a re-election. . Politically Mr. Davison was a stanch Republican, and while always enthusiastic in his support of Re- publican principles never sought or accepted political preferment. The cause of education found in him an able supporter, having served as a member of the board of education of Rockville Center for several years and at the time of his removal from the village in 1894, and as a trustee of Wesleyan Academy at Wilbraham, Massachusetts, from 1887 to the time of his death. A man of deep religious sentiments, Mr. Davison was a devout and lifelong Christian worker. As a member of . St. Mark's Methodist Episcopal church during his early years, he served as a member It was also the result of his of its first board of trustees at Rockville Center, and for eleven years as superintendent of the Sunday- school. Latterly and at the time of his death he was a member of the New York Avenue Methodist Epis- copal church, and one of the official board, and actively and prominently identified with the work of the Brooklyn Church Extension Society. Mr. Davi- son was initiated into Morton Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M., October 14, 1878, receiving the degree of Master Mason, November 25, 1878. He served as senior deacon during the year 1880, elected senior warden in December, 1880, and elected master in 1881, 1882 and again in 1896. He was a member of Aurora Grata Lodge of Perfection, Auroro Grata Consistory and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He also served as district deputy of the first Masonic district, com- prising Queens and Suffolk counties, appointed in June, 1883. Socially Mr. Davison was a member of the Brooklyn and Union League Clubs. He was married in 1870 to Miss Emeline Sealy, a daughter of Robert Sealy, deceased. Their chil- dren are: George W.; Alfred T., a graduate of Wesleyan University, who is a lawyer lately ad- mitted to practice, with offices in Manhattan; and Mabel E., who is a graduate of Wellesley College, of the class of 1895. JOHN PAULIS BRINKERHOFF. John Paulis Brinkerhoff, for many years a most estimable and useful resident of Brooklyn, whose family name and personal traits are perpetuated through a large family of children well established in life, was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, March 3, 1825. The family from which he came was, how- ever, one of the oldest on Long Island, an ancestor, Joris D. Brinkerhoff, born in Drenthe, in one of the provinces of the Netherlands, having settled there in I638 and founded the village of Flushing. He was the father of three sons, of whom one, Hendrick, settled where is now the town of Hackensack, New Jersey; and from him is descended the subject of this sketch. . Another son, Abraham, remained at Flushing, where he married a daughter of John Stryker. The third son was killed by the Indians on Governor's island. A daughter married William Van Kowvenhoven Hendricks. General Edward Brinker- hoff, a distinguished member of the family, now re- siding in Mansfield, Ohio, is an eminent lawyer and made a brilliant record as a soldier during the Civil war. He was an influential figure in political affairs and enjoyed a national reputation as an orator. He was one of the Grganizers of the Republican party in 1856, and was on intimate terms with the great Lin- coln and other distinguished men of that day. Dur- ing a portion of the Civil war period he was attorney HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 135, for, and on confidential terms with, Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war. After the restoration of peace he took a prominent part in the reconstruction jeasures, and discharged many delicate missions. John Jacob Brinkerhoff was a descendant of Hen- drick Brinkerhoff, eldest of the three sons of the original immigrant, Joris D. Brinkerhoff. He was a veteran of the war with Great Britain in 1812. He married, at an early age, Sarah Paulis, a member of the old Dutch family which settled at and at one time owned Paulis Hook, now Communipaw, New Jersey. Their son, John Paulis Brinkerhoff, was reared at the place of his birth, and received his education in the old-fashioned country “pay schools” of the day. The instruction afforded was confined to the ele- mentary branches, but it was, nevertheless, thorough and practical, and this, with the careful training and the moral atmosphere of his country home, was largely influential in moulding an admirable charac- ter which commanded the esteem and confidence of all who knew him, his life through. In his youth he worked on the farms of his relatives, who were by that time numerous in all parts of Bergen county. At intervals, however, he assisted his father in his mills and on his boats which plied the North river between Alpine and New York city. On arriving at manhood, he removed with his father to New York city, locating in the old ninth ward, or Greenwich village, as it was better known. In that day the locality was a veritable colony of Bergen county Dutch, and the descendants of these old Knicker- bockers are numerous there to the present time. Mechanics, in all its departments, had a particular attraction for young Brinkerhoff, and proved to him a most interesting study, leading him to the acquire- ment of a trade. Accordingly, he apprenticed him- Self to a silversmith, and became an accomplished workman, eventually being placed in charge of the works of Wood & Hughes, in the capacity of man- ager, and occupying that position for many years. The firm named were the leading silversmiths of their day, and their business had its founding in colonial times. In 1850 Mr. Brinkerhoff married Miss Mary Jane Kirby, a descendant of the Pilgrim who roamed through the troubled territory of the old colony in Company and sympathy with the persecuted Roger Williams. moved to Brooklyn, where he resided until his death, December 20, 1895, at the age of seventy years. He reared a family of eight children, five sons and four daughters. Some years prior to his death he estab- lished the sons in the metal working business in Man- hattan, where they continue to operate under the old style of John P. Brinkerhoff's Sons. Mr. Brinkerhoff was a devoted churchman, and Immediately after his marriage he re- was prominently connected with the Baptist church, in which he took a deep interest. In politics he was a stanch and consistent Republican ; he was a quiet but earnest supporter of the principles of the party, and his effort could always be relied upon. In his personal character he was the model man, whether as husband, parent, neighbor or citizen. THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS. Many of the old and respected parishioners of this church can remember the day when Corona, now known as West Flushing, was but sparcely settled and when dense woods and extensive farms were still numerous in the present thriving village of to- day. At that time Corona was a very unpretentious place and in the long dreary nights of winter was a very uninviting haven of rest. Save for the Fashion Race Track, where Dexter and Ethan Allen made their records in 1867, and which occupied most of the land where now stands the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona slept in undisturbed quiet and had practically ‘nothing to interest the outside world. The few Catholics then residing here had to go to Flushing or Winfield to attend mass or to have their Spiritual wants attended to. Those were days of hardships and trials, but the old generation had been accustomed to suffering and bore patiently and cheer- fully with their many wants. But toward the close of the year 1869 the Rev. Father Zeller, then pastor of St. Mary’s at Winfield, Secured the present site, consisting of eight lots, and early in the following year began the building of the modern structure, which has until recently been the church home. By this time there were possibly twenty-five Catholic families living in the district, and it was only through their hearty co-operation and self-sacrifice that he succeeded in erecting the shell of the present church. Through lack of funds. things continued for some time in a rather crude con- dition, the whole interior was left unadorned, the rafters were plainly visible, the walls were unplas- tered and old benches served as pews, yet this sturdy band of the faithful were pleased that they had made a beginning and hoped to see better days. The corner stone of the church was laid on one of the coldest Sundays during the winter of 1870, and some months later the church was dedicated by. the late lamented Bishop Loughlin under the patron- age of Our Lady of Sorrows. This was done in deference to the wishes of Father Zeller, who for the first time entered a Catholic church on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, and who from that day dated the beginning of his conversion to the faith. For two years the church continued as an out- mission of St. Mary's at Winfield; but in 1872 the 136 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. church at Maspeth was built and on the day of its dedication Maspeth and Corona were formed into a separate and independent parish. Father McElhenny was appointed pastor. He resided at Maspeth until 1876, when he built the present rectory at Corona, and in April of that year was transferred and made the first resident pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows. During his pastorate, he effected much for the ma- terial and spiritual welfare of the parish. The whole interior of the church was becomingly ornamented; the bare rafters were covered with an appropriate ceiling, the walls were plastered and wainscoted, and the old benches, which so many can still remember, gave way to the present commodious pews. Besides making these improvements, he decreased the bonded ‘debt, and he attended so well to the spiritual wants of his people that at the time of his death the par- ish was in a most prosperous condition. He died in 1881, universally respected and lamented, and was succeeded by the late Rev. Michael Malone, whose memory is still dear to the people, and who labored zealously among them until he was promoted in 1884 to become rector of the now flourishing parish of St. Cecelia's, Brooklyn. - The Rev. Thomas Kennedy was next appointed to take charge and continued to do so until the late Father Galvin was made rector towards the close of 1885. Owing to failing health he resigned in June, 1893, and retired to St. Peter’s Hospital, Brooklyn, where he lingered to July, 1896, when he died a holy, peaceful and happy death. The Rev. M. G. Flan- nery, now rector of St. Mary's Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway, was appointed to succeed Father Galvin. His work and worth will never be forgotten in Corona. His magnetic kindliness towards all, his learning, his piety, his zeal for the beauty of God's house and of the place where God’s glory dwelleth, united to make Our Lady of Sorrows an attraction to all, irrespective of creed. - On his arrival in the parish, he found the church property in a sad condition, showing the ravages of time and tempest. He determined to renew things, and in order to do so, held a fair in the latter part of 1893, which netted the handsome sum of over seventeen hundred dollars. All cheerfully co-oper- ated and some made special gifts, of which we may mention the pipe-organ, the church bell, the window of Our Lady of Sorrows, above the altar, the statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph, the rich altar lace, and the handsome white vestments. It was, however, only recently that through the generosity of an esti- mable lady of the parish that gas was introduced into the church and rectory. Nor was this good pastor content with these material improvements; they would have been useless without the spiritual advancement of his people. To secure this blessing, he introduced the League of the Sacred Heart, had the good Sisters of St. Joseph to assist him in the Sunday-school, and knowing from experience that of the flock the young men are most exposed to the evils of society, he formed for their innocent recrea- tion, for their intellectual and spiritual advancement what is now known as “Corona’s Catholic Young Men's Lyceum.” The success of this organization and the good it has effected are well known to the people of Corona, but its full blessings are known and felt only in the Christian homes. - Father Flannery's great work had not passed un- noticed. The good bishop saw and appreciated all he had done, and a vacancy occurring in Far Rocka- way, he was appointed pastor of that large and in- fluential parish. He left a loving, grateful and ap- preciative flock only on the earnest solicitation of our right reverend bishop, and this was his greatest con- solation that he left to his successor a well-furnished home, a pretty church and a devoted people. He was succeeded by the present rector, the Rev. James J. Corrigan, D. D. Under him the good work contin- ues. The B. V. Sodality has been organized for the young ladies and the Holy Name and the Altar So- cieties are effecting the same good that these soci- eties produce elsewhere throughout the diocese. The Sunday-school of fully one hundred and fifty chil- dren is in a most gratifying condition, and the choir is undoubtedly unsurpassed in any country parish, while it can compare favorably if not excel many that are heard in our city churches. In a word, the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows is in an excellent condition. - Rev. James J. Corrigan, D. D., the present rector of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona, Long Island, was born in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, August 31, 1865. He acquired his classical courses at St. John’s College, Brooklyn, and his theological courses at Urban College of the Propaganda at Rome. He was ordained to the priest- hood in the chapel attached to this college, in No- vember, 1889. Upon his return to Brooklyn, in Aug- ust of the following year, he was appointed assistant priest at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Twenty-first street, South Brooklyn, where he re- mained for nearly two and a half years, when, at the urgent request of the Rev. James J. McCusker, he was appointed his assistant at the Church of the As- sumption, York and Jay streets, Brooklyn, and 1a- bored in that parish until his appointment to his pres- ent parish, October 1, 1896. Since Rev. Father Corrigan assumed the charge of the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, he has paid off a debt of one thousand dollars, which was owing on the church property, purchased six additional lots, made numerous improvements in the pastoral resi- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 137 "dence, introducing gas and water, and has erected a very fine and imposing new church edifice, which is “Gothic in architectural style, built of brick with stone trimmings, having a frontage of fifty-seven feet and a depth of one hundred and twenty-five feet, with seating capacity for about seven hundred. The corner stone of this building was laid by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., Bishop of Brooklyn, on Sunday, October 29, 1899, and dedicated by the same prelate September 16, 1900. It was built at a cost of thirty- five thousand dollars and ranks among the finest -churches of Long Island. Under Rev. Father Corri- gan's administration the parish is in a flourishing condition, and the utmost harmony exists between priest and people. JOHN M. ZURN. Actively engaged in the practice of law, John M. Zurn has won distinctive preferment as a member of the legal profession. He was born in Green Point, November 7, 1864, his parents being Martin and Barbara (Keck) Zurn, who removed from New York city to Long Island in 1859. Both were na- tives of Germany, the former having been born in Debinger and the latter in Donhorn. In early life they came to the new world and the father engaged in the shoe business, opening and conducting the first shoe store in Greenpoint. It was in 1859 that he embarked in that enterprise on Franklin street, near Green street. There he successfully prosecuted his business until his death in 1872. He |became a prominent factor in political affairs in his district and was often importuned to accept some official position, but declined, preferring to re- main outside the official arena. He, however, was known as an inflexible adherent of Democratic prin- ciples. He was of a very liberal and generous dis- position and was domestic in his tastes, finding his greatest happiness in the midst of his family. He was one of the first members and was a very liberal supporter of St. John's Lutheran church, and in that church is a memorial window placed there to the memory of his wife, who passed away on the 4th of September, 1897. This worthy couple had a family of five children, all of whom are now de- ceased with the exception of the subject of this re- view. One son, William, grew to manhood and for some years was connected with the firm of H. Pattberg & Sons, manufacturers of fancy plush boxes on Fourteenth street, New York city. He was an exceptionally bright young man and very ambitious, and his close application to his work un- dermined his health, causing his early death, at 1he age of twenty-eight. - John M. Zurn obtained his primary education in public school No. 22 of Brooklyn, in which he was graduated at the age of fifteen. He afterward en- tered the law office of Morris S. Wise, now one of the registrars of bankruptcy, and with him was associated for twelve years. On the 23d of Sep- tember, 1886, he was admitted to the bar of Kings county and at once became interested in the law firm which, in 1887, was succeeded by that of Wise & Lichtstein. In 1894 that partnership was dissolved and Mr. Zurn entered into partnership with William J. Bogenshutz, who is the present undersheriff of Kings "county. That partnership was formed Jan- uary 1, 1898, and four years previous Mr. Zurn was alone in business in New York city. He makes a specialty of commercial law and surrogate practice, and his firm represent a large number of estates. They rank among the leading law firms of Brook- lyn and their practice is extensive and of an im- portant character, demanding the exercise of high ability in its conduct. - - Since attaining his majority Mr. Zurn has taken an active interest in political affairs, and in 1896. was elected to represent the Fourteenth district in the state legislature. There were fourteen candi- dates for the nomination, but he was the successful one, and after two years' service in the house he was re-elected, in 1896, without opposition. No higher testimonial of his ability and fidelity could be given. He served on the ways and means committee and was appointed by the speaker as one of the sub- committee from the assembly, in connection with Hon. George Horton, of Wayne county, and Charles Cole, of Onondaga county, to serve with Senators Higgins, Guy, Malby and Brown to investigate and report to the legislature upon the various appro- priation bills presented to the assembly by different armories and state institutions asking for appropri- ations for maintenance and support for the year 1897. This entailed visits to various cities for the purpose of prosecuting an investigation, and through the efforts of Mr. Zurn the Forty-seventh Regi- ment, composed of Brooklyn men, received the ap- propriation asked for. He was a most earnest and indefatigable member of the house, giving to every question that came up for settlement his careful con- sideration and labored untiringly to advance the wel- fare of the city. In 1806 he introduced the bill known as the Newtown Creek Bill, which had for its object the widening of Newtown creek. In this fight he was called upon to show the metal of which he was made, and by his keen and shrewd engineer- ing and continuous effort he succeeded in winning victory, securing the passage of the bill. He intro- duced another bill for the reduction of the cost of lighting the city of Brooklyn by electricity, and thereby saved a large sum to the municipality. 138 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. . Another bill which he introduced was to regulate the quantity of butter fats to be contained in milk, which would serve to purify the milk. In this bill he was upheld by the state board of health, as well as by the agricultural department, but owing to the lateness of its introduction it was left over until the next session, and for want of a proper champion it was allowed to die. He introduced into the as- sembly what is known as the Monahan Relief Bill, and by his diplomacy and careful management se- cured its passage without going through the regular form. This was the most expeditious piece of work ever enacted in the assembly, and the only bill of its kind that was ever passed. He was al- . ways on the alert to forward the best interest of his constitutents and to promote the welfare of the city along the lines of business, intellectual and com- mercial activity. He was a strong candidate for the position of municipal judge in the fall of 1899. . He has many times been a delegate to various coun- ty, judicial, congressional and state conventions, has been a member of the general Democratic commit- tee, and is widely recognized as one of the leaders of his party in the city in which he makes his home. He belongs to the Seymour Democratic Club, is a member of the State Bar Association and the Bar Library Association. Well fitted for leadership, he has exercised strong influence upon public thought and action and has gained distinction in Democratic circles as well as in the line of his chosen pro- fession. - - On the Ioth of January, 1900, Mr. Zurn was happily married to Mrs. Annie L. Kull, the widow of William Kull and a daughter of Frederick and Rosina Hauser. Her people were prominent resi- dents of Jersey City, Mr. Hauser being recognized as one of the leaders in social and public affairs, and in 1890 he was a candidate for mayor. Unto our subject and his wife has been born one son, John M. Mr. and Mrs. Zurn have many warm friends in the community and are held in high re- gard by all with whom they come in contact. OSCAR A. PERINE, M. D. The Perine family of which the Doctor is a rep- resentative traces its origin back to France, where was born Benjamin Perine, Sr., the founder of the family in the new world. He came to America prior to the Revolutionary war and married Desire Beziere, whom tradition says was descended from an Indian chieftain. By this union was born a son, Benjamin Perine, Jr., whose birth occurred in New York city, and who became a well-known resident of Brooklyn. He wedded Phoebe Rose and unto them was born a son, Robert Rose Perine, who was a in number. ship-joiner by trade and for many years was em- ployed in the Brooklyn navy yard. He married Miss Martha Duncan, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Johnson) Duncan, both of whom were of Scotch lineage. The children of this marriage were seven - Six are at rest in the family vault at Walnut Hill, in Greenwood cemetery. The only one now living is Dr. Oscar A. Perine, whose name introduces this review. The parents are still living, the father at the age of seventy-two and the mother at the age of sixty-four. Mr. Perine has long been a devout member of the Methodist church, to which his father also belonged, and is a , most highly es- teemed man. Dr. Perine was born in the city of Brooklyn, May 17, 1865, and received his early mental discipline in the public schools here. Having completed his pre- paratory course he entered Lafayette College, at Easton, Pennsylvania, and on the completion of his literary education he became a student in the Eclectic Medical College of the city of New York, being graduated there on the 22d of March, 1888. He after- ward spent three years in the Bellevue Hospital, ac- quiring a fund of information such as comes from practical association with cases of every character and which eminently fitted him for the good work in his profession he is now doing. Determining to locate in his native city, the Doc- tor opened an office, which is provided with all the modern appliances of his profession, having a mod- ern X-ray apparatus, Koch inhaler, electrical ma- chines and all other devices which will add to the proficiency of his work. In college he was a thor- . ough and earnest student and gained comprehensive and accurate knowledge of the principles of medi- cine, but in order that he might better acquaint him- self with the various methods and treatment of dis- ease he went abroad, and in company with three other celebrated physicians of Greater New York, he traveled over continental Europe, visiting the princi- pal cities in nine countries, where they were shown every courtesy and were extended every opportunity to witness the practice and methods of medical sci- ence in the leading hospitals of the cities they vis- ited. During their stay in Paris the Doctor and his friends had a pleasant experience in visiting the ex- position at the French capital and many other points of modern and historic interest were visited by them, thus adding to their general knowledge as well as to their professional learning. Upon his return the Doctor again took up the practice and has since enjoyed a very large and lucra- tive patronage, merited by reason of his superior skill in meeting the complications of disease and mastering many of the problems connected with the mystery which we call life. As a tribute to his ability and HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 139 a manifestation of the esteem in which he is held by his fellow practitioners he was elected president of the Eclectic Medical Society of Kings county,+the youngest incumbent ever in that position. He has also been vice-president of the State Medical Society, - and is a permanent member of the National and In- ternational Medical Societies, in addition to holding membership in other leading organizations, among them being Propatria Council of the Royal Arcanum. He likewise has membership relations with the Knights of St. John and Malta, the Knights of Friendship and other societies. The Doctor was married March 7, 1892, by the Rev. R. H. L. Tighe, to Miss Minnie E. Banning, a daughter of George and Celinda (Keeney) Ban- ning, both of whom are descendants of old New England families. Unto the Doctor and his wife have been born three children: Raymond Robert, Delphena Rose and Martha. Dr. Perine has not only won prominence as a member of the medical profession, but also has gained a wide reputation on the lecture platform. When very young he came before the public in that capacity and was everywhere known as the “boy orator,” his career in that field beginning in 1877. He has splen- did powers as an elocutionist and a good singing voice, and has rendered vocal selections and reading of his own composition. He has delivered many lectures which he has written on medical and tem- perance topics, and his oratorical ability, under which is a deep stratum of thought and feeling, moves his auditors to laughter or tears at will. Throughout this section of the country he has addressed large audiences on many interesting subjects concerning foreign lands, presenting dissolving view art enter- tainments, often interspersed with vocal and instru- mental music, graphic descriptions and humorous and dramatic readings. A partnership was formed between Dr. H. E. Hunt and Dr. Perine, the latter delivering lectures, while the former attended to the business management and other work. They owned one of the finest stereopticons made, capable of throwing upon the canvas dissolving views which changed imperceptibly from one thing to another, transforming a summer scene into a winter land- Scape, London into Paris or many other changes equally interesting. From the press and the pulpit and from people of prominence in other walks of life they received the most commendatory notices, not only on account of the brilliant and beautiful me- chanical effects produced by the stereopticon, but also on account of the entertaining and instructive subject matter of the lectures. Dr. Perine is a man of scholarly attainments, whose reading has been broad and varied and whose knowledge obtained from travel embraces acquaintance with many of the most interesting places of Europe. To-day he is largely devoting his time and attention to his pro- fessional duties as a representative of the medical fraternity, and has won in Brooklyn a position of distinction which would be creditable to a man of much greater seniority. JACOB C. BENNETT, Jacob C. Bennett is a highly respected citizen of the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn and one whose life has been a success. His entire career is illustrative of the fact that certain actions are fol- lowed by certain results; that diligence carefully directed by Sound judgment fails not to win a fair measure of that success for which all are striving. He was born in Jamaica, Long Island, April 16, 1835, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Covert) Ben- nett. Both his paternal and maternal ancestors are of Holland Dutch extraction and were among the earliest settlers of Long Island, aiding in the estab- lishment of civilization and progress in this section of the country. His paternal grandparents, John and Nancher Bennett, of Holland Dutch ancestry, were born in Springfield, Long Island, and there spent their entire lives on a farm. Their children were: John, Rampson, Cornelius, Ditmars, Isaac, George, and three daughters, Sarah Ann, Harriet and Nancher. All these are now deceased. Our subject's great-grandparents, John and Nanthia Bennett, were also born in Springfield and were of Holland Dutch descent. John Bennett, the father of our subject, was born in Springfield, Long Island, in 1800, and he, too, made that place his home throughout his entire life. In early manhood he learned the weaver's trade, but devoted the greater part of his attention to agricultural pursuits. By his marriage to Eliza- beth Covert he had two sons, John and Jacob. The former, who died in April, 1899, married Mary Deyea, by whom he had a son, John J., who died in childhood. For his second wife the father of our subject chose Amelia Doughty and they became the parents of five children, two of whom are living, Lillian, wife of Horace Miller and Jennie A., widow of Christopher Robison, of Jamaica, Long Island. The mother of these children died in 1900. Jacob C. Bennett acquired his education in the old-time Schoolhouse in Jamaica, and after reaching man’s estate turned his attention to farming, which pursuit he followed at New Lots. For twelve years he was shipping clerk of a brush factory in East New York, and for the past seven years has served as janitor of the Young Men's Christian Association of the twenty-sixth ward, Brooklyn. - - Mr. Bennett was married in the town of New 140 * : * HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. cº, J not . . . - - : Hºt; October I4, 1863, to Mary Eliza Doty, a daugh- ºter of Alfred Doty, and their daughter is Libbie C., wife of Clarence, E. Earl, who has two children, Ethel and Gladys. Mr. Bennett is a member of Cen- tennial Lodge, No. 85, K. P., with which organiza- tion he has been connected since the 30th of July, 1872. He also holds membership in the Dutch Re- formed, church, and in his political views he is a stanch Republican, unswerving in support of the men and measures of the party. . - THOMAS J. LINNEKIN. Captain Thomas Jefferson Linnekin, who is en- gaged in the brokerage business in New York city and makes his home in Brooklyn, is a citizen who has ever been distinguished for unfaltering loyalty to his country and her best interests. As a mem- ber of the navy during the Civil war he manifested his patriotism and bravery, and in city affairs he has ever been found on the side of progress, reform and honest government. . * - He is descended from honored New England an- •cestry, prominent in the early settlement of that por- 'tion of the country. His paternal great-grandfaher came with his brother from England to the new world and took up his abode in Rhode Island. His son, Ephraim Linnekin, the grandfather of the Cap- tain, was born at Boothbay, Maine, and there spent his entire life. Linnekin’s Neck, in the town of Linnekin, and was one of the well-to-do and influential residents of his community. He married Nancy Handly, and they became the parents of eight children, Clara, John, James, Mary, Jane, Caroline, Alexander and Martha. Of this family John Linnekin, the Captain's father, was born in Lincoln county, Maine, in 1798, and died -at the age of forty-five years. He served during the last year of the war of 1812, enlisting in a Maine regiment on the 28th of September, 1814, and re- ceiving his discharge on the 9th of November fol- lowing. He was married on the 3d of October, 1824, to Nancy Hall, who was born May 6, 1805, in the town of St. George, Lincoln county, Maine, and died May 8, 1886, in Cumberland county, New Jersey. They had nine children: Alexander, Eliza, Lenora, Archibald, Thomas Jefferson, Orington, Isaiah Ever- rett, Orlando and Allen. The mother of these children was a daughter of Elijah Hall, who came from Eng- land to America and settled at Harpswell, Maine. He married a Miss Robinson, and died at St. George, at the age of eighty years. . . In taking up the personal history of Captain Linnekin we present to our readers the record of one who has made for himself an honorable career. A native of Boothbay, Maine, he was born in 1833, He owned large tracts of land on * : *} | {\ . . - years, of age he went to and when he was twelve, . sea. Promotion, followed promotion in the maritime service, and when he had scarcely, teached manhood he was in, command of , a merchant, vessel. His splendid war record. is told as follows in a copy of the Brooklyn “Eagle”: g “On Washington's birthday, in 1861, he was at Mobile, Alabama, as master of the brig. ‘J. P. Weth- erell.’ The mutterings of the coming storm. of Civil war were to be heard, and finally the masters of the vessels in the harbor were ordered to haul down the United States flag, which they did to avoid a col- lision with the excited populace. After completing his voyage Captain Linnekin took command of the schooner-yacht ‘Protector.” He made the voyage to Matanzas, loaded his vessel and arrived off Hatteras within twenty-eight days. Here he saw the first signs of civil strife by encountering the rebel privat- eer ‘Gordon' and getting a shot across his bow, de- manding surrender. . She fired at very long range and seemed to be timid about coming nearer, and finally ordered captain and crew to come aboard in their own boats. Captain Linnekin was taken before a Confederate marshal and discharged. He was of fered the command of the best vessel available if he would join the Confederate cause, but he declined. The Confederates refused to pass him. through their lines, and said he must depart as he had come, by the sea. The captain of the ‘Gordon gave the party a yawl boat seventeen feet long, which they rigged up into a schooner, with foresail, mainsail and jib, and they decked her over with canvas save where the men sat. They were also supplied with pro- visions by the captain of the privateer and set sail for Oregon Inlet, where they landed and obtained a further pass to proceed. They boarded the United States sloop of war ‘Savannah' off Oregon Inlet, and after securing additional provisions proceeded on their voyage to Philadelphia. They encountered a terri- ble thunder-storm while at sea, but, leaving one man for a lookout, the others crawled under the canvas deck and were as dry as chips. The little craft rode out the storm beautifully, and in due process of time arrived at the Reed street wharf, Philadelphia. Crowds came from all parts of the city to see the little boat in which the loyal Union men had escaped from Rebeldom. * - . . . . - “Captain Linnekin then proceeded to Washington, was examined for appointment by the naval board and was assigned to the United States steamer ‘Connecticut,’ then at the Brooklyn navy yard, his position being acting master, navigator and coast pilot. The ‘Connecticut’ was engaged in carrying sup- plies and small mail to the various vessels of the blockading fleet from New York to the Rio Grande. In October, 1862, he was given command of the THOMAS J. LIN NEKIN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 141. United States gunboat “Currituck,” and his first order from the commandant was to proceed to the mouth of the Rappahannock for other gunboats to reinforce the fleet, as a report had been received from the Confederates that they intended to drive the little Union fleet out of the Rappahannock river. On Captain Linnekin's arrival at the mouth of the river (Chesapeake bay) there were no gunboats to be found, and in obedience to orders he steamed back up the river on the Ioth day of December, 1862. On rounding a heavily wooded point his vessel, the ‘Currituck,” opened up Brandywine Hill, where the Confederates had thrown up a very strong fort (the Confederates had said that they would not allow the ‘Currituck’ to join the Union fleet), and without warning the batteries of this fort opened fire on his. vessel. The channel of the river ran in a direct line with the fort for about one-third of a mile. At first the ‘Currituck' could only bring her forward gun to bear on the fort; after that she ran more to the north, where she could use her broadside guns on the fort. Strange to say, not one shell struck the ‘Currituck’ while running past these batteries. Some went ahead of the vessel and some astern of her, and some fell short and some went over the boat. The fleet all this time was behind a point of Sycamore trees, where they could see the engage- ment between the ‘Currituck' and the batteries on the hill. As soon as he (Captain Linnekin) joined the fleet he brought his vessel to an anchor, as the fort had ceased firing on his command. While reporting to the commandant the fort opened fire on the fleet behind the Sycamore trees, at the same time open- ing fire on the ‘Currituck,' which vessel was in plain sight of the batteries, and being thus situated got the brunt of the battle of Brandywine Hill. The batteries soon got the range on his vessel at anchor, and their shells soon began to tell, as one of them went into the engine room and exploded in a hanging knee, wounding four men and breaking the blower engine into many pieces. Other shells were telling on the rigging. The last shell that struck the vessel went into her planking about twenty inches below the water line. Immediately the water began to pour into the vessel and the pumps had to be worked hard to keep her afloat. The anchor was immediately tripped from the bottom and the vessel steamed ahead under one bell down the river for a number of yards, then stopped and backed up to the fleet. When the commandant signaled, “Do you want as- sistance?" signal went back, “If we cannot keep her afloat we will put her in the mud and make a battery out of her.” From the time the ‘Currituck' tripped her anchor from the bottom and fought the vessel under way not one shell hit her the remainder of the day. After dark she had assistance from other gun- Baltimore. boats and temporary repairs were made. The next morning the fleet divided into three divisions, making: a cross fire, and the batteries that had given them So much trouble were silenced. * . - “After the battle of Fredericksburg, Captain Lin- nekin was ordered to Station H, which station ran from the mouth of the Rappahannock river to the mouth of the Potomac river on the Chesapeake bay. He had four other boats under his command at that Station besides his own. - . “At this time the business of running in supplies. to the rebels was very active, and it was the duty. of the gunboats to intercept vessels in this work. One night Captain Linnekin was informed that a: schooner loaded with supplies was expected from All lights were put out on board the ‘Currituck' and everything was quiet. About eleven o'clock P. M. the reported blockade runner hove in sight, and as soon as near enough she was ordered’ to heave to, but instead of obeying her helm was. put hard to port and she headed for the bay. Im- . mediately three cutters were lowered, loaded with: men and heavily armed. They found the crew of the Schooner well armed and at the rail ready to. fight. When they saw the Union tars tumbling on. their decks from each side, however, they quickly surrendered. The prisoners when aboard the ‘Curri- tuck' endeavored to get the crew to mutiny and turn. her over to the rebels, but they were too loyal, and, the former were sent to Washington in irons. The Schooner was loaded with shoes, clothing and medi- cines. The contrabands were of inestimable value to. the Union gunboats. They would come aboard at night and communicate valuable information. “The naval station at the mouth of the Rappa- hannock was Station H, and there were assigned to. it, besides the ‘Currituck,’ the gunboats ‘Primrose,' ‘Anacostia,’ ‘Reliance’ and ‘Satellite,’ all under com- mand of Captain Linnekin. On the 23d of August, 1863, while he was at Piny Point coaling his vessel,. the rebels came out in boats, built in Richmond for the purpose, and boarded the ‘Reliance’ and ‘Satel- lite' with a force of two hundred men from Colonel; Chowan's cavalry. They were well supplied with cut- lasses, with which they slashed the netting put up for protection against boarders. Although taken by . surprise, the captain of the ‘Reliance' fought the enemy hand to hand, and seeing that they were being worsted the invaders signaled to the men, who had captured the ‘Satellite' without much of a struggle, to come over and help them, which of course put anº end to the contest. The two vessels now in the hands of the enemy awaited the return of the ‘Curri- tuck,’ thinking she would be easy prey. Captain Lin- nekin, however, landed before he reached his station. and learned from the contrabands of the capture of 142 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the two gunboats. He communicated with Commo- dore McGaw, commanding the naval division, and secured two additional gunboats, and with these he attempted to slip into the mouth of the Rappahan- nock and recapture the ‘Reliance’ and ‘Satellite.” The rebels were too sly for him, however, and they slip- ped their anchors and ran up the river. At Falmouth they were discovered by the Union batteries and after a vigorous bombardment were both sunk. “In November, 1863, Captain Linnekin was as- signed to the Department of the Gulf and took com- mand of the gunboat ‘Tallahatchie, under Admiral Farragut. He was stationed for a time at the mouth of the Mississippi to prevent the lighthouses being captured and destroyed by the enemy. The ‘Talla- hatchie' was also sent to break up a nest of pirates who had their headquarters on Vine Island in the gulf and who were making havoc among the mer- chantmen. The ‘Tallahatchie’ did good service in breaking up blockade running on Lake Pontchar- train and Lake Maurepas, back of New Orleans. In August, 1864, that city was in the hands of federal forces, but it was filled with southern sympathizers, who were clandestinely supplying their friends with various articles, such as arms, ammunition, clothing and drugs. These would be sent at night across Lake Pontchartrain in canoes. Great caution and skill were exercised by the blockade runners to avoid capture. The Federals had to use the utmost strategy in making captures. The canoes were long and sat very low in the water. Only on very dark nights would they venture out, and moving along very slowly it was almost impossible to discover them until almost on top of them. “It was a singular yet interesting fact that the contrabands were the most valuable allies for Cap- tain Linnekin wherever he was stationed. In August, I864, he was informed by these sable detectives that a party of blockade runners were up the Bayou Dash and were coming out on a certain night. He sent up three cutters loaded with men with orders to locate under the trees about a mile apart. When the canoe had passed two of the cutters a signal gun was to be fired and all the boats were to close in on the enemy. The strategy worked splendidly, and they made a most valuable prize. When the prisoners were put aboard Captain Linnekin’s vessel the leader asked for an interview with the commander and of- fered him a large sum of money if he would allow him and his men to escape. The bribe was promptly and emphatically refused. After the captives had been sent to the United States marshal at New Or- leans, it was discovered that they were very important prisoners. “The ‘Tallahatchie’ was Admiral Thatcher's flag- ship when, in March, 1865, the gunboats went up of Mobile. Fish river to co-operate with the army in the capture Later, while bombarding Spanish Fort, the double-turreted monitor ‘Milwaukee’ was blown up with torpedoes, and other vessels were lost from the same cause, and one from the bursting of a boiler. During the whole term of Captain Linnekin's service there was never a time when he and his com- mand were not kept on the alert, and many nights the armed forces of his vessel were obliged to sleep on their weapons. The incidents related above are only a few of many similar ones, which are presented to show the life of Captain Linnekin on a man-of- war during the great conflict.” - In his political affiliation the Captain has always been a stalwart Republican, and was elected a mem- ber of the last board of supervisors for the city of Brooklyn before the office was abolished. He rep- resented the Twenty-first ward, where he had resided fourteen years, and proved a most capable member of the board, laboring earnestly and effectively for the best interests of the community which he represented. He distinguished himself in accomplishing the de- feat of the attempted Newtown creek bridge steal, after a celebrated fight, an attempt being made to impose an extortion upon the city to the exent of over one hundred and sixty-eight thousand dollars. The Captain belongs to the Seventeenth District As- sociation and to the Twenty-first Ward Republican Club. He is now serving as treasurer of the Twenty- first ward. In 1878 Captain Linnekin was united in marriage to Miss Selena A. Cranston, whose maternal grand- father, James Oliver, was master of the old English National School, at Liverpool, England. After emi- grating to Brooklyn he became prominent in church work and was one of the first vestrymen of the Episcopal church of the Messiah, then located on Adelphi street. He founded three churches, contrib- uted liberally to their support and did much to ad- vance the cause of Christianity in the community in which he lived. He was a wealthy man, having large property interests. Mrs. Linnekin has also been prominent in church choir work. The Captain be- longs to the Grand Army of the Republic, his wife to the Woman's Relief Corps, and in its activity she is deeply interested. People of sterling worth, they enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes of their section of the city and are highly esteemed for their many excellencies of character. WILLIAM J. BOGENSHUTz. Mr. Bogenshutz is now serving as under sheriff of Kings county, New York, and is one of the able attorneys of Brooklyn, with office at 367 Fulton street. He was born in New York city, and in 1870 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 143 came to Brooklyn with his parents, John and Mag- delen (Zeigler) Bogenshutz, who now reside at 84 Commercial street. They have only two children, the other being Joseph, who as clerk is associated with the law firm of which our subject is a member. During his boyhood and youth William J. Bogenshutz attended the public schools, and at the age of nineteen took up the study of law with John M. Zurn, his present partner. Later he entered the New York University of Law, where he was grad- uated in 1896 with the degree of L. L. B., and on his admission to the bar began practice at 319 Man- hattan avenue, Brooklyn, but subsequently formed a partnership with his former preceptor, Mr. Zurn, and they have since occupied their present offices. Their practice is largely confined to the courts of the state, but also extends into the United States courts. In Brooklyn, Mr. Bogenshutz was married, in 1886, to Miss Mary J. Johnston, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Johnston, of Rockaway, and by this union seven children have been born, namely: John, Joseph, Lena, Phoebe, Mabel, Lillian and Florence. The family are members of the Roman Catholic church of St. Anthony’s parish. In 1894 Mr. Bogenshutz began to exhibit an active interest in political affairs, and is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. pointed under sheriff of Kings county in 1898, and is the youngest to fill that office in the state as well as in this county. He is a member of the general Democratic committee in the fourteenth assembly district, and takes an active and prominent part in its work. He is a member of the Law Library Asso- ciation; the Seymour and Jefferson Clubs; Lexing- ton Council, Knights of Columbus; St. Anthony's Council, No. 104, Catholic Benevolent Legion, and various other social organizations. JOHN P. DONNELLY. Not all men who join the legal fraternity find that success awaits their efforts, Professional ad- vancement is proverbially slow and certain eleménts are indispensable to its acquirement. These are strong mentality, close application, careful prepara- tion and keen analytical powers and it is such qual- ities that have gained Mr. Donnelly a distinguished place in the legal fraternity of Brooklyn. He was born in the fourteenth ward of this city, January 15, 1855, his parents being Owen and Ann (O’Brien) Donnelly. The father was born in coun- ty Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1819, and was reared on a farm. At the age of sixteen he came to America, where he was employed as fireman on the Martha, a ferryboat built for the purpose of conveying the dead to Calvary cemetery. He was the first fireman He was ap- employed on that boat and filled the position for ten years. It is still in use at the same ferry. On re- signing that position Mr. Donnelly purchased a piece of property on North Second street in Brooklyn, with money saved from his earnings, and there es— tablished a coal yard, continuing in that line of busi- ness for some fifteen years. He met with very creditable success in his undertakings, and in 1861 sold out to John Dolan. From that time until his death he was engaged in the stevedore business. Through his success in business he accumulated a large property and his life exemplifies what can be accomplished through determined purpose and reso- lute will. He was always a friend to the poor and was a man of charitable and benevolent deeds. For Some forty years he took an active part in politics, being recognized as a leader in Democratic circles in the fourteenth ward. He never sought office, but was not slow to assist others in gaining political preferment. Of domestic tastes, he found his great- est happiness with his family and it seemed that he could not do too much to enhance the happiness of his wife and children. He was one of the first parishioners of Sts. Peter's and Paul’s Roman Catholic church and to its support contributed liber- ally. He passed away in 1893 respected by all who knew him. His wife is still living and for over seventy years has been a resident of the fourteenth ward of Brooklyn. She was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1809, and came to America when twenty years of age. Soon after she married Owen Don- nelly and they became the parents of five children: Bernard F., who is foreman in the fire department of Brooklyn; Mary Ann, widow of John Crawford; Rev. Eugene J., who is rector of St. Michael’s Ro- man Catholic church in Flushing, having been ad- mitted to the priesthood in 1877; Ellen, deceased wife of John Hickey, superintendent of the Phos- phate Company in Buffalo, New York; and John P. Mr. Donnelly of this review pursued his early education in the public schools of Brooklyn and afterward continued his studies in St. Francis Xavier's Academy. In 1874 he entered the law de- partment of Columbia College and was graduated with the class of 1877. He had read law with the firm of Jackson & Burr, on Broadway, Brooklyn, and for one year after his graduation remained with his preceptors. In 1878 he opened an office at No. 81 Broadway and was there located for fifteen years, when he was compelled to seek more com- modious quarters and acquired an extensive clientele. He then removed to his present location at No. 173 Grand street. He has made a specialty of criminal law, has participated in many celebrated cases and was one of the counsel for the defense in the noted Weidler case in 1887, being associated with General 144 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Catlin. They successfully defended their client, thus winning for Mr. Donnelly marked prestige. He was also counsel for the defense in the suit of the people versus Smith, an abortion case. He was again defender in the case brought about by the murder of Francis Daugherty and was once more successful in acquitting the defendant. He is a forceful and logical speaker, fitted with splendid oratorical powers and has indeed won an enviable position at the bar of Kings county. In the case first mentioned, the defense was highly complimented by Judge Moore, who, in sentencing the prisoner, stated that he had heard the counsel for defense in many other important cases, but that he had 11eVer heard them to a better advantage than on that occa- sion, and said to the prisoner that he was inclined to think that it was the eloquence and ability of the closing address rather than to the testimony of the witnesses that prevented a much heavier penalty. Mr. Donnelly confines his practice to the state of New York and finds there all the business that he can well attend to. He is a member of the State Bar Association. On the Ist of August, 1886, Mr. Donnelly mar- ried Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Frederick K. Jones, of Brooklyn, and they have two children, Joseph F. and John P. Their home in the city is at No. 102 North Third street, and they have a pleasant country residence in Vandeveer Park. In politics Mr. Donnelly takes an active part and was favor- ably spoken of for the judgeship in the fall election in 1899. He is a member of the Knights of Colum- bus; the Cottrtillan Club ; the Seymour Club; the Hayseed Club and several other social organizations. He is a gentleman of pleasing address and of strong His life is exemplary in many re- individuality. - spects and he enjoys the esteem and confidence of all who have had business relations with him. ROBERT CUDDEY, JR. Robert Cuddey, Jr.. deceased, was born in New York city, October 12, 1834, and when two years of age was brought to Brooklyn by his parents, Robert and Sophia (Van Norden) Cuddey. He obtained his education in the public schools of Brooklyn, acquiring a knowledge of the English branches that well fitted him for life’s practical duties. On putting aside his text-books to learn the more difficult les- sons of life in the schools of experience, he was apprenticed to learn the tinsmith and roofing trades, but afterward abandoned those pursuits and worked with his father at ship-calking. In 1868 he engaged in the undertaking, business in Brooklyn, and de- voted his energies to that enterprise until his life's labors were ended. Since that time the business has been carried on by his widow, whose excellent execu- tive ability and capable management are manifest in . the successful conduct of the establishment. In the South Second Street Methodist Episcopal church, on the I2th of May, 1862, was celebrated. the marriage of Mr. Cuddey and Miss Jane E. Mc- Lean, daughter of James and Sarah McLean. She was born in New York city, August 12, 1840, and is a most highly esteemed lady, enjoying the warm regard of all with whom she has been brought in contact. Mr. Cuddey was an esteemed and exemp- lary member of the Ridgewood Lodge, No. 710, F. & A. M., illustrating in his life its beneficent prin- ciples. He served for seven years as a member of Engine Company No. 2, of the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department and was a progressive and public spirited citizen who withheld his support from no. movement or measure which he believed contributed toward the public good. In his political views he was a stalwart Republican, doing all in his power to promote the progress and insure the success of his party. He was for many years a consistent member of the South Second Street Methodist Epis- copal church and afterward placed his membership in the Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal church, now Epworth. He passed away March 24, 1881, re- spected by all who knew him, for he was a loving and tender husband, a faithful friend, a, reliable- business man and an earnest Christian gentleman. HENRY HAWKES. Mr. Hawkes, who is connected with the Brooklyn water department, was born in Ireland and is a son of George Hawkes. The father lost his life during the war of the Rebellion. He became a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment of New York Volunteers, which served in the com- mand of General Nathaniel P. Banks. He was . killed at the battle of Baton Rouge, in the memor- able Red River campaign, when fifty-six years of age. He had three sons,—Barney, George and Henry. During his early boyhood Henry Hawkes was brought to the new world, but so young was he when he adopted the stars and stripes that he was educated in the schools of Brooklyn, among the Brooklyn boys of that period. Their customs became his, their country his own, and no more loyal son of the respublic can to-day be found. He served an apprenticeship to the plumbers and copper- smith's trades with the firm of Cornell & Scott, at the corner of Broadway and Nineteenth streets, in Manhattan. He was employed in that line of labor for a number of years, with the exception of the time spent in the Union army during the Civil war. He continued in that occupation until 1886, when he. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 145. was appointed water purveyor, serving until 1892. In October, 1898, he was appointed superintendent of repairs to distribution and complaints in the depart- ment of water supply, and has since occupied that place. In 1875-6 he was supervisor of the ninth ward. He has in other ways been connected with the public service, at one time having been designated in connection with General Philip S. Crooke and a man named Roberts, by a special act of the as- sembly of the state of New York, to construct the sewerage system from Kings county buildings to Jamaica Bay. From early life he has been active as a Democratic politician, attending conventions and doing everything in his power to advance the interests of his party. He is now a member of the Ninth Ward Democratic Association. - Mr. Hawkes' military service began on the 14th of August, 1862, when he offered his services to the government, enlisting as a private of Company A, Fifty-sixth Regiment of New York Volunteers. He now perpetuates his army acquaintance by member- ship in the Veterans Association of the Fourteenth and Fifty-sixth Regiments. His home has been in Brooklyn from early boyhood. He was married on the 4th of August, 1861, to Miss Mary Boyle, and unto them were born seven children, namely: Mary, Sadie, George, Henry, James, Anna and Ella. After the death of his first wife Mr. Hawkes was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary Crotty, by whom he has three children, Eugene, Adelaide and Cora. Mr. Hawkes is widely known in Brooklyn, especially in the department of the city's service, and his genial manner has won for him popularity. - NORMAN P. HEFFLEY. Norman P. Heffley, president of the Heffley School, has been instrumental in largely promoting business efficiency through the conduct of the school of which he is at the head, for therein young people are trained for the practical and responsible duties of business life in almost every department. Mr. Heffley is a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred in that state, on the 9th of June, 1854. He there spent the first eleven years of his life, after which he removed to Nebraska, where he was reared to manhood, completing his education in that state. In 1878 he came to New York and for eleven years, ending in 1889, he was secretary to Charles Pratt, one of the most prominent and distinguished men of the country, who proved a benefactor to Brook- lyn through the establishment of the Pratt Institute. In the meantime Mr. Heffley also served as secre- tary of the executive committee of the Standard Oil Company, and as an official in several constituent oil companies. When Mr. Pratt had made his plans for the founding of the educational institute which bears his name, Mr. Heffley accompanied him to Europe, where they spent some months in visiting educational institutions and becoming familiar with methods of operation there in the most successful Schools of a similar nature. After the Brooklyn school was established Mr. Heffley had the active management of the institution for nearly two years, or until Frederic B. Pratt had completed his studies in Amherst College and assumed control. Our sub- ject was associated with him until 1895, when the Heffley School was organized by Mr. Heffley assum- ing the department of commerce. The following is the announcement made in the Pratt Institute cata- logue in regard to the transfer: “Arrangements have been made whereby Mr. Norman P. Heffley, director of the department of commerce, will assume entire charge and responsibility of the work former- ly done by that department. He will continue the same under his own name and management in this vicinity, and the trustees desire to commend him to the patrons, graduates and friends of the institute. The trustees have taken this step not through any dissatisfaction with the work of the department, but merely with the desire to benefit the existing depart- ments and to put the department of commerce in a position where it can more completely carry on those lines of work for which it was originally. organized.” * - The Heffley School, then, in effect, is a continua- tion and enlargement of the work of the former de- partment of commerce of Pratt Institute, and with its added facilities greater efficiency has been se- cured. With the ever-increasing diversification of business interests and the extension of learning, Specializing has become essential. The practice of law, medicine, electrical and mechanical pursuits, etc., is becoming more and more divided. A like. subdivision obtains in all other professions and, trades. The bookkeeper, the stenographer, is no less. a specialist. Under these conditions, and with the present tendency toward consolidation of business in- terests, he likewise must devote a sufficient time to, preparation. Under Mr. Heffley's management the School was recently registered by the University of the State of New York and incorporated under the laws of the state. Its sphere of usefulness is being constantly enlarged. It has long since passed the experimental stage and has proven to be almost a phenomenal success. His labors as president and in- . structor have been most satisfactory, his work of teaching being guided by sound judgment. He is fully in touch with the constantly increasing new and radical thought in the science of teaching, and his good judgment enables him to choose that which 1 O X 146 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. is worthy from the seeming good. The methods of instruction followed in the Heffley School make the work very efficient and beneficial, and the graduates who leave the institution are well qualified for the responsible duties which devolve upon them in the . business world. He is a man of strong force of character and sterling worth, and commands the confidence and regard of all with whom he is asso- ciated. - NATHAN S. JONAS. Nathan S. Jonas, although a native of Mont- gomery, Alabama, where he was born August 1, 1868, has spent almost his entire life in Brooklyn as a resi- dent of the twenty-fifth ward. He received his gen- eral education in public school No. 26, and several years later pursued a business course when ex- perience in the active affairs of life had made him realize the need of a more thorough preparation. In the meantime he began to earn his own living as an office boy, and gradually he worked his way upward until he became a bookkeeper. Subsequent- ly he spent five years as a traveling salesman and as such visited almost every portion of the country, forming a wide acquaintance and leaving behind him many friends as the result of his cordial manner and business reliability. His record has ever been one of progress. unflagging energy he has steadily advanced until his prosperity and prominence are now assured. For the past seven years he has been the district manager of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany, of Milwaukee, and is now doing one of the largest insurance businesses in his line in the city of Brooklyn, employing many agents and clerks. In politics Mr. Jonas has always been a Democrat and has served as a delegate to the various conven- tions of his party. He is executive member of the sixteenth assembly district for the Brooklyn Democracy, in which he has taken an active interest, but while always an enthusiastic and zealous worker for his party in a local way he has never been an aspirant for office. He belongs to a number of po- litical organizations and is active in their work and upbuilding. 4. - Of the Masonic fraternity Mr. Jonas is a prom- inent member, and is the present master of Euclid Lodge, No. 656, F. & A. M., being numbered among its exemplary representatives. He is foremost in the movement of the Brooklyn Masonic Temple As- sociation, which proposes to erect a building at the southeast corner of Gates and Mercy avenues, in Brooklyn, where a site has been secured one hundred by one hundred and twenty-five feet. The site se- lected is an ideal one and the building will be erected Prompted by a laudable ambition and’ at an estimated cost of two hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars. The success of the undertaking is due in no small degree to the efforts and energies of Mr. Jonas and among those prominently associated with him in this important enterprise is Colonel Alex- ander S. Bacon. Among other societies with which Mr. Jonas is identified is J. F. Price Council, Royal Arcanum; Aurora Grata Masonic Club; Iroquois Club, of which he is the vice-president; and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. A man of benevolent spirit and broad humanitarian principles he is likewise connected with many charitable organ- izations, including the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum Society, the Brooklyn Hebrew Educational Alliance, and as a member of the Jewish Hospital he is taking the lead in the building of the new Jewish hospital in Brooklyn, for which a charter has already been granted. He is a member and 'secre- tary of the Broadway Board of Trade, and is also a member of various smaller charitable, social and political organizations. Mr. Jonas has done consid- erable public speaking and his force, eloquence and logic make him a pleasing public speaker. Although his activity in social, charitable and political lines has been widely extended, he is essentially a business man and deserves great credit for his success which has come to him as the reward of his own labor— the outgrowth of his enterprise, capable management and sagacity. - LOUIS KNICKMAN. Louis Knickman is the popular proprietor of a well-known floral establishment in Brooklyn and is carrying on a large and constantly increasing busi- ness. He was born at Mill Village, Long Island, January 4, 1879, and is a son of Louis C. and Minnie (England) Knickman. The father was a native of Germany and a son of John and Mary Knickman. In early manhood he crossed the Atlantic to the new world and has since been a continuous resident of Long Island. He is extensively engaged in the florist business at Mill Village, having established and built up an extensive trade, his patrons living over a wide area. He married Minnie England, who died July 4, 1896, leaving four children: Minnie, wife of Frank Aldridge; Louise, wife of Milton Perry; John; and Louis. For many years the father held the position of justice of the peace at Mill Village and is regarded as a very prominent and influential citizen of that locality. His youngest son, Louis Knickman, was educated in the public schools of his native town and when he put aside his text-books entered his father's employ and is now associated with him as a partner. Their extensive greenhouses and splendid gardens furnish HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 147 a valuable contribution to the florists' establishments of the city. No more beautiful flowers are placed upon the market than those sent from Mill Village by L. C. Knickman & Son. These gentlemen are ‘thoroughly versed in everything connected with the raising of plants, and the experience and Sagacity of the older man is supplemented by the energy and en- terprise of the son, making a strong and reliable firm. E. M. HENDRICKSON. The Merchants’ Bank on the foundation of an earlier institution in 1899, has rapidly grown in scope and usefulness until it is now recognized as one of the most substantial and most practically useful of the state financial institutions in Brooklyn. It has proved a vital help in the development of busi- ness on legitimate lines and proved a veritable pillar of strength to many an enterprise which but for its consistent and thoughtful backing would never have attained prosperity. Its own interests have been scrupulously conserved, and its requirements as to |business are bed-rock; but on that foundation it will do all that a bank can legitimately and safely do to assist. It has steadily grown in the volume of busi- ness transacted since it first opened its doors, and it has carried on its operations with even-handed equanmity in times of financial trouble, as well as in those more dangerous periods when a boom sets in and upsets the good sense of the community. Ac- cording to the latest report at hand its capital is one hundred thousand dollars. It had deposits amounting to over six hundred thousand dollars, while it had out in loans and discounts (the real test figures of a bank’s usefulness) $535,740, which with its other assets, including specie and legal tenders, footed up $718,810.94. - E. M. Hendrickson, the president of this insti- tution and one of the most active of its organizers, was born in New York, March 16, 1855, and is de- scended from an old Long Island family, which for several generations resided in Jamaica. His father, Nicholas E. Hendrickson, was born on a farm, but later in life became a grocer in New York and there died in 1893. Nicholas E. married in early life Wil- helmina Pettit, also a representative of one of the old families on the island, who died in 1878, leaving three children: E. M., Charles, and Susie A., who became the wife of E. H. Harrison, of Flatbush. Nicholas E. Hendrickson was an honest, God-fearing man and an estimable friend and neighbor. He was pronounced in his religious views and took a deep interest in the Baptist denomination, in one of the churches of which he was long an active worker. E. M. Hendrickson, leaving school in his seven- teenth year, went into the service of the Irving Na- tional Bank, on Manhattan island, as a general clerk, and there laid the foundation of his own successful career as a banker. In 1887 he transferred his ser- vices to the Broadway Bank, Brooklyn, where he held the position of cashier. There he remained un- til 1899, when, with several others, he bought the business of the German American Bank, which was preparing to give up its charter on account of the falling off in its clientele. The new company took hold on September 1, in that year, elected Mr. Hendrickson president, changed the name of the con- cern and aroused a new feeling of healthy strength to the institution, which it retains to the present day. Its deposits soon increased and its influence widened in all directions. & The work of building, or rather rebuilding, the business of such an institution fell on Mr. Hendrick- son principally and occupied most of his time, but he did not forget the old maxim of the harmfulness of “All work and no play,” etc. He gave as much time as possible to social relaxation and is a member of the Lincoln and several other like organizations. A Republican in politics, he is somewhat prominent among the members of the Reform Club, while he is president of the Seventh Ward District Republi- can Club. On April 25, 1899, he married Etta Mc- Caffery, daughter of James McCaffery, of Brooklyn, and since then the charms of home life have also helped to round out his toiling hours. JOHN LAWLER He who faithfully discharges the duties of a public officer, in whatever capacity, is worthy of commend- ation, nor should approval be altogether bestowed upon those who are conspicuously in the public gaze. Each in his place is all important, and some public servants, whose lot is not to occupy splendidly ap- pointed apartments, and to give private audience to the men of large affairs in politics and in commercial pursuits, are necessary, and perform meritorious ser- vice in making it possible for those who have charge of the larger concerns to transact business upon which depends the safety and prosperity of the mu- nicipality. - John Lawler, keeper of the Municipal Building of Brooklyn, has been a faithful public servant for nearly a quarter of a century. He is a native of the borough, born in the sixth ward, May 31, 1848. He was educated in St. Paul’s parochial school and in the public schools. From 1869 to 1875 he was en- gaged in the liquor business. In the year last stated, he received, from the board of aldermen, ap- pointment as watchman in the Municipal Building, and shortly afterward he was advanced to the posi- tion of assistant keeper, by John P. Adams, then 148. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND - commissioner of city works. In 1878 Commissioner A. F. White appointed him keeper, and he has con- tinuously served in that capacity to the present time. The employes responsible to him are three engineers, four elevator men, two watchmen, and twenty-one women cleaners. His position is one of no little im- portance, and upon the faithful discharge of his du-. ties depends in a large measure the comfort and the health of the entire community. Containing, as the building does, the department of taxes, it is more frequented than any other edifice in the borough, be- ing entered three or four times each year by prac- tically every taxpayer in the borough. That Keeper Lawler has faithfully discharged every duty incum- bent upon him, to the comfort of the great multitude visiting the building, and to the protection of their health, by keeping the premises in cleanly and at- tractive condition, is amply attested by the fact of his long occupancy of the position. Mr. Lawler is a Democrat in politics, and an earnest supporter of his party. He is a member of the Sixth Ward Democratic organization, the Royal Arcanum, the Order of Maccabees, and the Volun- teer Firemen's Association of the old volunteer fire department, in which he was formerly an active mem- ber. He was married to Miss Jane F. Galagher, and three children have been born of the marriage. WILLIAM J. McPHILLIAMY. One of the most common occurrences in the con- duct of municipal affairs in a great city, upon the in- coming of a new administration, is the discharge of the old employes in the various departments, too often without regard to their eminent fitness for the positions they occupy, and the appointment of new men untrained to the discharge of the duties to which they are called. Where an exception to the rule is found, it may safely be taken as the highest possible tribute which can be paid to capability and integrity. Such an exception is to be found in the case of William J. McPhilliamy, the veteran equity clerk in the office of the sheriff of Kings county. Mr. McPhilliamy was born February 9, 1861, in New York city, where he obtained his earliest educa- tion in the Twelfth and Nineteenth Streets public schools. When he was seven years of age his parents removed to Brooklyn, which has since been his place of residence. In 1892 he was appointed to a clerk- ship in the Brooklyn navy yard, by Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy, secretary of the navy, and served usefully and creditably. January 1, 1894, he relinquished that position to accept from his intimate friend, William J. Buttling, then sheriff of Kings county, appointment to the position of equity clerk in the sheriff's office. He developed rare aptitude for the difficult duties of that important place, and he was retained during the administrations of Mr. Buttling's successors, in turn, Frank Cramer and William Walton, and received. his last appointment in succession to himself, in 1901, from Sheriff Charles' Guden. During these years, when under ordinary circumstances he would have been supplanted by another, his peculiar fitness for his position was affirmed by many prominent lawyers: and others having occasion to transact official busi- ness with him, without regard to his political stand- ing, or his personal relations to the chief of the office or to party leaders. This fact is the more noticeable for the reason that Mr. McPhilliamy was ever active in political affairs, and particularly influential in- Republican circles in the fifth ward and in the second assembly district, where was his place of residence. At various times he represented his district in local and state conventions. . - - Mr. McPhilliamy is a member of the William J. Buttling Club, the Ancient Order of Foresters, which he has represented in the state council, the Knights, of Columbus, and St. Patrick's Mutual Benefit As- sociation. JOSEPH H. GRENELLE, Joseph H. Grenelle, deputy commissioner of rec- ords of the county of Kings, was born July 8, 1861,. in New York city (Manhattan borough) and now resides in the twenty-ninth ward of the borough of Brooklyn. He was educated in the public schools. of that city and also at Flushing Institute and Adelphi Academy. sº Upon leaving school he became connected with the custom-house brokerage firm of Charles Grenelle, Hanks & Company. This was one of the oldest and most influential of the custom-house concerns in the city, being the successor to the firm of Grenelle, Tallman, Bibby. & Company, which was established by William H. Grenelle, Mr. Grenelle's father, in . 1848. Mr. Grenelle continued his connection and in- terest in this firm for many years. . While never conspicuously before the people as a public speaker, Mr. Grenelle has always been active. in the affairs of the Republican party in Kings . county, and has been one of the most earnest sup- porters of direct vote at the primaries for candidates . for public office. With Mr. Walter B. Atterbury he was one among the foremost in securing the adoption of the new system of direct representation under which each election district is now directly repre- sented in the various conventions held by the Repub- lican party in the county of Kings. For several years he was a member of the county committee, and he was formerly a member of the Invincible Club. He is now a member of the Eighteenth Assembly- District Republican Club. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 149 . . In 1899 Mr. Grenelle was appointed chief of the :Sevently division in the office of the commissioner of records. He was afterward promoted to the position of secretary to the commissioner of records, and on the death of Hon. Frank M. Thorburn, late deputy “commissioner of records, Mr. Grenelle was appointed to fill the vacancy so caused. • Mr. Grenelle was a member of the national guard for years as a member of Company K, Twenty-third Regiment, National Guard of New York. He is also a member of Midwood Council, Royal Arcanum. In 1892 Mr. Grenelle was married to Miss Esther K. Buckley, a daughter of the late William N. Buckley, of Brooklyn. He always resided in the twenty-third ward until he removed with his family to Flatbush in 1897. * • . Mr. Grenelle is of little more than medium height, very dark complexion, hair and eyes, and of quick, nervous temperament. Although of thin and almost attenuated physique, he is a man of tremendous force and tireless energy. Until any purpose of his is ac- complished, or utterly lost, every effort is made that ..a mind fertile in resources can suggest, and is per- sisted in to the end. His conduct is governed by the strictest integrity. Strong in his likes and dis- likes, he is frank and outspoken, at times almost to the point of giving offense to his friends. While, however, his outspoken habit and aggressive attitude have made him some bitter enemies, so, too, these qualities have made him a host of the warmest and truest friends. - GEORGE H. MEYER. George H. Meyer, is numbered among the native residents of Brooklyn, his birth having here occurred on the 20th of March, 1862. His parents, Christo- pher and Anna M. (Elling) Meyer, were both na- tives of Hamburg, Germany, and were reared and married in that country. About 1850 they crossed the Atlantic to America and located on North Third and Wythe avenues, in the fourteenth ward of Brook- lyn, where they resided for fourteen years, and the father at first followed coopering, but afterward turned his attention to the grocery trade. twenty-five years he carried on business on North Seventh and Babeling streets and enjoyed a very large patronage. As his capital increased he made judicious investments in real estate and added a num- ber of improvements in his section of the city, erect- ‘ing forty-one flat buildings. He also purchased three flat buildings and was the owner of property on : North Third and Wythe avenues, where he erected , thirty-one double flat buildings, which were at the time the finest structures of the kind in that section of Brooklyn. This was about 1888, and he became avenue, at the age of sixty-five years. For “the Öwner of other real estate, his last purchase mak- ing him the owner of a residence at Bedford and Flushing avenues, where he died, October 21, 1894. He was a very enterprising business man, and through his own efforts accumulated a handsome for- tune. In business-affairs his judgment was rarely at fault, and with marked discrimination he carried for- ward to successful completion whatever he under- took. He was a very active factor in the upbuilding to Breslau, now known as Lindenhurst. Many im- provements now included within the city stand as monuments to his thrift and ability. He was an en- thusiastic member and worker in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and became one of the char- ter members in Justitia Lodge, No. 370, I. O. O. F., one of the oldest lodges on Long Island. In politics he was always a Democrat. While active in business and public affairs his interest centered in his family, and he did all in his power to promote their welfare and enhance their happiness. His wife still sur- vives him and is now living at No. 737 Bedford It was at that age that Mr. Meyer was called to his final rest. This worthy couple were the parents of five children: Henry A., who died at the age of four years; Anna M., who died at the age of five years; Henry A., president of the Germania Real-Estate and Improve- ment Company of Brooklyn; George H., of this re- view; and Frank W., who is foreman for the firm of Fleischmann & Company of New York city, and re- sides at No. 164. South First street in Brooklyn. In taking up the personal history of George H. Meyer we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in Brooklyn. He pursued his preliminary education in the parochial schools of this city and in 1881 entered the New York University as a student in the law department. On the completion of the full course he was gradu- ated in 1883. He read law with Judges Nehorbas and Pirschke at No. 173 Broadway and was with that firm for twelve years, on the expiration of which period he opened an office on Broadway, in Brook- lyn. Here he has since been engaged in practice and at the present time is giving special attention to real- estate and bankruptcy law. He has been a close and thorough student and his knowledge of the princi- ples of jurisprudence are comprehensive and exact. His application to the points at issue is accurate and his presentation of a suit is logical, forceful and con- vincing. Of the Democracy Mr. Meyer is an inflexible ad- herent and is an active member of the various Demo- cratic clubs of his district. He belongs to Justitia Lodge, No. 370, I. O. O. F., Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., and is identified with St. Paul’s Lutheran church. In December, 1899, he incorporated St. 150 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Stephen's English Lutheran church and has taken a very active part in church work, the family having for many years been liberal supporters thereto. In the particular line of his profession Mr. Meyer has gained marked distinction by reason of his intimate knowledge of legal points and the able manner with which he has carried his cases to successful issue. He has been connected with many important suits which have been determined successfully in favor of his clients, thus demonstrating his ability as an able member of the bar. ST. LOUIS CHURCH, BROOKLYN. The parish of St. Louis was founded by Rev. Cannon Jules Jolon, February 2, 1869. The building of the church was begun at once and was dedicated in July of the same year. For over thirty years the Rev. Father Jules Jolon has faithfully administered to the spiritual wants of this parish, which now num- bers about six thousand. Rev. Jules Jolon was born in Lyons, France, and received his classical courses in the diocese of Bel- ley, near Lyons, France, studying theology in the same diocese of which he is a cannon. He was or- dained to the priesthood in the diocese in 1861 by the Rt. Rev. De Langalerie, and in July, 1869, came to America and was appointed by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., to found a French parish. In 1880 he made a complete tour of the world, and a second one in 1886 in celebration of his twenty- fifth year as a priest in the Catholic church. During the latter tour, while at Rome, he was appointed missionary apostolic officer of the French Academy and commander of the Holy Sepulchre. While at Constantinople he was appointed archimandrite by the patriarch of Constantinople. Rev. Father Jules Jolon was awarded the honor of the Cross of the Commander of Nitchan through his Eminence Cardinal Lavijirie in the city of Tunis, in Africa, in 1886. REv. HENRY C. JORDAN. Rev. Henry C. Jordan, the present rector of St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic church, at Sag Harbor, Long Island, and successor to Rev. Michael H. Carey, deceased, was born in La Grange, Wyoming county. Pennsylvania, February 5, 1860. He acquired his primary education in public schools of Tonhan- noep and Deeshore, Sullivan county, that state, sub- sequently attended the local normal school of that county, and at the age of sixteen became a teacher and for the fifteen succeeding years taught in the public schools of Sullivan county. At the expiration of this period he removed to Brooklyn and for three years was a teacher in St. Francis' College. In the fall of 1888 he was sent to St. Mary’s College, Em- mittsburg, Pennsylvania, by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., to pursue his theological studies, and five years later, June 29, 1893, he was ordained a priest in St. John's chapel, Brooklyn, by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., and appointed assistant at St. Malachi's church, East New York. Three months later he was transferred to the church of the Visitation, as assistant to Rev. Dr. John Loughlin, where he remained two years. His next appointment was as assistant at St. Raphael's church, Blissville, Long Island, where he labored faithfully until his appointment to his present position as rector of St. Andrew’s, December 5, 1901. ROBERT A. MORRISON, Robert A. Morrison was born in New York city, on the 8th of March, 1844, and when seven years of age came to Brooklyn with his parents. His father, Andrew W. Morrison, spent the greater part of his life in the former city and died in Brooklyn, at the age of fifty-six years. He was a native of Scotland and came from Paisley, that country, to America about 1830. His widow still survives, at the age of eighty-seven years. - In the public schools of Brooklyn Robert A. Mor- rison acquired his preliminary education, which was supplemented by study in Wheeler's Academy, in New York city. Later he entered the law office of Lockwood & Crosby, of New York, to prepare for the legal profession, and after largely mastering the principles of jurisprudence he was admitted to the bar in 1867, and has since engaged in practice. He makes a specialty of civil law and is particularly well versed in that department of the science which stands as an arbitrator of human affairs. He has gained a distinctively representative clientage and the business intrusted to him is of an important character. At the age of seventeen Robert A. Morrison made an attempt to join the Fourteenth Regiment of the New York National Guard but was refused on ac- count of his youth. The following year, however, he joined Company G, of the Twenty-third Regiment, under command of Captain Henry W. Chapman, and served for eight years. He did guard duty in General Spinola's brigade, in east New York, in 1862, and afterward served throughout the Gettysburg campaign in Pennsylvania. For six weeks during the draft riot he was stationed at the Atlantic docks. He served altogether for eight years in the Twenty-third Regi- ment and was well known to its members. He is now associated with Winchester Post, No. 197, G. A. R. - Mr. Morrison is married and has three children. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 151 In his political views our subject is a Democrat and was a Inernber of the Andrew Jackson Club of the seventh ward, and also was a member of the Brunswick Democratic Club for some time, and is now a resident of the twenty-second ward; but the honors or emoluments of public office have had no attractions for him, as he prefers to devote his time and energies to the interests of his profession. HENRY OSSWALD. Henry Osswald, proprietor of a bakery at No. 754 Jamaica avenue, was born at Cypress Hills, East New York, February 27, 1861. His parents, Andras and Dorothea (Launchbach) Osswald, were both natives of Germany and are now residents of Brooklyn. The father was born in Wurtemberg but crossed the At- lantic in 1855, since which time he has made his home in this city. By his marriage to Miss Launch- bach have been born the following children,_Henry, Herman, Ferdinand, Annie and Abbie. Henry Osswald acquired his elementary educa- tion in the public schools of Brooklyn and later at- tended a business college in this city. He learned the baker's trade under the direction of his father, who for twenty-seven years was proprietor of a bakery establishmént in the twenty-sixth ward. In 1884 he retired from business and since that time Henry Oss- wald has been proprietor of the enterprise, which under his judicious guidance has continued a profit- able investment. The output of the bakery is excel- lent in quality, reasonable in price and therefore the demand is large, bringing to the owner a good in- come. , - In Brooklyn, on the 26th of November, 1884, was celebrated the marriage of Henry Osswald and Miss Katie Columbia. They now have three interesting children: Annie, who was born December 13, 1887; Ferdinand H., born April 30, 1893; and William E., whose birth occurred July 28, 1895. The family at- tend the Lutheran church. Socially Mr. Osswald is a representative of the Eastern Star Lodge and the Knights of Honor. His diligence in business, straight- forward methods and uniform courtesy to his patrons have secured him a liberal patronage and he is ac- counted one of the successful business men of his section of the city. - SAMUEL R. SCOTTRON. A worthy representative of the manufacturing in- terests of Brooklyn, Mr. Scottron occupies a position of prominence as a representative of mechanical sci- ence and interests. His life record began on the 1st of February, 1843, when in Philadelphia, Pennsylva- nia, he for the first time opened his eyes to the light of day. There he spent five years, after which he was brought by his parents to New York, being reared and educated in Brooklyn. During the Civil war he served as a sutler with the Third United States In- fantry. After leaving the army he began business as a dealer in mirrors. He has a natural aptitude for mechanics, is an inventor of some note and holds thirteen patents on household novelties. At the pres- ent time he is engaged in manufacturing fine artificial stone for decorative purposes. He now makes an imitation onyx stone which is used for stems of lamps and other articles of this nature. He is an ex- cellent business man, capable of successfully controll- ing his affairs, and the output of his factory is stead- ily increasing, thus materially enhancing his income. Mr. Scottron takes a deep interest in affairs per- taining to his locality and in 1894 he was appointed a member of the school board. He has served on Several standing committees of the board and many local committees, including manual training high School, teachers’ committee and the committees on supplies and retirement of teachers; also on schools Nos. 63, 67, 69, 66, 83, 84, 98, 114 and II.5, on several of which he has served as chairman of the local com- mittee. His long continuance in office is evidence of the esteem in which he is held and of his fidelity to duty. His interest in the work of the schools amounts to an enthusiasm, and while not aggressive in assert- ing his views he gives careful consideration to what- ever pertains to the interests of the schools, and there is no more conscientious member of the board than Mr. Scottron. He has not only been attending to the duties pertaining to his position, but avails himself of all the helps he can procure to prepare himself to act intelligently and for the success of the schools. JOHN STEWART. Scotland has furnished to the new world many men of worth, the sturdy character and reliability of Scotia's sons having formed an important element in the substantial progress of this country. John Stewart was born in the land of hills and heather, having opened his eyes to the light of day in Perth- shire, December 20, 1843. His father, John Stewart, Sr., was also a native of Scotland and there spent his entire life, passing away in 1856. He was a tailor by trade, but also worked at landscape-gardening. His son, John Stewart, the subject of this review, was educated in the schools of his native land and learned the trade of stone-cutting in Aberdeen. Be- lieving that the new world furnished better oppor- tunities to young men than could be secured in the older east, he sailed for the United States in 1871, locating in Westerley, Rhode Island, where he 152 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. worked at his trade as a journeyman in the employ of the Batterson Granite Company. He was also for a year in the service of that firm in Hartford, Connecticut, and later was for two years in the gov- ernment employ at Richmond, Virginia. In Septem- ber, 1874, he located in East New York, where he has resided continuously since, and until 1890 he occupied the responsible position of foreman and manager of the firm of Leighton & Turner. After the death of the members of the firm he conducted the business in the interests of the Turner family until 1898, when he bought out the owners and on his own account has since conducted the granite and marble works at No. 790 Jamaica avenue. From this establishment are sent out some of the finest specimens of the stone-cutter's art, and the highly polished marbles and granites are an indication of the excellent work- manship and the thorough understanding of the busi- ness by the owners. - Mr. Stewart was united in marriage in Aberdeen, Scotland, with Jane Smith, a native of that city, and to them have been born four children: Neal S., John, James A., and Isabella. In his political views Mr. Stewart is a stanch Republican, unswerving in his support of the principles of the party. Socially he is connected with the Tyrian Lodge, F. & A. M., wnd is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is now serving as steward. He takes an active part in its work, doing all in his power to pro- mote its growth, nor is his co-operation withheld from other movements which tend toward the ad- vancement of the city along material, social, intel- lectual and moral lines. MAJOR E. H. MITCHELL. Occupying a distinguished position in military, political and business circles, Edward Harmon Mitchell is numbered among the representative citi- zens of Brooklyn. For many generations the Mitch- ells have resided in this country, the old family seat being at Watertown, New York, where Edward H. Mitchell, the Major's father, resided. He mar- ried Miss Lydia Helena Faulkner, while on a visit to London. She was a most aristocratic and highly cultured lady and belonged to the English peerage. One of the family, Roy Faulkner, was a lieutenant colonel in the English army in India, and was a brother of Sir Harmon Faulkner. Joseph Faulkner, an uncle of Mrs. Mitchell, was a retired general of the French army, while Henri Faulkner left the French army and enlisted in the Belgian army with the rank of major-general. Thomas E. Mitchell, an uncle of our subject, served as lieutenant colonel under John C. Fremont, and has been a resident of California since 1849. He went there at the time of College. the mining excitement, and afterward became prom- inently identified with building interests, erecting all the public buildings in Pioche. Major Edward H. Mitchell of this review was born in Brooklyn, January 19, 1846, and to the public school system of the city is indebted for the early educational privileges which he received. He after- ward attended the Free Academy, now Columbia Col- lege, and completed his education in Manhattan His business career began as an employe of H. B. Claflin & Company, wholesale dry goods merchants, of New York, with whom he remained for five years. He was for one year with John. Doremus in the same business, and subsequently spent three years with the firm of F. M. Bates & Company, finally becoming associated with Brinker- hoof & Company, celebrated cracker manufacturers. This was his introduction to his present business life. Becoming familiar with the methods of conducting that enterprise, he has since, engaged in the manu- facture of crackers on his own account. The firm' of which he is a member is rated at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Their extensive plant is lo- cated in Newark, New Jersey, and is equipped with all modern facilities for carrying on a successful business, the result of the excellent products which they place upon the market. Employment is fur- nished to one hundred and seventy-five people, and they have sixteen wagons in use in their trade, while twelve traveling salesmen represent the house upon the road. - - Major Mitchell has a creditable record for valiant and faithful service in the war of the Rebellion. He enlisted in Company G, of the Fifty-first New York Regiment, known as the Sheppard Rifles, and partici- pated in the engagements at Rock Island, Newberne, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of the Wilderness, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Mervin Rock and Spring Creek. He served for two years and nine months and was mustered out in New York city. The regiment was sent to New York during the draft riots there in 1863, and was held at Washing- ton until the riots were over. Upon returning it was reorganized and Major Mitchell re-enlisted in June, 1863. His military service did not end with the close of the Civil war, although he was not again in battle. On the 6th of December, 1867, he became a member of Company D, Thirty-seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard; was transferred to Company A, Fourteenth Regiment, February 14, 1870; organized and was transferred to Company E, Fourteenth Regiment, May 17, 1872; became its captain on the 21st of December, 1873, and was dis- charged January 30, 1879. On the 21st of December, - 1891, however, he again became captain of Company HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 153 E, and was made major of the Fourteenth Regiment, December 13, 1897. He went to Chickamauga in command of the Second Battalion, Fourteenth Regi- ment, May 16, 1898, at the time when the troops were there stationed, awaiting summons to the front in the Spanish-American war. they were sent to Anniston, Alabama, and when it was seen that there was no longer need for men at the front they were mustered out at Brooklyn. The loss of the regiment was one hundred and twen- ty-five. During his service in the Civil war Major Mitchell was twice wounded, being struck in the head on one occasion, while at Antietam his wound resulted in the loss of one of his fingers. On the 5th of November, 1868, Major Mitchell was united in marriage to Miss Louise Marie De Maziere. The family name which she bore is an old and honored one in French history, figuring con- spicuously in military annals in connection with both the French and Belgian armies. Joseph Maziere was a count and general in the French army. Francois De Maziere, the father of Mrs. Mitchell, was a major in the French service, and one of her brothers was a captain of spahi in the German army. Unto Major Mitchell and his wife were born four children. Helen Adolphine Henrietta became the wife of John E. Ilton, now deceased, who for twenty-two years was connected with the National Exchange Bank of New York. He was a man of extraordinary ability, very prominent in financial circles, and practically had the entire management of the bank. Mr. and Mrs. Tilton had one child, Edmond H. Henry Thomas, the second child of Major Mitchell, served for three and a half years in the Third Battery of Brooklyn. He was mustered in as sergeant of Com- pany E, Fourteenth New York Volunteer Infantry, May 16, 1898, and was with his regiment in Cuba from the 1st of January until the 26th of March, 1899, being mustered out on the 27th of October fol- lowing. He was appointed second lieutenant of the Forty-first United States Volunteer Infantry, August 17, 1899, and served from the 23d of September un- til the 18th of November of the same year. Since the 19th of November he has been in the Philippines, all of the time upon the firing line, and has partici- pated in the engagement of Mugaling, Mt. Ararat and Columburg, under General McArthur. The other members of Major Mitchell's family are Adelaide Louise and Louise Marie, but the latter is now deceased. - . . In his social relations the Major is a Mason and exemplifies in his life the helpful and beneficient spirit of the fraternity. In politics he is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in political work. He has served on the general committee, has been a delegate to the local and to the state conventions of From Chickamauga , business affairs. his party, and does all he can to secure the adoption of its principles. He was instrumental in securing the passage of a bill through the legislature author- izing the building of an addition to the Armory for the Fourteenth Regiment, including alterations and drill room, and secured an appropriation of seventy thousand dollars for that purpose. He takes a deep interest in everything pertaining to the military de; partment of the country, and with a just apprecia- tion of the obligations of citizenship he is as true to his country and her welfare to-day as when upon southern battlefields he quickly responded to the bugle's call “To arms!” WILLIAM TEBBE. William Tebbe has almost reached the seventieth milestone on life's journey, and is now living retired after a long and honorable connection with active - He was born in the province of Pricementon, Germany, July 12, 1831, and is a son of William and Sophia (Killman) Tebbe. They came to America in 1843, taking up their abode in the town of New Lots, now included within the corpora- tion limits of the city of Brooklyn. There they spent their remaining days, the father passing away in 1871, while the mother was called to her final rest in 1880. After useful and well spent lives they lie at rest in the Evergreen cemetery. William Tebbe received a limited education and early started out in life on his own account. On leaving school he served an apprenticeship at the tailor's trade and followed that pursuit until 1864, at which date he became pro- prietor of a hotel. He was from that time until his retirement in 1895 engaged in the hotel business and was a very popular host, whose attention to the wants of his patrons, his genuine interest in their comfort and welfare and his careful conduct of his business interests won for him a liberal share of the public patronage. - - On the 27th of October, 1853, in East. New York, Mr. Tebbe was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Erhlish, a daughter of John and Christina Erhlish. She was born in Saxony, April 29, 1835, and with her parents came to America when thirteen years of age, since which time she has continuously resided in East New York. Her mother died in 1872 and her . father passed away in 1880. By her marriage to Mr. Tebbe she has become the mother of two chil- dren: Gustof, who was born September 15, 1857; and Louis, born March 8, 1860. The latter. married Elizabeth Zecker and is a prominent grocer of East New York. Mr. and Mrs. Tebbe belong to the Gerr man Lutheran church. . . . . - His political belief is in harmony with Republican principles, and, though he has never sought office, 154 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. he takes a deep interest in political affairs, keeping well informed on the issues of the day. He is truly a self-made man who owes his advancement to his own efforts. Steadily he has worked his way upward, overcoming all difficulties and obstacles in his path by earnest, persevering purpose. He now ranks among those whose success in former years enables them to enjoy an honorable retirement, from labor. . * HENRY VOLLMER. Henry Vollmer, proprietor of the Monumental Granite & Marble Works, opposite Salem Field ceme- tery at Cypress Hills, Long Island, is a popular and progressive citizen of the twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn. His birth occurred November 24, 1855, in the city which is still his home, his parents being Maurice and Catherine (Propheter) Vollmer. His father was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and in I848 came to America, locating in Brooklyn. In his native country he had learned the trade of marble- cutting, and after taking up his abode in the new world followed the same occupation, his place of business being located near Greenwood cemetery. There he remained until 1864, when he removed to the premises now occupied by his son Henry. Maurice Vollmer was married in Brooklyn, in 1853, to Miss Catherine Propheter, and they became the parents of five children: William, who is re- siding on Jamaica avenue, Brooklyn; Henry; Eliza- beth, widow of Alexander Layton; Victor, who died at the age of eleven years; and Edward R., an at- torney at law, residing in Brooklyn. The father was a member of Tyrian Lodge, F. & A. M., and was a prominent and progressive-spirited citizen, respected by all who knew him. He died in Brooklyn in 1881, and his wife died in November, 1900, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Layton. ... • In the public schools Henry Vollmer pursued his preliminary education which was supplemented by a course in Brown's Business College of Brooklyn. He learned the trade of marble-cutting in the shop con- ducted by his father and throughout his business career has followed the occupation of a marble and granite worker. After his father’s death, he and his brother William entered into partnership and con- ducted the business under the firm name of Vollmer Brothers until 1887, when the business relations be- tween them was dissolved by mutual consent and our subject carried on the enterprise alone up to the pres- ent time. He enjoys a large and growing trade and many fine specimens of his handiwork adorn the cem- eteries of Brooklyn. On the 16th of November, 1888, in this city, oc- curred the marriage of Mr. Vollmer and Miss Clara Krumbhorn, a daughter of Louis and Amelia Krumb- horn. They now have two children, Edna and Har- old Leighton. Mr. Vollmer is a member of Pro- gressive Lodge, K. P., and holds membership in the Protestant Episcopal church. In his political views he is a Republican and was the last excise commis- sioner elected in the town of New Lots. He served as treasurer of the school board for the third dis- trict of the town of New Lots two years, and in 1893 was elected to the common council, serving through 1894 and 1895, his public duties having been dis- charged with promptness and fidelity, and he is known as a highly trustworthy and reliable officer, citizen and business man. * GEORGE K. GILLULY. George K. Gilluly comes of Scotch ancestry, both of his parents being natives of “auld Scotia.” His father was actively identified with various Scottish organizations—military, social and benevolent—and was probably as widely known as any Scotsman resident of the metropolis. The subject of this sketch was born in New York city May 17, 1854, and continued in school, in public and private in- stitutions, until his removal to Brooklyn. He began his business career as a newspaper writer and sub- Sequently entered public service, filling the position of under sheriff from 1887 until 1890. After his re- tirement from that position he was appointed super- vising inspector of contract labor at the port of New York, and then entered upon private business in- terests as the secretary of the Union Typewriter Company, of New York, with offices at No. 280. Broadway. He has since been elected a director of the company, and in the management of the enter- prise his influence is felt for good. Mr. Gilluly was united in marriage to Miss Mat- tie Washington, who is a member of the celebrated Virginian family of that name and a granddaughter of Lund Washington, whose family removed from the Old Dominion to Pennsylvania. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gilluly have been born two children. Socially our subject is connected with Altair Lodge, F. & A. M., has taken the degrees of the Scottish rite and is a noble of Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is also interested in matters military and is a veteran of the Forty-seventh Regiment, in which he creditably served for eleven years. But while well known in military, fraternal and business circles, Mr. Gilluly has also gained a wide reputation as a political leader, his work in this direction making him widely known in political cir- cles throughout the Empire state. He was reared in the eighteenth assembly district, twenty-fourth ward, and has been a member of the Republican gen- eral committee since 1881, and in that and the suc- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 155 ceeding year he served as its secretary. He was also one of the secretaries of the Republican state com- mittee in 1885 and 1886, and has been secretary of various campaign committees, both local and state. His experience and ability in that direction make his services very valuable and he is much in de- mand by party leaders who recognize his efficiency and merit. He was one of the first to start the movement in favor of Charles A. Schieren for mayor, and was one of the committee of ten that appointed the committee of one hundred that brought about his nomination. Mr. Gilluly is always chosen as a delegate to the county and state conventions, and his sound judgment and excellent ideas bear weight in shaping the party policy. On several occasions he had served as secretary of the state conventions. He has a firm belief in the justice of Republican principles and in their power to promote the best interests of the nation, and with this belief as a spur to effort he labors untiringly in advocacy of the party. As a citizen he is public-spirited and progressive and withholds his co-operation from no movement which he believes will contribute to the general progress. He has been identified with the Union League Club since 1888 and has served on various important committees of the organization, among which was the one having charge of the memorial exercises at the unveiling of the Grant statue ; also a member of the Crescent Athletic Club and the Amaranth Dramatic Society. He is a man of marked individuality, of strong force of char- acter, and possesses those qualities of sociability and genuine consideration and courtesy which every- where command friendship and respect. JOHN S. YOUNG, M. D. One of the venerable physicians of Brooklyn, Dr. John S. Young passed away September 23, 1895, and in his death the community lost one of its valued and representative citizens, a man whom to know was to respect and honor. He was graduated with the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts in St. John's College, of Fordham, New York, and received the degree of Master of Arts in 1854. His medical preceptor was the late Henry J. Cullen, M. D., and he won his med- 'ical degree from the College of Physicians and Sur- geons of New York, in which institution he was graduated in 1854. The same year he opened an office and began the private practice of his profession in Brooklyn. In 1859 he became a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings and held the office of assistant secretary in 1862-3, being secretary from 1863 until 1869, while in 1871 he held the office of vice-president. He left the society in 1889, after long connection therewith. He was secretary of the of the city. board of health from 1888 until 1892, and was deputy commissioner from 1892 until 1896. He was also a member of the Emerald and St. Patrick Societies and of the Union Democratic Club, and was United States pension examiner at the time of his death. His ability in the line of his chosen calling won him success and prominence almost from the beginning of his professional career, and for many years he was known as one of the distinguished physicians of Brooklyn. THOMAS F. YOUNG, M. D. Thomas F. Young, a son of John Sylvester Young, was born in Brooklyn, October 29, 1865, and died about a month after the death of his father. Although his life period was short in the years of manhood, he won a place of distinction as one of the leading representatives of the medical fraternity. He was graduated at the Long Island College Hos- pital in 1891, after having received his literary edu- cation in the public schools of Brooklyn. During the year following his graduation he was ambulance surgeon in the Brooklyn Hospital, and then began private practice at No. 139 Adelphi street. His preparation had been thorough and he was well qualified for his chosen profession. His patronage steadily and constantly increased and his efforts were attended with gratifying results, indicating his Imarked skill and ability. In 1892 he became a mem- ber of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, and for a short time prior to his death he held the position of visiting surgeon in St. Mary’s Female Hospital. He was also United States pension exam- iner at the time of his death, which occurred on the 26th of October, 1895, just before he had completed his thirtieth year. He was a young man of promise, of strong mentality and marked individuality, and, had his life been spared, would no doubt have at- tained to a foremost rank in the medical fraternity GEORGEN YOUNG. George N. Young, the well-known assistant sec- retary of the Democratic general committee of Kings county, is a popular representative of the Democracy in Brooklyn. He has resided in this city since his birth, which occurred March 14, 1870, his father be- ing Dr. John S. Young. He was reared in Brooklyn, obtained his early education in the public schools, was graduated in school No. 5, and in the high school and afterward spent two years in St. Francis College. In 1889 he entered the employ of the American Express Company, with which corporation he was connected for six years. He has long taken 156 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. a very active and earnest interest in political affairs, keeping well informed on the issues of the day and doing all in his power to promote the growth and insure the success of his party. During the Bryan campaign of 1896 he served as assistant secretary of the Kings county general committee and in 1898 he again took up the duties of that office, having since filled the position, giving his entire time to his work. His opinions are regarded as authority, on all matters pertaining to Democracy in Brooklyn. . A local journal writes of him in this connection as follows: “The vast amount of patronage at the disposal of the Democratic party in Kings county at the present time calls for diplomaey and good judgment in its dispensing. The man who knows the ins and outs *Of this work, the practical end of the politics of the borough, perhaps better than any other man is George N. Young, assistant secretary of the Kings county general committee. - - boy, Mr. Young has an old head on his shoulders and is implicitly trusted by Mr. Shevlin, the active representative of the Willoughbly street organiza- tion. While possessing the confidence of the or- ganized leaders, Mr. Young is trusted by the assem- bly district representatives. He knows them all in- timately and meets them and some of their constitu- •ents every day. He is always to be found at the headquarters of the committee in Jefferson Hall from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon. He keeps the eligible lists of employes and knows when each went into office and when the time expires, and can call off by heart almost every office holder in the city, with his district and backers. In a cam- paign his knowledge of detail is of great advantage to the chairman.” * . Mr. Young is a member of the Washington Club of the Eleventh district. He was married, in 1896, to Miss Emma V. White, daughter of the late Francis H. White, of Brooklyn, and they occupy a pleasant home at No. 561 Park Place, their home being noted for its gracious hospitality. . REV. JOHN B. ZENTGRAF. AND THE CHURCH OF “our LADY OF SORRows.” The Church of “Our Lady of Sorrows” is lo- -cated at Morgan avenue and Harrison Place, Brook- lyn. Ground was purchased there, in 1888, by the Sisters of St. Dominic, who presented one lot as a part of a site for a church edifice to be erected at that place. then in charge of the parish, bought two additional lots, and the house of worship was finished as soon as was possible and was dedicated February 26, 1890, by the Right Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., Owing Ato failing health, Father Whillman was obliged to Scarcely more than a work in a steel works. the works of the Patent Shaft & Axletree Com- The Rev. John Whillman, who was resign charge of the parish, and the Rev. John B. Zentgraf was appointed rector March 5, 1890. Dur- ing his administration Father Zentgraf has bought seven additional lots and has built an addition of thirty-five feet to the church, increasing its length to ninety-five feet, has made many modern improve- ments to the interior of the church, has erected a pastoral residence, and was instrumental in having the street before the church graded. In 1890 a convent was completed and in 1892 an orphans' home was built, which shelters more than three hundred children and is under the care of the Sisters of St. Dominic. - - . . . The Rev. John B. Zentgraf was born in the diocese of Brooklyn February 4, 1858, and was grad- uated at St. Francis Xavier College, New York, in 1882, with the degree of M. A. He then entered the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, Suspension Bridge, New York, where he completed his theo- logical studies and was ordained priest June 19, 1886, by the Right Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buffalo. After his ordination he was ap- pointed assistant to the Right Rev. Michael May, V. G., and served faithfully and efficiently in that capacity for four years and a half until his ap- pointment as rector of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. - , , The curates who assisted in ministering to the spiritual needs of this parish were: The Rev. Joseph Mertens and the Rev. Francis Videnz. Since July, 1901, the rector has been without an assistant. JAMES E. YORK. James E. York is acknowledged to be one of the best informed men in all branches of iron and steel manufacturing, with its many ramifications, having taken an active part in its development in this coun- try from its very infancy. He is thoroughly con- versant with its various phases and potentialities. Born in England, February 3, 1846, at Wednes- bury, South Staffordshire, Mr. York served his ap- prenticeship at this business in the only way in which a complete and accurate mastery of details can be acquired,—by actual manipulation and hard After twelve years spent at pany, Mr. York sought, like so many have done, a wider scope for his talents, and came to this country at a time when as yet its immense manufacturing developments were only in their very inception. He obtained a position at Troy in connection with one of the earliest Bessemer steel plants erected in the United States, and carried out projects and improve- ments there that surprised much older heads than his own. His next position was at Akron, Ohio, OUR LADY OF SORROWS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND REVI. J. B. ZENTGRĀF, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 157 where he had charge of the finishing department of the Akron Iron Company, and then of the finishing department of Swift's Iron & Steel Works at New- port, Kentucky. During this period he introduced patented improvements in the iron and steel business of great value and which are now in general use. The Burgess Iron & Steel Works at Portsmouth, Ohio, next claimed his attention, and as its manager he succeeded in putting it into a flourishing condi- tion, although at the time he took matters in hand it was almost looked upon as a “forlorn hope.” These works were for twenty years in the hands of the York family, until they were finally merged into the Crucible Steel Company of America. The next work that engaged his energies was the rebuilding of the New York & Ohio Works at Ironton, Ohio, and he subsequently became the manager of the Birmingham Rolling Mill at Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. York afterward organized the works of the York Iron Company at Black River Falls, Wiscon- sin, and when this plant had been put into successful operation he proceeded, at the request of the citizens of Ashland, that state, to form the Ashland Iron & Steel Company, and built the phenomenal furnace there which up to the present time is the largest and most successful charcoal blast furnace in the world. During these years Mr. York frequently spoke in public on important phases of the iron and steel in- dustry and on the suitability of locations at the head of Lake Superior, and he may be regarded as the pioneer of the movement to establish steel works and blast furnaces at that, point. He was known as the “Iron Giant,” on account of the largeness of the plans he promoted to further the iron and steel business and the gigantic possibilities he thereby opened up for that part of the country. The citi- zens of Duluth enlisted his aid in the development of business in their town. Living there and fully recognizing the importance of the immense iron ore deposits in that neighborhood, he organized the Ironton Structural Steel Company and built works under the York patents for the manufacture of structural steel. These patents have since been adopted in Germany and a large manufactory erected there. At the present time Mr. York is interested chiefly in utilizing his scientific and practical knowl- edge to introduce patented methods by which steel can be brought into more general and at the same time more economic use. Kindness, amiability and courtesy not only char- acterize his social relations, but are a marked feature in his business life, and the humble employe never sees a trace of the overbearing taskmaster in him. That the relations have always been of the pleasant- est character is indicated by the fact that there has } never been a strike in any of his mills. He believes in paying good wages and his employes know that faithful service will mean for them a good financial return, and will bring promotion as opportunity OCCUITS. Mr. York was married January 22, 1874, in Ports- mouth, Ohio, to Miss Mary Elizabeth McConnell, a daughter of Samuel McConnell, of that place, and they have one child, Howard P. Mr. York attends. St. Paul’s Episcopal church, . Flatbush, and makes his home at No. 1811 Albemarle Road, Flatbush. He belongs to the Midwood Club, the Engineers' Club, the Iron and Steel Institute of London, Eng- land, and also the American Institute of Mining Engineers, New York. tº To the subject of this review there has come the attainment of a distinguished position in connection. with the great material industries and financial in- stitutions of our nation, and his efforts have been so, discerningly directed along well defined lines that he seems to have realized at any one point of progress the full measure of his possibilities for ac- complishment at that point. A man of distinctive and forceful individuality, of broad mentality and most mature judgment, he has left and is leaving his impress upon the industrial world, while his study of economic questions and matters of public polity has been so close, practical and comprehensive that his judgment is relied upon and his utterances have weight in those circles where the material progress of the nation is centered. sº FRANK BOND. The late Frank Bond, M. D., was one of the: oldest medical practitioners of Brooklyn, who for years occupied a distinguished position in connection with the medical fraternity. He was born in Springfield, Erie county, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1827, a son of Benjamin J. and Bethia (Avery) Bond. When he was thirteen years of age he went to live with an uncle in Charlemont, Massachusetts, where he remained for seven years. He then taught School in West Sringfield, Erie county, Pennsyl- vania, three months and attended the spring term of the Erie Academy. Subsequently he was for two. years a student in the Grand River Institute, Ohio, and was graduated at Williams College in the class of 1854, with the degree of bachelor of arts. Re- moving to the west, Dr. Bond was employed as a school-teacher' in Jefferson township, Iowa, for two months, and then took up the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. Sanders, of Iowa City. In 1855-6 he attended the lectures of the celebrated Dr. Pope, of St. Louis, and in 1857 was graduated 158 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in the medical department of the University of New York. During the succeeding seven years he de- voted the greater part of his time to dispensary work in New York and Brooklyn, and in November, 1864, he purchased a residence at the northeast corner of Court and State streets, where he remained for thirteen years. In 1870 he purchased the build- ing site still occupied by the family, erecting his residence thereon, and at his home he maintained his office. For many years he enjoyed a very large and lucrative general practice, and his ability gained . He him rank among the leaders of his profession. was a close and earnest student of the science of medicine, keeping himself well abreast of the prog- ress that has ever characterized his calling. He died February 10, 1901, of pneumonia, after an illness of about three weeks. - In October, 1856, Dr. Bond was united in mar- riage to Ellen Matthews, a daughter of A. D. Matthews, a well-known dry-goods merchant of Brooklyn. They had two children: Charles F., a builder and contractor of Brooklyn; and Lizzie Belle. The Doctor was, as are his family, a mem- ber of the First Baptist church of Brooklyn. The Doctor was a most highly esteemed gentleman, re- spected for his many excellencies of character, as well as his splendid professional attainments, and occupied an enviable position in social circles. The family are greatly respected. - REV. FREDERICK MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, AND CHURCH of THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS. As shown by its records, the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, at Winfieldſ Junction, Long Island, was established in 1854. The Rev. Father Brunmann, who had been its rector, left the parish in 1857 and was succeeded by the Rev. Ignatius Theodore Goetz, who came January I, I858, and was rector of the parish until January I, I867. His successor was the Rev. Ignatius Zeller, and Father Zeller was succeeded by the Rev. Peter Dauffenbach in January, 1875. During his admin- . istration Rev. Father Dauffenbach built the church at Schuetzen Park, the church at Corona, a church at Woodside and a church at Maspeth, and he also organized the Polish congregation at Newtown. Dur- ing his rectorship the entire property of the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, at Winfield Junction, was destroyed by fire, but Father Dauffenbach, not discouraged, at once began to re- build the church, rectory and school-house. He re- signed the rectorship of the parish early in Octo- ber, 1895, and the Rev. Aloysius Steffen, his suc- cessor, began his labors on the Ioth of that month. During his administration in the parish of Winfield Junction Rev. Father Dauffenbach endeared himself not only to his Catholic parishoners but gained the love and respect of all who had the pleasure of com- ing in contact with him, and it was with a feeling of deep sadness that they learned the Rt. Rev. Bishop had appointed him rector of Holy Trinity church, the largest and most important German Catholic church in Brooklyn. - - Rev. Aloysius Steffen was born in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Germany, September 15, 1857. He came of a devout Catholic family, and his father, a na- tive of Oldenburg, passed his entire life there. Rev. Father Steffen received his early education in the model Schools of his native land, and after com- pleting his studies there he came to America and entered St. Michael's College at Pittsburg, Penn- sylvania, and later took a course at St. Vincent's College, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. In 1880, having completed his theological studies, Father Steffen was ordained to the priesthood by the Right Rev. O. Fabre, bishop of Montreal, Canada. Not long after his ordination he was appointed as- sistant to the Rev. Augustus M. Nieman, his cousin, at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic church, East New York, winere he served four years. In 1885 he was appointed rector of St. Elizabeth's church, Wood- haven, Long Island, and was in charge of that parish until October 10, 1895, when he was appointed rector of the church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, at Winfield Junction, where he 1abored zealously for the welfare of the parish and worked faithfully for the advancement of the Cath- olic cause. Although Rev. Father Steffen gave the greater part of his time to the care of his parish and its people, he took much interest in outside affairs and no good cause was allowed to fall for lack of his support. He died November 14, 1899, deeply mourned by his parishoners and all who had known him. The Rev. Frederick Michael Schneider, who suc- ceeded the late Rev. Aloysius Steffen as the rector of the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, under appointment dated November 14, 1899, is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and was born October 31, 1864. He was left an orphan at the age of six years, and through the instrumentality of Rev. Father Dauffenbach he was placed in St. Vincent's College, Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania, where he highly distinguished himself. In 1886 he graduated at St. Francis Xavier College, New York, and in the following fall matriculated in the Royal Imperial University of Tyrol, Austria, where he began and completed his theological studies. He was ordained to the priesthood at Innsbruck, º REVI, FREDERICK. M. SCHNEIDER.CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 159 July 26, 1890, and the following year, in June, re- turned to America and was appointed assistant at St. Leonard's church, Brooklyn, where he remained until 1893. His next appointment was to the Italian church of St. Michael the Archangel. After serv- ing the last named parish for a short time he was appointed assistant at St. James' Pro-Cathedral. He was later reappointed to St. Leonard's church, where he remained until he was appointed to Winfield. During his stay at St. Leonard's he was acting rector for nine months of that parish, and acting rector of St. Barbara's church for one month. FRANZ DECK. Franz Deck has reached the seventy-fourth mile- stone on life's journey, and for almost a half century has resided in Brooklyn. He therefore came to Amer- ica in early manhood and throughout the period of his active connection with business affairs he has lived in the city which is now his home. His history is familiar to a large circle of friends who have rea- son to respect him for his sterling worth and his con- scientious fidelity to duty. Mr. Deck was born in the village of Meckenheim, in the Rhinepfalz district of Bavaria, September 27, I826, and is one of three children born to Johannes and Margaurita (Fellinger) Deck. His brother An- ton married and reared a family in Germany, and Barbara, his only sister, also spent her entire life there. The subject of this review was left an orphan when only about seven years of age. His father died at that time, his mother having passed away a year or two previously. He was reared by relatives and was educated in the various places where he re- sided. At the age of fourteen he began learning the tailor's trade, following that pursuit as an appren- tice for five years and as a journeyman for five years, being employed in various states of the German em- pire. His advancement was not such as he desired and the ambitious young man resolved to seek a home in America where opportunity is not hampered by cast or class. Accordingly he sailed from Havre, France, on the 20th of September, 1849, as a pas- senger on the ship Piscatore. The voyage was un- eventful, and after forty-nine days spent upon the bosom of the deep landed in New York city, Novem- ber 9, 1849. Taking up his residence in Williams- burg, he here followed his trade in the employ of others until March, 1853, when he began business on his own account on a small scale. As the years passed, however, he was enabled to increase his facil- ities, owing to growing trade. In 1866 he purchased the premises at No. 29 Montrose avenue, where he began the manufacture of men's clothing on a more extensive scale, giving employment to a number of people. In 1868 he erected his home at No. 29 Mont- rose avenue, and here he has since resided. His business has been energetically prosecuted and the ex- cellence of his work, together with honorable meth- ods in trade transactions, has secured him a patron- age that has brought to him capital sufficient to en- able him to retire from active life. In his work he was ably assisted by his wife, who has indeed proved to him a faithful companion and helpmate on life’s journey." The lady who now bears the name of Mrs. Deck was in her maidenhood Sybilla Zahn, a daughter of Philip Daniel and Sybilla (Raquet) Zahn. Her mother was of French descent, while her father was of German lineage. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Deck occurred in New York city, March 26, 1853, and eight children were born of the union, but three are now deceased, namely: Sybilla and Bertha, who died in early life, and Augusta, wife of Julius Bitner. Her death occurred in 1880. The living members of the family are: Emma, wife of John H. Schumann, of Brooklyn; Francisca, who married Julius Bitner after her sister's death; Franz A., who wedded Wil- helmina Glueckner and makes his home in Brooklyn; Henry C., who wedded Clara Kock, of this city; and Sylvia, wife of Alfred Uhlig, also of Brooklyn. Mr. Deck is a member of Copernicus Lodge, No. 545, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn, and is holding office therein. He is also an honorary member of Nord Americk Tuerner Bund, with which he has been identified since 1854. His ready adoption of Ameri- can business methods, combined with a thoroughness and perseverance so characteristic of the German race, gained for him a leading position in social cir- cles and were the means of making his present re- tirement from business possible. His life record should serve to encourage others who are forced to begin their business career as he was—without cap- ital. S. L. BRINLEY. S. L. Brinley, a well-known commission mer- chant, whose office is at 29 Broadway, New York, and the late president of the Invincible Club of Brooklyn, has been well known in Republican poli- tics in that city for many years. He was born in the Eastern District in 1862, and received his education in public school No. 16, nineteenth ward, where he was reared. For several years, however, he has resided in the twenty-third ward, where he has taken an active interest in politics during that time. He is engaged in the gen- eral exporting business, his trade extending largely to West India ports. He was one of the organizers of the Invincible Club of Brooklyn, of which he had 160 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the honor of serving for three years as president, during which time the club enjoyed one of the most prosperous administrations in its existence, not only in growth of membership but in a financial way as well. He has been able to contribute practical help and strength to that organization, and has been for many years the recognized support of the club. Organized during Harrison's campaign as a purely campaign club, with one hundred and twenty mem- bers, it was duly incorporated the following spring, as the Iivincible Club of the Twenty-third Ward. In 1900 the name was changed to the In- vincible Club of Brooklyn, and at present has an enrolled membership of five hundred and fifty. Through the instrumentality of this club the twenty-third ward has been made strongly Republi- can, having been the banner Republican ward of the city in 1900. Under Mr. Brinley's administration as president the club rose to a prominent political as well as social position among the most popular clubs of Brooklyn, so that at the present time it is in a position to claim equal honors with its old-time competitor, the Union League Club. After Mr. Brinley's retirement as president, a surplus of ten thousand dollars was left in the treasury, which is a record for financial standing unequaled by any other club in the city. Having served as president for over three years, Mr. Brinley refused renomina- tion, when he was succeeded by the present incum- bent, Captain F. C. Elliott. Mr. Brinley is also a member of the Royal Ar- canum, the Stuyvesant Heights Club, the Levi P. Morton Club and the Seventeenth Assembly Dis- trict Club. Club see sketch of Captain F. C. Elliott.) JOHN D. HELMKEN. The old Bushwick district of Brooklyn is largely settled by citizens who claim the fatherland as the place of their nativity. Coming to America, with wonderful ease and rapidity they have become accus- tomed to and adopted the different customs of the new world, have mastered the language and have become one in thought and purpose with the native- born citizens, having deep regard for the welfare, progress and advancement of their adopted country. Such an one is John D. Helmken, who is now en- gaged in the grocery business at No. 1276 Bushwick aVent1e. He was born in Hanover, Germany, on the 9th of May, 1863, and is a son of Diedrick Helmken. He spent the first sixteen years of his life in the land of his nativity, and in 1879 crossed the broad Atlantic. He secured a position in a grocery store and was employed as a salesman for nine years, during which (For further history of the Invincible. time he completely mastered the business, both in principle and detail. With the capital he had ac- quired during that period, he then began business on his own account in 1889, and the following year he removed to his present location. He here has an ad- vantageous corner and is doing a good business, having a very large patronage. His customers gladly give him their trade on account of the excellent line of goods which he carries, his reasonable prices and his straightforward dealing. He employs five men and utilizes two wagons in the conduct of his busi- 116SS. e º - Mr. Helmken belongs to the Bedford Avenue Lu- theran church, and though his business makes heavy demands upon his time he yet finds opportunitiy to manifest his deep interest in movements and meas- ures pertaining to the general good. PATRICK F. LYNCH. Patrick F. Lynch, the well known and popular superintendent of the Wallabout Market, is num- bered among the native sons of Ireland, his birth having occurred in county Monaghan, Ireland, on the 16th of March, 1863, and his parents being Michael and Ann Lynch. He acquired his educa- tion in the town of Augrim in his native land, and came to America in 1880, when seventeen years of age. Here he secured a position as collector, and in 1890 embarked in business for himself, and in July, 1898, he was appointed to his present posi- tion as superintendent of the Wallabout Market, which he still controls. On the 24th of June, 1891, Mr. Lynch was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Slavin, a daughter of John and Catherine Slavin. They now have four children: Charles Francis ; Mary A. and Catherine A., twins; and John James. Mr. Lynch is a mem- ber of the Order of Foresters of America, and has been treasurer of that society for ten years. He belongs to J. J. Monahan Association, of which he is the founder, to the Catholic Benevolent Legion, to the Knights of Columbus, the Saratoga Social' Club, the Waverly B1cycle Club and St. Francis de Sales Young Men's Lyceum. He attends the church. of Presentation, Roman Catholic. In politics he has taken a very active interest and is a member of the Jefferson Democratic Club of the sixteenth assembly district, and of the Kings County Dem- ocratic Club, in which he has served on the ex- ecutive committee. He does all in his power to promote the cause of his party and his influence is widely and strongly felt. He is the standard bearer of P. F. Lynch Democratic Association, of the six- teenth assembly district of Kings county, an associa- tion called after himself in 1890, and also acted as: HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 161. treasurer since its organization. He is also a prom- inent factor in social and fraternal circles and en- joys the high regard of many with whom he is thus associated. In his business he has met with gratifying prosperity. He came to America without capital, but his strong determination and unfaltering energy have enabled him to work his way upward from a humble place to one of affluence. J. T. DURYEA, M. D. Dr. Duryea has devoted his life to one of the most exacting of all the higher lines of occupation to which a man may lend his energies. The most scrupulous preliminary training is demanded and a nicety of judgment little understood by the laity. Then again that profession brings its devotees into almost constant association with the sadder phases of life, those of pain and suffering, so that a mind capable of great self-control, and a heart responsive and sympathetic are essential attributes to him who would essay the practice of the -healing art. Thus when professional success is attained in any instance it may be taken as certain that such measure of suc- cess has been not an accident but a logical result. He whose name introduces this review is a dis- tinguished physician and surgeon of Brooklyn, who to-day occupies the very important position of gen- eral medical superintendent of the hospitals for the department of public charities for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. His high standing in the pro- fession is an indication of his ability, and in the posi- tion which he is now filling he has won the highest commendaton of all who are competent critics. Dr. Duryea was born in Manhasset, Long Island, November II, 1865. His father, Sanford B. Duryea, was also a native of that locality and was a son of Hewlett Duryea. The 'ancestry of the family can be traced back to Joost Durie, who was the first emigrant. He was a French Huguenot, who left Manheim and crossed the Atlantic to the new world, taking up his abode at Bushwick, Long Island. The name has been variously spelled, Durie, Durye and Duryea. Sanford B. Duryea, the father of our sub- ject, went to Australia when a young man, but in 1864 returned to his native land, taking up his abode in Manhasset, Long Island. He was a very active and faithful member of the Presbyterian church and for many years was a deacon in the church on Schermerhorn street, of which Dr. DeWitt Talmage was the pastor. He is now a resident of Los An- geles, California. He married Miss Ellen Luder. Among their children was Dr. J. T. Duryea of this review. - In the public schools of Brooklyn the Doctor acquired his literary education, and his professional 1 1 X - training was obtained in the Bellevue Medical Col- lege, New York, in which he was graduated in 1889. He then accepted a position as interne in the Kings County Hospital, and after a year was made assist- ant Superintendent, while on the 1st of March, 1893, he was chosen its superintendent. In December of the same year he organized and was made superin- tendent of a hospital for contagious diseases, and was appointed medical expert on contagious diseases for the city. On the 15th of December, 1896, he received the appointment of medical superintendent of the Kings County Hospital, and on the 1st of January, IQ00, he was made superintendent of all the institutions belonging to the department of public charities of the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. These he has reorganized and placed upon a modern basis, making their work entirely in accord with the advanced methods and improved systems of the day. In the Kings County Hospital there are seven hun- dred patients under the care of sixty physicians, and one hundred nurses and one hundred employes are also connected with the institution. In the Kings County Almshouse there are sixteen hundred in- mates and one hundred employes; in the Kings County Infants' Hospital there are one hundred and fifty patients and forty employes; in the Kings County Hospital for the Feeble Minded there are one hundred patients and twenty employes; and in the Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital there are eighty employes. In addition to these Dr. Duryea has charge of the system of accepting about one thousand charity patients who are boarded in twenty-eight private hospitals throughout this city as there is not room in the city institutions. Great is the responsi- bility which rests upon a physician and this Dr. Duryea recognizes. He is most devoted to his work and puts forth every effort to attain the pro- ficiency that will enable him to perform well the task that he has undertaken, the preservation of life. and the restoration of health. Naturally his prac- tice is of the most general character and his knowl- edge is comprehensive, profound and accurate. He has written a number of valuable papers on medical, subjects that have elicited the attention and respect: of the profession. He holds membership in the Na-. tional Society of Hospital Superintendents, in the National Society for the Study of Inebriates, in the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Kings County Medical Society, the Associated Physi- cians of Long Island and the Physicians Mutual Aid Association of New York. - On the 19th of November, 1892, Dr. Duryea was married to Miss Martha M. Bush, a daughter of S. R. Bush, of Easton, Pennsylvania. She is a mem- ber of the Emanuel Presbyterian church, at Flat- bush, and by her marriage has become the mother. 162 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. of two nice little children, Dorothy and Helen R. His married life has been singularly happy and the charm of the family circle an abiding inspiration. Dr. Duryea is still in the early prime of life and his record, already brilliant beyond the mature ac- complishment of most men, is still an open volume, awaiting the subsequent. chapters which the years of Service are yet to supply. HERMAN A. DELIUS. Among the worthy citizens that Germany has furnished to Brooklyn is numbered Herman A. Delius. The sturdy German element in our national commonwealth has been one of the most important in furthering the substantial and normal advance- ment of the country, for this is an element signally appreciative of practical values and also of the higher intellectuality which transcends all provincial confines. Well may any person take pride in trac- ing his lineage to such a source. He was born in Cottbus, in the province of Bran- denburg, Prussia, November 2, 1835. His ancestry can be traced back through eight generations to a time when the three members of the family of which there is any record were ministers of the gospel. The next five were merchants and manu- facturers. The earliest ancestor of whom any his- tory is extant was a minister at Little Bremen, Ger- many. His son, John Cornelius Delius, succeeded him in that pastorate and was in turn succeeded by his son, Gerhard Heinrich, who was born in 1640, married Beata Katrina Backmuden and died Feb- ruary 4, 1692. One of their children was John Daniel Delius, who died in October, 1707. He mar- ried Anna Katrina Mendus and had thirteen chil- dren, the fourth of whom, John Caspar, was baptized September 25, 1693. When he had arrived at man’s . estate he married Anna Magdalena Grotendrick, their union being blessed with four children. Their eldest, Daniel Adolph Delius, was born December 1, 1728, and was one of the ancestors of our subject in direct line. He was married, in 1751, to Maria Theodora Hartkamp, and after her death he was again married, February 26, 1760, his second union being with Johanne Margaretha Weber, who died in December, 1816. By their union there were seven children, the eldest being David Gotleib, who was born June 5, 1761, and was twice married, his sec- Ond union being with Marie Elizabeth Noble. They became the parents of four children. & Daniel Augustus, their youngest child, was born September 4, 1810, in Biehlefeld, in the province of Westphalia, Germany. He was a manufacturer of broadcloth and other kinds of cloth goods, and had large manufacturing interests in the fatherland, ship- ping his products extensively to the American mar- kets. He was also a wealthy ship-owner, and was regarded as one of the leading representatives of commercial interests in his section of the country. About 1840 he established branches of his business in Boston and Baltimore, and . in 1847 established a branch in New York, The following year he came with his family to America, taking up his abode in Brooklyn, from which time he devoted his entire attention to the New York business. He married Johanna Caroline Barnackie, and her death occurred in 1850. The following year he wedded his cousin, Clara Elenora Delius, who still survives him. By the first marriage were born nine children, as fol- lows: Anna Otile Elizabeth, born April 14, 1834; Herman A., November 2, 1835; Eugene Heinrich, born March 28, 1836, and now deceased; Carl Will- iam Heinrich, born February 16, 1838, and now de- ceased; Helen Alwine, who was born November 2, 1839, and has also passed away; Lucie Marie, who was born January 12, 1841, and is deceased; Valesca Lucie Marie, who was born December 21, 1842, and is deceased; Josephine Lucie Natalie, who was born May II, 1844, and is the wife of Harry Gillmore; and Peter Oscar, who was born September 9, 1848, and resides in Rockwood, Morgan county, Tennessee. By the second union there were two children: Arnold, who was born in 1852 and is deceased; and Robert, who was born in 1853. Herman A. Delius spent his early boyhood days in his native land and there began his education; but in 1848, when a youth of twelve years, he came with his parents to the United States, completing his studies in the schools of Brooklyn. On putting aside his text-books he prepared for an active busi- ness career by serving an apprenticeship to the trade of machinist and engineer, and on completing his term followed those pursuits until 1859. In that year he entered the United States Navy as an en- gineer and served on several different vessels. Dur- ing the war of the Rebellion he was engineer on the Steamers Tuscorona, Vicksburg, Minnesota and Nyack, but in 1865 he resigned his position in the navy and engaged in his present business, that of undertaking and embalming. Between the years 1865 and 1868 he studied with the view of enter- ing the ministry, but was prevented from carrying out his plans, and thus for many years he has fol- lowed his present vocation. He taught the first school for embalming in Brooklyn, and his opinions are regarded as authority in everything connected with that pursuit. Mr. Delius was married in Brooklyn November 1, 1854, to Anna Marie Magee, and by their union were born fifteen children, but only five are living: Marie Elizabeth, born August 19, 1858, is the wife g HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 168 of Stephen F. Hill, of Tremont, New York, and has nine children; Adelaide Melvin is the wife of William A. Brady, of Brooklyn, and they have three children; Herman, twin brother of Adelaide, born September 13, 1869, married Lena Childs and resides at Wallingford, Connecticut; Emma Lavina, Born August 31, 1871, and Anna Mabel Grace, born December 5, 1889, are at home. Their mother died November 24, 1890, and Mr. Delius was again mar- ried, June Io, 1896, when Emily Caroline Harris, a widow, became his wife. Mr. Delius is a member of Long Island Lodge, No. 352, F. & A. M., and is also a valued representative of the Masonic chap- ter. He holds membership and is a class-leader of the Bushwick Avenue Methodist Episcopal church and does all in his power to promote the work of the church. His career clearly illustrates the pos- sibilities that are open to young men in this coun- try, men who are persevering, have the courage of their convictions and are determined to be the architects of their own fortunes. When we judge by what he has accomplished, Mr. Delius’ right to a place among the representative citizens of Brook- lyn cannot be denied. - HENRY C. DUNHAM. Trade flowing through the various arteries of commercial activity gives life to communities, and those who control extensive interests, if they be con- ducted along legitimate lines, may well be termed the benefactors of the race, for they enable others to gain the means of livelihood, at the same time pre- serving their self-respect and independence. Henry Clay Dunham is identified with the industrial inter- ests through the manufacture of canvas and rubber goods and with mercantile interests through his sale of the same. He is numbered among the native sons of Brook- lyn, his birth having occurred at the family home on Pearl street, March 19, 1843, his parents being Eben- ezer Woodruff and Maria (Trappall) Dunham. He pursued his education in schools Nos. I and 5, and at the age of twelve started out in life for himself. He secured a position in a shoe store and afterward worked in a drug store. Subsequently he learned the trade of sail-making and followed that vocation for three years. Before the country became involved in sectional strife and at the age of eighteen years he put aside all personal considerations and offered his services to the government, enlisting in the Eighty-seventh Regiment, as a member of Company G, on the Ioth of September, 1861. was formed of Brooklyn men and was sent to Wash- ington and Alexandria, acting in defense of the capital city under Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, who was This command. shot while engaged in that service. Mr. Dunham with his regiment afterward joined McClellan's ex- pedition down the peninsula, and contracted typhoid fever at the Cumberland landing on the Paymonka river, Virginia. He was sent to the Yorktown hos- pital, and while there his death was announced, and the statement circulated widely through the papers, being published in a Brooklyn paper. His father at once hastened to Yorktown to bring home the body, and after examining a number of corpses and failing to identify any as that of his son, he gave up the search and returned home. In the meantime the son had been sent aboard the transport “S. R. Spaulding,” and was discharged by Dr. Sloan for disability. Soon, however, he recuperated and re- enlisted as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth New York Regiment, under Colonel, afterward General, Edward L. Molineaux. This sec- ond enlistment occurred September 6, 1862, and on the 5th of December the command started with the Banks expedition for New Orleans and into the Baton Rouge country. They proceeded up the river until the fleet concentrated and then proceeded to an: chor opposite New Orleans, and the next day contin- ued until they reached Baton Rouge, where, under the protection of the guns of the iron-clad gunboat “Essex,” they landed and charged up the hill, taking possession of the city. After garrisoning the place for three months a detachment under Colonel Moli- neaux made a reconnoitre and burned the bridge be-, tween Clinton and Port Hudson. Subsequently Mr. Dunham participated in the battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana, where one hundred men and a number of officers were lost, while Colonel Molineaux was wounded by a gunshot in the mouth. In that engage- ment one hundred and forty men and officers fell in the brief space of seven minutes. Mr. Dunham was also in the engagements at New Iberia, Ver- million, Vermillion Bayou and Washington, Louisi- ana. He then returned to Brazos City, foraging on the way, the troops seizing horses and cattle to pre- vent them falling into the hands of the enemy. With his command our subject served in all the Port Hudson campaign engagements, was in the Red River expedition under Banks, and in the battles of Alex- andria, Pinesville, Marksville, Mansura Plains, Yel- low Bayou and Atchafalaya river. Subsequently he was in the expedition to Fort Adams, and was wounded in the leg at the battle of Williamsburg, while he was a member of the Eighty-seventh Regi- ment. After serving throughout the greater part of the war he was honorably discharged and returned home with a most creditable military record. Since his return Mr. Dunham has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of rubber goods and in the manufacture of sails and awnings at No. 718 164 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Manhattan avenue. His business career has been attended with a gratifying degree of success and the volume of his trade is constantly increasing. Mr. Dunham has been very prominent in G. A. R. circles. In 1867 he became a member of Rankin Post, and in 1877 was one of the organizers of the Barbara Frietchie Post, No. II, with which he has since been identified. He has served as sergeant, chaplain, junior vice-commander, as delegate to the memorial committee of Kings county for several years, and was several times a delegate to the depart- ment encampment. He is the president of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth N. Y. S. V. Veteran Asso- ciation, and also a member of the War Veterans and Sons' Association, in which he has served on the executive committee. He is also president of the Seventeenth Ward War Veterans' League. Socially he is connected with Osceola Council of the Royal Arcanum; with Olive Leaf Lodge, No. 333, I. O. O. F.; and for twenty-five years has been a member of the Continental Glee Club, having taken an active part in all campaign work in the interest of the Republican party since 1856. . Mr. Dunham was married July 14, 1867, to Ida Corwin, of Belport, Long Island. They became the parents of four children, but Henry C., the first born, and Howard, the youngest, are both deceased. Those still living are Josephine and Ralph. Mr. Dunham is as true and loyal to his duties of citizenship as when he followed the old flag upon southern battle-fields. WILLIAM VINCENT DEE, M. D. Among the younger representatives of the medical fraternity in Brooklyn is Dr. Dee, but success is not measured by years, but by capability and the im- provement of opportunity so that one's powers, both natural and acquired, are called into fullest play in the mastery of the work to which the individual gives his attention. It has been by close application and thorough preparation, supplementing strong mental- ity, that Dr. Dee has risen to a position in the medi- cal fraternity that many an older practitioner might well envy. - The Doctor is a native of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Yonkers, New York, on the 16th of April, 1865, his parents being Michael and Johanna (O’Brien) Dee, both of whom were natives of Ireland. When quite young the parents came to the United States, attained to mature years in this country and were married in New York. The father was a machinist by trade and engaged in that line of business until his demise, which occurred in 1896, when he was sixty-eight years of age. His widow still survives him and yet makes her home in Yonkers. They were the parents of a large family of children, but only three reached years of maturity, while one of these, John Dee, died at the age of twenty-three years. The surviving members are Henry, a machin- ist of Yonkers, and William Vincent. The Doctor pursued his education in the parochial schools of his native town, and was graduated from the New York College of Pharmacy in 1886, follow- ing the drug business in New York city and Brook- lyn from that time until 1890. In the meantime he had determined to engage in the practice of medicine, and in order to prepare for the work he entered the Long Island College Hospital, in which he pur- sued a thorough and systematic course and was graduated with the class of 1893. His knowledge of drugs, their properties and curative powers, added to his understanding of the principles and practices of the medical science, renders him particularly skilled and this fact has been recognized by the public, which accords him a very liberal patronage that is con- stantly increasing. Soon after securing his degree he opened an office and established himself in prac- tice, in which he has been very successful. He is con- tinually studying, adding information and carrying his researches and investigations into new fields. He is a member of the Kings County Medical Society, and socially is connected with the Knights of Co- lumbus, while with St. James's Catholic church he also holds membership. The Doctor is a young man of strong mentality and keen sagacity, supplementing a laudable ambition. His is a nature that could never content itself with mediocrity, and already he has experienced the pleasures of marked success, and undoubtedly the future holds in store for him still greater advancement. HENRY C. BOHACK. Henry Christian Bohack was born in the village of Amt Otterndorf, in the province of Hanover, Ger- many, and was one of the five children—three sons and two daughters—of Christian and Christina (Postel) Bohack, who were also nátives of the same locality. Industry was one of the strongest char- acteristics of the family, and as it is the basis of all success Mr. Bohack has reason to congratulate himself that he inherited the predominant family trait. He pursued his education in the public schools of his native land and was employed on a farm there prior to 1882, when, at the age of seventeen years, he came to America, believing that he might better his financial condition in the new world. Soon after his arrival he secured a position as salesman in a grocery store at the corner of Hewes street and Broadway, and at length, as the result of his industry and economy, he was enabled to engage in business on his own account, opening a HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 165 store at Ewen and Boerum streets in 1888. His success seemed almost phenomenal. His patronage steadily increased and he extended the field of his labors, opening one store after another until he was conducting eight different groceries. At the present time he has five fine grocery stores on Broadway and another at No. 3005 Fulton street, Brooklyn, and a wholesale warehouse at No. 1628 Broadway. He evidently believes in employing courteous, active men, for he has an excellent corps of efficient employes. He carries goods of high grades, his stores are neat and attractive in appear- ance and his prices are reasonable. His sales amount to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars per year and his labors result in bringing to him a handsome profit. His employes number fifty and ten horses are used in the delivery of purchases. That he con- ducts the largest retail grocery trade in the eastern district is a conceded fact, and this indicates his superior ability. - On the 29th of May, 1889, Mr. Bohack was united in marriage to Miss Emma Augustus Stef- fens, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Hueck) Stef- fens. Socially Mr. Bohack is connected with Alle- mania Lodge, No. 740, F. & A. M., and is an active and consistent member of the Bedford Avenue Lu- theran church. He has never had occasion to re- gret his determination to seek a home in America, for he has found in this land the business oppor- tunities he sought, and by close application, earnest effort, honorable business methods and strong de- termination he has steadily advanced until he now occupies a most prominent and enviable position among the merchants of his adopted city. CHARLES SCHNEIDER. The subject of this sketch, a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at 548 Crand street, September 27, 1844. His father, Chris- £opher Schneider, was a native of Wurtemberg, Ger- many, and emigrated to the United States, locating first in New York city and later removed to Will- iamsburg. He there established a bakery trade at the address of Mr. Schneider's present place of busi- ness, where he resided up to the time of his death, in 1888. * - - - Charles Schneider was . educated in the public schools of Brooklyn, and was reared in the Williams- |burg district. He early learned the baking trade of his father, with whom he continued in business up to his father's death. Being a thorough patriot, the events of 1861 so enthused the military spirit of young Schneider that on September 28, 1862, he of— ‘fered his services to his country by enlisting as a private in Company K, One Hundred and Seventy- third Regiment, New York Volunteers, for a term of three years. The regiment was hurried to the front under the command of Colonel Charles B. Horton, after being mustered into the United States service at Riker's Island. They were sent to. New Orleans, and disembarking at Baton Rouge they par- ticipated in their first engagement in the battle of Bisland, followed by the siege of Port Hudson, and later participated in various skirmishes which fol- lowed. They engaged the enemy at Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864, followed by the battle of Pleas- ant Hills, where Mr. Schneider was wounded by a musket ball below the knee, from which injury he was confined for three months in a hospital in New Orleans. At the expiration of that time he returned home on a furlough of ninety days to recover from his wounds, and during that time his regiment was mustered out of service. He had participated with his regiment at Harper's Ferry, and went through the campaign with General Sheridan in the Shenan- doah valley, participating in the battles of Winches— ter, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill. He was dis- charged in New York city at the expiration of his term of enlistment, while on sick leave, by reason of wounds received in action. He enlisted as a private, was promoted corporal and later sergeant, of Com- pany K, and was mustered out as second lieutenant of that company. He has ever since the war been a -sufferer from the effects of the aforesaid injuries, which have materially incapacitated him for many of the activities of life. Upon the death of his father Mr. Schneider suc- ceeded to the business which he has since conducted. He is a member of the Harry Lee Post, G. A. R., and is a Republican in politics. - He was married to Mary Elizabeth Mealeo, and they have had eight children, all yet living, as fol- lows: Charles William Grant, who is associated with his father in business; George Bismarck, who is a musical comedian, now playing with the “Persian Widows;” Florence; Warren; Annie; Albert, who is a sketch artist of considerable talent; Mabel; and Maima. - A. D. BUSCHMAN. No foreign element has become a more import- ant part in our American citizenship than that fur- nished by Germany. The emigrants have brought with them to the new world the stability, enterprise and perseverance characteristic of their people and have fused these qualities with the progressiveness and indomitable spirit of the west. In A. D. Busch- man we find a worthy representative of this class. He is a prominent wholesale liquor dealer of Coney Island, and is now president and treasurer of the 166 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Golden Horn Brewing Company of Fort Hamil- ton. . Mr. Buschman was born in Hanover, Germany, December 25, 1858, and is a son of Albert and Cather- ine Buschman. His father, who was a native of the same place and a farmer by occupation, came to New York in 1850, but soon returned to Germany, and did not locate permanently here until 1868, when he em- barked in the confectionery or candy business in New York. * - Our subject acquired his education in the public schools, and in 1873 went to work as a boy in a real-estate office. In 1881 he formed a partnership with Henry Sierichs and embarked in the wholesale liquor business at Coney Island. ' That connection continued until 1886, when it was dissolved, and Mr. Buschman has since been alone in business. He deals in all kinds of supplies for saloons, has built up an extensive trade, and gives employment to forty men. Being a shrewd, far-sighted business man, he early became convinced of the future development of Coney Island, and in 1890 invested largely in real estate, which property has made him one of the wealthiest men on the island. He owns the control- ling interest in the Golden Horn Brewing Company, of Fort Hamilton, Long Island, of which he is presi- dent and treasurer. This is an extensive enterprise, the sales constantly growing, and the business now transacted by the company has reached very large proportions. His success is due entirely to his own well directed efforts and his energy and perseverance, for he started out in life for himself empty-handed, but being a man of good business ability and sound judgment, he steadily worked his way upward to a position of affluence. Mr. Buschman is a very liberal and progressive citizen and makes many friends. He was excise commissioner of the town of Gravesend for three years prior to 1892, and in his fraternal re- lations is a Mason and Odd Fellow. In October, 1886, Mr. Buschman married Miss Anna Silkenstardt, of Detroit, and to them have been born six children, namely: Albert, Edward, Arthur, Walter, Howard and Clarence. DAVID W. LEE. David W. Lee, a veteran of the Civil war and commander of Charles H. Burtis Post, G. A. R., is at the present time a United States appraiser of customs at the port of New York and resides at East Orange, New Jersey. + - On July 7, 1863, Mr. Lee enlisted in Company B, Fifteenth Regiment, New York Volunteers, as a pri- vate. His regiment was forwarded to the front and joined the Army of the Potomac at Reams' Station, and served throughout the war. Being connected with the engineering department, a large portion of his services consisted of building roads and bridges. Prominent among the many battles in which he fought was that of the Wilderness, one of the bloodiest of the war. He was mustered out of serv- ice as second lieutenant of Company E, in July, 1865, and returned to Brooklyn, where he resided until 1899, when he removed to East Orange, New Jersey, where he now resides. In 1877 he entered the United States appraiser's office in New York city, as an appraiser of silks, a position in which he has since continued. In November, 1892, Mr. Lee organized the Charles H. Burtis Post, No. 185, G. A. R., with nineteen members, as a division from Post No. 499, of Brooklyn. The present membership of the post, of which Mr. Lee is the commander, now numbers forty-eight. He is also a member of Hope Lodge, F. & A. M., at East Orange; De Witt Clinton Chapter, No. 142, R. A. M.; Jersey Commandery, No. 19, Knights Templar, of East Orange; Kismet Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and the Ma- sonic Veterans of Brooklyn. He is also a member of Lincoln Council, No. II, of the National Provi- dent Union; the Lincoln Club of Roseville, New Jer- sey; and the Veteran Association of the Fifteenth Regiment. Politically Mr. Lee is a Republican. He was married to Hannah B. Mackey, of New York, and they have had five children, three of whom are living. Dr. Stephen G., the eldest, is a practicing physician of East Orange. - LEONARD RUOFF, Jr. One of the younger business men of Ozone Park, Long Island, is Leonard Ruoff, whose enterprising and progressive spirit has made him a valued resi- dent of his community. He was born in the city of Brooklyn, September 19, 1870, and acquired his education in the public schools, after which he en- gaged with his father in the undertaking business. The enterprise was established by Mr. Ruoff, Sr., in 1892, but since 1894 has been conducted by his son, who is a graduate of the Long Island School of Em– balming and is well qualified for the vocation he has. chosen. In 1897 he was elected a coroner for Queens county, being one of the first chosen to fill that office after the consolidation of the county and the youngest incumbent that has ever held the position. He belongs to the Long Island Undertakers’ As- sociation. On the 19th of May, 1891, in St. Nicholas’ church of Brooklyn, the Rev. F. W. Dotzauer pronounced the words which united the destinies of Mr. Ruoff and Miss Julianna Bacher, daughter of Emil and Julianna Bacher. The Bacher family is of German HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 167 extraction and the father of Mrs. Ruoff was born in Faust, in the province of Baden. Her mother bore the maiden name of Julianna Berninger and was a native of Grossheubach, Germany, whence she came to America in 1867. Mr. Bacher crossed the Atlantic in 1868, and they were married on the I6th of February, 1873. They became the parents of three children: Mrs. Ruoff; Emil, who died in boyhood; and Annie Gertrude. away January 30, 1880, and the mother is still liv- ing. Mr. Ruoff and his wife attend the services of St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic church, of which they are communicants. He is a wide-awake and progressive business man who manifests a deep and commendable interest in everything pertaining to the general welfare. He is a member of the Vol- unteer Hook and Ladder Company of C)zone Park, and was elected third district engineer of the vol- unteer fire department on . the 26th of May, 1896. He belongs to various fraternal and benevolent so- cieties, including Court Henry Ward Beecher, of the Independent Order of Foresters, the German Sick Benefit Society of Wood Haven, the Concord Schuetzenbund of Long Island and the La Prosperite Choral Society, and the German Singing Society. His genial disposition and kindly manner make him a favorite in all these organizations, and in Ozone Park Mr. Ruoff is numbered among the leading and popular citizens. On November 5, 1900, Mr. Ruoff was re-elected to the office of coroner. JOSEPH L. LOWRY. For many years Joseph L. Lowry was an esteemed and prominent resident of Bath Beach, Long Island. He had a wide acquaintance and wherever known he was held in high regard, for he possessed many sterling characteristics which won for him the con- fidence, good will and respect of his fellow men. Long Island has no more genial or popular hotel men than was Joseph L. Lowry,who was the pro- prietor of Fort Lowry, at Bath Beach. He was born June 24, 1840, in Londonderry, Ireland, a son of George Lowry and a grandson of Major Lowry, who saw much hard service in the British army. The father was a landed proprietor at Londonderry, dying in 1890, but the mother of our subject is still living in England, at the age of eighty-seven years. She bore the maiden name of Sarah Lytle and was a daughter of Rev. Lytle, a Presbyterian minister from the north of Ireland. - Our subject, who was one of a family of three children, was reared and educated in his native land and prior to his emigration to the new world was engaged in the tea business in Londonderry and Belfast, Ireland. After coming to America, in 1868, The father passed . he continued to engage in that line of trade in New York until 1876, when he embarked in the hotel business in a small way at Bath Beach, his first house having only twenty rooms, but he soon had to enlarge his accommodations, so popular did his hotel become, and the place now has three hundred rooms, with accommodations for six hundred people. The main building, known as Fort Lowry Hotel, is one of the most attractive and inviting hotels in the vicinity of New York, being surrounded by broad piazzas on every floor. It is four stories in height, and the Southern end is built on piles overlapping the bay. The interior is arranged to contribute the greatest amount of room and convenience to a large number of people, while the office, parlors and dining room give the incoming visitor a feeling of home comfort and satisfaction. Directly opposite the Fort Lowry Hotel and surrounded by the most beautiful lawns and flower-beds, is the Lowry House, over- looking the water and containing seventy-three large and most desirable rooms, where those seeking abso- lute quiet, free from the bustle and noise incident to. hotel life, may enjoy perfect rest and seclusion. The Lowry cottages and Bachelor's Hall are likewise for the special accommodation of those desiring to dis- pense with the reserve and restraints inseparable from a large and popular hotel, though the gayeties of the larger establishment are open to all. The balcony space of these buildings if placed in one straight line would be over a mile in length and fifteen feet wide. There is an inside marine pavilion on the edge of the water for the accommodation of nurses, children and baby carriages, while between this and the Midway there is a two-hundred-foot bathing space for ladies and children. The Midway is a marine pavilion, two hundred feet long by . twenty feet wide, connecting the annex with the main hotel. There is a new pier, two hundred and fifty feet long and twenty feet wide, railed in and seated its entire length. The end is L shaped. This is the favorite bathing place of all the good swim- mers who like deep water, diving from a Spring- board. Good fishing can be enjoyed from this pier and also from the hotel balconies. Immense lawns. and flower gardens are on the premises, giving ample room for tennis and croquet. There is dancing every evening during the week to the best up-to-date music, and on Sunday evenings there is usually a concert by talented amateur musicians and singers, numbers of whom can always be found among the bright and cultured people of whom the guests of the Fort Lowry largely consists. º • Mr. Lowry was one of the most genial and ac- commodating gentleman that ever stood behind a hotel register. He was ever on the alert, looking after the interests and comforts of his guests, and had 168 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the happy faculty of making every one feel at home under his hospitable roof-tree. He believed that the cuisine is a vital part of a hotel and made every effort to establish a standard that was first class in every respect. The fact that the hotel has been patronized year after year by the same people, speaks well for his success as a landlord. He was an ener- getic business man who studied the wants and wishes of the traveling public and those who desired enter- tainment at the seaside, and he spared no labor or expense that would promote the happiness and com- fort of his guests. His business methods were above reproach, his integrity standing as an undisputed fact in his career. Politically he was independent, his preference being for the Democracy, however, al- though he never took an active part in political affairs. * * Mr. Lowry was married in 1866 to Mary Rauhen- stein, and after a little more than thirty-seven years of happy married life he was called away, his death occurring on the Ist of January, 1901. Mrs. Lowry, who is a lady of culture and refinement and who possesses splendid business and executive ability, will conduct the hotel through the summer season of 1901, and will then probably dispose of her property. Her keen foresight and capability will enable her to carry on the work in the splendid manner which was instituted by her husband, who was not only prominent in hotel circles, but in his private life was distinguished for those traits which endeared him to his fellow men—unfailing courtesy and considera– tion, kindliness and reliability. He despised all un- worthy or questionable means to secure success in any undertaking or for any purpose. “When the duties of life have been nobly done, when the pur- ple twilight falls upon the present, the past and the future, death comes like a strain of music. The day has been long, the road weary, and we gladly stop at the inn.” & CHARLES ZELLER. This honored and respected resident of Brook- lyn is one of the pioneer horticulturists of Flat- bush on Long Island. He is "a representative of the Landseers, of the province of Haut Reine, France, now Germany, his birth having occurred there on the 27th of June, 1827. His parents, John C. and Louisa Zeller, both died in their native land, and Charles was thus left an orphan at an early age. He received only two years' schooling, but perfected his knowledge through the employment of his leisure time, embracing every opportunity that offered for study. When a youth of fourteen he began an apprenticeship to the nursery business, serving for one year with his uncle, afterward spend- ing three years in the employment of others in Ger- many. When his term of apprenticeship was ended he secured a situation in the botanical gardens of Basle, Switzerland, where he remained for two and a half years, adding constantly to his knowledge of the business that he was destined to make his life work. On leaving the land of the Alps he went to Paris, where he remained for three and a half years as a florist and landscape gardener. In 1851 he sailed for America, landing in New York in October of that year. For a short time he was employed on the Hudson River Railroad, but in the spring of 1852 secured work with a florist in the section of New York city then called Bloom- ingdale. Afterward he removed to New Jersey, where he was engaged in landscape gardening. In 1861 he began business on his own account as a florist in Flatbush, entering into partnership with John Dailledouse and Joseph Gard, under the firm name of Dailledouse, Zeller & Company. That con- nection was maintained until 1868, when the part- nership was dissolved. His son, Emil, was after- ward associated with him, but withdrew from the business in 1897 and started a similar enterprise for Jhimself in Brooklyn, being now located on Fulton street. The firm name, however, continued the same and business is still carried on under the style of Charles Zeller & Son. His greenhouses rank among the finest on Long Island, being equipped with every appointment and convenience for carrying on his work. At Delmonico's place in Brooklyn, in June, 1863, Mr. Zeller was married to Louisa Belfiels, a native of Belford, France, and of Holland extraction. Ten children were born of their union, but only two are now living, Emil, who married Laura Dahis and has two children, Charles and Laura; and Alfred, who was born August 1, 1864, and married Sarah Ir- win, by whom he has two children, Louise I., born March 9, 1893, and Lillian Florence, born March 20, 1894. Three of the deceased children were Mabel, who died August 28, 1895; Mildred E., who died August 1, 1897; and one who died August 25, 1897. The family attend the Dutch Reformed church and are leading and influential people in the com- munity, having many warm friends in their section of Brooklyn. Mr. Zeller has always affiliated with the Republican party and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. He is a charter member and vice-president of the Germania Society of Flatbush, and holds membership in the New York Florists’ Society and the American Florists' Society, and through those connections he is constantly learning that which aids him in his business, for each year discoveries are made concerning plant life and its propagation. He is one of the leading representa- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 169 stives of the industrial interests of Flatbush, for his business has grown steadily in volume and import- ance until it has now reached extensive propor- tions. Mr. Zeller certainly deserves great credit for what he acquired in life, for, thrown upon his own resources at a very early age, he has advanced steadily step by step, unaided by wealth or influ- •ence, until to-day he stands among the people of affluence in his community. His life has indeed been an active and useful one and should serve to encourage others who, like himself, are forced to depend entirely upon their own labor for advance- ment and prosperity. WILLIAM HENRY GARRISON. W. H. Garrison was born at Wayland, Massachu- setts, on the Ioth of December, 1850. His father, Hiram B. Garrison, was a native of Westchester county, New York, and a representative of a dis- tinguished family in whose honor Garrison-on-the- Hudson was named. H. B. Garrison was a farmer and speculator, and his sound judgment and keen sagacity enabled him so to place his capital that it brought to him an excellent return. He became one of the leading and influential citizens of his com- munity, recognized as a prominent business man. He married Harriet Kent, a relative of the well- known Goddard family of Massachusetts, who were leading ship owners. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Garrison were born six children. The father died in 1865, and the mother, surviving him for almost a third of a century, passed away in 1897. W. H. Garrison pursued his education in the public schools in South Sudbury and Brookline, Mas- sachusetts, and at the age of eighteen entered upon his business career in the employ of the Ames Plow Company, of Boston, occupying a clerical position. In 1874 he came to New York, where he accepted a clerkship in an importing house, and in June, 1895, he embarked in business on his own account as an importer at No. 473 Broadway, New York. Since that time he has engaged in foreign trade, and the volume of his business has become very extensive. On the 7th of May, 1879, was celebrated the mar- riage of Mr. Garrison and Miss Mary O. Tucker, a daughter of Captain F. Z. Tucker, of Brooklyn, New York. Four, children were born unto them,-Flor- ence Ophelia, Goddard Kent, William Henry and Marian Ada. . - - In his political views Mr. Garrison is a stalwart Republican. In the early years of his manhood he took no active part in political affairs, but, becom- ing disgusted with the management of municipal business in Flatbush, where he had established his home, he joined a few prominent citizens in the or- ganization of the Citizens' League, thus instituting the first reform movement for independence in local affairs, ever started in the United States. The or- ganization was effected with only a few members, but within a comparatively short time about six hundred names were upon its roll. Thus were ef- fected many reforms, and needed improvements were secured. Mr. Garrison and two associates at one time went to Albany on their own expense in order to oppose a bill that was before the legislature. They were successful in accomplishing their object, and thus saved to Flatbush about seventy-five thousand dollars a year. This is but one of the many inci- dents that might be cited showing what the League, with Mr. Garrison as one of the leading members, has accomplished for the district which it repre- sented. - He was a director of the Midwood Club, having long been identified with the organization in that manner. He is also a charter member of the Knicker- bocker Field Club, a member of the Montauk Club, of the Young Republican Club, and was president of the Marine and Field Club in 1899 and 1900, all of Brooklyn, and is also a member of the Merchants’ Central and Reform Club, of New York. In social circles he is very prominent, and is a companionable, genial gentleman, having a host of warm friends. His genuine worth and many manly virtues are widely recognized. He never acts except from hon- est motives, and in all his varied relations, in busi- ness affairs and social life, he has maintained the character and standing that has impressed all with his sincere and manly purpose. JOHN J. FANNING. The subject of this review throughout the greater part of his life was prominently identified with the fire department, and at the time of his death was chief of the Thirty-second Battalion at Bath Beach. He was born in the Sixth ward of Brooklyn, Janu- ary 28, 1845, a son of Bernard and Bridget (Mc- Laughlin) Fanning, natives of Kings county, Ire- land, who came to America soon after their marriage in 1842. The paternal grandfather, John Fanning, was also a native of Kings county, Ireland, and was 3.11 English army officer, who served as major at the battle of Waterloo, where he lost the sight of one eye, and was then retired. On coming to the new world the father of our subject settled in Brooklyn, where he was engaged in the milk business until the Civil war broke out, when he enlisted, in 1862, in the Fourth Metropolitan Regiment, and served under General Bands in Louisiana. At Port Hudson he was cauptured and held a prisoner until the close of the war. He returned home with his health badly shat- 170 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tered, and from the effects of his prison life he never recovered, but died in 1874. His wife long survived him, dying January 2, 1898, at the age of eighty-two years. Of their seven children, five are still living. J. J. Fanning, our subject, attended the public schools of Brooklyn until fourteen years of age, and then commenced driving a milk wagon. On the IIth of May, 1861, at the age of sixteen years, he enlisted for two years in Company D, Twenty-fifth New York Volunteer Infantry, and was made first ser- geant at the age of seventeen. As a member of the Fifth Army Corps he was under the command of Fitz John Porter; Hooker, Meade and Burnside. At the request of his family he remained at home when his term expired, and learned the ship-carpenter’s trade, at which he worked until the big strike, two years later. He traveled throughout the state for a wholesale liquor house in 1866, 1867 and 1868, and was next in the employ of the Knickerbocker Ice Company. * On the 15th of September, 1869, when the paid system was inaugurated, Mr. Fanning joined the fire department of the city of Brooklyn, and was as- signed to engine No. II, on Clymer street, as a fireman, but in January, 1872, was made foreman of the same and of engine company No. 15, and held that position until July, 1885, when he was promoted to district engineer of district No. 7. On the 3d of December, 1895, while in the performance of his duties, he had his shoulder dislocated and received internal injuries, which unfitted him for service for five weeks, and on account of his injuries he was transferred to Bath Beach, March 2, 1896, upon its annexation to the city, and given the position which he held until his death. Before this he had been commended by the fire commission for bravery at a fire at 140 McKibben street, and in a class of sixty- one examined for promotion he stood highest, with ninety-five per cent. In September, 1884, at a fire on the corner of Leonard and De Voe streets, he fell through a skylight, a distance of thirty feet, and was incapacitated for duty for two months. In April, 1888, he had his wrist broken, and at another time had his ankle broken while in the discharge of his arduous duties. He had many narrow escapes and well deserves a place on the roll of merit. for brave deeds. In 1892 Mr. Fanning nearly lost his life at a fire on De Kalb avenue. He and others made several rescues, and he returned to see if any one else was left in the building, when he was over- come by the smoke and would have been lost had not Chief Kirkpatrick, now of Coney Island, gone for him and brought him out. At Bath Beach he had under him sixty men, and the supervision of engines I42, I43, I47 and I53, and all hose trucks, and was in charge of the fire district between Forty-seventh street and Bay Ridge and New York bay, and on a second call between Thirty-ninth and Ninetieth StreetS. - On the 22d of April, 1869, Mr. Fanning married Miss Mary A. McCastland, daughter of John Mc- Castland, and to them were born five children, namely: Laura, wife of William J. McCourt, of Brooklyn; Mary A., wife of William Burns, of the same city; Edward J.; John J., Jr.; and Irene. Fraternally Mr. Fanning was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic; Barbara Frietchie, No. II, Knights of Columbus; and the Veteran Firemen’s Association. He is noted for his bravery and daring, and is a man highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. GEORGE L. WEED. George L. Weed, a progressive and enterprising young business man, is also well known in political and fraternal circles of Brooklyn, attaining consid- erable prominence in all these lines. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1857. His great-uncle, John Dixon, was the founder of the thriving city in Illinois which bears his name. Mr. Weed has spent his entire life on Long Island. He is a grad- uate of the Brooklyn Collegiate Polytechnic In- stitute, and has served for one term as president of the Polytechnic Institute Reunion. Determining to make the practice of law his life work, he pre- pared for the bar as a student under the direction of General Horatio C. King, and has since been connected with legal business. He continued in general practice for some time, and in June, 1892, formed a partnership with W. W. Wilson to rep- resent in Kings county the Lawyers' Surety Com- pany, of New York. In 1896 they became the man- agers of the law department of the United States. Guarantee Company. His success has been continu- ous and almost phenomenal. As managers of the law department of the United States Guarantee Company, the firm have business representing at least one and a half millions of dollars passing through their hands annually. They conduct the largest guarantee business in Brooklyn, all of the law, surety or court business done by the United States Guarantee Company being controlled by them. They also do some fidelity business, but only in- cidentally; and he was one of the organizers, and is the present secretary, of the Empire State Surety Company, and is also one of its directors and the general manager. This is the first and only surety company on Long Island. Mr. Weed's knowledge of legal principles is profound, comprehensive and exact, and it is certainly not asserting too much to say of one who can direct and control a business. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 171 * of such magnitude that he must possess, aside from professional knowledge and sagacity, the happy fac- ulty of reading and judging men together with un- usual executive ability, in a word, that his must be a master mind. And yet if one shall seek in his career the causes that have led to this success, they will be found along the lines of well tried and old- time maxims. Honesty, fair dealing, promptness, fidelity, all these are strictly enforced and ad- hered to. - Mr. Weed is a member of many organizations and is regarded as a valued representative thereof. He is most venerable grand preceptor of Supreme Council, Knights of the Golden Cross, College of Ancients; president of Liberty Council, No. 8, N. P. U. ; supreme secretary of the N. B. L.; past com- mander of Welcome Lodge, No. 4I, O. G. C. ; past exalted ruler of Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, B. P. O. E.; commander of Excelsior Encampment, No. 86, K. of St. J. of M. ; past grand of Union Lodge, No. 169, I. O. O. F.; a member of Aurora Grata Con- sistory, A. A. S. R. M.; of Kismet Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; and of Bedford Council, No. 655, R. A. ; Euclid Lodge, No. 656, F. & A. M.; Court Stuyvesant, No. 4013, Independent Order of For- esters—all of Brooklyn. He is also a member of Apollo Chapter, No. 48, R. A. M.; of Bloss Coun- cil, No. 14, R. & S. M.; of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, K. T.; of Delta Lodge of Perfection, Princes of Jerusalem, and Delta Chapter of Rose Croix—all of Troy, New York; also a member of Poughkeepsie Conclave, No. 525, Improved Order of Heptasophs. - His political prominence is no less marked than his high business and social standing. He has made a close study of the political situation of the coun- try, of the reforms needed and of the legislation that might prove beneficial, and has long been active- ly identified with the work of the Republican party in the Empire state. member of the assembly of New York state, and left the impress of his individuality upon the work, measures and laws framed by that body. He is a member of the county committee and is one of the five members comprising the sub-executive commit- tee of the Republican State League. He has also been a delegate to the National League and a di- rector and one of the house committee of the Sev- enteenth Assembly District Republican Club of Brooklyn. He is a director of the Levi P. Morton Club, and is a member of the Union League Club, the Crescent Athletic Club, the Aurora Grata and the Invincible Clubs. He is a member of the Brook- lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and of the Met- ropolitan Museum of Art. He is a man of marked force of character, strong in his convictions, un- In 1890 and in 1892 he was a © Swerving in his advocacy of what he believes to be the better course, whether in business, political or Social life, and his prominence is a merited tribute to his splendid ability. Through his entire business career he has been looked upon as a model of in- tegrity and honor, never making an engagement that he has not fulfilled and standing to-day an example of what determination and force, combined with the highest degree of business integrity can accomplish for a man of natural ability and strength of char- acter. He is respected by the community at large and honored by his business associates. - J. LOTT NOSTRAND. Prominent in Republican circles, Judge Nostrand has long been recognized as one of the leaders of the party on Long Island. He has been a close student of the issues and questions of the day, has a just appreciation of the duties of citizenship, and gives an earnest and loyal support to the principles which he believes are best calculated to secure good government. In public office he has shown marked fidelity and ability, and by his faithful discharge of duty has won the commendation of even those op- posed to him politically. Over his public record there falls no shadow of wrong and his career re- flects great credit upon the community which he represents. *. Judge Nostrand was born at New Utrecht, Long Island, March 2, 1856. The father, Timothy Nos- trand, was a native of Jamaica, Long Island, and a Son of Timothy Nostrand, Sr., whose birth occurred in New York city. As the name indicates, the fam- ily is of Holland lineage and the first Ameri- can ancestors came to the new world prior to 1700. The grandfather of our subject was a wholesale grocer of New York city, prominent in business and also in affairs contributing to the material advance- ment of the community with which he was con- nected. On his retirement from business he removed to Jamaica and became one of the founders of the Episcopal church in that place. His son, Timothy Nostrand, was educated in the profession of civil engineering and for many years was engaged in business along that line. He removed to Bath Beach in 1853, and became an active factor in the public affairs of the town, his co-operation proving of great benefit and value in promoting public progress. He married Miss Catherine Lott, a daughter of John E. Lott and a representative of one of the old and dis- tinguished families of Long Island. They had five children, but only two are now living, J. Lott and George E. - - The former received excellent educational privi- leges and pursued a scientific course in Rutger's 172 . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. College at New York. On its completion he took up the study of law under the direction of General Philip S. Crooke, of Flatbush, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. He has an office in Brooklyn, and his practice is largely confined to office work, his services being in great demand for consultation. His knowledge of law is comprehensive and exact, his devotion to his clients' interests proverbial and his extensive practice is indicative of his ability in the line of his chosen profession. In real-estate dealings his name is well known, for he has handled much valuable property, having subdivided two hundred and fifty acres of land in his section of Long Island. . As before indicated, Judge Nostrand is a promi- nent Republican. He was a school trustee of Bath Beach for a number of years, and was one of the Bath Beach flagging commissioners and one of the familiar adage that there is no royal road to wealth or distinction in this republic. The advancement depends upon the man. - SAMUEL H. wORTMAN, At an early period in the development of New Lots, Brooklyn, the name of Wortman became act- ively and prominently associated with its upbuilding and progress, and for many years Samuel H. Wort- man has been known as an enterprising blacksmith, having carried on operations at his present place of business, or in its immediate vicinity, for over forty years. - He was born September 9, 1833, in New Lots, which was also the birthplace of his father, John S. Wortman. The latter there spent his entire life, fol- lowing the blacksmith's trade. He married Tabiatha Smith, and their union was blessed with six chil- dren: Sarah, who died in infancy; Jacob ; Catherine, deceased; John Henry, who makes his home at Bald- win, Long Island; Susan Ann; and Samuel H. . . The last named pursued his studies in the old school-house in New Lots, and after completing his education learned the trade of blacksmithing under 284 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the direction of his father. He became an expert workman, and the steady ring of the anvil under the hammer has shown that his life has been one of unceasing diligence. - At Jamaica, Long Island, Mr. Wortman was united in marriage with Margaret Ann Pearsall, daughter of Stephen Pearsall. Thirteen children have been born to them, but only four are now living, namely: Henrietta, wife of Joseph T. Bey, a resi- dent of Canarsie, Long Island; Lavinia, wife of James L. Savage, whose home is in Brooklyn; Ade- laide, wife of Louis Covert; and Lillian, wife of Henry Candy, whose home is in Winterhaven, Flor- ida. Mr. Wortman and his family attend the Dutch Reformed church. He has a wide acquaintance in this section of the city, where he has so long resided, and is held in high regard by those who know him on account of his sterling worth of character. MICHAEL NATHAN. Michael Nathan, who is assistant United States appraiser of the Eighth or sugar division in the customs service, and is a resident of the Twenty- eighth ward of Brooklyn, was born in New York December 4, 1858, and pursued his education in the schools of the city, after which he entered upon his business career and was for fifteen years engaged in business on Broadway. He then disposed of his private interests to enter upon the duties of his pres– ent office, to which he had been appointed in Octo- ber, 1897, by President McKinley. On account of the enormous amount of business passing through the office his position is a very important and re- sponsible one, but he is well qualified therefor, being a man of excellent executive ability, great energy, perseverance and determination. The revenue an- nually collected in his department from raw and refined sugar approximates forty-five million dol- lars, which represents eight-tenths of the sugar im- ported into the country. About one hundred and twenty-five employes are found in this division, which indicates something of the immense amount of busi- ness daily transacted, and of which Mr. Nathan has the supervision. While the department has been the subject of much scandal in the past on account of the corrupt methods of some of his predecessors, there has never been a word uttered reflecting upon the conduct of Mr. Nathan in the administration of the affairs of his office, Mr. Nathan well merits his appointment to office in recognition of faithful service in behalf of the Republican party. He has been active in politics for twenty years. He is a member and vice-presi- ident of the Kings county Republican general com- mittee, and also belongs to the Twentieth assembly district organization. He has labored earnestly and efficiently for the welfare of the party, and his ef- forts have not been without result. - Mr. Nathan was united in marriage to Miss Celia Sametz, of Brooklyn, and unto them have been born four children: Charles, who is a graduate of the Brooklyn high school and of the New York Dental College; Harry, who is a graduate of the Brooklyn high school and is now preparing for the New York Pharmaceutical College; and William and Phoebe, both attending the Brooklyn public schools. Socially Mr. Nathan is connected with various organizations, including the Atlas and Amer- icus Clubs. He was formerly president of the Lin- coln Club, with which he is still identified, and is a member of the Ridgewood Lodge of the Masonic fraternity. He likewise belongs to Palm Council, Royal Arcanum, to the Brooklyn Mutual Aid Asso- ciation, and to the American Legion of Honor. He is honored and esteemed in all these organizations, and exemplifies in his life the fraternal and social spirit which permeates the different societies. The place he has won in political circles is accorded him in recognition of hs skill and ability, and the place which he occupies in the social and business world is a tribute to the genuine worth and true nobleness of character which are universally recog- nized and honored. GEORGE H. JACKSON. When the country became involved in Civil war there were found among those who wore the blue many who were but boys in years, yet their valor, loyalty and leadership equaled those qualities in many a veteran whose life’s pilgrimage was double their own. Mr. Jackson was numbered among the boy soldiers. He was born in New York city, in the old Seventh ward, and pursued his education in the little brick school-house in Cherry street, but at the age of eleven years he was forced to put aside his text-books in order to earn his living, and se- cured a position as errand boy in the boot and shoe store of Mr. Fowler, Grand and Pitt streets, being employed there until the time of his enlist- ment, on the 25th of July, 1863, as a member of Company D, Eighteenth New York Cavalry. He was then but fifteen years of age. He participated with General Banks in the Red river expedition, later was sent to Texas in pursuit of General Kirby Smith and Buck Taylor, receiving an honorable discharge in the Lone Star state on the 31st of May, 1866, having been wounded on the 9th of April, at Pleasant Hill or Sabine Cross Roads. He was shot through the leg, but did not leave the firing line, and he also lost three horses in the engage- GEORGE H. JACKSON DURING THE WIAR. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. , 285. ment. Throughout his service he was noted for his bravery, his military record heing one of which he has every reason to be proud. Mr. Jackson is now past commander and charter member of George C. Strong Post, No. 534, G. A. R., and was formerly a charter member of James H. Perry Post. During his association with the former he served for five years as adjutant, for one year was officer of the day, for one year was com- mander, and has been a representative to the me- morial committee since the organization of the post. After his return from the war he learned the print- er’s trade, which he followed until 1886, when he was elected recording secretary of the memorial and executive committee of Kings county. In 1890 he was also elected almoner, and is a member of the Brooklyn Council, No. 72, of the Royal Arcanum. -- Mr. Jackson married Miss Hannah Martin, and unto them have been born five children: Mary L., now deceased; Kathleen, Maggie, Grace May and G. H., Jr. Mr. Jackson is well known in military circles, having served some twelve years in the National Guard of New York, and enjoys the high regard of his comrades as well as of others whom he has met in business and social relations. HERBERT wycKOFF. Herbert Wyckoff, a popular and enterprising busi- ness man of Bath Beach, Long Island, was born December 29, 1861, his parents being Stephen Stryker and Johanna (Bennet) Wyckoff. His father was born in Gravesend April 28, 1836, and was a son of Henry I. and Johanna (Stryker) Wyckoff. The grandfather of our subject was a son of John Wyck- off, and was born about 1724 in Gravesend, where he spent his entire life. For several years he was extensively and successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. - passed away in 1834. They were the parents of the following named: John D.; Ann Maria, now de- ceased, who married John Wyckoff, of New Lots, and afterward married John Siney; Lucretia, widow . of William Kohenhaven; and Stephen Stryker. . The last named became the father of our subject. He was educated in the common schools of Graves- end and in Erasmus Hall Academy, of Flatbush. In his early life he became familiar with the duties and labors of the farm, and throughout his active business career was connected with agricultural pur- suits, but since 1888 has lived retired, enjoying the rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves. He was married at Gravesend, Long Island, April I2, 1859, to Johanna Bennet, and of their union were born two children, Herbert and Edward B., the lat- ter born in November, 1865. - He died about the year 1800, and his wife . Herbert Wyckoff acquired his education in the public schools of Gravesend and in the Polytechnic School of Brooklyn. He, too, was reared to farm life and was engaged in the cultivation of the soil. until 1885, when he left the plow and established an undertaking and embalming business at Graves- end and Bath Beach, where his courteous treatment. of his patrons has brought him into personal favor. Mr. Wyckoff was married in Rockwell place, . Brooklyn, May 6, 1896, to Maria J. De Groff, who was of Holland lineage. The original ancestry of the De Groff family in America came from Holland. at a very early day and located at Bay Ridge. The original home has been occupied by four generations of the family. The grandparents of Mrs. Wyckoff were Jacob and Maria (Moore) De Groff. The former still survives, in his eighty-seventh year, and resides at No. 460 Eleventh street, Brooklyn. He was for some years a prominent farmer and large land owner at Bay Ridge. His wife is now deceased. They had ten children: Jacob, who married Cath- erine Cook and resides at the corner of Sixtieth. street and Eleventh avenue, in Brooklyn; Abram; John, who was three times married; James, who mar- ried Mary Kuzine and resides at Lefferts Park, on Fifteenth avenue; Catherine Ann, widow of George Morris and a resident of Williamsburg; Martin, who married Mary Cunningham and lives on. Seventy- ninth street and Second avenue, in Bay Ridge; Henry, deceased, twin brother of Martin ; Alfred, who married Rosanna Rice and resides on Covington, avenue, in Bay Ridge; and Johanna, wife of John Dykeman, their home being on Eleventh street, . near Fifth avenue, in Brooklyn. Abraham De Groff, the father of Mrs. Wyckoff, was born in Bay Ridge- in 1839. He has devoted his entire life to agricul- tural pursuits and now resides on Eighty-sixth street, in Brooklyn, near Seventh avenue. He married Jes- sie F. Webber, and unto them were born the fol- lowing children: Mary Eliza, who died in infancy; . Mrs. Wyckoff, living; and Henry, who also died in infancy. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff has been blessed, with one child, Marvin H., born February 13, 1897. The parents attend the Reformed church and church of the Holy Spirit. Mr. Wyckoff is well prepared for his chosen vocation, being a graduate- of the Board of Embalmers of the state of New York. Socially he is connected with Kedron Lodge, No. 803, F. & A. M.; Council No. 1332, Royal Ar- canum, of Bath Beach; Knights of St. John and Malta; and Court Bath of the Foresters of America. His worth as a man and citizen is widely acknowl- edged. In his office he is a practical man of affairs, busy and energetic; in his home he is a pleasant and agreeable companion, and in whatever place or rela- 286 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tion found he is a thorough gentleman in the highest sense of the term—a man whom to know is an honor. & GEORGE KLINGELHOEFFER. A native of Germany, Mr. Klingelhoeffer was born in the grand duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt, Sep- tember 8, 1822, his parents being Conrad and Cath- erine (Bloch) Klingelhoeffer. . In their family were nine children, three of whom came to America, namely: George; Clara, wife of George Hansen, a resident of Brooklyn; and Mary, now Mrs. Hempel, also living in Brooklyn. Both sisters are now de- ceased. * - - No event of special importance occurred during the childhood and youth of our subject to vary the usual routine of his life. He attended the public Schools until fourteen years of age, and then began to learn the gunsmith's trade. On completing his apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman in vari- Ous states of the German empire and in France. He also spent six years in the military service of the fatherland, after which he determined to seek a home in the land of the free. It was in 1851 that he severed the ties that bound him to Germany and sailed from Bremen Haven, reaching New York city in January, 1851, after a voyage of sixty days. He did not tarry in the metropolis, but made his way to Stamford, Connecticut, where he remained for about a year. On the expiration of that period, how- ever, he returned to New York, where he followed his trade, residing with his family in that city for about ten years. In 1860 he came to Brooklyn, lo- cating on Johnson avenue, in the Sixteenth ward, and in 1870 came to his present home on Graham avenue, having purchased the property of his sister, Mrs. Clara Hansen. He has followed his chosen occupation through all these years, and his marked industry, supplemented by careful management, has enabled him to add yearly to his income. The lady who bears the name of Mrs. Klingel- hoeffer was in her maidenhood Miss Margaretta Schmidt, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Schmidt. The wedding took place in 1850, and three children were born of their union: Henrietta, who died at the age of forty years; Carl, who died in childhood; and the surviving son, George, married Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Sebastian and Catherine (Wendstein) Miller, and their children are: Annie, Herman, Rosa, George and Lillian. to the home beyond March 6, 1897, at the age of seventy-four years, but is still survived by her hus- band, who has now attained the ripe old age of seventy-eight. He and his wife were of the Protes- ant faith and were liberal contributors to church and, Mrs. Klingelhoeffer was called. charitable work, the poor and needy finding in him. a warm friend. He is a member of Diogenes Lodge, No. 298, I. O. O. F., and of other social organiza- tions. His worth as a man and citizen is widely acknowledged, and he now receives the respect and veneration which should ever be accorded to one of his years whose life has been active, useful and honorable. . JACOB LAMOUR. For forty-five years Jacob Lamour has been a resident of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, and his long and close identification with its busi- ness interests, its welfare and its progress have made him one of the valued representatives of this sec- tion of the city. He was born in the village of Oberhausen, in the Rheinpfalz district of Bavaria, September 22, 1839, and is a son of Stephen and Margarita (Schafer) Lamour. His paternal grand- father, Franz Lamour, was born in the province of Normandy, France, and removed to Bavaria, be- coming the founder of the family there. Stephen Lamour was a wheelwright by trade and through- out his business career carried on that pursuit at Oberhausen, where he was known as a respected and worthy citizen. He died at the age of forty- Seven years, and his faithful wife lived to be fifty- eight years of age. She came to America in 1859, and with her family located in Williamsburg. They had six children, five of whom also crossed the At- lantic to the new world. - . Jacob Lamour, of this review, attended the public Schools of his native land and learned the wheel- wright's trade under his father's direction, follow- ing that pursuit in Germany for some years. He sailed from Havre, France, on the ship “Empress,” and after a voyage of forty-three days landed at New York on the 7th of August, 1856. He imme- diately came to Brooklyn, and has since been identi- fied with the business interests of this city, his hon- orable career being a credit to the country of his, adoption. He first found employment as a cabinet- maker with Lawrence Frank, on Graham avenue, and there continued for four years. In 1861 he went to Freeport, Illinois, where for a short time he fol- lowed various pursuits, and in the latter part of the year returned to Williamsburg. He was engaged at a number of kinds of labor until 1871, when, with the capital he had acquired through his own indus- try and economy, he purchased a stock of groceries and began business on his own account on North Second street. After a short time, however, he re- moved to No. 227 Stagg street, where he has since conducted a grocery store. He is enterprising and progressive in his business methods, his store is well. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 287 stocked, and his uniform courtesy, desire to please his patrons, his reasonable prices and his honorable dealing have secured to him a liberal patronage. On the 6th of October, 1863, Mr. Lamour was mar- ried, by the Rev. Father Arnold, to Gertrude, daugh- ter of Peter J. and Gertrude Schlig. They had seven children: John, who died in 1897, at the age of thirty-two years; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Breim- inger, by whom she has three children,_Jacob, Katie and Gertrude; Jacob, who died at the age of six years; Magdalena, who died at the age of three years; Magdalena, the second of the name, who died at the age of six months; Franz Joseph, who died at the age of fifteen months; and Frank. The mother of these children was called to her final rest on the 13th of March, 1899. The family are communicants of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Lamour was for more than eight years a member of Batteries B and C, under Major Timmes. As a citizen he is public spirited and progressive, taking an active and commendable interest in everything pertaining to the public welfare. In his private re- lations he is kindly and courteous, an agreeable com- panion and a firm friend. CHARLES ALT. There is perhaps no citizen of Brooklyn who has taken a more genuine interest in the welfare, im- provement and upbuilding of Brooklyn than Charles Alt, who is now serving as alderman from the Twenty-first assembly district. His efforts have not been confined to the one line of activity, for in many ways he has contributed to the general good, co-operating in every movement which he believes will advance the best interests of the majority. For the past forty years he has been a resident of the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, and is now serving as its representative in the council chambers of the city. . Mr. Alt was born in New York city May 29, 1860, and during his early boyhood was taken by his parents to Brooklyn. He pursued his studies in pub- lic school No. 2, in the old town of New Lots, and subsequently spent three years in the Cooper Insti- tute, where he took a special course in drawing and was graduated with the class of 1877. Enter- ing upon his business career, he spent several years as traveling salesman and visited various portions of the country in that capacity. He afterward learned the engraving trade in New York city, and then en- gaged in business for himself for several years at No. 318 Broadway, New York. When he discon- tinued his efforts along that line he became con- nected with the insurance and real-estate business, and has since conducted his office on Wyona street. He handles much valuable property and has con- ducted many important real-estate transfers. As a business man he is widely and favorably known as one whose operations are always conducted along lines of honorable dealing and his success is well merited. - For several years Mr. Alt has been very active in politics, having served as a delegate to all the local conventions of his party and frequently repre- senting his district in the state convention. It was thus that he aided in the nomination of Governor Roosevelt and of Governor Odell, the present chief executive of the state. He is a member of the Twenty-first Assembly District Republican Organi- zation, and the Twentieth Election District Organ- ization, of which he was for several years the presi- dent. He is a member of the board of aldermen, to which he was elected in 1899. Owing to the mi- nority of his party in its representation in that body and the rule of the Tammany faction, like others of his party Mr. Alt has been appointed to no very important committees, but he has manifested his fearlessness and courage in an aggressive fight against various measures brought forward by the majority representing the Tammany element that has favored reckless expenditures of money. Notable among his many fights was the one against the celebrated Mel- bourne reservoir resolution, which carried with it an appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars for repairs. He was one of only two members who had the courage to fight the measure, his ground for such a position being that to properly restore the reser- voir would necessitate an expenditure of over one million dollars, and that the appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars was intended merely as a leader to the ultimate expenditure of twice that amount. He, however, voted for it as a matter of policy. He was also opposed to the appropriation in the plan proposed for the construction of the Vernon avenue bridge as a high-level bridge, taking the stand that a high-level bridge meant condemna- tion of valuable blocks of property, which would have been obviated by a low-level bridge. Plans such as he recommended, if carried out, would have resulted in a saving to the city of over five hundred thousand dollars. He took the position that the high-level bridge worked merely to the advantage of the Long Island Railroad Company. . Mr. Alt is chairman of the committee composed of twenty-five property owners of East New York appointed to take care of the citizens’ interests in the matter of abolishing the East New York loop. He is a member of Continental Lodge, No. 85, Knights of Pythias, and was president of section 529, Endowment Rank, of this order, from 1897 to I901, inclusive; and he is also a member of Tyrian 288 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Lodge, No. 618, F. & A. M.; of Court Egbert, No. 78, Foresters of America; of the Agnes Benevolent Society, and of the Concordia Singing Society. While he is known as an aggressive party man, his loyalty and patriotism and his fearless defense of his honest convictions are so marked that he commands the respect and esteem even of those who are opposed to him politically. SIDNEY H. GARDINER, A. M., M. D. While many attain success in a financial way, few achieve eminence. The mental qualities which enable one to rise to a plane occupied by but few are sparingly distributed. The number of leaders in any department of life is limited, and when one has the talent and ability to promote a new enter- prise or give to the world an invention of practical utility or a truth of esthetic value, he justly merits the gratitude of his fellows. Dr. Sidney H. Gardi- ner, although comparatively a young man, has not only reached a high position as a practitioner, but he has given to his profession various devices which are invaluable in the performance of certain delicate and difficult surgical operations. His name has thus become favorably known throughout the country, and his honors are borne with becoming modesty. - Dr. Gardiner is of Scotch lineage, and was born May 6, 1862, in Kingston, province of Ontario, Can- ada, son of James C. and Jane (Graham) Gardiner. The father was liberally educated, became a suc- cessful business man, was well known for his hospi- tality and universally esteemed; he died July 5, 1885, and his widow yet survives, aged seventy-six years. The family ancestry is of rare interest. The first Gardiners in America were four brothers who came from England and led by James Gardiner, from whom Dr. Gardiner is lineally descended, the brothers settled in Canada. James Gardiner, with one of his brothers, made his home at Fort Fronte- nac, and there built the first brick house in the town of Kingston, where a street was named in honor of him. He was a man of strong moral influence, earnest in church work, and a leader in its choir. Thirteen years after his death he was mentioned from the pulpit as one whose career embodied all the Christian virtues and whose life was well worth emulating. He left a large estate, and his strong mentality was transmitted to his descendants. His wife was Sarah Aykroyd, daughter of an Albany merchant, of Welsh ancestry, who was an ardent patriot during the Revolutionary war, and whose feeling was so strong that he strenuously opposed the marriage of his daughter to one of English birth. Born to James and Sarah (Aykroyd) Gar- diner was a son, James C., the father of Dr. Gardi- ner. On the maternal side Dr. Gardiner traces his ancestry to the Graham family, which figures so. conspicuously in the history of Scotland. His moth- er, Jane Grahami, was descended from those Grahams. whose large estates in their native land were confis- cated by the British government because as Scotch- men they opposed the rule of Englishmen. Jane Grahám was also a granddaughter of Captain Michael Grass, a native of Holland. Captain Grass was in New York city when it was evacuated by the British troops. A loyalist in sentiment and service, he led the legion which he had commanded into Canada, and settled on tracts of land about Lake Ontario and on the St. Lawrence river, which were awarded them by the British government, and there Captain Grass passed the remainder of his life, dying when more than eighty years of age, and left a long line of descendants who have reached high eminence in the political and industrial world. Dr. Gardiner had all the advantages afforded by a cultured home and excellent educational opportu- nities. Beginning his literary studies in his native place, he further prosecuted them in Syracuse, New York, and in the Queen's University, in Kingston, Canada. Early in his student life he evinced a fond- ness for mathematics and the natural sciences, and at graduation he took first class honors and prizes in chemistry and the sciences. He entered upon the study of medicine with the same enthusiasm and application which had characterized his college work, and when he completed his course, in 1889, he was awarded the prize for the best dissection of the human body, besides making in his class a maximum in several subjects, including surgery. In the latter named year he came to Brooklyn, and made bacteriological in- vestigations in the Hoagland Laboratory, and re- ceived the diploma of that institution. The various. stages of his educational attainments are indicated by the dates of his several degrees: Bachelor of Arts, 1886; Doctor of Medicine and Master of Chem- ..istry, 1889; and Master of Arts, 1890. Engaging in the practice of his profession in. Brooklyn, his patronage grew steadily and rapidly from the outset, coming from an appreciative and influential class, and his practice is now one of the largest enjoyed by any practitioner in the city. Rec- ognition of his skill and ability has resulted in his calling to various positions of usefulness in profes- sional lines. He was for six years adjunct surgeon. to the Long Island College Hospital, and is now.' assistant gynecologist to the Eastern District Hos- pital, and a member of the staff of the Bushwick Central Hospital. In these institutions, as well as, in his personal practice, his surgical skill has en- abled him to perform operations which have won for him the high commendation of his brothers in the HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 289 profession. His experiences in practice and his deep interest in his calling, arising from a love of Science itself as well as sincere devotion to the welfare of his fellows, have led him to the invention of various invaluable surgical instruments and appliances. Among these, and of particular worth, is an alumi- num splint, which was perfected in 1898, and was at once ordered by the medical department of the Uni- ted States navy for use in the navy in Cuba. An- other noteworthy invention is a hospital operating table of great utility. Dr. Gardiner has not confined his effort to such lines, but has given much careful study to mental science, including the investigation of what is popularly known as “mind reading.” Exercising such power for scientific purposes, he has developed exceptional talents, and some time ago gave in the presence of several careful observers among his professional acquaintances an exhibition of his capabilities, with a degree of success hitherto unknown. He is a member of the Eastern District Medical Society, of the Kings County Medical So- ciety, and is past regent and medical examiner of the Royal Arcanum. - In 1891 Dr. Gardiner was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth H. Bennett, youngest daughter of the late George C. and Sarah (Taylor) Bennett. Mr. Bennett was the founder of the Brooklyn “Times.” Mrs. Gardiner is a sister of the Hon. Charles C. Bennett, who was a former member of congress and is at present secretary of the United States senate. JOHN DAVID JESBERGER. Industry and devotion to legitimate business which has a recognized mission in supplying the normal wants of the people in the every-day economy of life have been found the world over to bring a sure and increasing pecuniary reward. If there is a class of citizens who cling to legitimate enterprise more strenuously than any other, it is that large, pro- gressive and prosperous German factor in our popu- lation which must be reckoned within all business and political propositions. Williamsburg has been noted for its sturdy German contingent, and in considering the names of those who have been and are influential in it the name of Jesberger ranges itself prominently with others. . John David Jesberger, once a leader in the Ger- man-American element of the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, and long a prominent citizen of the east- ern district of the city, was born in the village of Wintersbach, Rothenbuch, Bavaria, Germany, March 5, 1824, and died at his home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, August 16, 1890. His parents were Leo- pold and Regina (Rexroth) Jesberger, and his father was by trade an iron-worker and was for many years a foreman in the Neuhammer Iron Works at Win- tersbach, where he lived out his allotted days. His mother, Regina (Rexroth) Jesberger, came with her children to America in 1847 and located in Williams- burg, in the territory now included in the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, where she spent the balance of her life and died at the home of her son, John David Jesberger, of whose household she had long been a member. The children of Leopold and Regina (Rexroth) Jesberger who came to the United States with their mother are: John David, the subject of this sketch, having come in 1845; Barbara, wife of John Elder, of Brooklyn, a biographical sketch of whom is included in this work; Elizabeth, who mar- ried John Kick, of Brooklyn; Mary, who married Andrew Grau and lives in Brooklyn; Henry Jacob, also a resident of the City of Churches; and Charles, who married and resided in Brooklyn. John David Jesberger, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the schools of his native land, and when fourteen years of age was apprenticed to learn the tailoring trade; and in 1845 he came to America, embarking from Havre, France, and after a suc- cessful voyage of twenty-nine days landed in New York city. In New York Mr. Jesberger pursued his trade for Some time, and in 1847 removed to the Sixteenth ward in the Williamsburg or eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn, and purchased lot No. 146 Mes- erole street, building on lots Nos. 135 and 137, and in 1862 made improvements on lot No. 133 Mes- erole street, built on lot No. 146 Meserole street, and in 1875 erected the buildings now standing there- on. There Mr. Jesberger engaged in the clothing manufacturing trade, in which undertaking he met with immediate and marked success, giving employ- ment to a large number of skilled operators of both sexes. In 1850 Mr. Jesberger purchased the premises at Nos. I35 and 137 Meserole street, where he built the houses now standing at that location. In 1857 he relinquished the manufacturing business and en- gaged in the grocery provender and feed trade at No. 135 Meserole street. In 1862 he put up the building at No. 133 Meserole street, where he con- tined in the grocery trade from that date until 1866, in which year he engaged in the manufacture of cider, vinegar and wines, and in this undertaking, as well as in all his other enterprises, he met with a marked degree of success. In 1875 he built the Jesberger residence at No. 146 Meserole street. . In 1887 he built the house at the corner of Catherine and Devoe streets and also a rear house at the same place. - During all these busy years of his active and varied experience Mr. Jesberger demonstrated that he possessed wise and prudent business judgment and 19 X t 290 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. approved himself to his fellow citizens as a generous and hospitable man, winning the respect and good wishes of all who knew him. He was a religious man, who walked uprightly in the teachings of Christ, a devout Roman Catholic and a communi- cant of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic church. He was married to Catherine, daughter of John and Margaret Ergot, in New York city, by the Rev. Father Geisenheimer. This union was blessed by the birth of eleven children, as follows: John, who died at the age of two years; George, who died at about the same age; Elizabeth, who died aged sev- enteen years and four months; four who died in in- fancy; David ; Emma, who married John Koeppel, of Brooklyn; George; Mary, who married Frederick Schumacher and lives in Brooklyn. The devoted mother of this family lives at the old Jesberger homestead on Meserole street. David Jesberger was born December 16, 1856, received his early education under private teachers, and when old enough assisted his father in his business operations. When in his twenty-third year he engaged in the manufacture of vinegar at No. 386 South First street. In this undertaking he met with a fair degree of success, and in 1885 he removed the concern to No. 133 Meserole street, where his father has operated successfully in the same line, and there He continued what soon became a large and growing enterprise, and which at this time ranks with the leading concerns in its line in the city. He was married to Miss Louisa Hehner, daughter of Conrad Hehner, by the Rev. Father John Meury, in Brook- 1yn, on the 5th of February, 1880, and has had chil- dren as follows: John, who died at the age of four- teen months; Augusta, who died in infancy; Cath- erine, who died in childhood; and Louisa. George Jesberger was born December 26, 1865. He gained a thorough mental training in the paro- dhial schools of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catho- lic church and at public school No. 36, in the Eighteenth ward, and remained under the parental roof until he had learned the trade of painter and decorator and was ready to embark in life for him- self. His efforts in a business way have been crowned with success and his enterprise is so extensive that it affords employment to a score or more of first- class skilled workmen. Mr. Jesberger married Miss Mary Theresa, daughter of George Francisca, of Brooklyn, and unto them have been born the follow- ing children: Catherine, Matilda and Katie. The mother died January I2, 1895, and the father was again married, Miss Mary Hoffman, daughter of John and Rosa (Schmidt) Hoffman, becoming his wife November 23, 1898. By his second marriage The has a daughter named, Mary. For some years for many years. Mr. Jesberger, the subject of this sketch, was a member of Company H, of the Thirteenth Regiment, National Guard of the state of New York. JULIUS L. WIEMAN. The value of a man to his political party is esti- mated by the amount of labor he accomplishes in its behalf and the energy with which he endeavors to advance its welfare. Every public-spirited citizen is personally concerned in his country's interests and should exercise the privilege of his franchise to cast a vote for the party he considers will work the most benefit and redound the greatest to the honor and credit of the nation. But there are men whose province extends to broader and more extensive du- ties than the casting of a ballot, men whose execu- tive ability, high standard of intellectual endow- ments and many other qualities raise them above the ranks and qualify them for positions of power and prominence, where their usefulness will cover a wider field and be more potent in the ordinary walks of life. Such a man is embodied in Julius L. Wieman, one of the leading Republicans of Brooklyn, where his influence for his party's good has been exercised He was born in the Twenty-first ward of Brooklyn May 30, 1864, and obtained his education in the German school, in Turn Hall of the eastern district and in public School No. 18. After completing his education he was for twelve years connected with china and glass manufacturing houses, and then embarked in the real-estate and insurance business, in which he has since continued, handling much valuable property and writing many policies, whereby his income is annually augmented. Through all these years he has taken a deep and active interest in politics, believing firmly in the fun- damental principles of the party as most conducive to the general good. During the greater part of the time for a long period he has been either secretary or chairman of the ward association, and has been a member of the county committee for nine years. He has been a delegate to all the conventions of his party, both local and state, and his opinions are received with considerations in such gatherings. In 1893 he was the Republican nominee in his district for member of the assembly, and won the election, receiving five thousand seven hundred and ninety votes against twenty-seven hundred and eighty-nine cast for the regular Democratic candidate. He proved a useful member of the house, was chairman of the committee on military affairs and served on the commitees on insurance and canals. He dis- patched the duties pertaining to the office with in- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. . 291 telligence, efficiency and to the eminent satisfaction of his constituents through a term of two years, in which he was continued in the assembly, for in I894 he was re-elected to the house, and in 1895 he was chosen to represent his district in the state senate. While in the legislature he introduced the plan of the new East river bridge, and also the Atlantic avenue bill. He is a member of the Charles J. Haubert Republican organization and the Bush- wick Republican Club, and in 1901 he was made the secretary of the Kings county Republican gen- eral committee, which office he now holds. Upright and honorable, loyal to the cause with which he is allied, broad minded and liberal hearted and possess- ing a character of superior qualifications, Mr. Wie- man enjoys the merited respect and high esteem of his numerous friends. THOMAS BELL. Major Thomas Bell was born in Rochester, New York, August 1, 1837, and through an active and honorable career won distinction in military, business and fraternal circles. Early in life he manifested special fondness for the stage and for two years was a representative of the histrionic art in Edwin Booth's company, leaving the stage at Mobile, Ala- pama, in March, 1858. He then returned to the north and was engaged in the foundry business at Albion, Orleans county, New York, until 1861, but in September of that year he put aside all personal considerations and responded to the country's call for aid. He had studied with interest the questions that involved the country in civil war and resolved that if the south attempted to overthrow the Union he would srike a blow in its defense. In Septem- ber of that year he raised Company F, of the Eighth New York Volunteer Cavalry, with which he went to the front in November. He was mustered in as first lieutenant in October, 1861, and promoted to the rank of captain on the Ist of August, 1862, in recognition of his conspicuous bravery at Harper's Ferry in May of that year. He participated in all of the engagements of the Army of the Shenandoah, commencing with the battle of Winchester and fol- lowed by the retirement of Banks' army to Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg. He also took part in the cavalry skirmishes which led up to the surrender at Harper’s Ferry in 1862, his regiment cutting its way through the rebel lines to the ferry and there capturing an ammunition train of ninety-five wagons under General Longstreet's command, on the 14th of September, and delivering the same, together with two hundred prisoners, to the proper authorities. Captain Bell was an active participant in the hotly- contested battle of Antietam. In December, 1862, his regiment led the advance of the Army of the Po- tomac as it proceeded to Fredericksburg, being daily engaged with Stewart's cavalry and Wade Hamp- ton's legion. The brigade with which he was con- nected was the first to reach Fredericksburg. He participated in the battle of Chancellorsville, after which he was taken ill and was thus rendered unfit for further service. He resigned from Division Hos- pital in May, 1863, and was discharged on surgeon’s certificate of disability. In August, 1865, he was brevetted major for valiant and meritorious service, and his war record is one of which he has every rea- son to be proud, for he was a brave and valiant officer and 'inspired his men to deeds of valor by his Own Courage. After his return home Major Bell was engaged for a number of years in the foundry business in connection with his father-in-law, Hiram Curtis, the partnership continuing until the latter's death, in 1870. In March, 1871, Major Bell was appointed inspector of customs in the New York custom-house, and as a civil officer was as true and faithful to his duty as when he followed the starry banner upon Southern battlefields. His deep interest in military affairs never abated, and his labors in behalf of the veterans were untiring and beneficial. He was an active member of Winchester Post, G. A. R., of Brooklyn, and in 1899 he was the senior aide-de-camp on the staff of the department commander, Joseph W. Kay. In connection with that gentleman he organized the War Veterans and Sons' Association, of Brooklyn, now comprising over nine hundred members. He was prominent in all matters pertaining to the best in- terests of the old soldiers. With the exception of Mr. Kay, he did more for the boys in blue than any other resident of Brooklyn. In connection with Joseph W. Kay and Benjamin F. Tracy, he secured the introduction of the article in the United States law giving veterans the preference in all civil- service appointments. This is one of the most im- portant measures for the soldiers that has been secured since the Civil war. While Joseph W. Kay was president, Major Bell was secretary of the ap- propriation and veterans’ rights committee of the Grand Army of the Republic for the state of New York. He was elected president of the Eighth Regi- ment Veterans' Association, which convened in Roch- ester, New York, in June, 1900, and was very popular with his comrades of the blue. He was a fluent, forceful and sometimes very eloquent public speaker, and he wrote an extremely interesting account of the famous escape of the Eighth Cavalry from Harper's Ferry, in September, 1862, together with a brief history of the regiment from the time of its organization to the night when the thrilling event occurred. 292 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Major Bell was also a most distinguished mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity. He was made a Ma- son in Renovation Lodge, No. 97, of Albion, New York, in September, 1863; was worshipful master of the same during 1866-7, 1869, 1870 and 1871. He affiliated with Joppa in 1874; served as worshipful master during 1878-79-80. He was ap- pointed grand steward of the grand lodge of the state of New York in 1880 by M. W. Grand Master Jesse B. Anthony, and held the position for one term. He was exalted in Orleans Chapter, No. 175, R. A. M., of Albion, New York, in 1864; affiliated with Brooklyn Chapter, No. 148, in 1875; was high priest of the same in 1880-1-2. He became a member. of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in 1880; was thrice potent G. M. of Shekinah Lodge of Perfec- tion, Brooklyn, 1881; was made sovereign grand inspector general of the thirty-third degree, and an honorary member of the supreme council for the United States in 1881; was appointed grand repre- sentative of the grand lodge of British Columbia in 1890. He was also chairman of the obituary com- mittee of the Masonic veterans. In politics the Major was a stalwart Republican, unswerving in his advocacy of the principles of his party. He did all in his power to promote its growth and insure its success. He resided in the Eleventh assembly district, where he was a recog- nized leader Öf his party, and he had the honor and distinction of introducing and bringing out Lieutenant-Governor Timothy L. Woodruff. His home life was very pleasant. In November, 1860, he married Emily C. Curtis, daughter of Hiram Curtis, of Albion, New York, and to them were born five children, three of whom are living, as follows: T. Curtis, Mrs. Benjamin Franklin and Walter L. The last named, now a practicing veterinarian, pur- sued his education in the public schools, Polytechnic Institute and in McGill University, in which he was graduated in 1898, with the degree of D. V. S. He has since engaged in practice in Brooklyn. He is a member of the War Veterans and Sons' Associa- tion, of Brooklyn; Emmett Crawford Garrison, Reg- ular and Volunteer Army and Navy Union; and a member of Troop C, with which he served in the Spanish-American war from the 2d of May to the 25th of November, 1898. . . Major Bell, the father of this family, died No- vember 18, 1900, and was buried by Winchester Post, G. A. R., and by Renovation Lodge, F. & A. M., of Albion, New York, the latter having charge of the final ceremonies. He was laid to rest in the family burying ground at Albion, and thus was ended a career of usefulness and honor. Major Bell was long recognized as a leader of public thought and opinion, and his prominence in military and social circles was the result of his personal popu- larity and his possession of those qualities which in every land and every clime command respect. CHARLEs A. VON URFF, M. D. Dr. Charles A. Von Urff, who occupies a promi- ºnent place among the medical practitioners of Brook- lyn, was born in the province of Fulda, Prussia, descending from a family which was for several generations conspicuously identified with military and civil affairs in the grand duchy and province of Hesse. George Urff, grandfather of Dr. Von Urff, married a lady belonging to a leading family of Vienna, Prussia, who bore him four sons and a daughter: Ferdinand, the father of Dr. Von Urff; Matilda, who married and remained in her native land; Constantine, who bore arms in the German army and is now in the government service; Will- iam, who was a maker of surgical instruments and was for some time in the employ of the celebrated Tieman, of Germany; and Robert, who was a tailor. Ferdinand, the eldest of the brothers, was liberally educated, and after coming to America, in 1854, he developed peculiar talent for business, with peculiar resourcefulness, energy and persistency. For several years he was a valued employe of the Singer Manu- facturing Company, and he engaged in other pursuits wherein he displayed originality and audacity. He was first to export to Europe clothes-wringers and Sewing machines, and his success on a small scale pointed the way to what has since become an im- portant business. He afterward exported green corn, and the success of his experiment was viewed with amazement by his friends, who had pronounced it impracticable. About 1870 he revisited his native land, and on his return was accompanied by his brothers William and Robert. Two months after- ward his death occurred, and his remains were in- terred in the Most Holy Trinity churchyard. In Brooklyn he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Beck, daughter of George and Catharine Beck, who survives him. Of this union were born two children: Joseph, who married Miss Catherine Weiss; and Charles A. Von Urff. - The Doctor was born March 8, 1867. Coming to America with his parents in his boyhood, he received his literary education in Brooklyn, in private schools, in the parochial school of St. Michael's, at Adelphi Academy and at St. John's College. He studied medicine in the Long Island College Hospital, and after a creditable examination he was graduated at that institution and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1890. During the years which have intervened Dr. Von Urff has pursued a most suc- cessful career, and has built up a large and remu- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 293 nerative practice, proving highly useful to a con- siderable and influential portion of the community, and gaining that appreciation which faithful and capable service merits. He stands well with his pro- ºfessional associates, and is a highly esteemed member of the Kings County Medical Society and of the American Medical Association. September 12, 1891, Dr. Von Urff was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Mequere, daughter of George and Caroline Mequere. Of this union were born seven children, of whom four survive: Julius, Agnes, Carrie F. and Charles A. Urff, Jr. JOSEPH G. WISCHERTH. When we take into consideration the nationalities that are represented in our American civilization we must accord to the German element an important place in the work that has been of material benefit in promoting the interests of Brooklyn. Joseph Wischerth, a well known representative of the fa- therland who is now engaged in merchant tailor- ing in the twenty-seventh ward, was born in the town of Rineck, October 12, 1849. He mastered the branches that form the curriculum of the common . schools and with his parents came to the United States. Under his father's guidance he learned the trade which has formed the foundation of a suc- cessful business career. He followed merchant tailor- ing in Brooklyn in the employ of others until his twenty-fifth year, when he began business on his own account, opening an establishment on Graham ave- nue. Subsequently he purchased the lot at N o. 1196 Myrtle avenue, and here he erected a four-story dwelling and store building, in which he has suc- cessfully conducted his operations, catering to a large patronage that comes from among the leading families of the neighborhood. In style, workman- ship and quality the products of his establishment are of a superior order, and he is justly acknowl- edged to be a leader in his line. - The Rev. Father John J. Schandel, brother of the bride, on the 28th of April, 1874, pronounced the wedding ceremony which united the destinies of Joseph Wischerth and Miss Mary Catherine Schan- del, a daughter of Nicholas and Catherine (Trauf- ler) Schandel. She was born in Brooklyn June 9, 1853. Their children are as follows: John Joseph, Michael, Stephen, Amelia and Frank. The parents and their children are communicants of St. John's Roman Catholic church on Willoughby avenue, and Mr. Wischerth belongs to Annunciation Council, No. 7I, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion. His con- tributions to church enterprises and charitable work have been generous, yet have been given without ostentation or display. As a citizen he is in touch with the movements that contribute to the general good, and in business and social circles he is ac- corded high standing. - - JOHN WISCHERTH. John Wischerth is a representative of a promi- nent German-American family too well known to need introduction to the readers of this volume, for the name has long figured prominently in manu- facturing and industrial circles. Mr. Wischerth was born in the village of Rineck, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, August 4, 1853, and is a son of George Adam and Barbara (Kunkel) Wischerth, whose record is given next. He attended school in his native town until eleven years of age, when, in 1864, he accompanied his par- ents on their emigration to the new world, a settle- ment being made in Brooklyn, where John con- tinued his education in the parochial school of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church in the tenth ward in this city. His boyhood days were spent in the old home and in his youth he learned the tailor’s trade, under the direction of his father. In 1877 he became associated with his brothers, An- drew and Frank, in the manufacture of clothing, and by their united efforts they have built up a very important enterprise, giving employment to a large number of operatives in the men's-clothing factory. Their business has steadily grown, for their prices are reasonable, their goods just what they are rep- resented to be and their treatment of their patrons is always honorable and courteous. Such qualities never fail to win regard in the business world, and to result in gaining the more substantial evidence of the public confidence in the shape of a large and profitable trade. . Another line of industrial activity also claims the attention and management of the firm of Wischerth Brothers, for they are the proprietors of large ma- chine and gas-engine works. Their plant is equipped with the latest improved machinery for carrying on both branches of their business, and each concern has become a leading one in its respective line. On the 26th of November, 1882, by the Rev. Father Arnold, John Wischerth was united in mar- riage to Miss Elizabeth Baumann, a daughter of Casper and Mary (Kiefer) Baumann. Five children grace this marriage: Charles, John, George, Anna and Joseph. Mr. Wischerth and his family are communicants of St. Leonard's Roman Catholic church, and he is a charter member of Bushwick Council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion. He also belongs to various social organizations of the eastern 294 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. district of Brooklyn, and is widely and favorably known in that portion of the city in which he has made his home since his boyhood days. GEORGE ADAM WISCHERTH. Among the valued citizens of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn whom death has removed from the Scene of business activity was George Adam Wischerth, for many years a leading representative of the manufacturing interests. Like a majority of residents in that section of Brooklyn, he was of German lineage, his birth having occurred in the village of Rineck, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, on the 18th of May, 1830. His parents were Adam and Catherine (Wischerth) Wischerth, and though of the same name they were not related. They had six chil- dren who grew to maturity, and amid the pleasant influences of a good home George Adam Wischerth spent the days of his boyhood and youth. The schools of his neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges and he enjoyed the sports common at that day. His preparation for a life work was gained in a tailoring establishment, where he served a regular apprenticeship. Believing that the opportunities af- forded beyond the Atlantic were superior to those offered in the fatherland, he bade adieu to home and friends and in 1864 sailed for America, taking passage at Rotterdam on a sailing vessel which, after a long and tedious voyage of seventy-three days, dropped anchor in the harbor of New York on the 7th of December. He was accompanied by his wife and their seven children. Upon his arrival he at once took up his abode in the Sixteenth ward of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, and immediately began work at his trade. He was first located at No. 15I McKibben street, where he resided with his family, engaged in the manufacture of clothing. His excellent workmanship, his earnest desire to please and his reasonable prices soon secured to him a liberal patronage, and he carried on a prosperous business until his life's labors were ended in death, August 5, 1876. His wife survived him until July 26, 1899, when she, too, passed away, having reached the psalmist's span of three score years and ten. Both were members of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, and were people of the highest re- spectability. Mrs. Wischerth bore the maiden name of Barbara Kunkel, and their marriage was blessed with the following children: Joseph, who is mar- ried and resides on Myrtle avenue, in Brooklyn; Barbara, who died at the age of twenty-two years; John, who married Elizabeth Baumann; Frances, who became the wife of Charles Brooks, of Brook- lyn, and died at the age of forty-four years; An- dreas; Frank, who married Margaret Erath; Anna, who married Julius Hoffman, and died at the age of twenty-seven years; Adam, who wedded Minnie Brandenstein; Fannie; and two children who died in early life. Andreas Wischerth was born in the village of Rineck, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, January 27, 1858, and was therefore in his eighth year at the time of the emigration of the family to the new world. He obtained his early education in the pa- rochial school of the Most Holy Trinity church, and also studied under private instruction in an evening school in the Sixteenth ward. His father instructed him in the work of tailoring, and soon after the latter's death Andreas Wischerth engaged in the tail- oring business on his own account. He is now proprietor of a large manufactory, in which he nuakes men's clothing and is also engaged in the manufact- ure of button-holes, of leggings and of children's clothing. His trade has assumed extensive propor- tions and he annually derives a good income from the enterprise. His efforts, however, have not been confined entirely to the manufacture of wearing ap- parel, for he is also engaged in the construction of gas engines and other light machinery. His estab- lishment is located at the corner of Humboldt and Boerum streets, and in his various departments he employs from fifty to sixty skilled operatives and machinists. Mr. Wischerth was married in Brooklyn, April 20, 1890, to Miss Anna Nicols, daughter of Edward and Maria (Flegel) Nicols, of Brooklyn. They now have two living children, Charlotta and Alma, and lost two, Florence and Elsie. The family are com- 1municants of the St. Michael’s Roman Catholic church of the Twenty-sixth ward. Mr. Wischerth is regarded by his many friends as one of Williams- burg's progressive and public-spiriten men, and he possesses the confidence and respect of all who know him. FRANK WISCHERTH. Frank Wischerth, a son of George Adam and Barbara (Kunkel) Wischerth, was born in the vil- lage of Rineck, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, June 7, 1860, and when four years of age was brought to this country by his parents, who took up their abode in the sixteenth ward of the eastern district of Brooklyn. He attended the parochial schools of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church until his fifteenth year, when he entered upon his business career as his father's assistant in the manufacture of clothing. He acquired a thorough knowledge of the business in all its departments and thus became well prepared for the superintendence of the labor of the many employes in the factory. In 1887 he began HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 295 business on his own account in the manufacture of button-holes, locating his establishment at No. 157 Boerum street. He began operations on a small scale but gradually. his patronage increased and he en- larged his facilities to meet the growing demand, thus laying the foundation for the extensive manufactur- ing establishment located at the corner of Boerum and Humboldt streets, in the sixteenth ward, which is now conducted under the firm name of Wischerth Brothers. The tailoring manufacturing business es- tablished by their father has been combined with the manufacture of button-holes and now belongs to the three sons, who like their father have at- tained to an eminent position in trade circles as men of excellent business ability and enterprise, competent in the management of extensive interests and in the control of a large trade, so that the business is conducted with satisfaction to their pat- rons and profit to the partners. In St. Leonard's Roman Catholic church, by the Rev. Father John Raber, Frank Wischerth was joined in wedlock to Miss Margaret Erath, and they now have three children: Veronica, George A. and Frank Joseph. The parents and children are com- municants of the Catholic church, and our subject belongs to Bushwick Council, No. 99, Catholic Be- nevolent Legion. He is always loyal to the duties of citizenship and faithful in their discharge. He makes friends readily by reason of a cordial, sincere manner that inspires confidence and respect, and his Social prominence is not less than his high business standing. CAPTAIN HENRY FRENCH. The name of Captain Henry French is a house- hold word in the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, where he made himself favorably known as the captain of police, and where he is serving a four- year term as a member of the borough council, representing the Seventh councilmanic district, which will expire in 1902. Captain French, who for thirty years has lived in the Twenty-sixth ward and the Twenty-first as- sembly district, was born in the Ninth ward of Brooklyn October 30, 1849, and was educated in the public schools in that neighborhood. Captain French has been interested in politics since he was nineteen years of age. police department, fifteen years as captain. For six- teen years he was stationed in the seventeenth pre- cinct, for three years in the sixteenth precinct and for a year and a half in the twenty-third precinct, when he retired. He was stationed in the sixteenth precinct during the trolley strikes of 1895, and served admirably in that emergency, commanding his men portant committees: For twenty years he served in the . *~. personally and greatly aiding in relieving that un- pleasant affair. Upon retiring from the police department Captain French was induced to become a candidate for the assembly from his district, and he was duly elected to that important office in 1896. While the Repub- lican national ticket carried the ward by a majority of two thousand and the assembly district by thirty- two hundred and forty, Captain French was elected by a majority of over eight hundred, a fact which Speaks eloquently for his personal popularity. This is the second largest assembly district in the city. After one year's admirable service in the assembly he refused re-election. Later he was induced to be- come a candidate for his present office as council- man, and he was easily elected in a district strongly Republican, and has served on the following im- Streets and highways, health and finance, markets, police, bridges and tunnels. He was a delegate to the national Democratic convention at Chicago, which in 1884 nominated Governor Cleve- land for the presidency, and to the Kansas City con- vention of Igoo that nominated the Hon. William J. Bryan for that high office. He served as a delegate to various state conventions, including the midsum- mer convention at Albany known as the Hill con- vention and the convention at Saratoga that nomin- ated John B. Stanchfield for governor of New York. Captain French has been fortunate in being suc- cessful in achieving all his political aspirations. He was, in Igor, prominently named for the position of magistrate of the Gates avenue magistrate's court from the district which comprises the twenty-sixth, the twenty-eighth, the thirty-first and the thirty-sec- ond wards, including nine districts of the twenty-fifth ward and one district of the twenty-seventh ward. He is looked upon by careful politicians, who have the best interests of the party to subserve, to be the only man capable of uniting all the factions of the party in his district, so that his election is looked forward to as inevitable. Captain French has been pre-eminently a friend of the common people of his district. He has a clean reputation, for his life has borne the search-lights of publicity without tarnish. As a member of the board of councilmen, Cap- tain French has been favored by the controlling ele- ments of the boards in Manhattan by securing from them the passages of all measures brought forward for the benefit of his section of the city which have appealed to the interests of his constituents. He se- cured the opening, paving, grading and curbing of about twenty streets, all of which are either com- pleted or under process of construction, and twenty- six others have been passed upon for paving. He is a member of the Tomatora School Association, the Hebrew Dispensary, and the Baron Hirsch Society. 296 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. He was a member of the old Neptune Engine Com- Tany of the fire department for three years, and was at one time its foreman. - Captain French has received at various times splendid testimonials of the esteem in which he is held by the citizens of the precincts in which he has served as captain. He is a member of various sing- ing Societies, including the Harmonica, Concordia, Cordelia Phile Mannerchor, Ichencrantz, Phidelio, Sweitzer, Einigkeit and the Concordia and Central Quartette Clubs. He is a member of the twenty-first - assembly organization and he affiliates with Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, Benevolent and Protective Order of £lks, and the Independent Order of Foresters. Captain French has always been a man to whom his neighbors never appealed in vain, and his aid and co-operation have been given through goodness of heart rather than in the hope of receiving anything in return. His administration as captain of police was characterized by good order, and corruption and hush money were things unheard of. In 1870 Captain French married Miss Frances Rice, of Brooklyn. To this union were born two children: Sarah, who died, aged three and a half years; and Adelta, who married Francis Connolly, of Brooklyn. The Captain and his family are members of the Catholic church. - - JAMES C. STEAD. Though now devoting his energies to the quieter pursuits of industrial life, there are many deeply in- teresting and exciting chapters in the history of James C. Stead. He was born on Prince Edward's Island, Canada, February 9, 1837, a son of William T. and Mary R. (Lawson) Stead. On the paternal side he is of English lineage, but his mother repre- sented an old family of Edinburgh, Scotland. His paternal grandfather participated in the battle of Waterloo, holding the rank of second lieutenant, and for many years his sword was in possession of our subject. He had a brother who was very wealthy, and was one of the directors of the famous Bank of England. The father of our subject was born in . Yorkshire, and when a young man crossed the At- lantic to Prince Edward's Island, where he made his home up to the time of his death. He was a horse breeder and trainer, and was the owner of an extensive farm at Cove Head village. He was a member of the Episcopal church, and in that faith reared his family of six children, namely: John, Isabella, Mary, Robert, James and Ellen. The father died at the age of fifty-eight years, and the mother passed away when at the age of sixty-eight years. James C. Stead pursued his education in the coun- try schools of Prince Edward's Island until thirteen who was chief engineer. years of age, when he began learning the black- Smith's trade, following that pursuit for three years. He later went to Boston, where he worked for four years at shipsmithing and boilermaking. Devoting unusual hours each day to this work, his health be- came impaired and for some time his life was de- spaired of, but in 1855 he was induced to go to sea on the bark “Manuel Ortis,” a vessel of five hun- dred tons. He expected to remain at sea for only a year, but the time lengthened out to three years. The ship doctor refused to let him join the crew at first, but finally consented, and in a very short time. Mr. Stead had fully recovered his health. He made a voyage around the world by way of the Cape of Good Hope and returned by the Cape Horn route. He sailed on a whaling vessel as blacksmith and third mate, touched at the Cape Verde islands, at Saint Helena and visited various other islands. He after- ward sailed in Australian waters, visited Australia twice, having a brother at Melbourne who was large- ly interested in gold mining. He also touched at New Zealand, at the East Indies, and sailed on the waters of the Yellow, Japan and Okotsk seas. He also visited Manila and the Sandwich islands, and for three years remained on the northern and south- ern Pacific waters. On the cruise seventy-five whales were captured and three thousand barrels of oil were secured. During a hurricane that swept over the Japan Sea he was one of a crew that went out in a small boat to kill a whale. He had many exciting adventures in capturing the Leviathan of the sea, and the story of that period of his life, if told in detail, would form a history more thrilling than any ro- mance. Several times he was thrown out of the boat into the sea while trying to capture the whale, and it was with great difficulty that his companions succeeded in reaching him with their boat, which was every moment threatened by the raging wind and Wa Wes. . - After his return to the United States Mr. Stead went to Cape Ann and joined a schooner engaged in fishing for mackerel. He made two trips within five months and cleared one hundred and fifty dollars in that time. He afterward went to the water-works at Belleville, New Jersey, as fireman for his brother, There he remained for two years, during which time he erected and operated the engines of six hundred horse-power. He afterward operated engines until 1860, when a change in politi- cal administration caused him to lose his position. He then went to South Brooklyn, where he secured a position in the steam boiler and engine works as machinist and engineer, under instruction, receiving nine dollars a week for a year. He then took a steamboat to Hilton Head, receiving for his services one hundred and fifty dollars per month. . After a HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 297 year, however, he returned home and engaged in putting in engines for Benbeck, of Jersey City, who took contracts for placing engines in gunboats and monitors. He had charge of the testing of gunboats and for his services received two hundred dollars a month, continuing in that position until 1864. He afterward had charge as engineer and . machinist of the construction of the Continental Screw Works, erected at Jersey City at a cost of three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. He subsequenty invented and patented a staple machine which he operated in Jersey City for six months, making three thousand dollars. He then sold the machine for five thousand dollars to the firm of Washburn & Moen. Tater he purchased a pipe-fitting machine and was engaged in the manufacture of pipe fittings in Jersey City for a year, but sold the enterprise at a handsome profit of eight or nine hundred dollars. He next went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked for three years at ten dollars per day, being engaged in treating wood and laying Miller pavement, and during the three years time he laid over one hundred miles of the paving. He invented a treating machine which treated the wood for six hours, previous to which time twenty-four hours had been required in the process. He also invented a machine for sawing blocks, whereby a man and a boy could saw as much as six men and six boys could previously do in the same length of time. This he patented and sold for one thousand dollars. The wood treating patent sold for two thousand dollars. Returning to the east, Mr. Stead revisited the old Continental Screw Works at Jersey City for the Lorillard Tobacco Company, with which he was con- nected for a year, during which time he invented a generator attachment for the purpose of generating the steam of the boilers. This he set up for the Faber Pencil Manufacturing Company in 1876. He has since put up about four hundred generators, which are found in all parts of the country. He has also invented about ten different kinds of pipe boilers. He now has charge as machinist and engineer of the Faber Pencil Manufacturing Company. In 1889 he organized the Stead Boiler Company, and was paid twenty thousand dollars for material on hand and received forty per cent. of the stock, the con- trolling stockholders of the enterprise being the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Stead, however, pur- chased stock until he was the owner of five-eighths of the entire amount, and in 1892 he purchased the remaining interests controlled by the Standard Oil Company, and is now conducting the extensive enter- prise alone. He had a lawsuit with the superintend- ent of the Standrad Oil Company, who had built three boilers for parties upon patents which belonged to Mr. Stead, and after expending fifteen thousand dollars upon the suit our subject won his case. He has fitted up the George H. Reeves Box Factory, the Metallic Bedstead Factory, a new improvement for George H. Reeves, placed the piping for John C. Orr, fitted up the Third Avenue Railroad plant and the power house on Tenth avenue. The above ac- count shows how extensive and important have been his transactions, yet other interests have also claimed his attention; he is a director in the Harbor & Sub- urban Building & Loan Association, an office he has held for three years. He owns ten shares in the Seventeenth Ward Bank, five shares in the North Side Bank and fifty shares in the Manufacturers’ Trust Company, valued at eighteen thousand dollars. To say of him whose name heads this sketch that he has risen from a humble position in life to rank among the successful men of Brooklyn is a state- ment that seems trite to those familiar with his life, yet it is but just to say in a history that will descend to future generations that his business record has been one that any man would be proud to possess. Beginning at the lower round of the ladder, he has advanced steadily step by step until he is now occu- pying a position of prominence and trust reached by very few men. Through his entire business career he has been looked upon as a model of integrity and honor, never making an engagement that he has not fulfilled, and standing to-day as an example of what determination and force, combined with the highest degree of business integrity, can accomplish for a man of natural ability and strength of character. He is respected by the community at large and honored by his business associates. ISAAC P. SUTHERLAND. The career of such a man as Isaac P. Sutherland should “fire ambitious worth to noble ends,” for his life history illustrates most forcibly the power of earnest, persistent effort and that so-called “for- tune” is but the improvement of opportunities which encompass every individual at some period in his career. The man who prospers in the marts of trade is he who can recognize and utilize his opportunity, as Mr. Sutherland has done. Placing his dependence upon the substantial qualities of energy and resolu- tion he has worked his way steadily upward until he is now a prominent representative of the glass in- dustry of the country. - Born in Willow Place, Brooklyn, on the 4th of March, 1850, he is a son of Walter and Elizabeth C. (Wiegand) Sutherland. The father was of Scotch lineage and possessed many of the sterling charac- teristics of that race. He came from Michigan to the Empire state and for a number of years success- fully engaged in the commission business on Water 298 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. street, New York, also conducting a branch office in New Orleans. He died in 1856 and his wife passed away about Seven years afterward, so that the son was left an orphan at the age of thirteen. In the public schools of his native city he pursued his stud- ies, and on completing his education he took up the serious duties of life, facing the problem of how to make a living. This first found solution, with him, in a clerkship in a grocery store where he remained for two years, after which he entered a glass-house, and while in that establishment he became familiar with the business in its various departments. His thor- ough understanding, his faithfulness to duty and his capability won him promotion from time to time, and at length, with capital acquired entirely through his own labors, he embarked in business on his own ac- count in 1891. The new enterprise prospered and he has succeeded in building up a large and profitable trade. ers' Exchange, of Brooklyn, and is also interested in plate-glass insurance. - In 1873 Mr. Sutherland was united in marriage to Miss Jennie E. Brown, of Bergen county, New Jer- sey, the daughter of John W. and Kate Brown, and on the I4th of May, 1900, her death occurred. Mr. Sutherland is a progressive man and his interest in the advancement and material prosperity of the city has been constant and ever in evidence. In business he weighs carefully every question which comes up for settlement, and is energetic, prompt and notably reliable. His energies in his chosen field have been singularly prolific in results and have gained to him an exalted position in the business life of his native C1ty. ELISHA HANSHEw, D. V. S. Among the worthy citizens that England has fur- nished to Brooklyn is numbered Dr. Elisha Hanshew, who was born in Waterford, England, on the 13th of February, 1850, and is a son of Elisha and Lavinia (Wilkie) Hanshew, also natives of the same country. In the summer of 1850 the father came to America and engaged in the shoe fitting business, in which he was the pioneer in Brooklyn. His factory was on Fulton street, corner of Nassau street, where he successfully conducted his enterprise for a number of years. He died, in January, 1898, at the age of seventy-three, and his wife passed away in 1896, at the age of sixty-nine. In their family were four children: Elisha; Kate, wife of James Campbell, of Brooklyn; Thomas W., a well-known author who now resides in England; and Frank, who was a vet- erinary surgeon and died in 1892. Dr. Hanshew, of this review, acquired his literary education in the public schools of Brooklyn and the He is treasurer of the Mechanics and Trad- Polytechnic Institute. His professional knowledge was acquired in the American Veterinary College, of New York, in which he was graduated with the class of 1880, after which he at once began practice and soon afterward established a veterinary hospital at No. 13 Bergen street, removing to his present lo- cation at No. 318 Warren street in 1889. His hos- pital is well equipped for the conduct of a general veterinary business, and he employs a corps of ex- perienced attendants, while Herbert Sackett, D. V. S., is acting as his assistant. In 1883 he was appointed the first recognized veterinarian of the Brooklyn fire department, a position which he held for two years. Dr. Hanshew has been twice married. In 1869 he wedded Miss Margaret Lilliston, of Brooklyn, and they became the parents of two children: Joseph, a member of the bicycle police force in Brooklyn; and Anne, who died in infancy. For his second wife the Doctor chose Miss Mary Herkenham, of Albany, and they now have three children, J. Oakley, Adele and Frank. The Doctor is a member of Centraf Lodge, No. 361, F. & A. M.; Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, B. P. O. E.; Royal Arcanum, and the Parkway Driving Club. GEORGE SIEMS. In the legislative halls of the state George Siems has represented his district and is known as a loyal citizen whose devotion to the public good is marked. He is a man of firm convictions, fearless in the ad- vocacy of his honest belief, and all who know him have great confidence in his fidelity to whatever he believes to be right. - Mr. Siems is a native of the province of Hanover, Germany, born December 3, 1850, his parents being Carsten and Margaret Siems. The father died in 1855, but the mother is still living. Both were na- tives of Hanover, Germany, where for some years their ancestors had resided. The paternal grand- father of our subject was for sixty years a teacher in the village school of Arnsdorf and lived to the advanced age of ninety-one years. Our subject's father has passed away and the mother afterward married Henry Brauer, by whom she had several children, one of whom, Diedrich, came to America, locating at Green Point, New York. * Mr. Siems, whose name begins this record, was educated in the schools of his native town until fourteen years of age, after which he prepared for teaching, but abandoned his plan of becoming an educator to become an apprentice in the line of com- mercial business, wholesale and retail, in the city of Bremerhaven. There he served for two years, and in the Spring of 1867, hoping to improve his finanacial condition by securing better opportunities than that - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 299 afforded in the Old World, he came to the United States, locating in New York city. He there ac- cepted a clerkship in a grocery store, in which he was employed until 1871, when he took up his abode in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn and opened a grocery store of his own. He conducted that en- terprise until the spring of 1875, when he sold out and through the succeeding sixteen years engaged in the hotel business on Franklin street. On the ex- piration of that period he removed to Greenpoint avenue, where he continued in the same line of busi- ness until 1897, at which time he retired from the hotel business. In 1886 he accepted the agency for various European steamship lines and still serves in that capacity. In 1897 he opened a real-estate and insurance office at No. 142 Greenpoint avenue and his enterprising efforts are bringing to him a good financial return. He has been one of the active business men in his section of the city, well known locally and to the traveling public. Through capa- ble management, keen discrimination and resolute purpose he has worked his way steadily upward, be- coming the possessor of a handsome competence. Mr. Siems has long been known as a public- spirited citizen, taking an active interest in every- thing pertaining to the city and its welfare. He is also a leading factor in Democratic circles and has been identified with the party since his arrival in this country. In 1898 he was elected on the Democratic ticket, in the thirteenth district, to the general as- sembly, and while a member of the house served on the committee on banks, public lands and forestry, and again in 1899. Socially he is a member of the Jefferson Club and of the Thirteenth Assembly Dis- trict Club, and he does all in his power to promote the growth and insure the welfare of his party. Mr. Siems is also prominent in Masonic circles and is a valued member of Herder Lodge, No. 698, F. & A. M., of which he is for the fourth term serving as master. He also belongs to Altair Chap- ter, No. 237, R. A. M., St. Elmo Commandery, No. 37, K. T., and was one of the founders of Manhattan Lodge, No. 130, K. P., of which he served as first chancellor commander. He has represented the lodge in the grand lodge for the past twenty-four years. He was also one of the organizers of Allemania Lodge, No. 2114, Knights of Honor, and of Teutonia Lodge, No. 794, Knights and Ladies of Honor. His home life has been very pleasant. He was happily married in Brooklyn, March 21, 1875, to Miss Mary Schumacher, daughter of Henry Schumacher. was born in the village of Nindorf, Germany, and by her marriage has become the mother of seven children: Henry; William F.; Annie M.; Grover C.; George H.; and Lillian M. The parents are members of St. She Charles, who married Annie Chase; John's Evangelical Lutheran church. Mr. Siems has never had occasion to regret his determination to make America his place of abode, for here he has not only gained a comfortable competence, but has found a pleasant home, gained political honors and made many friends. - ALBERT H. TRYON. Albert H. Tryon, of Brooklyn, was born in New York city September 1, 1852, his parents being Ho- ratio L. and Susan (Lyons) Tryon. The father was a native of Philadelphia, the mother of West- chester county, New York; but both are now de- ceased. Horatio L. Tryon was a sculptor by profes- ..sion and one of the most skillful of workmen in his line of business. In early life he went to New York, where he learned his trade and afterward conducted business at the corner of Broadway and Twenty- second street. Many of the most artistic and im- posing works of art to be seen in the leading ceme- teries of New York and Brooklyn are of his handi- work. He had six children, but only two of the number are now living, the daughter being Selina E., wife of Frederick R. Blakeman. Albert H. Tryon, whose name introduces this re- view, was educated in the public schools of New York, and for eighteen years was engaged in for- warding and contracting, but for the past three years has given his entire attention to the real-estate busi- 1162.SS. his efforts in business life have been attended with a gratifying degree of success. * Mr. Tryon was married in Brooklyn, November 5, 1882, the lady of his choice being Alida Von Behren, of Brooklyn, and their children are: Al- bert H., Herbert W., George C., Anna and Ruth. The last named died in childhood. The family attend the Plymouth Brethren church. Mr. Tryon is widely recognized as a prominent and pros- perous business man, worthy of public confidence, and is highly esteemed by reason of his straight- forward methods and fidelity. THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS. - The Church of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, which is situated at the corner of Twenty-third avenue and Eighthy-fifth street, Bensonhurst, now included in the Greater New York, is among the recent additions to the churches in this section of the city. The corner-stone of this edifice was laid in 1889, and the first service was held in the house of worship on the first Sunday in June, 1890. The church was dedicated by the Right Reverend C. E. McDonnell, He has handled much valuable property and . 300 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Bishop of Brooklyn, on the 26th of June, 1891, and the pastor was Rev. Maurice Hickey, who was suc- ceeded by the present pastor, Rev. Charles F. White- 111211. - - The latter was born in England, but came to America when he was eight years of age and pur- d sued his classical studies in St. Charles' College, of Maryland, while his theological education was ob- tained in St. Mary’s Seminary, of Baltimore, Mary- land. He was ordained to the priesthood by his emi- nence Cardinal Gibbons, December 21, 1878. Shortly after his ordination he was appointed curate at the church of the Sacred Heart in Brooklyn. He also labored four years as chaplain at St. John's Home in Brooklyn, and on the 18th of September, 1890, began his labors in his present parish. JOHN SCHLEGEL. One of Brooklyn’s progressive and enterprising German-American citizens, John Schlegel, is a native of the fatherland, his birth having occurred in the town of Babstadt, in the county of Necker-Bishofs- heim, in the grand duchy of Baden, June 17, 1831. His father, Adam Schlegel, passed away before the son had first opened his eyes to the light of day. The mother, too, died in his early youth, and the three children of the family were thus orphaned. Our subject, the only son, became the ward of foster parents after the death of his father and mother. . He was reared and educated in his native town, pur- suing his studies until fourteen years of age, which was in accordance with the school laws of the land. His support then mainly devolved upon himself, and after spending one year in the employ of the super- intendent of the forests of that district he was ap- prenticed to learn the jeweler's trade in the world- renowned city of Carlsruhe, in Baden. There he remained for five years, and on completing his term of apprenticeship was well. qualified for the perform- ance of delicate and important work in the line of his chosen calling. He went to Alsace, France, where he spent a year working as a journeyman, and was then compelled to return home for exami- nation for military duty, as was the custom in Ger- many. Through the influence of his uncle, Ferdinand Merck, he was enabled to secure a furlough from im- mediate service, and when his uncle and his family emigrated to the new world our subject decided to accompany them, believing that he would find better business opportunities in “the land of the free.” On the Ioth of June, 1852, Mr. Schlegel arrived in New York, thus completing a tedious voyage which lasted two months. For nearly two years he followed his trade in this land, and then worked at the butchering business in New York city. For nine years he carried on business along that line and then sold his interests. In 1864 he removed to the eastern district of Brooklyn, locating in the Six- teenth ward, where he purchased a vinegar manu- factory and distilling establishment from Frederick Freese. In the conduct of his new enterprise Mr. Schlegel prospered, and as the result of his thrift and enterprise has met with very gratifying success. In 1873, in order to meet the increasing demands of his trade, he purchased buildings and several lots on Twenty-second street, near Third avenue, in Brooklyn, made many improvements and has since built up one of the largest industries of the kind on Long Island, giving employment to more than twenty skilled workmen. In addition to his manufacturing interests he has other business enterprises. Extend- ing his operations to the real-estate field, he has erected a number of fine dwellings in his neighbor- hood, thereby improving the section of the city, as well as increasing his own income. He was one of the organizers and a charter member of the board of directors of the Sprague National Bank, a posi- tion which he still occupies. Mr. Schlegel has been twice married. He first wedded Elizabeth Roettler, and unto them were born four children: Bertha, now the wife of Gustav Feit- ner; Augusta, who married John Feitner; Charles, who died in 1897, at the age of thirty- two years; and Frank, who died in 1879, at the age of sixteen years. The mother passed away in 1874, and the following year Mr. Schlegel married Caro- line Koch, a daughter of Phillip Koch, and unto them have been born four children: John, Will- iam, Carrie and Louise. Mr. Schlegel and his family attend the German Lutheran church, and he is a member of Cassia Lodge, No. 445, F. & A. M. The improvement of his opportuni- ties, and they have been of no unusual character, is what has led to Mr. Schlegel's success. An en- ergetic, resolute man, he has advanced through his own efforts, and among the representative citizens of Long Island he well deserves mentoin. MARTIN LIKEWISE. The subject of this sketch finds an appropriate place in the history of those men of business and enterprise in Brooklyn whose force of character, whose sterling integrity, fortitude amid discourage- ments, and whose good sense in the management of business affairs have contributed in large and sub- stantial measure to the development of the industrial interests of the city. He is the senior member of the firm of Likewise Brothers, a name that is well known in connection with the manufacture of iron rail- ings. His parents were John and Frederica (Misner) HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 301 Likewise, and he was born in Brooklyn June 22, 1859. He acquired his education in the Schools of New Lots, and afterward learned the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father, becoming an expert workman. brother, Charles H., he engaged in his present busi- ness, and the foundry which they own and operate has become a paying investment under their careful management. They furnish employment for quite a large force of workmen, and their business is con- stantly increasing both in volume and importance. The lady who now bears the name of Mrs. Martin Likewise was in her maidenhood Miss Catherine Flohn. By their marriage they have become the par- ents of three children, living, two daughters and a son, Catherine, Emma and Martin, is a member of Saxonia Lodge, O. S. D. F., and he and his family attend the Lutheran church. He en- joys an enviable reputation as a man of Sterling worth and as a reliable representative of the in- dustrial interests with which he is connected. JOHN LIKEWISE. For more than forty years John Likewise has been an honored and highly respected citizen of the twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn. He is well deserv- ing of a place in a volume which contains the works of biographies and histories of Brooklyn’s most sub- stantial business men. He has made an untarnished record and unspotted reputation in industrial circles, and in all places and under all circumstances he is loyal to truth, honor and right, justly valuing his own self-respect as infinitely more desirable than wealth, fame or position. Mr. Likewise is one of the reliable citizens that the fatherland has furnished to the new world, his birth having occurred in the province of Hesse- Darmstadt, July 1, 1834. His parents were Philip and Margaret (Spies) Likewise. The former was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, in 1792, and throughout his life engaged in the tilling of the soil. he bade adieu to friends and native land, and, cross- ing the Atlantic to the United States, located in the town of New Lots, East New York, where he spent the remainder of his days in an honorable retire- ment from labor. In his family were six children, —Jacob, Michael, Daniel, Philip, Louis and John, and the latter is the only surviving member of the family. - - John Likewise was educated in the schools of his native country, and there learned the wheelwright’s trade, which he followed throughout an active and honorable business career. For thirty-seven con- secutive years he has been continuously engaged in this business at his present location in Brooklyn, hav- In 1882, in connection with his Mr. Likewise In 1815. ing established the enterprise on the 1st day of April, I863. Indolence and idleness are utterly for- eign to his nature, and he has labored earnestly and arduously, but of recent years he devotes only a portion of his time to his work. His rest is well merited, being such as should come to every man who has long been connected with some important industrial, commercial or professional pursuit. In the German Lutheran church of East New York Mr. Likewise was married by the Rev. Schaum, on the 24th of August, 1856, to Frederica P. Mis- ner, daughter of Martin F. and Elizabeth (Kuntz) Misner. The Misner family is of German lineage and was founded on Long Island in 1840. Martin Misner was a native of Prussia, and in early man- hood came to the new world, following the cabinet- maker’s trade throughout his remaining days in New Lots. There for thirty-five years he carried on business on his own account and bore an excellent reputation for superior workmanship and honorable methods. To him and his wife were born five chil- dren: Frederica P., now Mrs. Likewise, who was born in New York city February 11, 1837; Martin F. : Jacob ; Louis; and Elizabeth, deceased. The parents both died in New Lots, and their remains were interred in the Cypress Hills cemetery. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Likewise was blessed with six children: John J., who was born May 30, 1857, and married Barbara Snyder, by whom he has three children, living-John, Eliza- beth and Adelaide; "Martin, born June 22, 1859; Charles J., born June 2, 1861; Jacob Louis; and William Henry, who was born February 24, 1874, and died June 26, 1875. The eldest son was edu- cated in the public schools, and since early life has worked at the blacksmith’s trade. - In his social relations Mr. Likewise is connected with Saxonia Lodge, No. I, O. S. D. F., also the Knights of the Legion of Honor. He belongs to the Lutheran church and is a progressive citizen, His many excellent qualities have won him a host of warm personal friends, and those who give him their regard are legion. CHARLES H. LIKEWISE. Charles H. Likewise is actively connected with the industrial interests of Brooklyn as a member of the firm of Likewise Brothers, manufacturers of iron railings. He was born June 2, 1861, in the city which is still his home, his parents being John and Frederica (Misner) Likewise. He was educated in the schools of New Lots and learned the trade of iron-working in the establishment of the L. & G. Manufacturing Company of Woodhaven, Long Isl- and. In 1882 he entered into partnership with his 302 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. brother Martin, and under the firm name of Like- wise Brothers he has since engaged in the manu- facture of iron railings. He has a well equipped foundry, supplied with the latest improved machinery for carrying on work in their line. The output is large and the compensation satisfactory. Goods bearing their stamp find a ready sale on the mar- ket, for they have built up an enviable reputation for the excellence of the products of their foundry. Mr. Likewise holds membership in Saxonia Lodge, O. S. D. F. His home life is very pleasant, for he was happily married March 21, 1870, to Lena D. Snyder, and to them were born two children, but the elder, Jessie, died in infancy. Lottie May was born April 3, 1894, and is the life of the house- hold. In his career Mr. Likewise has not been aided by accident or luck, by wealth or influence or powerful friends. He is indeed a self-made man, and as the architect of his own fortune he has built wisely and well. CHARLES A. METTLER, Charles Alfred Mettler, a native of Switzerland, was born September 18, 1842, at Ligertz, canton Berne. In 1845 the family moved to the native town of his grandfather and great-grandfather (Mettler) at Ossingen bei Andelfinger, Zurich, where his mother died in 1847. Charles received his education in Switzerland, and in 1854 his father and family of four sons and two daughters emigrated to Amer- ica, arriving in New York on May Ioth, and decided to reside in Brooklyn. * His education was supplemented by a term in English at the public school, after which he obtained employment of Mr. Kneisig, a grocer on Atlantic avenue near Court street, next door to the cigar business of former Mayor Charles A. Schiefen's fa- ther. He liked the business, was greatly interested in it, and took advantage of every opportunity to become fully acquainted with all its details, so that he soon had the reputation of being a reliable young man, who understood his business as a grocer thor- oughly. charge of a branch store which Mr. Kneisig opened at the corner of Court and Schermerhorn streets, and in 1864 he was employed as buyer by Messrs. Tate Brothers, the leading Brooklyn grocers at that time, at 191 Fulton street, corner of Nassau street. In 1869 he started in business for himself at the cor- ner of Concord and Fulton streets, and in 1874 he removed to I2 and I4 Nassau street, at the corner of Liberty street, with a branch store at 68 Hicks street, at the corner of Cranberry street, from 1886 to 1889. In 1886 the firm name was changed to C. A. Mettler & Sons. When Liberty street was At the age of eighteen he was given full widened the Nassau street building was torn down, and on December 1, 1893, Mr. Mettler purchased the old-established grocery business started by S. T. Champney, about 1830 (and therefore the oldest stand in Brooklyn), at 88 and 90 Henry street, at the corner of Pineapple street, consolidating the trade of the two stores. He was a very capable business man, honest, upright, cheerful, intelligent and possessing excellent judgment, and, with close attention, he built up an extensive business on Brooklyn Heights. The business has been conducted since 1895 by his sons, Alfred and John, under the firm name of C. A. Mettler's Sons. On the 27th of May, 1863, occurred the marriage of Mr. Mettler and Miss Catharine Kleess, who was born in Pfeddersheim, near Worms, Germany, Jan- uary 7, 1847, and came to Brooklyn with her par- ents when a child. They had eight children: Al- fred; John ; Anna, wife of John H. Meyer; Louise C.; Arthur J., a student at Columbia University; and three boys who died in childhood. Mr. Mettler possessed marked ability as a speaker, debater and parliamentarian; and, being one of the organizers of the Brooklyn Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion, on May 28, 1882, he was elected its president, and by successive re-election he served for four terms, namely, 1882, 1883, 1886 and 1887, during which time the membership grew from a dozen to over one thousand. During his administration the association became a very important body, and suc- ceeded among other matters in abolishing the tax for sealing weights and measures, before which each storekeeper had to pay from two to five dollars annually. It was argued that as the inspecting of weights and measures benefited the public the sealer must be paid a salary out of the city funds. This matter was brought before the association in June, I883, and after considerable agitation a bill was passed by the legislature making it a salaried of- fice, which has since then saved the Brooklyn store- keepers thousands of dollars. At the time the Grocers’ Association was or— ganized the Brooklyn grocers were compelled to cross the ferries to New York for their supplies of fruit and vegetables. The association's early aim was to agitate the establishing of a market in Brook- lyn, and in the summer of 1883 the Long Island farmers were induced to stop in Brooklyn, so that a temporary market was formed by the wagons stand- ing along the curb of both sides of Fulton street from the ferry to Sands street. While this was a begin- ning, it did not answer, as the Brooklyn grocer was still compelled to cross to New York by ferry to get his supply of fruit and produce that did not grow on Long Island. At a meeting of the Brook- lyn Retail. Grocers' Association, held on Tuesday HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 303 evening, August 14, 1883, President Charles A. Met- tler made the following address: “Gentlemen: The grocers of Brooklyn are studying their greatest interest and convenience in working to establish a wholesale market in this city, and the discussion of it at our meetings, with the reports of the same in the press, have excited a great deal of attention. It is the height of folly to have the Long Island farmer cart his produce by our doors to New York, we following a few hours later and carting it back again, causing loss of time and waste of labor. I would suggest that we decide of- ficially upon a locality, and then it would be ad- visable to appoint a committee to work in conjunc- tion with the city authorities. We are all well aware that opinions differ, regarding the desirability of a new market in Brooklyn and its location, and there- fore it would be well for this association as a body to express decided views in the matter. “I desire to call your attention to the excellent facilities and central location of the Wallabout waste lands, which can be filled in and utilized, and with a water front that will permit the landing of boats and railroad floats with foreign and domestic fruits and produce. This would make an ideal market for the farmer, the receiver and the grocer, and would be as convenient for our members of the eastern dis- trict as for those of South Brooklyn. I have thought a great deal about this matter, and take pleasure in presenting it for your consideration.” The matter was well received and fully discussed, with the result that the meeting unanimously en- dorsed the Wallabout site. A market commitee was then appointed, consisting of C. A. Mettler, J. F. Tribeken, D. Treckman, W. Robinson and J. H. Aherns, which committee continued until the market was established. On September 2, 1883, this com- mittee met with City Works Commissioner Ripley Ropes and other city officials, who favored the newly completed bridge arches, Fort Greene or City Park, but the association decided that it was the Walla- bout or nothing. The association invited the farm- ers to meet with them, and on Tuesday evening, Sep- tember II, 1883, at a joint meetinng of the grocers and farmers, at 462 Fulton street, , it was adopted unanimously that “the market committee at present appointed retain their power and confer with the city authorities for the establishment of a wholesale market at the Wallabout,” of which the “Brooklyn Eagle,” on the following evening said editorially, “The meeting of the grocers and farmers yesterday is the first serious step toward the establishment of a market, and it is sincerely hoped that it will be followed up, to occupy the Wallabout as a per- manent site.” This was followed by an enthusiastic mass meeting at the Academy of Music, over which ex-Mayor John W. Hunter presided, and at which sentiments of a most decided character were ex- o pressed in addresses by ex-Mayor Hunter, Congress- men Bliss and James, Senator Jacobs, Bernard Peters, Farmer O'Donnell and others, after which resolu- tions were adopted authorizing the chairman to ap- point a committee of twenty-five citizens to co- operate with the grocers to establish a market at the Wallabout worthy of Brooklyn. By their united efforts the matter was pushed, and on July 26, 1884, Commissioner Ropes ordered the farmers to place their wagons on Washington avenue, which was fol- lowed by the city taking a ten-years lease (Septem- ber, 1884) on the Wallabout lands from the United States government. The city now owns the entire lands on both sides of Washington avenue from the navy yard to the Marine hospital, the value of which has increased wonderfully, and the blocks of sub- stantially built structures show its prosperity. It has proven an ideal locality for a market, and C. A. Mettler deserves great credit for his clear judgment in suggesting it. - Mr. Mettler was a member of Joppa Lodge, No. - 2OI, F. & A. M., since 1873, and served as its treas- urer for fourteen years, from 1879 to 1884, and 1887 to 1894, innclusive, and would have been elected for the fifteenth time on the day of his death. He was succeeded as treasurer by his son, Alfred. After a short illness of two days Mr. Mettler died at his residence, No. 84 Henry street, Decem- ber 26, 1894, which brought great sorrow to his many friends and more especially to his family. He was laid at rest in the family lot in Greenwood. Joppa Lodge and the Grocers' Association as a body attended the funeral services, Rev. E. J. C. Kraeling officiating, and both organizations passed resolutions which were engrossed and presented to the widow. His was a noble and happy life, highly respected and honored by all. He was a true and loving husband and father and a sincere friend. His first thoughts were of his home, which his pleasant, kind and con- siderate nature made cheerful and happy. RICHARD BERGEN. Richard Bergen, who occupies the position of warden of the Kings county jail, is numbered among the native sons of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Salisbury, Orange county, on the 19th of March, 1841, his parents being John and Mary (Travis) Bergen. When a child of four years the family removed to Cold Springs on the Hudson, where he acquired his education and learned the trade of a blacksmith. In 1862 he removed to New York. He is a skilled mechanic and for some time was employed in some of the largest factories 304 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in the United States. While connected with the Paterson Iron Company, of Paterson, New Jersey, he forged one of the largest wrought-iron stern frames for a steamship ever manufactured in this country, its weight being twenty-six thousand pounds, the dimensions twenty-one feet and two inches in the diameter of the rectangular position, eight feet and three inches in width and twenty-two feet in height, while the hub was thirty-seven inches in diameter and eighteen inches thick. frame was forged by Mr. Bergen with a ten-ton steam hammer for the Newport News Steamship Company, being used on one of the Cromwell line steamers which they were then building, and was so large that it was necessary to use both tracks of the Erie railroad to transfer it to Jersey City, whence it was taken to Newport News, Virginia. gen was also connected with the Works of John Roach & Sons for more than twenty years. He also forged one of the largest marine shafts ever made in this country, its dimensions be- ing twenty-seven and a half inches in diameter in the gangway and thirty-two and a half inches on the hubs, forty feet long and weighing forty tons. It was forged under a ten-ton hammer and was made for the steamboat Pilgrim. - Mr. Bergen rose to a most prominent position in the ranks of the representatives of his calling, but on the 16th of August, 1896, he abandoned work at his trade and on the Ist of January, 1898, ac- cepted the position of warden in the Kings county jail, under Sheriff Cramer. He was reappointed January I, Igoo, under Sheriff Walton, the present sheriff of Kings county, and now has charge of the jail. In his political views he is a Democrat, and his religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He attends services at the church of Our Lady of Mercy, He is recognized as a very popular and efficient officer and is a highly esteemed resident of Brooklyn. He has a wide acquaintance anl enjoys the high regard of many friends by reason of his many excellent qualities. . . - - WILLIAM J. FINN, D. V. S. Dr. William J. Finn is the proprietor of the Long Island Veterinary Hospital, at No. 285 Jay street, Brooklyn, and is one of the recognized leaders in his profession. He was born in the city which is yet his home, September 22, 1865, and is a son of John Finn and a grandson of John Finn, Sr. John Finn, the first ancestor of the family in America, was a native of the Emerald Isle, and was a professional educator and taught school for some time in this country. He was the father of John Finn, Sr. The latter was born on board a steamship bound from . This strong Mr. Ber- Morgan Iron New York city to St. John, New Brunswick, on which his parents were passengers. His early life was spent in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, and when still a youth he accompanied his parents on their removal to Brooklyn, where he was reared to manhood and spent a portion of his life. He was one of the first teachers in the schools of Brooklyn and was the in- structor of some of the most influential and leading of the early settlers. Subsequently he removed to Cincinnati, where at the time of his death he occupied the chair of mathematics in the St. Francis Xavier College. - - * * He had three sons: Joseph, William and John. The eldest son, Joseph, is married and has two sons, Frank, an attorney of Jersey City, and Frederick, a practicing physician of that place. The grandfather had loyally served his country in the war of the Revolution. John Finn was the father of our subject. He was born in Brooklyn in 1835, and his entire life was passed in his native city. During the greater part of his business career he was connected with the machinist's department in the Brooklyn navy yard, and for more than twenty years was a member of the Brooklyn fire department, acting as captain there- of for eight years prior to his death. A well-known factor of the city, he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who knew him, and his death, which occurred October 16, 1891, was mourned by many friends. He married Miss Ellen Quinlan. Her father was also one of the Revolutionary heroes. She was of Welsh and Danish ancestry, who were early set- tlers in the west, living for many years among the Indians. When the country became involved in Civil war many representatives of the name were ardent supporters of the Union and a number of them gave their lives in its defense. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Finn were born ten children, of whom the following are yet living, namely: George, a manufacturer in New York city; Louise, the widow of T. J. Owens; Will- iam J.; Philip, a veterinary surgeon; Oscar, a de- tective of Greater New York; Edgar, who is con- nected with the Lawyers' Title Company, of New York; and Charles, a practicing attorney of New Jersey and now a justice of the peace in Passaic. Those who have passed away are Annie, Ida and one who died in infancy. Dr. William J. Finn acquired his primary educa- tion in public school No. 1 and in the Adelphi Acad- emy, of Brooklyn. When his literary course was completed he took up the study of veterinary science in the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons, and on the completion of the regular course was graduated with the class of 1893. He at once began the practice of his chosen profession in Brooklyn, and in 1898 erected his present commodious office and hospital building, which is considered the most HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 305 conveniently and completely equipped hospital of the kind in Greater New York. It is one hundred and fifty feet in depth by fifty feet in width, is two stories in height, built of brick, lighted by electricity, heated by steam, supplied with operating tables, stocks and all modern appliances necessary for the skillful prosecution of his profession. His business has grown to such volume that he finds it necessary to employ three assistants, all of whom are gradu- ates of veterinary colleges. In addition to his ex- tensive premises on Jay street, the Doctor also has branch establishments at Bath Beach and Jamaica, and in the latter place he also owns eighty-five acres of ground, used for pasturage and kennels. On the 25th of February, 1896, Dr. Finn was uni- ted in marriage, in Brooklyn, to Miss Grace Frost, a daughter of Louis and Lennette Frost. They now have two children, Grace and William. The family attend St. James’ Pro-Cathedral, and both the Doc- tor and his wife enjoy the high regard of many friends. . • - . It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the ancestral history of the Frost fam- ily to which Mrs. Finn belongs. The line of descent can be traced back to Nicholas Frost, who came from Liverton, England, in 1635 and located at the head of Sturgeon creek, on the south side of Frost Hill, on Pascatoga river. His son, Major Charles Frost, married Sarah Wainwright, a daughter of Si- mon Wainwright, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who served as a member of the legislature of that colony during 1660, 1669 and 1670. Hon. John Frost, a son of Major Charles Frost, was born in Kittery, Maine, March 4, 1661, and died in Newcastle, New Hamp- shire, February 25, 1732. He wedded Mary Peperill, a sister of the first Sir William Peperill and a daughter of William and Mary Peperill. bore the maiden name of Perry or Bray. Her father was a native of Cornwall, England, and settled on the Isle of Shoals. He commanded a British ship of war and subsequently located at Newcastle, where he engaged in merchandising. In 1727 he served as one of the governor’s council. Joseph Frost, a representative of the family in the fourth generation in America and a son of Hon. John Frost, was born September 29, 1777, and mar- ried Margaret Colton, of Springfield, Massachusetts, October 27, 1744. His death occurred September 14, 1768. Their son, George Frost, was born November 27, 1750, wedded Abigail Bell, and died April 18, 1808, while his wife passed away July 25, 1810. They were the parents of John Frost, who was born January 27, 1783, and wedded Jane White, of New Estle. His death occurred November 29, 1842, and his wife died in 1846. They had three sons, John, William and George, and the last named is still (Bruce) Frost, was the father of Mrs. Finn. Her mother living. His life has been devoted to the profession of an architect. William served as a captain on the Blue Ball line of sailing vessels, and George was an artist. * Louis Frost, the son of William and Mary His: mother was a direct descendant of Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, and her people were early settlers of New England. The other children of the family were Leander, Ellen, George and Albert. An inci- dent in the boyhood of Louis Frost was written and published in the “St. Nicholas” of July, 1899. It tells how he formed a resolution to become a midshipman during the Civil war. His parents were dead and he resided with an aunt. In the spring of 1862 he requested her permission to be allowed to go to Washington and apply for a position. At length he gained from her a reluctant consent, she telling him that he might go as soon as he had money enough. The next day he bade her good-bye, saying that he attended to walk, adding, “And that does not take money, and I have a little money of my own to pay other expenses.” The boy started, and on reaching Boston he hunted out the home of Edward Everett, the Massachusetts statesman, whom he had never Seen, knowing him only by reputation. He stated to Mr. Everett his plan of becoming a mid- shipman and asked for a letter of introduction to Some official in Washington. The statesman replied that it would be useless to give him one, but the boy insisted and finally received the letter, with the following remark from Mr. Everett: “I think I can trust you with my name, and I will do all that I can to assist you. You are a bright little fellow and should make your mark in the world.” The boy then continued on his way to Washington, finally reaching that city, and there he sought for Charles Sumner, the Massachusetts senator. On applying at the capitol for admission to the senator he was told that he could not see him. On noticing some gen- tlemen sending in their cards to the senator's room, he followed their example, and was eventually ad- mitted. Mr. Sumner invited him to his room that night, where the boy told his story, and in response to his expressed desire for the position of midship- man the Massachusetts senator responded: “It is of no use, my boy: even the president could not do it.” Finally, however, he said, “Possibly the president might have influence enough to help you : certainly no one else has.” Louis Frost then replied: “I have come to Washington to get that appointment, and sometimes even great men are mistaken. I shall not give it up until I have seen the president himself.” After some discouraging incidents concerning his attempt to gain access to Lincoln, he succeeded in reaching the chief executive. The door-keeper who 2O X. 306 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Thad refused him admission was addressed by the president in the following manner: “When a boy walks from Boston to Washington to see me, as this boy has done, I would rather see him than all the politicians in the United States.” When young Frost had made known his errand he again received dis-, couragement, but after some talk he said: “Mr. President, I am in earnest; I must have that ap- pointment.” Mr. Lincoln was much amused at his peremptory tone and interrupted him, saying: “You must have it: must you?” Well, you shall have it.” Taking a card from his desk he wrote upon it as follows: “This boy says he must get into the naval -academy, and . I think he must if possible. Can the secretary of the navy do anything for him? His Thame is Lewis W. Frost. Signed, A. Lincoln, March 26, 1862.” The appointment, however, was not forth- coming at once. There were a number of delays. There was no vacancy in the naval quota from Mas- -sachusetts; but at length, as a number of the promi- ºnent people of the capital city became interested in him, a special act of congress was passed giving the president the power to appoint several midshipmen, and to Louis Frost the first appointment was given. He was sent to Annapolis and was graduated in the Inaval academy there. He served with credit as mid- shipman, and after the war resigned from the service and entered the legal profession. Among his most valued possessions was a tiny card written for him ty President Lincoln. He was afterward a graduate of Columbia College, became a prominent practitioner of law in New York, and was there in partnership with Roscoe Conkling and Charles G. Coe. The same resolute spirit which he manifested in boyhood was one of his chief characteristics through life, and won him distinction at the bar. Mr. Frost died of typhoid ºfever in 1891, and thus passed from earth one of ºnatt’re's noblemen. ERNEST F. DISTLER. No more loyal American citizen can be found than IErnest F. Distler, who, though born in the father- land, is more earnest in his advocacy of the institu- tions of this country. His deep love for the stars and stripes is manifested in the ardor with which he supports the principles that he believes will best promote the nation's welfare, for he is unfaltering in his advocacy of all that he considers will be for the general good. Mr. Distler was born in Bavaria, Germany, forty- six years ago, and came alone to the United States when seventeen years of age, his parents having preceded him on the voyage across the Atlantic. He was educated in his native land, and since his ar- rival on American shores has made his home in Brooklyn. For many years he has been engaged in the brewing business, being one of the organizers of the Excelsior Brewing Company, in which he has continued a stockholder from the beginning, and is now the manager. His thorough understanding of the business enables him to capably control the en- terprise and under his direction it has become a profitable business. - Since the laws of naturalization conferred upon Mr. Distler the right of franchise, making him an American citizen, he has been active in political work as a stanch advocate of the Republican party. He did all he could for the Republican success in the Garfield campaign in 1880, and at the present time is the leader of his election district. For twenty years he has been sent as a delegate to all the local and state conventions of his party, and for several years he has been a valued member of the county Committee of Kings county, his labors contributing in no small degree to the effectiveness of the efforts put forth by the committee. He is one of the promi- nent representatives of the German-American Muni- cipal League, took an active part in its organinzation and is one of its chief promoters, being a member of its executive committee. Our subject is also presi- dent of the Ernest F. Distler Republican Associa- tion, representing that organization in the twenty- first assembly district, with headquarters at No. 624 Liberty avenue. He was the president of the Mc- Kinley and Hobart League of the twenty-first, assem- bly district in 1896, and of the McKinley and Roose- velt League in 1900, and it was through his instru- mentality that this became the banner district of the campaign, polling the largest Republican majority for the martyred chieftain whose policy in peace and in war gave the United States a standing among the powers of the world that it had never before known. He is actively and aggressively interested in securing legislation which will secure to the poorer classes more equality in taxation, and is ever found on the side of every progress and reform which can be secured through the passage of wise and beneficient measures. He was the Republican candi- date for alderman in his ward during the Low cam- paign and is again the candidate for that position at this writing, in 190I. He is identified with a number of social and fra- ternal organizations and is commander of the Knights of St. John and Malta. He belongs to the Con- cordia Singing Society, of which he is president, the Arion Society and the Eichenkranz Society, of New York, and is identified by membership relations with the Improved Order of Foresters, the Masonic fra- ternity and the Good Roads Association. He is popular in these organizations, in business circles is regarded as thoroughly reliable and in political HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 307 ranks he enjoys a large following, including many Democrats, although he has always been an aggres- sive and unfaltering Republican. EDMUND OLDHAM. The name of Edmund Oldham has been a very familiar one in business circles and his reputation as a bank note engraver is well known throughout the country. He well deserves representation in this volume, for he belonged to that class of American citizens who deserved honorable recognition on ac- count of their mastery of circumstances which they turn to account in the business world and thereby acquire success. Edmund Oldham was born in Dub- lin, Ireland, and died in November, 1894, at his home in . Flatbush. His uncle, Sir John Oldham, was knighted by Queen Victoria for his skill as a bank note engraver. of official engraver of the Bank of England and the old pound note of that bank has upon it the picture of the grandmother of the wife of Mr. Oldham, who was considered a great beauty in her day. The subject of this review learned the business of engraving and at the age of thirty-two he came to the United States, locating in Providence, Rhode Island. He not only possessed great ability in the art of engraving, but was also an inventor whose mechanical skill led to his invention of a machine for engraving, called the pentagraph. This he patented and it proved a great success. His family still collect the royalty for the rental of the ma- chine. In 1863 he took up his abode in New York city and became one of the organizers of the National Bank Note Engraving Company, being connected therewith until his death. This proved a prosperous enterprise, its business constantly increasing in vol- ume and importance and bringing to the stockholders creditable success. Mr. Oldham thus became known as one of the leading bank note engravers of the country. •, - In 1879 he removed to Flatbush, where his re- maining days were spent. He was known as a very charitable man, to whom the most envious could scarcely grudge success, so well did he earn it and so admirably did he use it. He was ever unaffected and approachable, ready to give courteous attention to all claims upon his time and kindly interest and glad to aid in relieving suffering and distress, and to encourage those who were attempting to make the most of opportunities to secure advancement along Thonorable lines. He married Marian E. Coe, a daughter of G. W. Coe, of Providence, Rhode Isl- and, and a representative of a very old and honorable family. They became the parents of four children, Inamely: Edmund T., a member of the bar of New He occupied the important position . seventy-three years. York; Mabel Agnes, wife of F. E. Smith, of the United States army; Maud I., wife of Randolph Brandt, of Flatbush; and Florence, wife of F. R. Huse, of Boston. The career of the father was one to which his family and friends might refer with pride. He was a strong man, strong in the con- sciousness of well spent years, strong to plan and perform, strong in his integrity and good name and was a worthy example for young men to pattern after, for his career demonstrated what it is possible to accomplish through integrity, diligence and per- Severance. & CHARLES J. SKIDMORE. The Skidmore family has long been identified with American interests. The ancestry of our sub- ject can be traced back to one of three brothers who came to America in an early day. Their fa- ther was Thomas Skidmore, who married Miss Bard- ley. The brothers were Robert, Thomas and James, and it is from the first named that our subject is descended. He came to America prior to the war of the Revolution. The brothers operated sawmills, and one of them was a soldier in the war for in- dependence. Robert lived in Brick township, Ocean county, New Jersey, where he owned large interests and was very wealthy. At the time of his death he was the owner of the entire site of Lakewood, in- cluding the George Gould property. Rich tracts of land which were once in his possession are still owned by the family. David Skidmore, the son of Robert and the father of our subject, inherited large tracts of land. He always resided at Lakewood, living the life of a gentleman farmer. His death. occurred in 1892, when he had reached the age of His widow is still living, at the age of eighty years. In his political views he was a Democrat and took an active part in the Fre- mont campaign, and at the time of the Civil war he was drafted for service, but was excused on ac- count of physical disability. He married Elizabeth McCurdy and their children are Mary, wife of Thomas West, whose sister married Hartz Price, proprietor of the Pleasure Boy Hotel; Melissa, who died in childhood; Joseph, a stock and fruit farmer; John; Charles J.; George; Sarah, wife of Thomas Decker, of Brooklyn; and Samuel, who resides in Greenpoint. - Charles J. Skidmore was born at Lakewood, New Jersey, April 5, 1851, spent his boyhood days there and acquired his education in the public schools. He learned the trade of the machinist and afterward that of the engineer. Subsequently he came to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and entered the Jordan Iron and Chemical Works, and since 1882 he has been HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. oil-tester and refiner of the Standard Oil Com- pany at Greenpoint. In 1896 he purchased a hay, grain and feed store at Nos. 57 and 59 Nassau street, which is now conducted by his son Edward. Through eighteen years' connection with the Standard Oil Company he has been recognized as one of its most trusted and faithful employes, is expert in his line of work and his fidelity has won him the highest regard and confidence of the company. - In his political views Mr. Skidmore is a Repub- lican, but has never, sought or desired office, pre- ferring to devote his time and attention to his busi- ness and to the enjoyment of his home fireside. He was married to Catherine Agnes Guinane, of Lake- wood, New Jersey, and they have five children: Edward; David; Catherine; Charles J., who is still living; and Jerome, who died at the age of six years. - - Edward Skidmore, the eldest son, was educated in the public schools and afterward served as clerk in an office, in a drug store and in the Western Union Telegraph office. He learned the machinist's trade, which he followed for twelve years in the employ of the Long Island Railroad Company. In 1896, however, he severed his connection with that corporation and took charge of the hay, grain and feed store which his father purchased. He is a thrifty, wide-awake business man, and his careful conduct of the store is making it a very profitable in- vestment. JOHN AUER. John Auer, who was born in the fatherland and came to America during the early years of his man- hood, is an excellent example of the worthy class of citizens that Germany has furnished to the new world. He was born in the village of Galingen, in the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, April 28, 1851, a son of Dionones and Marie (Thabela) Auer, both of whom were natives of the same locality. In their family were four sons and a daughter, namely: The- resa, who died in Brooklyn in January, 1883; Lud- wig, who died at the family homestead in Galingen in 1867, in his twenty-sixth year; William, Charles and John, who are still living. The father, Dionones Auer, learned the mason's trade in his early manhood - and followed that pursuit as a journeyman and mas- ter mason for a number of years. He became widely and favorably known as an expert mechanic and was held in high regard by reason of his personal charac- teristics, which were such as to commend him to the confidence and good will of all with whom he was associated. He died August 29, 1867, and the fol- lowing year his widow came to America with her children, spending her remaining days with her fam- . t ily in Brooklyn, where she passed away in June, 1868. She was a most estimable woman, kind and indul- gent to her children, and beloved by all who knew. her. - * According to the custom of his native land, John Auer attended the common schools until fourteen years of age. His youthful days were passed in his parents' home, and at the age of sixteen he began to learn the mason's trade, which he followed in the fatherland until April 6, 1868, when with his mother and the other members of the family he sailed for America. They took up their abode in Brooklyn, and through the ten succeeding years John Auer fol- lowed his trade in the employ of others. His indus- try and frugality during that period then enabled him to engage in business on his own account as a master mason. He began contracting and building and for more than twenty years has been an active factor in this line of activity, during which time he has indeed proved himself master of his chosen vo- cation. Many of the fine and substantial buildings of the city stand as material evidence of his capa- bility. The Orpheum theater was erected under his supervision and his success in its construction led the owner of the new Folly theater to select him to- conduct the mechanical part of that enterprise. He has taken and executed the contracts for many other large buildings, notably the extensive lumber and planing mill owned by Louis Bossert, on Newtown creek, and several breweries and factories. His repu- tation has gone abroad and secured him contracts from places far distant from Brooklyn. He was the builder of a large brewery at Havana, Cuba, and an extensive sanitarium in Sullivan county, New York. In the extensive and varied building enter- prises he has undertaken he has always faithfully carried out his part of the contract to the very letter and has thus won the unqualified confidence and trust of his patrons and the public. In 1901 he ad- mitted his two sons to a partnership in the business. under the firm name of John Auer & Sons, and this: name is regarded as a substantial guarantee for good workmanship and honorable methods. It is a syno- nym for straightforward dealing in business circles, for the father and sons are well known as men of thorough reliability. * In Brooklyn, on the Ioth of December, 1873, John Auer married Miss Margaret Kaupp, daughter of John and Susan (Acker) Kaupp, and unto them have: been born three sons and two daughters: John W.," born January Io, 1875; Charles L., . born September 26, 1876; Susie M., born July 1, 1882; Louis H., who was born October 27, 1886, and died on the 14th. of February, 1887; and Lucy A., who was born Janu- ary 3, 1888. Mr. Auer is connected with several' leading societies of Brooklyn, including William HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 309 Tell Lodge, I. O. O. F., the Bushwick Club and the Arion Singing Society. His life is an indication of the opportunities which America affords to young men of resolute purpose, unfaltering energy and dili- gence; but while no other country extends such ad- vantages to its citizens, it is also true that in this country, more than in any other, labor, either men- tal or physical, or perhaps a combination of both, is required to a greater extent in gaining success, for family, friends or influence are but minor elements in winning prosperity, which is the reward of earnest, persistent and honorable effort. JOHN W. AUER. John W. Auer, who is connected with his father in the business of taking and executing contracts for mason work, was born in the family homestead in the Nineteenth ward of Brooklyn, January 10, 1875, and is a son of John and Margaret (Kaupp) Auer. At the usual age he entered the public schools, where he continued his education until thirteen years of age, when he entered St. Leonard's Academy, and at the age of sixteen he pursued a course in archi- tecture at the Pratt Institute, of Brooklyn, and also attended Wright's Long Island Business College for some time. He thus became particularly well equipped for his business career and joined his father in his contracting and building operations. He certainly has a bright future before him. His education has made him well qualified for his work, he is also profiting by his father's long experience, and he also possesses great energy and determination. - In social circles John W. Auer is prominent and popular, being a valued representative of the Bush- wick Club, the Arion Singing Society and the Pleas- ure Drivers’ Association of Brooklyn. He was mar- ried in Brooklyn February 5, 1901, to Miss Augusta Stutz, a daughter of Louis and Augusta (Wendel) Stutz, and the frequency with which the young couple are seen at the homes of their friends is indicative of their standing and popularity in the social circles in which they move. - - CHARLES L. AUER. Charles L. Auer, the junior member of the firm of John Auer & Sons, is a young man of twenty-five years, possessed of good business ability and credita- ble ambition. He was born September 26, 1876, in the family home in the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, and entering the public schools there mastered the common English branches of learning. His prelimi- 1tary studies were supplemented by instruction re- ceived in St. Leonard's Academy, and at the age of sixteen he became a student in the Pratt Institute, in early life. taking a course in architecture. Wright's Long Isl- and Business College fitted him for the conduct of business affairs, and then entering into partnership with his father, he resolutely set to work to master all the details of the contracting and building busi- ness. He manifested special aptitude and is regarded as a progressive, wide-awake young business man. Socially he is connected with Cortelyou Club and is popular in a wide circle of acquaintances. FERDINAND PLATNER. Among the native sons of the Empire state now identified with the business interests of Brooklyn is Ferdinand Platner, who is conducting a well ap- pointed plumbing establishment. He was born in Otsego county, New York, September 25, 1851, his parents being Christopher H. and Maria (Anthony) Platner. The name is of Holland Dutch origin, and at an early day the family was founded in America by emigrants from the land of dikes. The paternal grandfather, Henry Platner, resided in Otsego coun- ty, New York, where he carried on agricultural pursuits. He married Maria Best. The father of our subject was a native of Otsego county, born in 1809, and was also identified with its agricultural in- terests. He was elected to the office of assessor on the Democratic ticket, being a stanch supporter of the Democracy. In the Baptist church he held mem- bership and was most faithful to its teachings, and for a number of years served as a member of its board of deacons. Socially he was connected with the Masonic fraternity. He died in 1895, at the advanced age of eighty-six, and the mother passed away in September, 1895, at the age of seventy- eight. ë º The children of Christopher and Maria (An- thony) Platner are as follows: Martha, who died in childhood; Henry Clay, who died at the age of thirty-nine years; Jane Ann, the wife of Alonzo Collins, of Otsego county, New York; Elizabeth, the wife of E. A. Kennedy, of Brooklyn, New York; Lucinda, wife of H. R. Lehman, of Schoharie coun- ty, this state; Harriet, wife of Hendricks Saulsbury, also of Otsego county; Seth C., who resides in Gloversville, New York; Isabel, now the wife of E. M. La Rue, of Watertown, New York; Edwin, of Otsego county; Ferdinand, of this review; Norman, who died in childhood; Albertina, the wife of Jef- ferson Smith, of Schoharie county, New York; Wil- lard, of Fort Plain, New York; Jesse, who died at the age of twenty-three years; Cora, now the wife of George E. Parks, of Brooklyn; and one who died Ferdinand Platner pursued his education in the usual manner of farmer lads of his day. He left 310 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. school, however, at the age of sixteen and entered upon his business career. Previous to this time he had engaged in the labors of field and meadow through the summer months, while pursuing his ed- ucation during the winter terms. Leaving home at the age of sixteen, he learned the plumber's trade and followed that pursuit as a journeyman for six- teen years. He then began business on his own ac- count at No. 676 Grand street, Brooklyn, where he has a general plumbing establishment, furnishing supplies and doing most excellent work in his line. His ability, combined with his promptness in execu- tion and his earnest desire to please his patrons has Secured to him a liberal and well merited patronage. ‘He is a member and director of the Bushwick Co- operative Building and Loan Association. On the 3d of January, 1879, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Platner and Miss Edwina Tilton, a daughter of Leonard and Maria (Coon) Tilton, of Brooklyn. Socially he is connected with Oltmans Lodge, No. 446, F. & A. M., Fraternity Council, No. 504, and the Home Club. He is a trustee of the Ainslie Street Presbyterian church, and in his political views is a Republican. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day, but has never sought or desired public office, his time and en- ergies being fully occupied by his business affairs, in which he is meeting with creditable success. CHARLES IIGHTE. Mr. Lighte is one of the leading and representative citizens of the Twenty-eighth ward, eastern district of Brooklyn. He was born in New York city, now borough of Manhattan, February 5, 1842. His par- ents were Adolph and Margaretta (Fulma) Lighte, the father being a native of the city of Berlin, and was the founder of this branch of the family in the United States, having come here in 1836, when but Seventeen years of age. He settled in New York city and here he pursued his profession, that of piano- maker, for some time. His father, Ferdinand Lighte, and his grandfather were both piano-makers in the city of Berlin. He later took up the trade of cabi- netmaking, in which he became very skillful and established a successful business, and was known as a progressive and enterprising citizen. He was a consistent Christian and an influential member of the Lutheran church. By his union to Margaret Fulmer, who was a native of the kingdom of Bavaria, Ger- many, he had nine children. The faithful wife and mother passed away in 1900, and Mr. Lighte himself Survives, at the mature age of eighty-two years. Charles Lighte, the subject of this sketch, attend- ed the local schools a short time, and at an early r age entered his father's cabinetmaking establishment, supplementing his education by attending night school after his day's work had been completed. He remain- ed under his father's tuition until his twentieth year. Not being content with the prospects of his trade and being ambiious and desirous to establish a business for himself, he was enabled, in 1868, to engage in the manufacture of mineral water in New York city, beginning with a force of two men and a capital of two hundred dollars. By his progressive and skillful management and straightforward business methods the enterprise was developed from a small begin- ning to extensive proportions and with successful results, giving employment, to a force of sixty-five skilled operatives and laborers. Since Mr. Lighte’s retirement from active connection with the works his son, Charles, Jr., now conducts the enterprise. In 1891 Mr. Lighte took up his residence in Brook- lyn, where he has become more or less interested in real estate, having built a number of houses in the eastern district and in other ways has done much toward the good and welfare of the community. He was an active member of the New York Schuet- zen Club, and was also a member of the Arndt Lodge of the I. O. O. F. - Mr. Lighte was married April 7, 1872, to Miss Philipine Schnatz, a daughter of Peter and Catha- rine (Mann) Schnatz, and by this union had sixteen children, five of whom survive, namely: Philipine, Charles, Jr., Carrie, Amelia and Henrietta. The family attend the Lutheran church. OTTO WICKE. The name of Mr. Wicke is recognized as an im- portant one on the records of business and political activity in Brooklyn, and his prominence as a political leader is shown by the fact that he was , chosen to represent his district in the general as- sembly of New York in 1897. Mr. Wicke is of Danish birth and the Danish element in our national commonwealth is one of value, for the sons of that kingdom, as a rule, are men of sterling worth, loyal, straightforward and reliable. These desirable qual- ifications are shown in a marked degree in the sub- ject of this review. He was born in the city of Copenhagen Decem- ber 23, 1864, and obtained his early education through private instruction. In his fourteenth year he entered upon a preparatory course in the Uni- versity of Copenhagen, where he took up the study of pharmacy, chemistry and botany, being gradu- ated from that excellent institution when in his twentieth year. He afterward spent some time as a pharmacist in the various establishments of Copen- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 311 hagen, but owing to the difficulties of obtaining a good business opening under the municipal arrange- ments of that city he decided to come to America. that he might here find a broader field for his labors. His arrangements for embarkation were completed and some days later the vessel in which he sailed dropped anchor in the harbor of New York. He, soon found employment in a pharmacy on First avenue and Forty-eighth street, where he remained for a short time, when he went to Union Hill, New York, in 1887. However, he again returned to New York city and accepted a clerkship in a pharmacy on Seventh avenue and Thirty-third street. In 1888 he came to Brooklyn and for a short time was em- ployed in a drug store, but in April of that year he began business on his own account at No. 177 Central avenue. In 1891 he purchased the ground and erected the building at 1377 Myrtle avenue, where he conducted a first-class pharmacy up to 1900, when he removed his business to the modern and spacious new building which he erected and completed in the spring of that year, at the corner of Myrtle and Hamburg avenues. In 1893 he also established a drug store at No. 457 Knickerbocker avenue, in partnership with Mr. Hugo Wesch, and in 1897 he established a first-class pharmacy at No. 2767 Atlantic avenue. In June, 1900, he established a new pharmacy at 338 Knickerbocker avenue, cor- ner of DeKalb, and in July, 1901, established another at 1649 Broadway, which is one of the best equipped pharmacies in Brooklyn. In all of his business un- dertakings he has met with a high degree of suc- cess, and his ability and enterprise are widely rec- ognized in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He has made extensive and judicious investments in real estate and has become interested in various manufacturing enterprises in New York city and Brooklyn. He is a man of resourceful business ability, carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. On the 25th of July, 1889, Mr. Wicke was joined in holy wedlock to Miss Louisa Moje, a native of Hamburg, Germany, and a daughter of John Moje. They now have two children, Otto Hugo and An- tonia Emma. The parents and children attend the German Lutheran church, and Mr. Wicke is a valued member of various civic organizations, in- cluding the Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., the Knights and Ladies of Honor, the Bushwick Club, the Empire Club and the Seymour Club. He also belongs to the Bushwick Democratic Club, and in 1898 organized the Otto Wicke Democratic Club, in which he is now serving as its standard bearer. In 1897 he was nominated by the Democratic party as a candidate for the office of representative of the twentieth assembly district and was elected by a ma- jority of two hundred and nine votes, the first Dem- ocrat cver thus honored. That he discharged his duties with marked fidelity and ability was shown by the fact that in 1898 he was again a candidate for the office and was re-elected by a splendid ma- jority of twenty-seven hundred and sixty-seven votes. In 1901 the Fusionists and Republicans of— fered Mr. Wicke the nomination as coroner, but he refused to accept the offer, as his principles were Democratic. He has studied closely the issues of the day, the needs of the commonwealth and the wishes of the people, and after mature deliberation his support has been given to every measure whic he believes will prove of public good. -- ADALBERT DALTON ATWOOD, M. D. In the prime of life and in the enjoyment of a large and lucrative medical practice, Dr. Atwood is classified among the most capable physicians of Brooklyn, with which city he has been identified throughout his professional career. A native of the Empire state, he was born in Lockport, on the 18th of August, 1850, and is a son of Orsamm I. and Anna (Sherer) Atwood. His grandfather was a native of South Carolina and a planter and builder. He traced his ancestry back to one of two Atwood brothers, sons of George At- wood, who came from England to the new world with Roger Williams. One of the brothers located in South Carolina, where he obtained from Governor Oglethorpe a grant of three thousand acres of land. The other located in Rhode Island, and subsequently removed to New York, where he obtained a tract of land from Governor Van Rensselaer. Jedediah Atwood, the grandfather of the Doctor, was born in 1765, and from the time of the war until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety-six years, was a resident of Lockport, New York. Or- Samm I. Atwood, the Doctor's father, spent much of his life in Lockport, and married Miss Nancy Sherer, who was a native of the Mohawk valley. They became the parents of six children: Daniel T., a well-known architect of New York city; Isaac Morgan, D. D., LL. D., a bishop in the Universalist church and virtually the head of that church in the United States, also late president of the St. Law- rence University, and now resides in Rochester, New York; Esther A., who married Lucius Holbrook, of Lockport, New York; Louis, who served as lieu- tenant major in the Twenty-eighth Regiment of the ‘New York Volunteers, and later in the Second Mounted Rifles of New York, during the Civil war, being wounded at Cedar mountain and subsequently killed in front of Petersburg; William Henry, who died in infancy; and Adalbert D'Alton, who com- pletes the family. 312 HISTORY, OF LONG ISLAND. Dr. Atwood was educated in the Union Acad- emy of his native town, and pursued an elective course in Ann Arbor University. He was subse- quently graduated at the University of Buffalo in 1872, and began to . practice in Brooklyn, where he remained, however, but a short time before re- turning to South Carolina. In 1875 he again lo- cated in Brooklyn, where he has since continuously remained, maintaining his residence at No. 976 De- Kalb avenue, throughout a quarter of a century. For many years he has conducted a general prac- tice, but now gives the greater part of his time to the treatment of chronic diseases and the diseases of women. He has been especially successful in the treatment of rheumatism and diseases of the heart, and his patients are found in many of the eastern states. He is the author of a number of val- uable papers on professional subjects which have been published in the medical journals or in pam- phlet form. Of the Brooklyn Pathological Society he is a member, and he also belongs to the Eastern Dis- trict Medical Society. He is now serving as in- spector of contagious diseases, appointed by the Brooklyn Board of Health. - Dr. Atwood was married, June 16, 1873, to Miss Emma Rowell, a sister of the late Captain Charles W. Rowell, of the Tenth New York Infantry, who was killed at San Juan, July Io, 1898. The Doc- tor's wife died April 5, 1898, leaving two children, Dayt and Olive, the latter the wife of Charles H. Edison, of Brooklyn. Dr. Atwood is connected with the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Or- der of Foresters and the Improved Order of Red Men. For some time he has been recognized as a Republican leader of the twenty-fifth district of the twenty-first ward of Brooklyn. A vacillating purpose is of but little use in the world. It is the man of persistence who conquers fortune, and the close application of Dr. Atwood to his profession is proof of the power of perse- verance in attaining success. ELIAS LAUTMAN. The eastern district of Brooklyn is largely settled by a class of thrifty German-American people who claim the fatherland as the country of their birth, but have become closely identified with the new world, adopting its manners and customs and loyally guarding its institutions. Among this class is Elias Lautman, who is a successful and enterprising man of the sixteenth ward of the Williamsburg district. He was born in the grand duchy of Hessen, Ger- many, April 28, 1851, and his parents were Moses and Mollie Lautman. His father was a prosperous business man and an eminently respected citizen of his native province. He died at the age of sixty- eight years, but his wife passed away when her son Elias was only two years of age. In the schools of his native land Elias Laut- man acquired his education and at the age of thir- teen went to the province of Westphalia, Germany, where he engaged in the mercantile business, being thus engaged until 1869, when he resolved to come to America. Accordingly he sailed for New York, and, after a voyage of fifteen days on the steamship Hansau, arrived in the American metropolis Octo- ber 15, 1869. He at once secured employment there and for some time followed various occupations. In beginning his early mercantile career he carried a basket and sold his wares on the public street, and by his industry, perseverance and straightfor- ward methods succeeded in making himself known to the merchants of New York and Brooklyn. In 1870 Mr. Lautman came to this city and secured a clerkship in the store of Louis Apt ori Manhattan avenue, and after ten years of dutiful and constant application to his work he was enabled to begin busi- ness on his own account and opened a store at No. 146 Manhattan avenue, where he remained for some. time. He then removed to No. 159 Manhattan ave- nue. In 1885 he opened a store at the corner of Manhattan avenue and Scholes street, seeking en- larged facilities for meeting his growing trade and where he has successfully conducted merchandising up to the present time, and in business circles his name is synonymous with enterprise and honesty. On the 22d of May, 1881, Mr. Lautman was married in Brooklyn to Miss Fanny Frank, a daugh- ter of Phillip and Carrie Frank. Their marriage has been blest with four children: Mamie, Moses, Louis and Carrie. Mr. Lautman is a member of Montauk Council of the Royal Arcanum of Brook- lyn, is a member of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of that city and of Cassia Lodge, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn. He is ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in need of assistance and his con- tributions to charitable organizations have been lib- eral. He has made the most of his opportunities in life, has achieved success for himself and is ever ready to assist others who are earnestly endeavor- ing to advance on the road to prosperity. JOHN H. C. SEEDORFF. - - - John H. C. Seedorff was born in Charleston, South Carolina, February 21, 1860, and is a son of Christopher and Katrina (Reinners) Seedorff. The father was a native of Germany, and on emigrating to the new world took up his abode in Charleston, 'South Carolina, where he engaged in the grocery - business. and also dealt in mineral waters. He after- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 313 ward returned to Kirschwistead, province of Han- Kover, Germany, where:his death occurred, at the age of sixty-nine years. . . His wife, born February 23, 1834, is still living. They were members of the Lu- theran church, and had four sons and three daugh- ters: Meta, Anna, John H. C., Henry, Charles, Gesena and Maria. . . . . . . . - 5 Mr. Seedorff, of this sketch, obtained his educa- tion in Germany, whither he accompanied his par- ents on their return to that land when fifteen years of age, and on coming again to America located in Brooklyn, where he secured employment as a sales- man in a grocery store. Not long afterward he em- barked in business on his own account in that line, and is at present proprietor of a grocery store at No. 671 Grand street, where he carries a large and well selected stock. His straightforward business methods, combined with uniform courtesy and a de- sire to please his patrons, have secured to him a liberal patronage, and he is now recognized as one of the most successful grocers in Williamsburg. He is not only popular with the trade, but is also a per- sonal favorite. - On the 15th of February, 1888, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Seedorff and Miss Anna Wiebalk, by whom he has two children, Henry and Emma. He is a member and trustee of St. Mark's Lu- theran church, and is deeply interested in its growth and upbuilding. His reliability, straightforwardness and fidelity to every public and private duty form an integral part of his daily life and have made his character one well worthy of emulation. GEORGE MILTON BALL. For thirty-five years Mr. Ball has been a leading representative of industrial interests in Brooklyn. He ranks among the enterprising business men whose efforts not alone contribute to their personal success but also advances the welfare of the community by promoting industrial activity. Mr. Ball was born on the 18th of May, 1838, his parents being James and Eliza (Crane) Ball. The family is of English origin and our subject is a rep- resentative of the sixth generation in the line of descent from Edward Ball, who came to New Jer- sey at an early day. George Washington’s mother, who bore the name of Mary Ball, was a descendant of the same English family. Joseph Ball, the great- grandfather of our subject, was a son of Daniel, the grandson of Edward Ball. Joseph Ball lived at Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his father was ex- tensively engaged in farming, and reared a large family, making his home there until his death. Isaac Ball, the grandfather of our subject, also resided at Bloomfield, New Jersey, and was a very success- Were : brigade. were located there until the close of the war. ful agriculturist. He had a large family, his chil- dren being James,. Moses, Matilda, Mary, Charlotte, Abigail and Emeline: . He served in the war...of 1812 at Sandy Hook and on patrol duty in New York harbor, having held the rank of captain. . In politics he was a Democrat, and in religious belief he was a Universalist. - • * * * : * * James Ball, the father of our subject, was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, July 10, 1799, and his wife was born November II, 1807. Their children Sarah M., who was born November 17, 1825, and became the wife of Charles Taylor, who went to California in search of gold in 1852; Mary C., born October 24, 1833; Caroline, who was born June 14, 1836, and is the deceased wife of Walter Freeman, a shoe manufacturer of Orange, New Jersey; George M., who was born May 18, 1838, and is a machinist and manufacturer at Greenpoint; William A., who was born July 1, 1842, and married Lucy A. Wil- bur, of New Bedford, Massachusetts; Charles; Rob- ert M., a mason, who was born August 29, 1847, and wedded Margaret Gardiner. The father died in December, 1873, at the age of seventy-five years, and the mother passed away in November, 1863, at the age of fifty-six. His education was obtained in the public schools and in the Bloomfield Institute, where he pursued a course of training that well fitted him for life's practical duties. At the age of six- teen he learned the trade of a machinist in Newark, with the firm of Hewes & Phillips, and for some time thereafter worked as a journeyman. In Octo- ber, 1862, however, he put aside all personal con- siderations and enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Regi- ment of New Jersey Infantry, becoming a member of Company F. Prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he offered his services and upon the battle-fields of the south manifested his loyalty to the government. The regiment was first sent to Washington to de- fend that city and subsequently served in Maryland under General Franklin, who was commander of the Mr. Ball with his regiment afterward joined the Army of the Potomac and participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, in front of Mary's Height, with the Sixth Corps, under General Sedg- wick. Subsequently the troops were ordered back to make a feint of attacking Richmond in order to draw Lee away from Gettysburg, and, crossing the Rappahannock, they threw up entrenchments and Mr. Ball was mustered out at Newark, New Jersey. He had enlisted in a nine-months regiment, but served longer. On Burnside's celebrated “mud march” he had contracted illness which forced him to remain in the brigade hospital for a month. t - After his return from the war Mr. Ball entered the employ of John Roach, the celebrated ship and 314 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. bridge builder of New York, and later he established a machine shop on Dock street, making mechanical drawings and doing general machinists' work until 1865. In that year he came to Greenpoint, where he has since engaged in the machinist and pattern- making business. Here he has since established an extensive plant, well fitted with modern machinery and devices with all the accessories necessary for the manufacture of wall paper machinery of special designs, and numerous other kinds of first-class work. In 1866 the firm was known as Alexander & Ball, which was succeeded by the firm of Ball & Jewell, our subject’s partner being Aaron C. Jewell. That relationship was maintained until 1889 and business was carried on at. Nos. 26 and 28 Franklin street, but for the past eleven years the firm style has been George M. Ball & Son. Their shop is located at Nos. 56 and 58 Greenpoint avenue and 57 and 59 Milton street, extending across the entire block. They employ from thirty to forty men and are widely known as constructing engineers and contractors. They manufacture special machinery designed for all purposes, and among their specialties are gear cutting and wall-paper machinery, such machines selling at from eight hundred to twenty-seven hun- dred dollars. Their business also includes pattern- making, forgings, iron and brass castings, mill and factory work. They have patented several inven- tions and their trade extends throughout the United States, their business having grown to very large proportions. Their machines are of modern design and superior in workmanship and their products, command a ready sale. & On the 12th of June, 1866, Mr. Ball was united in marriage to Miss Eliza R. Goodenough, daugh- ter of William R. and Julia M. Goodenough. They now have two children: Frederick J. and Mar- guerite, at home. The son is associated with his fa- ther in business. He was born at the family home- stead in the seventeenth ward of Brooklyn, and was educated in the public schools, and when in his fifteenth year he entered Wright's Long Island Busi- ness College, in which institution he was graduated with high honors. machine shop and manufacturing establishment, where he received a thorough and careful train- ing, having acquired a complete knowledge of the business in all of its various departments, both in principle and detail. . In his twenty-second year he became associated with his father in the manufactur- ing and machinery business, and in the brief period of his business experience he has demonstrated his superior skill as a mechanic, as well as a capable business man. He married Miss Bertha Van Winkle, a daughter of John Albert Van Winkle, of Pater- son, New Jersey, where the family is well known, Eliza (Crane) Ball. W. Ball. He then entered his father's Mr. Van Winkle being a prominent merchant there. Of the marriage of Frederick Ball and Bertha Van Winkle there is one son, George Milton. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ball are consistent members of the Con- gregational church. - George M. Ball, whose name introduces this re- view, is a member of the Knights of Honor, with which he has been associated for many years, and he also belongs to the Reformed church, in which he has been an elder for fifteen years. He is emphatically a man of enterprise, positive character, indomitable energy, strict integrity and liberal views. His success in business results from these qualities, and through his own unaided efforts he has advanced to an enviable position among the leading members of industrial interests in the city of his adoption. He is thoroughly identified in feeling with the growth and prosperity of his adopted city and state, and enjoys the confidence and warm regard of all with whom he has come in contact. CHARLES BALL Charles Ball was born in Bloomfield, New Jer- sey, February 7, 1845, and is a son of James and - The family is of English origin and our subject is a representative of the sixth generation in the line of descent from Edward Ball, who came to New Jersey at an early day. George Washington’s mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Ball, was a descendant of the same Eng- lish family. Joseph Ball, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a son of Daniel, the grandson of Edward Ball. Joseph Ball lived at Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his father was extensively engaged in farming, and reared a large family, making his home there until his death. Isaac Ball, the grandfather of our subject, also resided at Bloomfield, New Jersey, and was a very successful agriculturist. He had a large family, his children being James, Moses, Ma- tilda, Mary, Charlotte, Abigail, Emeline and Mark He served in the war of 1812 at Sandy Hook and on patrol duty in New York harbor, hav- ing held the rank of captain. In politics he was a Democrat, and in religious belief was a Univer- salist. - James Ball, the father of our subject, was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, July Io, 1799, and his wife was born November II, 1807. Their children were: Sarah M., who was born November 17, 1825, and became the wife of Charles Taylor, who went to California in search of gold in 1852; Mary C., born October 24, 1833; Caroline, who was born June 14, 1836, and is the deceased wife of Walter Freeman, a shoe dealer of Orange, New Jersey; George M., who was born May 18, 1838, and is a HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 315 machinist and manufacturer at Greenpoint; Will- iam A., who was born July 1, 1842, and married Lucy A. Wilbur, of New Bedford, Massachusetts; Charles, of this review; Robert M., a mason, who was born August 29, 1847, and wedded Margaret Gardiner. The father died in December, 1873, at the age of seventy-five years, and the mother passed away in November, 1863, at the age of fifty-six. Charles Ball, whose name introduces this record, obtained his education in the public schools of Bloomfield, New Jersey, and at the age of sixteen put aside his text-books in order to learn the prac- tical and difficult lessons in the school of experi- ence. He took up the harness-making trade and later learned the trade of pattern-making, which he has since followed. For twenty-one years he was associated in business with his brother, George M., but in 1889 he succeeded his brother in the machine and pattern-making business at Nos. 26 and 28 Frank- lin street, Greenpoint. He does a general machinists' business, besides manufacturing a patented rotary cutting machine for cutting almost all kinds of ma- terials and substances. and spice factories. He is associated in business with Aaron C. Jewell, and the firm employs from twenty-five to thirty men, which is an indication of the large business they are carrying on. Their trade extends to all parts of the country as well as to various European markets, and their patronage is steadily increasing. On the 2d of October, 1867, Mr. Ball was united in marriage to Mary F. Luce, who died in 1877 at the age of thirty-four years. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the Tabernacle Meth- Odist Episcopal church. He is a man of remarkable physical build and strength and is a courteous, pleas- ant gentleman who ranks high as a citizen, as well as in business and social circles. He has attained to an enviable position in the business world through his own efforts and may justly be proud of what he has wrought. - - JAMES LENNON. The ability of a man to rise above the ranks and attain a position of prominence in the business and political world presupposes a strength above the average, a stability of character that will endure all discouragements and disappointment and in the end triumph over every impediment that obstructs the pathway to success. Mr. Lennon is a gentleman who has obtained honor in Brooklyn by his personal merits, his integrity of character and a strict ad- fierence to high principles. He has not only achieved an enviable reputation in business circles, but is also widely known as an aggressive and un- It is used largely in tobacco compromising Democrat, being at the present time president of the Union Democratic Club and ex- ecutive member and leader of the eighth assembly district. A native of New York city, he was there reared and educated, but for the past twenty years he has resided in Brooklyn. For a quarter of a century he has engaged in the wool examining business, his place being located at Nos. Io, I2 and 14 Bleecker street, New York. The business was established by his father, James Lennon, Sr., with whom he was associated until the latter’s death. His opera- tions are very extensive and employment is fur- nished to sixty people. The building which he oc- cupies is one hundred by one hundred and fifty feet, and all of two floors are required for the conduct of the enterprise. His business is that of expert examiner of quality and measurements of clothes passing from manufacturer to the jobber, in the handling of which he utilizes four trucks. On the 6th of August, 1877, Mr. Lennon was married to Miss Sarah Atson, and to them have been born ten children, eight of whom are living, namely: Matilda F., Edward J., John H., Agnes L., Sarah T., Marcella, Madoline and Winifred. The family are communicants of St. Agnes church and Mr. Lennon also belongs to the Catholic Benév- olent Legion. He has always been a stalwart Dem- ocrat, and for twenty years has been active in the work of his party in Brooklyn. For ten years he has been a member of the general committee and is now serving as its vice-president. He is president of the Union Democratic Club of the eighth assem- bly district, which was organized in 1896 with a membership of four hundred, while at the present writing there are five hundred and eighty-five names on the enrollment list. The first president was James F. Fogarty, while Thomas F. Meacher was secretary. The headquarters are at No. 17o Bergen street, and for three years Mr. Lennon has pre- sided over the meetings and work of the club as its president, and has largely shaped its policy. The present Democratic poll of thirty-two hundred ma- jority places the assembly district on the banner roll of the city of Brooklyn as a Democratic dis- trict and indicates the strength, influence and ef- ficiency of the club. In 1896 and 1897 Mr. Lennon was a member of the general assembly of the state, being elected each time by a majority of eighteen hundred. He served on the committee on printing and excise and was a valued representative, taking an active and intelligent interest in the 'subjects which came up for discussion and laboring earnest- ly for the adoption of those measures in which he believed. In political circles he is indeed a valued factor. His ability as an organizer, his sagacity, 316 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. his business force and his tireless energy have en- abled him to produce most effective results, and have made him a most valued member of the gen- eral committee. REV. EDWARD M. GANNON, AND st. Sebastian's church. The house of worship of St. Sebastian's Roman Catholic church at Woodside, Long Island, came into existence in 1896, its corner-stone having been laid in March that year by the Right Rev. C. E. Mc- Donnell, D. D., and having been dedicated by the same prelate in June following. It is a Gothic frame building covering a ground space of forty by eighty feet and its location is a most attractive one. It is a well appointed edifice, sightly, comfortable and with a seating capacity suitable to the needs of the congregation that worship within its walls. For some time before the beginning of the erection of this éhurch and until its completion mass was said in a hall on Third street. The Rev. Edward M. Gannon, who established this parish and has been its rector to the present time, was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 23, 1859. He gained his classical education at St. John's College, Brooklyn, at which he graduated in 1880, with honors, and pursued his theological studies at the University of Our Lady of Angels, at Niagara Falls, New York. He was ordained to the priest- hood at Niagara Falls, New York, December 22, 1883, by the Right Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buffalo. His first appointment was as as- sistant at St. Paul’s church, Brooklyn, to Rev. Dr. Hill, and he labored faithfully and zealously there more than six years. He was then appointed to the Church of the Sacred Heart, Brooklyn, where he labored as assistant five years and a half, during which time he organized the Leo Lyceum Club Cor- net Band and Orchestra of twenty-four pieces, draw- ing the membership from the younger men of the congregation; also he built an imposing club house. The expense of erecting this club house created a debt of ten thousand dollars, which was reduced in two years to fifteen hundred dollars. After severing his connection with the parish of the Church of the Sacred Heart, he officiated for about a year in the church of Our Lady of Victory as assistant to Rev. James Wood, and in Septem- ber, 1894, he was appointed by the Right Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of Brooklyn, to establish a parish at Woodside, Long Island. This mission he undertook cheerfully, though there was no visible pecunuiary means with which to carry forward the work laid out for him. He had the will to succeed and he found the way and purchased sixteen lots was born in Spain. at a cost of eight thousand dollars and erected a suitable house of worship at an expense of thirteen thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars was con- tributed by the late Bernard Earle, and sanctuary windows and altar rails were given also, but beyond these gifts the entire amount necessary to pay for the lot and build the church edifice was acquired by collections, and for three years Father Gannon made weekly visits to more than two hundred houses for contributions. . . . . . . - Since he organized St. Sebastian's parish at Woodside he has handled funds belonging , to the . church amounting to more than fifty-five thousand dollars, and tile congregation has increased in num- bers from three hundred to more than one thou- sand, and the number of school children from one hundred and fifty-three to two hundred and forty. During the year 1901 an imposing and comfortable rectory was built by the Rev. Father Gannon, at a cost of nine thousand dollars. The affairs of the parish are in a very flourishing condition, and Fa- ther Gannon is revered not only by his parishoners but by all who know him. JOHN QUEVEDO. On Christmas day, 1845, John Quevedo was born, Brooklyn being his native city. His father, Francis, At the age of fifteen Mr. Quevedo, Sr., ran away from home and enlisted in the American navy, on board the Congress, un- der the command of the famous Perry, while cruis- ing in Spanish waters. He served with this gallant commander on the Congress, also on “Old Iron- sides” and the old Brooklyn. A part of the time he served under Admiral Stewart. After leaving the navy he engaged in the building business at Bedford and Willoughby avenues, where he resided until his death in 1854. Later in life he was con- nected with the Brooklyn navy yard. His brother Joseph was the colonel of the Two Hundred and Eighty-fourth (now the Thirteenth) Regiment, of Brooklyn, which was organized at the beginning of the Mexican war. The colonel kept the hotel at the main entrance to the navy yard and was prom- inent in the affairs of the city. John Quevedo, the subject of this necessarily brief sketch, was left an orphan when nine years old and placed in a training school in New York city until he was fourteen years of age, when he and another boy went to Coulterville, Randolph county, Illinois, to live on a farm. This was in 1859. He remained on the farm for two years, or until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enrolled his name in a company then organizing in the town to go to the front under the command of "HOXHIAHO S.NYTILSYTEIGHS "LS №. ſae | REV, EDWARD M. G ANNON. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 317. the Rev. A. C. Todd, a Covenanter minister, who was elected captain. He was then sixteen years old. When the time arrived for the company to leave his name was stricken from the rolls and he was told ‘to remain at home on account of his youth. He got permission from the captain to go with the company to St. Louis, Missouri, as part of an escort of farmers with their wagons (there being no railroads), a distance of fifty miles. On arriv- ing at St. Louis he stole into Jefferson barracks behind the company. The captain on seeing him was surprised, and told him that if he was de- termined to go he would have no objection, pro- vided he was accepted by the mustering officer, but that he would have to swear he was eighteen years old. He told the captain that he was willing to lie as to his age and would swear to it. He was finally accepted. - - He wanted to be a drummer boy, and another boy wanted the same thing, and to settle the matter the captain borrowed a drum and put the two through a “civil-service” or competitive examina- tion. to shoulder a musket ! Before being sworn into the service the mustering officer told the captain that as Illinois had filled her quota no more men could be credited to that state, that he would have either to go into a regiment from another state or go home. Colonel Chester A. Harding was organizing the Tenth Missouri Regiment in the barracks at this time, and the company decided by a vote to become Company F of the Tenth Missouri Infantry. In the fall and winter of 1861–2 he with his regiment was actively employed in scouting through northern Missouri after the rebel bands engaged in procuring supplies for the rebel General Price. On the 29th of April, 1862, he was sent south with his regiment to Hamburg Landing on the Mississippi river, thence to Corinth, Mississippi, where they took part in the siege of that place and was under fire for the first time. He also participated in the battle of Iuka, September 19; battle of Corinth, October 3, 1862; was with General Grant in the Yazoo expedition, also the campaign against Vicks- burg, including the battles of Port Gibson, Missis- sippi, May 1, 1863; Raymond, May 12; Jackson, May 14; Champion Hills, May 16; and Big Black : river bridge, May 17, in all of which the troops were He also took part in the siege of Vicks- successful. burg and participated in the unsuccessful charge upon the works on May 22, when he was slightly wounded in the head while, under one of the rebel's forts; was present at the final surrender, and his division was the first to enter Vicksburg and take . possession. . . . .. & * - , After the surrender of Vicksburg Mr. Quevedo The other boy beat him and he was obliged º marched with General Sherman to Chattanooga, a distance of four hundred miles, and participated in the battle of Missionary Ridge, and was wounded while charging up the ridge. He also went with Sherman to the relief of General Burnside, who was besieged at Knoxville, Tennessee, marching one hundred and twenty miles. From there his regiment marched to Resaca, Georgia, where his term of service expired, in August, 1864. Later his regi- ment was discharged at St. Louis. Mr. Quevedo returned to Illinois and began to learn a trade, but a longing to see his brother and sisters, whom he had not seem in five years, caused him to return to Brooklyn. In 1873 he went to Evans, Colorado, where he led the life of a ranch- man for three years, and taking part in an expedi- tion against the Indians, who were stealing cattle and murdering ranchmen on the Platte river. He also held an important position under the town government. In 1876 he returned to Brooklyn and settled down. - Mr. Quevedo was married to Miss Emilie F. Herbert, of Middletown, New Jersey, April 8, 1869, by whom he had one child, Olive Leona. Mrs. Quevedo died December 12, 1880. His second wife was Miss Emma Johnson, a daughter of Bradberry Johnson, a consulting engineer of New York city, and niece of George Melville, chief engineer of the United States navy, by whom he had two children,_ Alonzo D. and Edith M. His cousin, John Que- vedo, a retired navy officer, went to the arctic regions with Melville in search of Greely, the arctic explorer. Mr. Quevedo joined General G. K. Warren Post, G. A. R., in 1880, and served two terms as its commander. He was also one of the committee of the post who originated and erected the statue of General G. K. Warren at Prospect Park plaza. It will thus be seen the subject of this brief notice comes from a martial and patriotic family. Yet, as a citizen, he is of the best, being upright, unassuming in manner, but possessing characteristics of a most admirable nature. He is a man of ability and energy, and his untiring zeal in any given cause is remarkable. - - FREDERICK J. JUNG. Those who represent the building interests of a community are a most important factor in its mater- ial prosperity. The substantial character and at- tractiveness of buildings add greatly to the value of property and attract to certain sections of the city a very desirable class of residents. Mr. Jung is a leading representative of this line of work and as such has become widely and favorably known in Brooklyn, not, only in the Twenty-eighth ward, 318 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. where he resides, but also in other sections of the city. He was born in New York city, January II, 1862, and is a son of Frederick J. and Caroline (Myer) Jung. The father was born in the city of Mientz on the Rhine in Germany, February 28, 1831, and was a son of Christian and Barbara Jung. The grandfather of our subject was born in the province of Alsace, whence he emigrated to Amer- ica, taking up his abode in New York city in 1841, and there he spent his remaining days. He was a shoemaker by trade and followed that occupation for a number of years. By his marriage he had three sons and one daughter, namely: John, Frank, Frederick J. and Elizabeth. Frederick J. Jung, Sr., the father of our subject, pursued his literary education in the schools of Mientz and there received practical training along. mercantile lines. He came to New York city with his parents in 1841, and here engaged in the grocery trade for a time, but afterward turned his attention to the manufacturing business. His business affairs were crowned with a high degree of success, and in 1869, having acquired an ample competence, he re- moved with his family to a pleasant home at Rich- mond Hill, Long Island, where he spent the remain- ing years of his life, passing away in February, 1897. He was a wide-awake, energetic, enterprising man whose careful conduct of business affairs won him 'prosperity. No movement or measure calculated to prove a benefit to the community sought his aid in vain and he was soon recognized as a leading citizen in Richmond Hill, where he was instru- mental in establishing the free school system. He long served as a member of the school board and was for some time its president, filling the position with marked ability, fidelity and efficiency. His widow still survives him and yet lives in the town where they long dwelt together in domestic happi- ness. They had a family of seven children, namely: Caroline, wife of Charles Dot; Charlotte; Frederick J.; Catherine, wife of George Schwinger; Annie, wife of August Schmutz; Minnie, wife of William Walters; Francis and Fernandez. . Frederick J. Jung, whose name introduces this record, was a student in the public schools of New York city during his early boyhood and afterward continued his education in the Cooper Union school. He entered upon an independent business career when sixteen years of age by learning the trade of piano-making in the establishment of Steinway & Sons. He was for six years one of the faithful, trustworthy and competent employes of that cele- brated house, and in 1884 he engaged in the building trade in the capacity of a journeyman, his excellent workmanship. and close attention to his duties se- cured his promotion to the position of superintendent sº and in 1892 he began business on his own account, forming a partnership with William A. Muller, under the firm name of Jung & Muller. That, connection was maintained for two years, and in 1896 was dis- solved by mutual consent, after which Mr. Jung began contracting alone. He has won a very en- viable reputation in the line of his chosen calling and a liberal patronage has been accorded him. - At Richmond Hill, Long Island, on the 30th of February, 1887, occurred the marriage of Mr. Jung and Miss Catherine Schnicker. Three children have been born unto them: Gertrude, Frederick J. and William. Mr. Jung and his family attend the Episcopalian church, and fraternally and socially he is well known, being a valued and representative member of the Star of Hope Lodge, No. 340, F. & A. M., Kings County Lodge, Independent Order of Foresters of America and other organizations which have for their object the advancement of the social and moral welfare of the community. He votes with the Democracy, but has never sought or desired the honors or emoluments of public office, preferring that his time and energies be devoted to his busi- ness affairs, in which he has met with creditable success. He has been a leading factor in the progress of this section of Brooklyn for a number of years. Business, educational, church and social interests owe their promotion in a considerable degree to him and at all times he has commanded the public regard and confidence. - - CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART. The corner-stone of this edifice, situated at Bay- side, Long Island, was laid September 1, 1895, by the very Rev. P. J. McNamara, vicar general in the absence of the Rt. Rev. Bishop, and was the first Corner-stone laid by him. The sermon was preached on this occasion by the late Rev. J. H. Mitchell, LL. D. The church was dedicated April 12, 1896, by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, and a sermon suitable to the occasion preached by the Rev. John F. Nash, of Brooklyn. The structure is a frame of Gothic style and has a seating capacity of two hundred and seventy, the dimensions being forty by sixty- two feet. Not only have Catholics contributed lib- erally to this edifice, but many Protestants have also given donations toward the work. The cost of the church and pastoral residence was about thirteen thousand dollars. * * - The Sacred Heart Seminary, situated at Little Bayside, near Willet’s Point, and overlooking Fort Schuyler, is one of the most delightful locations on the coast. The property was bought by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1872, and comprises sixty-three acres. It is conducted as a boarding institution for 'GICIISÄYTET ‘IL HYGIEI GIGIHOV'S GHEIJ, IO HOÀIn HO REV. M. J. TIERNEY. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 319 small boys, ranging in age from six to thirteen, and contains about fifty pupils. . Rev. Matthew J. Tierney, the rector in charge of the above church, was born in Brooklyn January II, 1859, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Mc- Intyre) Tierney and one of four children born to them, the only survivor being a brother named John. Father Tierney acquired his elementary training in the Assumption School, of Brooklyn, after which he entered St. Francis Xavier College, of New York, where he received his classical training, graduating in 1881 with the degree of A. B. - He was ordained in St. James' Pro-Cathedrah, Brooklyn, by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., December 22, 1884, and appointed to St. Paul’s church in Brooklyn as assistant and remained there over four years. On May 10, 1889, he was trans- ferred to the Church of the Sacred Heart, as as- sistant to Rev. John F. Nash, and remained there until January 22, 1893, when he was appointed chap- lain of the Sacred Heart Seminary at Bayside, an- nexed to which charge was the care of Catholic Sol- diers at Willet’s Point. Shortly after his arrival he found there were enough Catholics at Bayside to warrant the erection of a church, and receiving permission from the Rt. Rev. Bishop to do so be— gan its erection and accomplished the results stated above. The first assistant to Rev. Father Tierney was the Rev. James J. Donahue, who labored faithfully in the parish from its formation until July, 1898, when he was appointed rector at Sea Cliff, Long Island, and was succeeded by Rev. William T. Ker- win, who in July, 1901, was transferred to St. Mary's church, Long Island City, as assistant to Rev. John Maguire. He was succeeded at the above date by James J. Doherty, the present faithful assistant priest. - Rev. William T. Kerwin, the second assistant priest at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Bay- side, Long Island, is also a native of Brooklyn, ac- quired his classical education in Manhattan Col- lege, New York, and pursued his theological studies at St. John's Seminary in Brooklyn. He was or— dained to the priesthood in June, 1899, by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., and was at once appointed assistant to Rev. M. J. Tierney. VALENTINE T. KETCHAM. One of the oldest families on Long Island is that of which Mr. Valentine T. Ketcham is a mem- ber. Edward Ketcham, an ancestor, came to Amer- ica from England in 1635 and settled in Ipswich, . Massachusetts. His descendants “gravitated” to dif- ferent parts of the eastern section of the country, one settling at Amityville, Long sland, where Jesse Ketcham, the grandfather of they gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born. He was there married and Valentine Ketcham was born there. The latter married and removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where Valentine T. Ketcham was born, Oc- tober 15, 1868. His mother came of an old family of Farmingdale, Long Island, and was a cousin of Andrew Jackson, ex-president of the United States . and the hero of New Orleans, and had visited him at his famous home, “The Hermitage.” His father removed to Brooklyn in 1876, and for a time was in the feed business. He is now in the business of supplying brick to builders, and has been most suc- cessful. While residing in Hempstead he was a tax collector and justice of the peace for several years. He is a cousin of ex-Mayor Whitney, and is a mem- ber of the Greene Avenue Presbyterian church, Brooklyn. Valentine T. Ketcham is the sixth child, the others being P. R., E. C., O. W., M. M., W. E., Riker, Susie B., Jesse L., M. B. and W. S. Mr. Ketcham was educated in the local public schools, and was with his father four years after leaving school. In 1892 he entered the real-estate business in the rapidly developing neighborhood in which he now has his office, I565 Broadway. The extensive building operations in the twenty-fifth and twenty-eighth wards of Brooklyn have given scope to an enterprising, wide-awake real-estate man, of which Mr. Ketcham has taken full advantage, his success in renting and selling the newly built flats and houses in his neighborhood being especially note- worthy. He also makes a feature of exchange. While giving a reasonable portion of his time to his real-estate business, Mr. Ketcham does not neg- lect, the social side of life. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and has been regent of his council. He is active in the Trinity Baptist church and is the secretary of the Bible class connected with it. In 1890 he was married to Miss Florence W. Leech, a daughter of William H. Leech, of Brooklyn. They have two children, Valentine T., Jr., and Florence. ST. MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. This parish now commands an important place among the Roman Catholic churches of Long Island and has a handsome edifice beautifully located on an eminence near the center of the village. In the early history of the village of Roslyn, the then not very numerous families adhering to the Roman Catholic faith were obliged to travel to Westbury, Glencove or Manhasset to attend mass or perform their other religious duties, there being no church or resident priest nearer to them at that time. In 1870 ground was purchased by the parishioners 320 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. from Thomas Boyle, for one thousand dollars, and subsequently additional ground was purchased from Captain Charles Smith, at a cost of five hundred dol- lars. On this land a small frame building was erected and in this temporary structure mass was celebrated while the basement of the present church was being erected and made suitable for the spiritual needs of the parishioners. After the completion of the basement it was used for service until the upper part of the edifice was ready for occupation. The first resident priest in the diocese was the Rev. William O’Donnell, who labored but a short time when he was stricken down by smallpox, and being conveyed to St. Peter's Hospital, Brooklyn, passed to his final reward soon afterwards. He was succeeded by Rev. Peter Sheridan, who ministered to the spiritual needs of the parishioners for about three years. His successor was Rev. Mortimer C. Brennan, who labored faithfully and zealously in the parish for over fifteen years. During his ministra- tions, the portions of the church uncompleted by his two predecessors were completed so that it could be used for the offering up of the holy sacrifice of the mass. In 1886 he was transferred to Greenport, Long Island, and was succeeded by Rev. N. T. Doran, formerly the rector of St. Stephen's church, of Brooklyn. During his ministrations he beautified the interior of the edifice, put in a new altar, paid off the debt on the church and purchased the parochial residence. succeeded by Rev. Louis N. Martell, who had been acting rector for some few months previous. Rev. Louis N. Martell, the present rector of St. Mary's, was born in Quebec city, Canada, acquired his préliminary courses in the Normal School of Quebec, classical courses in Lavalle University, at which he graduated in 1880, and pursued his theolog- ical studies in the Seminary of Chicoutimi, near Quebec. He was ordained to the priesthood No- vember 18, 1883, by the Rt. Rev. Dominic Racine, first bishop of Chicoutimi, and appointed curate at St. Alexis, province of Quebec, afterward serving in the same capacity at Saguenay, same province. In 1886 he came to the United States and was ad- mitted to the diocese of Brooklyn by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, then bishop of the dio- cese. - He has labored faithfully as a curate at Sag Harbor for nine years, and in the same capacity at Flushing for three years, and in 1901 was appointed to his present position. Since taking charge of St. Mary's parish Rev. Father Martell has endeared himself to the parishioners and has made many improvements to the church and church property. In 1898 he was transferred to Brooklyn and was succeeded by Rev. Martin J. Hogan, who was the rector of the parish until 1901, when he was JOHN H. FARRELL. John H. Farrell, who is engaged in the undertak- ing business and is one of the highly respected citi- zens of Brooklyn, was born in the Fifth ward of the city, June 5, 1838, his parents being John and Cath- erine (Keenan) Farrell. They were natives of coun- ty Longford, Ireland, and became residents of the Fifth ward of Brooklyn, where they remained from 1822 until called from this life. They were active members of St. James' Pro-Cathedral, and the father devoted much time and service toward the erection of the magnificent house of worship. He died in February, 1857, and his wife passed away on the 8th of September, 1853. They had four children who attained years of maturity, namely: Catherine, the wife of Patrick Burns; Elizabeth, who married John Conners; John H.; and William. - - Mr. Farrell, whose name begins this record, ob- tained his education in St. James' parochial school, and putting aside his text-books at the age of thir- teen years he entered upon his business career, being first employed in the humble capacity of porter in a 'store. For twelve consecutive years he was em- ployed in the Union Stove Works, his ability and fidelity winning him advancement from time to time, and thus he acquired the capital with which to en- gage in business on his own account. In 1869 he opened an undertaking establishment at Nos. 272 and 274 Jay street, in Brooklyn, where he has since been permanently located. He was one of the first men to engage in this line of business in Brooklyn, and for almost a third of a century he has since carried on operations here, meeting with creditable success. He is a member of the Kings County Un- dertakers' and Livery Association, and he had charge of the funerals of the late Bishop Loughlin; of the Rev. James Mitchell, who was chancellor of the diocese; and Harvey McLoughlin, the only son of the Hon. Hugh McLoughlin, of Brooklyn. Mr. Farrell has been twice married. In October, 1855, he wedded Catherine, daughter of Lawrence and Bridget O'Connor. They had thirteen children, four of whom are now living: Lorenzo, a clerk of the supreme court of Kings county; Louis W.; Frank; and Catherine, the wife of James Aiken. Of this family Mary is the deceased wife of William McLaughlin; John died in early manhood. For his second wife Mr. Farrell chose Amelia Sullivan, of . Rochester, New York, widow of Timothy Sullivan. By this union have been born three children, of whom two are living, Amelia and Susie. . The family are all communicants of the Roman Catholic Pro-Cathed- ral, and Mr. Farrell has been a member of the board of directors of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society for more than twenty years and chairman of HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 321 f its building committee during the entire period. He was a member of the old Brooklyn volunteer fire de- partment and in turn held every office of the company to which he belonged. He is a member of Columbia Council, Knights of Columbus; St. John's Council, Catholic Benevolent Legion; Morning Star Council, Royal Arcanum; the Constitutional Club, and the St. James Young Men's Association. His genial man- ner and sterling characteristics have made him a popular and valued factor in these organizations. ERNST LOERCH. Ernst Loerch, one of the progressive German- American citizens of the Brushwick district of Brooklyn, has resided in that locality since his early manhood and has been actively and prominently identified with its building interests. He was born in the district of Muhlheim in the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, December 8, 1875, a son of Jacob and Margaret (Karcher) Loerch. His father was a mason by trade and became a contractor in that line, following his chosen vocation throughout his business career. He died in 1850 and was survived by his wife until 1863, when she, too, was called to her final rest. This worthy couple became the parents of six children: Jacob Frederick; William ; Catherine, now Mrs. Silmann; Mrs. Barbara Doerst, now deceased ; Ernst; John, who came to America in 1877 and settled in Danville, Houston county, Ten- nessee, where he is engaged in farming. Ernst Loerch, of this review, attended the schools of his native town and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed to learn the mason's trade. He served for a full term, during. which he mastered the busi- ness, becoming an expert workman. He afterward followed that business for three years in his native land, and then determined to come to America, hop- ing to benefit his financial condition in the new world. He sailed from Hamburg and arrived at New York city on the 21st of September, 1866. Soon he secured employment as a journeyman mason and in 1870 he located in the Bushwick district of Brook- lyn, where he began business on his own account as a mason contractor and builder. He is not only an expert workman, but displays capable manage- ment, and these qualities united with an untiring industry have gained for him success and won him a prominent place among the leading representatives of his line in the city in which he makes his home. His name is associated with many of the fine dwell- ings and business houses in the eastern part of the city, and these stand as monuments to his skill and ability and are an adornment to the district in which they are situated. * * Mr. Loerch was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Galles, daughter of Joseph and Frances (Muller) Galles, who were of German lineage. The wedding took place at the corner of Leonard and Stagg streets, Brooklyn, the ceremony being per- formed by Rev. Neander. Their union has been blessed with the following children: William, who married Molly Noll, by whom he has four children; Ernst, who married Fredda Yeager and has one daughter, Catherine; George; Frederick; Henry and Catherine. The family attend the Dutch Reformed church on Bushwick avenue, and are widely and favorably known in the portion of the city in which they reside, enjoying the hospitality of many of the best homes in that region. Mr. Loerch is a prom- inent member of Ridgewood Lodge, No. 7 Io, F. & A. M., and is also a member of the Arion Singing Society, one of the most prominent musical or- ganizations of Brooklyn. His career proves that the only true success is that which is accomplished by personal effort and consecutive industry. It also proves that the road to prosperity is open to all young men who have the courage to tread its path- way, and the life record of such a man should serve as an inspiration to the young of this and future generations and teach by incontrovertable facts that success is ambition’s answer. HENRY N. HOOPER. Henry N. Hooper was born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, December 16, 1834, and received his edu- cation mainly at the public schools, supplemented by a scientific course at Harvard University. His first business experience was gained as a clerk in the office of his father, the head of the firm of Henry N. Hooper & Company, bell founders, and as such the successor to the famous Paul Revere. Sub- sequently he went to South America and engaged in stock-raising in Uruguay. He was pursuing a most successful career there until he received the report of his brother’s death in the service of his country in the Civil war. At Once he made preparations to return home to take- his place on the battle-field in the defense of the: Union. The report, however, was not correct, but: his brother died later, from disease contracted in: the army. Henry N. Hooper became second lieuten- ant of the Thirty-second Massachusetts Infantry on the 22d of May, 1862, and joined the Army of the Potomac at Harrison's Landing, Virginia. With that army he served through Pope's campaign and was taken prisoner, but soon effected his escape. After participating in the battle of Antietam Mr. Hooper took part in many of the skirmishes in the Shenandoah valley, and was then sent to Gettysburg, arriving there in time to take part in the second 21 X - 322 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. day's battle. There his regiment rendered grand service, half of his company being mowed down by the terrific shower of shot from the enemy. Mr. Hooper fought in his bare feet with his boots tied to his belt, and to that he probably owed the preservation of his own life, as the boots were shot a Way. t of his men and helped to hold the enemy in check at the second stone wall until General Sickles came up with reinforcements. For his services on that memorable day Mr. Hooper was chosen one of two officers sent to Massachusetts on recruiting service. While there he was appointed major in the Fifty- fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, a col- ored organization. The regiment was first com- manded by Robert G. Shaw, of Staten Island. He accompanied it to Morris island, and commanded it in the battle of Oluste. Fifty-fourth he took part in the raid to Camden, South Carolina, and he had the fortune of com- manding in what was perhaps the last engagement of the war on this side of the Mississippi, the en- gagement at Boynton's Mills on April 18, 1865, after Lee's surrender. To his regiment Colonel Hooper thecame most deeply attached, which is evidenced by the fact that he declined to leave it and to accept a commission as colonel of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry tendered him by Governor Andrews. His entire war record was an honorable and interesting one and ran from April, 1862, until July, 1865. In all this he simply carried out the story of the family record. Some of Colonel Hooper's ancestors were enrolled among the heroes of the Revolution, and during the Civil war his father organized a com- pany of Home Guards at Boston, of which city he was long honored as a useful and patriotic citizen. Isaac Harris Hooper, another son of this typical American, was twice a prisoner in Libby and twice escaped, making his second exit through the famous tunnel. After the war was over he became secretary of the legation of the United States at Honolulu, but died in 1878 from the effects of wounds received in the field during the great struggle between the StateS. & On resuming civil life at the close of hostilities, Colonel Hooper went to New Mexico as the manager of the Maxwell land grant, a tract of some sixty miles square. He also went into the business of sheep-raising, but finally determined on settling in the east so as to secure the best educational advantages for his children. Selecting Boston for his home, he there embarked in the chemical-fertilizer business, but, disposing of his interests in that, he became president of the Reliable Steam Power Company, of Brooklyn, of which he has been the managing head for over twenty-one years. The company occupies In a critical moment he rallied the remnant As lieutenant colonel of the about half an acre of buildings between Gold and Plymouth streets, and it owes its success mainly, if not wholly, to his close study of all its details. His business ability is demonstrated by his successful management of the interests which he is conduct- ing. He not only forms his plans readily, but is determined in their execution and his labors are guided by a sound judgment that is rarely at fault, On the 9th of August, 1863, Mr. Hooper whose ancestor, William Hooper, was buried in Man- chester, Massachusetts, in 1664, married Miss Laura A. Kent, who belongs to one of the old families of Massachusetts and a representative of a dis- tinguished family of New England. On the maternal side she is descended from Governor William Brad- ford and Governor Hill, of New Hampshire. To Colonel Hooper and his wife have been born seven children, of whom six are living, namely: Eleanor Bradford, wife of Vincent M. Coryell; Henry N., an architect; Laurita, who is now a student in Barnard College; Harris Greenwood, a naval engineer and . an architect, who is a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Technology; Kent, a mechanical engineer; and William Bradford, a builder. The last named served with the Naval Reserves on the Prairie in the Spanish-American war, the vessel being on duty in Havana waters. Mr. Hooper is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Uni- versal Brotherhood, an organization whose head- quarters are at Point Loma, California, and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. To every en- terprise calculated to advance the prosperity of Brooklyn he is a generous contributor and has been an active factor in the development of the city. As a business man he is enterprising, energetic and always abreast of the times. J. W. BELFORD & SON. In studying the lives and characters of prominent men we are naturally led to inquire into the secret of their success and the motives that prompted their action. Success is a question of genius as held by many, but is it not rather a matter of experience and sound judgment, for when we trace the career of those who stand highest in public esteem we find in nearly every case that they are those who have risen gradually and through their own efforts. Self-reliance, conscientiousness, energy and hon- esty—these are the traits of character that insure the highest emoluments and greatest success. To these may we attribute the prosperity that has crowned the labors of J. W. Belford. He was educated in the public schools, and at an early age began working for his father, P. Belford, who was born in Ireland and came to the United HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 323 States in 1836, settling in Brooklyn. In 1840 he be- gan the trucking and moving business, and, though he started out on a small scale, he gradually became a leader in his line, commanding a very extensive patronage which brought to him an excellent financial return. He was a pioneer in the van business here, having used the first van in Brooklyn. He was in control of the largest transfer business in the city at the time of his death. He was also the pioneer storage merchant and built up an enterprise which has since won many followers and brought to a large number of its representatives a very gratifying competence. At the time of his death, which oc- curred in 1887, he was the owner of six large vans and was carrying on an extensive storage business. His success was attributable entirely to his own efforts and his prosperity was therefore well de- served. In religious belief he was an earnest Cath- olic and held membership in St. Paul’s church. He married Miss Ann Thompson, who survived him about five years, passing away in 1892. This worthy couple were the parents of eight children, of whom six are yet living, namely: M. W., a resident of Brooklyn; Elizabeth, wife of W. H. Belford; Rose E.; Catherine, wife of Martin Dooley, of Brooklyn; Annie M., wife of James McCune, of this city; and J. W. - - The last named received his business training under his father's directions and at the latter's death assumed the management of the enterprise. He not only controls an extensive patronage in that line, but has also extended the field of his operation by taking the contract for collecting the mails in Brook- lyn, one hundred and forty-five horses being used at that work. His storage warehouse is fifty by one hundred and thirty feet and four stories in height with basement, and throughout the entire year he gives employment to forty men. His sound judg- ment and keen sagacity enables him to carry forward his work with excellent success. In political circles Mr. Belford is quite prominent and is a recognized leader in the ranks of the Demo- cratic party in his section of Brooklyn. He is very fond of fine horses and always owns some splendid specimens of the noble steed. He is a member of the Parkway Driving Club. His manner is courteous, genial and friendly and he has a very wide ac- quaintance in Brooklyn, including many of the most prominent citizens. - JOHN T. LANG. John T. Lang is a representative citizen of Brook- lyn, prominent in business affairs and in political circles. He was born December 29, 1864, in the city which is yet his home, his parents being John Adam mature years, namely: and Barbara (Meltzer) Lang. His father was a worthy representative of the substantial German ele- ment so influential in the growth of the eastern dis- trict of the city. He was born in Germany, in the town known as Two Bridges, in the kingdom of Bavaria, near the Rhine Pfalz. In his eighteenth year he emigrated to America and found employment as a farm hand at Astoria, Long Island. This occu- pation, however, did not satisfy the ambitious young man and he entered upon an apprenticeship to Rob- ert Thursby, to whom he rendered faithful and in- telligent service, soon mastering the various depart- ments of the work. In 1889 he became superintend- ent for James Laurence's Sons, and since that time has been at the head of departments of several ex- tensive concerns, maintaining an enviable record among leading manufactories on account of his ability and faithfulness. In 1857 he married Barbara Melt- zer, the wedding taking place in Brooklyn. . Seven children have been born to them who have attained Jacob, a carpenter, who mar- ried Anna Schwind; Frank, who is engaged in rope- naking in Portland, Oregon; Catherine T. ; John T.; Henry, a rope-maker; William, who also learned the rope-making business; and Barbara G., wife of Peter Neuner, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Lang died in March, I876, and the father afterward married Annie Bau- man, by whom he had six children. - John T. Lang, whose name introduces this record, was educated in the parochial schools of the Most Holy Trinity and at St. Leonard's, of Port Maurice. At the age of thirteen he started out in life on his own account and during his early years was em- ployed in various ways which would yield him an honest living. He learned the rope-maker's trade, also the confectioner's trade, and followed several other occupations, having been connected with Bar- num and Forepaugh's circuses for three years. In 1889 he located at 127 Central avenue, and has since been more or less identified with public affairs in Brooklyn. In 1893 he was a candidate before the primaries for the nomination for supervisor from the eighteenth ward. In 1895 he was the nominee of his party for alderman, but was defeated, and in 1897 was again the nominee of his party, at which time he was elected by a majority of thirteen hundred and fifty, overcoming a usual Republican majority of twenty-five hundred. Two years later he was de- feated for the same office by two hundred and seven- ty-seven votes through factional differences. He is regarded as a leading member of his party, is secre- tary of the twentieth assembly district Democratic commitee, is a charter member of the Robert E. Connelly Democratic Battery, of the old twenty- seventh ward, a member of the Bushwick Demo- cratic Club and of the Empire Democratic Club. He 324 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. also belongs to Horatio Seymour Club of the twen- ty-eighth ward, to the Consolidated Bushwick Club and to Court Alcyone, No. 120, Foresters of Amer- ica. . - - In September, 1839, Mr. Lang was united in mar- riage to Eliza Jane, widow of Charles Kreuscher, deceased. They had six children, Anna, Barbara, John T., George S. and Anthony and Harry, twins. Mr. Lang is popular with all classes and is well fitted for leadership in political circles. JAMES A. CAMPBELL. Although the firm of Charles C. Haines & Com- pany, contractors and builders, at 367 Fulton street, is but a recent acquisition to the city of Brooklyn, having located here in June, 1899, they came from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both members of the firm were successfully engaged in the same busi- ness for some years. The senior member, Mr. Haines, had some business connection with the building af- fairs of this city prior to locating here. They came to Brooklyn with advanced ideas, and will prove a valuable acquisition to the building world. They have started off with considerable impetus in the way of obtaining contracts, and are destined to make rapid strides in the building affairs of the city, as they are both competent practical mechanics and are familiar with every detail pertaining to their line of business. They do all kinds of contracting, not only in the way of buildings, but also bridges, docks, sewers, etc.; keep their own corps of engin- eers, architects, etc., and are thoroughly equipped for any and all matters that may come up in the way of business. *. - James A. Campbell, the junior member of the firm, was born in Philadelphia, in September, 1856, a son of David and Hannah (Pollock) Campbell. He was reared and educated in his native city, graduating at the high school. His father being a builder, he early acquired a taste for the business. After his school days were over he entered the office of a large dry-goods establishment as office man, where he acquired a general knowledge of affairs of a business character, spending some twen- ty years in the counting-room and gradually rising until he became head of that department. Not being contented with his efforts in this one direc- tion, he branched out in the building line, at the age of twenty-two, though he attended to his duties in the counting-room first, and by the time he had attained his thirtieth year had built upward of five hundred thousand dollars’ worth of property in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Then for a period he practically dropped out of the building trade, carry- ing it on only in a small way; but during 1894 and 1895 built two hundred houses in Philadelphia. He then discontinued his building operations until he formed his present business connection with Mr. Haines in 1899 and came to Brooklyn, where he has established a home. He is a progressive, public- spirited man, who is destined to figure largely in the affairs of the business world of the city. He is an active Mason, having taken his first degrees in 1882 at Mount Horab Lodge, No. 528, F. & A. M., at Philadelphia, and is also a member of Palestine Chapter, No. 240, R. A. M., and Penn- Sylvania Commandery, No. 70, K. T., in which he has been honored with the highest offices. Relig- iously he is a member of the Presbyterian church. He was married in 1878 and has six children. The home of the family is at the northeast corner of Second avenue and Eighty-third street. - Charles Curtis Haines, the senior member of the firm, was born in Philadelphia, in January, 1843, a Son of William Haines, of old Chester county Qua- ker stock. His father was also a builder, and with him our subject served a regular apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade. He was educated in Phila- delphia, and at the age of twenty-two succeeded to his father's business. He soon branched out and became one of the prominent builders of the city, erecting over one thousand houses there. He has a thorough knowledge of every detail of the busi- ness, and, being a man of good executive ability, he has no superiors and few equals as superintend- ent of construction. He came to Brooklyn well equipped to enter the business world, and has al- ready made his presence known here. He is a man of powerful physique, great determination and force of character and of the highest integrity. He is a member of Fernwood Lodge, F. & A. M. He makes his home in Buckingham, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children. EBENEZER WATERS, D. V. S. Ebenezer Waters is a veteran veterinarian of Brooklyn and is one of the native residents of Long Island, his birth having occurred in Gravesend, Kings . county, on the 2d of September, 1834. His par- ents were Dr. Robert and Doellinor (Lancaster) Waters, natives of London, England. The father, who was a veterinary surgeon of his native coun- try, came to America in 1828, located at Flatlands, where he remained for two years. In 1830 he re- moved to Gravesend and twenty years later to New Utrecht, where he died in 1862, at the age of fifty- six years. His widow died in 1891, at the age of eighty-four years, and her mother was ninety-eight years and eleven months old at the time of her de- mise. In their family were nine children. - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 325 The father owned a farm of sixty acres, on what , is now known as Dyker Heights, and there his Sons as young men were employed, but the Doctor's time was chiefly given to assisting his father in the practice of veterinary surgery. He became his suc- cessor in business and for some time was the only veterinarian between Fort Hamilton and Jamaica. In 1871 he purchased a stable at No. 113 Ashland Place, where he has since conducted his veterinary hospital. In 1855 Dr. Waters was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Van Pelt, of New Utrecht. By this union there were two children, who died in in- fancy, and the mother died in 1861. In 1864 the Doctor wedded Miss Jane Maria Van Sicklin, of Coney Island, who died in 1869. They had three children, the two eldest being twins, one of whom died at the age of eight and the other at four- teen months. The surviving child is Roberta L. The Doctor was married a third time, in 1871, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Bennett, of New Utrecht, be- came his wife. She was a descendant of an old Long Island family, and died in September, 1896. The Doctor holds membership relations with Forti- tude Lodge, No. 19, F. & A. M.; Nassau Chapter, No. Io9, R. A. M.; and Clinton Commandery, No. I4, K. T. He was formerly a member of the Pros- pect Driving Club and the Atlantic Yacht Club. In politics he has always been a stanch supporter of Democracy. ALBERT. J. HALL. The subject of this sketch was born in Brooklyn, July 15, 1866, a son of James and Mary A. (Green) Hall. His mother was born at No. 8 Charlotte street, New York city, of English ancestry, and his father was a native of England, born at Blackburn, Lancashire. His brother John was one of the fam- ous manufacturers of cutlery in Sheffield, England. James Hall, like many others, sought the United States as a new field, coming here in 1830. As will be seen, he was a very practical man, and when the erection of Trinity and St. Paul’s churches were in progress he was one of the superintendents. He was also the superintendent of the building of St. George's cathedral. The government obtained his service next and he was put in charge of the erec- tion of Fort Hamilton, he having the placing of the stone work, a splendid achievement. That Mr. Hall was a genius is shown by the fact that he cut in stone a model of Trinity church. Many prizes for this and other artistic work he received from the Crystal Palace and other fairs. He went to the vicinity of Cypress Hills cemetery in 1847, when there were only seven graves there, and established his celebrated monument works. life in that country. The firm does work all over Long Island. He took an active interest in town af- fairs, was a strong Republican, a trustee and Super- visor for years, and was a good, moral man, strong in his opinions, ever forgetful of the faults of others, and although not a church member a man of unim- peachable character. He died April 1, 1879, re- spected and greatly esteemed by all who knew him. Mr. Hall married Mary A. Green, a daughter of Thomas Green and a native of England, eight chil- dren being born to them. - - - Albert J. Hall was educated in local schools and followed his father's calling, working at the busi- ness for seven years, and assuming control of his father's business when the latter died. He is a charter member of Atlantic Council, No. 1417, of the Royal Arcanum, and, like his father, is a straightforward, upright man in all he does. He married Louise Bero on November 5, 1884, the daughter of Lewis and Nettie Bero, both of whom were natives of the fortress city of Frankfort, on the river Rhine, Germany. They had six chil- 'dren, whose names are Milton, Jessie, Jennie, Louisa, George W. and Herbert R. The family at- tend the Methodist Episcopal church. JOHN JOSEPH MACKEY, M. D. A native of the Emerald Isle, Dr. Mackey, of Brooklyn, was born in the city of Dublin June 9, 1858, and spent the first seventeen years of his It was in 1875 when he ac- companied his parents, William and Julia (Hayes) Mackey, on their emigration to the new world. They located in St. Louis, Missouri, where the father did editorial work on a number of daily papers, there remaining until his death, which occurred in 1885. - w • During his boyhood the Doctor attended private schools in his native city, and for one year was a student in the medical department of the Catholic University at Dublin. His professional education was completed by graduation in the Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College, in New York city, in 1882, since which time he has been located in Brooklyn in the conduct of a constantly increasing patronage. His office is at No. 444 Pacific street, and he re- sides on Bergen. street. A charter member of Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, B. P. O. E., the Doctor has been prominent in its councils and is past exalted ruler. He has consid- erable histrionic ability, and is a member of a num- ber of amateur and theatrical and dramatic organi- zations. Religiously he is connected with St. Ag- nes' Catholic church, and in his political affiliations 326 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. has always been a follower of the principles of De- mocracy. He has traveled extensively, visiting South America and all the countries of Europe, and inci- dentally has visited many of the leading hospitals of the world, thus adding greatly to his professional knowledge. He has also gained that general knowl- edge and culture which only travel can bring, and is a polished, courteous gentleman, whose affable manner and genial disposition render him popular in all circles. BRADBURY. M. RICHARDSON, M. D. This is a utilitarian age, in which effort must lend itself to some line of usefulness that will re- sult to the benefit of the individual or of the public. Indolence and idleness have no part in the world to-day, and the men of most prominence are those who are most active in political, business or military life, their labors contributing to the upbuilding and advancement of county, state and nation. Dr. Rich- ardson is a representative of a profession whose value to the community is second to none, and to- day he is successfully and extensively engaged in practice in Brooklyn. - . More than two hundred years have passed since the Richardson family was founded in America. The first representative of the name was Bradbury Moul- ton Richardson, who came from Lancashire more than two centuries ago, taking up his abode in New Hampshire, where he received a grant of land of the entire township, six miles square. This he named Moulton, and the Doctor is of the sixth generation from this emigrant, whose name he bears. The pa- ternal grandfather, who also bore the name of Bradbury Moulton Richardson, was born in the township of Moulton, in New Hampshire, and throughout his life has extensively engaged in farm- ing, his last days, however, having been spent in Sutton, Vermont, where he departed this life at the age of eighty-four years. For thirty-five years he was a deacon in the Freewill Baptist church and took an active part in its work, his being a consistent Christian life. In politics he was a Whig, and was always earnest in the advocacy of the principles of the party, doing all in his power to promote its suc- cess. He served in the war of 1812, participating in the battles of Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain and Lake George. He married Miss Anna Lee, and unto them were born ten children, including Joseph Richardson, the Doctor's father. His birth occurred in 1806, and he was reared to farm life in the town of Sutton, where he carried on farming for many years and held a number of local offices. For forty years he was a deacon in the Baptist church, in which his father held the same office for thirty years. In early life he gave his political support to the Whig party, but subsequently joined the ranks of . the Republican party. For twenty years he was a member of the state militia, and rose to the rank of cáptain. He died in 1886, at the age of seventy-nine years, and the mother passed away in 1890, at the Same age. Dr. Richardson, whose name introduces this re- view, was educated in the public schools and in the seminary at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, also in the seminary at Newbury, Vermont. Later he entered Dartmouth College. Having determined to make the practice of medicine his life work, he then matriculated in Bellevue College. Subsequently he became a student in the New York Homeopathic Medical College, and was graduated in the class of 1865. He practiced in the Bellevue Hospital for a short time, and in 1865 located in Greenpoint, be- ing now the oldest physician in years of continuous practice in that place. Success in the medical pro- fession must be gained through individual merit. It depends upon strong intellectuality, upon learn- ing and upon the ability to apply its principles to the needs of suffering humanity and upon a sincere devotion to the work and not upon wealth or the influence of friends. It is these qualities which have insured advancement to Dr. Richardson, whose progress has been continuous, gaining for him suc- cess and winning for him a place of precedence in the ranks of the medical fraternity. The Doctor has been twice married, his first union occurring in 1868, when Miss Sarah A. Giberson, a daughter of Joseph Giberson, became his wife. On the 26th of April, 1901, he married Mrs. Harriet (Nelson) Ashwin, the widow of Dr. Edward Hil- borne Ashwin, and the daughter of Hon. Thomas H. Nelson, of Indiana, who was minister to Chile and afterward to Mexico. Mrs. Richardson, who is a lady of broad culture and refinement, accom- panied her distinguished father to those countries. Dr. Richardson holds membership in Greenpoint Lodge, No. 403, F. & A. M. He was surgeon for eight years, from 1872 until 1880, of the Forty-sev- enth Regiment of the New York National Guard, and was a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy and the Kings County Homeopathic Society. - * , , - In manner he is genial and courteous, in dis- position social and kindly, and his circle of friends. in Greenpoint is practically co-extensive with his circle of acquaintances. w THOMAS HENRY NELSON. Although Thomas H. Nelson was a resident of Terre Haute, Indiana, and a member of the bar of that state, such a man does not belong exclusively - DR. B. M. RICHARDSON.MRS, B. M. RICHARDSON. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 327 to one locality, his services making him a national character, in whom the entire land is interested. His efforts in behalf of his country when he represented the United States as minister in foreign courts were of the greatest benefit and reflected honor and credit upon our national government. His work has be- come a matter of history, yet he was not only prom- inent in diplomacy, for he won distinction in the law and in literature as well. Minister Nelson was a Kentuckian by birth and a brother of Major General William Nelson, who won fame at the battle of Shiloh. Living at the time which tested the character of all men, Thomas Henry Nelson became a deep and earnest student of the great questions which agitated the country and drew to it the gaze of the world. He studied slavery from every possible standpoint, and when the Republican party was formed to prevent its further extension he joined its ranks,—in fact was among its organizers. He wrote and spoke much upon the subject and thorough mastery of the ques- tion was shown in his logical arguments and deduc- tions, his strong reasoning and his formidable array of facts which were present to convert those of op- posite opinions, and which never failed to leave a lasting impression. There existed a warm personal friendship between Mr. Nelson and Abraham Lin- coln, and during the presidency of the latter he ap- pointed Mr. Nelson to the position of envoy extra- ordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Chile, where he served from 1861 until 1866. In November, 1869, he was appointed to the same position in Mexico by President Grant, remaining at that post in the land of Montezuma until 1873, when he resigned and re- turning to his native country retired to private life. During his entire residence in Chile and in Mexico he was president of the diplomatic corps. Locating in Terre Haute, Indiana, upon his return to the United States, he there resumed the practice of law and was accorded a foremost place at the Indiana bar. - • . Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Eliz- abeth Key, a most estimable lady, who died in Maltrata, Mexico, in 1872. Their daughter is Mrs. Dr. B. M. Richardson, of Brooklyn. Mr. Nelson had a wide acquaintance among the most distinguished men of the country in literature, the law and in political circles. He was an es- teemed friend and admirer of William Cullen Bryant, the great American poet, and the circle of his friends embraced many other equally prominent in other walks of life. At the bar he became prom- inent. He was at home in all departments of the law from the minutiae in practice to the greater topics wherein is involved the consideration of the ethics and the philosophy of jurisprudence and the - higher concerns of public policy. But he was not learned in the law alone, for he studied long and carefully the subjects that are to the statesman and the man of affairs of the greatest import, the ques- tions of finance, political economy and sociology, and kept abreast with the best thinking men of the age. JAMES McMANUS. The various countries of Europe have furnished many representatives to the new world. The popu- lation of this country is largely possessed of Ger- man, Italian and French people, together with rep- resentatives of the Scandinavian Peninsula and of the British Isles, but those who came from the far east are comparatively few. Among this number, however, is Dr. James McManus, of Brooklyn, who was born in Agra, East India, on the Ist of Sep- tember, 1858. As the name indicates, his ancestors did not originally live there. His parents, how- ever, Thomas Gerald and Jane (Collins) McManus, were both natives of India, and his paternal great- grandmother, Mrs. Ann Reilly McManus, was also born in that country. The grandfather, Matthew McManus, was a native of the Emerald Isle. He became a constructor of ordnance in the British army and was one of those who took a prominent part in the early development of British India. After his death his widow was married again, and spent her last days in St. Louis, Missouri. Thomas G. McManus was a lieutenant in the British army, but resigned his commission about 1860 to come to America in order to visit his mother in St. Louis. Soon afterward this country became engaged in Civil war, and he enlisted for three months’ service, becoming a member of Com- pany I, Lyon Body Guard. He was in the engage- ments at Camp Jackson and Wilson's Creek, and on the expiration of his term he became connected with the business interests of Rolla, Missouri. While there his position was a very unpleasant one in many respects, owing to the conditions of the coun- try brought about by the Civil war. His sister having married a rich southern planter, she and her mother sympathized with the Confederacy. Mr. McManus had entered the militia service and had been elected to the rank of lieutenant; but when that body decided to espouse the cause of the Con- federacy he severed his connection with it. In August, 1864, he left Rolla on a business trip and was never heard from again, nor was any trace of him ever found. It is thought he was killed by some of the guerrilla bands that infested Missouri and sections of the south at that time. The following year the Doctor's mother and her two children, James and Anne, the latter now Mrs. 328 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Arthur Dorney, of Yonkers, New York, removed to Brooklyn. In this city the Doctor obtained his education in the public schools, in Cooper Institute and the evening high schools of New York and Brooklyn. He pursued his professional course in the medical department of the University of the State of New York, where he studied for two years, and in the Long Island College Hospital, in which he was graduated with the class of 1881. He was then for two years physician in the Hos- pital for Incurables in Flatbush, and in 1883 he be- gan practicing alone on Thirteenth street, in Brook- lyn. From 1886 until 1892 he was located on Fourth avenue, since which time he has maintained his residence and office at No. 274 Ninth street, and is now in control of a large general practice. His strong mind enabled him to quickly grasp the principles of the science of medicine and to carefully apply them to the needs of his patients. His study has been continued throughout the intervening years from the time of his graduation to the present, and thus he has kept fully in touch with the progress that is continually made. The advancement in medical science during the past half century has been most marked, and with the results and discoveries he is thoroughly familiar, adopting the best for use in his private practice. He was assistant physician to the Norwegian Hospital from 1886 to 1899, and was assistant sanitary inspector to the Brooklyn board of health from 1886 until 1896. From 1883 to 1885 he was attending physician to the Long Island College Hospital Dispensary; was connected with Prospect Heights Dispensary from 1882 to 1884, and with the Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases from 1884 to 1886. Neither of these last mentioned institutions is in existence. Dr. McManus is now medical inspector of schools, and belongs to the Kings County Medical Society, before which he has presented a number of papers of value and profes- sional reports. - On the IIth of October, 1886, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. McManus to Miss Mary C. Burns, of Brooklyn, and they became the parents of seven children, Grace, William Gerald, James H., Fred, George, Ellen and Robert (the last two are twins); but they lost their eldest son at the age of seven years. The Doctor and his family are members of St. Thomas Aquinas' Catholic church, and he was formerly president of Prospect Heights Coun- cil of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, while for three years he was director of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society. He is connected with sev- eral other organizations, including the Royal Ar- canum and the National Provident Union, and he is “medicine man” for the Okshawali Tribe of Red Men. - In the political situation and in the questions which concern the welfare of the nation he takes a deep and commendable interest, as every true Amercian citizen should do, and is now a member of the Twenty-second Ward Democratic Club, and was formerly a member of the Democratic general committee of Kings county. BENJAMIN F. CHADSEY. We present to our readers a short sketch of one of the most prominent men and young lawyers of Brooklyn, Benjamin Franklin Chadsey, who was born in the township of Clifton Park, Saratoga county, New York, on the 23d day of October, 1869. His father before him, Benjamin F. Chadsey, was for many years a merchant conducting one of the largest general stores in that section of the state. Mr. Chadsey's ancestors emigrated to this country about I700, and two of his great-grandfa- thers were officers in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Chadsey can trace his ancestry for several cen- turies, when his remote ancestors were powerful and influential in Wales. Our subject attended the public schools of his native country until the age of sixteen, when he en- tered the law office of Yates & Cutler, in the city of Schenectady. He completed his course of law studies in Albany and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-one years. Since that time he has en- joyed a very large and general lucrative practice, and there are few branches of the law with which he is not entirely familiar. He came to Brooklyn about five years ago and has built up a large and extensive practice. He has been engaged in con- ducting many of the important cases of that period. As a criminal lawyer, and in the trial of jury causes, Mr. Chadsey has few equals among the younger lawyers of the state, and his opinion on code practice and statute law is regarded as an authority. At the age of nineteen he made an extended tour throughout the state delivering political ad- dresses, and at that early age obtained a reputation of being an excellent stump speaker. In the presi- dential campaign of 1896 he delivered one hundred and twenty-eight addresses, and beat the record of Colonel William Jennings Bryan by four hours At that time the newspapers gave Mr. Chadsey the sobriquet of “The Golden Tongued Orator of Brook- lyn.” In that campaign, as well as in the mayoralty and gubernatorial campaigns following, such great demands were made upon him for his services that he averaged seven or eight hours a day speaking during the entire campaign. It is estimated that over four hundred thousand people heard him speak in the Roosevelt-Van Wyck campaign. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 829 Mr. Chadsey's offices are at present in the Ger- Imania Savings Bank building at No. 375 Fulton street, Brooklyn, where he is associated in business with George L. Weed and Wayne W. Wilson, who are the general managers of the law department for the Metropolitan district of the United States Guar- antee Company. Mr. Chadsey resides in the twenty- third ward. He is quiet and domestic in his habits, is fond of art, and there are numbered among his collection of paintings some rare works of art. He is also fond of books, and in his library are nearly five thousand volumes. He belongs to the Union League Club, the Invincible Club, the Aurora Grata Club, and to the following societies: Euclid Lodge, No. 656, F. & A. M.; Aurora Grata Lodge of Per- fection, Aurora Grata Rose Croix, Aurora Grata Princes of Jerusalem and Consistory, thirty-second degree, also the Mystic Shrine and Lodge No. 22, B. P. O. Elks. - M. J. FLAHERTY. M. J. Flaherty, the present coroner of Kings county, and for many years prominently iden- tified with various labor organizations in the city of Brooklyn, and indeed throughout the state, as a conductor of their music, not only at their social gatherings, but also during political cam- paigns, was born at Cohoes, Albany county, New York, April 1, 1853. Until he reached his fifteenth year he attended the public schools at Cohoes, when he commenced his business career by entering a sash and blind factory, where he was employed until his eighteenth year. Very early in life Mr. Flaherty evinced remarkable musical talent and was very young when he became connected with Green's celebrated band of Cohoes, with which he remained for several years. In 1879 he made his home in Brooklyn, New York, and has ever since that time been greatly interested in his musical work among the labor organizations, as above mentioned. In connection with this work he has identified himself with many musical and labor unions, as follows: He is secretary of Local No. 4I, of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States, and represents that body in the Brooklyn Central La- bor Union; he also represents the Central Labor Union in the Civil Union of New York; he was Secretary of the Municipal Ownership League, and Secretary of the Democratic League. Mr. Flaherty has always been independent in politics, ever exerting himself in opposing one- man power or bossism in municipal affairs. His political activity has ever been directed and carried on in the interests of labor. In 1891, when the Fusion movement was inaugurated for the over- throw of pernicious Democratic control in the Greater City of New York, in the hotly-contested mayoralty campaign, Mr. Flaherty's name was early mentioned for the office of sheriff of Kings county. He was a member of the fusion conference of eighteen, which body named the candidates who were to run for the various offices of the greater city. It was at this time that he was earnestky solicited by his friends to accept a place on the ticket, and he was finally induced to run as a can- didate for the office of coroner. He was elected by a vote, out of one hundred and six thousand, of a plurality of between thirteen and fourteen thousand votes. During this same campaign, in which his entire ticket was so eminently successful, Mr. Flaherty acted as chairman of the Citizens’ Union county convention. Early in this political crisis Mr. Flaherty was an enthusiastic advocate of Bird Coler for mayor, but when the impossibility of Mr. Coler's nomination was apparent he worked with unabated zeal in behalf of Mr. Low. Although one deeply interested in political affairs, Mr. Fla- herty never before sought office, except that he ap- peared as a candidate for the assembly to repre- sent the Sixteenth district, simply as a protest against the candidacy of Judge Roy and not with any expectation or desire of being elected. In September, 1877, Mr. Flaherty was married to Miss Ida May, daughter of John P. Green, a native of England. Born of this union were eight children, of whom two are living, Grover Cleve- land and Alfred Edwin. Those deceased are John A., Carrie May, Albert, Ernest, Nellie and Ruth, all of whom died in early childhood, none reaching the age of eight years. LOUIS MILLER. Among those residents of Brooklyn who have rendered useful service to public interests is to be named Louis Miller, who was born in New York city April 15, 1866. When he was but an infant his parents removed to Brooklyn, and he was there reared and there he has since continuously resided. His attendance in the public schools was terminated at the early age of eleven years, when he became a street newsboy. Later he engaged in a wholesale newspaper business on his own account, and he subsequently became an employe of the American News Company. Meantime he was deriving com- pensation for his want of schooling, acquiring an education through private reading and contact with men in all departments of life, which afforded him ample equipment for the duties of life. For a short time he was engaged in the news business in Chi- cago. Returning to Brooklyn, he became superin- 330 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tendent of the circulation department of the Brook- lyn “Chronicle,” in which he acquitted himself so well that he was given a position on the New York “Recorder.” the latter named paper February 1, 1895, when he received an appointment in the Hall of Records of Kings county, as assistant chief of the third division. Holding his political affiliations with the Repub- lican party, Mr. Miller has habitually been an active and earnest exponent of its principles and policies, and has been accorded place’ among its leaders. . He has been the president of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Association for several succes- sive terms, and during the past ten years he has repeatedly sat as a delegate in important political conventions. He is a member of the Improved Order of Heptasophs. He was married to Miss Nora Cummings, and they "have had four children. WILLIAM VOGEL. The Vogel family, so long and so honorably as- sociated with the business life of Brooklyn and es- pecially with its metal trade, traces its origin to Germany and there could be traced back generation after generation for several hundred years. haps if we investigated we might find the present Brooklyn family to be descended from a common ancestor with Cornelius Hermanse Vogel, who lived in Bushwick in 1675 and was a man of “means and substance,” for his name figures on the assessment rolls of that year. But that would be a task too great for the scope of this work. The founder of the family, the modern American founder, that is to say, is accepted as John Vogel, who was born in : Germany in 1808. He received the usual education given to German boys, until he reached his four- teenth year. After he attained his majority he came to this country in search of a brighter fortune than his native land promised, and settled in the Williams- burg Section of what is now the borough of Brook- lyn. He died at his home on Grand street in 1867, at the age of fifty-nine years. By his wife, Cath- arine Ziegler, he had a family of eight children, four of whom are yet living. Emeline, the eldest, became the wife of John Wiessensel, a brave sol- dier in the Union army who was promoted a ser- geant for meritorious service in the field, but was killed at Gettysburg; William, the eldest son, found- ed the firm of William Vogel & Brothers, and had associated with him in that business his brothers Louis H. and Henry J.; Louise, a daughter, became the wife of Charles Valentine and was left a widow in 1898, with a son and two daughters; Caroline is also living; and the rest of the family of John Vogel died in early life except Maria, who died at He terminated his connection with Per- the age of seventeen. His widow survived him for many years, passing away September 5, 1894, at the advanced age of eighty-two years, leaving behind her a tender memory as a sincere Christian, a de- voted mother, and a woman who tenderly nourned the husband who had passed through the veil before her, but who mourned not without hope that she would be at his side again when the last great call should summon her. - Although many years have passed since John Vogel died his memory is yet held in honor by a wide circle of friends, for his Sterling Christian character, his indomitable perse- verance, his kindness of disposition and his willing- ness always to be of use raised him new friends almost every day of his life’s journey, and the same might be said with equal truth of her who was truly a helpmeet and the devoted mother of his children. William Vogel, eldest son of John Vogel, was born in Brooklyn September 24, 1839, and received his entire education there. When he completed the course of the public schools he was sent to learn the business of tinsmith and roofer. After serving his apprenticeship and obtaining enough experience as a journeyman to win the reputation of being a first-rate mechanic, he started in business on his own account in 1862, at No. 63 Grand street. From that humble beginning he built up a trade which steadily grew year after year. He twice had partners for brief periods, but he was the real factor in the con- cern and practically was its sole head until 1879, when he admitted his brothers into the business, and they not only shared his responsibilities but un- der their united efforts it assumed vast proportions. Its establishment at 39 to 47 South Ninth street is one of the largest and most perfect of its kind in the world. The site was secured by Mr. William Vogel in 1872, and he erected on it a building one hundred by twenty-five feet, and it was thought when he gave employment in it to one hundred hands that he had reached the highest point of possible achievement. But the business now requires a main building one hundred and twenty by one hundred and four feet and a six-story extension one hundred by fifty feet, and employment is given to over four hun- dred workmen. All kinds of sheet-metal goods are manufactured and shipped throughout every part of the hemisphere. The annual output exceeds five hun- dred thousand dollars. Besides attending to this flourishing business Mr. Vogel had many interests to attend to, for when a man becomes a proved success in his own calling he is soon picked out to help in the direction of institutions in which others are interested. He was for some time a director of the Manufacturers’ Na- tional Bank and the Manufacturers' Trust Com- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 331 pany, of Brooklyn. In both he took an active part, and his counsels and labors proved innportant fac- tors in the successful conduct of these institutions. He was also a charter member and a director of the Manufacturers' Insurance Company, his opinions carrying weight in the management of its inter- ests. In his political views Mr. Vogel was a Re- publican, and socially he was connected with the Hanover Club and Hyatt Lodge, F. & A. M. At one time he was also a member of the Amphion Musical Association. He was also a consistent mem- ber and a trustee of the Universalist church and the Universalist Club of New York. Mr. Vogel took an active interest in everything pertaining to the wel- fare and progress of the town, giving a liberal por- tion of his means, time and influence to the support of measures for the public good. At one time he was connected with the volunteer fire department, having served in that organization for a full term. Prosperous in business, more prosperous in fact than most men can boast, Mr. Vogel was remark- ably happy in his domestic relations. A busy man, with almost every one of his working hours in de- mand, his home was to him indeed a haven of rest, and he never was more truly happy than when within its walls. He married, May 3, 1866, Cornelia, a daughter of William and Catharine H. (Solomon) Wheaton, and she fully met his aspirations for a comfortable and well regulated home, where the cares and toils of the outside world could be for- gotten and a separate little community live only in itself. In that home were born three children and each added to the pleasure of the fireside circle; each seemed to make the home more pleasant. Mr. Vogel was fond of his children, and while as in- dulgent and kind as it was possible for a father to be never forgot the fact that it was his duty to prepare them for the battle of life in which all must engage. sociated with him in business. Cornelia F. married Gilbert J. Kitching; and the youngest, Henrietta, remains the companion of her mother, now widowed, Mr. William Vogel having passed away March 21, 1898. . William H. Vogel has proved himself a worthy son, of a worthy sire. He was born in Brooklyn and after leaving the public schools entered the Polytechnic Institute for the sake of its technical training, after which he became associated with the business his father had founded. But he went into the establishment to make his own way, and without claiming any exemption from hard work, for his father well knew that practice in business was worth more than theory, after working for some time in the machine shop and becoming familiar with the practical work of the establishment in its various William H., the only son, became as- . departments he entered the office where he served in various capacities as clerk, bookkeeper and other clerical positions, being thus employed until 1889, when he became a member of the firm in which he has since been an active partner. - - William H. Vogel was married, October 15, 1890, to Miss Adelaide F. Martin, daughter of Samuel S. and Emma L. Martin, and their marriage has been blessed with two children, namely: Adelaide C. and William Martin. In politics Mr. Vogel is a Republican. While he is deeply interested in the success and welfare of the party he has never sought office and has never pressed the claims of his party among his fellow citizens and employes, believing every man should be free to exercise his right of franchise according to his own belief and understanding. He is a mem- ber of the Universalist Club of New York, and the Universalist church of Brooklyn; is also a mem- ber of the Manufacturers’ Association of New York and Union League Club of Brooklyn. Although a man connected with business established by his fa- ther, he passed through the routine of the regular workman, mastering the business in principle and detail and thus becoming well qualified to control the labors of those who are in his employ. The business has ever been conducted on systematic, methodical principles, and an 1ciea of the success which has attended the enterprise is indicated by the greatly increased facilities. WILLIAM WEISS. William Weiss, a prominent representative of the thrifty business class who have built up the Will- iamsburg district of Brooklyn, is now living retired, having gained a desirable competence after having an honorable connection with industrial and com- mercial pursuits. He was born in the village of Ziegenhals, in the district of Schlesin, Prussia, Ger- many, October 10, 1829, a son of Joseph and Mary (Rother) Weiss. His father was a woolen manu- facturer and pursued that vocation throughout his entire business career, dying at the age of seventy- nine years. The mother of our subject was his third wife, and of their marriage four sons were born: Joseph, William, Ferdinand and August. William Weiss, the only surviving member of the family, acquired the ordinary education afforded by the public schools of his native land, and upon putting aside his text-books entered his father's factory in order to learn the woolen business. Seek- ing a wider field of activity he later emigrated to America, landing in New York city in September, I853. Failing to find employment at his trade he followed painting and enameling. He was at first 332 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. employed by the week and received only meager wages, but through his industry and skill he was subsequently enabled to secure prosperous employ- ment. In 1859 he came to Brooklyn, locating on North Seventeenth Street, but still continuing his work in New York city. In 1872, however, he opened a grocery store at No. 136 Stagg street, where he conducted business with excellent success, enjoying an ever-increasing trade until, having ac- quired a handsome capital, he retired from business in 1898 and has since enjoyed a well-earned rest. In July, 1853, Mr. Weiss was married in his native land to Wilhelmeina Schmidt, a daughter of Ferdinand and Julia Schmidt. They had five chil- dren: William and Louisa, who died in early life; Otto, who married Katie Willmann, by whom he has two children, Wilhelmeina and Katie; Rudolph ; and Emma, who died in infancy. The family at- tend the Lutheran church, and Mr. Weiss belongs to Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., of Brook- lyn, and Morning Sun Lodge, No. 314, I. O. O. F., of New York city. He is a liberal contributor to church and charitable enterprises, and is a man whose life has been fraught with industry, enter- prise and capable management, leading to desira- ble accomplishment. Fortunate for him was it that he decided to seek a home in America, for here he found the opportunities he sought, and, taking advantage of these, he steadily worked his way upward. - ... • JOHN BYRNE, M. D., LL. D. Dr. John Byrne, an eminent physician and sur- geon of Brooklyn and prominently identified with charitable and educational institutions in that city, in the line of his profession, is a native of Ireland, born in Kilkeel, county Down, October 13, 1825. He was studious from his youth, and his father, Stephen Byrne, a well-to-do merchant, afforded him every educational advantage. He studied in the dioscesan seminary of Belfast, under private tutors, and in the Royal Bèlfast Institution. His taste for 1etters led to his great proficiency as a scholar and won for him, in 1896, from the College of St. Francis Xavier, in New York city, the degree of Doctor of Laws. When scarcely more than sixteen years of age he entered upon his medical studies in the Belfast (Ireland) General Hospital, and he after- ward pursued them in the universities of Dublin, Glas- gow and Edinburg, and was graduated at the latter named in 1846, the year of his arriving at manhood. His entire course of study was based upon the curriculum of the British navy, and was most thor- ough. During the Irish famine of 1846-7 he had charge of a fever hospital, and he received high com- any language.” mendation for its conduct. In 1848 he came to the United States, soon afterward receiving an appoint- ment to the medical corps of the British navy, which he declined. w - Immediately upon reaching the United States Dr. Byrne located in Brooklyn, which has since been the scene of his busy and useful career. With a view to broadening his medical knowledge, he at- tended the New York Medical College, at which he was graduated in 1853. In 1857-8, in association with Dr. Daniel Ayres, of New York, and Dr. Louis Bauer, of St. Louis, and with the financial aid of friends, he obtained a charter for the Long Island College Hospital, of which he was one of the or- ganizers. About this time he began to devote special attention to the diseases of women, and one of his earliest contributions to gynecological literature, on pelvic haematocele, read before the New York Acad- emy of Medicine in 1860, was reprinted in Amer- ican and European medical journals, and was com- mended as “the best essay on the subject in perhaps From that time his original papers and clinical reports under this head have been re- garded as of highest merit. In 1868, aided by charitably disposed and public-spirited people of Brooklyn, he established St. Mary's Hospital for Women, in which he became surgeon-in-chief, a po- sition he has held to the present time, and in 1882 the organization of its staff was committed to him, a delicate task, which, however, was an eloquent - attestation of the confidence reposed in him. In 1869 he undertook to devise a more perfect appa- ratus for the generation of heat by the galvanic cur- rent, for use in electro-physics, and after arduous experimentation he was enabled to exhibit before the medical profession of the world, at the Centen- nial Exposition in Philadelphia, his now well known electro-thermal battery for surgical operations. Among those who witnessed its operation were the distinguished physician and surgeon, Sir William Thompson, the eminent scholar, Dom Pedro, em- peror of Brazil, and many other scientists, who were lavish in their expressions of approval. Through the agency of this and other devices of his inven- tion, Dr. Byrne has operated more frequently and with more success in a class of ailments previously considered incurable, namely, uterine cancer, than any other surgeon known. His remarkable report of nearly four hundred operations under this head, made in 1889, are of world-wide notoriety, and in his branch of uterine surgery he is regarded as the most accomplished practitioner on the globe. While on a visit to Paris, in 1890, he operated in the Broca Hospital, by invitation of Professor Pozzi, and in 1896 he enjoyed the rare distinction, on in- vitation of Professors Pean and Segond, Dr. Aubeau HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 333. and other distinguished practitioners, of demonstrat- ing his original method of operation in the presence of the leading surgeons of the French capital in the International and Salpetriere hospitals. Dr. Byrne, who is yet actively engaged in hos- pital, office and consultation practice, is connected with all the leading medical societies, and in all he is esteemed most highly for his great professional abilities. Among these are the American Medical Association; the New York Academy of Medicine, in which he is a fellow ; the American Gynecological Society, of which he was a former president; the New York Obstetrical Society, of which he was a former president; the Gynecological Society of Bos- ton, of which he is a corresponding member; the Brooklyn Gynecological Society, of which he was a former president; and the New York State Medical Society, and the Kings County Medical Society. He is also surgeon in chief to St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, chief of its gynecological department and president of its faculty. HUGO CARL WESCH. Hugo Carl Wesch, a pharmacist of the Ridge- wood district of Brooklyn, was born in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 12th of February, I855, a son of Carl and Matilda (Steinkopf) Wesch. The father was a native of the province of Schles- wig-Holstein, Germany, but became a successful to- bacco manufacturer of the city of Copenhagen, where he was regarded as a progressive and straightfor- ward business man. He died at the age of sixty- Seven years, and his faithful wife passed away at the age of forty-eight. Both were members of the Lutheran church and were known as consistent Christian people. They had the following named children: Carl; Johannes; Adolph and Henry, who were twins, both of whom are now residing in Copenhagen; Hugo ; Carl and Ludovika, also twins, the latter dying in early life; twin sons, who passed away at an early age; Anita, who resides in Copen- hagen; and Lisinka, a resident of Prussia. Mr. Wesch, of this review, obtained his literary education in the schools of his native city, and when he was in his fifteenth year began his prepara- tory Studies in pharmacy. In 1876 he entered the University of Copenhagen, in which he was gradu- alted in the class of 1878, and immediately after- ward began his profession in Copenhagen, where he remained until 1887, when he decided to come to the United States. On the Ist of August, 1887, he landed at New York and soon found employ- ment at his chosen profession. Two years later he began business on his own account at No. 81 Mes- erole street, Brooklyn, where he remained for one year, thence removing to Wykoff avenue and Grove Street, where he continued for a year and a half. On the expiration of that period he opened his Store at Nos. I585 and 1587 Myrtle avenue, where by his well-directed energy and continuous endeavor he has established a successful business. In 1893. he entered into partnership with Otto Wicke, under the firm name of Wicke & Wesch, and together they conducted a drug store at No. 457 Knicker- bocker avenue. Mr. Wesch is also interested in real estate at Flatbush, Richmond Hill and Brook- lyn, and his judicious investments have returned to him a good income. On the IIth of September, 1895, in Brooklyn, Mr. Wesch was united in marriage to Miss Emma Schlueter, daughter of Ernest and Catherine Schlue- ter. Their union has been blessed with two sons,— Hugo Ernest and Alfred Harold. Mr. Wesch is a member of Schiller Lodge, No. 354, F. & A. M., of the Kings County Pharmaceutical Association and the Deutschen Apotheker Verein, of Brooklyn, He was appointed sub-postmaster of station 24, under Postmaster Andrew Sullivan, of Brooklyn, in 1896. As a citizen he has ever been public spir- ited and progressive, withholding not his support from any movement or measure which he believed would prove of general good. JOSEPH WILLMANN. Joseph Willmann, an old and worthy citizen of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Hochspier, in the Rheinpfalz dis- trict, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, February 9, 1834, a son of Adam and Catherine (Metzger) Will- mann. Adam Willmann, the father of our subject, was a cabinetmaker by trade, and was regarded by his neighbors as a worthy and good citizen. He died at the age of seventy-six years, and his faith- ful wife lived to be over four score years of age. Their children were: Susan, who came to America. and married Frank Wieser, and they reside at Spo- kane, Washington; Michael, who came to America. in 1850, and enlisted in the Union army, but after Serving for Some time he lost his life at the battle of Antietam; Valentine, who came to America in 1854, settling in New York state, but at the time of his death resided at College Point, Long Island; and Joseph, the subject of this review. The latter was educated in the schools of his native ‘land, and soon after completing his educa- tion learned the baking trade. In his eighteenth year he decided to come to America, and accordingly sailed from Havre, France, on the good ship “St. Nicholas,” landing in New York city after a voy- age of forty-two days. He at once located in the 334 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, where he found employment at his trade. After pursuing that oc- cupation for five or six years he began business On his own account at the corner of Scholes street and Manhattan avenue, where he remained for five or six years, and then moved to 155 Manhattan avenue, remaining there for about three years. About 1865 he located at the corner of Stagg street and Manhattan avenue and engaged in the grocery busi- ness, which he conducted with success until 1892, when he retired from active business life. In 1888 Mr. Willmann erected his present residence at the corner of Stagg street and Manhattan avenue, where he now resides. Fraternally he has always taken an active interest in various organizations, and at present is a member of the Williamsburg Saengerbund and the Schwaebische Saengerbund. He was married at Williamsburg April 6, 1856, to Miss Catherine Mesner, a daughter of Henry and Catherine (Gans) Mesner, both of whom were na- tives of Wisingen, grand duchy of Baden, Ger- many. By this union our subject had seven chil- dren, five of whom died in early life. The surviv- ing ones are: Jacob, who married Louisa Hop- ping and has three children, Joseph, Emily and Otto C.; Catherine, wife of Otto C. Weiss, and their children are Minnie and Catherine. Mr. Willmann and family attend St. John’s church, Protestant, HERMAN H. TORBORG. Herman H. Torborg was born in New York city January 28, 1869, and is a son of John H. and Catherine (Bischoff) Torborg. The parents were natives of the town of Gehrde, situated within the city of Osnabrueck, in the province of Hanover, Germany, where the father was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits prior to his emigration to Ameri- ca. He was the first of the name to leave the fatherland and seek a home in the new world. His marriage occurred in New York city, and by that union were born the following children: John G., who married Rebecca A. Reimels; Catherine, wife of Richard Meyerose, of Brooklyn; Annie M., who resides with her parents; Henry W., who married Barbara Von Dreele, of Brooklyn; Louis G., who wedded Sophie Newman, of Brooklyn; Herman H., of this review ; and two who died in early child- hood. Throughout his entire life Herman H. Torborg has resided either in New York or Brooklyn. He began his education in the New Lots public school, now of the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, and in this locality he was reared to manhood, spending his youth in his parents’ home. His time was large- ly devoted to the acquiring of an education and to the sports which boys at that time enjoyed. At the age of seventeen he prepared for life's practical duties by entering Brown's Business College, of Brooklyn, and on leaving that institution he began earning his own livelihood as an employe of the office of Charles A. McLaughlin, at the corner of Court and Remsen streets, of Brooklyn, where he continued in a clerical capacity until 1895, in which year he established a real-estate and insurance office at .No. 1043 Liberty avenue. In this venture his efforts have been attended with prosperity and he has controlled many important real-estate transac- tions. Mr. Torborg is recognized as one of the leading and prominent citizens of his district of Brooklyn, having become well known in political and social circles. In 1898 he was nominated by the Demo- cratic party for the office of assemblyman, being elected by the splendid majority of twelve hundred votes. He filled the position so acceptably that in 1899 he was again the candidate of his party, but was defeated by less than a dozen votes. His opin- ions carry weight in the councils of the Democracy and his labors have been effective in promoting the interests of the party. He is financial secretary of the Twenty-first Assembly District Democratic Club, and has for some time been chairman of the as- sembly district committee. Fraternally he is con- nected with Atlantic Council of the Royal Arcanum, and was for some time president of the Long Island Council, of the National Provident Union; in 1900 became secretary of the National Provident Union, while at the present time he is a valued member of the Concordia Singing Society of East New York, and of the Harmony and Parkway Singing Societies of the Twenty-sixth ward. In 1894 he became a member of the Woodhaven fire depart- ment, and was for some time president of the American Hook and Ladder Company of Ozone Park. Largely through his instrumentality the Americus Hose Company, No. 3, of Ozone Park, was organized, and of this he is now an honorary member. His acquaintance is wide and his Social qualities render him popular among those who know him. In 1901 he was appointed cashier in the tax office for the borough of Brooklyn. GEORGE J. STEINMETZ. George J. Steinmetz, deceased, was for more than thirty years one of the enterprising and re- spected citizens of the old Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. He was born in Ortschaft, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, May 21, 1830, and received his educational training in the Schools of that place. He remained under the parental roof until 1859, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 335 when he determined to seek a home and fortune in America, with the hope of improving his financial condition. Accordingly he bade adieu to friends and fatherland and ultimately reached New York, a stranger in a strange country, with nothing to aid him except a resolute and determined purpose to find honorable employment and to follow the good advice given him by his parents upon his departure from home. He was successful in his search for work and soon secured a situation with a carpenter of New York city. He followed that and other pursuits until 1868, when he removed to Brooklyn, taking up his abode in Moore street, in the Sixteenth ward. After some years of industry and practical economy he was enabled, in 1872, to engage in the undertaking business on his own ac- count, having an office on Stagg street. Here he soon built up a good business, and in 1878, finding an opportunity to increase his facilities and thereby meet the demands of his growing business, he re- moved to 17o Montrose avenue and laid the foun- dation of the prosperous enterprise which is now conducted by his sons, John T. and George W. Mr. Steinmetz married Margaret Multz, and by their union were born six children, of whom John, their eldest, and George both died in early child- hood. The surviving children are Mary, wife of Joseph Sigfried, of Brooklyn; Catherine; John T. ; and George J. Mr. Steinmetz, the father of this family, died June 13, 1888, and was survived by his faithful wife until July 21, 1896, when she, too, passed to that land from whose bourne no traveler returns. They left to their family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name, for the record of George J. Steinmetz is synonymous with straight- forward business methods, honor in all life's rela- tions and considerate hospitality and courteous yet unostentatious charity. Many of his friends have reason to remember him for personal kindnesses received at his hands, and from all he commands respect and esteem by reason of his sterling worth. GEORGE B. SERENBETZ. The young yet active and useful life epitomized in the sketch which follows is peculiarly characteris- tic of the best class of young men who grow up under the protection and with the inspiration af- forded by free political institutions. Such brilliant lives are not only serviceable to the community and to the State in the immediate present, but they form an enduring object lesson which cannot fail of impressions upon the plastic minds of their jun- iors, who in a not far distant day must them- selves be called to active effort. In such a career is an eloquent protest against all that tends to dis- . order and anarchy, and an incentive to all that be- comes a model citizen. George B. Serenbetz was born in Brooklyn June 20, 1873, a son of Robert and Minna (Siegel) Seren- betz. Her father was from a French family which came about 1838 to New York, where he was born ; he was sent to France and to Heidelberg to be educated with a view to the priesthood, but he abandoned thought of that calling and returned to the United States, becoming a successful business man in Brooklyn. He was married in 1871, and resides at No. 64 Powers street, in the old home- stead established by his father nearly a half century ago. The mother was a daughter of George Siegel, a nephew of General Franz Sigel, who attained distinction in the Union army during the Civil war. He was a lieutenant of Troop B, Seventh Regi- ment, United States Cavalry, and saw arduous serv- ice under the dashing General Custer, who met a horrible death in battle with the Indians. George B. Serenbetz is the eldest of nine brothers. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, and afterward devoted four years to the study of law in the office of Judge Michael Gross. The close confinement proved unsuitable to him, and he accepted from Congressman Graham an appoint- ment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, but after several months was obliged to resign on account of ill health. He then entered the employ of the Montauk Steamboat Company, beginning as a brass polisher on a vessel, afterward as purser, and finally becoming a stockholder. Tater he passed a successful examination for a deputy state factory inspectorship, and in January, 1896, received an appointment, being but twenty-two years of age and the youngest inspector in the depart- ment. He was assigned to the district comprising Long Island and Staten Island, and while giving faithful attention to his official duties he at the same time completed a course of mechanical en- gineering in the New York College of Science. The opening of the Spanish-American war inter- rupted him at this time, giving him occasion to per- form pºtriotic service in military style, and also adding to his experience and prestige. He had made an excellent record as a member of the Forty-seventh Regiment, National Guard, having enlisted in 1891 as a private in Company D, and been promoted as first sergeant, serving creditably during the Brook- lyn trolley strike in 1895 and in the difficulty at Fire Island. An additional company was called for to place the regiment on a war footing, and he aided in forming Company H, in which he was commis- sioned first lieutenant, after passing a satisfactory mental and physical examination, to rank from April 8, 1898. He accompanied his command to Porto 336 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Rico, where he was promoted to the adjutancy of the battalion, and he served in that position during the entire campaign, covering a period of more than eleven months, being mustered out of service March 1, 1899, peace having been restored. With his return from the army Captain Seren- betz resumed the position of factory inspector, and began to take an active part in political affairs. Ever an earnest Republican, his political convictions had been strengthened as a result of the war policy of the administration and owing to his personal admiration for President McKinley and Colonel Roosevelt. With Henry Weisman and other promi- ment German-Americans, he was a leader in that ele- ment in the formation of the McKinley and Roose- velt Republican League, and in the ensuing campaign he was an active manager and an earnest and ad- mired speaker at various meetings throughout Long Island and Staten Island. In 1891 he was one of the organizers of the German-American Municipal League, a body which materially contributed to the election of Mr. Low to the mayoralty. He is a member of the Kings County Republican Club, of the Veterans and Sons of Veterans of Kings coun- ty, of the Veteran Association of the Forty-seventh Regiment, of Colonel W. H. Hubbell Post, Spanish- American War Veterans, of the Masonic fraternity and of the Brooklyn Eastern District Turn Verein. Captain Serenbetz married Miss Madeline Zim- merman, a daughter of L. Zimmerman, long a prom- inent builder in Brooklyn, whose ancestors were re- lated to descendants of Henry Van Pelt, founder of the family of that name, who came from Holland in 1628, settling at Stapleton, Long Island. AUGUST W. KAESEMANN. A fine type of German-American citizenship is presented in the person of August W. Kaesemann (full name, Frederick William August Kaesemann), of Brooklyn, New York. With a profession open to him, he preferred a mechanical industry, and he expatriated himself, choosing America for his home rather than his native land, where his future was as- sured, but under institutions with which he was not in sympathy. - cessful career, and now, well past the meridian of life, he is happy in the enjoyment of the com- panionship of his descendants and friends, and of a comfortable competency. - His parents were George and Louise (Weineke) Kaesemann. His father, who was the owner of a large landed estate, was born September 29, 1782, in Kleinenberg, Bad Pyrmont, in the principality of , Waldeck, noted for its mineral water springs, in the German empire, where he died February 27, 1843. she bore a daughter. Here he has lived a useful and suc-. The mother, born at Hagen, September II, 1794, was the daughter of Henry Weineke, who was also. a rich property owner. Her death occurred January 20, 1860. The family was noted for longevity, the paternal and maternal grandparents of our subject. reaching, respectively, the ages of eighty-five and seventy-two years. Born to the parents named were three sons and eight daughters, whose names and marriages are as follows: - Louise, wife of Christian Kenneke: she died a widow, at the age of seventy-three years, leaving four sons and five daughters. . . . Wilhelmina, wife of William Schnare, to whom To her second husband, Henry Ahrens, she bore three sons and two daughters, and. died a widow at the age of sixty-nine years. Henry was married to Wilhelmena Hamann, who bore him five sons and three daughters. He died at the age of fifty-four years. - Caroline, wife of Henry Von der Heide. She bore a daughter, and died at the age of sixty-three years. . - Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Hamann, a brother of the wife of Henry Kaesemann. She bore two. daughters. Her husband was killed by a fall, and she married August Steinmeier, to whom she bore two sons and two daughters. She died a widow, at the age of seventy-two years. - Johanna, wife of Henry Klencke. She bore two. sons and six daughters, and died at the age of fifty- eight years. - - Frederick came to America in 1851, and died of sunstroke in 1866, aged thirty-eight years. He mar- ried here, but remained childless. - Charlotte, wife of H. E. Kapmeyer. She bore three sons and four daughters, and died a widow, at the age of sixty-five years. Henrietta, who died at the age of four years. Frederick William August is referred to at length. . hereinafter. o Henrietta, wife of Henry Ringe, bore three sons and two daughters, and died in 1900, at the age of sixty-one years. º Frederick William August, the subject of this. sketch, the tenth child in the family named, was born in the . same house as was his father, on Sunday, October II, 1835. He received his early education in the primary schools and under a private tutor. Being a devoted student, and having committed to . memory the gospels and epistles in the Bible, his. parents had fond expectations of his studying for the clergy, but theology was repugnant to his con- science, and he entered upon an apprenticeship in the famous coach manufactory of William Scheidt, at Lemgo, in the principality of Lippe Detmold, pay- ing fifty dollars entrance fee in advance, and bind-- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 337 ing himself to serve for three years without wages. His master was so strict a disciplinarian that but one out of a dozen of his apprentices completed his term, but young Kaesemann determined to master his trade, and he performed faithful service. He rose at five o'clock in the morning, awoke the fifteen journeymen, made fires preparatory to the real work of the day, and completed his labors only at Seven o'clock in the evening. This was a severe experi- ence for a lad reared in ease as he had been, but he took a hearty interest in his tasks, and pleased his master so well that he was treated as one of the family, and he has always regarded the experiences of those years as the most helpful portion of his training. e In time, anxious to see something of the world, he left his employer, but with cordial invitation to return to work at any time. He was relieved from army service on account of an injury received just prior to the time for his joining the corps to which he would have been attached, and he visited the prin- cipal cities of Europe, and was in Berlin from 1857 to 1859. On returning home he found conditions so changed as to be unfamiliar, and he determined to visit the United States. In the middle of October, 1859, with two nieces, he sailed from Bremen, and, after a stormy voyage, arrived in New York city early in November. For a time he lived with his brother Frederick, who had preceded him. Early in February, 1860, he engaged to work at his trade in Williamsburg, Long Island, beginning at a daily wage of seventy-five cents, with a stated increase, en- abling him, with compensation for extra piece-work, to earn twelve dollars per week, the highest wages paid in the shop. During a part of the Civil war period he was unable to obtain employment at his trade, owing to the stagnation of business, and he worked a short time in a kindling-wood yard, for one dollar and fifty cents per week. He subsequently worked for a time in a wagon factory in Hudson City, and then returned to New York city, where he worked at his trade until 1863. That year he attended the public evening school in the twentieth ward of Brooklyn, and he was one of eleven out of a class of sixty who received certificates of merit. In 1863 he established a carriage factory in Brook- lyn, and two years later he bought the lot of ground at No. 66 Montrose avenue, on which he erected the present buildings, where for twenty years he car- . ried on a thriving and successful business and where he now conducts his undertaker's establishment, hav- ing entered that profession, through business rela- tions, in 1883. • . After being in the United States for about a year Mr. Kaesemann was inclined to return to his native land, but he was turned aside from his purpose through meeting Miss Catherine Heisser, to whom he was married May 8, 1861. Her father, born in Dirmstein, Rheinpfalz, Germany, was married to Miss Eva Deimling and came to the United States about 1840; his wife died in 1858, and he again married, and died in 1883, at the age of seventy-five years. Born to Mrs. Kaesemann were five children: August F., who was born August 5, 1862, and died at the age of thirty-one years. He was mar- ried to Miss Julia Merz, of Brooklyn, in 1885. To them were born two daughters and one son. Emilie, born October 14, 1867, died at the age of five years. - William J., born February 15, 1874, was educated in the public schools, and was graduated at the |United States College of Embalming, in New York city, in 1895, and has since assisted his father in the undertaking business. He is a half-owner of the George Schamberger Company, manufacturers of ornamental moldings, and belongs to a number of fraternal and social organizations. Katharine L., who was born April 19, 1876, and in 1899 was married to William E. Hintz, of Brooklyn. - George M., who was born August 19, 1881, was educated in the public schools, and after attending high school entered Rutherford’s Reporting College in New York, at which he was gräduated and be- came an expert stenographer. In 1898 he entered the employ of the New York Life Insurance Com- pany in New York city, in a clerical capacity, and in 1901 he was appointed assistant cashier, and at present holds a responsible and confidential posi- tion in the service of the company. He is an active member of the Young Men's Christian Association of Brooklyn. Mr. Kaesemann has throughout his life main- tained in all his dealings and conduct the prin- ciples of genteel and honorable manhood, and his. name is a synonym for those virtues which adorn. the model citizen. In his younger life he was promi- nent in military affairs. He joined the National Guard in 1873, and became a corporal in 1874. He was subsequently transferred to the Twenty-eighth: Regiment, in which he was commissioned lieutenant, and he served with signal success as tactical in- structor until the regiment was disbanded. In 1885. he became master of Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., and in 1887 he was elected senior deacon. FREDERICK SCHMID. The empire of Germany has furnished to the United States a large number of enterprising and substantial citizens. Among these progressive and representative men is Frederick Schmid, the subject. 22 X e 338 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. of this sketch, who is a resident of the Eighteenth ward, Bushwick district, Brooklyn, in which dis- trict he was born October 19, 1868. He is a son of Sebastian and Susan (Keller) Schmid, the former of whom was a native of the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, in which king- dom he was reared to early manhood and in which he learned the trade of brewer. to leave his native land he came to the United States, settling with his family in Philadelphia. During the Civil war he served in the Union army, and after his discharge removed with his family to Brooklyn, locating in the Eighteenth ward, where he lived until his death, in 1876, his faithful wife surviving him until April 11, 1893, when she died. Sebastian and Susan Schmid were the parents of four children, viz.: Frederick, Annie (Mrs. Charles Zoll, of Brooklyn), Bertha (Mrs. Charles Wetter, also of Brooklyn), and Augusta (who died when five years of age). - • . - Frederick Schmid was educated in the parochial schools of Most Holy Trinity church and at public schools Nos. 18 and 36, of the Williamsburg dis- trict, Brooklyn. During the early years of his life he learned the tailoring business, which he followed for some time, and then during seven years he pursued various occupations. In recent years he Has been engaged more or less in contract work in the Bushwick and Newtown districts. In political and social ways Mr. Schmid has been prominently identified with the affairs of his neigh- borhood. In 1895 he was the Democratic nominee for assemblyman, being elected by a majority of five hundred and three votes. In 1896 he was again elected to the same office, by a majority of fifty- seven votes. In 1897 he was again elected, by a majority of five hundred and thirteen votes, and in 1898 he was once more elected, by the very large majority of two thousand one hundred and thirty- five votes. During the four years of his service as assemblyman he was engaged on important com- mittees, in 1896 on the committees on banks and revision; in 1897 on the committees on internal 'affairs and privileges and elections; in 1898 on the committees on canals and internal affairs; and in 1899 on the committees on commerce and naviga- tion and public printing. In all of these positions Mr. Schmid was faithful to the interests of his constituents, who fully appreciated his services and efforts in their behalf. Fraternally and socially Mr. Schmid is identified with numerous organizations, political and other- wise. He is an active member of the Jefferson Club of the Eighteenth ward; of the Bushwick Democratic Battery; of the Wyandunk Democratic Club; and of the John Ennis Democratic Association. He is Having determined the founder of the Frederick Schmid Democratic Association, and is a member of the Court Alcyon, Independent Order of Foresters of America; of the General Sherman Council; of the Catholic Benevo- lent Legion; of the Knights of Columbus, and of the Jacob Benner Relief Circle. All of these orders are located in the Bushwick and Williamsburg dis- tricts of Brooklyn. - - Mr. Schmid was married in Brooklyn, May 21, 1892, to Miss Mary Tholl, a daughter of Nicholas and Catharine (Schmitt) Tholl, and by this mar- riage has one daughter, named Mary. Mr. Schmid and his family are communicants of the St. Nicho- las Roman Catholic church, and are highly esteemed members of general society, respected by all who know them. - tº * . JOHN E. REISERT. One of the prominent and influential citizens of Brooklyn is John E. Reisert. He is public spirited and thoroughly interested in whatever tends to pro- mote the welfare of his city, and his fellow towns– men, recognizing his worth and ability, have often called him to public office, choosing him as their representative in the general assembly. He is a native resident of the Bushwick district of Brooklyn, but his parents, Frederick and Mata (Knobloch) Reisert, were of German birth, having been born in the province of Hessen. His father was educated in the place of his nativity, and at the age of six- teen years crossed the Atlantic to America, locating in New York city, where he followed the butcher’s trade. He met with success in his' undertakings, was married in the metropolis and later removed to Long Island, residing in Brookfield and after- ward in Rosedale for a number of years. By his first marriage he had four children: Joseph, Frank, John E. and Amelia, the last named being now the wife of Michael March. The mother died in 1860, and Mr. Reisert afterward married Catherine Schmitt, by whom he had three children: Lena, William and Elizabeth. In taking up the personal history of our subject we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known and whose influ- ence is marked in Democratic circles in Brooklyn. The public schools afforded him his educational privileges and in his father's shop he learned the butcher's trade. At the age of seventeen he started out in life on his own account at the corner of Jay and Concord streets, in Brooklyn, where he conducted a successful butchering business for thir- teen years. In 1892 he removed to Bushwick ave- nue, and has since been engaged in the insurance and real-estate business. He writes a large num- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 339 ber of policies annually and handles an extensive amount of real estate, his activity in business affairs bringing to him a well-merited competence. In November, 1879, in Brooklyn, Mr. Reisert was married to Miss Celia Wolf, daughter of Michael and Catherine Wolf, and unto them have been born the following children: Amelia, Joseph J., Mary L., Dolorosa Josephine, Catherine, Francis, Genevieve C., Celia A. and John Michael. The family attend the Roman Catholic church, and the members of the household occupy a leading position in Social circles. Mr. Reisert belongs to Eichenkranz Singing So- ciety of the Sixteenth ward, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He holds membership rela- tions with various political organizations, including the Horatio Seymour Democratic Club of the Twenty-eighth ward, the Central Democratic Club, of which he was for some time president; the Mo- hawk Democratic Club of the Twenty-eighth ward, and the Twenty-eighth Ward Taxpayers' Associa- tion. In 1897 he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for the office of assemblyman and was elected by a majority of twelve hundred. He faithfully represented his district in the state legislature, giv- ing satisfaction to all his constituents by his careful oversight of the interests of his district. His genial manner, social qualities and well-known business ability and trustworthiness have made him a fa- vorite and he is popular in all circles. wiLLIAM RADLOFF, M. D. Professional advancement is the result of indi- vidual merit. In any of the learned professions progress comes not through influence or wealth, but is the direct outcome of ability, strong mentality, thorough preparation and marked devotion to the duties which professional life involves. Strong in these essential qualities, Dr. Radloff has gained an eminent position among the successful medical prac- titioners in the Bushwick district of Brooklyn. The Doctor was born in Westphalia, Germany, May 27, 1839, and is a son of Daniel and Wilhel- mina (Schwestfeger) Radloff. He pursued his stud- ies in the schools of his native town, and at the age of fifteen started out to make his own way in the world, since which time he has been dependent en- tirely upon his own efforts. He was first an em- ploye in a drug store and also attended a school of pharmacy, graduating as a pharmacist in 1859. He followed that pursuit in his native land until 1864, when he sailed from Bremen for the United States, landing in New York on the 1st of April. With characteristic energy he, sought and soon found employment, accepting a clerkship for Cas- Sebeer & Weissman and other prominent druggists, and continuing for five years, a most competent and trusted employe. On the expiration of that period, with the capital he had acquired through his industry and economy, he began business on his own account at the corner of Seventh ave- nue and Thirty-first street, in New York city. In the meantime he took up the study of medicine and attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York, being graduated in that institution in 1876. He did not immediately, how- ever, begin practice, but continued in business as a pharmacist until 1885, when he came to Brooklyn and opened an office. He has since been an active member of the medical fraternity, and his labors have been attended with a high degree of success. He advanced steadily step by step to a leading po- sition among the medical practitioners of his section of the city, and his patronage is now large and lucrative. He is a member of the Alumni Associa- tion of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a consistent student of his profession, im- . proving every opportunity that will advance him in his chosen calling and make him more proficient in his work. - The Doctor was married in May, 1886, to Miss Sophia Leunemann, and they became the parents of six children, one of whom, Wilhelmina, died in childhood. The surviving children are: Mrs. Jo- hanna Miller, of College Point; Paul, who is mar- ried and resides in Brooklyn; Maria, wife of Will- iam Schumacker, of Brooklyn; Ernestina and Will- iam, at home. The mother was called to her final rest in 1887. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and her many excellent qualities won for her the warm friendship and high regard of all with whom she came in contact. A man of genial and social nature, Dr. Radloff is popular among those who know him. Of strong in- dividuality and indubitable probity, he has attained a due measure of success in the affairs of life, and his influence has ever been exerted in the direction of the good and the true. - MICHAEL ROESCH. Among those whose activity in business affairs made him a valued citizen in the eastern district of Brooklyn was Michael Roesch, who claimed Ger- many as the land of his nativity, and in his life manifests many of the sterling characteristics of the fatherland. He was born in the town of Baireuth, in the kingdom of Bavaria, July 27, 1827. His father was for many years in the government em- ploy in the capacity of a forester, and he lived to the extreme age of one hundred and four years. 340 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Michael Roesch, whose name introduces this rec- ord, received a liberal education in the Schools of his native land, but at the early age of fourteen years began learning the mason's trade, and thus his school life was ended. At the age of eighteen he resolved to seek a home and fortune in America, and accordingly boarded a westward-bound vessel, which, after a tedious voyage of forty-nine days, dropped anchor in Peck's Slip, New York city, on the Ist of May, 1845. He took up his abode on Second street, near avenue A, in that city, but after a short time removed to the Sixteenth ward, in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, locating on Johnson road, now Johnson avenue, near Gra- ham avenue. He purchased a lot and erected there- on a residence, a part of which is still standing. There he engaged in the tailoring business until 1863, when he purchased four lots on Johnson ave- nue, near Graham avenue, and at that location re- sided until 1870, when he became the owner of a half block of ground on Montrose avenue. On that tract he erected several dwellings, in one of which— No. 202—he made his home until his death. Through his active business career he followed the tailor's trade, and his enterprise and capable management secured to him a liberal patronage, whereby he was enabled to enjoy many of the comforts and Some of the luxuries of life. He passed away June 18, 1891, and was survived by his faithful wife until April 30, 1898, when she, too, was called to her final rest. They were devout Christian people, hold- ing membership in the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. By their union they had one son, who grew to manhood, their other children having died in early life. * * This son, John B. Roesch, received his early mental training in the parochial schools in the par- ish of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. At the age of fourteen he entered St. Francis Xavier's College, of New York city, in which institution he was graduated at the age of eighteen years. Determining to make the practice of law his life work, he began reading in the office of Stillwell & Swain, of New York city, who directed his studies for two years, after which he entered the office of Judge George H. Fisher, of Brooklyn. Subsequently he was a student in the law depart- ment of the Albany University, and was graduated in that institution with the class of 1872. Upon his return home he began practice in Brooklyn, and he has secured a large and representative clientage, as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems of jurisprudence. Mr. Roesch was married in September, 1872, to Miss Ida Haight, daughter of Seth and Calista Haight. They now have one son, Frederick. Mr. Roesch is a public-spirited and progressive citizen, who takes an active interest in the local affairs of his ward, and in 1884 and 1885 served as alderman in the city council. The greater part of his atten- tion, however, is devoted to his professional duties, and his fidelity to the interests of his clients is. proverbial. His knowledge of the law covers many of its branches and is accurate and exact. STEPHEN B. PETTIT. As one advances through youth into manhood. his strength, mental and physical, is increased, his abilities become vigorous by use and his efforts. are capably directed by sound judgment. Through a long period his powers thus ripen, but later there comes a time when his natural vigor is somewhat diminished and his powers feel the burden of age. It is thus evident that nature has intended that the later years of life shall form a period some- what free from the duties, labors and responsibilities that devolve upon him in his prime, and if his work is vigorously prosecuted and ably managed when his strength is greatest he will find that fate has vouch- safed to him a competence sufficient for the evening of life. Although Stephen B. Pettit has advanced but little beyond the sixty-second milestone on life’s journey he is the possessor of a capital that enables him to enjoy an honorable retirement. For many years he was actively associated with the restaurant business, and through the capable conduct of the enterprise he augmented his income until now it supplies him with all the necessities and many of the comforts which go to make life worth the living. He was born in the fifth ward of Brooklyn April 26, 1838. His father, Foster Pettit, was a native of Hempstead, Long Island, and the grandfather was also born there. When a young man Foster Pettit went to New York city, where he opened an eating house, one of the first established in the metropolis. He began business there in 1843, and for forty years conducted a restaurant at No. 136 Water street. He retired from business in 1893 and three years later he was called to the home beyond. At one time he served as supervisor of the fifth ward of Brooklyn, and in the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he was identified, he held many offices. To its support he was a liberal contributor and in many ways aided in the advancement of its work. Of the Masonic fraternity he was also an exemplary representative. He married Clarissa Bedell, a daugh- ter of Stephen C. Bedell, of Hempstead, and her death occurred in 1875. Their three children are Stephen B. ; Caroline, wife of John E. Serles, of Brooklyn; and Winfield, also of the same city. Stephen B. Pettit is indebted to the public-school: ^^4 + 4 -2-3-2- Z= HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 341 system for the educational privileges he received. At an early age he became his father's assistant in busi- ness, later was admitted to a partnership and to- gether they were associated in the successful conduct of the restaurant until 1890, when they sold out. Since that time Mr. Pettit has lived practically re- tired, giving his time merely to the Supervision of his investments. , - As a companion and helpmate on life's journey he chose Miss Jane A. Stout, a daughter of John Stout, of Brooklyn. She died in 1896, survived by six of her seven children, namely: Dr. H. S., a practicing physician of Brooklyn; Stephen. C., a member of the medical fraternity at Gravesend; William R., who is also a medical practitioner in Brooklyn; Adeline; Grace; and Mae. attend the Memorial Presbyterian church. He is a member of the Montauk Club and is widely known for his sterling qualities. His life has been char- acterized by close adherence to the principles in which he has firm belief, and over the record of his career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, and he is one of nature's noblemen who has stood four-square to every wind that blows. STEPHEN C. PETTIT, M. D. A representative of the medical fraternity at Gravesend, Long Island, Dr. Pettit has successfully practiced for the past five years, having for three years been located at his present home. He was born September 18, 1871, and is therefore a young man, probably with long years of a successful future before him. His father, Stephen B. Pettit, was long actively connected with the business affairs of New York city and is a retired capitalist living in Brooklyn. The grandfather, Foster Pettit, was a native of Hempstead, Long Island, but for forty- three years conducted a restaurant in New York city, acquiring thereby a competence that classed him among the substantial citizens of the commu- nity in which he made his home. Having acquired his preliminary education in private schools, Dr. Pettit became a student in the Polytechnic Collegiate Institute, of Brooklyn. His broad general knowledge well qualified him to enter upon the acquirement of more specific learning as a preparation for life's practical duties, and he en- tered the Long Island College Hospital, in which he was graduated with the class of 1895, having mastered the branches that form the curriculum of that institution. He spent one year in the Kings County Hospital, also seven months in a lying-in hospital in New York city, gaining a varied experi- ence, afterward practiced in Brooklyn for one year, and since 1897 has been located in Gravesend. He The family. is a member of the Kings County Medical Society, the Kings County Medical Association and the Brooklyn Pathological Society, and through associa- tion with his fellow practitioners has broadened his knowledge of the medical science, thus being better qualified for the very responsible duties that rest upon the physician. - On the 2d of August, 1898, Dr. Pettit was united in marriage to Miss Maud Douglas, a daughter of John B. Douglas, of Gravesend, and unto them has been born a daughter, Dorothea A. Mrs. Pettit is a granddaughter of Simeon D. Hoagland, who was one of the most prominent breeders and dealers in racing, stock in New York. He was born in the village of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1817, and from early life was connected with horses. He took to breeding horses and eventually began dealing in them, owning some of the finest racers that have ever been seen upon the turf. To give a history of his business career would be to record an account of the tracks in this section of the country. His stables contained many of the finest specimens of the noble steed ever seen in this locality. He had thousands of warm friends and acquaintances throughout this portion of the state, and his advice was often sought and freely given. In the esteem of his fellow men he also ranked high and was widely known as a man of quick perception, unyield- ing probity and determined resolution. JOHN LOUIS RANZWEILER, For thirty-five years this gentleman was a promi- nent and influential business man of the eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn. Through many centuries the Teutonic race has gradually extended its influence whereby its representatives have been an important element in the substantial growth, prosperity and civilization of the various countries of western Eu- rope and throughout the new world. Mr. Ranz- weiler, as his name indicates, was of German birth, the place of his nativity being the Rheinpfalz dis- trict of Bavaria, and his natal day was in 1826. His education was acquired in the schools of the fatherland, and there he learned the machinist's and engineer's trades. Hearing favorable reports of the opportunities that were afforded to young men in America, he resolved to seek a home beyond the Atlantic, and in 1849 crossed the ocean to New York. Immediately thereafter he took up his abode in the Twenty-first ward of Brooklyn, and for a short time he followed the trades which he had learned in his own country. Later, however, he engaged in merchandising, establishing a wholesale and retail store. His keen sagacity, capable man- agement and unfaltering industry enabled him to 342 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. acquire a substantial competence, and at the time of his death he was conducting an extensive trade in his well-equipped establishment on Throop street, near Flushing avenue. His life's labors were ended on the 12th of October, 1885, and thus closed a use- ful and honorable career, which served to illustrate the possibilities which lie before young men who are not afraid of labor. e - Before coming to America Mr. Ranzweiler was married to Elizabeth Weidner, and soon after they sailed for the United States, and here their mar- riage was blessed with a family of nine children, namely: Mary, who became the wife of John Grote, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, but is now deceased; John, who died at the age of twenty-seven years; Henry, who married Maggie Wagner and resides in Brooklyn; Bernhardt, who married a Miss Bouer; William ; Otto, who married Annie Popp and makes his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Frederick, who died at the age of ten years; George; and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Gaus, of Brooklyn. William Ranzweiler became his father's successor in business. He was born in the family residence on Throop avenue, January 28, 1865, and pursued his education in the public schools on McKibbin' street, but at the age of fifteen years he put aside his text-books and learned the jeweler's trade, which he pursued during the succeeding five years. Upon his father's death, in 1885, however, he aban- doned the jewelry business in order to assume the management of the mercantile house of which his father had been proprietor. He successfully con- ducted that enterprise until 1891, when he sold the stock and entered Clark's Embalming School in New York city. Completing the course there he then engaged in the undertaking business, his par- lors being located at 692 Flushing avenue. He has since conducted business with eminent success at this place. In September, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Ranzweiler and Miss Annie Wagner, daugh- ter of August and Theresa Wagner, of Brooklyn. Their union has been blessed with three children: Annie, William J. and Charles. The parents are communicants of Willoughby Avenue German Pres- byterian church, and Mr. Ranzweiler is a faithful representative of the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in Allemania Lodge, No. 740, F. & A. M., and Ridgewood Chapter, No. 263, R. A. M. He also belongs to Daniel Webster Branch, No. 516, American Legion of Honor, the Palm Council, No. I626, Royal Arcanum, and the Brooklyn Encamp- ment, No. 55, St. John and Malta. His love of music is indicated by his relations with the Arion Singing Society. His is a well developed nature, in which social and artistic interests divide his time with his business affairs. His worth as a man and citizen are widely known, and in the community where he resides he enjoys the high regard of many friends. - LOUIS STUTZ. Louis Stutz, who was born in the fatherland and .came to America during his early manhood, is an exceptional illustration of the contribution of the German-American citizens to our composite national character. Mr. Stutz was born in the village of Adelsheim, in the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, October 1, 1844, and is a son of Henreich and Sophie (Bichelberger) Stutz. His parents were industrious and frugal people and were engaged in farming pur- suits. They were consistent Christians of the Lu– theran faith, and as well were respected and es- teemed by all who knew them. This worthy couple were the parents of seven sons, three of whom came to the United States: Ernest settled in New York city, where he succeeded to his brother Louis’ pro- vision trade in 1877; Gottlieb settled at Canal Dover, Ohio, and like his brother Ernest also married and reared a family of sons and daughters who are among the worthy citizens of the Buckeye state. Louis Stutz, the subject of this review, was edu- cated in the schools of his native town until his fifteenth year, when he began to seek his own liveli- hood. Having learned the butcher's trade, he then traveled for some time through the various German states, visiting the principal cities thereof, where he followed his trade as a journeyman, acquiring a thor- ough knowledge of the various methods of prepar- ing meat specialties which later stood him in good stead when he came to the United States. When in his twenty-fifth year he had in his travels reached the seaport cities of Hamburg and Bremen, and hav- ing decided to come to the United States, with the view of improving his opportunities in life, he ac- cordingly sailed from Hamburg and landed in New York city. Upon his arrival here, with a laudable ambition and a determination to at once find an oc- cupation, he proceeded to Baltimore, Maryland, where he remained a short time and then returned to New York city, where he found employment at his trade with a Mr. Maurer. His practical knowl- edge of the meat specialty trade enabled him to in- troduce the first wares of the kind in New York city, and his goods at once found a large and ready sale, and Mr. Stutz was soon enabled to begin business on his own account. He accordingly opened a shop and store at No. 432 Pearl street, New York city, where his dutiful wife, by her industry and thrift, rendered him substantial aid in the conduct and op- eration of his business. In 1877 Mr. Stutz asso- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 343 ciated himself in partnership with John Schultheis, and in April of the same year they came to Brook- lyn, locating at 817 Broadway, where the firm con- ducted a successful business in the meat and pro- vision trade for about eighteen months, when the relationship was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Stutz continuing in the establishment alone. By his careful management and straightforward business methods the enterprise has grown to a considerable magnitude, the store and warerooms covering an area of ten city lots, and the improvements are of the modern kind, with all the facilities necessary for the successful conduct of the trade. In addition to the local trade the house has a large export trade, and annually handles the products of one hundred and twenty-five thousand head of hogs, besides a large amount of other first-class meats that enter into their trade. The esablishment furnishes em- ployment to from fifty to sixty skilled operatives and laborers, and it will thus be seen that the sphere of usefulness of Mr. Stutz has exerted a wholesome in- fluence upon the neighborhood. In 1896 Mr. Stutz associated with him his two sons, Ernest and Louis, Jr., under the firm name of Louis Stutz & Sons. The sons, who received a practical training under the careful guidance of their father, have now assumed the more arduous duties of the business, thus en- abling their father to enjoy a well earned rest, and the success he has achieved is a splendid example of an enterprising, self-made man. On the 12th of February, 1871, in New York city, Mr. Stutz was united in marriage with Augusta Wendel, a daughter of Carl and Dorothea (Schmidt) Wendel. This union has been blessed with five children, namely: Ernest; Catharine, who died in childhood; Louis, Jr.; Augusta, the wife of John W. Auer, of Brooklyn; and Otto, the youngest of the family. Mr. Stutz is not a club man, but has always taken an earnest interest in all enter- prises that have for their object the good and wel- fare of the community, charitable and otherwise. For a number of years he has been a member of the New York Produce Exchange, and is a life member of the German Hospital Association of Brooklyn. He and his family are of the Lutheran faith. - º - - Ernest Stutz, the eldest son of Louis and Au- gusta (Wendel) Stutz, was born in the home at No. 432 Pearl street, New York city, February 24, I872. He accompanied his parents on their removal to Brooklyn in 1877, and later attended public school No. 24. When about ten years of age he entered the Turn Verein Academy, on Meserole street, which, he attended for some time, and next entered Pro- fessor Lesemann's Academy, at College Point, Long oughly mastered every detail of the business. Island. At the age of fourteen years he entered Packard’s Business College, in New York city, grad- uating at the age of fifteen. His father, being de- sirous for him to have a thorough business train- ing, secured for him a position as clerk in the Man- ufacturers’ National Bank on Broadway, Brooklyn. The young clerk applied himself assiduously to his duties at the bank, a part of the time performing extra work. The strain told severely upon his health, however, and he was finally compelled to seek rest. By the advice of his physician he went unaccom- panied to Salt Lake City, where he remained for three months, and being then much improved in health he traveled along the Pacific coast, return- ing home after an absence of eight months, visiting on his way the packing houses and stock yards in the large cities of the west and northwest in order to study the various methods and systems of handling and curing meats there in vogue. Upon his return he entered his father's establishment, beginning at the bottom of the ladder, so to speak, and has thor- Since his father’s retirement from active participation the chief care and management of the vast business that the house now conducts has been assumed by the sons, Ernest and Louis, Jr., who have in every way proved themselves worthy scions of a worthy sire. Mr. Stutz, not unlike his father, has taken an active interest in the good and welfare of the neighborhood. In 1899 he was one of the organizers of the Mer- chants’ Bank, on Broadway, Brooklyn, and has since served on the board of directors, being also a mem- ber of its executive committee. He is a member of the New York Produce Exchange, and socially he is a member of Bushwick Club. Mr. Stutz was married in Brooklyn, May 5, 1897, to Miss Caroline Laumann, a daughter of Louis and Ida (Wolf) Laumann, and unto this union has been born one son, Waldo Ernest. Mr. Stutz and his family at- tend the Lutheran church. Louis Stutz, Jr., the second son of Louis and Augusta (Wendel) Stutz, was born at the family homestead on Pearl street, New York city, December 9, 1875. He came with his parents to Brooklyn in I877, and here acquired his educational advantages in the Turn Verein Academy, on Meserole street, and in public school No. 24, also for a time attending the Long Island Business College. After his school days were over he spent some time at various oc- cupations until 1891, when he entered his father's store and thoroughly familiarized himself with the various details of the vast enterprise. In 1896 he became associated with his father and brother Ernest, under the firm name of Louis Stutz & Sons, which has since, under the son's capable manage- 344 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. ment, been very successful. Mr. Stutz also takes an active interest in social affairs. He is a member of the Saengerbund and of the Cortelyou Club, of Flatbush. AUGUST W. MULLER. Although for many years actively identified with the grocery business in Brooklyn, Mr. Muller is now living retired, his well earned competence en- abling him to put aside the arduous cares of busi- Iness life. A son of William and Catherine (Meyer) Muller, he was born in the village of Cuphaven, a seaport near the city of Hamburg, Germany, and at present under the municipal government of Ham- burg. The father was a sea-faring man, who served as captain on several vessels. He lost his life when his ship sank, about 1825, and his wife passed away some years later. . August W. Muller, their only child, received his mental training in the schools of his native town and when his education was completed learned the cabinetmaker’s trade in the city of Hamburg. The year of his emigration to America was 1851 and this step was prompted by a strong desire to take advantage of the fine business opportunities afforded to young men in this land where labor and ambition form the steppingstones on which one mounts to a higher place in the business world. He sailed from Hamburg upon the ship Elbe, commanded by Cap- tain Heitmann, and a pleasant voyage of forty-two days was ended on the 14th of November, 1851, when the harbor of New York was reached. Mr. Muller found employment in a piano factory of New York city, his work being the construction of the keys. Williamsburg for some time, and was afterward given the more responsible position of finisher in Leight & Newton’s factory in New York, where he remained for five years. On the expiration of that period he entered the employ of Steinway & Sons in New York city, where he remained for five years. In 1863 he began business on his own ac- count as a grocer at Hoboken, New Jersey. From the beginning the enterprise was attended with a high degree of success, his trade growing in vol- ume and importance until 1872, when he disposed of his interests in Hoboken and came to Williams- burg, successfully conducting a grocery store at No. T97 North Eighth street, at the corner of Driggs avenue, for fourteen years. He then retired from active business. . * Mr. Muller was married, in New York city, to Miss Anna Maria Hoyer, who died in March, 1863, leaving two children, Adolph and Augusta. For His second wife Mr. Muller chose Wilhelmina Graff, He later followed the same business in * daughter of George and Lena Graff, the wedding taking place February 14, 1864. They became the parents of eight children, of whom Emma, William A., Edward and Minnie are still living. The family attend the German Lutheran church and have a very beautiful home at No. 164 Suydam street, Brook- lyn. Mr. Muller is truly a self-made man. He has met obstacles, but has overcome them by deter- mined purpose and has steadily worked his way up- ward. Fair dealing, appreciation and truthfulness were potent elements in his business success. His years rest lightly upon him and he is a typical rep- resentative of the age in which he lives and of the city in which he makes his home. Truly his Iife may be termed a success and should serve as a source of inspiration and help to others who are dependent upon their own efforts for advancement. JOHN O'BERRY. This gentleman, a worthy and respected citizen of the twenty-eighth ward, Brooklyn, recently de- ceased, was born in county Armagh, Ireland, in 1822, a son of Henry and Sarah (Dodds) O'Berry, both of whom were descendants of Scotch-Irish parents. The father died in his native country in 1841, and in 1842 his widow came to America, where she spent the remaining years of her life with her chil- dren, passing away at the home of her son, Loftis Wood, at No. 1329 Broadway, Brooklyn. This homestead is one of the old landmarks of the East- ern district of Brooklyn. When John O’Berry came to this country he was actively employed at the tinner's trade in Brooklyn. Later he entered into a partnership with his elder half-brother, Loftis Wood, and continued his in- terests under this arrangement until 1852, when he sold out his share in the business and purchased a farm near St. James, Suffolk county, Long Island, where he removed with his family and engaged in farming, which he continued with a fair degree of success until 1884. Some time after his half-broth- er's death he came to Brooklyn, locating on Van Buren street, in the sixteenth ward, and in 1896, after the death of his son, Loftis W., who died on the 18th of February of that year, he came to his recent abode, No. 1329 Broadway, where he resided until his decease, August 18, 1901. In 1845 Mr. O’Berry married Anna Kirkland, daughter of John and Ann Kirkland, both of whom were natives of Armagh, Ireland. This union was blessed with nine children, namely: Mary, widow of Walter G. Howey, deceased; Loftis W., de- ceased, whose sketch appears next after this; Henry, who married Ellen Carroll and died at the age of forty-two years, in 1891; Robert; Sarah, wife of JOHN O’ BERRY, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 345 *George Kloppenweg, Catharine, wife of George Theiss, of Brooklyn; William J., who married Annie Field; R. King, who was born on the old homestead farm near St. James, Suffolk county, Long Island, April 10, 1864, where he was reared to early years of manhood, acquiring his mental training under private tutors; and George W., who married Lucy White. The family of Mr. O’Berry are attendants of the Episcopal church. LOFTIS W. O'BERRY. Although possibly the happiest days of our sub- ject’s life were spent at his country residence with his parents and brothers at St. James, Suffolk coun- ty, Long Island, he resided for some time at I329 Broadway, Brooklyn. He was thoroughly identified with the growth of the city of churches, having been born there March 7, 1848, and was a son of John and Anna (Kirkland) O'Berry. The for- mer was born in county Armagh, Ireland, in 1822, and was a son of Henry and Sarah (Dodds) O’Ber- ry, both of whom were descendants of Scotch-Irish parents. Anna (Kirkland) O’Berry, the mother of our subject, was a sister of Mrs. Wood, whose hus- band, Loftis Wood, was a successful inventor and manufacturer of metal wares. He had invented and patented a stove specialty designed to be used on board ships, which invention netted him a large for- tune. Soon after disposing of his manufacturing in- terests Mr. Loftis Wood purchased the franchise of the Franklin Avenue Street Railway in the city of Brooklyn, which he improved, and operated the same for about thirteen years. During that time Mr. Wood superintended the road personally, and our subject, Loftis W. O'Berry, held the office of assistant superintendent. In 1883 Mr. Wood dis- posed of the road and retired from active business life. He did not long survive his vacation period, his decease occurring in April, 1884. At the death of his widow in 1889 one-third of Mr. Wood's large estate was transferred to our subject, which in- cluded the mansion at 1329 Broadway. - Loftis W. O’Berry, our subject, was adopted when but an infant by his uncle, Loftis Wood, for whom he was named. He made his home with him as long as the uncle lived, and was reared and ed- ucated in Brooklyn. At the age of eighteen he en- tered his uncle’s store and was more or less closely identified with Mr. Wood's business enterprises up to the time of his death. Mr. O'Berry retired from active business pursuits after the demise of his uncle and thereafter spent a portion of his time at St. James, Suffolk county, Long Island. Mr. O’Berry was a lover of good horses and owned a number of registered animals. Among them CateS. was one named Soldier, a horse well known on the turf in Suffolk county as a winner of many races. Mr. O'Berry was never married. Personally he was a genial, sociable gentleman, quiet and retir- ing, but affable and intelligent. He passed away February 18, 1896, respected and esteemed by all who knew him. FENTON ROCKWELL. The name of this gentleman figures conspicu- ously in connection with military affairs. He is a western man by birth, but has spent the greater part of his life on the Atlantic coast. He was born in Flint, Michigan, April 28, 1839, and is a son of Benjamin Rockwell, who for many years was an extensive and successful flour merchant of New York city. In ante-bellum days he was a stanch abolitionist, and when the Republican party was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks, being one of its stanch advo- Prior to the war he was an important fac- tor in connection with what is known as the under- ground railroad, whereby many slaves were assisted on their way to Canada and freedom. It was in such an atmosphere that Fenton Rockwell was reared, and it is no wonder that he became interested and infused with the spirit of liberty and a hatred of oppression. He spent his early youth in the vicinity of his native city, after which he accompanied his parents to New York city and subsequently to Brooklyn. He completed his literary studies in Columbia College and pre- pared for his professional life in the Columbian Law School, under Professor Theodore W. Dwight, in which he was graduated as a member of its first class, numbering thirty pupils, the year of graduation being 1860. He also studied law in the office of William Emerson and William Prichard, of No. 8 Wall street, the former being a brother of the celebrated philanthropist and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. On successfully passing the ex- amination before the supreme court in 1860, Mr. Rockwell was admitted to the bar and immediately opened an office for practice in New York city, where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil War. ; He then enlisted as a member of Company I, Seventh New York Infantry, which was known as the “Kid Glove Regiment,” in April, 1861. His was the first regiment to enter the city of Wash- ington in response to President Lincoln's first call for troops, and was stationed at the capital until the term of its enlistment had expired, when its members were mustered out and Mr. Rockwell re- turned to New York to resume the practice of law. 346 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. He subsequently enlisted in the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard and went to Fort Federal Hill, Maryland, where his command was stationed for three months, when he again returned to the north and was mustered out. Subsequently he en- listed in the Eighteenth New York Cavalry Volun- teers, of which Dr. William Rockwell, his uncle, was surgeon, and there he was made second lieuten- ant. He afterward became first lieutenant, and in January, 1864, was promoted to the rank of captain of Company I, in which company and regiment he served until musterca out, on the 31st of May, 1866. In this enlistment he served in the Army of the Potomac, later in the Department of the Gulf, and afterward under General Benjamin F. Butler, who had control of the Department of the South. Captain Rockwell was appointed judge ad- vocate of the provost court of New Orleans, where he served for six months, his regiment having con- tinued through the Red River campain, under Gen- eral Banks. On the second Red river expedition, under Major-General Wesley Merritt, who had charge of the campaign, Captain Rockwell was ap- pointed ordnance officer on the staff of General Rodman West, who was subsequently United States senator from Louisiana. In that capacity he served for a short time, when he was promoted and trans- ferred to the office of provost marshal of Major- General Wesley Merritt's staff. He remained with General Merritt for eight months, and was mus- tered out at Victoria, Texas, returning by steamer to New Orleans, York. About three hundred men only remained, out of the original twelve hundred enlisted men, of the Eighteenth United States Cavalry. At the bat- tle of Kane River, in Louisiana, in the Red River campaign, the Captain was wounded in the leg. Since his return from the war he has remained in touch with military affairs as a member of D. S. Dakin Post, G. A. R., of which he served as com- mander for two terms. He was also a member of Company I, of the Twenty-third Regiment, of the New York National Guard, at one time. Mr. Rockwell resumed the practice of his pro- fession in Brooklyn and has since devoted his in- terests to general and criminal practice. He is a man of ability, having a keenly analytical mind and retentive memory. He is quick to recognize the Strong points of a case, and gives to each due prominence. His profound reasoning, his logical deductions and his strong application of the law to the points in litigation are salient features of his success. He has long since won an enviable repu- tation by his erudition, his forceful argument and his mastery of the intricate problems of jurispru- dence. whence he proceeded to New On the 8th of October, 1868, Mr. Rockwell was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca J. Dwight, a daughter of Rev. Theodore Dwight. Their chil- dren are three in number, namely: Benjamin F. and Dwight Rockwell, who are engaged in business in New York city; and Bessie D., a teacher in a kin- dergarten school in Brooklyn. - Mr. Rockwell has a wide acquaintance among the leading representatives of his profession as well as in social circles. He is at home in all depart- ments of law, from the minutiae of the practice to the greater topics wherein is involved the consid- eration of the ethics and philosophy of jurispru- dence and the higher concerns of public policy. He is a man of even temperament, self-poised and of refined character, one in whom nature and culture have vied to make an honored and interesting gen- tleman. - GEORGE HENRY BERNS, D. V. S. Dr. Berns, one of the oldest and most favorably known regular graduates in veterinary medicine in Greater New York, was born on a farm in West- phalia, Germany, September 17, 1847, and is a son of John Henry and Wilhelmine (Hantke) Berns. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and the gymnasium at Bielefeld, Germany, which he left to come to America in 1865. He lo- cated in Brooklyn, and for a number of years was engaged in commercial pursuits. In 1876 he took up the study of veterinary medicine and matriculated at Columbia Veterinary College, from which he graduated with honors in 1879, receiving the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science. Soon after win- ning his degree he began the practice of his pro- fession in Brooklyn, opening an office and small veterinary infirmary at No. 74 Adams street, where he still remains, and, meeting with marked success. Additions were made to the building from time to time. The adjoining building, No. 72 Adams street, was annexed and the Berns Veterinary Infirmary to- day is one of the most complete institutions of its kind in Greater New York, having accommodations for about thirty horses, a large and well appointed office, well lighted operating floor, stocks and all other modern appliances for the proper treatment of sick and disabled horses. On the second floor is found the laboratory rooms for assistant surgeons and stable hands and a canine department, consisting of forty separate kennels, a pharmacy fully equipped, canine operating table, kitchen and bath room, and a large exercising room for convalescing dogs. Among the number of young veterinarians who, after their graduation, served as house surgeons and assistants at the Berns Veterinary Infirmary - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 347 from time to time Dr. Samuel Atchison and Dr. William A. Koke have both established a lucrative practice in Brooklyn, while Dr. Nathaniel Carlyle Darke and Dr. Arthur L. Grover are giving good accounts of themselves in the neighboring state of New Jersey. Dr. Charles S. Atchison is the present house surgeon and has held that position for the past seven years. Dr. Berns was united in marriage to Miss Kate Brown, a daughter of the late William H. Brown, of Brooklyn, on April 23, 1873, and has one daughter, Nellie Cashow. He and his family live at Seventy- eighth street and Second avenue, Bay Ridge, where they attend the Dutch Reformed church. He is a member of Almenia Lodge, No. 740, F. & A. M., Principle Lodge, No. 48, I. O. O. F., and Bethlehem Encampment, No. 10, I. O. O. F., having been con- nected with the latter organization since 1868, and is past grand of the order. - In the line of his profession he lectured in his alma mater from 1881 to 1885, and filled the chair of theory and practice of veterinary medicine. He is a member of the New York State Veterinary Medical Society and also of the American Veterinary Medical Association. A few years ago he was nom- inated by the New York State Veterinary Medical Society to the high office of state veterinary medical examiner, and, his nomination having been endorsed by the regents of the university of the state, he was duly appointed by the governor a member of the New York State Veterinary Medical Examining Board, which board at its last meeting, held at Cor- nell University on September 5, 1900, unanimously elected him as its president. Dr. Berns is especially gratified at the wonderful progress, his profession has made in this country. He well remembers the time when qualified veteri- nary surgeons were few in number and most of them received but slight recognition. The chief reason for this was that veterinary practice was not re- stricted by law, and the field was almost entirely oc- cupied by men who assumed the title of veterinary surgeon without any authority whatever and without any scientific training, and thus deceived the public and ruined the chances of the few qualified men who had attained their veterinary education through European schools, as none existed in this country. There are now a number of well equipped veterinary colleges in the United States, most of which are de- partments of our great universities, which are at- tended by a large number of young men who have passed their matriculation examination or are grad- uates from high schools. The profession to-day oc- cupies a most honorable position, its members not only prescribing for and surgically treating sick and disabled animals, but large numbers are en- gaged in sanitary work by the Department of Agri- culture. Many are connected as consulting surgeons to the various boards of health, others are engaged in original investigations of the diseases of our do- mestic animals at experimental stations, and still others fill chairs in agricultural colleges. ACHAZ MANZ. Achaz Manz, proprietor of a meat market and provision store in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Oberhausen in Baden, Germany, June 20, 1839, his parents being Andreas and Rosa (Zeiser) Manz. The father was a farmer by occupation and also followed the weaver’s trade. He and his wife held membership in the Roman Catholic church, and the former lived to the age of fifty-three years, while the mother attained the ripe old age of seventy-seven years. In their family are four children. Xapar and Jacob, the brothers of our subject, both came to America. The former sailed in 1852, and later was married and resided in Cincinnati, Ohio. Afterward, however, he re- moved to Indiana, where he died in 1899. Jacob became a resident of Brooklyn, where he died in 1896, leaving seven children. Mr. Manz, of this sketch, passed his early youth in the land of his nativity, and when fourteen years of age he left school in order to enter upon an apprenticeship at the mason's trade. While in his seventeenth year he decided to come to America with his brother Xapar, and in April, 1857, they sailed from Havre, France, as passengers on the Edward Stanley, and after a voyage of thirty-three days reached New York harbor, on the 14th of May, and now for forty-four years Mr. Manz has been a resident of Brooklyn. On his arrival in this country he came at once to the city and secured a situation in a butchering estab- lishment, which pursuit he followed for four years as an employe. On the Ist of December, 1860, he began business on his own account at No. 42 Scholes and Lorimer streets, where he continued business for Some time, and in 1864 purchased the ground at No. 44 Scholes street, erecting thereon the brick building which is still standing. There he con- ducted business for some time. In 1868 he pur- chased the building at the corner of Scholes and Lorimer streets, where he has made many improve- ments. His business has grown with the passing years and a liberal patronage is now accorded him. His trade transactions are ever straightforward, and his earnest desire to please his patrons, combined with sound judgment and unflagging industry, has secured to him marked prosperity. On the 2d of April, 1861, in the Most Holy .348 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Trinity Roman Catholic church, Mr. Manz was mar- ried by Reverend Father Hauptman, to Catherine . Zimmer, daughter of Michael and Mary (Sehie) Zimmer. Unto them - were born the following chil- dren: Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Fuchs; Henry E., who married Elizabeth Betz; Caroline, who became the wife of Nicholas Fuchs, after the death of his first wife, who departed this life in San Fran- cisco, California, where they now reside with their family; Rosie, who became the wife of Matthew Ernst and died in 1896; William A., who married Minnie Schmitt; and Mary, Andrew and Minnie, who are at home. The mother of these children -died in 1880, and on the 14th of April, 1882, Mr. Manz was again married, his second union being with Theresa Franz, daughter of George and Theresa (Moser) Franz. Five children graced their mar- riage : George, Theresa, Cecelia, Frank W. and |Frederick C. Mr. Manz and his family are com- municants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Cath- olic church, and he is connected with the Brook- lyn (Eastern District) Butcher Cart, an associa- tion of butchers. He is a progressive and respected citizen, having at all times taken an active interest in the welfare of his community, and his actions during his life have been such as to distinctively ‘entitle him to a place in this publication. Although his career has not been filled with thrilling in- cidents, his life may serve as a splendid illustra- tion of the power of integrity in insuring success. EDWARD BROOKS. Edward Brooks, who has served as postmaster at Station G, 860 Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn, since February 15, 1878, is a veteran of the Civil war and bears an honorable record for brave service in the cause of freedom and union, and in the paths of peace he has also won an enviable reputation through the sterling qualities which go to the mak- ing of a good citizen. - Mr. Brooks was born in the eleventh ward, New York city, August 10, 1845, and is a son of John and Mary (Mills) Brooks. On the paternal side he traces his ancestry back to John Brooks, a native of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, who as a boy came to this country during the Revolutionary war, landing in New York, where he settled. He owned and operated a farm adjoining the Stuyvesant farm in the neighborhood of Kipp's Bay, on what is now Twenty-third street in the eighteenth ward, where his death occurred. His son, John Brooks, grand- father of our subject, succeeded to the farm, which he divided into lots and sold, being engaged in the real estate business throughout life. He supported the Democratic party until the question of slavery came up for settlement, when his sympathies being with the north he joined the Republican party on its organization. He served all through the war of . 1812, being stationed in New York city. He died in 1860, at the age of eighty-six years. In his fam- ily were four children, namely: John, Eliza, Ernes- tine and Louise. John Brooks, our subject's father, was born on the old home farm, and engaged in business as a commission merchant in New York city, where he died in 1858, at the age of thirty- eight years. He, too, was a stanch Republican in politics. His wife died in 1888, at the age of sixty- six years. They had three children: Edward, our subject; John, deceased; and Mary, deceased wife of Charles W. Burton. - Edward Brooks was educated in the graded Schools of New York, and began his business career as assistant in the publishing house of A. S. Barnes & Company. On the 9th of August, 1862, when only Seventeen years of age, he manifested his patriotism by enlisting in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-fifth New York Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac, under com- mand of General Slocum. Their first engagement was the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Sub- Sequently they did garrison duty at Frederick City and Harper's Ferry, and then proceeded to the Shenandoah valley, where they took part in several skirmishes. They were in camp on Acquia creek until the opening of the campaign in the spring of I863. Mr. Brooks was one of a squad of six skir- mishers at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, who were driven back by the enemy and was the only one to escape with his life. He was shot in the left leg below the knee. Mr. Brooks was placed in the Twelfth Army Corps field hospital on Acquia creek, where his limb was amputated below the knee. Sub- sequently he was taken to Douglas Hospital, Wash- ington, D. C., where he was finally discharged, Au- gust 18, 1863. e After his return home Mr. Brooks was con- nected with the street department of New York city for a time, and served as custom house officer under Presidents Hayes and Arthur. On the 15th of February, 1878, he was appointed by General James McLear as postmaster at Station G, then known as Greenpoint postoffice, and that position he has since most creditably and acceptably filled. Mr. Brooks was first married, in January, 1883, to Jane Pearsal, daughter of Daniel and Eliza (Mc- Coy) Pearsal, by whom he had born to him one child, Helen S. The faithful wife died in 1893, and Mr. Brooks was again married, in 1896, to Amanda Roberts, a daughter of Oliver and Mary Roberts. In 1876 he joined Cameron Post, No. 79, G. A. R., HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 349. of New York city, and is now a member of Barbara Frietchie Post, No. 11, of which he is quartermaster. He is also a member of the Knights of Honor and the Post Office Brooklyn. The city has no more patriotic or loyal citizen than Mr. Brooks, and he is highly respected and esteemed by all who know him. ALFRED CRANSTON. Amnog those who in the beginning of the Civil war put aside personal considerations and responded to the country’s call for aid was Alfred Cranston, and he is to-day recognized as one of the loyal and progressive men of Brooklyn, who is at all times faithful to his duties of citizenship. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, December 28, 1840, and when only four years of age was brought to Brook- lyn by his parents, the family locating at Fort Green, at the corner of Carrollton and Myrtle ave- nues. avenue, and the now prosperous and improved sec- tion of the city was yet unreclaimed for the pur- poses of civilization. Mr. Cranston attended school in Brooklyn, but at the age of fourteen put aside his text-books in order to learn the more difficult lessons of the school of experience. He familiarized himself with the painting and paper-hanging trade, following that business until the disloyalty and dis- content of the south plunged the country into civil war. He was then twenty years of age, and his patriotic spirit was aroused by the attempt to over- throw the Union, and in 1861 he joined Company I of the Fourteenth Brooklyn Infantry, which, under command of Colonel Alfred M. Wood, was sent to Washington, D. C., and encamped on Arlington Heights. He participated in the first battle of Bull Run, in July, 1861, an engagement which demon- strated to both sides that the war was to be no mere holiday affair, but was to be a bitter contest, earnestly waged on both sides. He took part in the engage- ments at Burns Hill, Falmouth, Rappahannock Sta- tion, Beverley Ford, Sulphur Springs, Gaines' Mills, the second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, An- tietam, Fredericksburg, the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and others of lesser importance. He served for three years and was then honorably dis- charged, in July, 1864, with the rank of second lieu- tenant. He was wounded in the hand in the cam- paign at Beverly Ford, but was seldom absent from his post of duty whether the service was on the picket line or the firing line. After his return from the war Mr. Cranston engaged in house-decorat- ing and repairing work until 1894, when he was ap- pointed Superintendent of the Postal Telegraph Building, in which capacity he is still serving. He Superintendents' Association of At that time the tide overflowed Flushing was married, June 16, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Pet- ford, and unto them have been born two chil- dren: A. Petford and Ella M. The son is super- intendent of the Commercial Cable building. For five years Mr. Cranston was a member of Engine Company, No. 17, and now belongs to the Veteran Firemen's Association. He is a member of the Citizens’ Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and is a highly esteemed member of the Fourteenth Regiment Vet- erans' Association, in which he has been honored with the office of secretary for twenty years. He be- came a charter member of Grant Post, No. 327, G. A. R., and has held all of the offices with the ex- ception of that of commander. In 1885 he was. elected junior vice-commander. He was appointed a member of the relief guard under order No. 6 on the 4th of August, 1885, while the remains of General Grant lay in state at Albany, and there he remained on duty until the close of the ceremonies on the 8th of August. He was in command of the first relief of New York on the 5th of August, the Second relief on the 6th of August and the second relief on the following day. Shakespeare has said, “He jests at scars who never felt a wound,” and it will always be found that the man who has had no. experience in military affairs is he who holds in light regard the army; but the man who has fol- lowed the banner on the field of battle knows what war means, and his association with his military comrades is one dear to his heart. Mr. Cranston takes great pleasure in meeting with the boys in blue, and is a popular and highly esteemed mem- ber of their ranks. DAVID SANDS QUIMBY. The subject of this sketch is Óne of Brooklyn's, highly respected citizens, whose useful and well- spent life has gained for him the confidence of his. fellow men. He was born in Brooklyn July 23, 1838, a son of David Sands and Sarah (Relay) Quimby. On the paternal side he traces his ances- try back to James Quimby, who was born in Eng- land in 1715, and died in Marlboro, New York, in 1802, though just when he located there cannot. be determined. His wife, who was born in 1706, died in 1809, and his son Levi died in Marlboro in 1820. His son Isaac was the father of Samuel Lyons Quimby, our subject's grandfather, who was, born in Marlboro April 26, 1796, and died in Brook- lyn, March 9, 1862. The father of our subject was also born in Marlboro, July 26, 1818, and died in Brooklyn, March 29, 1888. He located in the latter “city in 1830, and soon found employment with a Mr. Tomkins, who was engaged in the manufacture of 'soapstone in a barn on the old Middagh farm, which, 350 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. was a landmark for many years. Later Mr. Quimby engaged in merchandising, and during the latter part of his life was the leading grate and range dealer of Brooklyn, Occupying for many years a building which he erected on the corner of Henry and JPoplar streets. He was trustee and treasurer of the Sands Street Memorial Methodist Episco- pal church for many years. - His children were: David Sands, our subject; William Henry, who died at the age of seven years; Sarah Elizabeth, widow of the late James Henry Fowler, of Brooklyn, who was a prominent broker in New York and a member of the Stock Exchange; George, who died in infancy; Edwin, a member of the firm of Paret & Quimby, coal dealers of Brook- lyn; and Alfred Perego, a clerk, residing in Brook- lyn. The mother of these children was born in New York city April 13, 1820, and died in Brooklyn August II, 1891. Her great-great-grandfather, Hen- ry Relay, born in 1748, was a shoe and sandal maker, having a shop on Wall street, New York, on the present site of the entrance of the Stock Exchange. He owned the property at the northwest corner of Williams and Fulton streets, which he donated “for religious purposes.” This site is now occupied by a large business house, but one large foom is set aside for the holding of noon-day services in order to make good the title to the property. David S. Quimby, our subject, was educated in a private school on High street, the public schools of Brooklyn and a boarding school in New Canaan, Connecticut. When his education was completed he entered his father's store and later became a member of the firm, carrying on the business until 1872, with the exception of one year when he con- ducted a general store in the oil regions of Penn- Sylvania. From 1872 until 1881 he was in the real- estate business; the following seven years was in the commission business, and from 1890 to 1892 en- gaged in the manufacture of soap. . On the 12th of April, 1860, Mr. Quimby was united in marriage with Miss Mary Louise Archer, a daughter of George E. Archer, of Brooklyn, who is now in his eighty-second year. Four children blessed this union, but Jennie Louise died at the age of six years, and George Archer was drowned off Cape Hatteras July 26, 1883, in his seventeenth year, while on the United States school-ship “St. Mary.” Ida Fowler is the wife of Rev. Ernest V. Collins, pastor of the Protestant Episcopal church in Cham- bersburg, Pennsylvania, and they have one child, Ernest V., Jr. Louis Sands, the youngest of the family, married Hannah Mary Whitehouse, daughter of James Whitehouse, and is now chief designer in Tiffany's jewelry store, New York, and resides in Brooklyn. Mr. Quimby and his family are members of the Summerfield Methodist Episcopal church. For eleven years he was secretary of the Sunday-school and for several years steward of the Sands Street Methodist Episcopal church. He is a very active member of Stella Council, American Legion of Honor, of which he was elected commander in 1899, and was also chairman of the finance committee of the grand council. He is a member of Stella Lodge, No. 485, F. & A. M.; De Witt Clinton Council, No. 419, R. A.; Brooklyn Council, No. 375, National Union; and was at one time a member of Hose Company No. 1, volunteer fire department of Brooklyn. In politics Mr. Quimby is a stanch Republican and has rendered much valuable service to the party of his choice. In 1876 he was elected a member of the board of supervisors, being the first representative from the new Third ward, and in 1895 was again honored by his party by being appointed deputy auditor of Brooklyn, in which ca- pacity he served for three years. VALENTINE LEHMANN. Valentine Lehmann, deceased, was for many years one of the substantial citizens of the Will- iamsburg district of Brooklyn, and a leading rep- resentative of the German-American element which has contributed so largely to the upbuilding, and progress of that portion of the city. His life record began on the 5th of July, 1825, when he opened his eyes for the first time to the light of day in the village of Relsberg, near Kaiserslautern, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany. His parents were Johannis and Barbara (Ulrich) Lehmann. For many years the father was a schoolmaster in the town of Relsberg and was highly esteemed for his Scholarly attainments and broad experience, which qualities rendered him a leader in public thought and opinion. He died in 1842 and was survived for a number of years by his faithful wife. Both were consistent Christian people of the highest respect- ability and they enjoyed the esteem of all with whom they came in contact. They had five sons and three daughters, and the sons were all educated for the teacher's profession and became prominent as in- structors in their native country. They bore the names, respectively: Johannis, Jacob, Heinrick, Valentine and Frederick. They are all married and reside in the fatherland with the exception of Val- entine, and each has reared a family. Valentine Lehmann acquired his early education under the direction of his father and his eldest brother, Johannis. He afterward entered the gym- nasium at Kaiserslautern, in which institution he was graduated. Thus qualified for teaching, he HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 351 pursued that profession for some time, when in ac- cordance with the laws of his native land he en- tered the military service, and was a member of the Bavarian army. He felt that the opportunities of the old world were hampered and that in the less thickly populated new world he might enjoy better advantages. Therefore he decided to come to Amer- ica, and completed an ocean voyage by landing at New York city during the summer of 1849. For some time he engaged in teaching school at Bloom- ingdale, having obtained the position through the influence of a friend of his family in Germany. In 1851 he became a resident of Williamsburg, locating in the sixteenth ward, at the corner of Leonard street and Montrose avenue. After a short time he engaged in the grocery trade, and his efforts to please his patrons soon secured him an increasing business, which was further enlarged by his straight- forward policy and honorable methods. In 1866 he became interested in the wine importing trade with offices and warerooms at Nos. 77 and 79 Montrose avenue. Again prosperity attended the venture, and he thereby acquired a handsome competence. On the 14th of September, 1851, in New York city, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Lehmann and Miss Johanna Gugler, a daughter of August and Rosina (Coch) Gugler, both of whom were natives of the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, the former born at the town of Messenbach, and the latter in the town of Schwaigen. Their union was blessed with the following children, who have at- tained manhood and womanhood: Johanna, wife of Dr. Joseph Simrock, of the city of Bonn, Ger- many; Richard, who has graduated at the Poly- technic Institute of Brooklyn, and was for some time a student in the universities of Germany, but died in this city October 12, 1893; Laura, who be- came the wife of Gustave Wallot, but both are now deceased ; Otto, who married Henrietta Web- ber, by whom he has two children, Ralph and Ida; Augusta, wife of Henry Biederbick, of Jersey City, New Jersey, who is one of the survivors of the historic Greely arctic expedition, by whom she has two children, Marguerite and Jeanette, twins; Annie, who is the wife of Paul Schugt, and resides in the city of Torreon, Mexico; Frederick, who is at home; and Elsie, who is now the wife of Eberhardt Linck, of Brooklyn. The family have membership relations with the Presbyterian church. Mr. Lehmann was a generous contributor to church and charitable enterprises which have for their ob- ject the advancement of the social and moral welfare of the community. His life in its varied relations conformed to the teachings of his church and to the ethical relations which concern man’s duty toward his fellow men. He was loyal in citizenship, hon- orable in business, faithful in friendship, and in his home was a devoted, loving husband and father. He passed away September 7, 1882, but he left to his children the priceless heritage of a good name and an example that is well worth emulation. OTTO LEHMANN. At the family homestead, corner of Montrose avenue and Leonard street, in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, Otto Lehmann was born September 8, 1861, his parents being Valentine and Johanna (Gug- ler) Lehmann. In the public schools near his home he acquired his early education, and later he con- tinued his studies in the Turn Verein Institute, also in the sixteenth ward. On putting aside his text- books the duties of business life came to him in a clerical capacity, for he entered his father's es- tablishment, and at the latter’s death succeeded to the management of the trade. In 1892 he became engaged in the real-estate business, and since that time to a greater or less extent he has been connected with the purchase or sale of property. His knowledge of realty values, his keen foresight and his sagacity, which is rarely at fault, have enabled him to make judicious investments that have brought to him a good return. He has thus become well and favorably known among real es- tate dealers in the city of Brooklyn. He married Henrietta Webber, and two chil- dren, Ralph and Ida, grace this union. The parents are widely known in their section of Brooklyn, where they enjoy the hospitality of many of its best homes. - WILLIAM S. GRITMAN. William S. Gritman was born in New York city January 22, 1851, and is now a resident of Brooklyn, being engaged in the undertaking and em- balming business at No. 402 Nostrand avenue. His parents, Samuel and Harriet Gritman, are both de- ceased. His mother died during his early child- hood and he then went west with his father, re- siding in Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit, Michigan. In the last named city his father died and Mr. Gritman subsequently returned to Brooklyn. The public schools afforded him his education, thereby fitting him for life's practical duties. On returning to this city he secured a position as salesman in the wholesale shoe business, where he remained until 1891, when he opened his present undertaking and embalming parlors. - - On the 25th of April, 1883, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Gritman and Miss Emma Frank, who died October 4, 1889. He is a member of Montauk 352 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Encampment, No. 117, Knights of St. John and Malta, and also belongs to Union Council, No. 25, Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is a prosperous and progressive business man, ranking annong the leading undertakers in Brooklyn and is highly esteemed in the community. JOSEPH N. CREAMER. Among the brave men who devoted the opening years of their manhood to the defense of our coun- try from the internal foes who sought her dismem- berment was Joseph N. Creamer, a resident of Brooklyn, who for twelve years has been connected with the steam engineering department of the navy yard there. He was born in New York city Jan- uary 8, 1842, a son of Joseph and Frances Creamer. The father, who died soon after the birth of our subject, was a life-long resident of that place and an upholsterer by trade. In his family were three sons and one daughter. Reared in New York city, Joseph N. Creamer attended the Ludlow street public school, and at the age of fourteen years commenced learning archi- tecture and pattern making, which he followed until the Civil war broke out. Hardly had the echoes from Fort Sumter's guns died away when he en- listed, April 19, 1861, in Company E, Twelfth New York Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Butterfield. They were ordered to Washington, D. C., and were stationed on Heights at the time of the |battle of Bull Run. After serving his three months’ term of enlistment, Mr. Creamer was mustered out, but he soon re-enlisted in the First New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry, which was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and were on patrol, flank and other special duties most of the time. They participated in ninety regular engagements and skirmishes, in- cluding the battles of Sulphur Springs, Peach Bot- tom, James River and Hillsboro, North Carolina. Mr. Creamer received a slight scratch on the leg but was never seriously wounded. After his return from the war he engaged in the foundry business for a time, and served as assist- ant superintendent of sewers in Brooklyn. He was also connected with the tax office of that city for a short time, but has held his present position for the past twelve years. He married Miss Maria N. Dorsett, and to them were born three children, one son and two daughters, namely: Susan. C.; Mae; and John, who died in childhood. Since casting his first presidential vote for Abra- ham Lincoln Mr. Creamer has affiliated with the Re- publican party, and has taken an active part in its work, serving as a delegate to local and state con- ventions. In 1870 he was made a Mason, but is not connected with that fraternity at the present time. In 1876 he joined Rankin Post, No. Io, G. A. R., but now holds membership in Barbara. Frietchie Post, in which he has served as senior vice-commander, adjutant three terms, commander two terms. He was a delegate to the memorial convention eight years; a delegate to the state en- campment four years, and in 1898 was appointed aide on the staff of the department commander, and was commander-in-chief on the staff of Oliver. A. D. Shaw, grand commander. At one time he was a member of the Seventh Regiment of New York Volunteers and the Forty-seventh Regiment of Brooklyn, and has always taken an active and com- mendable interest in military affairs. - LORENZ NEEBE. A representative of the manufacturing interests. of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, Mr. Neebe is widely known as a prosperous business man whose success has been attributable entirely to his own ef- forts, his diligence, his determined purpose and his. straightforward methods. Widely known, the his- tory of his life cannot fail to prove of interest in connection with the record of business advancement in this city. He was born in Germany March 23, 1839, a native of Hessen. . His father, Heinrich Neebe, was born in the Roggen Tuhle of Beisefarth. and was a miller by trade, following that pursuit in the country of his nativity until 1856, when, in company with his son Conrad, he crossed the At- lantic to New York city, reaching his destination after a voyage of one hundred and ten days. Dur- ing the Civil war he responded to the call of his. adopted country and served for one year in defense: of the Union. During that time he was wounded by a fragment of shell, which necessitated his re- maining in the hospital for a time. After receiving an honorable discharge he returned to Morrisania, and in 1865 went to his native land, where he died in 1869. By his marriage to Catherine Eberhardt he had a family of four sons, two of whom, died in childhood. The surviving members of the family are Conrad and Lorenz. The former came to Amer- ica with his father, was married at Morrisania and had three sons and five daughters. The mother of our subject died in 1845, when past the age of thirty years. zº - Lorenz Neebe obtained his education in the schools of the fatherland and there learned the cooper's trade. On completing his apprenticeship he served for six months as a journeyman, traveling through the different states which now constitute the German Empire. He then sailed for the United States, landing at New York city in 1857. He joined: HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 353 his father at Morrisania, Westchester county, New York, remaining with him until 1858, when he came to Brooklyn and took up his abode in the sixteenth ward of the city, locating on Ewen street. Here he worked as a journeyman until 1870, when he removed to Ten Eyck street and began business on his own account, manufacturing barrels and tanks. In 1873 he purchased land at the corner of Forest street and Central avenue, upon which he established his manufacturing plant, there carrying on an exten- sive business which furnished employment to from twenty to twenty-five men. In 1890 he built the factory at No. 104 Forest street, and is to-day ac- counted one of the leading business men in this sec- tion of the city. On the I4th of August, 1859, in Morrisania, Mr. Neebe was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Bern- hardt, daughter of John and Martha Bernhardt, both of whom were natives of Hessen, Germany. They now have one daughter, Anna Martha, now the wife of Charles L. Kannofsky. The family attend the Lutheran church. Mr. Neebe's career has been one of steady business progress, characterized by a lib- eral and enterprising spirit toward all commendable public investments. His advancement has been uni- form and rapid. For years he has devoted his entire time and concentrated all his energies toward the supervision of the active details of his business, and has thereby won creditable prosperity. PETER HARTMANN. Peter Hartmann is an old and influential resident of Bushwick district of Brooklyn and has estab- lished a successful business as a painter and dec- Orator on Upper Myrtle avenue. Success is not a imatter of genius, as held by some, but is the out- come of earnest, persistent effort, well directed by Sound judgment, and it is through the possession of these qualities that Mr. Hartmann has won pros- perity and is numbered among the substantial resi- dents in his section of the city. He was born in the village of Harxheim, in Bavaria, Germany, near the far-famed Rhine, his birth having occurred there August 28, 1844. He is the son of John and Lena (Koch) Hartmann. His father was a sturdy farm- er, upright in business and highly respected by all. He died in 1883 in the faith of the Roman Catholic church, in which he was a consistent member. The mother, who was also a devout Catholic, passed away four years prior to her husband's death. They were the parents of ten children, six of whom reached mature years, namely: Peter, John, Cath- erine, Christopher, Barbara and Lena. The last named came to America and was here married to John Heiman, of Brooklyn. John and Louisa (Koch) Doerfler. eleven children. In accordance with the laws of his native land Peter Hartmann attended school in his native town until fourteen years of age, and then began prep- aration for his business career by entering upon an apprenticeship to the painter's trade. His term of service extended over a period of five years and on the expiration of that time he worked as a jour- neyman, being thus engaged until his twenty-fourth year, when he sailed from Bremen for America, arriving in New York city in November, 1868. There he worked for a year at his trade, and in 1869 lo- cated in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. His industry and perseverance won him the commenda- tion of his employers and enabled him to command good wages. When he had become well known in the community and his skill was recognized, he began business on his own account in the Bushwick dis- trict, on Jefferson street. In 1895 he removed to his present location at No. 1332 Myrtle avenue, where his business has grown to extensive proportions and his trade continually increased in volume and im- portance. Mr. Hartmann holds membership in Diogenes Lodge, No. 289, I. O. O. F., in which he has served as treasurer for a number of years. He is also a member of Kades Encampment of the same or- ganization, and in the German Aid Society of Bush- wick. His home life has been very pleasant, for in February, 1869, he was happily married in New York city to Miss Barbara Doerfler, daughter of They now have two promising children: Catherine, wife of Adam Hitter, of Brooklyn, by whom she has two chil- dren,_Wilhelmina and Alfred; and John, who mar- ried Mamie Campbell and has one daughter, Louisa. The parents are members of the Roman Catholic church.. Mr. Hartmann has persevered in his pur- suit of a persistent purpose and has gained a satis- factory reward. His life is exemplary in all respects and he has ever supported those interests which were calculated to uplift and benefit humanity, while his own moral worth is deserving of the highest commendation. - MATTHIAS KOEUNE. Botheis Koeune, who was the founder of the Koeune family on Long Island, was born in the village of Harling in the province of Luxemburg, Holland, Germany. In 1841 he crossed the Atlantic to America with his family, including a wife and Among these were: Matthias, Jr., who became the father of Peter Koeune, now an en- terprising resident of Brooklyn; Henry, who mar- ried and resides on Long Island, and spelled his name Kinn; Mary, who became the wife of Mr. - 23 X 354 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Kech, of Pine Glen, Center county, Pennsylvania, and lived to the very advanced age of one hundred and one years; Barbara, who died of cholera in 1855; and Rosie, who died at the age of sixteen years. The father of these children took up his abode at St. Mary's in Elk county, Pennsylvania, where he died about 1850. His wife spent the latter years of her life in the home of her son Matthias and died in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn. Matthias Koeune, Jr., had learned the tailor's trade in Paris, France, prior to the emigration of the family to America, and after reaching the new world he followed the same pursuit in Brooklyn. Believing that .he might better his financial condi- tion in America, he informed his family of his de- termination and they accordingly journeyed on foot to Paris and thence to the seaport of Antwerp, but on arriving at that place they found that the vessel on which they had intended to emigrate had already sailed. The money which the family had was not sufficient to pay their expenses while waiting for another vessel, so Matthias at once began work at his trade in that locality. He purchased a few necessary tailoring implements and with the help of . other members of the family earned a sum sufficient to pay their passage and soon boarded a vessel at Antwerp bound for America, and, after a tedious voyage of ninety-three days, they arrived at New York. . When they reached the new world they had in addition to their personal belongings only one mark, equal to about twenty cents in United States money, but Matthias Koeune succeeded in finding lodging for the family at a hotel in New York city, where his sister Mary at once secured employment. The next day the other members of the family made their way as far as Houston street, where they met some of their countrymen and were located farther up town. Matthias Koeune then arranged his plans and soon succeeded in finding work at the tailor's trade. After some time, by diligence and persever- ing effort his parents were also supplied with em- ployment on a farm with the old Bachus family on Long Island, near where Steinway is now located, receiving for their monthly pay the sum of three dollars. Other members of the family were em- ployed in various ways. Matthias and his brother Henry in the meantime worked at the tailoring trade in New York city, and the following winter provided a home for their parents, having in the meantime earned sufficient money to keep them. They had also secured a sur- plus capital of one hundred dollars. The following summer Matthias Koeune was married on the 30th of July, 1842, to Miss Catherine Carles, daughter of Dominick Carles, who was a native of Luxem- burg, as was his wife. Mr. Koeune remained in New York city until 1847, when he came to Brooklyn and located on Manhattan avenue. After a short time, however, he purchased a tract of land on Johnson avenue, upon which he erected eight houses, making one of them his home. He afterward acquired considerable prop- erty in the sixteenth ward and spent the remaining years of his life in that section of the city. His judicious investments brought him a handsome finan- cial return and as the years passed he became a prominent citizen of his community. He died May Io, 1896, and is still survived by his wife. They . were the parents of eleven children, those still living being Peter; Henry, who married Louisa Treme and resides in Brooklyn; Mary, wife of John Wischerth, of Brooklyn; and Catherine, wife of Walter E. Kaiser, of the same city. The other chil- dren all died in early life. The parents were both devout Christian people and carefully reared their family in the faith to which they adhered. Peter Koeune was born in New York city and was baptized on the 22d of November, 1846, in the church of the Most Holy Redeemer, by the Rev. Father Ruembler. His early mental training was obtained in the parochial schools of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, of Brooklyn, which was supplemented by a course in St. Vincent's Col- lege in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, under the Benedictine Fathers. He there pursued his studies for three years and at the age of seventeen he returned home, entering upon his business career in Brooklyn. He was connected with commercial interests until he attained his majority, when he began the manufacture of hats, continuing that en- terprise for a number of years. Subsequently he turned his attention to contracting and building, and yet follows that business. He is also engaged in the fire insurance business and along both lines is meeting with creditable and highly deserved success. In 1896, however, Mr. Koeune became afflicted with an ailment of the optical nerve, resulting from an apoplectic attack, and has in recent years lost al- most the entire sight of both eyes. His mother also became similarly afflicted when she, too, was in her fiftieth year. Mr. Koeune was married in Brooklyn, Novem- ber 27, 1867, to Miss Susan Cress, daughter of Joseph and Mary Cress, and unto them have been born two sons,—Peter, and Harry; the latter mar- ried Maggie Kelly. Their mother passed away April 25, 1878, and on the 2d of July, 1879, Mr. Koeune was again married, his second union being with Mary Ann Gless, daughter of Augustin and Elizabeth (Korner) Gless. This marriage was blessed with eight children, four of whom are yet living, namely: Thomas, Mary Cecelia, Jacob and HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 355 Elizabeth. The family are communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, and Mr. Koeune is a member of Marquette Council, No. 288, K. of C., of Brooklyn, and Annunciation Coun- cil, No. 71, Catholic Benevolent Legion of Brook- lyn. The family home is noted for its hospitality and Mr. Koeune has been a liberal contributor to charitable and benevolent institutions, giving his support freely wherever needed. He is a man of wide experience and of strong individuality, of in- tegrity and virtue, and of deep human sympathy. HERBERT C. ANDERSON, M. D. Among the younger representatives of the med- ical fraternity in Brooklyn is Herbert Clyde An- derson, who has already attained a prominence that many an older practitioner might well envy. He was born May 21, 1875, in the city which is still his home, and is a son of Dr. William A. and Annie B. (Tinsdale) Anderson, who came from Scotland to Brooklyn in 1873. His father was a graduate of Edinburgh University of the class of 1870, and followed the practice of medicine in Brooklyn until his death, in May, 1891. His widow survived him about five years, passing away in 1896. In the family were four children, of whom the Doctor is the eldest. The others are Ethel S., who married J. H. Rodgers, of Brooklyn, and has two chil- dren, William A. and Vera H.; Olive M., who mar- ried Percy Megarget, of Rochester, New York; and Vera H. Dr. Anderson, of this review, was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn and in the Polytechnic Institute, and was graduated in the Long Island College Hospital with the degree of M. D. in 1896. Soon after his graduation he entered upon general practice and his patronage has steadily and con- stantly increased both in volume and importance. In June, 1898, he joined the Second Regiment of the United States Army, regular, as acting assistant surgeon, serving with it at Montauk Point until December of that year, when he resigned from the army at Anniston, Alabama. Since 1896 he has been assistant chief of clinic in the nervous de- partment of the Polhemp's Clinic. Socially he is connected with the Clan of McDonald, the Foresters, the Independent Order of . Odd Fellows and the Royal Arcanum. - He is a young man, enterprising, progressive, resolute and ambitious, and his strong mentality, combined with thorough preparation for his pro- fession, will no doubt enable him to work his way steadily upward to a foremost place in the ranks of the medical fraternity of his native city. GEORGE N. BUCHANAN, George N. Buchanan, whose marked business ability has been usefully employed in connection with many large building contracts at a time when Brooklyn was making rapid and unusual extensions and improvements, and who has occupied various responsible public positions, is a native of the city named, and was born June 25, 1861. He received his education in public school No. Io. He became a builder by occupation, and was for a number of years the senior member of the contracting and building firm of Buchanan & Riley, who were at that time among the most extensive contractors and builders in the city. For four years, beginning in 1888, they employed as many as two hundred work- men, and during that period their operations ex- ceeded those of any similar firm. Among their most important contracts were those for the build- ing of the Hyde & Beeman’s theater, the Schieren Leather Factory, the Lewis & Fowler Car Shops, and the Bush & Denslow Oil Works. Every task un- dertaken by them was performed with masterly me- chanical ability, and every pecuniary obligation was discharged with scrupulous honesty during their en- tire continuance in business, and many edifices of their construction yet remain as monuments to their sixill. Mir. Buchanan's political affiliations have ever been with the Republican party, and he has been active in its support from the time of his reaching his majority. A stanch personal friend of ex-Mayor Schieren, he was among the first and most zealous supporters of that gentleman for the nomination for the office of mayor, and largely through his effort his ward (the twenty-second) was the first in the borough to endorse him for the position. Mr. Buchanan's political fealty and ability find ample affirmation in the fact that for the past eleven years he has been a delegate in all the various local, county and state conventions of his party, and in all he has wielded a potent influence. He holds membership in the Henry E. Abell Club and the Brooklyn Republican Club. In 1892 he retired from the building and con- tracting business, and that year received a personal appointment from Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy, sec- retary of the treasury, to the position of special treasury agent, and he served most creditably until late in 1893, when he was removed under President Cleveland’s administration. In 1894 he was ap- pointed keeper of the hall of records of the county of Kings, a position in which he has acquitted him- self with the utmost consideration for public in- terests and for the convenience of the multitude of 356 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. individuals who have business in that department. It is a high testimonial to his ability as an official and his popularity as a man that he alone of the thirty-six appointees to positions of like importance in point of compensation, placed in office at the same time with himself, has survived the successive changes in party control and individual leadership in the borough administration. Mr. Buchanan is personally affable and genial, and his habits are of rare cleanliness, the very taste of liquor being unknown to him during his entire life. He holds membership in the Knights of Pythias and the Sons of Temperance. He married Miss Nellie Jackson Lee, of Virginia, a member of the distinguished Lee family of that historic old state. FRANK. A. DALTON. Mr. Dalton, an undertaker and embalmer in Brooklyn, is recognized as one of the most prominent and progressive young men of the city. He was born November 6, 1874, at Mount Pleasant, New Jersey, a son of Anthony and Catherine Dalton, who came with their family to Brooklyn when their son Frank was only two years of age. He was educated in the public and parochial schools here and after putting aside his text-books he entered upon his busi- ness career in the employ of a dry-goods house on Fulton street. He was afterward connected with the undertaking business of L. R. Henderson and with the New York & Brooklyn Casket Company, and for eight years he was associated with James A. Nevins, of De Kalb avenue. After the death of Mr. Nevins, on the 19th of July, Igoo, Mr. Dalton assumed the entire management of the business, and on the 1st of May, 1901 he became sole proprietor of the undertaking parlors and establishment. He is now carrying on the business in a manner that brings a good financial return. His well-known reliability gains for him a liberal patronage, and all who have business transactions with him esteem him for his fidelity to the ethics of commercial life. Mr. Dalton is a member of the Holy Name So- ciety and the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the latter connected with the Church of our Lady of Mercy. He likewise belongs to Fort Greene Council, No. 300, Knights of Columbus, and Court Brooklyn, No. 1, American Order of Foresters. He is also a member of Old Glory Council, Royal Arcanum, No. 1712, of Brooklyn. He lives up to the teachings and principles of these organizations, exemplifying in his life their beneficent and helpful principles, and such qualities have won him the warm regard of all with whom he has been brought in COntact. - * common-school education. CHARLES H. BRIGGS. Charles Huntington Briggs was born in Charles- ton, New Hampshire, September 18, 1840, and spent the first seventeen years of his life in the place of his nativity, during which time he acquired a good He then went to Bos- ton, and a spirit of patriotism prompted him to join the regular army. He enlisted on the 3oth of Oc- tober, 1857, as a member of Company I, Second Regiment of United States Dragoons, commanded, by Colonel Philip S. Crooke. With the regiment he was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as a recruit, and thence to Fort Bridger, Utah. He served. as a bugler. In the spring of 1859 he left Fort Bridger, Utah, for New Mexico, via Cheyenne Pass, . and was engaged in scouting duty on the old Marcey trail and in protecting the frontier against the In- dians, later going to Fort Union, thence to the scene of the Navajo excitement. When the trouble. with the Indians was over the troops proceeded to Albuquerque, on the Rio Grande, and with Major H. H. Sibley, afterward brigadier general in the Confederate army, and Lieutenant C. J. Walker to. Taos, New Mexico, to provide winter quarters. While they were there located the war broke out and the troops were sent to Fort Union and afterward to Fort Garland. In the spring the greater number were in service as detached artillery to man the guns. After six weeks the whole company was ordered to Fort Union. Prior to this, however, there was an encounter between General Sibley, who commanded the Texan troops, and General. E. R. S. Canby, of the Union forces, in Apache Canyon, near Santa Fe, General Sibley being de- feated. A few of the Union men were captured by Sibley's forces, but were treated with much con- sideration. Afterward the dragoons were ordered to return to the north. Mr. Briggs, however, re- mained at Fort Garland, with the expectation of set- tling there, but returned home in a short time and re-enlisted in the Eighth New York Cavalry, at Nor- wich, New York, in 1864. He was assigned to . Company I, Eighth New York Cavalry, of the regi- ment which was under command of Colonel Ben- jamin and formed a part of the Second Brigade of the Third Cavalry Division, commanded by General Custer. This regiment was actively engaged in serv- ice until after the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, in 1865. Mr. Briggs participated in the engage- ment at Flint Hill, Cedar creek, Fisher's Hill, in the surrender of General Lee and his forces at Ap- pomattox Court House, and in many others. In 1865 he was mustered out and returned to his home. in New Hampshire. On the 17th of August of that year Mr. Briggs- HISTORY OF LONG. ISLAND. 357 was united in marriage to Mary H. Cole, who came with him to Brooklyn. By that union there were four children, Fannie M., deceased; Adeline E.; Frederick William ; and Martin S. The last two are also deceased, and the mother passed away in 1876. Mr. Briggs was again married, to Miss Eliza M. Applegate, daughter of Officer William R. Appelgate, now deceased, and by his second union had seven children, namely: Bertha; Grace, deceased ; Charles; Elsie; Harry; Lilly, who has also passed away; and Clarence. Atfer the close of the war Mr. Briggs returned to Brooklyn and was connected with the United States Engineers in General John Barnard's office on Canal street, New York, and later was in the United States marshal’s office. He was also with the Brooklyn Street Railroad for nine months, and in 1869 secured a position in the postoffice as sec- ond division mail clerk, to which place he was ap- pointed in March of that year by Postmaster An- thony F. Campbell. He has since been connected with the postoffice, and with three exceptions is the oldest employe there. His long service is certainly a high testimonial of his ability and faithfulness, and over his public career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. merly a member of Abel Smith Post, and is now identified with Ricord Post, of which he is a charter member. He is an active member of the missions of Brooklyn, is very active in church work and was formerly a member of Rev. J. J. Armand’s church, but is now connected with the Reformed Methodist Episcopal church. His life has been an honorable and useful one. His military spirit prompted him to faithful service as a member of the army. In business he is thoroughly reliable, and in social life he displays those qualities which every- where commands respect and esteem. |HORACE COMPTON. Mr. Compton, the well-known grain dealer of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, was born in Nova Scotia, and was reared in his native province. He received a thorough academic education, and in 1881 went to Ontario, Canada, where he remained two years. In 1883 he decided upon New York as his next field and came here and settled in Brooklyn. He was reared with a mercantile experience, and after making New York his home he was engaged in the exporting business. In 1890 he started in busi- ness for himself, grain being the commodity in which he dealt, and from the abundant success re- sulting from his venture it is safe to say that his keenness is gratifying to him, as it should be. Mr. Compton's ancestors were from England, Mr. Briggs was for- and his father was engaged in the shipping business. His father died in 1879. Horace was the only child. Being a native of Nova Scotia, he nat- urally has a warm attachment for his native heath. Mr. Compton is a loyal American, an exemplary citizen and has the esteem of all. CLAUDE G. JOHNSON. Among Brooklyn's progressive and energetic business men none stand higher in public esteem than Claude G. Johnson, the popular druggist at 300 Clinton street He was born in Cumberland, Maryland, November Io, 1863, a son of Samuel and Ann Maria (Bryan) Johnson. His grandfather, Nathaniel Bryan, participated in the war of 1812, and his father took part in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Johnson’s literary education was obtained in the public schools of his native town, and he sub- sequently entered the Philadelphia College of Phar- macy and was one of the honor students of his class, taking the gold medal for the best examina- tion in theoretical and practical chemistry. He was graduated at that college in 1888, with the degree of Pharmacy Graduate. He then accepted a po- sition in a drug store on Fulton street, Brooklyn, where he remained until the spring of 1891, when he formed a partnership with his former employer and purchased his present store. From the start he was the manager of the business and has since become sole owner and proprietor. This site has been occupied by a pharmacy for many years, but for several years prior to Mr. Johnson's occupancy had not been prosperous, changing hands every year or two, and its recent prosperity is entirely due to his good management and business ability. He has a well-appointed store in every respect, and his business has grown to such proportions that addi- tional space was added in the spring of 1900. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Kings County Pharma- ceutical Society. & On the 31st of August, 1893, Mr. Johnson mar- ried Miss Alma Frances Bowers, a daughter of the late Captain Bowers, who was a graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy and served in the United States navy for many years. Our subject and his wife attend Christ's Episcopal church, of Brooklyn, and are prominent socially. - º FLAVEL NATHANIEL BLISS. This well known and successful druggist of Brooklyn was born in Long Meadow, Massachusetts, February 22, 1840, a son of Nathaniel and Mary (Burt) Bliss. A retrospect of his ancestry gives the following names and items: Nathaniel and 358 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Martha (Collins) Bliss; Abner and Sarah (Cooley) Bliss; Nathaniel and Mary (Morgan) Bliss; Samuel and Sarah (Stebbins) Bliss; Nathaniel and Cath- erine (Chapin) Bliss; and Thomas and Margaret Bliss, who came from England and settled in Con- necticut in 1635, when Thomas was about sixty years of age. The family dates far back into English history and is registered in the College of Arms. It is now numerous in the United States and has furnished many men of note in all lines of indus- try and profession. The genealogy of the family has been published in a volume of several hundred pageS. - Mr. public schools of his native state and served an ap- prenticeship to his profession in the drug store of Henry & James Brewer, of Springfield, Massachu- setts, one of the oldest apothecary establishments in the United States. After a short term of em- ployment in Waterbury, Connecticut, he went to Au- gusta, Georgia, where he remained until after Fort Sumter had been fired upon. He was then for a short time in Hartford, Connecticut, and Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, and next entered the employ of Charles Dyer, of Middletown, Connecticut, where he remained from 1862 to 1875. It was in the latter year that he came to Brooklyn and embarked in the drug business on his own account at 500 Henry street, removing to his present location, No. 534, in the same street, in 1889. He has been very suc- cessful during his residence here, and besides doing a general drug business has had in his store for ten years sub-station No. 1, formerly station A, of the Brooklyn postoffice. He has also been a com- missioner of deeds for about fifteen years, and has displayed the same promptness and fidelity in the discharge of his public duties as in his private life. He is a prominent member of the Brooklyn Pharma- ceutical Association, of which he was the secretary from 1884 to 1899, with the exception of the year 1893, and religiously is a member of the South Con- gregational church. • Q Mr. Bliss was married, October Io, 1866, to Miss Margaret Mathison, a daughter of Robert Mathison, of Middletown, Connecticut, and later of Brooklyn. Mrs. Bliss died November 8, 1897. THOMAS M. DEBOWES, M. D. Among those who have followed the practice of - medicine in Brooklyn during the past half-century is Dr. T. M. DeBowes, of 429 Clinton street. He was born in Coolmine parish, Feathard, county Tipperary, Ireland, December 24, 1837, and is a son of William and Margaret (Nagale) DeBowes, who Bliss, of this review, was educated in the were also natives of Ireland. The name was for- merly De La Bowes, and the family is thought to have come from Spain with the Armada. The Doctor was educated in the private and na- tional schools of his native country, and pursued the classics in Feathard, Cashel, Thurlis and Dub- lin. In 1856 he went to Canada, but a few weeks later came to New York and soon afterward ma- triculated in the medical department of the New York University, at which he was graduated March 4, 1858, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. During his course he received instruction in sur- gery from the illustrious surgeon, Valentine Mott, M. D., with whom he was a special favorite. After graduation Dr. DeBowes was for a time connected with the Bellevue Hospital, and other hospitals in New York and New Haven, Connecticut. He was apointed by the University of the State of New York to lecture in the public schools, and was for a time post-mortem surgeon for the city. The Doctor assisted in the organization of St. Mary’s Hospital in 1868, and was for a time connected with it in his professional capacity. He has had many opportunities to do hospital work, but was forced to decline on account of his very extensive practice. For many years Dr. DeBowes was frequently called to give expert testimony in the courts of New York and Brooklyn. He was for- merly a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings. On May 4, 1871, Dr. DeBowes was married to Miss Annie A. Power, daughter of John Power, of Brooklyn, and has one child, Marie L. DeBowes. The Doctor and his family are members of the Catholic church. FREDERICK CARL GIEGERICH. Frederick Carl Giegerich was born May 9, 1842, in the village of Fraenkisch Krumbach, near the “Berg” where is located the old historic castle Rothenstein. These old and antiquated buildings are visited as objects of historic interest by persons from all parts of the civilized world, and their his- tory and associations are among the most ancient known to modern historians. . Our subject is a son of Martin and Eva (Hoffmann) Giegerich. The father was a successful blacksmith and wagonmaker in Fraenkisch Krumbach, where he also had exten- sive agricultural interests. His enterprise and per- severance were marked and made him quite pros- perous. He was truly a self-made man and all that he had was acquired through his own efforts, He was regarded as one of the foremost citizens of his town, and his death, which occurred in 1890, when he had reached the age of sixty-four years, ć- BERNHARD F. PIEL.¿? HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 359 was widely mourned. His wife died many years previously, having departed this life when our sub- ject was five years old. She was the mother of ten children, four sons and six daughters: Anna, the eldest, died at the age of twenty-five years, and all the others but one reached maturity. was married and had a family of sons and daughters, died in 1898. Peter had one daughter, Eliza, who married and resides in Germany, where she has reared a family. Eva was married and had several children. Phillip came to America in 1863, locating in Brooklyn, where he resided for some time, and then removed to New York city, where he now makes his home. He married Margaretta Roeder and had seven children, three of whom died in child- hood, the surviving members of the family being Phillip, Elizabeth, Catherine and Emma. Margar- etta, the next of the father's family, came to Amer- ica in 1867, married George Steinmetz and had seven children. Frederick Carl Giegerich is indebted to the public school system of his native land for the educational privileges he enjoyed. Under the direction of his father he learned the trade of blacksmithing and wagon-making, and, when he had reached the age of twenty years, he started out in life on his own ac- count, being employed as a journeyman for about two years. On the expiration of that period he re- turned to his home, but soon after decided to come to America, having heard favorable reports of the advantages afforded young men in the new world. At Bremen Haven he took passage on the steamship Hansa and on the 6th of July, 1865, landed in New York city, where he soon found employment at his trade in the establishment of the celebrated car manufacturers, Stephenson & Company. There he remained for about six years, when he came to Brooklyn and entered the employ of his brother Phillip at No. 119 Walton street. There he con- tinued for some time, acting in the capacity of fore- man. For twelve years he engaged in wagon-mak- ing in the nineteenth ward. In the meantime his brother had relinquished his business on Walton street, and renting the plant Mr. Giegerich there engaged in wagon-making for three years. He met with success largely the result of his wise and capable management. In 1883 he purchased the building at Nos. II9 and 121 Walton street, made many alterations and improvements and conducted a successful enterprise there until 1895, when he tore down the old structure and erected the commodious building now standing. This was made necessary by his growing trade, which has now assumed ex- tensive proportions. The output of the factory is large, its quality is most excellent and the industry. ranks among the most important in that section of George, who he city. Mr. Giegerich has also made other im- provements in the neighborhood, including the erec- tion of the building at No. 150 Gwinnett street in 1875. - On the 6th of October, 1872, in Brooklyn, Mr. Giegerich was married by the Rev. Kastendieck to Miss Catherine Roeder, daughter of Ludwig and Catherine (Neibel) Roeder. Their children are: Charles, who married Amelia Greishaber; George, who, with his brother Charles, is engaged with their father in the conduct of the wagon factory; Will- iam, who died at the age of three years; Anna Elizabeth, a student in the Tuern Academy Hall, a German school; and Frederick William. Mr. Gie- gerich was a member of the Schwebische Saenger- bund, of Brooklyn. Both he and his wife have con- tributed liberally to church and charitable work in the neighborhood, and with their family they attend. the Lutheran church. Coming to this country with- out capital and with no knowledge of the American language or of the customs and manners of the peo- ple, Mr. Giegerich adapted himself readily to the ways of the new world. Realizing that there is no royal road to wealth, he applied himself diligently to his work, soon being able to engage in business On his own account, and is now successfully con- ducting an enterprise of considerable magnitude which yields to him a handsome competence. BERNHARD F. PIEL. For many years Bernhard Frederick Piel, now de- ceased, was a leading member of industrial interests in Brooklyn. He belonged to that class of representa- tive German-American citizens who while promot- ing their individual prosperity also add to the general welfare by enhancing commercial activity. He was born in the city of Osnabruck, in the province of Hanover, Germany, June 17, 1844. His parents, Adam and Eve Piel, were farming people and the father followed the tilling of the soil throughout his active business life. Both he and his wife were earnest Christians and were respected by all who knew them. He attained the very advanced age of ninety-two years and his wife died at the ripe old age of ninety. In their family were six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom three came to America. Dorothea and Angela crossed the At- lantic to the United States and located in Brooklyn. The former married Charles Merkle and died in 1883, at the age of forty years, leaving three chil- dren, namely: William, who resides in Brooklyn; Bernhard, who is now a resident of Colorado; and Lena, wife of Gabriel Saal, of Paterson, New Jer- sey. The father is at present residing in one of 360 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the soldiers’ homes in Colorado. Angela, the other sister, married Johannasmann and they reside in the town of Queens, Long Island. Their children are Charles, Leo, Mary and Susan. Bernhard F. Piel, whose name introduces this re- view, spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his native land, obtaining his literary education in the public schools, while his business training was received as an apprenticeship in a machine shop, which he entered when in his sixteenth year. After completing his term he worked for some time as a journeyman in the different cities of the northern German states, being thus engaged until 1869, when he sailed for America, taking passage at Bremen Haven, on a westward bound vessel. When he had reached the shores of the new world he made his way to the Williamsburg district, where he found employment at his trade in the establishment of the firm of Boone & Perez, at the corner of Humbolt and Debevoise streets. He was there employed for about a year, at the end of which time the firm, hav- ing recognized his skill and ability, promoted him to the position of foreman, and in 1874 he was admitted to a partnership, under the firm name of Boone, Vanderwart & Piel. Prosperity attended the enterprise and business was carried on-under that style until 1878, when Mr. Piel decided to engage in business alone. To this purpose he leased the premises at the corner of Humboldt and Varet streets, where he made many improvements and es- tablished a first-class machine shop, supplied with all modern devices and accessories necessary to meet the various demands of his trade. In all his busi- ness undertakings he was eminently successful and soon became recognized as one of the progressive and enterprising merchants and manufacturers of the eastern district of Brooklyn. He was straight- forward and conscientious in all his trade trans- actions and won an unassailable reputation. Mr. Piel was married by the Rev. Father Dauffen- bach, June 17, 1873, to Adelgunde Mary Nagel, daughter of Jacob and Theresa (Kinkel) Nagel, both of whom were natives of the city of Winter- berg, in one of the Prussian provinces of Germany. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Piel were born two children, namely, Theresa and Alice. Socially Mr. Piel was connected with the Bushwick Yacht Club, the Bush- wick. Arion Yacht and Gun Club, and with other Organizations that had for their object the advance- ment of the social and moral welfare of the com- munity. His death resulted from an accident on the Long Island Railroad, October 1, 1885, and came as a great and almost unendurable shock to his family and many friends. He was a very genial and companionable gentleman, a devoted and loving husband, an indulgent father and a good citizen, stitutions and the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn felt that it could ill afford to lose one so closely and hon- orably connected with many of its interests. St. FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH. The parish of St. Francis Xavier was established in August, 1886, and includes that portion of Brook- lyn bounded by Third and Ninth avenues and Sackett and Fifth streets. The Rev. David J. Hickey was placed in charge of the new parish, which has prospered under his pastoral care and has kept pace with the growth of population in the district in which it is located. In 1886 there resided within the parish limits only one hundred and eighty Cath- olic families, and now there are at least four thou- sand souls. One hundred children were present at the opening of the Sunday-school in January, 1887, and the present attendance is eight hundred. A num- ber of well organized and thriving societies and sodalities are connected with the parish and its in- include St. Francis Xavier’s Academy, which is conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The church edifice on Carroll street and Sixth avenue was begun in 1886, the corner-stone being laid on the 31st of October of that year by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., the dedication taking place June 12, 1887, the services being conducted by the same prelate. In September following the acad- emy was opened and its numerical strength increased so rapidly during the next four years that in Jan- uary, 1891, a plot of ground fifty by one hundred feet adjoining the parish property on Carroll street was purchased and a beautiful and commodious building was erected thereon. The construction of a rectory was begun in May, 1889, and the pastor had the assistance of the Rev. E. Smyth, who was appointed temporarily as assistant priest in January, -1887; the Rev. J. H. Farrell, now rector of St. Brigid’s church, at Westbury, Long Island, and the Rev. M. H. Carey, late rector of St. Andrew's, at Sag Harbor, Long Island, the first named having been appointed in February, 1888, and the others in October, 1890. The laity of the parish have been earnest in labor and generous with means for the advancement of the cause of religion and Catholic education in their part of the city, and among those who have been most active are John Magulligan and William Flanagan. During the year 1896 the entire debt on the prop- erty was wiped out. A new edifice is now in course of erection, which, when completed, will be one of the finest in Brooklyn. It will be built of white granite, with Indiana lime-stone trimmings, the architecture being Gothic in style. There will be a frontage of eighty-six feet on Sixth avenue, one HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 361 hundred and sixty-three feet on Carroll street, the transept one hundred and eight feet wide, and the height from the ground to the top of the spire, one Hundred and fifty-six feet. The interior will be adorned with marble altars, hard-wood ceilings and stained-glass windows. erected and the building will be heated by steam and lighted by electricity. Sixty thousand dollars was collected toward the building fund of the church before ground was broken, and it is hoped to have the building in readiness for dedication on the feast of St. Francis Xavier in 1902. Rev. D. J. Hickey, rector of St. Xavier, was born July 21, 1852, and pursued his classical and theological studies in the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, at Niagara, New York. He was ordained February 24, 1877, by the Rt. Rev. Vincent Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buffalo. Soon after his ordina- tion he was appointed assistant to Rev. W. E. Mc- Carty at St. Augustine's church, in Brooklyn, where The ministered for ten years. For the past fourteen years he has been a zealous and faithful pastor at St. Francis Xavier. His assistants are Rev. William F. McGuinnis, D. D., Rev. C. O. Dougherty and Rev. E. J. Donnelly, Jr. NICHOLAS SCHAEFER. The German element is a very important one in Brooklyn. A large portion of the city is composed of German-Americans who, leaving the fatherland, Have become valued residents of Long Island, adapt— ing themselves to the methods and customs of the new world, and with the energy and close applica- tion so characteristic of their nation they have worked their way steadily upward to positions of promi- nence in business life. Such a one is Mr. Schaefer, who is engaged in dealing in harness and horse goods at No. 900 Broadway. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, March 31, 1855, his parents being Philip Anton and Elizabeth (Uhl) Schaefer, both of whom were natives of Germany, whence they came to America in 1866. The former was engaged in the manufacture of cigars in Brooklyn, and died December 17, 1889. His widow, however, still survives and is yet a resi- dent of this city. Their son Nicholas was only eleven years of age when the family crossed the Atlantic, and since 1866 he has been a continuous resident of this city. For twenty-three years he has been engaged in business as a dealer in harness and saddlery and for fourteen years has conducted a store on Broadway, being located at his present place of business for the past six years. He has built up an excellent trade and his success is well merited. He is a practical harnessmaker, having A fine new organ will be Served a thorough apprenticeship in his youth. He manufactures all kinds of single and double harness for driving and working, and in addition his store is well stocked with all the requirements of a stable. He employs none but skilled workmen and gives his personal supervision to the business. Having now a team, he supplies all stables within the sphere of his patronage with everything needed for horse and stable. On the 22d of February, 1879, in Brooklyn, oc- curred the marriage of Mr. Schaefer and Miss Mary Bohn, a native of Germany. Their children are: Charles Herman, who was born January 18, 1880; Nicholas and Mary, twins, born August 17, 1883; Josephine, born October 22, 1886; and Joseph, born August 12, 1895. The family attend the All Saints Roman Catholic church. Mr. Schaefer is a member of Teutonia Lodge, K. U. V., Bodischer, No. 1, K. U. V., and the Phoenix Singing Society. Through his own efforts he has attained an en- viable position in the business world. He placed his dependence upon the substantial qualities of un- tiring industry, resolute purpose and careful man- agement, and through these qualities he has been en- abled to advance step by step until he has reached an enviable position on the plane of affluence. His business methods are honorable and commendable, and he enjoys the confidence as well as the business support of many residents of this part of Brooklyn. ST. ELIAS GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH. St. Elias Greek Catholic church is located on Leonard street, Brooklyn, and is the only Greek church in Greater New York. The parish was or- ganized in 1890 by the Rev. Alec Serghy, who re- mained in charge for six months. He was suc- ceeded by the Rev. Nicholas Szteczovich, who re- mained one year. On his retirement the Rev. Eugene Wolkalf became pastor and filled the posi- tion for five years, when he was succeeded by Wlademor Deak, who a year later was followed by the Rev. Theodore Damjanovich, who took charge in December, 1898, and there remained until Au- gust 22, 1901, when he returned to his native land, and the Rev. Father Cornelius Illyasevitz became pastor. - Father Damjanovich was born in Hungary in 1851, and was educated and ordained to the priest- hood in his native land. His father, eighty-five years of age, and two of his brothers are also priests. In 1893 he came to America and was pastor of the Greek Catholic church at Trenton, New Jer- sey, until appointed to Brooklyn. He is president of the Greek Catholic Union. Devoted to his work, he accomplished great good aniong his parishioners 362. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in Brooklyn. He put in a chime of bells, which were placed in position January 4, 1899, and he also added to the spire. The parish includes over three hundred families and six hundred single persons. The church is a frame building, formerly used by the German Lutheran denomination, and has a seat- ing capacity of five hundred. Its societies are in good working condition, and the influence of the church is widely felt. The present pastor succeeded to the work in August, 1901, since which time his labors among his parishoners have been unceasing and earnest. He was born in Hungary, a province of the Austrian empire, June 10, 1858. His preparatory education was acquired in the gymnasium institute in the city of Ungvar, Hungary, and when in his twentieth year he entered the theological seminary of the same city, being graduated from that institution in his twenty- fourth year. On the 6th of January, 1886, he was ordained to the priesthood and at once became as- sistant to his father, who was the rector in the town of Ertvasfalva, in Hungary. After occupy- ing that position for some time he was appointed to a rectorship in the town of Bustyahaza. On the 26th of June, 1896, he came to the United States and was at once stationed at Wilkesbarre, Pennsyl- vania, where he labored among his countrymen who were communicants of the parish there. On the 8th of August, 1901, he came to Brooklyn, and has since been pastor of the St. Elias Greek Catholic church. GEORGE F. LEYH. The manufacture of leather and rubber goods for the use of surgical appliances and trusses requires special knowledge and experience which cannot be obtained in establishments devoted to the ordinary manufacture of leather goods. An expert in this line occupies a distinguished place in the field of leather manufacture. One of the best known repre- sentatives of this line in Greater New York is George Frederick Leyh, who is carrying on busi- ness at Nos. 73 and 75 Broadway, Brooklyn. He is a prominent member of the substantial German-American element of the thirteenth ward of Brooklyn, where he has maintained his home and occupied a goodly place in the esteem of his fellow citizens for nearly a third of a century. He was born in the little mountain hamlet of Tann, near the mountain of Roehn, in the Unterpranken dis- trict of the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, May 24, 1829, his parents being Henry and Louisa (Nie- bergall) Leyh. His father successfully engaged in tanning skins for kid gloves and fancy leather goods and also manufactured trusses, and his estab- of sight. lishment, near Tann, was one of the important in- dustries of that vicinity. When in the prime of life he met with a most unfortunate accident which caused a distressing and gradually increasing loss He consulted and was treated by the most eminent physicians and oculists in his native land, who finally informed him that his injuries were of a permanent character and would result in total blindness. This misfortune weighed so heavily on his mind that his health failed, and, upon his return to his home, after his last unsuccessful quest for a cure, he was taken ill and soon sank into an untimely grave, in 1833, at the age of thirty-two. He left a widow and four children, and his wife died in 1841, aged thirty-six years. Such an ac- count as can be given of his children will be found of interest in this connection. - & John, son of Henry and Louisa (Niebergall) Leyh, came to America and located in New York city. August sought fortune in the new world also, and after living for a time in New York pursued the “star, of empire” westward. At the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the United States navy and served his full time with credit. After the close of the war he went to the south and made a home for himself in Florida. Some years later he removed to Texas, where he died in 1887. Mary came to the United States in 1850 and married Fred- erick Busch, of New York. . George Fredrick Leyh, third in order of nativity of the children of Henry and Louisa (Niebergall) Leyh, received his early mental training in the schools of his native town, and at the age of four- teen began to learn the fancy leather goods manu- facturing trade under the direction of his grand- father, John Leyh. After completing the acquisi- tion of his trade he followed it in his native land until 1849, when he determined to emigrate to Amer- ica, where he would be exempt from enforced mili- tary duty and there were promising opportunities for his more rapid advancement in his inherited and chosen avocation. • * - Embarking at Bremen Haven, on the “good ship” Caroline, he landed at New York after a tedious voyage of forty-nine days, November 5, 1849. There he at once found employment in the house of Marsh & Company, at No. 2% Maiden Lane, with which he was employed continuously for twenty-three years, leaving it only to embark in business for him- self. He rose rapidly in the concern until he was made foreman, then manager. In 1869 he removed with his family to Williamsburg, locating in the thir- teenth ward of Brooklyn and embarking in business on his own account at his present location, Nos. 73 and 75 Broadway, Brooklyn. His initial venture was in the manufacture of Surgical and truss leather HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 363 goods, in which he met with success. As the de- mands of his trade have required, he has since added a department of rubber goods and allied mer- chandise. Mr. Leyh's success has been built on solid foundations and has been won because it has been deserved and striven for honesty and persistently. His standing in his peculiar trade is high and the products of his establishment rank with the best produced anywhere. Mr. Leyh married Miss Lina Vogel, of New York city, May 8, 1858, and unto them were born eight children, namely: Elizabeth, who married Theodore Miller and lives in Ulster county, New York; George F., a practicing physician of Brook- lyn; Edward; Charlotte, wife of William Tripler, of Brooklyn; Linnie, wife of Dr. John McLeod, of Brooklyn; Belle; and two others who died in infancy. The faithful wife and mother died March 4, 1900, mourned by her family and many friends. Mr. Leyh and his children are identified with the Lutheran church and he is a member of Trinity Lodge, No. 12, F. & A. M., of New York city. He has shown himself to be a public-spirited citizen, friendly and helpful as a neighbor, and he and his family are highly esteemed by a large circle of ac- quaintances. GEORGE F. LEYH, M. D. Dr. George Fredrick Leyh, who is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Brooklyn, was born in the family home on Division street in New York city December 29, 1861, his parents being George Fredrick and Lena (Vogel) Leyh. He ac- quired his preliminary education in the public schools of the eastern district of Brooklyn, and under the parental roof he spent the early years of his man- hood, learning the optical goods business under the direction of his father in the latter’s store at Nos. 73 and 75 Broadway, Brooklyn. When he had at- tained his majority he began business on his own account on Grand street, Brooklyn, and conducted the enterprise for five years, during which time he took up the study of medicine, and in 1887 entered the medical department of the University of the City of New York, in which institution he was graduated in 1890. Since that time he has devoted his energies to the practice of medicine with offices at first at No. 426 South Fourth street. He decided to locate in the Bushwick district, recognizing the growth and progress of the German-American ele- ment of this locality. He accordingly took up his abode at No. 71 Jefferson street, where he has since made his home, and in this portion of the city he has succeeded in gaining a large and profitable clientage. In his practice he has been very success- ful, and he occupies an eminent position in his pro- fession. He has strict regard for the ethics of the profession and enjoys the respect of his professional brethren as well as of the public. He is now a mem- ber in good standing of the Medical Society of the County of Kings. On the 30th of June, 1891, in Brooklyn, Dr. Leyh was happily married to Miss Mary Hauser, a daugh- ter of Joseph and Theresa Hauser, both of whom were of German descent. Two children grace their union : Joseph and George Fredrick, the latter be- ing the third of the name in the family. Dr. Leyh and his wife attend the Lutheran church in the Section of the city in which they reside. They are people of prominence, and occupy an enviable posi- tion in social circles, winning the warm friendship of many with whom they come in contact. FREDERICK WEBSTER. The day of Small undertakings, especially in cities, seems to have passed and the era of gigantic enterprises is upon us. In control of mammoth concerns are men of master minds, of almost limit- less ability to guide, of sound judgment and keen discrimination. Their progressiveness must not only reach the bounds that others have gained, but must even pass beyond into new and broader, untried fields of operation; but an unerring foresight and Sagacity must make no mistake by venturing upon uncertain ground. Thus continually growing, a business takes leadership in its special line and the men who are at its head are deservedly eminent in the world of commerce, occupying a position which commands the respect while it excites the admira- tion of all. In an analyzation of the character and life pur- pose of Frederick Webster we note many of the characteristics which have marked the English-speak- ing people of many ceuturies, the perseverance, reliability, energy and unconquerable determination to pursue a course that has been marked out. It is these, Sterling qualities which have been most potent in bringing him success in life and made him one of the substantial and valued citizens of Brooklyn. Frederick Webster is a general contractor of Brooklyn. He was born in London, England, June 7, 1852, and is a son of Michael and Mary Ann (Cheek) Webster, the former a native of Knars- boro, Yorkshire, and the latter of Chelmsford, Eng- land. In the year 1854 the parents crossed the At- lantic, locating in Brooklyn, where the father worked at his trade of painting. In 1858 he or- ganized the firm of Webster & Haines, which was succeeded in 1868 by that of M. Webster, and in I876 by M. Webster & Son. In 1882 the firm 364 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. name was changed to M. Webster's Son, and in I892 the business became the property of Frederick Webster. Michael Webster died in 1888, at the age of sixty-four years, but his widow still survives. In their family were eight children, namely: Marian, wife of Emil Vannier, of California; Frederick; Charles, who was in the quartermaster's depart- ment in California; Benjamin F., of California; Edwin J., a resident of Brooklyn; Lidia, of Cali- fornia; Tasker M., a contractor and builder at Corn- wall on the Hudson; and Alice, of California. Those in California have made their home in the Golden state since 1888 and are residents of Sierra Madre, Los Angeles county. - In the public schools of Brooklyn Frederick Webster began his education and later attended the Baldwin Private School in Tompkins Place until he was eleven years of age. However, his inde- pendent business career began prior to that time. He was an ambitious little lad and his first venture was to harness two dogs to a sled and haul water to the pond in South Brooklyn, selling it to the skaters at a cent a glass. An accident resulting in the death of one of his dogs so crippled his equip- age that he abandoned the business and became assistant to an old man who reseated cane chairs. He soon mastered that trade and by it accumulated a thousand dollars before he was twelve years of age. About that time he entered his father's of fice, where he continued until he succeeded to the business, as is indicated by the change in partner- ships mentioned above. His father did a very pros- perous painting business, but the son soon induced him to add other departments, such as carpet- cleaning, papering, etc. He now has one of the 1argest open-air carpet-cleaning plants in the coun- try. It is located at Forty-ninth street and Fort Hamilton avenue, in that part of the city known as Chelmsford, Long Island. painting and paper-hanging business he has added a carpenter shop, a plastering shop, a plumbing shop, a tin shop and a lace curtain bleachery. proprietor of the “Good Care” storage house at No. I96, 249 and 251 De Graw street. He also has an- Other large warehouse at Chelmsford and is the owner of a stock farm at the latter place, where he boards dogs, cats and pets of all kinds. It will thus be seen that he is prepared to remove the entire contents of a dwelling, clean and repair both contents and building in all its parts, care for both until again needed and then replace and make all complete and ready for use. Mr. Webster also does quite an extensive real-estate and insurance business, besides giving a portion of his time to appraising for insurance companies. His main office is located in the building which was erected and Besides continuing the He is also occupied by his father in 1862, at No. 359 Clinton street. His New York office is located at No. 47 Cedar street. His business has reached extensive proportions and in its various departments is proving profitable, bringing to the owner a good income, which has enabled him to gain a gratifying position of affluence. - Mr. Webster was married, June 17, 1870, to Miss ‘Frederika Talman, a daughter of William G. Tal- man, of Brooklyn. She was stricken with fever while attending the Centennial exposition in Phila- delphia and died five weeks after her marriage. Mr. Webster was again married, September Io, 1879, his second union being with Henrietta Sarah Mer- rill, daughter of Henry A. Merrill, who resided in Brooklyn and carried on an extensive business as a dealer in tailor’s trimmings in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Webster have two children, Frederick M., who is associated with his father in business, and Edna Chelmsford. The family are members of the St. Ann Episcopal church. Mr. Webster is a mem- ber of Altair Lodge, No. 601, F. & A. M., and in politics is a stanch Republican, taking an active interest in the growth of the party and its advance- ment. He has been an enthusiastic advocate of bowling, was chairman of the bowling committee of the Knickerbocker Field Club, was one of the founders of the Midwood Club and of the Inter Bowling Club League of Brooklyn. Mr. Webster deserves great credit for what he has accomplished in life, and his resolute purpose and ambitious spirit have been important factors in his success, and have led to his advancement along honorable business lines to a foremost place in the ranks of those who represent commercial interests. JOHN VALENTINE. John Valentine, deceased, was born in the province of Hessen, Germany, and belonged to one of the old families of that land, the name being originally spelled without the final e. In the public schools of his native land he acquired his literary education, and while yet a young man learned the weaver’s trade. He did not, however, pursue that occupation, and when a young man turned his at- tention to the mercantile business, in which field of endeavor he met with more than ordinary suc- cess. In 1864 Miss Elizabeth Trebing and Mr. Valentine's daughter Catherine came to America, locating in Williamsburg. The daughter became the wife of Frederick Oetjen, of Brooklyn, and died about 1881. In 1879 John Valentine and his wife, accompanied by six sons and one daughter, came to America, having sailed from Bremen Haven for New York city, where they arrived on the 1st of ź~~~~(2） HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 365, August. Another daughter, Caroline, now the wife of Conrad Wilhelm, came to America in 1873 and also settled in Williamsburg. On reaching the new world Mr. Valentine and his family located at No. Io Graham avenue, where the Batterman dry-goods establishment now stands, and there resided for two years or more, when they removed to Fayette street. After a short time had passed, however, Mr. Valen- tine took up his abode at No. 65 Cook street, where he remainned until called to his final rest. His wife died September 4, 1888, at the age of sixty-four years. They were both earnest, consistent Christian people and members of the Lutheran church. They have a family of nine children, as follows: Cath- erine, wife of Frederick Oetjen ; Caroline, wife of Conrad Wilhelm ; Ernest, who died in 1888, six weeks after his mother’s death ; G. Louis; Conrad ; Phillip, who was drowned in Boston Bay in 1887; John; Elizabeth, wife of Richard Elmore; and Phillip Ernst. Conrad Valentine acquired his literary education in the schools of his native land and accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, resid- ing with them in Brooklyn until he was seventeen years of age, when he started out to make his own way in the world. He began a three-years appren- ticeship in the plumbing business under the instruc- tion of William Wilson, a well-known plumber on Broadway, and on the completion of that term worked as a journeyman for some time, and was also for some time employed by William Young & Brother on Third avenue, near Sixty-first street, New York city. In 1883 he began business on his own account at No. 107 Meserole street, and has since conducted a well equipped plumbing establish- ment in the same block. At present he is enjoying a steadily and constantly increasing trade at No. IIO Meserole street, having purchased the property in 1893. He is thoroughly conversant with every- thing connected with his business, is an expert workman and is now handling a large business, which is well merited by his earnest purpose and his honesty in all trade transactions. In Brooklyn, on the 20th of October, 1878, Mr. Valentine was married to Miss Caroline Heid, daugh- ter of Peter and Annie (Koenig) Heid. Six chil- dren have been born to them, namely: Katie, Lena, Carrie, Conrad W., Lucas and Joseph. The family attend the First Presbyterian church of Williamsburg and take an active interest in its work and upbuild- ing. Mr. Valentine is a member of Oltman Lodge, No. 446, F. & A. M., and is also identified with other organizations and interests of a social and fra- ternal nature. He is esteemed for his worth as a man and a citizen and well deserves representation in this volume. HENRY VANDER SCHUYT. The first member of the Vander Schuyt family to locate in America was Peternella Vander Schuyt, who was born in the village of Brielle, in the king- dom of Holland, Germany, October 27, 1829. She was a daughter of Lorenz and Peternella (Van Pelt) Fisher. She was married in her native land to George Vander Schuyt, and for some time resided in the city of Rotterdam, Holland. Her husband died October 7, 1856. She afterward came to Amer- ica, the year of her emigration being in 1867. At her husband's death the care of her children de- volved upon her. She was the mother of five chil- dren, but three died in their native land, while George and Henry came with their mother to the United States. They took passage at Rotterdam on a vessel bound for Hull, England, and thence made their way to Liverpool, where they embarked on the Steamship England. After a pleasant voyage they landed at New York city on the 18th of May, and Soon afterward the family were located in a home in Greenpoint, in the seventeenth ward of Brooklyn, where they met friends whom they had known in Holland. Subsequently they removed to the four- teenth ward, but since 1870 have resided in the sixteenth ward. George Vander Schuyt, the father of our subject, was born at the family homestead in the village of Brielle, Holland, June 28, 1827, and was the son of Henry and Johanna (Linder- mann) Vander Schuyt. In his native town he ac- quired his education in the public schools, and there spent his remaining days. Henry, whose name introduces this review, re- ceived his elementary training in the schools of his native land, and during his early boyhood assisted his mother in the support of the family. He learned the machinist's trade in Brielle and after his arrival in Brooklyn he entered the employ of the Pratt Oil Manufacturing Company, in whose service he remained for eight years, meriting and enjoying the confidence of the firm. In 1875 he engaged in the oil distributing business, with a store and ware- rooms at No. 18 Stagg street, in the sixteenth ward, where he established the nucleus of his present suc- cessful enterprise. In 1879 he removed his store and warerooms to No. 161 Throop avenue, in the twenty-first ward, where he conducted a successful business until 1896. He then opened his present store at No. 178 Throop avenue, and has since added a house furnishing department, which is under his personal management, while his eldest son, Henry, has assumed the conduct and operation of the whole- sale department of the oil business. Mr. Vander Schuyt was married, at the family home in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, August 366 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Io, 1872, when Miss Catherine Hoffman, a daughter of John D. and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Hoffman be- came his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Vander Schuyt be- came the parents of four children: John, who died in childhood; Catherine Elizabeth, who became the wife of Michael Rinecker, of Brooklyn, and died February 28, 1897, leaving one child, Caroline, who since her mother’s death has been adopted by her grandparents; Henry and George, who are at home. Socially Mr. Vander Schuyt has been somewhat prominent and at present is an active member of Fort Greene Lodge, No. 354, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Kades Encampment, No. 163, both of Brooklyn. He also holds membership relations with the Richard Wagner Quartet Club, possessing the musical ability so characteristic of his nationality. He has won the proud American title of a self-made man, for all that he owns has been acquired through his own well directed efforts. |HERMAN GOHLINGHORST. Herman Gohlinghorst, clerk of the fourth district municipal court, a man of excellent business qualifi- cations and fine social traits, is also known as one of the nost active and influential members of the Democratic party in the county of Kings. Herman Gohlinghorst, his father, was a native of Bremen, Germany, who came to the United States in 1849, locating in Baltimore, Maryland. He was an extensive and successful flour and grain merchant and carried on business until the year of his death, 1876. He was active in local politics and was at one time a member of the state legisla- ture. By his marriage to an Ohio lady he was the father of two children: Herman, of Brooklyn; and Louise, the wife of Louis Depkimh, of Baltimore, Maryland. - The younger Herman Gohlinghorst was born in 1860, in Baltimore, where he was reared and ed- ucated in private schools. For a time he occupied the responsible position of steward of the Ebbitt House, one of the most important hotels in the na- tional capital and a resort of many of the most distinguished men and women of Europe as well as of the United States. He afterward came to New York, where he was for twelve years connected with the house of Smith & Angel. entered the field of politics, in which he has since been an important figure. His entree was at a time when the well-known Democratic leader, Rob- ert E. Connelly, was in control in his ward (the twenty-seventh), and he began as a lieutenant under. that masterful chief. Mr. Gohlinghorst afterward became president of the old Rasweiller Democratic While so engaged he Club of that ward, and he is now a member of the Democratic Organization and has been a delegate in various conventions of his party. His social relations are with Court Brooklyn, Ancient Order of Foresters, of which he is the chief ranger; Court Long Island, the Foresters of America; Merchants’ Lodge, F. A. M.; Justin F. Price Council of the Royal Arcanum; the Bush- wick Club, and the Bach Quartette Club; and he is an honorary member of the Dennis Winters Benev- olent League. His church relationship is with La- fayette Avenue Lutheran church. - - Mr. Gohlinghorst married Miss Amelia Meyers, of Brooklyn, and three children have been born to the marriage. GEORGE SCHUETTINGER. For thirty-five years George Schuettinger, Sr., now deceased, was a worthy and influential citizen of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn and left the impress of his individuality for good upon sev- eral departments of the public life. He was born in the village of Oberfranken, in the Rhine district, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, in 1825, a son of Johan and Barbara Schuettinger. The public schools afforded him his educational privileges, and when he had mastered the common branches of learning he began preparation for his business career by learning the tailor's trade. He pursued that voca- tion in his native land for some time and was also married there before his emigration to America. On crossing the Atlantic to the United States he took up his abode in New York, but after a time re- moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and located in the sixteenth ward, where he followed the tailor's trade, establishing a successful business in that line. The samples of his skill and excellent workmanship secured to him a liberal patronage, and he con- ducted a profitable business until his death, which occurred in 1870. He was a worthy citizen and a consistent Christian of the Roman Catholic faith. His wife passed away in 1863. Two of their six children yet survive, namely: Margaretta, a sister of charity in Rahway, New Jersey, known as Sister Johanna; and George, who was born June 9, 1857. The latter was educated in the parochial school of the Most Holy Trinity, and at the age of sixteen years was apprenticed to the carpenter's trade. Upon attaining his majority he engaged in the grocery business on Grand street for one year, removing thence to the corner of Bushwick avenue and Ten Eyck street, where he remained for four years. Subsequently he conducted business for eleven years . at the corner of Bushwick place and Boerum street. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 367 and in 1894 he purchased his present property at No. 215 Knickerbocker avenue, corner of Troutman street. Here he has since continued a successful business, enjoying good financial returns which come to him from a liberal patronage. In 1878 Mr. Schuettinger was married at the Most Holy Trinity church to Otilia Schroeder, daughter of Andrew and Otilia (Noll) Schroeder. Seven children have been born of this union, but two of the number died in early childhood. Those who yet survive are Annie, Elizabeth, George, Jr., Valentine and Andrew. The mother died July 12, 1892, and Mr. Schuettinger was afterward again married, the second union being with Theresa, daughter of Valentine and Theresa (Ams) Stehling. They now have three children, Clara, Charles and Theresa, and they lost one son, Anthony, in in- fancy, and a daughter, Theresa Caroline. Mr. and Mrs. Schuettinger and their children are communi- cants of the St. Leonard’s Roman Catholic church. He is an enterprising and progressive business man and his unfaltering perseverance and sound judg- ment have secured to him a comfortable competence. PETER KUMMER. The Teutonic element in our national civiliza- tion has been a very important one, and the growth, prosperity and progress of Brooklyn, especially in the Williamsburg district, are due in a very great measure to the citizens of German birth or German descent who reside in that locality. Among the number is Peter Kummer, who was born in the village of Allertshausen, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, August 28, 1863, his parents being George and Dorothea (Knoer) Kummer. His father was regarded as a progressive and representative man in his native town, and both he and his wife were re- spected by all who knew them. He passed away in .1868 at the age of thirty-five years, and Mrs. Kum- mer, long surviving him, was called to her final rest on the 12th of January, 1889. They had two sons who reached manhood, John and Peter. The for- mer came to America in 1885 and took up his abode in Brooklyn. - In accordance with the laws of his native land Peter Kummer pursued his education in the public schools until fourteen years of age, and then spent two years in study and in work. He learned the tailor's trade, serving an apprenticeship of two and one-half years prior to 1880. At that time his em- ployer, John Kurtz, decided to come to America, and Mr. Kummer also concluded to try his fortune in the new world. Accordingly in company with Mr. Kurtz he sailed from Rotterdam, landing in New York city October 8, 1880. He at once took up his abode in Brooklyn, in the sixteenth ward, living on Montrose avenue. He arrived in New York on the last day of the week and on the following Monday began work at his trade as a journeyman, pursuing that vocation without interruption for a period of thirteen years. He was energetic and determined and his thrift and perseverance brought to him cap- ital sufficient to permit of his engaging in business on his own account. He opened a store and from the beginning of his enterprise has met with more than ordinary success. He now employs from twen- ty to twenty-five operators, both men and women, in the manufacture of clothing, a fact which indicates his liberal patronage, his business having increased in volume to extensive proportions. - - At the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church Mr. Kummer was married by the Rev. Father San- ders, on the 3d of January, 1892, to Miss Mary Webber, a daughter of Joseph and Eva (Danz) Web- ber, and their union has been blessed with five chil- dren, namely: Peter, Helena, Joseph, Otto and Michael. Mr. Kummer and his family are all com- municants of the Most Holy Trinity church. He is a member in good standing of numerous beneficial and social organizations that have for their object the moral and social welfare of the community, in- cluding Olive Council, No. 165, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, of Brooklyn. He is also an earn- est worker in church and charitable work, and for the past ten years has served as usher in the church in which he holds membership. He has not been dis- appointed in his hope of improving his condition in America, for here he found the opportunity he sought and through his well directed efforts has worked his way upward, accumulating a gratifying competence. C. G. DU FLON. For thirty years C. G. Du. Flon has been a prominent figure in political circles in the eleventh assembly district of New York, embracing the sec- ond election district of the twenty-second ward of Brooklyn, in which portion of the city he makes his home. He has made a close and comprehensive study of political questions bearing upon the welfare of the nation and rightly believes that it is the duty of every American citizen to thoroughly inform him- self upon the issues of the day and then earnestly support his honest convictions. Mr. Du Flon has served as a delegate to many conventions, and his opinions have carried weight in the councils of his party. He is a member of the Eleventh’ Assembly District Association and has been a member of and Secretary of the Logan Club for several years. 368 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Throughout his life—a period of fifty-two years— Mr. Du Flon has resided in Brooklyn and its wel- fare is dear to his heart. On attaining his ma- jority he became identified with the Republican party and has never wavered in his allegiance to its principles. He has indeed, been active in his party, and is regarded by many as the leader in his party in the assembly district. It is a well rec- ognized fact that his influence has been strongly felt and that his efforts were largely instrumental in reducing the Democratic strength, the vote in I90I falling from three hundred and forty-seven to fourteen. At the present time Mr. Du Flon is connected with the office of the commissioner of the hall of records. ISAAC TREYZ. Isaac Treyz, deceased, was born in the village of Babelingen, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Ger- many, in 1824, and died in Brooklyn May 24, 1878. The public schools of his native land afforded him his educational privileges and on putting aside his text-books he learned the cabinetmaker’s trade. In early manhood he bade adieu to friends and father- land and crossed the briny deep to the United States. For some time he followed his trade in New York city, but afterward located in Brooklyn, where he engaged in cabinet-making until 1860. At that time he established an undertaking parlor on Grand street, and for some time carried on the same line of busi- ness on Remsen street, there continuing throughout his remaining days. He was a very successful busi- ness man, whose careful management, honorable dealing and consideration won for him a liberal patronage. - . . . . . & - In his native land Mr. Treyz. was married, and he and his wife Louisa F. had three, children. Of these, Louisa wedded George fººh, 'ahā‘waitiam H. is now a resident of Patchogue, Longºsland, The mother of these children was a most-estimable lady, and her death, which occurred May °35. 1891, was mourned by many friends. Mr. Treyz was a devout Christian man, known for his generous hospitality, his kindliness and his charity. His social and busi- ness qualities were such as to command respect and esteem, and all who knew him entertained for him the highest regard. GEORGE PETH. George Peth was born in the town of Moerstaſ, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, December 2, 1842, a son of David and Elizabeth Peth. At an early age he was left an orphan and was reared by an aunt, Mrs. Schaf, in the town of Hueschelheim, Rhinefels, business. in the kingdom of Bavaria, where he obtained his education. When a youth of fourteen he returned to his native town and there learned the cabinet- maker's trade. In his eighteenth year he decided to come to America and join his brothers and sis- ter, Peter, Adam and Isabella. He accordingly sailed from Havre, France, on the ship Bavaria, and after a pleasant voyage of twenty-seven days. landed in New York, on the 14th of November, I860. In order to earn a livelihood, he followed various pursuits until 1869, when he became associated with his father-in-law, Isaac Treyz, in the undertaking That connection was continued until 1876, when he began business on his own account, open- ing an establishment on the 12th of July of that year on McKibbon street. Later he removed to his. present location, where he has since carried on an extensive business. - *- On the 12th of September, 1865, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Peth and Miss Louisa F. Treyz, a daughter of Isaäc and Louisa Treyz. Unto them were born two children, George and Louisa F. The mother died November 14, 1872, and Mr. Peth was again married, October 14, 1875, the lady of his choice being Carry Kuger. This union has been blessed with five children, but Katie and Harry died in childhood. The surviving members of the family are: Carrie, the wife of Maximillian Raugh, a practicing physician at 15 Palmetto street, Brooklyn; Charles and Viola. Mr. and Mrs. Peth both hold membership in the Lutheran church, and socially he is a member of Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., and Ustitia Lodge, No. 37, I. O. O. F. Mr. Peth has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to America, for here he has. found a pleasant home and gained a comfortable competence. He is public-spirited in an eminent de- gree; national progress and local advancement are causes both dear to the heart of this adopted and thoroughly loyal son of the republic. His devotion to the country is above question, and no native son of America is more true to her institutions or more faithful to his duties of citizenship. CHARLES F. GASTMEYER. The building interests of Brooklyn are well rep- resented by Mr. Gastmeyer, a leading contractor, doing business at No. II.7.2 Jefferson avenue. Through his chosen vocation he has been an im- portant factor in the improvement and progress of the city, and in many sections are found splendid specimens of his handiwork, which are as monu- ments to his skill and enterprise. He belongs to that class of representative German-Americans, who by their thrift, diligence and thoroughness have HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 369 steadily advanced to an honorable position among the substantial residents of their adopted city. Mr. Gastmeyer was born in Bremen, Germany, January 23, 1838, his parents being Charles F. and Fred- ericka (Mueller) Gastmeyer, who were also natives of Bremen, in which city they spent their entire lives. . - The subject of this review obtained his educa- tion in the land of his birth and at the age of fourteen was thrown upon his own resources, SO that whatever he has achieved in life is due entirely to his own well directed efforts. He first found' employment in a grocery store and was thus en- gaged for some time, but believing that better op- portunities were afforded young men in the new world he resolved to seek a home beyond the At- lantic, and accordingly when twenty years of age he sailed for the United States. Here he found, ample opportunity, for in this land of the free am- bitious efforts are not hampered by caste or class. He reached New York city in September, 1858, soon obtained employment, and as the result of his industry and strict economy was enabled in 1861 to open a house-furnishing store at the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-eighth street. The fol- lowing year he began the manufacture of willow- ware on East Broadway, and the new enterprise was attended with a very high degree of success, his trade increasing so rapidly that in 1867 he was obliged to increase his facilities for manufacture, and removed his plant to Brooklyn, locating on Powers street in the eastern district of the city. Here for ten years he supplied a constantly in- creasing market until again being hampered by want of room he removed to Bleecker street and Evergreen avenue, operating his place untih 1890. During that period his work had gained an extensive market, covering a wide terri- tory, and his factory furnished employment to a large number of people, but in that year he relinquished his factory enterprise, for he found that he gained even a larger profit in the development and improve- ment of real estate in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He therefore began contracting and building, and was soon an active factor in the construction of many modern residences in that district of the city. His name has since been associated with much of its upbuilding and improvement, and to his enter- prise Brooklyn owes not a little of its substantial adornment and progress in this part of the town. . During the past ten years he has erected about four or five hundred buildings, his labors being there- fore a factor in the substantial growth. He has at the same time found that his business affairs have proved profitable, and he has gained thereby a splen- did income. 24 factory at that and he enjoys the esteem and In December, 1860, Mr. Gastmeyer was married to Miss Frnestine Guthyear, a native of Hildburg, in the district of Thuringen, grand duchy of Saxony, Germany, and to them have been born five children: Robert, whose sketch appears in connection with this; Annie, who resides at home; Mary, the wife of William Roberts, of Brooklyn; Margaret, the wife of Charles Packard, also of Brooklyn; and Charles, who is studying architecture in the office of Stanley & Dennis, in New York city. Robert Gastmeyer, son of Charles F. Gastmeyer, was born in New York city July 13, 1862, and ob- tained his education in one of the public schools of Brooklyn. When fifteen years of age he began the study of pharmacy and two years later he en- tered the New York College of Pharmacy, where he completed a four years' course and was grad- uated in 1882. Subsequently he spent two years as a prescription clerk in a drug store, and in 1884 opened hjs present pharmacy at No. 293 Evergreen avenue, Brooklyn. When he located here this sec- tion of the city was sparsely settled, but his fore- sight enabled him to predict a rapid growth of this part of the city, and the years have demonstrated his sagacity and wisdom in the choice of a loca- tion. By thorough preparation, reliability and skill in his profession, by industry and frugality he has built up an extensive business and maintains a well appointed establishment. Although he started with a small capital he has ever followed sound business methods, and to-day he may be classed among the leading representatives in the commercial interests of this section of the city. - In November, 1887, Robert Gastmeyer was mar- ried to Miss Katie Fisher, daughter of John Fisher, of Brooklyn, and they now have two children, Ernestina Annie, a student in the public schools, and Robert William, who is now pursuing his educa- tion in the grammar school. The Gastmeyer fam- ily attend the Lutheran church. They have many friends in this section of the city and their home is. noted for its gracious hospitality. Mr. Gastmeyer belongs to many societies connected with his pro- fession: is a member of the Alumni Association. of the New York College of Pharmacy and of the King's County Pharmaceutical Society. His uniform: courtesy and genial manner have made him popular confidence of many friends. - • * * - ... . ~~ JESSE M. HEWLETT. Jesse M. Hewlett, a coal and wood merchant, a popular and progressive young business man of the twenty-sixth ward, Brooklyn, New York, was born at Great Neck, Long Island, August 22, 1858, a 370 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. son of Henry P. and Charity (Mott) Hewlett, the former now deceased. The paternal ancestors were English, three brothers of this family coming from England and settling on Long Island at an early date in the history of this country. Israel Hewlett, the grandfather of our subject, was a son of George W. Hewlett, and was born on Long Island, where he spent his entire life, engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits. He married Elizabeth Hewlett and their children were Henry, deceased; Fannie, deceased wife of William Willits; Charles; John C., a minister in the Protestant Episcopal church at Providence, Rhode Island; William W., a physi- cian at Babylon, Long Island; George W., a prod- uce merchant of New York; Sarah E., who mar- ried C. C. Hagerman and both are deceased; and Mary, the wife of Benjamin Wooley, at Little Neck. Henry Hewlett was educated in the old-time schools of Long Island, was engaged in the occupa- tion of farming and conducting. a dairy, and was also a reporter for a mercantile agency. He and his wife became the parents of two sons, Jesse M. and Harry, now deceased. - Jesse M. Hewlett acquired his education in the public schools, and from an early age was engaged in the dairy business up to 1896, and since that date thas been engaged in his present business. He was married, in Brooklyn, April 12, 1882, to Margaret Mott, daughter of Charles and Mary Mott. Their children are Sarah E. and Jessie M. In his political affiliations he was a Republican, and in his re- ligious faith an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. - The Hewlett family has been identified with Queens county since Long Island was first settled by white people, but the date of their emigration from England, the particulars regarding their oc- cupation of Ricker's Island and the history of their final settlement on the south coast of Queens county are matters of tradition rather than history. Tra- ditions agree, however, that the ancestor was George Hewlett, who with his four sons came to America about 1660. After sharing the hospitality of the Ryker family for a short time, they took possession of the two small islands formerly known as Hew- lett's Islands, now called the Brothers. After re- maining there a few years they removed to the south side of Long Island and settled at a place called Merrick in the town of Hempstead. In due time the sons made settlements for themselves. Daniel, the eldest, remained on the homestead, and at his death left five sons and three daughters. George, the second son, settled at the foot of Great Neck, in North Hempstead, and left three sons and daughters. Lewis, the third son, settled at the head of Cow Neck, and at his death left two sons and five daughters. John, the youngest son, took up his abode at Rockaway, Long Island, and had six children, two sons and four daughters. One Son remained at home. The other, known as John second, married Hannah, the sister of Colonel John Jackson, and removed to East Woods, now Wood- bury, in the town of Oyster Bay. Samuel Hewlett, probably a grandson of Lewis Hewlett, was married when sixty years of age to Ruth Willia, of Cedar Swamp, and they had a family of four sons and a daughter. Lewis, the eldest, lived and died on the old homestead; Phoebe, the second child, married Walter Jones, and after the death of her husband lived with her brother William; James, the second son, died at sea, leaving no fam- ily; Samuel, the third son, married a Miss Hewlett, of Cold Spring, and spent his life on a farm in Strongtown; William Hewlett, the youngest of this family, was born October 19, 1784. His first wife was Martha, a daughter of Thomas Thorne. Mrs. Hewlett came into possession by inheritance of half of her father's farm, to which they removed about 1820, and they subsequently purchased from her sis- ter the remaining half. This property was formerly owned by the Kissam family. Their children were: William Henry and Martha M., who married John S. Morrell. Mr. Hewlett devoted some of his time during his whole life to farming. He was also for some time engaged in the manufacture of paper in a mill on a stream in front of his home, was also a manufacturer of cotton goods and in 1867 built a sawmill. He never coveted political honors, but, on the contrary, preferred to follow a quiet life, his prominent characteristics being benevolence and hu- mility. He led an unassuming life and died October 5, 1866, leaving as the result of his industry and frugality, a good property to his widow and son, William Henry, who at his father's death succeeded to the management of the grist mill on the prem- ises, which in his father's time was patronized by hundreds of those whose children and grandchildren will remember both mill and miller. The branch of the Hewlett family that has given name to Hewlett's Point in North Hempstead, traces its descent from George Hewlett, who at one time resided on Ricker's Island. After a brief stay there he removed to the central part of Long Island and for several years was a resident of Hempstead. In 1746 one of this family removed to what is now known as Great Neck, and here, in 1756, his de- scendants became the owners of that part of the Neck which has ever since borne the name of Hew- lett's Point. The title deed was executed by Luke Haviland, and conveyed about two hundred and fifty acres to Joseph Hewlett. The document was acknowledged May 6, 1757, and passed for record HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 371 by Joseph Kissam, one of His Majesty's justices, assistant of the common court of pleas. At his death, Joseph Hewlett bequeathed this property to his son, Lawrence Hewlett, and he in turn left it by will to his son, Joseph Lawrence Hewlett, who was the last of this family to own the whole of the original estate. Joseph Lawrence Hewlett was born July 12, 1780, and died July 3, 1849. He was first married at Jamaica, Long Island, August 30, 1800, to Hannah Wickes, who died March 4, 1816, leaving one son, Joseph Lawrence, Jr., and one daughter, Harriet. The former, born January 4, 1809, was married January 20, 1836, to Mary T. Cornwell. Harriet was born November 1, 1814, and on May 23, 1834, married William Mitchell Smith. Joseph L. Hew- lett was married the second time, December. I5, 1818, Elizabeth Van Wyck becoming his wife. She died August 29, 1875. Their children were Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Susan M., Abraham Van Wyck, Helen, Josephine L., Cyrus and George. Joseph L. Hewlett was a gentleman who never sought the honors of public life. He was always an admirer of the beautiful in nature and became a farmer from the love of rural pursuits. He was a conservative Democrat of the old school and in his religious life a worthy member of the Protestant Episcopal church and contributed liberally to the erection of Christ church at Manhasset. In per- sonal appearance he was a nobleman, a gentleman of pleasing address with an intelligent, active mind. Jacob C. Hewlett, born at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, September 23, 1800, died at that place, December 28, 1879. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers in their respective sections. He was the lineal descendant of George Hewlett, who was actively engaged in the early settlement of Hemp- stead, Long Island. John Hewlett, from whom Jacob C. descended, and who is designated as John the first, settled in Rockaway. His wife bore the name of Mary Smith, and they had a son John, called John Hewlett, second. He married Hannah Jackson, daughter of Colonel John and Elizabeth Jackson, who resided at Jerusalem, Long Island. After his marriage he bought a tract of land, located in East Woods, now known as Woodbury. Here he settled and re- mained until his death, May 5, 1790, aged ninety years. Among his children he left a son John, who was born February 17, 1731, and was designated as John Hewlett third. He married Sarah Townsend, a daughter of Rumoan and Mary Townsend, and died April 4, 1812, while his wife died September 9, 1808. They had seven children, one of whom was Devine, father of Jacob C. Devine Hewlett married Annie Coles, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Cock) Coles, and they became the parents of twelve chil- dren: Sarah, who married John Hewlett for her first husband and Singleton Mitchell for her second; Amelia, wife of Thomas Coles; Loretta, who mar- ried John H. Tones; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Scudder; Martha; a son who died in childhood; Hannah, who married Thomas Harrison; Phoebe; John D., who married first Jane P. Townsend and second Elizabeth T. Townsend; William ; and Margaret Ann, who married Edward K. Bryar. Jacob C. Hewlett married Elizabeth Jones, daugh- ter of John and Hannah Jones, who was born December 9, 1798, and died at Cold Spring Harbor, January 13, 1869. Their children were: Mary E., who married Townsend Jones, by whom she had three children, Townsend, who married Catherine S. Howard, John and Thomas; John D., who mar- ried Harriet A. Harrison for his first wife and Emma E. Labagh for his second; Sarah, who mar- ried William E. Jones, by whom she had the follow- ing children: Sarah, Sarah E., Florence L. and William E.; Walter R., who married Henrietta Muhl and had five children, -Walter J., Phoebe E., Louis, Robert and Henrietta A.; and Phoebe, wife of John E. Chase. - J. EDWARD GLINNEN. J. Edward Glinnen, the present deputy commis- sioner of charities and a well-known worker in the Democratic party in Brooklyn, was born in the fourteenth ward of the city in 1863. His father, John Glinnen, was a native of Ireland and during his boyhood came to the United States, residing in the fourteenth and later the eighteenth ward of Brooklyn, where for many years he was engaged in the undertaking business, establishing the enterprise which is still carried on by his sons and which is one of the oldest in this line in the eastern district of Brooklyn. In politics he was a Democrat and a public-Spirited citizen who took an intelligent inter- 'est in political affairs, keeping well informed on the questions of the day affecting the weal or woe of the nation. He was a member of various societies. In his family were three sons and three daughters, and his death occurred in 1887, when he was forty-seven years Of age. - When a lad of six years Edward Glinnen became a student in public school No. 23, of Brooklyn, and eventually was graduated there, after which he com- pleted a course and was graduated in Wright's Busi- ness College. He finished his education in the Uni- versity of New York, where he took up the study of law, but he was obliged to abandon the course owing to the death of his father. He thereupon was induced to join his brother in the conduct of the 372 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. undertaking business which his father had estab- lished and in which he has since continued, the firm meeting with prosperity in their endeavors. Since attaining his majority and even before age granted to him the right of franchise Mr. Glinnen has been interested in political affairs as a supporter of the Democracy. In May, 1897, he was appointed to his present position as deputy commissioner of charities under the late Adolph Simis, Jr. He has been a member of the Democratic general committee of Kings county for eight years and for the past six years has been executive member and leader in his district. For the past four years he has been a member of the New York state Democratic com- mittee. To the local and state conventions of the party he has been sent as delegate and he is a member of the Jefferson Club of the eighteenth ward in the nineteenth assembly district. Several fraternal and benevolent societies receive his allegiance, his name being found on their mem- bership rolls. He belongs to the Bushwick Club, has been a member of Herbert Council of the Cath- olic Benevolent Legion for fifteen years, taking an active and prominent part in its work and has repre- sented the council in the state body as a delegate for seven years. He is also identified with Court Montrose, Foresters of America, and the Sheperds' Society, is a member of St. Cecelia's Catholic church, and the Holy Name Society connected with that church. He is also a member of the Young Men's Valarian Society. It will thus be readily seen that his acquaintance is an extended one, and among those who know him he has gained many friends, there being much that is admirable in his character, which is characterized by fidelity to principle and by stanch, support of his honest opinions. HENRY METCALF. Henry Metcalf, sergeant of the police force of Brooklyn, was born in Albany, May 22, 1843. His father, John Metcalf, a native of Saratoga, New York, was born in 1816 and is still living. Our sub- ject is a representative of good old Revolutionary stock and the spirit of his ancestors was manifest at the time of the Civil war when, with patriotic impulse, he offered his services to the government, enlisting on the Ist of May, 1861, as a member of the Sixty-seventh New York Volunteers, the first Long Island regiment. This command was under Colonel Julius W. Adams and was raised in Brook- lyn and Long Island, while through the instrumental- ity of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher it was mustered into the United States service. Plymouth church, of which Beecher was pastor, equipped the regi- ment with various articles of clothing and many con- veniences to render more easy the rigors of army life. It was called the Brooklyn Phalanx and was. mustered into the United States service June 20, 1861, after which it was sent to Washington, there encamping until the following spring, when it joined McClellan's army in the Peninsular campaign. With his command Mr. Metcalf participated in the en- gagement at Yorktown, the siege of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, the seven days' battle, which terminated. in the hard-fought contest at Malvern Hill, and then retired to Harrison's Landing. The Union forces. next met the army at Bull Run and afterward par- ticipated in the battles of South Mountain and An- tietam, after which the Brooklyn Phalanx crossed the Potomac at Hagerstown and entered Virginia. The army having met with reverses under the com- mand of General Burnside, who was relieved of command by Hooker after the reverse at Fredericks- burg, later recrossed the river under General Hooker, where the Brooklyn Phalanx was attached to Sedg- wick’s Sixth Corps, and stormed the heights of Fred- ericksburg, capturing two cannon and a number of men from a Louisiana battery, fighting throughout the entire day. They next met the Rebels at Acquia creek and participated in the battle of Gettysburg. . They then followed Lee into Virginia, across the Rappahannock and participated in the battle of the Wilderness on the 6th of May, also in the battle of Spottsylvania, where our subject’s brother, Michael Metcalf, of Company A, was shot through the head and killed. In the same battle Henry Metcalf re- ceived a slight wound in the head and another in the leg. From the battle of Cold Harbor up to the time of the surrender of Appomattox he was under command of General Grant, and participated in the various engagements led by that intrepid and brilliant leader. On the expiration of his term of enlistment of three years he again offered his services to his country, re-enlisting in the Sixth United States Vet- eran Volunteer Regiment, doing guard duty in the city of Washington before and after President Lin- coln's assassination to preserve order and protect property there. He participated in the leading en- gagements of the war with the Army of the Potomac and was always found at his post of duty, faithfully following the old flag and the cause it represented. . After the war Mr. Metcalf returned to Brooklyn and was engaged in the molding trade until October 29, 1866, when he was appointed a member of the Metropolitan police force in the borough of Brook- lyn, and he now holds the rank of sergeant, and it is but a question of time when he will be made captain, for he is one of the most efficient and trustworthy members of the force, permitting nothing to deter him from the faifthful and impartial discharge of his duties. In politics he is a war Democrat, firm in his HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 373 advocacy of the principles of the party, and fratern- :ally he is connected with Rankin Post, G. A. R., of which he has been a member since 1888. He is also a member of the War Veterans and Sons' Associa- tions, of Kings county, and the Union Veterans’ League, Nö. 70, of Kings county. GEORGE S. ELCOCK. When the tocsin of war sounded and loyal men of the north went forth in battle array to defend the Union, Captain George S. Elcock manifested a deeply patriotic spirit, offering his services to the government and joining the boys in blue at the very beginning of the struggle. He is numbered among Brooklyn's native sons, his birth having occurred in this city on the 16th of August, 1842. He was edu- cated both in New York city and Brooklyn, and has been a continuous resident of the latter since 1858. He was only seventeen years of age when he joined the Seventy-second Regiment of the New York state militia, at Brooklyn, becoming a member of the en- gineer corps. In May, 1860, he was transferred to the Fourteenth Regiment of the militia, and on the 18th of April, 1861, when the smoke from Fort Sum- ter's guns had hardly cleared away, he entered the united States service with the rank of second lieu- tenant. His bravery and fidelity won him promo- tion ; he became first lieutenant July 29, 1861 ; and captain, February 22, 1862, with rank from Decem- ber 13, 1861. He participated in the following move- ments and engagements of the Union troops: The advance into Virginia, May 24, 1861 ; Bull Run, July 21, 1861; Ball's Cross Roads, August 27, 1861; Upton Hill, October 5, 1861; Binne Hill, November 18, 1861; Falmouth, April 17, 1862; Carmel Church, July 23, 1862; Massapiney, August 6, 1862; Rappahannock Station, August 21 ; Sulphur Springs, August 26, 1862; Gainesville, August 28, 1862; Groveton, Au- gust 29, 1862, and at the last named was captured and sent to Libby Prison, being incarcerated for six weeks, after which he was paroled. He then re- ported to the parole camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and was exchanged in December, 1862. He rejoined his regiment in time to participate in the battle of Fredericksburg, December II-15, 1862; was at Port Royal, Virginia, April 23, 1863; Pallock Mill Creek, April 29 to May 2, 1863; Chancellorsville, May 2-3, 1863; Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863; Mine Run from November 26 to December 2, 1863; Wilderness, May 5, and 7, 1864; Laurel Hill, May 10, 1864; Spottsyl- vania Courthouse, May 11-21, 1864, and was honor- ably discharged on the 6th of June following. He was wounded at the first battle of Bull Run by a spent grape canister shot, but did not leave the field. He was also wounded in the left breast by a a livery stable. buckshot at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and was carried off the field, but again took his place in the ranks that evening. # - Captain Elcock is now in the government service, in a civil capacity. On the 1st of November, 1892, he was appointed secretary of the subway commis- sion and was transferred to the department of public buildings, lighting and supplies, acting in the capacity of chief clerk. He married Miss Julia E. Rose, and unto them were born two children: William R. and Estelle, the former with the American Sugar Refin- ing Company. The Captain now enjoys pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his membership with Moses F. Odell Post, G. A. R. He also belongs to the Veterans and Sons of Veterans’ Association and to the Fourteenth Regiment Vet- erans’ Association. His straightforward purpose, honorable principles and genial manner render him popular in all circles. LAFAYETTE. B. HALSTEAD. r * Lafayette B. Halstead is the proprietor of under- taking parlors in Flatbush and is also the owner of This dual business brings to him a good return financially and he is recognized as one of the substantial residents of this community. As his friends are many the sketch of his life cannot fail to prove of interest to the readers of this vol- ume. He was born in Brooklyn, January 25, 1863. His father, Stephen Halstead, is a native of New- burg, New York, and for a number of years acted as agent for the Charles Kelsey estate: by trade, however, he was a carpenter and builder. He came to Flatbush in 1840, and here made his home throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in 1887. His wife bore the maiden name of Lemma A. Bergen, and resided in Flatbush prior to their marriage. She became the mother of ten children and died in 1892. - Lafayette B. Halstead pursued his education in the public schools and at the age of sixteen years was a telegraph messenger. In his youth he learned the ship-carpenter's trade in the Brooklyn navy yard, was connected with that business for some time, but in 1896 purchased the Cortelyou stables and his undertaking business, having since that time conducted both enterprises, his diligence, enterprise and reasonable prices, and his desire to please his patrons bringing to him creditable success. ... " Mr. Halstead is a member of the Cortelyou Club and of the Young Men's Republican Club. He is very active in politics, keeping well informed on the issues of the day and doing all in his power to promote the welfare, upbuilding and success of his party. He married Miss Elizabeth V. McKinney, 374 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. who belongs to one of the old families of Flatbush, the wedding taking place May 17, 1886. Three children have been born to them, but their son Frank is the only one now living. JOSEPH SCHAEFFNER. The Schaeffner family, to which our subject be- longs, was founded in America by his father, Burk- hard Schaeffner, who was born October Io, 1827, in the village of Beckstein, county of Tauber- Bischofsheim, grand duchy of Baden, Germany, and was a son of Stephen and Margaret (Uhlein) Schaeffner, also natives of that place. Stephen Schaeffner was a farmer by occupation, and fol- lowed agricultural pursuits throughout his active business life. He was numbered among the hon- ored and highly respected citizens of his commu- nity, and both he and his wife were consistent Chris- tian people. In their family were three sons and three daughters, but only Burkhard and his sister Margaret came to America. The latter emigrated in 1869 with her two sons, Carl and Anton, and settled in Brooklyn, where she spent the remainder of her life. - Burkhard Schaeffner was educated in the schools of his native town and there learned the weaver’s trade. In early life he married Miss Catharine Braun, a daughter of Peter and Magdalena (Hel- linger) Braun, also natives of Baden. By this union five children were born, namely: John Peter, who married Margaret Knor and resides in Brooklyn; Maria Catharine, wife of Christopher Fuchs, of New York city; John Joseph, our subject; Charles Val- entine, who married Anna Fahn and lives in Brook- lyn; and Maria Elizabeth, wife of Rudolph Fecke, of the same city. The father came to America with his son, John Peter, landing at New York city in April, 1870, and spent the remainder of his life in Brooklyn, dying there February 4, 1896, having sur- vived his wife only a few days, as she died January 8, 1896. She came to the United States in company with her four younger children on the steamship America, sailing from Bremen and landing in New York November 27, 1870. They joined the husband and father who had located in the sixteenth ward, Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. - Joseph Schaeffner received his early mental train- ing in the schools of Germany, and on his arrival in America began learning the tailor's trade, at which he worked for some time in the sixteenth ward. In 1878 he purchased property at No. 148 Flody street, in the twenty-first ward, and took up his residence there two years later. Here he has successfully en- gaged in the manufacture of clothing ever since, having established a large and profitable business, which furnishes employment to about forty skilled workmen. He is a man of good business and ex- ecutive ability, and his success has been most worthily achieved. On the 15th of June, 1880, Mr. Schaeffner was married by Rev. Father Antonio Arnold at All Saints' Roman Catholic church to Miss Phillipina Gier, a daughter of Peter and Catharine (Louer) Gier, the former a native of the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, the latter of Prussia. To our subject and his wife were born the following children: Cath- arine, Peter, Maria, Charles, Joseph, Jacob, Philli- pina, Christopher, William, Amelia, Anna, Andreas and Alois. All are living with the exception of Andreas, who died at the age of five months. - Fraternally Mr. Schaeffner is an active member of All Saints' Council, No. 177, C. B. L., and re- ligiously is a member of All Saints' church, of which he has been a trustee for a number of years. He has become recognized as one of the most progressive and enterprising citizens of the twenty-first ward, and is highly respected and esteemed by all who know him, - JOHN PRAETZ. For nearly thirty years Mr. Praetz has resided in the eastern district of Brooklyn, the twenty-first ward, and is a well-known representative of its man- ufacturing interests. He was born in the village of Algermissen, in the province of Hanover, Germany, April 14, 1855, a son of Franz and Maria (Seiters) Praetz. The father was for many years the village school master in Algermissen, where he became rec- ognized as a successful and able educator. He cele- brated the fiftieth anniversary of his connection with the village schools, and was a most important factor in the town, leaving the impress of his individuality upon many who came under his instruction. He passed away at the age of seventy-two years, and this wife was called to her final rest in the sixty- ninth year of her age. Both were devout Christian people of the Roman Catholic faith, and in the church they reared their family of seven children. Two of the number died in early life. Of those who remained in the fatherland, Joseph was mar- ried and had one daughter, Elizabeth, who became the wife of Ferdinand Meyer and has a large fam- ily of sons and daughters. The children who came to America are as follows: William and Frank sailed from Bremen Haven in 1867, landing in New York city, whence they afterward removed to Brook- lyn. William married Paulina Messerer and has a family of children, while Frank married Louisa Funke and also had a family. He died in 1880, and is survived by his widow and three children. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 375 John Praetz, the subject of this review, received his early mental training under the direction of his father, and when fourteen years of age was ap- prenticed to learn the saddlery and harness-making trade, which occupation he continued until his eighteenth year. He then decided to come to Amer- ica, hoping to find a broader field for his skill and labor in the new world. He accordingly sailed from Bremer Haven, on the steamship Main, and landed in New York September 27, 1872. There he at once found employment at his trade, and for some years he made his home with his brothers in Brooklyn. After working for about eight years as a journeyman he began business on his own account at No. 7 Io Flushing avenue, and engaged in the manufacture of strap and other leather goods. This enterprise has proved a prosperous one under the wise and prudent management of Mr. Praetz, who, with a thorough understanding of the business, carefully operates its varied interests. He furnishes employment to fifteen skilled workmen, and the product of his factory is in demand by the trade in various sections of the coun- try. In All Saints' Roman Catholic church Mr. Praetz was married by the Rev. Father Anthony Arnold, on the 7th of May, 1878, to Miss Mary Strobel, daughter of Oswald and Dominica (Wanna- macher) Strobel, both of whom were natives of Prussia. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Praetz have been born the following children: Cecelia Anna; Joseph Paul, who died at the age of two years; Anna Francisca, who died in infancy; Joseph John, for some time a student in St. Vincent's College, near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Rosa Amanda, who died at the age of eighteen months; John Anthony; Julianna Rosa; Anthony Frank; and Mary Wilhelmina. Mr. Praetz and his family are communicants of All Saints Ro- man Catholic church, and he is an active member of All Saint's Council of the Catholic Benevolent Le- gion, doing much to advance its interests and its work. He was instrumental in organizing and building the new church with which he is now identified, and from the beginning he has served as one of its trustees. JOHN J. KELLY. John J. Kelly, a resident of Rockaway Beach and the railroad and express agent there and school commissioner of the borough of Queens, was born in Orange county, New York, January 21, 1864. Reared and educated there, at fourteen years of age he accepted a position as clerk in the store of M. E. Clark & Company, employing his evenings in learn- ing telegraphy. He soon became efficient in this and . took a position with the Long Island Railroad Com- pany at Broad Channel. Subsequently he was trans- ferred to Woodhaven, remaining there for several years. He afterward acted as a substitute at differ- ent points on the line. In 1891 he was appointed station agent at Holland, also express agent, and has ever since held this position. Mr. Kelly has always taken a deep interest in the progress of his locality. In 1897 he was elected village trustee but was legislated out of office with the consummation of the Greater New York consol- idation. In 1898 he was appointed a member of the board of education of the borough of Queens by Mayor Van Wyck, a position which he has filled with marked competence, faithfulness and popular- ity. He possesses a strong individuality, coupled with winsome and popular ways, while bold and fearless in expressing his opinions when necessary. He is exceptionally cautious and careful in forming his judgments. - - In 1896 he was married to Josephine, daughter of Lewis Hamill, Esq., a lady of fine accomplish- ments and a graduate of Mount St. Vincent on the Hudson. They have three sons and a daughter. WILLIAM A HEATON. William A. Heaton, a resident of Brooklyn since I869, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, August 27, 1842. The Heatons, of English descent, settled originally in Connecticut and moved thence to New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. His father, John B. Wheaton, a Kentuckian by birth. served in the Sixth Missouri Regiment of the Confederate army. ‘He died in 1877. His sons, George, William A. and Joseph, served in the Union army. William A. Heaton early learned the printer's trade, in Ohio, and removed to Missouri, where, at the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted, on the Union side, in Company H, First Missouri Volun- teer Infantry, in April, 1861. He was promoted to first sergeant and acting sergeant major in this regiment, which later became the First Missouri . Light Artillery. With the First Missouri Infantry he took part in the engagements at Booneville, Mis- Souri, at Dug Springs and Wilson's creek. In the last named engagement one-half of the men of his company were killed or wounded, the regiment losing Seventy-six killed and two hundred and two wound- ed. It was in this engagement that General Na- thaniel Lyon fell, Mr. Heaton being near him when he received his death wound. Mr. Heaton was dis- charged on surgeon's certificate in November, 1862. He again enlisted, March 28, 1864, in Company A, Twelfth Missouri Cavalry, participating in cam- paigns in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, and, after the close of the Civil war, in a campaign 376 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. against the Cheyenne and Sioux Indians in Dakota and Wyoming. In the winter of 1865-6 the latter campaign resulted in the defeat of the Indians on Powder river. - On the Tallahatchie, in northern Mississippi, Mr. Heaton received injuries from the fall of his horse during a skirmish, which disabled him for two months. He was mustered out of service, April 9, 1866, as second lieutenant of his company, and also receiving a commission as first lieutenant of Company H. When he was mustered out he was presented by Company. A with a handsome staff cavalry sword. Mr. Heaton was commander of Horace Greeley Post, G. A. R., No. 577, Department of New York, for two years, and at present is com- mander of Brooklyn City Post, No. 233. WILLIAM NOLL. William Noll, an old and worthy citizen of the sixteenth ward, Williamsburg district, Brooklyn, and a most respectable representative of the German- American element of the city, was born in the village of Breitenborn, near the town of Gelnhausen, in the district of Kurhessen, Germany, November 12, 1837. He is a son of Ernst and Elizabeth (Goebel) Noll, both of whom were natives of the same village, where the former was for many years a successful, wholesale grocer, and a man of considerable in- fluence in the affairs of his town. In 1867 he de- cided to come to the United States, and with his fam- ily, consisting of his wife and three children, settled in the Eastern district of Brooklyn, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1889. His faith- ful wife and mother of his children had died in 1871. They were the parents of the following children: William, the subject of this sketch ; Catharine, wife of Gottlieb Banzer, of New York city; Ernst, who married and resided in Brooklyn, where he died in, 1872, leaving a widow and five children; Caroline and Elizabeth, each of whom married and settled in Brooklyn. - - William Noll acquired his primary education in the schools of his native land and when he was four- teen years of age he became apprenticed to the baker's trade. When in his nineteenth year, having completed his apprenticeship, he decided to emigrate to the United States, and embarked at Rotterdam on a sailing vessel bound for New York city, which place he reached after a long and tedious voyage of forty-seven days. found his uncle, Mr. Henry Goebel, who had been in New Orleans but had left that city on account of the yellow-fever epidemic and had located in Brook- lyn. Here Mr. Noll joined him and engaged in his trade of baker, which he followed for some time, and Upon arriving in New York he after his marriage began business on his own ac- count on Warren street, Brooklyn, where he re- mained for about eighteen months. At the end of this period he engaged as a journeyman baker; which trade he followed for about one year, when he removed to No. 90 Montrose avenue. Here he resided until 1869, in which year he purchased the premises at No. 51 Manhattan avenue, making ex- tensive improvements and residing there until 1880. In 1878 he visited his native land, purchasing while there a stock of most excellent wines, which he shipped to the United States, and upon again return- ing to this country engaged in the wine business at No. 75 Manhattan avenue. In 1880 Mr. Noll re- moved to the corner of Manhattan avenue and Mc- Kibben street, and the next year made an exchange and purchase, by which he came into the possession Óf the premises at No. 75 and 77 Manhattan avenue. At this location he has since resided and been en- gaged in importing and the wholesale wine trade. Fraternally Mr. Noll is a member of Schiller Lodge, No. 304, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn, and Charles T. Schmitt Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is also an active member of the Broadway Merchants' Association of Brooklyn, and of numerous other fraternal and Social organizations of the eastern district. Mr. Noll was married September 16, 1860, to Miss Katie Kolb, by whom he has had a family of seven sons and one daughter. Five of these children died in early life. John died in 1895, at the age of thirty-two, leaving a widow and flour children; William, who married Mary Diemer; Henry, who married Margaret Schwartz. The mother of these children died June 14, 1875, and Mr. Noll married for his second wife, Miss Ida Ruekauf, a daughter of Frederick A. and Caroline (Ruekauf), by whom he has two children, viz.: Catharine W. (Mrs. Charles Melzer); and Anna. The latter married Frederick Meyer and has one daughter, Edna. Mr. Noll has always been known as one of the most upright busi- ness men, and as a most excellent neighbor and citi- zen, and has the regard and esteem of all that know him. - JOHN F. NELSON. John F. Nelson, a contractor and builder of Brooklyn, was born in New York city, April 15, 1851, but has spent the greater part of his life in Brooklyn and is indebted to its public school sys- tem for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. His father, William N. Nelson, was a native of Denmark, and in early life came to the United States. He married Miss Catherine McNichol, and unto them were born five children, of whom John F. Nelson is the youngest. Having put aside his HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 377. text-books he entered the school of experience and learned there many useful lessons. He was appren- ticed to the bricklayers and plasterers' trade and followed those pursuits as a journeyman until em- barking in business on his own account, in 1875. He has since carried on operations as a contractor and builder, executing all kinds of building con- tracts and being recognized as one of the reliable, enterprising and successful men in his line. - In the year 1875 Mr. Nelson was united in mar- riage to Miss Mary C. Costello, a native of New York, and unto them have been born six children. Mr. Nelson has taken little active part in public affairs, his attention being given to his business affairs. His career has been successful chiefly by reason of his natural ability and his thorough in- sight into the business in which as a young trades- man he embarked. He enjoys the well earned dis- tinction of being what the public call a self-made TT13.11. - ROBERT E. NEWMAN. Another descendant of a Revolutionary soldier is found in R. E. Newman, the proprietor of the ex- tensive coal and wood business at 1632 Broadway, Brooklyn. William Henry Rose, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was an important factor in the capture of Stony Point by “Mad Anthony Wayne,” he having furnished the countersign to the General through the agency of a negro whom he had owned as a slave. The Americans were thus en- abled to surprise their opponents. R. E. Newman, Sr., the father of our subject, was a son of William Henry Newman, and was born at Monmouth, New Jersey, August 6, 1813. He became a seaman and lost his life in a noble attempt to save a ship, March 1, 1857, when his own vessel was lost. He had married Martha Rose, of Stony Point, Rockland county, New York, who lived until March 2, 1875, when she passed away, at the age of forty-four years. Both she and her husband were active work- ers in the Willett Street Methodist church. Mr. Newman had an enviable reputation for unvarying honesty and was indeed one of those of whom it may be said that his word was as good as his bond. He was the father of five children, three of whom are living: Edgar, Robert E. and Emma, now the wife of John T. McGowan, of Brockłyn. Those deceased were: Oscar, who died in 1887, at the age of forty-nine years; and Henry, who died in early life. r o . R. E. Newman, whose name introduces this re- view, attended the South Second street school, in the fifteenth ward of Brooklyn, and at the age of twelve years entered the employ of a wholesale of wealth or influence to aid him. no uncertain manner what it is possible to accom- plish when perseverance and determination form the grocery house in New York city. He then spent Some years in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, and in 1893 established his present business, which has prospered largely. Mr. Newman belongs to the Em- pire and Jefferson Clubs, and is a member of the Masonic order, Clinton Lodge, No. 453. In politics he is practically independent. - On Christmas Day of 1876 he married Miss So- phia Bennett, a member of an old Brooklyn family, and whose father, George H. Bennett, is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Newman have had seven children, of whom six are living, William R., Martha M., Grace E., Mary E., Albert D. and Vera M. The family attend the Congrega- tional church at the corner of Bushwick avenue and Cornelia street. WILLIAM TEXTER, Mr. Texter has a remarkable record, and from the study of his life history one may learn valuable lessons. The spirit of self help is the source of all genuine worth in the individual and is the means of bringing to man success when he has no advantages It illustrates in keynote of a man's life. Depending on his own re- sources, looking for no outside aid or support, he has risen from comparative obscurity to a place of prominence both in the commercial and political world. The city of Brooklyn owes much to him on account of his connection with her business interests. He was born in the province of Pommern—the birthplace of Prince Bismarck—on the 8th of March, 1850. His father, who also bore the name of Will- iam, Texter, was a manufacturer of armour. He was a very strong man, his strength exceeding that of any other resident of his county. In height he was six feet and eight inches and he weighed three hun- dred and thirty-three pounds. He could lift a man with one hand and in many other ways evidenced his great strength. Unruly horses were often brought to him to be shod, for he could lift them around and handle them until they became docile. In manner he was kindly and gentle, notwithstand- ing his great physical strength. At the time the cholera broke out in his town, nearly everybody who found it possible left the place, but he remained and nursed the sick, and when the danger was all over for the others, he was taken with the disease and died. . . . . . William Texter, whose name introduces this re- view, went to live with an uncle at an early age in order to become proficient in the work of farming. He studied scientific farming, which is taught in 378 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Germany as law or medicine is taught in this country. In 1869 he was enrolled as a member of the Second Pomeranian Lancers, and participated in the French and German war. In August, 1870, he was wounded, and later was pensioned as an in- valid. On this account, after passing a very rigid civil service examination, he was given a position on one of the railroads and served in that ca- pacity until he had recovered his health, when he was relieved and sought other occupation. He then formed a partnership with an uncle in the hotel business in Berlin. Later he rented a race- course at Langendorp, Berlin, but success did not attend the new enterprise, and after losing consider- able money he returned to Hamburg, where he again engaged i.v the hotel business. Mr. Texter was married, in 1881, to Miss Ida Grimm, a native of Pennsylvania, whom he met abroad. Her people wished him to come to the United States, so, after a season spent as proprietor of the Hotel de Brandenburgh in Hamburg, he came to America in May, 1882. The first employ- ment which he could secure in this country was that of a waiter on Coney Island. He there served for One season and afterward accepted a position as head waiter in Brooklyn. He was ambitious and enterprising, however, and such qualities always se- cure advancement. In 1887 he leased the Manner- chor Hall in Brooklyn, and in the meantime, he had made some money in the coal business, having worked for a coal dealer who could not pay him and he took the business, which he later sold at a good profit. It was this that enabled him to lease the Mannerchor Hall, which he conducted for five years. In 1892 he leased Ulmer Park, which he has now conducted for eight seasons. It is spacious and well equipped as a summer resort, having everything which ministers to the pleasure of visitors during the hot summer months. In 1898 he took charge of the Leiderkranz Hall, in Brooklyn, and on the Ist of May, 1900, assumed the management of the Arion Hall, both of which he will conduct during the winter season, while in the summer months he will devote his energies to the management of Ul- mer. Park. This is a beautiful place, its splendid situation affording attractive scenic surroundings. The grounds are well kept and everything about the park is in first-class condition. Its former owner spent three hundred thousand dollars in improve- ments and since that time Mr. Texter has expended eighty thousand dollars in additional improvements. He has his own ice and electric plants and other equipments that will enable him to conduct the park in a manner equal to the best resorts of the kind in any portion of the country. He there employs one hundred and fifty people, at Arion Hall has thirty employed and at Liederkranz eighteen. The park is situated on Gravesend Bay, between Brook- lyn and Coney Island, and is beautifully laid out with shady walks and drives, dancing pavilions, bowling alleys, all overlooking the beautiful and ever changing pictures afforded by the bay. It is a favorite resort for picnic parties, clubs and other societies in the summer time, receiving a high class of patronage. Mr. Texter is his own manager, a 'fact which has been the keynote of his success. Of many societies he is a valued and popular member. He belongs to the John Ennis Club of Brooklyn, is a member of the general committee of Tammany Hall, is also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a thirty-second de- gree Mason. He has one living child, Ed., who is to be educated at West Point. The life record of Mr. Texter is one which gives food for careful thought and consideration, for it demonstrates what may be accomplished through determined purpose. He started out in life empty-handed, depended entirely upon his own efforts, but tireless energy has been given to his work and steadily he has advanced step by step until he has gained a place among the substantial residents of Brooklyn. His keen dis- crimination, excellent business and executive ability and his resolute purpose have been salient features in his career. Socially he is genial, courteous and refined, popular alike with his casual associates and intimate friends. . JAMES H. DOREMUS. As long as memory lasts the nation will hold in grateful remembrance those who fought for the preservation of the Union in the war of 1861-5. Patriotism and valor have enshrined the name of the Yankee soldier in wreaths of everlasting glory, and inscribed his title high in the nation’s roll of honor and fame. The events of 1861 so thrilled and in- spired the patriotism of young Doremus that he gal- lantly offered his services to his country in its ex- treme hour of peril, and accordingly enlisted, as a private, in Company A, Twenty-second Regiment, First Division, First Army Corps, New Jersey Vol- unteers, and went to the front to bare his breast if need be in the defense of his country against dis- ruption and disunion. His regiment organized at Hackensack, New Jersey, was mustered into service in 1862 and immediately hurried to the front. They were first stationed at Camp Perrine near Washing- ton, D. C., under the command of Lieutenant Coloneſ Douglas and Major N. J. Demorest, where they con- tinued to do guard and camp duty, until sent to Chain Bridge, Virginia, and later at Belle Plaine, Virginia, to guard General Lee's old homestead. He JAMES H. DO REMUS.W. M. C. ORMSBEE. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 379 subsequently participated in the First and Second battles of Frederickshurg and Chancellorsville, be- sides various other skirmishes and minor engage- ments. At the time of the Gettysburg fight, his regiment was held in reserve at Alexandria, Virginia, in readiness for any emergency that might arise in that engagement. He was mustered out of service on June 26, 1863, by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment, and has since resided in Brook- lyn. - He is a member of Harry Lee Post, of Brook- lyn; was commander in 1899 and has passed through all the chairs. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and an active and influential in Republican politics in his district, having served as a delegate to various conventions. He at present occupies the position of inspector in the building de- partment for the borough of Brooklyn. Mr. Doremus was born at Hackensack, New Jersey, on July 3, 1839, where he was reared and edu- cated in the public schools. He early learned the building business, which he pursued for many years as a contractor and builder in the Twenty-fifth ward of Brooklyn, until his appointment to his present position. - The name is of Holland-Dutch origin, the immi- grant ancestor of the family having been one of the early settlers of Hackensack, New Jersey, his birth- place. On his maternal side he is of Irish extraction, and his mother's name was Catherine Barry. He was married in early life to Charlotte, daughter of Samuel D. Mills, who conducted the first academy in the old village of Williamsburg. A brother, Dan Doremus, served in the Sixth New York Cavalry in the Civil war for two years, participating in numer- ous engagements. Garret Doremus, the father, was a well-known builder in Brooklyn in his day, and died in 1894 at the age of eighty-two years. He was a man of wide acquaintance and was familiarly known as Dan “Dod,” and had charge of the sheath- ing of the celebrated ironclad gunboat “Merrimac” as an engineer. WILLIAM C. ORMSBEE. William C. Ormsbee, a veteran of the Civil war and who bears an enviable and brilliant record for courage and bravery in many hard-fought engage- ments, is a well known citizen of Brooklyn, where he has resided for many years. He was born in Con- necticut, February 20, 1840, but was brought by his parents to New York city when a child. He was educated in public school No. 18 in Brooklyn, and for many years thereafter was in the employ of the well-known firm of Pine & Beakes, weighers of New a Democrat. York city. He has been for several years engaged in the same business on his own account at his pres- ent location, No. 99 Pearl street. In response to President Lincoln's first call for volunteers Mr. Ormsbee, with true patriotic spirit, cast aside his youthful employment and ambitions to offer his ser- vices for the preservation of the Union. He ac- cordingly enlisted in Company I, of the Fourth Regiment of New York Volunteers, known as the First Scott Life Guard, under the command of Col- onel Alfred W. Taylor, and participated in all the engagements in which the regiment took part from the time of his enlistment until he was mustered out of service in New York city, in May, 1863. The regiment first did patrol duty on the Pennsylvania Railroad, guarding the road and bridges over the Gunpowder river, between Havre de Grace and Balti- more, for six months. Subsequently they were sta- tioned for a short time at Fort McHenry, Balti- more, later at Norfolk, Virginia, and for three months at Suffolk, when they returned to Norfolk to take transport to join the Army of the Potomac under McClellan, at Washington, D. C. Their first engagement was at South Mountain, followed by the battle of Antietam, in which the regiment lost heav- ily. . Recuperating for thirty days at Harper's Ferry, they advanced to Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg. Crossing the river, they entered the streets of the city and made an assault, on December 13, 1862, but were repulsed and driven back across the river to Fredericksburg. For gallantry in this engagement Mr. Ormsbee was promoted to sergeant major. Ad- vancing again in May following, General Burnside made the celebrated “stick-in-the-mud” march to- ward Chancellorsville, but owing to their failure to move their batteries on account of the bad condition of the roads they were obliged to return to Falmouth. They later, however, succeeded in reaching Chan- cellorsville, where they again met with repulse. General Hooker was thereupon compelled to fall back to Falmouth, and, the term of enlistment having expired, they were ordered back to New York and mustered out of service, arriving home on the 20th of May, 1863. Mr. Ormsbee is a member of Harry Lee Post, G. A. R., was its commander in 1897, having passed all the chairs, and has served as a delegate to the state encampment. He is also a member of the Association of the Fourth Regiment, of which he is secretary and treasurer. Politically Mr. Ormsbee is Early in life he was married to Julia, a daughter of Walter Fowler, of Brooklyn, who was for many years a prominent business man of New York, but who resided in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. They have four children, as follows: William C., Jr., Florence, Walter and Arthur. .380 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. HENRY DE HAVEN CAMERON. The biographical sketch which follows will be found to possess peculiar interest for more reasons than one. It is a story of war-like and professional advancement and an illustration of personal integrity which is altogether too rare in the degree indi- cated. Captain John Franklin Cameron, son of William and Phoebe (Clayton) Cameron, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1841. At the out- break of the Civil war, when he had not yet at- tained his majority, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and was at once promoted to sergeant, and by the time his regiment was in active service he had risen to the captaincy of his company and served with that rank three years and eight months. He was made a prisoner of war, and while being transferred from one prison to another he and four companions cut their way out of the cattle car in which they were confined and escaped to the Federal lines. During a leave of absence Captain Cameron went to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and by much persistent effort secured a writ to compel the prompt payment of bounties due and withheld from soldiers. He was offered ten thousand dollars in cash and an opportunity to make one hundred thousand dollars in a month if he would destroy or suppress the writ. But he declined to do anything of the kind and thereafter all bounties due soldiers in that depart- ment were paid promptly. Captain Cameron has been a member of the firm of W. H. Conrad & Company, manufacturers of fine handkerchiefs, of New York, for many years, and has made a number of inventions, notably an airship and the system of cornice ventilation now in general use. He and his family are identified with the Dutch Reformed church, and he is a member of the Carleton Club. The family residence is at No. 62 Seventh avenue, Brooklyn. August 21, 1866, Captain Cameron married Miss Elizabeth W. Martindale, a daughter of Thomas and Anna Maria (Sudlor) Martindale, granddaughter of Dr. John and Marion (Barratt) Martindale and great-granddaughter of Philip Barratt, a native of England, who was high sheriff of Kent county, Dela- ware, under royal appointment. The Martindales and Sudors were among the prominent early fam- ilies of Maryland. For many years Mrs. Cameron has taken great interest in the science of medicine, which she eventually took up as a study, and in I888 she was graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine and has since been very successful in the treatment of chronic diseases. She is a member of the Kings County Homeopathic Medical Society, the Płigh Potency Homeopathic Medical Society of New f York, the Health Protective Association, the Free Library Association and the Kings Manor Associa- tion, and is eligible for membership in the Colonial Dames and Daughters of the Revolution. Captain John Franklin and Elizabeth (Martindale) Cameron have two sons,—Henry de Haven Cameron, M. D., and James Auchiltree Cameron. Dr. Henry de Haven Cameron was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his primary edu- cation in the public schools of Delaware. He was later graduated at a Methodist Episcopal College, and took the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 1890. His practice is largely surgical, and he is a member of the staff of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Brooklyn and of the Norwegian Hos- pital of Brooklyn, and a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, the Brooklyn Pathological Society and the Brooklyn Surgical So- ciety. He is also a member of the Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn. In October, 1897, he visited China and Japan, and was in Naples, Italy, when the Spanish war begun. Returning to Brooklyn, he went to the front as a private in Troop C, of which his brother was also a member, rather than accept a commission which was offered him in another regiment. He served in Porto Rico, doing a sur- geon's duty, though ranking and receiving pay only as a private, and the efficiency of his service is evi- denced by the fact that the members of Troop C all came home in good health. James Auchiltree Cameron, after having com- pleted his education, accepted a position in the hand- kerchief factory of W. H. Conrad & Company, of New York, in which firm his father is a partner, and has shown his adaptability to the business in many ways, especially in the mechanical department, in which he has invented a handkerchief folder. He is a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Brook- lyn, and while there wrote a play which was pre- sented by the pupils of that institution. He is also known as a pianist of considerable ability. JACOB RAUTH. Much of the civilization of the world has come from the Teutonic race. Continually moving west- ward, they have taken with them the enterprise and advancement of their eastern homes and have be- come valued and useful citizens of various locali- ties. In this country especially have they demon- strated their power to adapt themselves to new cir- cumstances, retaining at the same time their pro- gressiveness and energy, and have become loyal and devoted citizens, true to the institutions of “the land of the free,” and untiring in the promotion of all ��^ e/%，772.Źzz.… 722 zz. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. that will prove of benefit to their adopted country. The German element in America forms an important part of American citizenship, and while they cannot attain to the highest civil office in the gift of the people, they have given ample evidence of their power to sustain and uphold the government of the republic and to become the factors in various com- munities to whom the locality owes its progress and prosperity. - Jacob Rauth was born January 6, 1840, in the village of Oberingelheim, in the kingdom of Ober- ingelheim, kreis Bingen, bezirk Mienz, in the grand duchy of Hessen, Germany. He is a son of George and Margaret (Deister) Rauth, who had four sons and two daughters, all of whom came to America and settled in Brooklyn. William crossed the At- lantic in 1848, while Helena came in 1850, and after- ward married Baltzer Holler. Baltzer Rauth, the next of the family, emigrated to the new world in 1852, and in 1857 the mother of this family also sailed for the United States with her sons, Jacob and George, and their sister, Barbara, who was mar- ried in this country and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, but is now deceased. The father of this family was a mason and builder and in his native land was very prominent in business circles and as a man and citizen. He served as a captain under command of Napoleon in the war with Spain, and being cap- tured, was confined as a prisoner of war in a Spanish prison for three years. homestead in Oberingelheim, Germany, at the age of sixty-six years, while his widow passed away in Brooklyn, in 1867, when about seventy-six years of age. When the family came to the new world they located in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, establishing their home on Montrose avenue in the sixteenth ward. - r . After coming to this country William Rauth fol- lowed the mason's and builder's trade, and in con- nection with his brothers, Baltzer, George and Ja- cob, formed the firm of B. Rauth Brothers. He lost his life by accident in 1863, while George Rauth died in 1878, and Baltzer in 1882. - - When a youth of seventeen years Jacob Rauth, whose name introduces this record, in 1857, came with his mother, his brothers and his sister to the . United States. He learned the slate-roofing trade in Germany and followed that pursuit for a short time in America, but soon began work at the ma- son's trade and was employed in that capacity as a journeyman until the firm of B. Rauth & Brothers was established. tained a foremost position as a representative of this line of activity. William, to a partnership in the business, and they He died at the old - Since his brother's death Jacob Rauth has continued the business and has main- He afterward admitted his son, are associated in the conduct of one of the important industrial concerns of the county. They represent one of the oldest and most reliable business firms in the building interests of Brooklyn, having carried on operations here for about forty years. Among some of the important contracts they have executed have been the following: The Otto Huber Brew- ery, the Nassau Brewery, the Williamsburg Brew- ery and the T. C. Lyman Brewery, also the Arion Hall Building, the Burger Brewery, the new Schwaebische Saengerbund Hall and many others of equal importance but of less public character... They have for many years secured a large portion of the heavy contracts let in Brooklyn, and employ as many as one hundred men, doing as much as two or three hundred thousand dollars’ worth of business an- nually. They are well known for the excellent char- acter of their work, being very prompt and reliable, and in trade circles they enjoy an unassailable repu- tation. - . Mr. Rauth enlisted in Company I, of the Forty- fifth Regiment of New York Volunteers during the Civil war, and with his command went to Alexan- dria, Virginia. He participated in the campaign in the Shenandoah valley and in the battle of Win- chester, but in 1863 he contracted illness and on this. account was discharged after serving for about a year. He is now a member of Dupont Post, G. A. R., also belongs to the Mannerchor and Arion Sing- ing Society, to Oltman's Lodge, F. & A. M., and to . William Tell Lodge, I. O. O. F. He was happily married to Mary Horni, a daughter of John Horni, and unto them were born two children. John, the elder, died at the age of thirty-four years, leaving a wife and two children, Clarence and Edgar. The second son is William Rauth, who is engaged in business with his father. The mother of these sons. died in 1868, and in 1869 Mr. Rauth was again mar- ried, his second union being with Margaret Schaffer. He is wholly worthy the respect which is every- where tendered to him, for his name is synonymous. with honorable dealing and with all that is elevat- ing and beneficial to the citizen and individual. WILLIAM RAUTH, William Rauth is the junior member of the firm. of Rauth & Son, of Brooklyn, and few firm names. are more frequently seen in connection with im- portant contracts in the city than that given above. Mr. Rauth was born July 10, 1865, his parents being Jacob and Mary (Harni) Rauth. The public schools of Williamsburg afforded him his educational privi- leges, and on putting aside his text-books he became associated with his father in extensive building operations, finally entering the firm. He now largely- 382 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. has the management of their business affairs in their . control shows marked ability. He is considerate and just in his treatment of employes, at the same time demanding of them faithful service. He lives strict- ly up to the terms of a contract and is never dilatory in executing his work, unless meeting interferences beyond his control. - On the 24th of December, 1884, Mr. Rauth was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Plage, and unto them have been born two children, Mabel May and William J. The parents are well known in the com- munity where they reside and enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes. Mr. Rauth is a member of the Chamber Tent, Knights of the Maccabees, and of Oltman Lodge, F. & A. M. In politics he is a stalwart Republican and is recognized as a leader of the party in the fifteenth ward. He is also very popular in a number of German societies, including the Schwaebischer Saengerbund and the Harmony Glee Club of Brooklyn. His influence is marked in political circles, his counsel carrying weight with the party. His business career has met with a credit- able success, and in addition to their building inter- ests he and his father are the owners of considerable real estate, including flats and apartments. He is wide awake, determined and purposeful, possessing the enterprising spirit that has done so much for the development of America, giving her rank with the old countries of Europe along all lines of industrial and mechanical advancement. FREDERICK WILLIAM BOEHME. The profession of pharmacy has in recent years been advanced to a place of prime importance in the United States and has attracted to its ranks men of fine attainments who are gradually raising its stand- ard and making it more and more a great public benefit. The name at the head of this sketch will be recognized as that of one of the leading repre- sentatives of this profession in the eastern district of Brooklyn. Frederick William Boehme was born in the old university city of Leipsic, in the province of Saxony, Germany, November 25, 1872, a son of Frederick William and Maria Theresa (Theirbach) Boehme. Frederick William Boehme, Sr., for some years past a successful merchant at Leipsic, was early in life in the military service of Saxony, and later, for a num- ber of years, was in the government employ at Dres- den. He is a man of fine abilities and a wide ex- perience, in all things a progressive citizen and a patriotic son of the fatheriand. His eight children all reached years of maturity. Gustav, the eldest, came to America in 1877 and located in New York city, where he now conducts a first-class pharmacy with a fair degree of success. at Broadway and Forty-seventh street. Reinhold, next in order of birth, is a merchant of Dahlen, Saxony. Augusta married Hermann Van Haehnel and lives in Leipsic. Frederick William was the next in order of birth. Louis is a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey. Paul is a licentiate of the board of pharmacy, of New York city, and is employed in the store of his brother Gustav. Lena and William are inmates of their parents’ household at Leipsic, Germany. * - William Frederick Boehme, subject of this sketch, gained his early education in the schools of Leipsic, at which he was graduated when in his fifteenth year. Not long afterward he made up his mind to emigrate to America and join his brother Gustav, who was already established in New York, and ac- cordingly he sailed from Hamburg and arrived at New York, June 17, 1887. Recognizing the value of further education, especially in English branches, he became a student in the night school at Fifty-second street and Eighth avenue, New York, and, when in his eighteenth year entered Cooper Institute, New York, where he studied diligently for two years. When in his twentieth year he entered the College of Pharmacy of the city of New York, at which institution he was graduated in 1894. Immediately after his graduation he found employment in his brother’s pharmacy, Broadway and Forty-seventh street, New York, where he remained until the fall of the same year, when he went to Brooklyn and entered the pharmacy of Carl Wuest & Son, on Manhattan avenue. After two years employment there, in 1896, he opened a pharmacy on Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, an undertaking in which he met In 1897 he removed to his present location at the corner of Myrtle and Central avenues, in the twenty-seventh ward, where he has been so successful that he has established himself as one of the leaders among the enterprising druggists of Brooklyn, Eastern District. Mr. Boehme married Miss Elizabeth Klee, at Canarsie, Long Island, May 26, 1896, and has a son 11amed Frederick William. Mrs. Boehme is a daughter of Captain Louis and Anna (Kolp) Klee. Mr. and Mrs. Boehme are attendants upon the serv- ices and are supporters of the best interests of the Lutheran church. o EMIL BRIELMANN. Emil Brielmann was born in the town of Oelfort, in the province of Alsace, then belonging to France, June 9, 1832, and died at his home in Brooklyn, June 30, 1891. He was a son of Conrad and Vic- toria Brielmann, and was one of four children of their family who came to America, the others being HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 383 Rudolph ; Emily, now the wife of Stephen Kumpf, of Dutchess county, New York; and Louisa, wife of Charles Bowmann, of Sumner Place, Brooklyn. . Mr. Brielmann, whose name introduces this rec- ord, pursued his education in the schools of his native land and remained under the parental roof until twenty-two years of age, when he bade adieu to home and friends and sailed for the United States. He landed in New York, but came at once to Brooklyn, where he was employed at various pursuits for some time. He learned the carpenter's trade and followed that vocation, entering into part- nership with Joseph Herte, under the firm name of Herte & Brielmann. He afterward formed a partner- ship with Peter Geier under the firm style of Briel- mann & Geier, and began the manufacture of kin- dling wood at Nos. 61 and 63 Varet street. The new enterprise was attended with success from the be- ginning and business was carried on for three years, when the establishment was destroyed by fire. Mr. Brielmann immediately rebuilt, however, and re- sumed business, adding a chopping department. There he carried on a profitable enterprise until his death, and sustained an enviable reputation in business circles for his straightforward methods. He was married in the old house of worship of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church to M1ss Johanna Brug, daughter of Simon and Eliza- beth (Klemm) Brug. They became the parents of six children, as follows: Julia and John, who died in childhood; Caroline, who was born March 27, 1858, pecame the wife of John Oesterle, and died March 23, 1884, leaving two children, Louisa and George; Emil, who married Sophia Lochner and has four children,_John, Joseph, Louisa and Charles; Joseph, who married Mary Kollmer and has two daugh- ters, Louisa and Matilda; John, the second, was born April 1, 1873, and died on the 13th of April, 1893. The father of this family was a consistent mem- ber of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic . church. He was generous and hospitable, trust- worthy and genial, and in the varied relations of life commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact. CHARLES AICHMANN. A well-known builder and contractor living in Ridgewood Heights district of Brooklyn, Charles Aichmann, has contributed in no small measure to the development and improvement of the city, nor have his efforts been confined alone to one line. He is a successful, enterprising manufacturer and is a gentleman of keen discrimination and enterprise who carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. A native of Germany, Mr. Aichmann was born in the town of Nurtingen, in the kingdom of Wurtem- - berg, March 6, 1852. IIis parents were Frederick G. and Barbara (Koch) Aichmann, both also natives of the kingdom of Wurtemberg. In their family were six children. The father was a mason and builder, and was well and favorably known as a successful contractor and builder of railroad bridges and other structural work on various railroad lines in his native kingdom. His extraordinary business and executive ability enabled him to overcome all .difficulties and obstacles in his path and he ad- vanced steadily step by step to a position of af- fluence. At the time of his death he was the pos- sessor of a comfortable competence which left his family pleasantly situated financially. He passed away October 27, 1876, and his wife, long surviving him, departed this life September 26, 1892, at the very advanced age of eighty-three years. Charles J. Aichmann is indebted to the public school system of his native town for the ad- vantages which he received in the direction of mental training. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to learn the florist’s business, and when his term was ended he traveled throughout the various states of Germany, where he was employed in the line of his chosen vocation. But, believing that the new world furnished better opportunities, he sailed for America in 1872, leaving the city of Bremenhaven for the long voyage across the Atlantic. This ended he landed at New York on the 5th of Sèptember, and in that city was for some years engaged in the manufacture of cigars, continuing there until 1878, when he removed to the nineteenth ward of Brook- lyn. Subsequently he took up his abode in the twen- ty-first ward, and in 1888 located in the Ridgewood Heights district, erecting the first three-story frame dwelling in the neighborhood. There he became connected with the building interests as a contractor, in which enterprise he associated himself with John Dreher. They erected many dwellings throughout the eastern district of Brooklyn and the firm ranked among the best in their line in that section of the city. Their patronage was very extensive and the reputation which they enjoyed was indeed enviable. In addition to his connection with the building in- terests Mr. Aichmann also engaged in the manu- facture of cigars and in this he established a large and lucrative trade, and his keen discrimination, sound judgment and untiring energy secured to him marked prosperity. In the spring of 1901 Mr. Aich- mann retired from active business pursuits and took up his residence at the beautiful suburban town of Elmhurst. Mr. Aichmann has been twice married. In New 384 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. York city he married Miss Louisa Miller, daughter of Franz Miller. She died November 3, 1896, and on the Ioth of April, 1898, he married Miss Barbara Miesem, daughter of George and Susanna (Paetzel) Miesem. Mr. Aichmann and his wife attend St. Paul's Lutheran church. He is well known in fraternal circles and for the past fourteen years has been the president of the Schwaebische Vilks Fest Verein, one of the leading organizations of its kind in Brooklyn. In 1899 this society erected the large hall at the corner of Myrtle and Green avenues in Brooklyn. Mr. Aichmann is also a member of the United Singing Society. In politics he is deeply in- terested, takes an active part in local political af- fairs, but has never sought or desired public office, preferring that his time and energies should be given . to his business interests in which he has met with creditable success. - PATRICK H. MALONE. | Among the most industrious and progressive of American citizens in our largest cities, as well as in the agricultural neighborhoods, are frequently to be found those who, although of foreign birth, have made valuable use of the golden opportunities afforded by the land of their adoption, have entered heartily into sympathy with the spirit in which its institutions were founded, have nobly emulated the example of the most exemplary of those “to the manner born,” and have proven their worthiness for citizenship. Representative of such a class is Pat-. rick H. Malone, of Brooklyn, who has lived a life of great usefulness to the community. Mr. Malone was born in Kings county, Ireland, in 1855. When he was fifteen years of age he ac- companied his uncle to the United States, but shortly afterward removed to Brooklyn, which has since been his place of residence. There he at- tended the public schools, completing a fair English education to supplement the instruction he had re- ceived in his native land. From almost the first he was dependent upon his own resources, and he be- gan making his living in a floral nursery. He pos- Sessed a natural aptitude for the work, and this, with his industry and ambition to render good ser- vice and to excel in his tasks, enabled him eventually to become superintendent for James Weir, propri- etor of one of the most extensive floral nurseries in Brooklyn. For the past ten years he has conducted an extensive floral business of his own at No. 208 Twenty-sixth street, and has met with most grati- fying success. Engaged in this line of business, as employe and as proprietor, for more than twenty- five years, he has aided largely in the beautifying of the city, and of its homes, one among the most useful and pleasing tasks one could take upon him- self and which has brought him into friendly rela- tions with many of the best families of the city and vicinity. . - From the time he became a voter, Mr. Malone has been an interested participant in political affairs, and he has long wielded a potent influence in the Democratic, party, to which he adheres. He was formerly president of the Democratic Association of the seventh assembly district. He is a member of the Kings county general committee, and has fre- quently represented his party in state and local con- ventions. In 1901 he gave his influence to the fusion. movement, in the interest of clean municipal gov- ernment, and received the nomination for alderman from the fifty-first aldermanic district. At the en- Suing election he was elected, and enjoyed the dis- tinction of defeating the redoubtable Democratic leader, William A. Doyle, receiving three hundred and one votes on the fusion ticket out of a possible four hundred and twenty-one votes in his own elec- tion district. A man of strong individuality, up- right in his dealings, and with high ideals of duties owing to the community, he will doubtless prove a capable and discreet official. Mr. Malone is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church of St. John the Evangelist, and is. a member of the order of Knights of Columbus. He is married and has five children. J. SCOTT WOOD, M. D. The tendency toward specialization is found in. almost every department of industrial, commercial and professional life. Man's understanding of scien- tific principles and of cause and result is so, much more accurate and so much more in detail than it was in former years that it would be an impossibil- ity for any one person to master a knowledge of a Science in all of its varied branches. With a general knowledge of the principles that underlie any given. Science one may therefore take up any of its special branches and gain therein a perfection which cannot be obtained if his energies be dissipated over the entire field of scientific labor with which he is con- nected. Dr. Wood has made a specialty of the treat- ment of diseases of the eye and ear, and his study and close application have enabled him to win a most creditable reputation along this line. The Doctor was born in Franklin county, Ken- tucky, September 1, 1863, and his parents, James. Monroe and Ann Mary (Belt) Wood, were also na- tives of the same state. His paternal grandfather, James Wood, was born in Kentucky, his paternal grandmother, Mary (Huston) Wood, was born in. Indiana,. His first paternal ancestor came from HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 385 England in 1717. His maternal grandfather, Jo- seph I. Belt, was born in Prince George county, Maryland, March 4, 1799, and in 1817 went by wagon to Kentucky, where he cut down the large forest trees, made a clearing and built a log cabin. Six years later he removed to Frankfort, Kentucky, where he engaged in merchandising, and within forty years he accumulated about one hundred and twenty- five thousand dollars, which at that time was con- sidered a large fortune. With the capital he had acquired he retired to an extensive farm which he purchased in Franklin county, Kentucky, and which was afterward occupied by his son-in-law, James M. Wood. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah Ann Taylor, and their daughter, Ann Mary Belt, became the wife of James Monroe Wood. The latter owned six hundred acres of the far-famed blue grass land and was a very extensive stock raiser. He was born in 1824 and died in 1892, at the age of sixty-eight years. His widow still survives him. In their family were nine children, namely: Joseph Belt, of Kentucky; William A., Sallie and James Taylor, who died in childhood; John Scott; Anna Belt, Huston Davis and Stuart Robinson, of Ken- tucky; and Belt, who died in childhood. . Dr. Wood, whose name introduces this record, attended the country schools of Kentucky and his early advantages were supplemented by study in a private school in Fayette county of his native state, where he remained for four years. Georgetown College of Kentucky, and after pur- suing a three years' course in that institution pre- pared for his professional career as a student in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York, from which he was graduated with the class of 1886. During the succeeding three years he pursued several special courses of medicine and did a large amount of hospital work, and has been interne of the Gouverneur's Island Hospital and also of the Brook- lyn Hospital. In 1889 he came to Brooklyn, a stranger in a strange city, and located on the street in which he has since maintained his office, his present address being 172 Sixth avenue. For the first two and a half years he conducted a general practice, but since that time has given his attention exclusively to dis- eases of the eye and ear, in which he has been very successful. Since 1891 he has been connected with the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital and has been visiting surgeon for that institution since 1898. He has also been in attendance at the Kings County Hospital since 1893 and since 1898 has been visit- ing ophthalmologist to that institution. He was for a time connected with the Tillary Street and the Atlantic Avenue Dispensaries, and was also ophthal- mologist to the Norwegian Hospital; also a mem- ber of the Medical Association of the greater city He then entered of New York, and a member of the Associated Physicians of Long Island; also is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, the Kings County Medical Association, the Brooklyn Patho- logical Society, the Hospital Graduates Club of Brooklyn, the Medical Association of Greater New York and the New York State Medical Associa- tion. Through his relation with these various or- ganizations he keeps in touch with the current of thought and feeling in the profession, with its dis- coveries and its theories, and his discriminating judgment enables him to utilize the knowlegde there advanced that will best perfect his work in his chosen calling. Socially the Doctor is connected with Montauk Club. -- Dr. Wood was married February 3, 1893, to Miss Elizabeth King Barrow, daughter of Henry Barrow, who died in Westchester county, New York, in De- cember, 1898. He was of Quaker lineage and was for thirty years a director of the Bowery Bank of New York. Dr. and Mrs. Wood now have three children: Kenneth Barrow, Merideth and Everett. Dr. Wood is a man of distinctive ability and his character is one which is above a shadow of re- proach. He has strict regard for the ethics of the profession, for the duties of public and private life, and is widely known and respected by all who are familiar with his honorable and useful career. JOHN J. WILSON. John J. Wilson, deputy warden of the Kings coun- ty jail in Brooklyn, was born in Montreal, Canada, October 17, 1866, and is a son of Alexander and An- nie (O'Neil) Wilson. His parents removed from Canada to Newark, New Jersey, when he was only five months old, and when he was a little lad of three summers they came to Brooklyn. Accordingly his education was here acquired. He pursued his. studies in public school No. 34, of the Williamsburg district, and after putting aside his text-books he learned the trade of manufacturing printing inks in the factory of W. D. Wilson & Company at Hunter's. Point, Long Island, but this business proving detri- mental to his health he was obliged to abandon it. and engaged in the wholesale tea and coffee business. For fourteen years, however, he has been connected with the Kings county jail, and for eight years has efficiently performed the duties pertaining to the office of deputy warden. He is very faithful to the trusts and his service is one worthy of commendation. On the 20th of February, 1888, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage, at Long Island City, to Annie Shaw, a daughter of Henry and Eliza Shaw. By their union have been born six children: Helen M., born November Io, 1889; John, born' March 30, 1891; 25 X - 386 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Mary E.; Annie; William ; and Henry Alexander. John and William both died in childhood. Mr. Wilson and his family attend St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic church and he is a member of the Knights of Columbus. His political support is given the men and measures of the Democracy and he belongs to the Jefferson Democratic Club of the seventeenth ward and the Sagamore Club of the same ward. RICHARD W. L'HOMMEDIEU. Richard W. L’Hommedieu, a descendant of the Huguenots and a son of Captain Richard W. L'Hom- medieu, was born at Riverhead, Suffolk county, Long Island, New York, on February 15, 1839. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Suf- folk county. His father was lost at sea when the subject of this sketch was about four years of age. After the death of his father he was brought up at Smithtown Branch, Suffolk county, living with his uncle, Smith L’Hommedieu. He received a good common-school education, and at an early age chose “following the sea” as a profession. He rose in his profession from boy to mate, and afterward to be master of a vessel. He chose long voyages, sailing twice around the world, visiting Europe, Asia and Africa. He studied navigation in London, England, afterward obtaining a more thorough knowledge of the same from practical experience on his ocean Voyages. - - He enlisted in the United States navy in 1857, at New York city, and served three years on the United States steamship “Minnesota,” commanded by Cap- tain—afterward Admiral—S. F. Dupont. The “Min- nesota” was then on her first cruise and was con- sidered the finest and most powerful man-of-war afloat. She was ordered to the East Indies, China and Japan station, and was in China all through the English, French and Chinese war of 1857, 1858 and 1859, and was present at the capture of the Taku forts at the mouth of the Peiho river, by the allied fleets of England and France in 1858. While on this cruise Mr. L’Hommedieu studied the higher branches of education. During his seafaring life he visited many places in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, among them nearly every seaport op the North American coast, coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, coasts of France, Spain and Portugal, the rock of Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tripoli and nearly every port in the Mediterranean sea, including Naples, Malta and Rome, the islands of Ascension, St. Helena and Madagascar, many places on the south coast of Africa, Arabia, Hindoo- stan, island of Ceylon, Java, Sumatra, Malacca, For- mosa, Corea, China, Japan, the Philippine islands, the West India islands, the coast of New Foundland and many other places too numerous to mention in this sketch. .* - On July 18, 1861, he married Sarah V. Howell, a daughter of William Clark Howell, of Patchogue, Long Island. Four children were the result of this marriage, two of whom, Bertha V. and Reuben F., are alive at this date, February, 1902. . Mr. L’Hommedieu served in the war of the Re- bellion, as follows: He enlisted at Smithtown Branch, Long Island, on August 22, 1862, as a private in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment, New York Infantry Volunteers. This regiment was known as the Second Senatorial Regi- ment, having been raised in the second senatorial district of New York state. He was promoted as corporal and later as sergeant in Company H. He was next promoted as regimental commissary ser- geant, and again as first lieutenant and was assigned to Company B. He was finally discharged at Rich- mond, Virginia, at the close of the war, as the com- manding officer of Company C, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth New York Volunteers, on June 19, 1865. - He was present with his command at all the bat- tles in which his regiment was engaged. He was promoted as first lieutenant “on the field” at Fort Harrison, “Chapin's Farm,”—in front of Rich- mond, Virginia, for meritorious conduct. Among the battles in which the One Hundred and Thirty- ninth New York Infantry Volunteers participated were those of Williamsburg, Virginia, Baltimore, Cross Roads, Charles City Court House, Swift Creek, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor on June 1, 2 and 3, 1864, Petersburg, the mine explosion in front of Petersburg, Fort Harrison, Fair Oaks and Seven Pines. It was also the second regiment to enter Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, on the ever memorable morning of Monday, April 3, 1865. Mr. L'Hommedieu was wounded at the battle of Chapin's Farm by a piece of shell fired from the enemy's lines. He had command of the city guard in Richmond, Virginia, for several days after the entry of the Union army into that city. He was in com- mand of the leading division of his regiment at the time the Union troops entered Richmond. The One Hundred and Thirty-ninth New York Volunteers was one of the “fighting” regiments and participated in sixteen battles and in many skirmishes. In 1866 Mr. L'Hommedieu was elected captain of Company D, Sixteenth Regiment, New York state militia (afterward known as the National Guard, State of New York). The companies comprising the Sixteenth Regiment were organized in the several towns of Suffolk county, Company D being located in the town of Smithtown. The Sixteenth Regi- ment was disbanded by reason of a reduction in the HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 387 number of regiments in the state and the commis- Sioned officers rendered supernumerary. Captain L’Hommedieu still retains his commission as a su- pernumerary officer of the National Guard, state of New York. He was the enrolling officer of the town of Smithtown for the years 1866, 1867 and 1868. On his return from the war, in 1865, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, and in 1884 was admitted to practice as an attorney before the department at Washington, D. C., since which time he has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. He numbers his clients by the hundreds, and has been uniformly successful in the prosecution of his claims. Mr. L'Hommedieu was made a Master Mason in Seawanhaka Lodge, No. 678, F. & A. M., in De- cember, 1867, at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. He served in various offices in the lodge, including that of treasurer, junior warden, senior warden and as master. In 1895 he was appointed by King Oscar of Sweden as a representative of the grand lodge of Masons of Norway near the grand lodge of Masons of the state of New York. He has been a member of the Brooklyn Masonic Veterans since 1888, and stands in that organization No. 59, on a roll of over one thousand members. He was a member of the Williamsburg Masonic Board of Relief and a trustee of that organization. - He joined the Grand Army of the Republic in 1879, uniting with the James H. Perry Post, No. 89, as a charter member. He was elected commander of the post in 1883, and during that year increased the membership of that body from two hundred and sixty-one to three hundred and seventy-nine mem- bers. He organized the B. F. Middleton Post, No. 500, G. A. R., in 1884, and was its commander in 1885. G. A. R., in 1888, in which post he has ever been a hard and energetic worker. He was the com- mander of Post No. 286 in 1892 and in 1900, and has represented that post over ten years in the memorial and executive committee of Kings county, and in the department encampment of the state of New York. He has been repeatedly honored by being appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of the department commander and of the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. and the Robert J. Marks Post, No. 560, and was instrumental in securing the passage of the laws relative to the burial of indigent veterans, and of having extended to the veterans the same privileges as are accorded to the fire and police departments, and to the National Guard in relation to public assemblages and parades. He is a Republican and has always been an active He joined the G. K. Warren Post, No. 286, He in- stituted the Clarence D. McKenzie Post, No. 399, worker in that party. He has been frequently elected to represent his ward in city, county, state and na- tional conventions; has frequently been appointed deputy United States marshal. He was major of the Third Regiment—“Boys in Blue, in the Grant presi- dential campaign. He was lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regiment of “Boys in Blue” in the Hayes presidential campaign. He was appointed and com- missioned as a major general in the Union Veteran Army and was assigned to the command of the de- partment of New York, his commission being dated June 18, 1884. He was a constable of the Twenty-first ward, Brooklyn, in 1871 and 1872. He received the regular Republican nomination for alderman of the third aldermanic district in 1883, and polled over sixteen thousand votes, the district comprising the ninth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eight- eenth, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth wards of the city of Brooklyn. He has been identified with the Sons of Tem- perance, having been the worthy patriarch of Cas- cade Division, with the Patriotic Order, Sons of America, having been president of Washington Camp, No. 44, and national delegate, with the Order of United American Mechanics; also councilor of Brooklyn Council, No. 56, and repeatedly delegate to the state and national councils in that order. He has been a member of the Knights of Honor since July, 1881, having become a member of that order as a charter member of Crystal Lodge, No. 2066, of which body he was three times its dictator, for eight years reporter of the lodge, and for many years was a delegate to the grand lodge. He was, for six years, a member of the committee on laws and Supervision of the grand lodge, and for several years a deputy grand dictator. He was also a mem- ber of Brooklyn Commandery, No. 24, Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Honor, and held the office of first vice-commander. - He is a member of the National Provident Union, uniting with Liberty Council, No. 8, in 1885, and later with Kings County Council, No. 36, the latter council being the second largest council in the or- der. He was elected vice-president of this council, and afterward was elected and re-elected for four consecutive terms as its president, and for several years he was elected to represent his council in the law-making branch of the order. He was also cap- tain for several years of the Brooklyn Rangers, a military organization. He was a member of the Brooklyn Common School Society and for two years its president. Mr. L'Hommedieu was chairman of the committee of G. K. Warren Post on the monu- ment to General G. K. Warren, and the fine statue 388 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. located near the entrance to Prospect Park, Brook- lyn, to the memory of General Warren, is almost en- tirely due to his efforts. He belongs to several social and political clubs and is identified with other secret societies. He is a property owner in Kings, Queens and Suffolk counties. He has resided for thirty years at 513 Van Buren street, Brooklyn, New York. - ALBERT M. JUDD, M. D. Dr. Albert Martin Judd, one of the most favor- ably known and successful physicians of Brooklyn and a gynecologist of established reputation, is a representative of one of the oldest families of New England, whose genealogy is traced in the sketch which follows. It is, to be remarked that, in its various generations, the family has presented strong physical and mental traits. It is narrated that one of its members, of a not remote day, bore a striking resemblance to President Lincoln, whose personal friendship he enjoyed. The similarity of physique and feature was utilized when the great statesman was on his journey to Washington city to be in- augurated. There was fear that he would be made the object of personal violence, and this Judd, wear- ing the coat and hat in which Mr. Lincoln was usually seen, took the train upon which Lincoln was expected to travel, and thus diverted attention from the real route. Fortunately, Mr. Judd experienced no serious unpleasantness from this masquerading. Thomas Judd, founder of the family of that children of Eleazer Judd were Hawkins, Benjamin, Samuel and Sarah. Susan Judd married Ebenezer French, and their children were Shelton, Hiram,: Bennett (1st), Bennett (2d), Phoebe, Sarah, Andrew and Julia. The children of Leverett Judd (the great-grandfather of Dr. Albert M. Judd), were Gar- wood, further named below; Anna, who married. - Titus Pierce, who had one child, which died in in- fancy; Daniel, whose first wife was Charity Ste- © name in America, came from England in 1633 or I634, and settled where is now the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He removed to Hartford, Connecti- cut, in 1636, thence to Farmington, in 1644, and thence, in 1679, to Northampton, Massachusetts, where he died in I688. His son, Lieutenant Thomas Judd, was the father of John Judd, who was the father of a son also named John Judd. The latter named was a lieutenant in the patriot army during the Revolutionary war. He was the father of two sons, Noah and Samuel, the latter named bearing the title of captain, both of whom settled in Water- bury (now Watertown), Connecticut. To Captain Samuel Judd were born one son and three daugh- ters. Two of the daughters, Hannah and Olive, lived spinsters; the other married Israel Holms, and to them were born Israel and Reuben, the latter named formerly of Waterbury, Connecticut. The son, Noah, married Rebecca Prindle, and their chil- dren were Harvey, Michael, Eleazer, Susan, Lever- ett, Hannah, Elijah, Bethel, Jonathan and Jemima. The family last named had descent as follows: Harvey Judd was the father of Eri, who was the father of Amos, who was a resident of Watertown, Connecticut, and who died in November, 1883. The vens, who bore him Jane E., Lucy and Anna, and whose second wife was Deborah Dean, who bore- him Charles, Francis and Gertrude; Erasmus, whose first wife was a Johnson, who bore him Josephine, Antoinette and Azilda, and whose second wife was Phoebe Hall, who bore him Alvira, A. I., J. L. and Garwood; and Leverett, whose first wife was Anna. Brown, who bore him Arthur and Anna, whose sec- ond wife, Huldah Brown, bore him David and Lev- erett, and whose third wife, Sarah Allen, a widow, bore him Huldah, Charlotte, Sarah, Cornelius, Dan- iel and Erasmus. Hannah Judd married one Den- ning, and to them were born Elsie, Julia and Judd. Elijah Judd died young, and the children of Bethel. are unknown. To Jonathan Judd was born a son, . Spencer Philpot. Jemima Judd married Samuel Woodruff, and their children were Enoch, Eleazer, Elijah, Laura and Nancy, the latter named of whom. married one Holmes. The children of Hiram and Susan (Judd) French, before named, were George B., whose children were Eugene C., Ellen M., Mar- tha L., Minnie J. and Wilbur H. French; Martha, who married Charles Baldwin, and their children. were Carrie and Florence; Mary, who married Na– than Abbott, without issue; and John, who married. Sarah Baldwin, and their children were Willis and Theron. . Garwood Judd, eldest son of Leverett Judd, mar- ried Pamelia Clark, and their children were: George. W., further named below; Charlotte, who married Andrew J. Stilson, to whom were born George W., Garwood, Pamelia, Adella and Arthur; Sarah, who. married George W. Clark and had no children; Lev- erett, who married Anna Hafford, and whose chil- dren were Fanny and George W.; and Harriet, who Imarried Lewis Nellis, and whose children were William, Leverett and Alice. George W. Judd, eldest child in the before named family, was a native of Waterbury, Connecticut. He married Sarah Jane Terrell, who was born in Naug- atuck, in the same state. In 1864 they removed to. Adams Center, Jefferson county, New York, where they have since resided. Their children were Charles Van Rensselaer, William and Albert Martin Judd. The first named son was a bachelor, still living at: Adams Center, New York; the second son, William, died at the age of seven years. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 389 Albert Martin Judd, the youngest son of the fam- ily above named, was born September 7, 1870, in Adams Center, New York. He there began his edu- •cation in the public schools, and afterward com- pleted a course in the Hungerford Collegiate Insti- tute, at which he was graduated in 1884. He en- gaged in the study of medicine under the precep- torship of Drs. W. C. and F. C. Bailey, of Adams Center, during a period of three years. He then en- tered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city, and he was honorably graduated at that institution in 1893. For a year and a half he was an interne in the New York Hospital, and for six months thereafter he was similarly connected with the Boston Emergency Hospital. In this capac- ity his service was recognized as highly useful, while at the same time he was afforded opportunity for practice and observation which has served him to excellent purpose at a later day. In 1895 he located in Brooklyn, where he has since practiced his profession with great Success, among a large and influential class of patrons. While his practice extends to all departments of his profession, he is particularly proficient in treating diseases of women and in gynecological operations. In the latter named departments his eminent capa- bility has been recognized by his appointment to the positions of attending obstetrician at the Kings County Hospital, of gynecological surgeon of the Long Island College Hospital, and of gynecologist to the Polhemus Memorial Clinic. He had previ- ously been connected with the Brooklyn Central Dis- pensary for two years and with the Tillary Street Dispensary and the House of Relief for one year. He is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, of the Kings County Medical Association, of the Brooklyn Gynecological Society, of the Hos- pital Graduates’ Club of Brooklyn, of the Long Island Medical Association, of the Associated Phy- sicians of Long Island, of the New York Hospital Alumni Association, and of the American Medical Association. * His interest has not been solely confined to the profession in which he enjoys such excellent posi- tion, but he is well informed in general literature and current knowledge, and is popular in all the various circles in which he moves. He is a mem- ber of Montauk Lodge, No. 286, F. A. M.; and of the Crescent Athletic Club. With his wife, he is an attendant of the Episcopal church. . Dr. Judd was married, June 18, 1898, to Miss Maud Pearsall, a daughter of Alva Pearsall, of Brooklyn. marriage, Beatrice Alberta, who died at the early age of sixteen days, and Albert Martin Judd, Jr., born December 3, 1901. - Two children have been born of this JOSEPH WINGENFELD. The German-American element in our population is one of its strong and dependable factors. This element has done much toward the upbuilding of the best interests of the eastern district of Brooklyn, and in recent years the gentleman whose name ap- pears above has been one of its prominent repre- sentatives. - - Hon. Joseph Wingenfeld was born in the eight- eenth ward, eastern district of Brooklyn, December 22, 1874, a son of Joseph and Barbara (Eppig) Wingenfeld. His father was a native of the old town of Heidesheim, near the river Rhine, in Hessen- Darmstadt, Germany, and was there educated and reared to early manhood. He possessed good busi- ness ability and became extensively interested in vineyards and engaged on a considerable scale in the wine trade. In 1864 he decided to come to America, and soon after his arrival located in Will- iamsburg, where he became a brewer and for a time was well known as a manufacturer of beer. Later he entered the wine trade, in which he was remarkably successful for some years. He died, deeply re-- gretted, September 20, 1894. His faithful wife, who survives him, was Barbara Eppig, a daughter of John and Clara Eppig, both of whom were natives of Gross-Waldstadt, Bavaria, Germany. John Ep- pig was a tiller of the soil and as such had a successful and satisfactory career. He was highly esteemed as a faithful and conscientious man, and was not without a certain influence upon his fellow citizens. He died in a railroad accident, in the fortieth year of his age. His widow came to Amer- ica in 1856 and lived out the remainder of her days with her children in Williamsburg, where she died at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Fear of the children of John Eppig–Leonard, Henry, Joseph and Barbara—attained to years of maturity. Mrs. Wingenfeld has a home with her son, Hon. Joseph Wingenfeld, the only one of her children who lived to maturity to take part in the battle of life. - The subject of this notice received his early mental training in the parochial schools of St. Nich- olas parish, Brooklyn, and in his thirteenth year en- tered Niagara University, near Niagara Falls, New York, where he was a student for some time after- ward. When in his fifteenth year he entered Pack- ard's Business College, New York city. After he had completed his commercial course he was taken into the office of his uncle, Joseph Eppig, in which he has ever since been employed in various ca- pacities of increasing trust and responsibility, his position at this time being that of bookkeeper and collector. 390 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Socially and politically Mr. Wingenfeld has taken an active interest in the affairs of his part of Brooklyn. In 1898 he was nominated by the Dem- ocratic party as its legislative candidate in the twen- tieth assembly district, and was elected by the splen- did majority of nine hundred, having overcome a nominal Republican majority in the assembly dis- trict of over eight hundred votes. He is an active member of the Robert Brown Democratic battery of the twenty-eighth ward. Mr. Wingenfeld was mar- ried, in Brooklyn, July 26, 1899, to Miss Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of P. J. and Theresa (Goldbach) Meyer, of Brooklyn, and he and his family are com- municants of St. Barbara's Roman Catholic church in the twenty-eighth ward, Brooklyn. WILLIAM H. HODGE. Of the gallantry and bravery of our subject too much cannot be said. Mr. Hodge, in the Civil war, served on the Victoria, called the “Irish Frigate.” He spent considerable time in the south. Soon after this, serving on the Sacramento under Commodores Boggs and Benham, and later transferred to the ‘Montgomery under Captains Faulkner and Dunn, he participated in the attack on Fort Fisher. It was at this memorable battle that the true mettle of Mr. Hodge was shown. His courage and valor and brilliant conduct equalled that of a Paul Jones or a Farragut. Under a murderous fire he rescued over four hundred of General Butler's men who had landed at Fort Fisher and had been abandoned by Butler, who had gone to Washington, leaving them to their fate. General Butler declared it was im- possible to rescue those men, owing to the prevalence of a great storm, but Mr. Hodge, leaving his ves- sel, the Montgomery, with fourteen men and the use of a whale-boat advanced under the enemy's guns, getting beneath their range, and, by rescuing a few men at a time, succeeded in getting all off without the loss of a single man. It was at the second battle of Fort Fisher that Mr. Hodge re- ceived a gunshot wound. This occurred in the afternoon of that memorable I6th of January, while serving under Admiral D. D. Porter and General Terry, with Lieutenant Cushing leading. He re- mained at his post, however, all through the fight until ten thirty at night, when the fort surrendered. For bravery and gallantry shown in this rescue and in the attack he received a complimentary letter from General Adelbert Aimes. participated in the famous engagement of the Mer- rimac and the Monitor, in Hampton Roads, on board the Victoria. He also participated in the taking of Norfolk and the destruction of the Merrimac, and in all the engagements on the James river he Mr. Hodge also was an active figure. He entered the navy as a landsman and returned as captain of the forecastle of the Montgomery, serving in all three years and three days. • , After the war Mr. Hodge went to sea on a mer- chant vessel, in which service he traversed the greater portion of the globe, including the East and West Indies, the Mediterranean countries, traveling twenty-two hunddred miles in the Holy Land, where he visited Mount Lebanon and other historic places. After retiring from the merchant service he engaged in the lighterage business in New York. This he gave up after a time and en- gaged in the insurance business, in which he is eminently successful. - Mr. Hodge is a member of Mackenzie Post, G. A. R., of which he is a past commander. He has held about all the offices connected with the post, and his fitness is duly appreciated. He is acting chief ranger of the Foresters, and in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows he is a past noble grand of Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 127. He is a member of the War Veterans and Sons' Association, and has served on the staffs of several department commanders of the G. A. R. of New York city. In politics he is a Republican, being one of the leaders of the tenth ward, eighteenth assembly district. Mr. Hodge is a man of engaging personality, of sound judgment and one of the most popular men in the insurance business. - JOSEPH KUHN. The Germans in America have perhaps contrib- uted more largely than any other nationality to the ranks of our worthy, self-made men whose success has been deserved because it has been based on hon- esty, industry, frugality and all the other known business virtues, and has been sought and achieved in a spirit of fairness which has always recognized the “live-and-let-live” principle so dear to the Amer- ican mind. Among the numerous German-born self- made men of the eastern district of Brooklyn none more fully won the approbation of his fellow citizens than the man whose name is above. Joseph Kuhn was born October 24, 1822, and died June 24, 1882. He was a native of the city of Frei- burg, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, and became the founder of his branch of the family in America. He gained his early education in Freiburg and at the age of fourteen became an apprentice to learn the trade of nail-smith. He was employed in the nail industry in his fatherland until 1853, when he de- cided to seek his fortune in the new world and came to America with a view to improving his op- portunities for advancement. - 22！}((）)·JOSEPH KUHN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 391 He sailed from Havre, France, and landed at Boston, Massachusetts. From Boston he came to New York and finally settled in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, in the sixteenth ward, where he found employment in the nail factory of John Timmes and his brother. After having continued in this employment for some time with good success, Mr. Kuhn was enabled by his industry and frugality to engage in the grocery business, in which he estab- lished himself at the corner of Graham avenue and Siegel street. He met with fair success in this enter- prise, which he continued for sixteen years. He then opened a hotel on the premises on which he had operated his grocery and managed it until his retire- ment from active business, in 1872. - Mr. Kuhn was married to Miss Mary Anna Blochle, by the Rev. Father Raffeiner, at the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, on Montrose avenue, Brooklyn. Mrs. Kuhn was a native of the black forest region in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight years. She bore Mr. Kuhn seven children, four of whom died early in life. up were: Carrie, born September 24, 1866, who died April 22, 1893; John A., and Frederick W., who is a graduate of the Long Island Hospital Med- ical College, of Brooklyn, and is engaged in the prac- tice of his profession at Morris Park, Long Island. One of the most respected of the many citizens of Williamsburg of German nativity, Mr. Kuhn was recognized as a man of good influence and pointed to as a worthy example of the self-made man. His faithful wife and companion through life contrib- uted in no small degree to his business success. They were in sympathy with the distressed and charitable to the poor in the vicinity of their home and died deeply regretted by all who had known them. . Mr. Kuhn passed away June 4, 1882, his faithful wife September 30, 1897. They were devout Roman Cath- olics and were communicants of the Most Holy Trin- ity Catholic church on Montrose avenue. John A. Kuhn was born at the family homestead, at the corner of Graham avenue and Siegel street, Brooklyn, E. D., April 28, 1862, and acquired his primary education in the parochial school of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. At the age of fourteen he entered the public schools of the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, where he was for some time a pupil. He was a student for a time at Wright's Long Island Business College and later en- gaged in the jewelry business and assisted his father in the management of his property interests as occa- sion required. Since his father's death, he has been engaged in various business enterprises, always with Satisfactory success. He is a member of Raffeiner Council, No. 173, C. B. L., and is an active member W. Those who lived to grow of the Cecilia Sanger Verein, which meets at its quarters on Johnson avenue. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the principles advocated by the Democratic party. He has taken an active interest in politics in the sixteenth ward and has served one term as vice-president of the Sixteenth Ward Young Men's Democratic Club. He was married to Miss Louisa Maurer, daughter of Ulrich and Theresa (Metzger) Maurer, November 24, 1891, by the Rev- erend Father P. J. Petrie, at the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. REV. P. F. O'HARE, LL.D. The Rev. Dr. O'Hare was born at Bar Chappel, near Newry, in county Down, Ireland, February I7, 1848, and was baptized there. When only four years of age he was brought to this country by his parents, who took up their residence in Brooklyn and lived for about a year in the old Cathedral parish. In the church of this parish he heard mass for the first time, and in the same church in after years he was elevated to the dignity of the priest- hood. When he had reached his eighth year his parents removed to the seventh ward of New York city and he attended the school on Roosevelt street, which was in charge of the Christian Brothers. At the conclusion of his studies in that institution he went with his parents to his native land, where he remained for one year, during which time he at- tended the Christian Brothers school in old Cathedral chapel of Newry. After a year passed profitably in study he returned to New York, and in September, 1862, entered the College of St. Francis Xavier, on Sixteenth street, which is directed by the Jesuit fathers. There he continued his classical studies for six years and was graduated with honor in, 1868. Of the students of that school who were to consecrate their lives to the ministry, two had the intention of making application to Bishop Loughlin for entrance into the seminary, and Father O’Hare hearing this joined them, and the three were directed to be present at the opening of the scholastic year at St. Mary's Seminary, of Baltimore, where the subject of this review remained for nearly four years, pursuing his theological studies. Father O'Hare was ordained to the priesthood March 19, 1872, by Bishop Loughlin, in St. James Pro-Cathedral, of Brooklyn. The young priest sang his first mass in St. James church, New York. The week following his ordination he was appointed an assistant at St. James Cathedral, on Jay street, Brooklyn, where he remained for seven years. In his ministry in this parish he found ample oppor- tunity for the .exercise of his talents, his zeal and his devotion. His main enterprise, to bring some 392 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. benefit to those with whom he came in contact, to upbuild the religious character of negligent men and women and to watch carefully the development in goodness and purity of the young, consumed and absorbed most of his time. and constantly while at St. James. Besides the or- dinary parish work he was assigned at different peri- ods to attend to the spiritual needs of the marines at the navy yard. Mass was said for them every Sunday and instruction was given. He attended to the spiritual necessities of the Academy of the Visi- tation, at Parkville. Often he would say a first mass at the Convent of the Visitation on Johnson street, and would then proceed to the Parkville Convent and celebrate a second mass, also giving an instruction, and if it happened to be his duty to preach at the home church he would have scarcely time to reach it and be in the Cathedral pulpit at the appointed hour. He was also selected to look after the wants of the House of the Good Shepherd, in East New York. On the death of the vicar general, Father Turner, Father O’Hare was the senior priest of the Cathedral, and as such the regu- lation of parochial affairs and its various organiza- tions passed into his hands. He displayed great tact and ability in his new position, waging an aggres- sive war on vice and crime and offering the sacra- mental peace to all who wished to live well. He was much beloved by the people of St. James parish and the bond of sympathy which was soon to be broken by his removal to another church caused great regret to those to whom he had stood in the relation of a father, advisor and friend. On the 12th of July, 1879, Father. O'Hare was ap- pointed rector of St. John's Chapel, which had been opened for service on St. John’s Day, in 1878. He was the first rector. He began the work of or- 'ganizing the new parish with a spirit of the great- est energy, and was untiring in the promotion of its best interests. The Sodality, Rosary and Sacred Heart Societies were instituted and the work was carried forward along many lines. The tenth an- niversary of Father O’Hare’s ordination occurred while he was stationed at St. John's Chapel and was fittingly celebrated in connection with the celebra- tion of the Feast of St. Joseph, which was upon the same day. He labored very earnestly to im- prove the church property and has done much toward beautifying the church, which is widely recognized as one of the finest in the east. In the spring of 1883 work was begun on the new Episcopal resi- dence. due to Father O'Hare. He secured the co-operation of many prominent Catholics and the work was carried to completion, the result being the mag- He worked very hard The honor of originating such an idea is . nificent palatial residence in which the bishop of Brooklyn resides to-day. . . After he had been long connected with the work of the priesthood it was found that Father O'Hare needed a holiday, and on the 28th of June, 1883, he sailed for the old world, traveling through the British Isles and on the continent, and made pil- grimages to Rome, Lourdes and Loretto. After a few months he returned, full of useful knowledge and experience and stronger in physical endurance for his future labors. He took a profound interest in the welfare of the Nuns of the Visitation, and when they began the project of their new monastery on Clinton avenue he assisted them in many ways. For several years he was chaplain, and looked after the spiritual necessities of the pupils, sparing neither time nor trouble in preparing them for the first communion and confirmation. His labors in St. John's parish continued for five years, and on the 22d of July, 1884, he was appointed rector of St. Anthony's church. The history of his life here is one that is golden in zeal, charity and patriotism. The church at that time was suffering a period of financial and moral depression, but he took up the work with great energy. The old school, which was the old church somewhat changed for educational purposes, was altogether unsuitable and was abso- lutely inferior in every respect. He set workmen to tear down the old church on India street and built on its foundation a two-story school, at a cost of more than thirteen thousand dollars, completing the entire work in the fall and winter of 1884. This build- ing afforded educational facilities for more than seven hundred pupils. The church property, too, had greatly deteriorated and he set to work to restore it to its pristine beauty. Space forbids to give a de- tailed account of what he has accomplished, but he made the edifice a fitting shrine for the worship of God. To accommodate the people at lectures, con- certs and entertainments, gotten up for the enter- tainment of the people or for the entertainment of the members of the parish, Father O'Hare erected a large parish hall, at a cost of about nine thousand dollars, and in it many dramas, operas and enter- tainments of a literary character have been held, while various lectures have proved of benefit to the people. In all his efforts he has had the cordial support of the congregation. He labored most zeal- ously for the prevention of crime and to have legis- lation enacted for the suppression of indecent pic- tures, advising his members to give their patronage to stores where such were not found. His remarks to them, although intended for his own people, ex- cited wide-spread interest, and his appeals have been re-echoed in distant cities. - - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 393 Toward the close of 1887 Father O’Hare obtained permission from his ordinary to visit Rome and other Catholic centers abroad during the period of the Papal jubilee. While abroad he visited the prin- cipal capitals of Europe and wrote his experience in a series of letters for the Catholic Review. His description of life in Liverpool, London, Paris, Pisa and Rome were very graphic and instructive. He had something new and striking to communicate in each letter, and all was written in a style and man- ner intelligible to the humblest reader. Before re- turning he visited his native country, Ireland, and observed keenly the national movement which was at that time laboring for the benefit of home rule. The occasion of his departure and his return from Europe have been happy celebrations, in which his parishioners have expressed their good will, their Confidence and their love for him not only in words but in surbstantial gifts. He had the honor of being elected as the medium through whom Pope Leo XIII created John Good, of Brooklyn, by Apostolic Brief, a Roman Count. In 1889 Father O’Hare began the moral and re- ligious movement which had for its object the better protection of religion and morality, the conservatismi of public order and the promotion of domestic and individual peace and prosperity. He realized the great wrong of intemperance and he resolved to overcome the sin of drunkenness as far as possible by organizing a Society called the American League of the Cross. In 1889 the building of a portion of the new school was begun on Leonard street in touch with the church. This has been used ever since. creased needs of Catholic education, and when com- pleted the wing cost more than twenty-five thou- sand dollars. The boys' school is in charge of the Franciscan Brothers, who came to St. Anthony's in the fall of 1886, in response to Father O’Hare’s in- vitation. There are at present four Brothers and nine Sisters of St. Joseph, assisted by sixteen com- petent lay teachers. The annual average attendance of both boys and girls is estimated at about thir- teen hundred and fifty. Through the efforts of Fa- ther O'Hare the church became the possessor of the Columbus organ, which was erected in 1892 and is one of the finest in the country. It is one of the very few large instruments in this or in any other city, built after the most approved methods, and em- bodies all the essential qualities of a really perfect organ, immense power with exquisite sweetness. Another work instituted by Father O'Hare was that known as St. Anthony's Bread for the Poor, a charitable work whereby much money and the neces- sities of life have been distributed among the poor. PHe also established a parish magazine, known as St. . Its construction was demanded by the in- the church in future harangues. Anthony's Magazine. It is a monthly periodical, giving the ecclesiastical calendar of the month, the parish notices and information regarding present and future happenings, as well as articles on household affairs and on religious, moral and didactic topics. On the 9th of November, 1896, ground was opened preparatory to the work of continuing the two sec- tions needed to complete the parochial school build- ing. Greater accommodations were necessary for the children of the parish, and in the new building there are now twenty-two class rooms, eleven for boys and eleven for girls. On the second floor of the center building there is a large, commodious and well appointed assembly room where both children and parents may come together for literary and in- tellectual purposes. On July 12, 1899, four lots on the south side of the school were purchased, on which at a future date will be erected a parish club house and hall to meet all the requirements, social and in- tellectual, of the congregation. In the latter part of 1900 and for several months thereafter Father O’Hare, finding that truth was perverted in certain quarters, took up his pen in its defense. His opponents were the Protestant divines Oswald, Haas, Overton, the Freys, father and son, and Wuerstlein. As soon as one minister receded another stepped into the arena. Though the attack was strong from point of numbers Father O’Hare manfully welcomed all opponents and greatly sur- prised the whole community not only by the readi- ness and quickness of his replies but also by the erudition and learning displayed in the letters pub- lished at the time in the Brooklyn Daily Times and other papers. This controversy elicited wide-spread interest, and by the attention it called to Catholic truth and history many minds were disabused of old prejudices and conversions to Catholicity were nu- 1116.1 OllS. - - About this time he also engaged in another work of zeal, which shall long be remembered in Brook- lyn. Through the patronage of the Brooklyn As- sociation of Arts and Sciences a series of lectures Were delivered in Association Hall, on Fulton street, by Professor Griggs. This gentleman knowingly or unknowingly misrepresented Catholic truth and Cath- olic history. This grievance, coupled with sarcastic and uncalled for flings at almost everything Cath- olic, were very annoying and insulting to members of the church, many of whom attended the lectures made possible by the contributions of the general public. This violation of all propriety was brought to the attention of Father O'Hare, who very quickly determined upon a plan whereby the obnoxious lec- tures would be stopped from unnecessarily attacking - Confiding his plan to a few clerical friends and meeting with approba- 394 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tion, he invited the scholarly gentleman, Dr. John M. Reiner, of Villanova College, Pennsylvania, to assist at the next lecture to be delivered by Professor Griggs and which was to deal with the life and times of Martin Luther, whom the speaker had advertised as a great moral leader. At the conclusion of the lecture Dr. Reiner arose and in a brief, dignified speech criticised the false position taken by the lec- turer and declared his alleged documents read as proof of his statements to be forgeries and therefore useless for argumentation. Professor Griggs, unable to reply, bowed gracefully and retired from the stage apparently much discomfited by the open, public and manly protest made against his methods. The in- cident was widely published in the newspapers, and the Association of Arts and Sciences, at a meeting held shortly after, passed a resolution that all lec- turers in future engaged by them must avoid attacks on the religious sentiments and practices of their audience. This was a great victory for truth, and to Father O’Hare belongs the honor of having brought it about. º - In recognition of his controversial letters and dis- tinguished services in the cause of truth, Villanova College, Pennsylvania, conferred upon him, in June, 1901, the title of LL. D., receiving his diploma from the hands of his old friend, Cardinal Martinelli. Nearly seventeen years he labored to effect the splen- did consummation of his thought and effort; ob- stacles, financial and moral, have been constantly thrown in his path, but he has manfully and heroic- ally risen above the whirlwind of opportunities, and confident in the help of God and the assistance of St. Anthony, has mastered difficulties that would have sent hundreds of others to a premature grave. That common sense which is so characteristic of him regarded meritorious ends and found the means to effect them; he was skillful in the choice, the simplification and the combining of means; his work has been always done with directness and thorough- ness; he looked at everything with prudence and ac- complished everything with energy; he was strong in never blundering, but in using an attribute which God gave him, the power of unerring insight into the nature of things where matters hinged. From the beginning he adopted an unvarying policy, and he felt like a great commander who said: “Incident ought not to govern policy, but policy incidents.” He found his church undecorated and open to -the ravages of wind and storm; he saw his schools unfit to harbor children; he obscured the cold influences of depression and lack of ambition; he buckled himself to his stupendous work; and to-day, as the result of his endeavors, there is a majestic church grand and beautiful within and without, a magnificent school-house, a suitable rectory and convent, and what is best of all, a parish which, among the parishes of the diocese, for order, piety and co- operation, “bears the palm alone.” JOHN C. HATTER. Through all ages and in all lands deeds of bravery and valor have wakened admiration and praise, and the story of greatest interest is that of one who has risked his life in defense of principle, or honor or his country. Among the valiant sol- diers of our great Civil war who are now residing in Brooklyn is John C. Hatter, who in peculiar man- ner was largely interested in some of the most tragic events of the great national drama. Mr. Hatter is a native of Germany, but no Amer- ican born citizen is more loyal to American interests than he. He had two brothers who served in the war of the Rebellion : Henry was a member of the Fifty-second New York Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at the battle of Fair. Oaks. He now re- sides in Massachusetts. Philip Hatter, of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Sixty- eighth Regiment of New York Volunteers. Our subject was born in Germany, July 6, 1836. and came to this county when fourteen years of age. On the 4th of October, 1856, he enlisted in the regular army of the United States, becoming a bugler of Company K, Second Dragoons, with which he went to Fort Riley, in which locality he engaged in Indian fighting in the protection of government property and of the white settlers. At the break- ing out of the Civil war his regiment was sent to Martinsburg, West Virginia, whence it was ordered to and took part in the first battle of Bull Run. He was afterwards transferred, by order of General Scott, to Company E, Fourth United States Cavalry, doing provost guard duty in Washington. It was there that he experienced one of the thrilling in- cidents of his career, somewhat widely mentioned in the papers at that time. A contemporaneous bio- grapher has given the following account: “Hatter was riding a spirited horse up Pennsylvania avenue when the animal shied at some buffalo robes which hung in front of a store near the National hotel, and he determined that the horse should go up to the robes. His skillful management of the beast at- tracted considerable attention. In maneuvering his horse he brought it into contact with another which was standing in front of the store. A man at this time approached him and ordered him to ride on and go about his business. Hatter replied that he was one of the provost guard, and, not knowing the man who addressed him, he could not understand what authority he had to order him away, particularly as the order came from a man who was not in uniform. \ DAVID PARKER.JOHN C. HATTER. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 395 After a few more words Hatter turned away and was riding toward Seventh street, walking his horse. He had nearly reached the corner of Sixth street when the person who had interfered with him called to him twice to stop, but he did not hear and pro- ceeded leisurely on his way up the avenue. The of- ficer, as he was presumed to be, ordered the Soldier a third time to stop, and, no attention being paid to the command, he drew a revolver and fired, the ball entering Hatter's back, a little to the left of the spine and just above the waist. He was helped off his horse by some bystanders, medical aid was summoned, but, after probing for the ball, it could not be reached, and it is in Mr. Hatter's body to this day. The officer who fired the shot proved to be Captain Thomas Turner, of the Fourth Infantry. He was arrested and locked up, being released and then rearrested, and placed under guard at his quarters.” Previous to , the battle of Winchester Comrade Hatter left the hospital and joined his company, but was detailed for duty at headquarters under General George B. McClellan and was with him at the bat- tles of Williamsburg, Yorktown, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, where his horse was shot from under him, Harrison Landing, South Mountain and Antietam, which was his last battle. Mr. Hatter was discharged by special order of General McClellan, having served over time, but he re- enlisted, September 4, 1863, and was ordered for duty in the war department as special messenger. At the time of General Earl's attempt to enter Wash- ington, Hatter was ordered to take a dispatch through the Rebel line to General Wright, then in command of the Sixth Army Corps, ordering said corps to immediately return to the defense of Washington, then much in need of reinforcements. Mr. Hatter accomplished his task to the satisfaction of the sec- retary and was complimented for his performance and received the thanks of the secretary. When it became known that President Abraham Lincoln was in danger of being abducted and that the secretary of war was also threatened, Hatter was detailed for special duty at the office of the lat- ter. He often escorted President Lincoln from the war department to the White House, and on nu- merous occasions Hatter was given special reason to think from things he saw going on that Some plans were being secretly devised to carry the presi- dent into captivity. He afterward discovered the cave where the paraphernalia, ropes, etc., were kept which were to be used in this nefarious design. The cave was found in a place known as White House Lots, and it was uncovered by Hatter himself, it being also near the canal by which it was no doubt proposed to carry Mr. Lincoln over the line into Richmond. Mr. Lincoln would never acknowledge to him. that he was in any danger, but Hatter was positive that he was and found ample evidence to prove it. On the morning of the day on which Mr. Lincoln was assassinated Hatter visited the White House in company with the secretary of war, it being cabinet day, and at the close of the session, as the presi- dent was leaving the room, Mr. Hatter for the last time saw him in health. The night previous (Thursday) was the day set apart for the celebration of the fall of Richmond, and as is now well known it was the day also on which the assassination was arranged to take place. On that evening Hatter happened to be on duty at Secretary Stanton's house on Franklin square, where the celebration took place. When the festivities were at their height a man, who afterward proved to be O'Loughlin, one of the conspirators in the plot to kill Mr. Lincoln, made his appearance at the house and emphatically demanded to see General Grant, who had just arrived from in front of Rich- mond on his way to Philadelphia. Mr. Hatter in- formed the man quite as positively that he could not see General Grant there, but must go to the war deparment, thinking in this way to get rid of him. O'Loughlin hesitated somewhat in leaving the house, but finally did so, and Hatter returned to the dining room, where General Grant and Secretary Stanton were engaged in conversation. Hatter then passed from this apartment to the front parlor, and on placing his hand on the knob of the door leading to the hall he discovered that some one was holding it from the outside. He forced it open and was again confronted by O'Loughlin. Hatter was by this time somewhat angered, not so much at O'Loughlin as at the sentinel at the door for permitting him to enter. Hatter then ordered the intruder to leave the house, but O'Loughlin hesitated, and in his hand, as - was afterward proved, was the handle of a knife, the blade of which was concealed in his coat sleeve. Hat- ter persisted that O'Loughlin must leave the house and the neighborhood. After he had reached the third step of the front entrance he turned and demanded to see the secretary of war, when Hatter told him that if he did not get out on the sidewalk he would give him all the war he wanted. Hatter made no mention of this incident to General Grant or to the Secretary of war until after the assassination, as such things were matters of every day occurrence On Friday after the cabinet meeting, mention of which is made above, in company with Secretary Stanton, Hatter returned to the war department and remained there until ten o'clock, after having es- corted the secretary to his home. On Saturday morning Mr. Hatter made an early call at Secre- tary Stanton's house, from there visiting the White 396 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. House and seeing Mr. Lincoln at the last moment of his life. Comrade Hatter was a witness at the trial of the conspirators who plotted against Mr. Lin- coln's life, and in this case O'Loughlin was tried and convicted. - - . Mr. Hatter has in his possession documents on which he places a high value and for which a high price was offered him by a publishing firm, but he refused to sell, deeming them of more value to him- self and to those who should come after him. One •of these papers is the record of his first enlistment and the other, that of his second enlistment, on the latter paper Secretary Stanton having in his own hand written an acknowledgment of Mr. Hatter's uniformly good character as a soldier. It is the only one in existence thus signed, it is believed. It reads as follows: John C. Hatter, sergeant in the United States Army, enlisted September 4, 1863, to serve for five years. The above named John C. Hatter is personally known to me as a man of good character, t EDWIN M. STANTON. For a period after the war Mr. Hatter resided in Washington, where he held important positions in the treasury and war departments, leaving them only by resignation. Upon his return to Brooklyn he be- came associated with the Judd Manufacturing Com- pany of New York City, purchased stock in the en- terprise and remained interested in the business for twenty-eight years. The concern paid a good divi- dend and his financial resources were thus annually increased. At the present time he is living retired, enjoying a well earned rest. Mr. Hatter was united in marriage to Miss Wygand and unto them were born' thirteen chil- dren, all of whom are now deceased with the ex- ception of two sons and a daughter, the last named being Mrs. Louisa. Sittler. The sons are Charles P. and George B. The former married a Miss Townsend and they have three children. The latter is very prominent among the Sons of Veterans, be- ing first lieutenant in Philip Sheridan Camp. The first son of the family was named Edwin M. in honor of Secretary Stanton, who was his godfather. An- other son, Edward C., served for two years in the navy on the Portsmouth and was drowned at sea off Fortress Monroe. A letter to his family from His captain and the navy department speaks of him in terms of highest praise. He was twenty years of age at the time of his death, and his brother Frank died at the age of eight years. Mr. Hatter early joined the Grand Army of the Republic, being a member of one of the first posts in Washington, but after coming to Brooklyn he was not actively associated with the organiza- \ * of wounds received in action, April 23, 1865. tion for some time, eventually, however, joining Harry Lee Post, No. 21, G. A. R., of which he is a past commander. Faultless in honor, fearless in conduct, stainless in reputation, such is the career of one of the most worthy representatives of the great army which fought for the preservation of the Union. DAVID PARKER. David Parker, now retired from business, was born in Flushing, Long Island, in 1842. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company A, Fourth . Regiment of Heavy Artillery, served throughout the Civil war, and was honorably discharged, by reason He participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Po river, Spottsylvania, North and South Anna, Winchester, Cold Harbor and in the siege and battle of Petersburg. Up to the battle of Petersburg he had not missed a march in his regiment. In this engagement, in June, 1864, he was shot through the body, the ball entering just below the lower rib on . the right side, passing through the right lobe of the liver and emerging from the body at the back. In the history of the war department he is the only man living who survived a gunshot wound through the liver. He was also wounded by a ball passing through the top of his head, and he also received a ball in the spinal column, from the effects of which wounds he lay under a tree without medical or Other attention for fifteen days. In this engage- ment the regiment lost three hundred and sixty-eight men and all its officers, making it necessary to toss a penny to decide who was to command Mr. Par- ker's company. But seventeen of the company of one hundred came home, and many of these, seri- ously wounded, died soon after. - At the battle of Spottsylvania, his regiment being detached to destroy caissons and guns captured from the enemy, he was taken prisoner by a rebel, a na- tive of New Hampshire, who had been forced into the Confederate service against his convictions and who was anxious to cast his fortunes with the other side. His captor not only gave him his freedom, but went with him to the Union lines. Since the war Mr. Parker for many years and up to his retirement was connected with the New York postoffice. He is a Republican, a member of the Morton Club, and of the Second Army Corps, of which General Nelson A. Miles was a member, and President McKinley was while living; and he is also a member of the Fourth Artillery Association. He married Sarah Bosworth, and they have four children. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 397 GEORGE I. LAIRD. Attractive and well managed greenhouses on Ful- ton street in the twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, are the property of George I. Laird, and the neatness which characterizes the place and the beauty of the grounds indicate that he thoroughly understands his business and is not afraid to apply to it that neces- sary energy and industry without which there can be no success in commercial undertakings. Mr. Laird is a native of this city, born December 14, 1872. His father, Daniel Laird, was also born in Brooklyn and was one of the earliest and most enterprising florists of the town of New Lots. He was classed among the honored and respected resi- dents of the community in which he lived, and many friends mourned his death, which occurred in 1885. His faithful wife still survives him and resides in Brooklyn. She bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bonane. In their family were five children: George I. ; Daniel, who died in childhood; Sarah ; Emily; and Daniel. The father was an active member of Bunker Hill Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the improved order of Heptasophs, and his life was in harmony with the principles of those fraternities which teach mutual helpfulness, charity and benevolence. George I. Laird acquired a practical and useful education in the parochial school of the town of New Lots. He inherited from his father a natural taste for the occupation which he follows, and ac- cordingly after leaving school he became his father’s assistant in the care of the greenhouses of which the latter was proprietor. Since his father’s death he has continued the business and is prospering in his undertakings. The greenhouses consist of five separate buildings, each about one hundred feet in length, with thirteen thousand square feet covered with glass. These are well stocked with plants and flowers of all kinds, including many of the finest specimens ever found in the city markets. - Mr. Laird is a member of Bunker Hill Lodge, No. I36, I. O. O. F., and the Atlantic Council of the Royal Arcanum. The religious belief of the family is in harmony with the teachings of the Roman Catholic church and they are communicants of the church of the Blessed Sacrament, to the support of which they contribute liberally, taking a deep interest in its work, its growth and its upbuilding. WALDO R. BLACKWELL. In the general assembly of New York of 1901 Hon. Waldo R. Blackwell enjoyed the distinction of being the youngest member of that body, but years are not an index of ability or of character, ... and the subject of this review was recognized as One of the progressive and valued representatives, his patriotic spirit unquestioned, his devotion to the general good above comdemnatory comment. Mr. Blackwell is fortunate in having back of him an ancestry honorable and distinguished, and happy may he be, for his lines of life have been cast in harmony therewith. On his mother's side he is a direct descendant in the eighth generation from Gov- ernor Winslow, one of the early governors of Mas- sachusetts, who came to the new world in 1620 with. that heroic band of pilgrims that sailed in the May- flower. Mr. Blackwell's great-grandfather on the ma- ternal side was Dr. Shadrach Winslow, of Foxboro, Massachusetts, who was graduated at Yale College in 1771. At the outbreak of the Revolution, in 1776, he aided in fitting up the privateer sloop of war, Jo- seph, and went with her on several voyages as sur- geon, but was finally taken prisoner and carried to England and confined for several months in Dart- moor prison. R. W. S. Blackwell, the father of our subject, is at the present time state's attorney for Lamoure county, North Dakota, and a promi- nent member of the North Dakota Bar Association. A native of Massachusetts, Waldo R. Blackwell was born in Foxboro, October 6, 1875, and when about five years of age accompanied his parents on their removal to Brooklyn. He attended the gram- mar and high Schools, and after completing his lit- erary course became a writer on the staff of the New York Recorder. While still carrying on that work he began the study of law, and was graduated in the New York University with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1895. He at once entered upon the practice of his chosen profession and has gained an enviable reputation for ability. In his practice he is associated with ex-Judge Charles M. Stafford, and the firm has a large clientage. Mr. Blackwell came to the bar with an equipment unusually good, and his mastery of the problems of jurisprudence arising in connection with litigated interests has won for him the admiration and respect of many men. whose practice has extended over long periods. At the time when he began the practice of law Mr. Blackwell also began taking an active part in politics as a supporter of the Republican party, and in 1898 and 1901 he was chosen as a delegate to the state conventions, while in all local conventions he is found as a member, his opinions often carrying weight in the party councils. In the election of 1899. the eleventh district seated a Democrat by a plurality of eight hundred and eighty-four and only once in the last seven years had the district been repre- sented by a Republican, but in 1900 Mr. Blackwell was made the candidate of his party and at once entered upon an aggressive and yigorous campaign, which resulted in his receiving one hundred and 398 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. fifty-eight votes over his Democratic opponent, Hon. Joseph Guider, who had served four terms in the assembly. In his political labors Mr. Blackwell has always refrained from personal attacks, believing such methods are not only undignified but that they obscure the issues desired to be discussed for de- cision by the people. When he was elected he ran one hundred and thirty-three votes ahead of the state ticket in his district, and, in fact, was the only Re- publican candidate in Kings county who was thus honored. After taking his seat in the house he was appointed a member of the committees on general laws and claims. He has made a study of improv- ing the conditions of the laboring man with special reference to the farm laborer. His services in the assembly have received indorsement from various labor organizations and societies. He was a close student of all measures brought before the house and offered various recommendations for amend-. ments. The record which he made in the assembly has received the unanimous indorsement of the Re- publican organization of Kings county. He took a prominent part in the fight against the West Street Railroad steal and voted against the charter on ac- count of its failure to deal properly with the subject of education in Brooklyn, as regards the building of schoolhouses and other kindred subjects. In all of his work in the general assembly he was aggres- sive and independent, voting on all measures accord- ing to his best judgment and the dictates of his con- science. He voted against the railroad measure pro- hibiting the scalping of tickets. He entered the of fice unfettered by party and without obligations or promises and neither fear nor favor could make him swerve from a course of action which he be- lieved to be right. In 1901 Mr. Blackwell received the unanimous renomination as a candidate for the assembly for the eleventh district of Kings county, and in a district with a normal Democratic ma- jority of nine hundred was elected by eight hun- dred votes. ALBERT H. FROST Albert H. Frost was born in Brooklyn June 13, 1843, and in the public schools obtained his educa- tion. In his early business career he became inter- ested in a men's furnishing-goods establishment. there carrying on operations until after the inaugu- . ration of the Civil war, when, feeling that his country needed his services, he put aside all per- sonal considerations, enlisting, at the age of nine- teen years, on the 2d of September, 1862, joining the boys in blue of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment of New York Infantry. He joined the army as a private for three years and participated in the second battle of Williamsburg, in the engagement at Crump's Cross Roads, Ber- muda Hundred, Drury's Bluff and Cold Harbor. After the last named he was prostrated with fever and sent to the Balfour United States General Hos- pital at Portsmouth, Virginia, where he was con- fined for some months. After becoming convales- cent he was detached from the regiment and served as special clerk in the private office of Surgeon J. H. Franz, assistant surgeon of the United States army in charge of Balfour Hospital, until mustered out, under general order of the war department, dated May 21, on the 5th of June, 1865. He at that time held the rank of corporal. Whether on the field of duty or serving in a clerical capacity he was always found at his post of duty as a loyal defender of the starry banner of the nation. When the country no longer needed his services Mr. Frost returned to New York city and again became employed in the men’s furnishing goods business at his old home, devoting his time to mercantile business until 1878, when he was ap- pointed a clerk under Colonel James McLeer and assigned to the registry department of the Brooklyn postoffice. Subsequently he was transferred to the stamp department, and held that position until August 1, 1890, when he was promoted to superin- tendent of Station B postoffice, his present position, by Postmaster George J. Collins. Mr. Frost was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Pehl, of Brooklyn, New York, and six children have been born to them, of whom only one now survives, Albert W. His son Joseph T. died in February, 1899, at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Frost is one of the charter members of U. S. Grant Post, No. 327, G. A. R., being now the present senior vice-commander; and he also belongs to the Royal Arcanum, the American Legion of Honor, and the Knights of Honor. On the occa- sion of Memorial Day, May 30, 1884, when Gen- erals Grant, Sheridan, Gilmore and Mayor Low were entertained in Brooklyn, at the residence of Joseph D. Knapp, Mr. Frost was one of the com- mittee on entertainment. Generals Grant and Sheri- dan arrived at the foot of Broadway, by way of the Grand street ferry, at 9:30 A. M. They were driven in a carriage to the place of entertainment, and with them rode Major John H. Walker, of Rankin Post, No. 10, and Mr. Frost, who acted as representative of his post. . Following immediately in the rear were Colonel S. B. Sheridan and Colonel J. F. Greg- ory, of General Sheridan's staff, with Colonel Fred Grant and Henry A. Phillips, of James H. Perry Post, No. 89. As their boat neared the ferry slip which it was to enter, the Third Gatling Battery, in command of Lieutenant W. M. Hanold, tendered ALBERT H. FROST.AUGUSTUS LIPPITT, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 399 the salute of seventeen guns from the peer at the foot of South Sixth street. The occasion of the visit was made one of great celebration, in which Mr. Frost took an active part. He also formed one of the guard of honor at the Grant obsequies. He was in Cranston's detail in New York on the 5th of August, from eight until eleven P. . M., and on Major Tait's detail on the 8th of August, from two to five A. M. In military circles he has a wide acquaintance and enjoys the highest regard of his comrades in arms. been in the government service as an employe in the postoffice, and no higher testimonial of his fidelity and efficiency could be given. AUGUSTUS LIPPITT. History accords greater attention to the opera- tions of the land forces during the Civil war than to the movements of the navy, and yet the work accomplished on the sea contributed in a very large measure to the successful outcome of hostilities for the Union army. Brilliant victories were won, and it is said that the naval operations were what won the favorable attitude of England toward the Union army, for it was a well-known fact that Great Britain's sympathies were with the Confederacy to a great extent during the early part of the war. It was in the navy that Mr. Lippitt loyally defended the stars and stripes, making a creditable record. He was born at Chatham, Columbia county, New York, June 5, 1838, and represents an old New Eng- land family that resided in Rhode Island. His pa- ternal grandfather, Waterman Lippitt, removed to Columbia county, New York, and his son, Water- man Lippitt, the father of our subject, was long a successful farmer of the Empire state. He died in Clinton county, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. He served as a member of the New York legislature and was a local leader of the Demo- cratic party. He served for twenty years as super- visor of his town, and was a member of one of the early military organizations. A man of considerable influence and prominence, he was widely and favor- ably known in his part of the state. In 1831, at Chatham, New York, he married Cornelia Wilbor, who died in 1900, at the age of eighty-nine. They were the parents of six children, of whom two are yet living, Augustus and Mrs. Walter Douglas. Augustus Lippitt spent his youth upon his father's farm, and at the age of eighteen years went to sea. For three years he was engaged in the merchant services in the East India trade, making two voyages on the bark “Magi,” owned by Tucker, Cooper & Company, of New York. At the breaking out of the war he entered the naval service as an ordinary For twenty-two years he has Seaman, but was soon promoted to master's mate and served two years. He was first on the United States steamship “Keystone State,” carrying ten guns and two hundred men. It cruised for the privateer “Sumter” around the Bermudas, later was ordered to Hampton Roads and subsequently be- came a part of the blockading squadron along the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and captured a number of vessels as prizes. Mr. Lippitt later served on the “Cimmerone,” on the James river, protecting McClellan’s retreat from Rich- mond. The vessel was afterward ordered to Port Royal and its men participated in two attacks on Fort Sumter, after which they were sent to Warsaw Sound, Georgia, encountering the Confederate ram “Atlanta” as it came down from Savannah, June 17, 1863, and capturing one hundred and thirty men. The purpose of the “Atlanta” was to make for New York. The purpose was thus foiled, however, and the capture of the vessel, history relates, had the effect of changing the belligerent attitude of Eng- land toward the Union. Later in the fall. Mr. Lippitt, having contracted dumb ague, resigned from the service. Since 1875 he has been a resident of Brooklyn, where he is now engaged in the lumber and planing- mill business, employing thirty men. His industry is growing and brings to him a good income. He has good business and executive ability, and what- ever prosperity he gains is the direct result of his own labors, for since the age of eighteen years he has depended entirely upon his own resources and has made his own way in the world. • Mr. Lippitt married Miss Fannie E. Ober, of Brooklyn, and they have one daughter. Since 1869 he has held membership in Champion Lodge, No. 237, F. & A. M., and he is a charter member of U. S. Grant Post, No. 327, G. A. R., of which he served as junior vice-commander in 1900, while for two years he was trustee of the post. He was also a member of the memorial committee in charge of the General Grant obsequies. He likewise belongs to the Royal Arcanum, and in his political affilia- tions he is a Democrat. His loyalty to the best interests of the city and his fidelity to the obliga- tions of citizenship is to-day as noticeable as when he offered his services to his country in her hour of peril when rebellion threatened the Union. ROBERT SPITZER. The prominent citizen of Brooklyn whose name is the title of this sketch was the founder of what is known as the Spitzer movement in the direction of political reform, and more popularly, perhaps, as the Republican League of Kings county, a name 400 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. which was given it by some of its most active con- stituents. Robert Spitzer has been a conspicuous figure in Brooklyn politics for several years, for he was an active political worker even before he cast his first vote, and he has come to be one of the most popular and influential citizens of the twenty- eighth ward and the twentieth assembly district. In 1886 Mr. Spitzer represented the twenty-first ward and the third aldermanic district of Brooklyn as a member of the board of aldermen. Subse- Quently he held a position in the United States pension office in New York, and still later, for three years, until 1899, was keeper of the city hall of Brooklyn, a position to which he was appointed by the unanimous vote of both branches of the municipal assembly, an honor theretofore unknown in the his- tory of that office which was thus conferred upon him in recognition of his well known fitness to meet its every demand upon him. In 1899 he was ap- pointed by his old friend, the Hon. John P. Jaeckel, the present state treasurer of New York, as that of- ficial’s confidential clerk, which position he filled with great ability until he resigned to take up the movement to which he is at this time engaged. Mr. Spitzer has been a delegate to every state convention for twenty-five years and a regular at- tendant at state conventions for more than thirty years. At the Saratoga convention in 1898 he was se- lected as a delegate from his district to conduct the campaign of Mr. Jaeckel for the office of state treas- urer. He has been a member of the city committee of Brooklyn for seventeen years. Fraternally he is a member of Star of Hope Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, and for thirty years was prominently identified with the Turner Athletic Association of the city of Brooklyn, in the gymnasium of which club he was for several years a teacher of calis- thenics. In taking in hand the important work in which he is engaged Mr. Spitzer made many personal sac- rifices of a substantial character, a fact which he has never regretted for the reason that his motives are not personal but looks solely to the purification of Republican politics. It may be said that his action was to a considerable extent impelled by the unjust and discriminating distribution of patronage that for some years has been practiced by the Republican organization of Kings county. Owing to a general and growing discontent Mr. Spitzer was sought to champion a movement in favor of reform in the di- rection indicated, and he has succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectation, and the rapid and steady development of the Republican League of Kings county attests the signal result of the efforts he has put forth. LUCIUS J. THAYER, M. D. One of the younger representatives of the medical fraternity in Brooklyn is Dr. Lucius Josiah Thayer, who was born in Hulberton, Orleans county, New York, on the 19th of August, 1872. His parents, Lucius J. and Mary B. (Moore) Thayer, are both representatives of old families of the Empire state, the former residing in Wayne county, the latter in Orleans county. Under the parental roof Dr. Thayer was reared to manhood, and in the public schools of Albion, New York, acquired his educa- tion. He afterward matriculated in the Sedgwick Institute of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and when he had determined to make the practice of medicine his life work entered the Long Island Col- lege Hospital, in which he was graduated in 1895. His medical studies were pursued under the pre- ceptorship of the well-known Dr. Charles H. Bel- lows, of Brooklyn. Upon receiving his degree he immediately entered upon the practice of his profession in this city. Suc- cess has attended his efforts from the beginning, and, although he has conducted a general practice, at the same time he has a large practice in diseases of the throat and nose. He has made a special study along that line and his knowledge is comprehensive and profound. The Doctor is assistant surgeon in the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital and is a member of Kings County Medical Association. His strong men- tality and his laudable ambition insure his future success, and it is safe to predict that Dr. Thayer will always maintain a creditable place in the ranks of the medical fraternity. MICHAEL J. CUMMINGS. Michael J. Cummings, a soldier of the Civil war and now secretary of the sewer department of Greater New York, under Commissioner Kane, was born in Ireland in 1846, and in early childhood was brought to this country by his parents and was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn. While yet a boy he enlisted in Company B, Forty-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, at Brook- lyn, January 12, 1864. The regiment was then at Hilton Head, South Carolina, and thence was sent to Olustee, Florida, where it participated in the engagement there, during which young Cummings was wounded in the wrist. He was laid up for a brief time in hospital at Jacksonville, Florida, but came with his regiment to Gloucester Point, Vir- ginia, opposite Yorktown, where the army of the James was organized by Butler, and later to Ber- muda, May 7, 1864. He participated in the battles. THOMAS H. CULLEN.MICHAEL J. CUM MINGS. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 401 at Chester Heights and Drury Bluff, and for ten days lay in the entrenchments at Bermuda Hun- dred. His regiment was with Grant’s army at Cold Harbor until June Io, of the same year; at Peters- burg June 18; Deep Bottom August 14; took part in the fight at Strawberry Plains, Virginia, August 16, and September 29 advanced to the front of Richmond. With his regiment he participated under Butler in the first unsuccessful expedition against Fort Fisher, and in his capture under Terry. They then joined the expedition to Wilmington, North Caro- lina, and subsequently were sent to meet Sherman, now far advanced in his march to the Sea. The close of the war now at hand, Mr. Cummings was mustered out of service in New York city, having returned there on a furlough. . He enlisted as a pri- vate, was promoted to sergeant, and when discharged was acting Sergeant major. Mr. Cummings was early interested in politics, and upon his return from the war became actively identified with his party (Democratic). He was clerk in the city clerk's office at one time, later a deputy clerk, and from 1890 to 1894 he was city clerk of Brooklyn. He served for three years in the custom-house, and for the three past years has been secretary of the sewer department of Greater New York under Commissioner James Kane. He is the president of the Third Assembly District Demo- cratic Club, and has served as a delegate to all the various conventions of his party. He is a member of the Fort Greene Council, Royal Arcanum; was the commander of Devan Post, No. 148, G. A. R., in 1888; department inspector for two terms; assist- ant quartermaster general under Department Com- mander Atkinson; and national inspector general under Commander-in-Chief Shaw. THOMAS H. CULLEN. A mere enumeration of the useful and important places of public trust successfully filled by Senator Thomas H. Cullen is of itself sufficient testimony to his worth and ability. As a man whose convic- tions on any subject are the result of careful anayl- sis, discerning mental grasp and practical judgment as to causes and effects, and as one fully equipped for maintaining the tenability of any position as- sumed, it can be taken for granted that he would prove a power in the furtherance of any political cause in which he became enlisted. Thus he has wielded an unmistakable influence on political thought and action on Long Island, rendering valuable serv- ice to the Democratic party, of which he is a stal- wart adherent. Senator Cullen was born in Brooklyn March 29, 1865, in the Third district of Kings county, where he yet makes his home. After acquiring his prelim- inary education in the public schools he attended St. Francis' College, in which he was graduated in 1881. When his literary course was finished he entered business life and accepted a position as bookkeeper and cashier in a mercantile house in New York, but for the past three years he has engaged in the shipping business with offices in the Maritime Exchange. For twelve years he has been a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange. He is meeting with success in his undertakings, for he forms his plans readily, is determined in their execution and his judgment is rarely at fault; he is also systematic and methodical, and his business policy is in accord with the strictest commercial ethics. The Senator was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Torley, a Brooklyn lady, and a daughter of Thomas Torley, one of the oldest residents of this city. Unto our subject and his wife have been born three children. Their home is the center of a cultured society circle and is celebrated for its gra- cious and generous hospitality. In his political affiliations Senator Cullen has followed in the footsteps of his father, James Cullen, who was a lifelong enthusiastic Democrat and was for many years a member of the old volunteer fire department, connected with the Hope Engine Com- pany. From the time he attained his majority the Senator has been an active worker in the ranks of the party. He is a member of the Third Assembly District Club, the Sixth Ward Democratic Club, of Brooklyn, and other political organizations. He has never been defeated for any office to which he has aspired. In the fall of 1895 he was elected a mem- ber of the house of representatives of the New York general assembly, receiving more than thirty-seven hundred votes, while the Republican candidate re- ceived only seventeen hundred. In the session of 1896 he was a member of the committees on state prisons and commerce and navigation. In the fall. of that year he was re-elected, defeating the Repub- lican opponent by more than fourteen hundred votes, and in 1897 he was a member of the committees: on banks and commerce and navigation. At the election of 1897 he received almost four times as: many votes as the Republican candidate, and on this occasion, as at the others, there were also other candidates in the field. In the assembly of 1898 he was a member of the committees on taxation and retrenchment and commerce and navigation. At the Democratic convention of that year he was the choice of his party for state senator from the Third Senatorial district. This is one of the most impor- tant districts in Kings county, having a population. 26 X 402 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. of more than one hundred and twenty thousand. He received fourteen thousand and ninety-five votes against Seven thousand seven hundred and twenty- nine given the Republican nominee. the oath as Senator in 1899 he was appointed a mem- ber of the committees on taxation and retrenchment and public education. The vote at the election of 1900 resulted in a majority of about five thousand for Mr. Cullen, and now he is serving his second term in the upper house of the general assembly, acting as a member of the committees on taxation and retrenchment, public education, military affairs and public printing. He is a most active working man, views all questions from the practical stand- point of a business man of broad experience and has labored earnestly for the welfare of the common- wealth. His public career is one which will bear the closest investigation, and by his straightforward manly course and his wide usefulness has made him many fervent friends. CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY. By his devotion and cheerful toil the Rev. James J. Woods, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Victory, has built up a church property in the twen- ty-third ward that is very beautiful and a great ornament to the neighborhood where it is situated. The church building stands at the corner of Throop avenue and McDonough street. It is built of Green- wich granite, similar to that used in the erection of that part of the new Roman Catholic cathedral that is standing. The marble high altar is of rare ex- cellence, and the surmounting statues of high-class workmanship. Two smaller side altars, equal in design and workmanship, were presented by parish- ioners, and add much to the ornamentation of the in- terior of this beautiful edifice. The handsome win- dows were imported from Munich; the magnificent baptismal font was a gift. The parishioners claim that their organ is the finest in Brooklyn. The dedication of this beautiful new church took place on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1895, at which Bishop McDonnell officiated. The first church of Our Lady of Victory was of frame, succeeded by a stone chapel, erected through the arduous labors of the Rev. Patrick Creighton, the first priest of the new parish. In 1889 Bishop John Loughlin called Father Woods, who for twelve years had been an assistant in the cathedral, into his study in the see house in Jay street and told him that he was to suc- ceed the Rev. Patrick Creighton, whose health was breaking down. He expressly commanded that Fa- ther Woods at the earliest possible day should rear a fine church in place of the stone chapel. The im- posing edifice which has been erected shows how After taking well Father Woods has carried out the mandate of his superior. The old frame rectory has been turned into an academy for the Sisters of St. Joseph. The Rev. Father Woods celebrated on Tuesday, September 18th, the silver anniversary of his priest- hood. He was born in old Williamsburg, in 1852, in the parish of St. Peter and St. Paul, and was bap- tized by the late Father Sylvester Malone, under whose care he received his early education, includ- ing rudimentary knowledge of Christian doctrine and the precepts of the church. On the maternal side Father Woods was closely related to the late Arch- ‘bishop Hughes, of New York. Father Woods be- gan to study for the church at an early age with his brother, the late Rev. Dr. John T. Woods, of the Church of the Annunciation, Manhattan. After three years at college Father Woods went to Ire- land and spent four years in the Seminary of Clox- gher, where he studied philosophy under that re- nowned professor, the Rev. Dr. Owens. Father Woods is a man of medium size, pleasant, modest, plain, direct, approachable, popular. The amount of work that he has done in his parish may be seen when it is known that of the two hundred and six thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six dollars which the church cost, altars, font, statues, etc., one hun- dred and one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-six dollars was collected by the priest. This in addition to collecting money for maintenance, interest and assessments. NATHAN LEVY. The subject of this sketch, who is the first mem- ber of the family to settle on Long Island, is one of the progressive and enterprising business men of the eastern district, and is the proprietor of the ex- tensive meat and butcher establishment at 774 Broad- way, Brooklyn. Mr. Levy was born November 13, 1853, in the province of Alsace, France, now a part of the German empire. His parents were Nathan and Caroline (Brül) Levy, both of whom were also natives of the same province. Our subject was edu- cated in the schools of his native country, and when he had reached the age of nineteen, being am- bitious to improve his opportunities in life, he de- cided to come to America and accordingly embarked from Havre, and landed in New York city in De- cember, 1872. He at once settled in Brooklyn, where he secured employment in the service of a butcher in the Williamsburg district, and by frugality, thrift and hard work was enabled to start in business for himself in 1876. Mr. Levy had but limited capital, but did have what is often just as valuable, a good business capacity and a determination to succeed. His first business establishment was in the fif- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 403. teenth ward, where he remained for some time. Next he located in Broadway, opposite Manhattan avenue, where he remained until 1898, when he re- moved to the present location at 774 Broadway, and here he found better facilities to meet the increas- ing demand of his trade. From a small beginning the business has by his well directed efforts attained considerable magnitude, aggregating thirty head of cattle, one hundred and fifty sheep and ten tons of poultry per week-about as much as any other dealer in the eastern district. In addition to his interests in the butcher and meat trade Mr. Levy has taken an active part in other business enterprises. He is a stockholder in the Broadway Bank of Brook- lyn, and also of the Merchants' Bank, of which in- stitution he was elected a member of the board of directors in September, 1899. Fraternally he is a member of Cassia Lodge, No. 445, F. & A. M. He is also an active member of the Bushwick and Unity Clubs, in all of which he takes an earnest interest. His success is a splendid illustration of what a young man with ambition and grit may accomplish if he will. •. On April 28, 1881, Mr. Levy was married to Miss Matilda Waldheimer, daughter of Jacob and Babette Waldheimer, now of Brooklyn, and by this union has been born one son, Leo N. Both Mr. and Mrs. Levy have at all times contributed liberally to church and charitable purposes regardless of creed Or Sect. PETER J. CAMPBELL. The foreman of Hook & Ladder Company No. 57, Brooklyn fire department, at New Jersey avenue and Fulton street, is Peter J. Campbell, a fire- fighter of proved prowess and courage. Mr. Campbell was born in New Orleans March Io, 1844. His father’s name was Michael, who was born in Londonderry, Ireland, but came to the United States in 1820. Michael Campbell was a whaler, but gave it up to follow his trade, that of hatter. He came to Brooklyn in 1840. The subject of this sketch attended the local schools. - 4, 1862, he became a volunteer fireman of Brooklyn and continued in the department. a member of the department, and when the paid de- partment was organized he was appointed to Hook & Ladder No. 3, September 16, 1869, as a private, and on March 20, 1883, he was made foreman of old engine No. 9, and later Hook & Ladder No. 3, in Concord street. - - One of the pleasantest things to say of Mr. Campbell is that he was the first man to pass the civil-service examination, showing as it does that bravery is, On March . His ability as a fireman was soon made apparent after he became quickness and learning need not of necessity be strangers to brawn and muscle. After passing the examination he remained with Hook & Ladder Com- pany No. 3 up to July 31, 1886, and then came to this place and organized this company, Hook & Ladder Company No. 7, now No. 57. His one would say, almost phenomenal, he having saved more than twenty lives at fires, for which he has received many testimonials and medals. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum, of Atlantic Council, No. 417; and is a member of Union Council, No. II, Catholic Benevolent Legion. He is married, his wife being Eliza Jane Doyle, daughter of Michael Doyle, and the wedding oc- curred on July 3, 1865. Of their six children, five are living: William J., Mary E., Susan V., John J. and Peter J., Jr. The faithful wife and mother died August 28, 1889. Mr. Campbell and family are com- municants of the Roman Catholic church. That this foreman is respected and loved by all who know him would be superfluous to say. JAMES DOYLE. The men who are prominent in the actual work of the fire department of Brooklyn are most of them self-made in the broadest and most creditable sense of the term, men who began the stern battle of life when yet mere boys and fought it with no thought of any issue but success, and won it hon- estly and with an unflagging industry that knew no defeat. All that has been said of this class of men applies fully to the popular deputy chief whose name appears above, Some account of whose busy and use- ful career it will be attempted now to give for the benefit of the readers of this work. • James Doyle was born in the second ward of Brooklyn March 14, 1842, a son of Timothy and Mary (Smith) Doyle. Timothy Doyle was born in Ireland, a son of Thomas Doyle, who was a noted race-horse man there. Timothy Doyle came to the United States, located in Brooklyn and became a foreman in the Brooklyn navy yard. Mary Smith, who became his wife, was a daughter of Thomas Smith, a man well known in his day and locality. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle had nine sons, all of whom are dead but the subject of this sketch. James Doyle attended the public schools near his home in Brooklyn until he was ten years old. At that early age he was obliged to devote himself to . manual labor, and he was glad to find employment as a driver boy on the Erie canal. He was thus employed about two years. In 1854 his parents both died. He afterward worked for two years in the machine shop of a brick-yard at Haverstraw and he was busy in one way or another until he became 404 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. a soldier in the fall of 1862. Before this, however, he had been a member for some years of the old Brooklyn fire department. listed in Hawkins' Zouaves, Ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, which was a part of the Tenth Army Corps. He was in all of the many battles in which his command participated and was so severely wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, May 12, 1864, that he was incapacitated for active service for six months. He was honorably dis- charged in June, 1865, then in his twenty-third year. After returning to Brooklyn Mr. Doyle lost no time in again joining the volunteer fire department and becoming a member of Hope Engine Company, No. 9. About the same time he secured an appoint- ment from the New York Warehouse Company, and he worked in one capacity and another until his duties in the fire department required all his time. September 15, 1869, he was made foreman of engine company No. 2. January 21, 1885, in the paid de- partment, he was made district engineer of the twen- ty-second battalion and has since been its chief. His district, extending from Sixtieth street to Fulton ferry, embracing a large territory filled with stores, warehouses and lumber yards, is one of the largest in Brooklyn and one of the most difficult to take care of. He has sixty men under his command, which embraces engines Nos. IO2, Io9, 104 and 124, and hook and ladder truck No. 51. During his long service he has effected many daring rescues, notably that of the Hope family in 1886. The family con- sisted of four people, whom he took from a fire at Fifth avenue and Eleventh street. He has several times been more or less seriously injured while in the performance of his duty, but has returned to his work at the earliest possible moment, just as he did after having partially recovered from his dangerous wound received as a soldier in the Civil war. His record as a fireman is a good one and he holds a high place in the esteem of his superiors and of the business men in his district who best know the extent and value of his work. - He married Ann Roach, a daughter of Thomas Roach, a native of county Cork, Ireland, in Novem- ber, 1869, and has three children, Edward J., Mamie and Thomas. º E. PARKE COBY. There is no rule for achieving success, yet ad- vancement in business life nevertheless always de- pends upon certain elements; these are a quick ap- preciation of opportunity, steadfast purpose and a willingness to do whatever comes in the line of the particular business chosen, slighting no detail no matter how trivial it seems, and at the same time October 22, 1862, he en- of the craft. he died in 1901, in his ninety-first year. giving proportionate attention to the more important matters connected with the conduct of an industry or commercial pursuit. Such qualities have formed. the foundation for the prosperity of Mr. Coby, and upon these, as the architect of his own fortunes, he has builded wisely and well. A native of Troy, New York, he was born Feb- ruary 5, 1844, and is descended from the prominent Knickerbocker stock of New York. His ancestors came from Holland at a very early day and took up their abode in Rensselaer county, and through marriage became connected with the Lansings and Schuylers, so that Mr. Coby has back of him a line- age honorable and distinguished. His father, Ste- phen Coby, became a leading contractor and builder of Troy, and also extended the field of his labors to other parts O the country, erecting some of the fine buildings in Washington, D. C. In 1850 he removed with his family to Brooklyn, where he con- tined his building operations throughout his busi- ness career. In his fraternal relations he was a Mason and in his life exemplified the helpful spirit He married Cornelia Hardy, a sister of Captain Hardy, who was one of the oldest resi- dents of the Nineteenth ward of Brooklyn, where. Stephen Coby departed this life in 1895, and his wife, sur- viving him for about three years, passed away in 1898. - - - E. Parke Coby, their only son, was a little lad of six summers when the family came to Brooklyn, and here in the public schools he acquired his education. At the age of fourteen he began learning the print- er's trade in the office of the New York “Sun,” and worked at the case for eight years, within which time he gained a thorough mastery of the business. He was employed in several of the leading printing establishments of New York city. In 1866, when twenty-two years of age, he began business on his. own account in a small way at the corner of Gold and John streets. Gradually his patronage increased and he enlarged his facilities to meet the growing demands of the trade, until now the entire buildings at Nos. 19 and 21 Platt street, New York, are oc- cupied by his buildings, and employment is fur- nished to sixty-five people. He does all kinds of mercantile and publication printing, both wholesale and retail, and also contract work, and is a manu- facturer of stationery. Among his patrons are many very prominent business men. The volume of his business has now reached a mammoth size, and in workmanship the house has no superior, for he has kept in touch with the progress made in the “art preservative of arts,” and has an office equipped with all the latest improved presses, machinery and accessories known to the business. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 405 Mr. Coby was united in marriage to Miss Ella F. Clarke, a daughter of Benjamin and Alida (Lan- sing) Clarke, and unto them has been born one son, Frank Clarke. Our subject is a man of domes- fic tastes, who finds his greatest happiness at his own fireside with his family and friends, and there- fore he has severed his membership relations with the Oxford, Fulton and Athletic Clubs, with which he was formerly identified, but he still belongs to the Hanover Club, of which he is a leading and influential representative. He is also prominent in Masonry, has been a veteran Mason for more than a quarter of a century, and belongs to the blue lodge, chapter and commandery. He is also a member of Abel Smith Post, G. A. R. He possesses many excellent characteristics which have endeared him to his friends, and the esteem in which he is uni- formly held is a tribute to his busy, useful and up- right career. - ALFRED T. HOBLEY. | Alfred T. Hobley has been a potent factor in molding the political history of the state. Business and social life have an important bearing upon the growth and material development of the country, but it is the political situation which has most to do with the weal or woe of the nation, affecting every person directly or indirectly. The vote of every man in its reflex action will influence his . The laws under which he lives treat of -Career. 'every relation and condition of life, and by his ballot he gives his fellow man the power to formulate 1aw affecting his own destiny. It thus behooves every individual to support the men and measures which will best advance the interests of the people singly and collectively. The duties of citizenship, well performed, allow one to be no sinecure, and their faithful fulfillment is required of every man who is true to his country, his neighbor and him- self. Mr. Hobley has frequently been honored with political preferment, but whether in public or pri- vate life he meets fully every obligation devolving upon him as a representative citizen of this great republic. - A son of Alfred and Jane C. (Potter) Hobley, the subject of this review was born in Brooklyn July 14, 1865. His father was a native of England and when ten or eleven years of age was brought to the United States by his father, Thomas Hobley, who had previously lived in Worcestershire, Eng- 1and, near the little town of Rugby, and was a pro- fessor in Rugby College under Dr. Arnold. By profession he was a surveyor, and after locating in this country, in 1842, he followed that pursuit in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn for about a year. In 1843 he removed to a farm near Jamaica, Long Island, where Glendale now stands, and there made his home until his death. He married Sophia Small, and unto them were born the following children: Jesse; Henry; Alfred; and Mrs. Charlotte Will- iamson, who died of cholera in 1849. The father of this family died in September, 1856, at the age of seventy-eight years, and the mother passed away in the same month, at the age of seventy-seven. Alfred Hobley, the father of our subject, was born in Warwickshire, England, February 9, 1828, was educated under the private instruction of his father. He came with his parents to this country, and subsequently entered into partnership with his three brothers under the firm name of Hobley & Brothers, silk manufacturers, doing business. at Twenty-seventh street. and Ninth avenue, in New York city. The firm name was subsequently changed to Hobley Brothers, and the business was removed to the corner of Brown and Second streets, in Brooklyn, where operations were carried on until 1882. They manufactured silk ribbons, fringes and other trimmings, doing an extensive business. Al- fred Hobley, however, is now living retired, enjoy- ing a well-earned rest. He has long been a stanch Republican in his political affiliations, doing all in his power for the growth of his party; and his father, Jesse C. Hobley, was a member of the first board of aldermen of Williamsburg. He cast his first presidential vote for Henry Clay in 1844. At one time he was defeated for the office of super- visor in the Fourteenth ward by nineteen votes. He organized the North Ridgewood Reserves, is a member of Hyatt Lodge, F. & A. M., and at one time served as its secretary. He was a member of the North Liberty fire department, No. 5, or— ganized by Graham Polly. On the 1st of July, 1857, Alfred Hobley, Sr., married Miss Jane C. Potter, and they became the parents of five children: Jesse Charles, now deceased, who married Charlotte Ken- yon and had three children; Sarah Sophia, wife of Thomas Fee, who is connected with a plumbing sup- ply store in SNew York city; William Henry, de- ceased, who married Ann Stokes and left a widow and one child; Alfred T. ; and Henry Harold, a traveling salesman. - Alfred T. Hobley, whose name introduces this record, was graduated in one of the public schools of Brooklyn in 1880, when fourteen years of age. He then entered his father's office, and for five years was connected with the silk manufacturing business on North Fifth street. During President Cleveland's administration he received the appoint- ment of foreman in the navy yard, in the painting department, and had charge of the painting of the ill-fated “Maine.” He remained in that position 406 HISTORY OF LONG ISLANI). until February, 1896, when he was appointed deputy license clerk in the county clerk's office. tinued in that position for a short time under the Greater New York organization, and on the 1st of January, 1899, he was appointed first assistant clerk in the district attorney's office, filling that position until the 31st of December of the same year, when he was appointed expert clerk in the register's office in Brooklyn, a position created by special act of the legislature, and is now serving in that capacity, faithfully and acceptably discharging its duties. When twenty-two years of age he was the stand- ard-bearer of the Republican party in the Thirteenth ward. He was one of the organizers of the Thir- teenth Ward Republican Union and was president for two years. He was also a member of the Re- publican general committee during the contest for chairmanship between Baldwin and Franklin Wood- ruff, and was one of the executive committee of the ward committee for many years. In 1894 he was a candidate for the nomination for congress from the Sixth district, having had sufficient votes on the fourth ballot to secure the nomination. The chairman having decided that another ballot of the convention would be necessary, and in the moment of victory Mr. Hobley’s interests being betrayed by one of his most trusted lieutenants, he was de- feated in the convention. As a member of the county committee he was foremost in the fight for the Jacob Worth charity commission bill, which re- sulted in the downfall of Charles Smull in the Thir- teenth ward. He was the nominee for the office of councilman to represent the Thirteenth, Four- teenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty- first, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-seventh and Twenty- eighth wards. There were four candidates in the field, and he was indorsed by the Citizens' Union committee and the National Democracy. His official certificate of nomination, however, was not filed in the stipulated time required by law. He ran six thousand votes ahead of his party ticket, and in con- sequence of the loss of the ballots of the Citizens’ Union and the National Democracy he was defeated. He is a leading and valued member of the Congress Republican Club, one of the leading Republican or- ganizations of Brooklyn, also of the Brooklyn Union Republican Club, and at all times is earnest and untiring in his work for the advancement of his party's interests. He was more or less instrumental in securing the Forty-seventh Regiment armory, and at all times has given his co-operation in support of all movements calculated to prove of public bene- fit. He belongs to the Anawanda Club, a social organization; the DeLong Council of the Royal Ar- canum ; the Improved Order of Red Men; the Ma- Sonic fraternity; and to Calvery church, Protestant He con- Episcopal. He is a man of broad capacity in the control of political affairs, possessing keen insight, resolute purpose, unabating energy and undaunted enterprise. Though he is aggressive, he is at all times fair, and he commands the respect of many citizens of Brooklyn who are opposed to him po- litically. - MATTHEw w. SMITH, M. D. A resident of Flatbush, Dr. Smith is numbered among the native sons of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in New York on the 25th. of Jan- uary, 1851. The family is of Irish lineage. The grandfather, M. W. Smith, Sr., was the founder of the family in America, emigrating from the Emerald Isle to the new world. Joseph P. Smith, the father of our subject, was born in Massachusetts. He re- moved to New York and engaged in the cotton busi- ness and subsequently devoted his energies to real estate dealing. In 1869 he came to Flatbush, taking up his residence where the Doctor now resides, and here he made his home until called to his final rest in 1894. He was a very successful man in business affairs, his energetic efforts and laudable ambition enabling him to conquer all difficulties and steadily work his way upward to a plane of affluence. He served as police commissioner of his town and was widely known for his sterling worth. He married Miss Helen O'Neil, of a very prominent Irish fam- ily. She was a most charitable woman, esteemed for her good works, and her death occurred in 1883. The Doctor is one of a family of seven chil- dren. Having acquired his preliminary education in the public schools, he entered St. Francis Xavier’s College in New York city, and afterward entered Bellevue Medical College, of New York, completing the course in 1873. He at once began practice at Flatbush and is now located at No. 86 Vernon avenue. He was made the health officer of Flat- bush and served from 1881 until 1883 as physician to the Charity Commission of Brooklyn. He owns a very large medical library and is quite familiar with its contents, his knowledge of the medical science being very exact and comprehensive. This combined with a real interest in his fellow men has enabled him to acquire success as a representative of the profession. Socially he is connected with the Carleton Club. CHARLES BETHON. Charles Bethon is one of the representative Ger- man-American citizens of Brooklyn, residing in what is now the Twenty-seventh ward. He was born in the village of Schefflenz, grand duchy of Baden, Germany, March 28, 1821, his parents being Charles and Rosina (Bauer) Bethon. With his family of C ĀRL J. MANN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 407 three children the father bade adieu to the land of his nativity and crossed the Atlantic to the new world in September, 1837, locating in New York city, where he made his home for five years. In 1842 he removed to the Sixteenth ward in Williams- burg, where he and his wife resided until called to their final rest. The father died on the 23d of April, 1877, and the mother passed away the fol- lowing day. They were buried side by side on the same day in the Lutheran cemetery. Their four children who survived them were Charles; Louis, who married Dorothea Fernes, by whom he had seven children; George, who died at the age of sev- enteen years; and Josephine, now the wife of Will- iam Gans, of Brooklyn. - Charles Bethon was educated in the fatherland, and after puting aside his text-books learned the tailor's trade. He followed that occupation in Brook- lyn with great proficiency and was soon conducting a business on his own account in Ewen street (now Manhattan avenue, Williamsburg. In this venture he met with gratifying success, and after securing an ample competence he retired from active life. He erected a large building at 189 and 191 Graham avenue, and in 1881 purchased the ground at No. 60 and 62 Jefferson street, upon which he erected his present residence. In 1846, in Brooklyn, was celebrated the mar- riage of Mr. Bethon and Miss Elizabeth Keller, and unto them were born two children: Charles, who has a daughter Lydia; and Louisa, who became the wife of George Hohner and has a family, including Josephine, George F., Louis H., Rosa G., William, Matthias and Charles. Mrs. Bethon died, and the subject of this review afterward married Katie Fink, by whom he had two sons: William, who married Paulina Vogel; and Henry, who married Emma Rau- lenburg, and has a daughter Katie. The mother's death occurred June 25, 1857, and for his third wife Mr. Bethon chose Mrs. Margaret Thieme, widow of Herman. Thieme. She died on the 13th of Feb- ruary, 1877, and March 8, 1881, he married Sophia F. Schwickart, daughter of Phillip and Caroline (Hoelder) Schwickart. He and his family attended the First Presbyterian church, and were people of the highest respectability, widely and favorably known in Brooklyn. Mr. Bethon has always been a liberal contributor to church and charitable work. Being a self-made man, his benevolence is ready and judicious, for he never withholds a helping hand from those who are manfully struggling to better their condition. In his life he exemplifies the fraternal and kindly spirit of the Masonic fraternity, of which he is a member. He is a member of Oltmann Lodge, No. 446, F. & A. M., and is also a charter member of the Druids, a social organization; of the Arion Society; and of the Williamsburg Saenger-. bund. He is also one of the patrons of the Ger- man Hospital. His is a well-developed nature, with varied interests, and he is recognized as a man of broad humanitarian principles. CARL JOSEPH MANN. Although nine years have passed since the death of Mr. Mann, he is still widely remembered on ac- count of his reputation as an artist, chiefly of still- life subjects, but more particularly by reason of his well-spent life, his social qualities and his many ex- cellencies of character. He was born in the village of Neuhausen, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Ger- many, on the 2d of May, 1821, and was a son of Carl Joseph Mann, Sr. The public schools of his native town afforded him his literary education, and during his early manhood he took up the study of art in the city of Esslingen, in Wurtemberg. When he had partially completed his studies he began traveling and visited the various cities of impor- tance throughout Europe. In 1852, however, Mr. Mann resolved to seek a home in the new world, and accordingly sailed for New York, where he arrived in safety. For forty years he was identified with the interests of this land, particularly of Long Island. He at once found employment in the practical field of art, which pur- suits he followed in the employ of others for some time, but finally began business on his own account. He was first located on the Bowery, near the old Steuben House, and there successfully carried on his work for some time. Finally, however, he pur- chased the establishment of Mr. Hamm, and at that location made many valuable studies of his own creation, but about 1862 the collection was almost totally destroyed by fire. Only a few of these valua- ble works of art have been saved, some of which are now in possession of his family. After the fire Mr. Mann removed to Elizabeth street, near Grand street, in New York city, where he conducted a successful business. Eventually he took into part- nership with himself Peter Bertsch, under the firm name of Mann & Bertsch, which connection con- tinued for a number of years, their establishment being for some time at No. 68 Montrose avenue. At the same time Mr. Mann continued his art estab- lishment in Elizabeth street, New York. The prod- ucts of his skill and labor were sought by many of the leading art houses of New York city, among them being the renowned Tiffany and others of no less reputation. He was known by many of the leading artists in the metropolis and Brooklyn, and his skill was marked, winning him prominence in art-circles. As the years passed his capital increased 408 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. owing to a large patronage, and at length he retired to private life, spending his remaining years in quiet at his home at No. 92 Stagg street, where he died on the 25th of January, 1892. . Mr. Mann was married in Brooklyn, on the 4th of October, 1857, to Miss Francisca Barbetta Sinn, a daughter of Bernhard and Louisa (Brittinger) Sinn. Four children were born to them: Pauline, who died at the age of four years; Louisa, the wife of Carl Schwarze, of Brooklyn, who now re- sides at the Mann homestead, at No. 92 Stagg street; Bernadine, who resides with her mother; and Carl, who also resides with his mother, is also an artist, having a pleasant studio at No. 53 West Twenty- fourth street, New York. They occupy a leading Mr. Mann was active in various fraternal and social organizations, including position in society circles. Copernicus Lodge, F. & A. M., of Williamsburg, of which he was treasurer for more than twenty- five years. He was also a member of the Turn Verein Association of the eastern district of Brook- lyn, and of numerous other social organizations. His love of art and of the beautiful was so earnest and real that he spent much time in promoting an appreciation of these among young people, and prob- ably did more to cultivate an artistic taste among the young people of his section of the city than any other one person. He organized a class in the Turn Verein Institute in the Sixteenth ward, and in addition to furnishing it with many valuable charts and drawings of his own, he gave instruction gratuitously to its members in both drawing and painting. Many young people owe the pleasure which they now obtain from art to a love for the same awakened through his instructions, which gave to them an appreciation of artistic skill, design, coloring, light and shade. The natural refinement which goes with an artistic temperament, and his love of the beautiful made his companionship very desirable, and he was popular with many who knew him and had the respect and esteem of all. His was a well-spent and honorable career, and to his family he left not only a comfortable competence, but also the priceless heritage of an untarnished 1131116. REV. THOMAS S. O’REILLY. Rev. Thomas S. O’Reilly is the pastor of the church of the Holy Name in Brooklyn. He was born in Ireland in 1844, and there spent the days of his boyhood and youth. He was graduated in Mount Melleray College, in 1866, and further continuing his preparation for the Catholic ministry he entered the Theological Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, completing the course in 1871. In that year he lo- cated in Flatbush, and in 1874 came to Brooklyn. regularly since. sum, which can be cancelled at any time. - ous departments of the church are in good working In the year 1878 the parish of the Holy Name of Jesus was formed by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, who assisted Rev. Thomas S. O'Reilly as the first pastor. The first mass was celebrated on March 31st of the same year, and on the 29th of April land was purchased and on May Ist work was begun on the new church and pushed vigorously forward until on the 20th of the same month the church was dedicated and services have been held The priest in charge at the be- ginning is the present rector, and the assistants who served with him were Rev. Nicholas McNulty, Rev. Myles O’Reilly, Rev. Patrick O’Reilly, Rev. Thomas Mulvany, Rev. Michael O’Reilly, Rev. Bernard O’Reilly, Rev. John McEnroe and Rev. Patrick Twigg. - - The parochial house was built in 1883; the parochial school was erected in 1885, and the prop- erty at present belonging to the church is worth about one hundred and ten thousand dollars. There is no indebtedness with the exception of a small The vari- condition and under the careful guidance of the pastor the church is making satisfactory progress. HON. J. FRANK GARDNER. Hon. J. Frank Gardner, who is now serving as chief clerk of the magistrate's court of the Eighth district at Coney Island, has been an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party from the time he first exercised the privilege of voting, and has been a conspicuous factor in promoting the work of the party that has resulted in its growth and upbuilding. He is well known as one of the most efficient advocates among the young men in Repub- lican ranks, of strong executive force, with excel- lent ability as an organizer and of unquestioned loy– alty to the party principles. - Mr. Gardner was born in Glen Gardner, New Jersey, in 1869, and pursued his preliminary educa- tion in the public schools, supplementing his early mental training with a course in the Packard Busi- ness College and the Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and entered the office of Eugene D. Hawkins, where he remained for two years, after which he was in the office of George V. Brower. During a greater part of the time since his admission to the bar, however, his time has been largely devoted to his political work. Even before he had attained his majority he was well known as an adherent of the Republican party, laboring earnestly and effectively for its success. He was manager of Sheriff Rienhart's campaign in the Seventeenth ward, of which he was then a resi- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 409 dent, living there altogether for eighteen years. With the exception of one year he has been a mem- ber of the county committee for a decade. During the first year of Mayor Schieren's administration he was appointed to a position in the corporation counsel's office, and continued there for a year and a half under Mayor Wurster. He was later appoint- -ed chief clerk in the magistrate's court of the Eighth district of Coney Island, and has since served in that capacity, the duties of the office claiming the greater part of his attention, so that he has little time for the practice of law. He is well qualified, alert, en- ergetic, prompt and accurate, and has the entire con- fidence of the court and the bar of the district. In connection with his political work Mr. Gard- ner has been a member of the executive committee of his district for two years, and is at the present time the executive leader of the district and repre- sents Mr. Woodruff. He served as a delegate to the last state convention and had charge of Mr. Woodruff's headquarters at the national convention. He was assistant secretary to the Kings county Republican committee, serving two years. He has ever been ready to contribute in influence and tan- gible assistance to the success of the party cause, and his standing in Republican ranks is high. At the present time he is the Republican candidate for the magistracy of the Eighth district court, and is a well-known member of the Logan and Brooklyn Re- publican Clubs. Mr. Gardner was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie M. Hume, a native of Brooklyn, and in the city they have made many friends aside from Mr. Gardner's political and professional associates. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum, and is the possessor of a genial disposition and affable manner, which gain for him the sincere liking of those with whom he is associated. . ROBERT F. SUPPER. Robert F. Supper, the well known proprietor of the famous Avon Beach Hotel and Road House and also of the Sea View Hotel, at Bath Beach, Long Island, was born in Frederichshaven, Wurtemberg, Germany, January II, 1863, and is a son of Georg and Catharine (Geyer) Supper. The government of Germany has traced the history of some of its . families, including that of our subject, back to the Romans who settled in the south of Germany many hundred years ago. His paternal grandfather, Georg Supper, a farmer by occupation, entered the German cavalry at the age of seventeen and was one of the nine hundred of his countrymen out of the eighteen thousand that escaped in the disastrous retreat from Moscow with Napoleon over the Berosina bridge. tion of gentlemen only. for the entertainment of families. are in every way first class and there are one hun- He was also in the famous battle of Leipsic, and was wounded at Waterloo by a French officer. He lived to the advanced age of ninety-eight years. The father of our subject was sheriff and chief of police in his town and county for thirty-six years, but is now living a retired life, having accumulated a com- fortable competence. He was born in Stuttgart, and is now seventy-one years of age, while his wife is sixty-five. Her father was William Geyer, whose ancestors were land owners in Germany for hun- dreds of years. Our subject is one of a family of nine children, six of whom are still living. One brother, Emil, has been the manager of a large lace and silk exporting house in Lyons, France, for three years. - At the age of sixteen years Robert F. Supper com- menced learning the hotel business, being first em- ployed in the Midland Hotel at London, Germany, and Hotel de Louvre at Paris, France. In 1883 he came to America and first located in Blooming- ton, Illinois, where he was engaged in the French coach-horse business for seven months, and then came to New York, being employed as a waiter at Hotel Brunswick, Delmonico’s and the Parker House. Subsequently he went to New Orleans, but not finding employment in that city he went to work on a sugar plantation. Later he obtained a posi- tion in Hotel Royal. Subsequently he returned north and was steward at the New Utrecht Club for four months, and then rented the bar privileges at Hotel Lowry, Bath Beach, for three years. In the meantime Mr. Supper made many friends here, and decided to embark in the hotel business on his own account. Accordingly in 1898 he built what is now known as the Avon Beach Hotel and Road House, which he conducts on the European plan, and in the spring of 1900 he rented the Sea View Family Hotel on the opposite side of the street, which he runs on the American plan. . These are situated on the beautiful Cropsey avenue, which is a continuation of the famous Shore road drive, and are convenient to New York, which may be reached by trolley to the elevated railroad or to the Thirty-ninth street ferry within an hour or by steamboat direct in forty minutes. The trolley cars pass within one block, and the steamboat landing is within three blocks. The Avon Beach Hotel and Road House is an ideal resort of its kind, and is perfectly fitted from the carefully appointed kitchen to the ample and airy dining rooms for the enter- tainment of driving parties and large assemblages. This house has forty sleeping rooms for the recep- The Sea View Hotel is a handsome and substantial brick structure arranged The appointments \ 410 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. dred and nine sleeping rooms. This house is sup- plied with elevators and all modern conveniences for the comfort of the guests. All pleasures are at their command. Neat and comfortable bath- houses are provided for those who enjoy a plunge in the refreshing waters of the bay and to loaf, chat and sun themselves on the beach. Sail boats, naphtha launches and row boats are at the command of those who enjoy the exhilarating sensation of bounding over the buoyant surface of the dimpling sea, and splendid fishing is convenient for those who enjoy that fascinating sport. In the evening charming music is furnished for the enjoyment of guests, and the merry click of ivory balls is heard in the billiard parlors, while on the perfectly level alleys the exciting roll and crash of the balls awakens the laughter or applause of the lovers of the game. Outside, along the smooth stretch of level beach, the lapping waters and the beckoning reflection of the moon upon the dancing waves of the bay invite the lovers of nature, while upon the other side of the hotel lies Cropsey avenue, ablaze with electric lights and enlivened with a light-hearted, gaily dressed . and merry throng of pleasures seekers. Mr. Supper is an ideal host, accommodating, genial and pleasant at all times, and he makes many friends. His suc- cess in life is due to his own unaided and energetic efforts. He is a man of good business and executive ability, is industrious and persevering, and by his systematic and honorable business methods has won the support and confidence of all with whom he has come in contact. He is a thirty-second-degree Mason, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Columbia Club of New York, and many other social organizations. - Mr. Supper was married, December 22, 1890, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of John Hoerburger, a prom- inent musician, and to them have been born three children, namely: Robert F., Lillian and Emil. JOSEPH BILL. The life of Joseph Bill affords an excellent ex- ample of what young American manhood is capable, and is at once deserving of notice for its meritori- ous achievements and as an example worthy of emu- lation. Not yet attained to middle life, his experi- ences and accomplishments surpass those of many men of ability and energy after a long lifetime of earnest effort. - Mr. Bill was born in 1874, in Brooklyn, in the district in which he now resides. At school he was a diligent and ambitious student, and he acquired an excellent education before he had passed out of boyhood's years. In turn he attended St. Nicholas’ parochial school, Brooklyn; St. Mary's College, New- na gold and copper mines at Barri, Ontario. ark, New Jersey; St. Vincent's College, of Pennsyl- vania; and Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, graduating at the last named institution with the degree of Master of Accounts, in 1892, when seven- teen years of age. He subsequently entered upon a full classical course in Canisius College, but after two and one-half years he abandoned his studies to take up an important mission. It is here to be noted that, while an indefatigable student during his school days, he was also an enthusiast in ath- letic sports, and Canisius. College claims him as the best foot-ball player it ever turned out. His col- lege instructors, the Benedictine Fathers, sought the establishment of a college in Oklahoma, and, with full faith in his abilities, to him they committed the task. Their expectations were fully realized, and Mr. Bill, then not nineteen years of age, founded the first white college in the territory, at a point forty-five miles from a railway station, and drew to it thirty-six students the first year; it is now a flourishing institution. Mr. Bill remained in this work very nearly two years, during a large portion of which time he also occupied the positions of gov- ernment inspector of schools and of postoffices. He then returned to Brooklyn, to find several important positions open to him. He elected to take the man- agement of the Brooklyn City Beer Bottling Com- pany, of which his uncle, M. Seitz, the well-known brewer, was the head. From this beginning he almost immediately en- tered upon numerous other enterprises of moment. He became interested in the North Beach Electric Light and Power Company, of which he became sec- retary, and shortly afterward he became manager, of the M. Seitz ice plant, positions which he occu- pies to the present time. He was subsequently en- trusted with the management of the extensive Hele- He is now president and treasurer of the North Ameri- can Actinolite and Asbestites Company, operating a factory at Tottenville, Staten Island; an active stock- holder and vice-president of the Star Hygeia Ice Company, at Yonkers, New York; and a director of the Bottling Brewers' Protective Association, and of the Låger Beer Collectors' Protective Asso- ciation; besides which he conducts the private af- fairs of Mr. Seitz, who has large interests aside from his brewing business, and cares for properties of his own in Mexico. Mr. Bill is independent in politics, liberal in suf- frage, and intelligently advocates the policies which he believes will best advance the political and com- mercial interests of the nation. In 1901 the solicita- tions of his friends and his interest in municipat affairs moved him to accept a nomination for a seat in the board of aldermen from the Sixty-fourth HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 411. aldermanic district. He was unanimously endorsed by the Brooklyn Democracy, the Republican organi- zation, the Citizens’ Union and the German-American Municipal League, and he was elected by an unmis- takable plurality. Possessed of masterly business ability, and having broad views of public require- ments and possibilities, he enters upon his official life with the confidence and approval of a large and public-spirited constituency. April 25, 1900, Mr. Bill was united in marriage with Miss Pauline E. Fleck, daughter of George Fleck, Jr., and one child has been born of the mar- riage. REV. MICHAEL H. CAREY. Rev. Michael H. Carey, rector of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church, Sag Harbor, Suffolk coun- ty, Long Island, was born at Fall River, Massachu- setts, February 28, 1865. The parish of this church was formerly an out-mission, attended at intervals by the priests stationed at Southold. The present church and rectory were built by the Rev. John Heffernan, who was the first resident priest of the parish. He was succeeded by the late Father Den- nison, who ministered faithfully to the spiritual wants of the parishioners for four years and was transferred thence to Jamaica, where he died. Rev. Lawrence Guerin succeeded Father Dennison as rector for six years, and while temporarily re- siding for his health at Valley Stream, Long Isl- and, passed to his reward, July 2, 1897. During his administration Rev. Michael H. Carey was appointed rector of the parish, who added extensive improvements to the church and rectory and paid off the balance of the debt on the church property. This parish has also an out- mission chapel at Easthampton, attended by the priests from Sag Harbor. The parish at Sag Harbor is in a flourishing condition, the church properties both at Sag Harbor and Easthampton being free from debt. There is also a parochial school in connection with the parish, taught by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the only sisters of this order in the United States. Rev. Michael H. Carey was educated at the parochial schools, taking his classical courses in St. Francis' College, Brooklyn, at which he was graduated in 1855, and his theological courses in St. Mary's College, at Baltimore, Maryland, at which he was graduated in December, 1888, and in the same month was ordained priest by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D. Soon after ordina- tion he was appointed assistant at the church of the Visitation, Brooklyn, where he remained two years. His next appointment was to St. Francis istrations at St. Vincent de Paul's. Xavier's, where he was stationed three years, and from there he was transferred to St. Ambrose, and three years later, in 1897, he was appointed to St. Andrew's, where he died December 2, 1901. Rev. Edward Flaherty, curate to the preceding, and rector of St. Andrew's, was born in Brook- lyn, New York, July 29, 1870, son of John W. and Margaret Flaherty. After graduating at public school No. 35, he took classical courses at Man- hattan College and received his courses in philoso- phy and theology in the North American College, at Rome. - - He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome, by his eminence, Cardinal Parrocchi, June 12, 1897. In December, following, he returned to Brookyn and was appointed assistant at St. Vincent de Paul's church on North Sixth street. During the Span- ish-American war he was chaplain to the troops stationed at Montauk Point for two months. He then returned to Brooklyn and continued his min- On May 3, I900, he was appointed curate to Rev. Michael H. Carey, at Sag Harbor, Long Island. - PATRICK J. SULLIVAN. Patrick J. Sullivan was born in London, England, September 19, 1851, and is a son of Timothy and Anna (Ridley) Sullivan, natives of London. His grandfather removed from Bantry, Ireland, to the world’s metropolis in the early part of the nine- teenth century, and the family was founded in the United States in 1864. Timothy Sullivan located in Syracuse, New York, for a period of six months and then removed to Brooklyn, where he established himself in the manufacturing of cigars, on Fulton street and DeKalb avenue. Later, however, he re- moved to 355 Smith street, and in 1886 the factory was opened at its present location. The business training of Patrick Joseph Sullivan was received in his father's factory. He learned the trade of man- ufacturing cigars, so that he has a practical knowl- edge of the industry and is therefore much more capable of directing the labors of the operatives in the factory. Admitted to a partnership in the busi- ness, his energy and zeal formed a desirable sup- plement to the experience and mature judgment of his father; and the business, which has always been a prosperous one, has steadily grown both in ex- tent and importance, and now demands the service of about fifty employes in its successful conduct. Mr. Sullivan, of this review, was married on the 19th of October, 1878, to Miss Frances Moss, a daughter of Charles Moss, of Hoboken, New Jersey. They had two children: Charles, who is engaged in his father's employ; and Frances. The mother 412 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. died December 24, 1884, and Mr. Sullivan was again married, September 8, 1890, his second union being with Miss Emeline M. Kennedy, of Syracuse, New York, who died March 12, 1900. By his second marriage he had five children,_Emeline, Mark, Martha, Margaret and Elizabeth; the last named died at the age of three years. Mr. Sullivan and his family are communicants of Holy Cross Catholic church, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, in which district of the city he has resided for a number of years. Mr. Sullivan is also a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, the American Legion of Honor and of the Cortelyou Club, of which he was the president for two years. He also holds membership rela- tions in, and has been the president of, various Democratic organizations. He takes an active inter- rest in all matters of public importance, and was a member of the committee on entertainment in the celebration in honor of Admiral Dewey's return from Manila. His acquaintance among the prominent resi- dents of Brooklyn is extensive, and he is recognized as a public-spirited citizen whose aid may always be counted upon to promote any movement for the public good. EDWARD BUSH. Edward Bush, principal of grammar school No. 18, one of the successful educators in the public schools of Brooklyn, and for over half a century in -continuous service in one building, was born in New York city January 22, 1830, the son of Henry J. and Anna (Ball) Bush. He was educated in gram- Imar school No. 12, between Seventh and Eighth ave- nues, New York city, and upon graduating, at the age of fourteen, entered the New York. Normal School, at the time conducted by the Public School Society, to prepare for teaching. After receiving his graduating degree he commenced teaching as junior monitor in school No. 16, Thirteenth street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, for two years, when he was promoted to school No. 15, as senior monitor, on Fifth street between avenues C and D, New York. In May following, 1849, he was appoint- ed second assistant in public school No. 18, Will- iamsburg. In February, 1853, he was promoted as first assitant, and in January, 1856, was made prin- cipal, a position in which he has continuously served ever since, constituting a period of active service at public school No. 18 of over fifty years. A service of half a century, attended with unvarying and brilliant success in the cause of education, led the Brooklyn Principals' Association, in commemoration •of the event, to tender Mr. Bush a banquet. At this banquet, held October 28, 1899, after the menu, the following program of toasts appropriately me- Imorialized Mr. Bush’s career as teacher: “To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.” —Ben Johnson. Greeting by the president, James J. McCabe. Our Guest: Associate Superintendent Algernon S. Higgings. “Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.”—L. Fontaine. Response, Principal Edward Bush. - “The only way to have a friend is to be one."— Emerson. - - - The Schools of Brookyn: City Superintendent, William H. Maxwell. Old Number 18: Judge Samuel T. Maddox. The Brooklyn Principal: Borough Superintendent Edward G. Ward. . The School Board: President Charles E. Robert- SOI), . - * The Evening High School: Mr. Arthur S. Somers. The Muse: Principal Charles W. Lyon, Jr. Principal Bush has had the superintendency of three separate district schools: School No. 21, or- ganized September 15, 1855, on McKibben street; No. 33, on Hayward street, near Broadway, organ- ized November 15, 1872; No. 36, on Stagg street, organized September 6, 1875; school No. 49, organ- ized May 26, 1887, is connected with No. 18 as a branch, and at present is devoted to primary grades, the parent school accommodating the graduating class down to the third primary, the branch accom- modating grades Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. In 1872 No. 18 enrolled 2,156 pupils. At present, in the same school and branch, 2,300 pupils are enrolled, notwithstanding the decline in the popula- tion of the district. Clear and comprehensive views in educational matters and the full courage of his convictions have always characterized Mr. Bush’s ca- reer. In 1880, after struggling in the face of bitter and formidable opposition, after advocating early and late the project of a night school, he took prac- tical steps toward, and finally established, an evening high school, on the corner of South Second and Keap streets. This effort of Mr. Bush has since proved one of the most highly appreciated services of his educa- tional career. Fought by some members of the board of trustees, who declared the founding of such a night school impossible, he yet persevered, offered his services as principal gratuitously; carried forward his day work and superintendency with the custom- ary vigor, holding the dual position of principal of both a day and evening school up to a period when the evening school, grew to proportions suffi- cient to absorb his entire attention. This night school, when first opened, employed six teachers. The number grew to thirteen the first year. The school now has twenty-six teachers and the enroll- GEORGE DIETRICH. EDWARD BUSH. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 413 ment is 1,280 pupils. The Bush Literary Union is formed from the members of this school. Mr. Bush's record as teacher in one building is fifty-two years, a record unsurpassed by any teacher in the entire city. In the day schools, which he superintends, he has charge of fifty-six teachers. While his administration over these schools has been marked by exceptional vigor, thoroughness and tact, his crowning work in popularizing education and extending advanced facilities to all is especially em- phasized in the sagacity, forethought and undaunted perseverance with which he established the Brook- lyn evening high school No. 2, the only evening high school in the eastern district of Brooklyn. Mr. Bush is a member of the New York State Teachers’ Association; the Brooklyn Teachers’ As- Sociation, and was its first president, and for several years after a member of the Brooklyn Teachers' Aid Association. He is also the financial secretary of the Brooklyn Teachers' Life Insurance Associa- tion, comprising seventeen hundred and fifty mem- bers. Aside from his connection with various so- cieties, he enjoys a wide popularity socially as well as among pupils and teachers. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. In August, 1851, he was married to Miss Mar- garet Fox. They have two sons and two daugh- ters, each a graduate of the public schools. GEORGE DIETRICH, George Dietrich, engaged in the insurance busi- ness, was born in Wallau, near Wiesbaden, Ger- many, October 29, 1841. Coming to New York at the age of sixteen, he soon after removed to Brook- lyn, where he has since resided. He early learned and followed the cabinetmaker's trade, later entering upon his present fire-insurance business. During the Civil war he was a soldier in a famous military guard, enlisting in response to Lincoln's first call in Company I, Seventh Regiment, New York Volunteers, April 23, 1861, and participating in the engagements of Big Bethel, Baker Lee's Farm, Hampton Roads, Fair Oaks, Garrett's Farm, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glen- dale, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Snicker's Gap and Fredericksburg, December 11th and 15th. He cap- tured the first flag in the battle of Antietam, which he still retains, and was promoted sergeant after the battle for conspicuous bravery. At Fredericks- burg he received a bullet in the right arm. He was mustered out May 8, 1863, and after the war served for nine years as lieutenant of Company D, Thirty- second Regiment, National Guard of New York. He has been a member of the German Metternich Post, G. A. R., since 1878, and is now serving his fourth consecutive term as commander, of the post, having acted for eight years as adjutant, and passed all the chairs. He is a member of the Seventh Regi-. ment, New York Volunteers, Veteran Association, of New York; and has been secretary of the Ger- man Christian Aid Society for twenty-five years. He is a member of the Liederkranz Singing Society, and is prominent as a Republican in the Sixteenth ward. He served on the staff of Department Com- ‘mander Shaw for the year 1900, and has been a dele- gate to various national encampments. He married Margaret Sophia Masel, by whom he has two children: George, deceased; and Lena, the wife of Edward Neidig. . . - His brother, Philip Dietrich, served in Company G, Twenty-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteers, for three months in the Civil war; and his father, Francis Dietrich, served in the war of 1814, in Germany. GEORGE C. CRAWFORD, M. D. George Chappell Crawford, M. D., of Brooklyn, was born in Middle Island, Long Island, New York, July 24, 1871, and is a son of James R. and Annie Marie (Chappell) Crawford. His mother was a daughter of Alonzo Chappell, one of the founders, and the first president, of the Institute of Arts and Sciences, of Brooklyn. He was one of the best known artists in the United States, and painted many life-sized pictures of the presidents. It was. he who painted the famous “Deathbed Scene of Lin- coln,” and he also did all the sketch work for the American Bank Note Company. The Doctor's father, who is a chemist, resides in Brooklyn. He had seven children, four of whom died in childhood. The others are: George C.; Harry Alonzo, who is in the employ of the Butterick Publishing Company; and Miss Ada Ray Crawford. The Doctor was educated in public school No. 3. of Brooklyn. He subsequently assisted his father in the drug business for some years, later held a po- sition in another drug store, and then, desiring to: practice medicine, he entered and was graduated at. the Long Island College Hospital in 1894. Soon after securing his degree he began the practice of his. profession, in which he has met with a marked de- gree of success. He was for a time connected with the Bushwick Hospital and the Central Throat Hos- ‘pital. He has a general practice, but makes a spe- cialty of diseases of women. - He is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, and was one of the founders of the Brooklyn Medical Society. He is a member of Ridgewood Lodge, No. 710, F. & A. M., Fort Greene. Lodge, I. O. O. F., the Junior Order of United. 414 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. American Mechanics, the Daughters of Liberty, the National Provident Union, for which he is examiner; the Foresters of America; and the Companions of Foresters, for which he is the attending physician. He is also medical director for the Home Safe Guard. * • . During his college life, and for some time after- ward, the Doctor was a base-ball enthusiast, and won an enviable reputation both as player and manager. For several years he was manager of the Acmes, of Brooklyn, from which club were graduated a large number of players who afterward became promi- nent in league and college teams. For three years he had charge of the base-ball attraction at Benson- hurst. The Doctor is a member of the Central Con- gregational church, of Brooklyn, where he was for five years assistant secretary of the Sunday-school. CHURCH OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND MARY OF BROOKLYN. This is oone of the Italian Catholic churches of the city of Brooklyn. The land was purchased for church purposes in 1883 by the Rev. Paschel Depisco, and the church was erected and dedicated in the year 1884. It is a brick building with stone trimmings and has a seating capacity of seven thousand. The congregation is largely Italian and is the first Italian house of worship erected in the city. In the parish are fifteen thousand Catholics. Father Depisco was succeeded by the Rev. John Vogel on the 16th of October, 1896, and he is the present pastor. During his connection with the parish he has made many improvements in the church. He has two assitants, Rev. Valentine Ma- rino and Rev. John Cochran. his assistants were all ordained in Rome, and be- long to the Pius Society of Missions. There is a parochial school connected with the place, presid- ed over by eleven Sisters of the Sacred Heart and one secular teacher. The average attendance ... is five hundred. P. C. ASSERSON. P. C. Asserson, the veteran civil engineer of the Brooklyn navy yard, retiring in the rank of rear admiral, is no doubt the best known and most promi- nent member of that branch of the service. His life has been truly a most active and useful one. Born in Egersund, Norway, January 5, 1829, he received a primary education in the district schools of his native town. At the age of fourteen years he went to Sea, shipping as a cabin boy on a bark bound for a cruise in the Mediterranean and Black seas. After this cruise he sailed as seaman from Germany, Swe- Father Vogel and den and England. At the age of eighteen years he came to this country, landing at New Orleans. He there furthered his education by attending engineering schools, and afterward, entering the coast survey and United States light-house service, he as- sisted in the construction of a ship shoals light-house in the Gulf of Mexico. He then learned navigation and surveying under private teachers. This profes- sion he followed for two years, being associated with Lieutenant John C. Frey, who later became an officer in the Confederacy. Young Asserson's patriotic sym- pathies being with the north, he was compelled by the hovering storm which broke on the morning of April 12, 1861, to make a hasty departiare by way of Spain to escape the already dangerous blockade, and accordingly reached Portland, Maine, in safety. Later he sailed from Boston on an American bark as first officer and part of the time as captain. Com- ing to New York, he took a course in civil engineer- ing at Cooper Institute, and a further course in astronomy and navigation under private tuition. In May, 1862, he was appointed to the United States navy, with the rank of master's mate on the gunboats “Vixen,” “Patroon” and storeship “Supply,” as watch and division officer on blockading duty. In the serv- ice of the Rebellion, in November, 1862, he was pro- moted to acting ensign and served on the gunboats “Wamsutta” and “Shokokon” on blockading duty. In September, 1863, he was ordered to command the gunboat “Zouave,” fourth rate. He continued in command of this vessel and afterward in command of the United States gunboats “Cohasset” and “Ber- berry” on harbor work and blockading duty until the close of the Civil war, in June, 1865. He after- ward served on the United States steamship “Florida” as navigator and division officer. He participated in the attack on Fort Fisher, Pocotaligo Bridge, South Carolina; Castle Thunder, near Savannah; Bermuda Hundred, Petersburg, Turkey Bend, the James River campaign, Drury's Bluff and the James and Rappa- hannock rivers. He participated in nearly all the im- portant naval campaigns of the war north of the Gulf of Mexico. In March, 1866, he was ordered to shore duty in the Norfolk navy yard and assisted in its rebuilding, that yard having been destroyed in the early part of the rebellion. In 1868 he was ordered to coast survey duty in command of the coast survey schooner “Hasler.” Continuing on that duty until March, 1869, he was honorably discharged from the naval service as a volunteer officer, with the thanks of the navy department, having served in the navy from 1862 until 1869. From 1869 until 1873 Mr. Asserson was engaged in the important and difficult task of removing the obstructions and clearing the wrecks as results of the war from the Elizabeth, James, Rappahannock HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 415 and Potomac rivers, raising successfully four battle- ships of the line and two frigates, besides a num- ber of river craft, performing some of the most difficult feats known to marine engineering. He blew up and removed the wrecks of the “Merrimac,” at Crany Island, the United States steamship “Cumber- land,” sunk at Newport News, and also removed wrecks and obstructions in the James river at Drury and Chapin’s Bluffs. In April, 1873, he was appoint- ed superintendent of improvements at the Norfolk ravy yard and assistant in charge of the reconstruc- tion work of that yard, which had been burned and destroyed in 1861. In March, 1874, he was pro- moted and commissioned as a civil engineer in the navy of the United States and placed in full charge of the construction of the present buildings, dry docks, quay walls and all engineering works at that place, where he remained until 1885. He was then transferred to the Brooklyn navy yard, in charge of the department of yards and docks up to 1895, when he was ordered back to Norfolk, where he continued until 1898, when he was again returned to the Brooklyn navy yard and appointed to his present position as engineer in charge of all engineer- ing work. He is the oldest engineer in the service, having served as civil engineer in the navy for twenty-seven years and for nineteen years at the head of the engineering corps with the rank of cap- tain. He had charge of the surveying and laying out of the grounds, the planning and construction of dry docks, buildings, railroads and all civil engineer- ing work at the Brooklyn navy yard. He introduced the new quay wall system, reconstructed the entire entrance work of the granite dock, was in charge of the construction of dry dock No. 2, planned and partly constructed dry dock No. 3, planned and re- constructed dry dock No. 2 in concrete, and has been a member of nearly all of the important boards on dry dock construction in the navy yard for the past fifteen years, having under his direct charge as general superintendent all the great new steel buildings, shops, electric power and improvements, and from four hundred to eight hundred men. The position of civil engineer is not only one of the most responsible at the yard, but is also one of the most important in the department of the navy. Being a man of great practical experience and a skilled engineer, he is peculiarly equipped for coping with the difficult nature of his position. upon as a young man was the rearing of the ship “Shoal Light” in the Gulf of Mexico, fifteen miles from shore, the first high-power light-house ever erected on a shoal in the ocean so far from the mainland. . . - . . Mr. Asserson was married in August, 1884, to and Ocean Parkway entrances. One of the most difficult works of engineering that he was engaged Miss Wilson, a daughter of Henry Wilson, a Brook- lynite. Of their children, eight in number, seven are living. Malene is the wife of Lieutenant W. B. Fletcher, U. S. N., who served in the Spanish-Ameri- can war in Cuba. Henry is chief engineer of the department of sewers for the city of Brooklyn, and his sketch appears immediately after this. One is the wife of Major William F. Spicer, U. S. M. C., now fleet marine officer on the Asiatic station, sta- tioned in China. Alice is a medical student. Agnes C. is at home. William C., who is ensign of the United States navy, served in Cuba and Porto Rico aboard the “Iowa,” took part in the destruction of the Spanish fleet, and is now serving on the “Ore- gon” in Chinese waters. He has seen much fighting and active service, though only twenty-five years of age. Dr. Frederick A. is a practicing physician, and has recently been appointed an assistant surgeon in the United States navy. - Such is a brief summary of the somewhat crowd- ed events in the history of the success of one who has served the department of the navy most faithfully and has been no less brilliant than active. Few names in the annals of American biography are more refulgent with good work and achievements than his. HENRY R. ASSERSON. A native of the Old Dominion, Henry R. Asserson was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, August 22, 1867, and the private schools afforded him his preliminary education, which was supplemented by study in Williston Seminary, at Easthampton, Massachusetts, and in the Troy Polytechnic College, where he won the degree of Civil Engineer. He later passed a civil-service examination in the department of city works, and in 1886 secured a position in the sewer department as a leveler on general city work. Later he was transferred to the paving department as as- sistant engineer and occupied that position for a year and a half, during which time twenty-five miles of paving were laid. He was engineer of the Brooklyn parks, and while in that position he made important improvements, laying out Tompkins Park, City Park and Winthrop Park and several driveways, includ- ing the stone work of Prospect Park at the Willink Under a special commission he superintended the construction of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at the Pros- pect Plaza. He had considerable experience in thé engineering of the city before he was appointed, in 1898, chief engineer of sewers of the borough of Brooklyn, his present position. He designed the main relief sewer extension, the relief for the Bond street sewer, the Third and Fourth avenue sewers and the Green avenue sewer extension, these im- 416 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. provements costing One million dollars. He de- signed the Huron street sewer and all of the sewers in Flatbush, Gravesend and New Utrecht in the twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second wards, covering sixteen hundred acres. In his de- partment twenty-seven engineers are employed. Mr. Asserson certainly has few equals in the line of his chosen profession. His knowledge of civil engineering is very comprehensive and accurate and he understands thoroughly the scientific principles as well as the mechanical knowledge necessary to the successful prosecution of such work, and in addition has the ability to capably superintend the labors of a large force of workmen. His standing among the profession is indicated by the fact that he is an appli- cant for membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers. He also belongs to the Engineers' Club of Brooklyn. On the 23d of November, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss May Buffington, of Troy, New York, and to them have been born six children, of whom four are living. He holds membership in Al- tair Lodge, No. 601, F. & A. M. A man of excel- lent executive ability, keen discernment and deter- mined purpose, he has advanced to a leading and en- viable position in the line of his chosen profession and is one of the most faithful and competent repre- sentatives of the city's interests. JOHN J. FREEMAN. The appearance of a city has much to do with its growth, development and prosperity, and its 'appearance depends largely upon the skill and ability of its architects and builders. Among those who for many years have been actively connected with this line of labor is John J. Freeman, who throughout his business career has been associated with the building interests of Brooklyn. He was born in this city August 7, 1855. His father, Maurice Freeman, had located here about ten years before. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, being apprenticed in that line at a time when all the departments pertaining to this calling were mastered in detail, all work being done by hand. He followed carpentering and building until his death, in 1889, and became one of the prominent builders of the city. He married Miss Mary Ly- Saught and unto them were born four children who are yet living, namely: John J.; Anna; Lizzie, wife of Daniel Ahern; and Fannie. John J. Freeman was reared in Brooklyn and educated in the public schools. His business train- ing was received under the direction of his father, who carefully instructed him in the work of car- Tentering. Having a natural taste for the calling he turned his attention to the science of architecture, gaining distinction in that line. As soon as he had attained a suitable age he entered into partnership with his father, and after the latter's death suc- ceeded to the business. The firm name was a syno- nym of honor and integrity and their work in dif- ferent sections of the city is evidence of their su- perior skill and painstaking care in the execution of all contracts with which they were entrusted. *Under the present management the reputation of the old firm has been fully sustained. Mr. Free- man has no sympathy with the careless and in- 'competent manner in which so many contracts are executed, reflecting, as it does, to the detriment of honest workmen. In 1888 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Freeman and Miss Annie M. Hoffman, a daugh- ter of Captain Henry Hoffman. In their family are five children: Marie, Florence, Ralph, Hen- rietta and Ward. These children are being edu- cated in the same school which their father at- tended. Mr. Freeman has spent his entire life in Brooklyn, and is popular with a wide circle of ac- quaintances, by reason of his sterling worth, his well known integrity, his unfailing courtesy and his genial manner. * JOHN MAERZ, When a life is ended we look back over the record and note its salient features, passing judgment upon the career that is ended. In the life history of Mr. Maerz there is much that is worthy of emulation. He was a man who made the most of opportunities, who was honorable in business, loyal in friendship and faithful to all the duties of citizenship. For many years he was a worthy and respected citizen of the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn. His birth oc- curred March 31, 1811, in the village of Oberkir- chen, Prussia, Germany. At the tender age of four years he was left an orphan by his father’s death, his mother having passed away during his infancy. He was reared and educated by an uncle in his na- tive land, and when he had reached the age of four- teen he was apprenticed to learn the watchmaker's trade in the celebrated Black Forest district of the grand duchy of Baden. When he had completed lis trade he traveled through the various German states and was employed at his chosen vocation. He also served the required military duty in his native land at the garrison at St. Wendel, Prussia, where he was stationed for a period of more than four years. When his militäry service was ended he re- sumed work at his trade as a journeyman, and again traveled through the German states until 1833, when he decided to seek a home in the new world, having heard favorable stories of its advantages and priv- ileges. i N HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 417 Mr. Maerz sailed from Havre, France, and after a voyage of sixty days anchor was dropped in the harbor of New York, in the month of April. There he found employment on the Bowery, where he re- mained for a short time, but, wishing to see more of the country, he started on foot, traveling through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, as far south as Washington, D. C. He then returned to New York city and engaged in business on his own account as proprietor of a watchmaking and jewelry store at No. 44 Pearl street, remaining at that place until 1843, when he removed to Brooklyn, locating at the corner of Montrose avenue and Leon- ard street. At that location he soon engaged in the grocery trade, and also conducted a real-estate and insurance business, and met with more than ordinary success in the enterprise. His death occurred on the 2d of August, 1886. His name was a synonym for honorable and straightforwrad business methods, and his well-conducted affairs brought him prominence in blºsiness circles. - - Mr. Maerz was united in marriage, in New York city, to Miss Barbara Jantel, a native of Alsace, France, and by their union were born seven children, namely: Adelheid, wife of Joseph Gutting, of As- toria, Long Island; Louisa, wife of John Dillmer; Veronica, wife of Philip Hubert, of Buffalo, New York; Aloys, who wedded Mary Ann Dory and re- sides in New York city; Magdalena, who became a sister of charity and was known as Sister Agatha, of the Dominican convent, who died December 8, 1882; and Crezentia, who became a sister of charity and is known as Mother Seraphina, of the Domini- can Sisters; she is now traveling in Europe. The mother passed away in 1859, and Mr. Maerz was again married, his second union being with Miss Blandina Grein, daughter of Killian and Mary Anna (Weber) Grein. The marriage ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. Father Hauptman, at the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, on the 2d of July, 1860, and this union was blessed with the following named : John F., who married Matilda Stadtmueller, by whom he has a daughter, Emma; Mary and Agatha, who were twins, but the latter died at the age of two weeks and the former is now the wife of William Lindfeldt, by whom she has four children, Emily, Adelheid and Blanche. Of this number Louisa died at the age of two years. Mr. Maerz took a very active part in the affairs of public importance, both of a political and social . nature. He was nominated and elected to the office of alderman of the Sixteenth ward, and served in that capacity for several years. He was of an amia- ble and kindly disposition, and in his family was a loving husband and indulgent father. He was also a good citizen and a consistent Christian man, who became one of the organizers of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, on Montrosc avenue. He took an active interest in the organization and for many years was a member of the Washington Guards, a military Society which was long prominent in the Williamsburg district. His career was so up- right and honorable that it commended him to the confidence and respect of all with whom he was associated. GEORGE KLEIN SCHNITZ. Where monarchical rule has produced a class sys- tem and the individual thereby finds himself ham- pered by the circumstance of birth from rising to position to which his native and acquired ability might well entitle him, there have been found many liberty-loving and ambitious men, who, desirous of bettering their conditions, have resolved to enjoy the opportunities of “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Such a one was George Klein- schnitz, who was for many years a highly respected citizen and successful business man of Brooklyn. He was born in the village of Lienach, in the coun- ty of Wertzburg, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Ger- many, April 6, 1822. His parents were industrious people engaged in agricultural pursuits in Lienach, and enjoyed the esteem of neighbors and friends. Our subject was an only son, but had seven sisters, two of whom came to the United States, Catherine and Josephine. The former married and settled in Indiana, where her children are now numbered among the good citizens of the Hoosier state. Jo- sephine married Mathias Brandenstein and located at Cincinnati, Ohio. They had a son and daughter. According to the custom of the fatherland, George Kleinschnitz was educated and under the parental roof he remained until twenty-one years of age, when the laws of his native land demanded from him cer- tain military service, and he entered the army. He participated in active duty during the rebellion in the confederated German provinces in 1848, and in 1850 he sailed for the new world, landing in New York city in the month of June. Here he found the freedom and liberty for which he had fought in the fatherland. - -- - . . Locating in the Sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, as the result of his industry and thrift he was soon enabled to engage in business on his own account and in 1860 located near the Wallabout market, where he residéd until 1871. He then removed to the eastern district, taking up his abode at No. 1273 Broadway, where he conducted a first-class restau- rant, his business enterprise proving profitable and therefore returning to him a comfortable compe- tence. ** 27 X 418 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. In 1852 Mr. Kleinschnitz was married to Miss Francisca Brestler, a daughter of Leonard and Mary Brestler, both of whom were natives of the village of Hiemelstadt, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany. Seven children were born unto them, namely: Louisa, the wife of Frederick Kellers, of Brooklyn; Amelia, who resides at home with her mother; Matilda, wife of George I. Cullmer, of Brooklyn; Margaret, who mar- ried Charles Allers, of Brooklyn; George, who wed- ded Sarah Heide; August, who married Paulina Ruff; and Charles, who married Ida Van Pelt. For many years Mr. Kleinschnitz was a member of the Masonic fraternity and his life fully exempli- fied the benevolent principles of the craft. He en- dorsed all societies or movements having for their object the general welfare and the good of mankind, and his hospitality was proverbial. ed for his upright character, and when he passed away, March 26, 1883, his death was widely and deeply mourned. His widow still survives him and resides at the old homestead at No. 1273 Broadway, Brooklyn, in the midst of loving children and friends. - . i ST. JEROME'S CHURCH. St. Jerome's church, one of the latest additions to the Roman Catholic churches of Brooklyn, is situated on Nostrand and Kirkwood avenues. Though yet unfinished, it will, when completed, pe an adornment to the locality in which it is lo- . cated. The parish was organized and fifteen lots with a frontage on both Nostrand and Kirkwood avenues were purchased May 1, 1901. The corner- stone of the new edifice was laid with imposing ceremonies by the vicar general of the diocese, Right Reverend P. J. McNamara, August II, 1901, and the church dedicated November Io, 1901, by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of the diocese. The church will be built of washed brick, with limestone trimmings and will be Gothic in architecture. At the date of writing the base- ment, a very spacious and handsome one, is the only portion of the building completed, and here services and Sunday-school will be held until the remainder of the building is finished. The parish at present embraces one hundred and fifty families, and this number is rapidly increasing. Rev. Thomas F. Lynch, rector of the above church, was born in Brooklyn, New York, May I4, 1868. His primary education was acquired in St. Patrick's parochial school, of Brooklyn, his classical education was obtained in St. John's Col- lege, of this city, and his theological course was pursued in the American College, of Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in that city, July He won friends . among all classes of people, being thoroughly respect- 25, 1892, by Cardinal Parrochi, and soon afterward returned to Brooklyn. Here he was appointed to the church of St. John, the Evangelist, on Twen- ty-first street, serving in that capacity until the death of the rector, Rev. Bernard McHugh, after which he was acting rector of the parish for two years, and in May, 1901, he was appointed by the bishop to found the parish of St. Jerome, which work he has successfully accomplished and is now carrying forward the work of the church. CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND MARY OF SOUTH- AMPTON. The establishment of the parish of the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, South- ampton, Suffolk county, Long Island, Rev. Will- iam S. Kirby, rector, dates from 1887, when the first church was built at Easthampton Roads and was an out-mission until 1892. - The present church edifice was built by the Rev. Lawrence Guerin, the corner-stone being laid by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., bishop of the diocese, in April, 1892, and dedicated with im- posing ceremonies by the same prelate during the same year. The edifice is an attractive frame structure, Romanesque in architecture, with a seat- ing capacity of six hundred. The interior is neat- ly and handsomely furnished with a spacious sacristy. A number of very valuable oil paintings, gifts from non-Catholic friends, adorn the walls, some of which are valued at over two thousand dollars each. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ROSARY. On Sunday morning, August 4, 1889, about forty persons were assembled in a loft over Courady's carriage warehouse, at the corner of Fulton and Reid streets, in response to a summons issued by their bishop, Rt. Rev. J. Loughlin, for the purpose of forming a new parish, to relieve the German fathers of St. Benedict's church, on Fulton street, who had reported their inability to attend to their enlarged congregation, this increase being mostly of English-speaking Catholics. The Rev. Dominick Monteverde, a stranger to all present, celebrated mass on an improvised altar—simply a wooden table —and then announced his mission to the people. Those who listened to the good priest were impressed by his great earnestness and zeal, and, without a murmur of distrust or dread of the great task before them, they with united voices and hearts promised to do their duty as well as they knew how and to stand by the priest whom God had sent to them. CHURCH OF THE HOLY ROSARY. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 419 The result of that meeting and the promise then made is to be seen to-day in the church of the Holy Rosary. The selection of Father Monteverde for this work can be attributed to his experience in former years; for upward of twenty-five years he had been known in the far west as the “church building priest;” and numerous spires in that part of America give evidence of his wonderful energy. The Reverend Father, after locating the confines of his new charge, formed a board of collectors, who weekly visited their assigned sections and made their reports, which from the first were very encouraging. In a short time Father Monteverde was able to buy the property on which the church now stands, in Chauncey street. He then secured a loan from the Emigrant Savings Bank, commenced to build, and on May 4, 1890, the present church was used for the first time. During these nine months he had per- formed all the duties of parish priest, as well as go- ing around gathering the people together, without assistance other than that rendered by his collectors, and this, it should be noticed, was done without a cent of salary, for, as he used to say: “Why should I be paid when others work without pay? No, I will not take one penny to myself until the church is out of debt.” Nor is it known that he did, save just sufficient to supply his daily needs. About a year after the opening of the church the Rev. M. J. Flynn was appointed resident assistant, several others hav- ing given occasional help before this. The young priest entered zealously into the work and quickly relieved Father Monteverde of much of the pastoral work, thus enabling him to devote a greater portion of his time and energies to the accomplishment of his special purpose, the reduction of the church debt, which had been greatly increased by the enforced purchase of the adjoining property, which was about to be sold to satisfy a mortgage of eighteen thousand dollars. The bishop ordered Father Monteverde to buy the property, which he did, much against his own inclination, for he feared the extra burden would crush his people, but, happily, he mistook in this par- ticular, for they continued the work with increased vigor, their numbers having largely increased, so that they felt ready and willing to assume the added responsibilities involved in the securing of this prop- erty, and not only this, but, at the request of Father Flynn, who was now no stranger, they built an or- gan in the church, costing about four thousand dol- lars, and they then prevailed upon the father to act as organist, which he continued to do until his re- moval from them. This was no slight addition to his parish work, involving the training of a choir and his constant attendance at every service, but he assumed the added duties with his characteristic and earnest devotion, receiving no other reward than the good wishes and earnest prayers of those who ap- preciated his kindly zeal in their behalſ. Here we should make specific mention of Dr. W. McGinnis, for, although he took no prominent part in the management of affairs, he left a mark on the work of the church through his assiduous atten- tion to his duties and above all by his successful efforts in making the League of the Sacred Heart better known and appreciated. When he took hold of this particular work he found the league with but few members, and when he left to take the work to another parish the organization was of large member- ship and doing a noble work in its field, its mem- bers having cause to feel a perpetual debt of grati- tude to Dr. McGinnis for his noble labors in this con- nection. The parish at this time was in a flourishing condition under the guidance of these three priests, and all hoped for a continuation of this directing control and ministration, when it pleased Almighty God to call the head of the band to his final ac- counting and, we feel sure, to his eternal reward, for a life well spent. His work in this parish extended over ten years, without one day of rest or absence from duty. At his death the poor lost a true friend, the suffering ones a sincere consoler, the wayward ones a kind adviser and all the people a loving father. After this great change we find Father Flynn left in charge of the work, and how well he succeeded the main altar and carpeted floors attest, for it was under his directions that these improve- ments were accomplished, although efforts had been instituted before the death of Father Monteverde. Father Flynn continued as acting rector until the ap- pointment of Rev. James McEnroe, and thereafter he remained as assistant, together with Rev. James E. Higgins. Rev. Father Higgins was succeeded by Rev. John Naddy, who was called to his eternal re- ward in April, Igoo, being succeeded by Rev. Joseph P. Brady. On May 13, 1899, Rev. Michael P. Hef- ferman was appointed assistant, and he labored faithfully in the parish until June 30, 1901, when he was appointed rector of the new parish of Ronkon- koma, Long Island. The present assistants are Fa- ther Brady and Rev. William F. Dwyer. Under the guidance of Father McEnroe and his able coadjutors the congregation is increasing not only in numbers but also in workers, while additional societies have been formed and existing ones strengthened. Par- ticular reference may be made to the Altar Society, the St. Aloysius Society, the Chancel Society and the organizations of the choir and altar boys. By way of brief resume we may note that the par- ish was formed in 1889, with a membership of about forty, the place of worship being a loft in Fulton street, with one priest in charge. The present mem- bership (1902) is about thirty-five hundred, the place 420 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. of worship is a handsome brick and stone church, and the work enlists the services of the rector and two assistant priests. The side altars were presented to the church by the late Mr. Hosey, being erected at his personal expense, in memory of his wife and son. This and the legacy of five hundred dollars left by Mr. P. C. Kane, are the only large donations made to the church. All the rest has been accomplished by the steady and regular giving of the congrega- tion. Rev. James McEnroe, rector of the church of the Holy Rosary, Chauncey street, Brooklyn, is a native of Ireland, and there completed, both his classical and theological courses of study. He was ordained to the priesthood in the missionary college of All Hallows, in the city of Dublin, on the 27th of June, 1858, and in September of the same year he came to the United States. Soon after his arrival Father McEnroe was appointed rector of St. Patrick's church, at Glencove, Long Island, and he also had for some time charge of St. Brigid’s church, of Westbury. He ministered in the parish of Glencove for nearly thirty-nine years, during which period he labored zealously and faithfully and endeared him- self to his parishioners. In 1897 he was appointed rector of the church of the Holy Rosary, where he has since continued his noble work in the service of the Divine Master and where he holds the loyal re- gard and affection of his flock. ST. PETER'S CHURCH. Nearly fifty years ago that part of South Brook- lyn between Amity and Sackett streets, and Henry Street and the river, was occupied by a rough popu- lation without church privileges in their midst. The Rev. Joseph Fransioli, a native of Ticino, Switzer- land, having seen the needs of the district, requested that a parish be set off embracing that portion of the city. This was accordingly done in April, 1859, and Father Fransioli was appointed rector and commis- Sioner to erect a church, and he undertook the great work of Christianizing the people. The ground at the corner of Hicks and Warren streets was soon Secured, contracts were awarded and the present edi- fice was begun in August of that year. The erection of the church was pushed with such great energy that on Christmas morning, 1859, the first mass was cele- brated in the basement. In the following year on the feast of Saint Charles Borromeo, November 4, 1860, the church was dedicated to St. Peter. After long and persistent effort the house of worship was com- pleted at a cost of sixty-five thousand dollars. The Congregation numbered about three thousand and has since largely increased. In 1886 Father Fran- Sioli built the academy which adjoins St. Peter's church, at a cost of sixty thousand dollars, and there the children of the parish annually receive free in- struction. During the war he showed a very strong patriotic and liberty-loving spirit that he had imbibed in his native republic of Switzerland. He was active in the Union cause and during the progress of the war he purchased the house at the corner of Hicks and Warren streets as a home for soldiers' children and orphans. Afterward a larger building was erec- ted and the whole was transformed into a hospital known as St. Peter's Hospital, which has accom- plished a great work during its existence. In 1878 the Bacar estate was purchased, which gave to the church the whole of the block, and all of the build- ings thereon were devoted to charity. A few years later Father Fransioli secured a chapel on Warren street, formerly a mission of the church of the Pil- grims, and instituted special services for the Italians. A brick building, sixty by seventy feet, was erected for the use of the different young men's societies at- tached to St. Peter's church. A handsome building, sixty by one hundred feet, at Nos. 12 to 16 Warren Street, was erected for library, school and kindergar- ten purposes. The influence of the church and its Surrounding institutions completely changed the character of the population of that portion of the city and great credit is due Father Fransioli for his long and arduous labors. The assistant clergy have been as follows: Revs. A. Geraud, 1860–62; L. Strain, 1862-63; A. J. Dorris, 1863-66; M. J. Goodwin, 1866-67; W. Gualco, 1867- 68; J. H. Pollard, 1867–73; J. A. Gasella, 1869-70; J. McMeel, 1869-74; M. Murphy, 1870-74; P. A. Walsh, I873-82; E. McCarty, 1874-76; J. Bobier, 1865-78; M. Newin, 1877–81 ; M. J. Malone, 1876-81 ; M. J. Boylan, 1879–80; M. Galvin, 1881–84; M. L. O'Connell, 1876-84. After the death of Father Fransioli the parish re- mained in charge of Father Barry until 1892, when the Rev. John Canmer was appointed rector of St. Peter's. He bravely faced the great burden of St. Peter's mortgages and floating debts, and largely straightened out its financial affairs in the four years that he remained here. He was then called to his home in Belfast, Ireland, and tendered his resigna- tion in September, 1886. Father Duffy was then given charge as acting pastor and proved himself to be a financier. Besides making some necessary re- pairs and substantial improvements he lessened the mortgage of the church by eight thousand dollars. On the 1st of July, 1897, Rev. M. A. Fitzgerald was appointed permanent rector. He was born in county Waterford, Ireland, March 31, 1853, and was educated in the national schools there. At the age of fifteen he was placed in the Trappist College of Mt. Melleray where he studied the classics and HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 421 philosophy for five years. After his graduation there he pursued his theological training in All Hal- lows’ College, of Dublin, where he remained for three years, when having been ordained deacon he was called to his mission at St. John, New Found- land. On the 6th of January, 1877, he was ordained priest by the late Bishop Power, and was immedi- ately appointed to teach in St. Bonaventure's Col- lege, adjoining the cathedral. Four years later he was appointed president of the same institution and con- tinued in control for eight years. He never returned to the English colony, but settled in Brooklyn and was appointed by Bishop Loughlin as assistant to Father Ward in St. Charles Borromeo, where he served for four years and three months. On the ex- piration of that period he was appointed by Bishop McDonnell rector of St. Brigid's, and there he la- bored for four years and six months, since which time he has been rector of St. Peter's church. Since taking charge here he has remodeled the church and made many other improvements. Through his inde- fatigable efforts the church debt is being rapidly paid off and the entire property will soon be free from all incumbrance. The decorations were all complete by Easter Sunday, 1898, and St. Peter's may well be proud of its sanctuary. - REV. PETER F. MATTHEWS. Rev. Peter F. Matthews, the present rector of St. Peter's church, Southold, Long Island, was born in , Brooklyn, New York, September 19, 1866, acquired his primary education in public school No. 17, and pursued the classical courses in St. John's College of his native city. His theological studies were pursued in Niagara University, at Niagara, New York, and he was ordained priest by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDon- nell, D. D., in St. John's chapel, Brooklyn, February 25, 1893. - - - Immediately after his ordination he was appoint- ed assistant at St. James' Pro-Cathedral, where he remained for two years and a half. In 1895 he was transferred to St. Patrick's church on Fourth avenue, where he labored faithfully until appointed to his present position, September 18, 1901. Since his ap- pointment to this parish Father Matthews has intro- duced gas into the church and rectory, and made many other improvements to the church property. WILLIAM LIEBERMANN. William Liebermann, of Brooklyn, fitly repre- sents a necessarily limited class, whose versatility of talent affords them an admirable and peculiarly useful equipment, enabling them to wield a salu- tary influence in various and diverse fields. A tal- ented lawyer, he is also an accomplished litterateur, and a politician in the best sense of the term, tak- ing active interest in political affairs with a view only to the commonweal and without thought of selfish purpose. Mr. Liebermann began his career in New York city. His father, Gustave Liebermann, is one of the oldest practicing physicians in Williamsburg, and is a consulting physician to Lebanon Hospital, wheh he formerly served as visiting physician. Of Dr. Gustave Liebermann's children, two sons, Will- liam and Jeremiah, are practicing lawyers. Mr. Liebermann, our subject, completed the course in public school No. 49, in New York city, and then entered the College of the City of New York, at which he was graduated in 1892. He studied law in the New York Law School, and received its diploma as Bachelor of Law in 1894, graduating cum laude, having made the splendid record of one hundred per cent. in equity, jurisprudence and wills. For two years he was engaged in practice in New York city, and in 1896 he located in Brook- lyn, where he has built up an extensive and re- munerative business. & In the field of literature Mr. Liebermann is credited with various praiseworthy accomplish- ments; and had he given it his undivided atten- tion he would undoubtedly have attained high dis- tinction. While yet a student, he edited the “Pub- lic School Journal,” and he has been a frequent contributor to various magazines and high-class newspapers. Among his efforts was “The Serial Checkmate,” which ran through a series of thirteen issues of “The Argosy.” At later times he was president of the Mansfield Manuscript Club, mem- bership in which is conditioned upon ability to write a play, and he represented the College of New York at the Teachers' Fair, a notable gather- ing at Madison Square Garden. Formerly he was also honorary secretary of the Lebanon Hospital in New York city. His social affiliations are with the Knights of Pythias, Arion Lodge, No. 342, of which he was formerly vice chancellor; the Stand- ard Club, of Brooklyn; and the Montefiore Club, of New York. He is also president of the Hebrew American League, of Brooklyn, and was president of the College Chess Club. . In politics Mr. Liebermann affiliates with the Republican party in national and state affairs; in local matters he is broadly independent. He was active in the German-American movements in New York city during the Strong campaign, in which he was a leader in the advocacy of the union of German-American citizens in opposition to Tammany Hall. He took a most aggressive stand against the latter named body, and was chairman of the Ger- 422 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. man-American Reform Council. appointment as assistant corporation counsel, in order to neutralize his effort; but he scouted all overtures, and, when the organization in 1895 went over to Tammany, with others, he formed the Ger- man-American Citizens' League of New York. Subsequently, when he moved to Brooklyn, he was one of the organizers of the German-American Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt League, which, after its suc- cessful campaign, was made a permanent organiza- tion, bearing the name of the German-American Municipal League of Brooklyn, and was made chairman of its ways and means committee. He was a delegate from the fifteenth assembly dis- trict in the Citizens' Union, and was a member of the committee of five which urged upon Mr. Herman Ridder the formation of the German- American Union for the fusion campaign of 1901. Subsequently, it was through the admirable di- plomacy of Mr. Liebermann, on the occasion of a dinner given to the German-Americans, that he effected a concentration of purpose, which enabled the German-American Union to control the nomi- ations of mayor, and later on this diplomacy stood him well in bringing about the nomination of the borough president, through his efforts in the Citi- zens’ Union. Upon the former occasion referred to, at a critical moment, he compared the dis- cordant views of the Republican organization and the Citizens' Union with the relations subsisting between the allied forces in China, each distrust- ful of the other. His argument was that the Ger- man-Amercans held the key to the situation, and later developments vindicated his judgment. Great- ly to his efforts was ascribed the nomination of Mr. Swanstrom for borough president, and he was one of six confreres who named Mr. Hartzheim for county clerk. Much credit was also awarded him for the success attendant upon the effort of the Citizens’ Union to combine in an effective force the smaller organizations, all seeking the same gen- eral end, but at variance as to methods. With becoming modesty, Mr. Liebermann has neither laid claim to superior sagacity nor demanded political reward for services which he rendered in the in- terests of the community, out of a conviction that duty to the public demanded his most fervent and intelligent effort. - | - t - MOTHER ANTONINA. The subject of this sketch, now occupying the post of mother superior of the Dominican Convent on Montrose avenue, Brooklyn, is a woman of in- domitable energy, persevering in her efforts for the betterment of the orphans left in her charge, and He was offered withal a woman of large heart. The Dominican order was founded by the Spaniard, Domingo de Guzman, in Languedoc, in France, and confirmed by the pope in 1216. Preaching and instruction are the chief objects of its foundation. It was established by Dominic himself in Italy an i Spain, and spread rapidly to other countries. In England its members were called Black Friars, from the black cloaks they wore, and in France Jacobins, from the church and hospital of St. Jacques (Jacobus) in which they were first established in Paris. Their rules, based upon those of St. Augustine, enjoin poverty, chastity, obedience, fasting and silence; but the last two may be dispensed with when they would interfere with active duty. Thé officers of the order are all elective. The highest, holding his place six years, is termed general ; provincial and conventual priors have charge respectively of provinces and convents. The dress of the order is a black mantle and a white habit and Scapular. Dominic also founded an order of Dominican nuns; and it is of sisters of this order and their convent this sketch is written. - The order was established in Germany in 1237, and the sisters in Brooklyn came from the , mother house in Ratisbon, Bavaria, in June, 1853, and estab- lished their convent. here September 2, 1853. The convent, which is situated on Montrose avenue, was erected in 1855, and the addition on Graham avenue in 1870. The first sisters of the order to come to Brooklyn were Sisters Josepha Witzelhofer, who was mother superior of the order, Augustina Neuhirl, Frances, and Jacobina, and Sister M. Michael, who returned to her old convent. The second mother su- perior was Sister M. S. Seraphina, who occupied the post for over a score of years, dying on January I4, 1889. Her successor was Sister Emily Barth, who died on August 30, 1895. The present mother su- perior. is, as stated above, Antonina Fischer, whose labors in behalf of orphans have been blessed with such splendid results. Indeed, the care of orphans has always been one of the principal occupations of the Sisters of St. Dominic. • ... " * As early as 1863 the Orphan Home Society of the church of the Most Holy Trinity placed in the charge of the sisters two boys of the parish. These and other orphans were cared for in the sisters' own house until 1869, when the orphans' home on Gra- ham avenue was built. In 1875 the county of Kings also entrusted children to the sisters, and, the orig- inal home becoming too small, eight adjoining tene- ments were purchased by them and fitted up for the proper care of the orphans. These additions to the parent house becoming in the course of time inade- quate, colonies of children were sent to the various mission, houses. Realizing the fact that boys fre- HOLY CROSS CONVENT, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 423 quently are thrown upon the world to seek their for- tunes just at the period in life when they need a wise restraint, the present superioress, Mother Antonina, conceived the idea of establishing a trade school. Experience had taught her that the only way to make good men and citizens of the boys was to teach them some definite work by which they could make an honest living. Plan after plan failed, but Mother Antonina nevertheless pluckily clung to her idea, and at last success crowned her efforts. The sisters owned sixteen acres of land in Farmingdale, Long Island, adjoining the property of St. Killian's church, in charge of the Benedictine Fathers. Through the kindness of the Rev. P. Dauffenbach, rector of the church of the Most Holy Trinity, the Orphan Home Society advanced to the sisters one hundred thousand dollars to begin the good work. This, with the aid of contributions obtained from charitable patrons, has enabled the sisters to carry on the gigantic scheme. The building was dedicated on October 7, 1900, the Rt. Rev. Charles E. McDonnell, bishop of Brooklyn, officiating. The name Nazareth Trade School, sug- gested by the bishop, was adopted, and the sisters will continue to strive to make it a real “Nazareth.” for the boys. ! THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MERCY. The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, located on Debevoise place, near DeKalb avenue, in Brook- lyn, was dedicated to the service of God by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., late bishop of Brooklyn, February 7, 1869. The building is an imposing structure of brick with a frontage of sev- enty feet on Debevoise place and extending back parallel with DeKalb avenue, a distance of one hundred and twenty-eight feet. The interior is large and spacious and capable of accommodating two thousand people. A comfortable rectory ad- joins the church and the parochial school house is situated on the opposite side of Deveboise place, where the boys are instructed by the Franciscan Brothers and the girls by the Sisters of St. Jo- seph. It is wonderful the amount of good work that is carried on here in a quiet, unobtrusive way that speaks volumes for the systematic manage- ment under which it is conducted. Rev. Richard S. Foley is the present rector of the parish. He is a man of forceful characteristics, of a kindly, sympathetic disposition and is great- ly beloved by his parishioners. He has recently completed the twenty-fifth year of his service in the priesthood. A native of Ireland, he was born in 1850, but came to this country with his parents : in early childhood. His people lived in the parish of St. James pro-cathedral, where he attended the parochial schools. He was afterward sent to St. Charles College, in Ellicott City, Maryland, where he pursued his classical studies, and later studied theology in St. Mary's Seminary, in Baltimore. Rev. Father Foley was ordained by the late Bish- op Loughlin in St. James' pro-cathedral, March II, 1876, and was first assigned as assistant to the pro-cathedral, where he remained for two years, when he was appointed pastor of the Catholic church, at Southold, Long Island. There he la- bored for fourteen years with excellent success. He also established parishes and built churches at Cutchogue and Greenport, and before coming to Brooklyn he was pastor of St. Raphael's church, at Blissville, where his labors were most effective in the upbuilding of the church and the extension of its influence. On leaving Blissville Father Foley came to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, in Brooklyn. He is an irremovable rector and gained this appointment in a competitive examination, in which other pastors of the diocese took part, and came out first on the list. As an irremovable rector he cannot be removed from the church without charges being preferred against him and a proper hearing given. He also has a vote in the selec- tion of a bishop. For about five years he has oc- cupied his present position, and in this short space of time he has made many important changes in the parish property. He had the building thor- oughly renovated and redecorated and had erected a beautiful marble altar in the church. He has also erected a large boiler room for the heating of the parish buildings to the rear of the church and has enlarged the vestries. All of the im- provements have been paid for. Father Foley is one of the best priests in the parish. He is gifted with remarkable business tact and has been ex- ceedingly successful in all his financial transactions since first being placed in charge of a parish. His oversight of the spiritual welfare of the parish has led to an increased morality and consecration on the part of the members and all the societies of the church are in good working order. EMANUEL NEWMAN. For many years a leading and progressive citi- zen of the eastern district of Brooklyn, Emanuel Newman was widely and favorably known, and at his death the community lost one of its valued repre- sentatives. He belonged to an old German family and was born in the town of Fuchsheim, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, on the 22d of Febru- ary, 1849. His parents were David and Nettie New- man, and his early was passed amid pleasant sur- roundings in the family home. His father was not 424 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. wealthy and the son enjoyed only the educational advantages afforded by the common schools. He early became dependent upon his own efforts for a livelihood and when his school days were over he decided to seek a home in America, where ambition and enterprise are not hampered by caste or class. Crossing the Atlantic, he began life anew in the United States, finding employment in a hat. manu- facturing establishment. His ambition and resolve never faltered. It was his desire to improve his business prospects and to this end he accepted a bdtter position in the tailoring establishment of Rinzkopf Brothers, in New York city, where he re- mained for some time. After several years of prac- tical business experience, he came to Brooklyn to engage in business in connection with his brother Henry, who was in the exchange business on Rut- ledge street. Subsequently, as the result of his in- dustry and economy, Mr. Newman acquired capital sufficient to enable him to become the proprietor of the old Bullshead Hotel on Rutledge street, near Harrison avenue—a hostelry which became widely and favorably known to nearly every drover and horse dealer on Long Island. The name of Emanuel Newman was to them a synonym for considerate treatment and straightforward business methods, and therefore he was given a liberal patronage. He also conducted a sale and exchange business and his efforts were crowned with a merited degree of suc- cess. He purchased lots fourteen and fifteen, and later sixteen and seventeen on Rutledge street, near the location of the old Union Skating Pond, now at Nos. 314 and 320 Rutledge street. There he made extensive improvenients, having erected large and commodious barns fitted up with every convenience for successfully carrying on a sale and exchange business. . - In the years of prosperity he did not forget his less fortunate brethren, being ever mindful of his own experience and trials during his early career. No one was ever turned from his door empty- handed and his charity was broad, yet was very un- Ostentatious. Mr. Newman was married in the city of Brooklyn, September 3, 1873, to Miss Fannie Levy, daughter of Lipman and Elice Levy. Three children blessed their union, but Nettie died at the age of three years. David, the only son, succeeded to his father's busi- ness, and Ella is the wife of Milton Arensberg, of Brooklyn. Mr. Newman passed away April 12, 1899, but is still survived by his wife. He was truly a self-made man. Leaving the little. German home across the sea, he came to America without capital, nor was he dependent upon the aid of influential friends. Alone and unaided he worked his way up- ward and, though he met obstacles and difficulties, he overcame them by determined purpose and gained the competence for which he labored and which enabled him to supply his family with all the com- forts and many of the luxuries of life. He is still rembered by many of the residents of Long Island, and his history is deserving of a place on the pages of the annals of this section of the Empire state. He was a member of Unity Club, of the directory of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum and of Temple Beth Elohim. - • P. FREDERICK LENHART. As his name indicates, P. Frederick Lenhart is of German birth. He first opened his eyes to the light of day in Rhinish Bavaria, on the 19th of June, 1842. His father, George Michael Lenhart, was obliged to leave Germany on account of his strong republican sentiments, and in 1850 with his family crossed the Atlantic to the new world. In 1853 he located in Brooklyn and there his son Frederick obtained a good common-school education. At the early age of twelve years, however, he entered upon a business career, securing a position in a trunk store, where he remained for seven years as a most faithful and trusted employe. On the expiration of that period he offered his services to the government, for the country had be- come involved in Civil war. It was in the month of June, 1861, that he joined the “boys in blue” of Com- pany. F, Sixty-ninth Regiment of the New York Volunteers, and as hospital orderly he served for three years, at the expiration of which time he was discharged on account of disability. In July, 1864, however, he re-enlisted in the Twenty-eighth New York Volunteers for the one hundred days' term, and soon afterwards was promoted to the rank of first sergeant. He was sent to Elmira, New York, to guard. prisoners, remaining there until the term of his en- listment had expired. Before the inauguration of . hostilities between the north and the south he had been a member of Company A, of Major Spring's battalion of the New York National Guard, and after his return from Elmira he was commissioned second lieutenant of Company K, of the Thirteenth Regi- ment, and Eleventh Battalion, serving in that com- mand until 1872. His entire military service covers a period of thirteen years. He is now a member of Winchester Post and was adjutant and aid-de-camp on the staff of Department Commander Palmer. He presented his post with a one-hundred-dollar record book for the preservation of the individual records of its members. Soón after retiring from active army service Mr. Lenhart engaged in business as a manufacturer of hat and cap leather, and was with his father, who had followed that trade in Germany. Up to that time all HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 425 such goods were imported and the effort to create a new industry was begun by the Lenharts in a small and unpretentious way. They had but limited capi- tal and our subject frequently purchased the hides and carried them on his back to the tannery. Gradu- ally, however, their business grew until now the es- tablishment is one of the largest and best equipped to be found anywhere. The factory is a brick build- ing, fifty by one hundred and fifty feet, with four stories, and employment is furnished for more than one hundred and fifty people. Their goods are shipped to all parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico, and their sales amount annually to half a million dollars. The cutting department is located at Nos. 15 to 19 West Fourth street, New York city, while the main factory is at Nos. II to 13 Emerson Place, Brooklyn. the name of the Eureka Leather Works, and is now very extensive, bringing to the owner a handsome financial return. - The son, who was educated in the public schools and in Bryant & Stratton's Business College, is now assisting his father in business as general superin- tendent of the entire manufacturing department. For six years he has been a member of Company D, Twenty-third Regiment of the New York National Guard, and he belongs to Zeredatha Lodge, No. 483, F. & A. M., and Nassau Chapter, No. 109, R. A. M. Frederick Lenhart is a prominent Mason Of Brooklyn, who became identified with the order in 1864, when he took the three symbolical degrees in Zeredatha Lodge. In 1874 and 1876 he served as its master, since 1878 has been its treasurer, and in 1896 was appointed one of the grand stewards. In 1865 he was exalted in Nassau Chapter, No. 109, R. A. M., which he served as high priest in 1885-6-7, 1894, 1899 and 1900. In 1896 he was appointed representa- tive of the state of Alabama by the grand chapter of New York. Since 1874 he has been a member of Brooklyn Council, No. 4, R. & A. M., and in 1872 joined Clinton Commandery, No. 14, K. T., of which he was treasurer in 1894–5–6. He is a member of the Lodge of Perfection of the Scottish Rite, and in 1872 he became a noble of Mecca Temple of the Mystic Shrine, No. 26. Since its organization he has been a member of the Brooklyn Masonic Vet- erans' Association. He also has membership rela- tions with the Craftsman's Club of New York, and the Aurora Grata Club, of Brooklyn. He is also a 1member of the Puritan church. In his life he has exemplified the noble and benev- olent principles of the fraternities in which he has attained high honor. , His business career is credit- able and above reproach, and his worth as a man and citizen are widely acknowledged. The business is carried on under CAPTAIN F. C. ELLIOTT. Captain F. C. Elliott, a well known broker of New York, and the popular president of the In- vincible Club, of Brooklyn, has for several years been prominent, not only in business, but in the political and social life of this city. He was born on Prospect street, Brooklyn, a son of Captain Samuel Elliott and a grandson of the Elliott who was one of the early sheriffs of Philadelphia coun- ty, Pennsylvania. Captain Samuel Elliott resided in the city of Philadelphia and was there married, subsequently removing with his family to Brooklyn. Captain Frank C. Elliott won his title by being the commander of a vessel in the United States Navy under Captain Sherardi on the sloop of war Jamestown, cruising in the Pacific Ocean, his posi- tion being that of master’s mate, with the rank of assisting navigating officer. During this service he three times sailed around Cape Horn and twice doubled the Cape of Good Hope. For a time he afterward engaged in the fur trade in the Okotsk sea and thus, while engaged in naval service or in private business ventures, he visited many coun- tries of the globe, stopping at various important ports. While cruising on the east coast of Africa, off Quillomane, at the entrance of Mozambique channel, their bark, the Ella Virginia, was ship- wrecked. The vessel was lost, but the entire crew, with the exception of one man, reached shore and finally returned to the United States. Reared in his native city, Capt. F. C. Elliott, of this review, pursued his education in public school No. 16, and was there graduated with the class of 1867. His success in the business world is indeed enviable and his advancement to a prom- inent place has been gained from a humble start, for when sixteen years of age he entered the mer- chant marine service as a cabin boy. However, he soon manifested his willingness to work, and this quality, combined with efficiency and fidelity, led to his rapid promotion, until at the early age of twenty-three years he was in command of a vessel, the Louise Price, belonging to the J. Mur- ray, Jr., line, plying between New York and the West Indies. For fourteen years he was engaged in the East African, California and West Indies trade, during which time he visited all the im- portant Atlantic and Pacific ports. Few people, in- deed, have a broader, more accurate or more prac- tical knowledge of ports and shipping interests than Captain Elliott. • , - - He left the high seas to engage in the shipping business, and became agent and manager of the People's Line of Hayti packets, comprising both steam and sail vessels, and in that position he 426 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. continued until 1896. He then became associated with the firm of Bennett, Walsh & Company, steamship brokers and agents, with offices at No. 18 Broadway, and he is now doing a charting and brokerage business with that house. Steadily he has advanced in the business world, his labor, en- ergy and fidelity to duty winning him the reward of promotion and its consequent increased finan- cial return, until at the present time he is occupy- ing a leading position in his line of busness, con- trolling a patronage that annually yields to him a comfortable competence. - Captain Elliott has been a member of various social and fraternal organizations, including the Union League, Hanover, Crescent Athletic, Oxford and other Clubs, and Altair Lodge, No. 601, F. & A. M. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, with firm faith in the principles of the party. His conception of the duties of citizenship has led to a conscientious effort on his part to promote the welfare of the “grand old party,” and he has ren- dered effective service to the cause. He has been a delegate to the various Republican conventions, a member of the general committee and a member of the executive committee from the twenty-third ward during the Wurster campaign. He was ap- pointed by Mayor Van Wyck a member of the re- ception committee at the time of the Dewey cele- bration, and is a member of several political or- ganizations, of which he has been a member for the past fifteen years, and the Invincible Club, of which he is the honored president. He was one of the early members of the last named organiza- tion and has ever continued one of its active and useful representatives, having served as president and as a member of the board throughout almost the entire time. This club, which had its origin at the time of the Harrison campaign, in 1888, was noted originally as a social rather than a political club. The present name was assumed in 1888. Its headquarters were originally on Gates avenue, there remaining until the present handsome building, at No. 78 Herkimer street, was purchased, at a cost of forty thousand dollars. Mr. Elliott was the chairman of the building committee which pur- chased the club house, which is a gem of archi- tectural beauty and is most conveniently and taste- fully arranged for the purpose used. No detail in the matter of equipment, furnishing and arrange- ment that would contribute to the comfort and convenience of its members has been neglected, so that the Invincible Club possesses one of the most attractive homes among the popular clubs of Brooklyn. The organization embraces all the many features of the modern social club, such as bowling alleys, reception rooms, libraries, billiard parlors, gymnasium, dining room, cafe and card rooms, besides a number of handsomely furnished private apartments for the accommodation and convenience of its members. While the Invincible Club is known as one of the strongest political organizations in the city, and while its members are all Republicans, the greater part of its existence is devoted to the social side,-taking an active and aggressive part in politics only during the cam- paigns. As a political and social organization it is in a position to divide honors with the Union League Club, although it is a much younger or- ganization. The present membership is seven hun- dred and twenty-five, embracing representatives from every ward in the city of Brooklyn, as well as a few from Manhattan and Staten Islands, and including the majority of the most prominent Re- publicans in Kings county. The officers are: Captain F. C. Elliott, president; Frank W. Relyea, first vice-president; James K. Atkinson, second vice-president; S. Percy Fisher, secretary; Richard H. Clark, treasurer; and the board of governors comprises the following: S. L. Brinley, president; John T. Dallas, John E. Burns, E. Coon, James McInnes, E. L. Striker, Walter B. Atterbury, Rob- ert A. Mullins, Jr., George B. Clark, Captain E. Jacobs, David Minaldi and Lafayette Fawcett. Such is the history of one of the leading political and social organizations of Brooklyn, which owes its present prominence in large measure to Cap- tain Elliott. - The home life of the Captain is extremely pleas- ant. He was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary F. Brush, and unto them have been born two daugh- ters, Hazel M. and Grace. The family reside in an attractive residence at No. 336 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn, and their home is the scene of many de- lightful social functions, while to them in return is extended the hospitality of many of the best homes of the city. Such in brief is the history of Captain Elliott-a man of strong force of char- acter, of indomitable perseverance and unfailing courtesy. These may well be termed the salient points in his career, bringing to him success in busi- ness and prominence in political life, at the same time gaining for him the warm regard and admira- tion of many friends. DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS. Of one of the extensive business interests of Long Island, Eugene Dailledouze is a representative for he is a member of the firm of Dailledouze Broth. ers, florists. They are at the head of one of the old- est established enterprises in their line on the island, and the volume of their business gives them recog- nition as leaders in their line. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 427 Eugene Dailledouze was born in Brooklyn, Octo- ber 20, 1858, his parents being John and Catherine (Gruet) Dailledouze. His father was a native of Geneva, Switzerland, and in that land acquired his education and learned the trade of nurseryman and florist. About the time that he attained his majority he came to America, being determined to seek a home in the land whose advantages and privileges were greater than those afforded in the Old World. He first located in New Orleans where he pursued his vocation for a short time, when he came east and worked at his trade in the vicinity of Brooklyn. In 1858, in connection with Joseph Gard and Charles Zeller, under the firm name of Dailledouze, Zeller & Company, he began business on his own account, in 1868, but in December, 1861, the firm purchased twenty acres of land in Flatbush, where the enter- prise was successfully conducted until 1868. In Aug- ust of that year the partnership was dissolved and each of the partners engaged in business separately. Mr. Dailledouze retained the ownership of the prem- ises where his sons carried on business and was there proprietor of an extensive florist establishment up to the time of his death. After his demise, the business was conducted by his wife, until 1892, when it was purchased by his sons, Eugene, Paul and Henry. The following children were born to John and Cath- erine Dailledouze: Leonie, widow of Herman Warth, by whom she has one child; Ethel; Eugene; Paul and Henry, who are twins; and Matilda, wife of George Kunz. The mother died in 1883 and her remains were interred beside her husband’s in Cy- press Hill cemetery, Brooklyn. Eugene Dailledouze obtained his education in the public schools of Brooklyn and since his boyhood has been continuously engaged in the florist's busi- ness. He received his training under his father's direction and early learned the habits of plants and how best to care for them. In 1892, in connection with his brothers Paul and Henry, he was proprietor of the business established by his father. The nur- series comprised nearly six acres, of which over sev- enty thousand square feet is covered with glass. The firm makes a specialty of the cultivation of beautiful growing plants and their sale of cut flowers on the New York market is very extensive, bringing to them an excellent profit. No finer specimens of the flor- ist's art can be found in the city than those that come from the Dailledouze conservatories, and the business is constantly growing in volume and import- 3.11Ce. On the I4th of September, 1884, in Brooklyn, Mr. Dailledouze was married by the Rev. C. L. Wells, pastor of the Reformed church of Flatbush, to Willi- mena A. Ludwig, daughter of Adolph and Willimena Brooklyn. Ludwig. Two children graced their union, John P. and Edna. The family attend the Dutch Reformed church and have many friends among its members and in society circles outside the church. Mr. Daille- douze belongs to the New York Florists’ Club, to the American Carnation Society, of which he has been president, to the Society of American Florists, and to the National Provident Union. His opinions are regarded as authority on all matters relating to the cultivating of flowers, and his beautiful green- houses contain carnations and chrysanthemums that would please the eye of the most fastidious and the most artistic. REV. PHILIP J. KENNY. This able and distinguished divine was born with- in the limits of the parish of St. Paul’s, Court and Congress streets, Brooklyn, New York, July 14, 1851. He obtained his preparatory education at St. Fran- cis Xavier's College, New York city, and took the prescribed theological courses at Niagara University, and was ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, bishop of Buffalo, September 23, 1876. Soon after his ordination, Father Kenny was ap- pointed as assistant at St. Paul’s church, Brooklyn, a position which he held for five years. His next ap- pointment was to the Church of the Nativity, Brooklyn. This relation continued for twelve years and for four years succeeding it he was an assistant at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Hicks street, Since then he has been in charge tempor- arily of several other churches in the diocese of Brooklyn. Father Kenny's genial disposition makes him a general favorite and he is one of the most charitable and sympathetic men, sincere in his friendship and devotedly attached to the church and zealous in all its work. Ever ready to minister to the wants of his people, he has their fullest confidence and among the people of Protestant denominations he is re- spected for the uprightness of his life. ST, MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA. This church, situated on Court street at the corner of Lüqueer, Brooklyn, was erected chiefly through the exertions of the Rev. David W. Bacon, afterwards bishop of Portland. It is one of the largest church edifices in the city, having a seating capacity of nearly two thousand. It was dedicated April 29, 1855. The interior was frescoed, and the spire finished in 1872. Father Bacon was succeeded as pastor by Revs. James McGinnis from 1855 to A28 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. I857; Eugene Cassidy, from 1857 to 1876; Lawrence Toner, curate in charge, 1876-7; Henry O'Loughlin, 1877-83. The assistant clergy have been: Rev. J. McKenna; Stephen Cassidy; J. M. Reilly; John Hef- fernan, 1871; Florence McCarthy, 1872-3; Felix O'Callaghan, 1872-4; Daniel Sheehy, 1874; Lawrence Toner, 1875-8; Peter O'Neill, 1875; Peter McGuire, 1877-81 ; Michael Dennison, 1878; Ed. Wm. Dulles, 1879-80; Joseph Kilpatrick, 1880-1; P. Kenny, 1881. St. Mary's parochial school was established in 1855, and was held in the chapel and in the basement till 1868, when the present brick structure was erected, through the exertions of Father Cassidy. The average attendance is one thousand. REV. TIMOTHY D. HICKEY. Rev. Timothy D. Hickey, the present curate of St. Thomas Aquinas' Roman Catholic church, was born in the state of New York, acquired his primary education in the parochial schools of his locality, and afterward enjoyed superior advantages in the Ni- agara University, of New York. His theological education was obtained in St. John's Seminary, of Brooklyn, and on the 13th of June, by the Rt. Rev. -Bishop McFaul, D. D., he was ordained to the priest- Hood in the church of St. John the Baptist, in Brooklyn. Since the date of his ordination Father Hickey has faithfully ministered to the spiritual needs of the parish of St. Thomas Aquinas. Rev. Vincent P. Delaney and Rev. T. J. Cloke, both of whom are zealous and faithful workers for the cause of Christianity, are assistants at the same church. The Rev. James Donohoe, LL. D., is the rector of St. Thomas Aquinas' church. No history of the parish is of the least value without containing an account of his work. See page 833 of the first volume. & º CHARLES KRAUSCHE. This gentleman, a worthy and respected German- American citizen of the eastern district of Brooklyn, was born in the city of Kamenz, province of Saxony, Germany, December 16, 1841. His parents were Carl S. H. and Wilhelmina Fredericka (Jaeger- mann) Krausche. The father of our subject, Carl S. H. Krausche, was for many years successfully en- gaged in the publishing business in the city of Kamenz, where he was the editor and publisher of a weekly journal. He was well and favorably known as an able journalist and was prominent in Social and public affairs of the city of Kamenz. He died in 1843 or 1844, aged fifty-three years. His wife died in 1872, aged seventy-two years. This worthy couple had a family of thirteen children, families. six sons and Seven daughters, all of whom spent their years of life in the fatherland but Charles, our subject, who was the only one of the family to come to the United States. Charles Krausche, our subject, attended the Schools of Kamenz till in his fifteenth year, when he en- tered upon the practical study of pharmacy, as was the custom in those days. In 1865 he entered the university at the city of Leipzig, Germany, where, in 1867, he graduated with the degree of a full- fledged pharmacist. He then pursued his calling in various cities of Germany. In 1873 he decided to come to the United States. After landing in New York city, in March of the same year, he here took up his profession and pursued his calling at various places until 1880, when he came to Brooklyn, locating in the eastern district, and has since continued in the pharmaceutical line up to the present time. Mr. Krausche was married in the Fatherland, August 5, 1867, to Miss Nicolina Cobes, who is a native of the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Ger– many, and by this union has had born to him eleven children, of whom the surviving are: Hattie (Mrs. James Dawson, of Brooklyn); Emil C., whose sketch appears in this work; and Ella M. WILLIAM W. PECAN. William W. Pecan is one of the native sons of the Empire state and a representative of one of the old He was born November 17, 1835, in a home then occupied by his parents on Division street, op- posite Allen street, in New York city. His father, James Pedro Pecan, was a native of Carthagena, Spain, and in early life became a resident of the new world. His birth occurred about 1812 and he was seventeen years of age at the time of his emigration to the United States. On account of his republican principles he was obliged to leave Spain secretly, and through the aid of a friend he was secreted on board a vessel which carried him to Kingston, on the island of Jamaica. Thence he made his way to London, , England, and in February, 1831, arrived in the United States, taking up his abode in New York city. He spoke French as fluently as his native tongue, was well versed in Latin and had a slight knowledge of the English language, but in order to perfect him- self in the last named he attended School in New York city for about two years. On the expiration of that period he learned the trade of painting and ornamental building and followed that occupation in New York until 1844, at which time he removed to Brooklyn, where he pursued his vocation until a short time prior to his death. He was married in New York to Livinia Rodgers, who was born in Huntingdon, Long Island, and they became the par- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 429. ents of twelve children, but six of the number died in infancy. The others were Edmond, who died at the age of sixteen years; William W.; Sarah Ann, who died in childhood; Josephine, wife of Thomas Little; James P., who died in boyhood; and George, who resides in Simsbury, Connecticut. The father passed away at the age of ninety-two at his home in Brooklyn, and the mother's death occurred in 1894. William Warren Pecan, whose name introduces this record, acquired his education in the Stanton street and the old Fifth street schools in New York city, and on putting aside his text-books he accepted the position as office boy with the Morse Telegraph Company. Subsequently he worked for Dr. Town- send, of Sarsaparilla fame, and later began an ap- prenticeship to the ornamental painting business learning his trade under Thomas J. Gildersleeve. Soon after completing his term he learned the trade of coffin and casket making, and was the first man in this country to manufacture an imitation rosewood casket. In the latter part of 1863 he embarked in the undertaking and embalming business and for thirty years has continued in that occupation at No. 1668 Broadway, Brooklyn. He is a graduate of Clark's Embalming College, of New York, the Cincinnati School of Embalming and the Champion School of Embalming, and is an expert in his business, thor- Oughly conversant with every department of the work from the manufacture of the caskets to the in- terment of the body. Mr. Pecan was married in Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, in June, 1856, to Ruth Kenney, daugh- ter of John Kenney, and they have become the par- ents of eight children, as follows: Sarah, wife of Robert Conklin ; John W.; Florence, wife of Will- iam Cole; James; Edward; Mary Ada, wife of Jo- seph Nelson; Leon W., a graduate of Mars College of Embalming, in Brooklyn; and Lester, a graduate of the Champion College of Embalming. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal church and their circle of friends in Brooklyn is extensive. Mr. Pecan is a progressive and public-spirited citizen and during the Civil war he manifested his loyalty to the Union cause by enlisting in May, 1861, as a member of Company A, Third New York In- fantry. He served for two years with that regiment and participated in the battles of Big Bethel, Will- iamsburg, Yorktown, the seven days' fight in front of Richmond, and in other engagements. For eighteen months of this service he filled the position of hospital steward. He was honorably discharged at Fortress Monroe and was mustered out at Al- bany, June 3, 1863. He is now a member of Man- field Post, No. 35, G. A. R., likewise being a Knight of the Golden Cross, the American Legion of Honor and Clinton Lodge, No. 453, F. & A. M. He was a member of the old volunteer fire department in the Williamsburg district, in which he served as assist- ant foreman and as foreman of truck No. 2, and is now a member of the Volunteer Fireman's Associa- tion. He is president of the Active Republican Club of the twenty-fifth ward of Brooklyn, and by this club was presented with a valuable portrait of him- self, done in oil, as a token of the esteem in which he was held by the members of that organization. For many years he belonged to the Republican coun- ty committee and his labors were effective in pro- moting the work of the committee and in insuring the success of the party. He is a most enterprising citizen and respected for his reliability in all life's relations and in the history of Brooklyn he well de- Serves honorable mention. PATRICK McCANNA. Patrick McCanna is engaged in the undertaking and livery business at Flatbush, Long Island. He was born in Brooklyn, but is of Irish lineage. His father, John McCanna, was a native of Dublin, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1838, where he carried on business as a mechanic and ship chandler. He married Miss Jane Catherine Lawler and they became the parents of fourteen children, but only two are now living, Patrick and Catherine, the latter the wife of Henry Doyle. The father died in 1865, but the mother long surviving him, departing this life in 1898. Patrick McCanna pursued his studies in the public schools of Brooklyn, but at the early age of twelve years began to learn the machinist's trade, which he followed until 1895. He was an excellent workman and was thus enabled to command good prices. In 1866 he as made chief engineer of the department of charities, and had charge of all the machinery in the department. In 1884 he was ap- pointed by Cleveland inspector of foreign steam ves- sels and held that position for five years, on the expiration of which period he returned to his old place in the department of charities, where he served from 1890 until 1895, since which time he has been engaged in buying and selling real estate in Flat- bush, has erected a number of buildings and im- proved considerable property, and in addition he has also engaged in the livery and undertaking business. His reliablity in business transactions is widely recognized and he enjoys the confidence of all with whom he has been associatetd. Mr. McCanna was united in marriage August 8, 1868, the lady of his choice being Miss Ellen E. Scott, a daughter of John, J. Scott. They became 430 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. the parents of five children, of whom four are liv- ing: John J. is a resident of Flatbush; John E. and Frank J. conduct their father's undertaking and livery business and are very successful in that line, while Catherine A., the only daughter, is at home. In his political affiliations Mr. McCanna is a stalwart Democrat, unswerving in his support of the prin- ciples of his party. On that ticket he was elected tax collector in 1881, and served for a term of three years. He is now a director of the Flatbush Club and has wide acquaintance in this portion of Long Island, where he is well known. As a citizen he is interested in all that pertains to the welfare and up- building of the community and his social qualities are such as to gain for him the friendship and regard of many with whom he is associated. MRS. CHARI, OTTE. F. LAW. That the sterner sex does not have a monopoly of business success is indicated by the career of Mrs. Charlotte F. Law, who is now conducting a real- estate office at No. IO25 Halsey street, in Brooklyn, and who has a large clientage, representing import- ant property interests. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, August 4, 1851, and is a daughter of George Washington and Adelia A. (Mooney) Wooley. The ancestry of the Wooley family can be traced back to Holland where lived Jacob and Mary (Burnett) Wooley, both of whom were natives of that land. Their son, Jacob Wooley, born in the same country, became a resi- dent of America in colonial days and when the Brit- ish oppression aroused the opposition of the colonists and resulted in bringing on the Revolutionary war, he espoused the cause of liberty and rendered valiant service in behalf of freedom. His discharge papers, still in possession of the family, read as follows: By his excellency, George Washington, Esquire general and commander in chief of the forces of the United States of America: “These [presents] are to certify that the bearer hereof, Jacob Wooley, private in the New Jersey regi- ment, having faithfully served the United States six years and three months, and having enlisted for the war only, is hereby discharged from the American army. Given at headquarters the fifth day of January, 1783. Signed by his excellency, George Washington, commander, and T. Trumbull, United States secre- tary, and registered in the books of the regiment. MICHAEL COx, Commander. EPHRAIM WHITLOCK, Adjutant. Jacob Wooley lived to enjoy the benefits of lib- erty as found in the republic for many years, his death occurring September II, 1839. He married Hannah Thompson, who was of French and Holland descent. She died December 27, 1867. Of their five children the eldest was George Washington Wooley, the father of Mrs. Law. He was married by the Rev. Dr. Charles Emery, June 27, 1848, to Adelia A. Mooney, in the First Presbyterian church in Rahway, New Jersey. She was an only daughter and the eldest of six children. Her birth occurred October 26, 1821, and her death on the 14th of January, 1867. By her marriage she had four children. After the death of his first wife George W. Wooley was married in the Second Pres- byterian church, in Rahway, New Jersey, by the Rev. Dr. John Leggett, to Mary A. LaForge. Mr. Wooley is still living at the venerable age of eighty-five years, and in his néighborhood is regarded as a worthy and leading citizen. Mrs. Law, his daughter, has long been connected with business life, being employed in important po- sitions in various large mercantile establishments. For some time prior to her marriage she occupied the position of buyer in the misses' and children's cloak and suit department of the house of F. Loeser & Company, acting in that capacity in a manner en- tirely satisfactory to the firm. At the same time Mr. Law was the buyer at the head of the clothing de- partment in the same store. On the 4th of August, 1884, they were married and both continued to be actively connected with mercantile business until the death of Mr. Law, in January, 1892. Edwin Martin Law was born in New York city, March 4, 1851, and was the only son of Joseph and Margaret (Martin) Law, who had three children, Edwin M., Violet, and Margaret; but the last named died in April, 1900. His mother died when he was only twelve years of age, and his father, having married again, he was reared by his mother's sister in New Jersey. He was educated there, and on put- ting aside his text books began to earn his own live- lihood, entering the service of the well-known cloth- iers, Baldwin & Company, of New York city, with whom he remained for about ten years, being one of the most trusted and reliable employes. On the ex- piration of the decade he entered the employ of Frederick Loeser & Company, on Fulton Street, Brooklyn, where he remained until his demise, cov- ering a period of eleven years. The firm reposed implicit confidence in his business ability and honor and recognized that he was particularly well quali- fied for the position which he occupied. Before his death the pleasant home at No. 1264 Buchwick avenue, now occupied by Mrs. Law, had been erected, and there they enjoyed a happy married life until he was called to his final rest. In 1896 Mrs. Law established her real-estate business, which she has since successfully conducted, having a fair HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. e 431 share of the patronage in her line. She has done considerable renting in the neighborhood and has conducted many real-estate transfers. She herself owns considerable real-estate in Brooklyn, which she manages in a manner calculated to secure the best returns. She is a devout member of Plymouth church and for thirty years has attended services there twice each Sunday, while for twenty-seven years she has been a member of the Bible class. The famous pastor of Plymouth church, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, officiated at her marriage, which was celebrated at the Beecher summer home, Boscobel, at Peekskill on the Hudson. Mrs. Law is a lady of not only superior business qualifications but also of genial manner, and has gained many warm friends in the city where she resides. - GEORGE W. BROWN. George W. Brown, of Brooklyn, was born in Newport, New Hampshire, May Io, 1835. fifteen years of age he left home without perental consent and penniless to go to Sea, shipping aboard the Delhi, a merchant vessel in the West India and Mediterranean trade. When twenty years of age he was put in command of the brig Marshcield, trading in South American waters. Losing his ves- sel two years later crossing a reef in the West In- dies, he afterward engaged in the ship brokerage business in New York city. In July, 1861, he entered the United States navy as acting mate aboard the steamer Keystone State, accepting the commission on condition that he might take the position of acting master without uniform. Putting to sea he cruised in the West Indies, the Gulf and along the Central American coast. He was subsequently ordered to the command of a mortar boat at Fort Jackson, New Orleans, serving under Captain Dan Damith at Phillips, New Or- leans and Vicksburg for one year. His vessel car- ried a thirteen-inch mortar and two twelve-pounders and he served a year also under commodore Fos- ter and Admiral Farragut, by whom he was put in command of the Mississippi Squadron. His vessel was the gunboat Forest Rose. During the Yazoo Pass expedition and the seige and capture of Vicks- burg he had charge of a gun boat, and at the cap- ture of Arkansas Post his vessel led the fleet. He also took part in the expedition and capture of Yazoo City, resulting in the destruction of the city and the capture of the navy yard at that place. La- ter he was ordered to the command of the gun- boat Queen City, carrying ten guns and put in com- mand of the Mississippi, White and Arkansas rivers to carry supplies to General Greene, stationed at Lit- tle Rock. His duties consisted in policing the rivers When and in protecting the conveying of troops. Still later he was ordered to the command of the moni- tor Ozark, carrying two eleven-inch, one ten-inch and three nine-inch guns and took part in the Red river expedition. With the Ozark he was after- ward placed on police duty at the mouth of the Mississippi. He later served as chief of Marine Scouts in Charleston Harbor until the surrender of Lee. After the war Mr. Brown was for fifteen years associated with the Marine Underwriters as special agent to investigate and adjust losses, the duties of which took him all over the world. His mastery of the Spanish language during his sea-going life proved invaluable in this special business. At pres- ent he is ageht for the trustees in charge of the department of Admissions into Sailors Snug Har- bor, having served as acting governor of the in- stitution in 1898 and during the Spanish-American W21”. - Mr. Brown was the founder of Rankin Post, G. A. R. and later, in 1870, organized the Harry Lee Post, which has been the parent of three posts— the Abel Smith, Doan and Ricard posts. He served as commander of the Harry Lee Post in 1889; was grand marshal of Brooklyn Division at Sher- man's funeral; and is a member of the Maine Society, instituted 1769 and chartered under King George III. He is also a member of Cassi Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 445, and of the Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion. He is a member of Goood Shepherd Episcopal church and was formerly a vestryman in Christ church, Episcopal, Brooklyn. He was married in early life to Mary E. Stain- boon. They have three children, George T., presi- dent of a rating agency; Rev. Alfred, pastor of St. John's Episcopal church, Delhi, New York; and Grace R., now Mrs. Herbert Brewster, of Brook- lyn, her husband being an architect of local repute as a church builder. LOUIS A. KIEFER. Louis A. Kiefer, the efficient and popular stew- ard and caterer of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, re- siding in Bath Beach, Long Island, was born in Rosswell, Staten Island, New York, and comes of a family that has long been prominently identified with the hotel and caterer business of Greater New York. His father, Adam Kiefer, is a son of Peter Kiefer, a noted hotel man of Havre, France, who came to America in 1860 and purchased a large tract of land at Rosswell, Staten Island. For years Adam Kiefer was connected with Del- monico of New York, and was steward of the Huffman House of that city from 1859 to 1880, 432 * HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. after which he held a similar position with the Ox- ford Club of Brooklyn. He has become quite wealthy and is now living a retired life on Staten Island, where he owns much real estate. His suc- cess in life has been worthily achieved, and he is now enjoying a well-earned rest. He married and had a family of four children. One son, George Kiefer, is the present steward of the Drug Trade Club of New York. For twelve years he was with the Lincoln Club of Brooklyn and has served many banquets, one of these being for the Long Island Medical Associa- tion where twelve hundred sat down to dinner. He also has a catering establishment at IO74 Ful- ton street, Brooklyn, which he successfully con- ducts. - - Early in life the subject of this sketch became thoroughly familiar with the business which he has made a life work under the able direction of his father at the Hotel Frascati, 52 University Place, Brooklyn. From 1883 to 1888 he was manager of the old Taylor Hotel at Jersey City, New Jersey; was connected with Hotel Washington in the same city for two years and a half, and was next with the Players. Club, 16 Gramercy Park as steward. Subsequently he was connected with various other clubs and hotels in the same capacity, and was with his brother, George, in the catering business for five years. In 1893 he was steward of the Atlantic Yacht Club, later was with the Hanover and Lin- coln Club, of Brooklyn, and in 1898 accepted his present position with the Brooklyn Yacht Club, which he is now so creditably and acceptably filling. He is one of the best in his line in the city and his services are always in demand. married Miss Bertha Passackle, a daughter of Fred- erick Passackle, of New York, and by this union have been born four children, namely: George, Touis, Bessie and Lawrence. - - REV. VINCENT VITOLD VARNAGIRIS, PH.D. Rev. Vincent Vitold Varnagiris, who is the pastor of the Roman Catholic church of St. Mary's, Queen of Angels, located at the corner of South Fourth and Roebling streets, in Brooklyn, was born in Lithu- ania, on the 5th of April, 1866. He was educated in a college and seminary in his native land and pur- sued a special course in philosophy in the Gregorian University at Rome. He was ordained to the priest- hood in Lithuania and labored for eight years in his own country, after which he spent two years as a missionary in Scotland. He came to America in February, 1900, and was appointed to his present pastorate by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., succeeding the Rev. A. M. Milukas. His church is In 1882 Mr. Kiefer . profit. , - the only Lithuanian church on Long Island. It was formerly an Episcopalian church and was purchased by the congregation October 29, 1899. The parish numbers over four thousand Souls. - - The good father is an affable and most genial man and an earnest worker among his people. He is a forceful preacher, and his sermons are logical and far-reaching. Although his pastorate has been brief in this parish, he enjoys the love and esteem of his people and his work has been abundantly fruitful of good results. JOHN W. CARPENTER. Among those whose influence in political cir- cles is marked and beneficial is John W. Carpenter, who is also known as an enterprising business man, cotrolling an extensive milk route in the city. His trade has reached large proportions, owing to his energy, capable management and his well-known reliability. Mr. Carpenter is a son of Patrick and Mary (Flood) Carpenter, who came to America from county Meath, Ireland. After their marriage they located in Brooklyn in 1852 and the father engaged in the milk business which he successfully conducted until 1876, carrying on a wholesale and retail trade. He was a man of domestic tastes, fond of home and family and was never active in public affairs. He held membership in St. Anthony’s Roman Cath- olic church and died in that faith on January 31, 1897, at the age of eighty-nine years. His wife is still living at the age of seventy-three years. They had a family of four children: Mary; Maurice, who is a mason; Frank, who is a patrolman; and John W. The last named was born January 15, 1863, and was educated in the public school No. 22, of Brooklyn. He was still quite young when he succeedcd to the milk business established by his father, but he has since carried on the business and is now in control of the largest establishment of the kind in Greenpoint. His trade is large and continually increasing and brings to him a good y Through the past twelve years Mr. Carpenter has taken a very active interest in the political af- fairs of his section of the city and was made a member of the general committee of his party in this district and after the reorganization of the general committee was again chosen one of its members, in which capacity he has served for the past six years. He was, also elected a member of the executive committee of the seventeenth ward, and after the redistricting he was elected a mem- ber of the executive committee of the county gen- eral committee. Since that time he has been a very "NYINYn HJLIT ‘SIGIÐNÝ HO NGIGIDŐ ‘X’HYW ‘LS JO HOÀIn Ho HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 433 active worker, largely planning the campaign work and controlling his party's interests in his locality. IHe is also a member of the fourteenth assembly district committee, is a member of the Seymour Club of the fourteenth assembly district, of which he was elected a trustee January 1, 1900, and belongs to the Jefferson Club, of which he has been treas- urer for the past twelve years. January I, Igoo, he was appointed chief clerk of the third district municipal court of the borough of Brooklyn, 6 and 8. Lee avenue by the Hon. William J. Lynch, justice. He is likewise a member of St. Anthony's Coun- cil, No. 204, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion; Lexington Council, No. 293, Knights of Columbus, and has been a delegate to the labor buſeau of that order and served on the general committee eight years; of the Milk Dealers' Protective Association; and of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic church, which shows that his interests are varied and that his is a well rounded character. He is a man of strong personality, of persuasive influence and in manner is courteous and affable. These qualities have gained him the warm regard of many friends, and his worth is such as to enable him to retain the esteem of all with whom he is brought in contact. THOMAS G. HALL. Thomas G. Hall is a prominent and progres- sive citizen of East New York and a representative of one of the oldest firms in his line of business in the city. He is at the head of extensive marble and granite works and has steadily advanced to a lead- ing position among those who are connected with the business interests of this part of Long Island. He was born in what was formerly known as Cy- press Hills, February 26, 1851, a son of James and Mary A. (Green) Hall. The Hall family is of English lineage, the gradfather of our subject be- ing a native of Lancashire, England. James Hall was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, where he learned the stone cutter's trade. In early manhood he crossed the Atlantic to America, taking up his abode in New York city where he worked at his trade for two and a half years, during which time he assisted in the erection of Trinity and St. George's Protestant Episcopal churches. In 1848 he removed to Cypress Hills and the fol- lowing year established the business now conducted by his sons, which was the first extensive granite and marble works in this vicinity. On account of failing health he retired from business about six years prior to his death, which occurred April 1, 1879. Ilis was a long, active, useful and honora- ble career and his marked energy and perseverance enabled him to provide his family with all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. His widow still survives him and yet resides on Euclid avenue in Brooklyn, where has been the family homestead for over forty-six years. Mr. Hall was a member of Polar Star Lodge, F. & A. M., of New York city and in his life exemplified the be- nevolent principles of the craft. He had seven children, namely: John L.; Thomas G.; Sarah Grace, wife of Elmer Chaffe, chief engineer at Spring Creek Station, Long Island; Jennie; Al- bert; Lincoln B. ; and Milton C., a florist of East New York.. Thomas G. Hall obtained his education in the schools of Cypress Hills and Brooklyn and learned the trade of stone cutting in his father's establish- ment. After his father’s retirement he and his brother, John L., conducted the business up to the time of his father's death, and in 1879 succeeded to the ownership thereof. In 1885 their brother, Al- bert J., was admitted to a partnership and the en- terprise was conducted under the firm name of J. Hall Sons until 1896 when the partnership was dissolved, since which time Thomas G. Hall has been sole proprietor. He enjoys a very large pat- ronage and sustains an unassailable reputation in business circles. At East New York, on the 16th of January, 1874, Mr. Hall married Mary A. Zeizer, daughter of George and Mary Zeizer, and by their union have been born seven children: Grace, who was born April 12, 1875, and is the wife of Jefferson Drear; Mary A., born October 22, 1876; Hannah, who was born September 5, 1878; Thomas, born January 26, 1880; Maude, born March 10, 1882; Nellie, born in October, 1885; and Betsey, born March 10, 1888. The family attend the Meth- odist church, and in his political views Mr. Hall is a Republican. He keeps well informed on the is- sues of the day, thus being able to give an intelli- gent support to his party, yet he has never sought political honors, preferring to devote his energies. to his business affairs. As a business man he has been conspicuous among his associates not only for his success but for his probity, fairness and honor- able methods. He has been eminently practical in. his business, social and private life. MILTON C. HALL. Among the wide-awake and enterprising business men of Brooklyn is Milton C. Hall, a florist, who is enjoying a liberal patronage in his line, having secured a good trade through his energy and honor- able business methods. He was born at the old. homestead on Euclid avenue of Brooklyn, Janu- ary 10, 1868, his parents being James and Mary. (Green) Hall. His education was obtained in the 8 × . 434 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. public schools where he gained a knowledge of the common English branches of learning that well- fitted him for life's practical and responsible duties. For the past ten years he has been continuously engaged in the cultivation and sale of flowers and . has met with creditable success in his undertaking. In Brooklyn, on the 6th of October, 1891, was cele- brated the marriage of Mr. Hall and Miss Eliza- beth Bortell, a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Bortell, and unto them have been born two chil- dren: Mabel, who was born December 4, 1892, and Avos, born September 6, 1894. The young couple have a large circle of friends in this section of Brooklyn, and their own home is noted for its gra- cious and charming hospitality. Mr. Hall occupies an enviable position in business circles where he is widely known for his reliability and his progressive methods. - GEORGE BECK. George Beck, a most worthy and highly-respected German-American citizen of the twenty-eighth ward of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Redwitz, county of Liechtenfeltz, near the river Mien, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, October 24, 1844. He is a son of Carl and Caroline (Huelien) Beok, who had two children, the other being Margaretta. Carl Beok, the father, died when the subject of this review was only five years of age, and the mother departed this life two years later. After the death of their mother George Beok and his sister became wards of their uncle, Peter Beok, who then resided in the village of Ehneth, in the county of Weismein, kingdom of Bavaria. George Beck pursued his education in the agri- cultural institute in the city of Triesdorf, which he entered when thirteen years of age, there remaining for two years. In 1861 he became a student in a higher institution of learning in the town of Wein- stephen, near the city of Friesing, where he remained until 1863. of his country, joining the infantry forces. He took part in the memorable field campaign of that year, and again in 1870 he proved himself a loyal son of the fatherland, serving through the war with France. After his first period in the army he entered upon his business career, following the vocation for which he had been educated in his native town until 1872, in which year he was married. Soon afterward he began experimental-agricultural pursuits on his own account, and was thus engaged until 1883, when he decided to emigrate to the United States, hoping to find here a broader field of labor. his wife and three children, he accordingly sailed from Antwerp, Belgium, and after a long and tedious In 1866 he entered the military service Accompanied by voyage of seventeen days landed in New York city, March 29, 1883. On arriving in America, he im- mediately took up his abode on Bushwick avenue, near Boerum street, in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, where he followed various occupations un- til the succeeding May, when he established himself in the grocery business, on Lorimer street, near Montrose avenue, where for some time he success- fully conducted his enterprise. Then removing to No. 38 Montrose avenue, he carried on business there for four years. He next opened a store at No. 211 Meserole street, and about a year later established a second store at No. 196 Middleton street, conducting these stores with much more than ordinary success until 1896, when he purchased the store at the corner of Central avenue and Suydam streets. In 1897 he purchased the property at No. 3Io Stagg street and also at No. 580 Central avenue, where he now resides. Mr. Beck was married in the town of Schmerlen- bach, near Aschaffenburg, in the kingdom of Ba- varia, Germany, November 14, 1872, to Miss Magda- lena No11, a daughter of Jacob and Anna (Rothen- bucher) Noll, and unto them have been born the following children: Alfons, who died at the age of four and a half years; Adelaide, who is the wife of John F. Blyman, of Brooklyn, and has one daugh- ter, Lioba Anna; Appolonia, who died in early life; Anna Lioba; and Bertha, who died in childhood. Mr. Beck and his family are communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. He has always given liberally to church and charitable enter- prises and other worthy objects as far as his means permitted. It may be truthfully stated that Mr. Beck is a self-made man in the best sense of that term, and he has accumulated by his thrift, economy and perseverance an ample competence for himself and family. CONRAD . PILGRIM. Long Island owes a great deal to its citizens of German birth, men who have come here from the fatherland with the old-time ideas of conservatism, thrift and honesty uppermost in their minds, and it is of the representative of such a class above named that we devote a few lines of our necessarily lim- ited space. Conrad Pilgrim was born in the province of Kurhessen, Germany, on October 25, 1855, the only son of Henry and Anna Elizabeth Pilgrim. He was educated and spent his boyhood in Germany. In 1871, a spirit of unrest prevailing, he determined to Seek his fortune in the United States, and took passage here, locating in New York. Being an ex- pert bookbinder, he soon obtained employment. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 435 Tiring of this, he began, in 1885, the manufacture of toy torpedoes on Staten Island, removing in 1887 to more commodious quarters in Canarsie, Long Island. His business has increased threefold, thanks to perseverance and hard work, and his employees number upward of one hundred. His manufactures, comprising paper caps and toy torpedoes, are shipped to all parts of the United States and Canada. The factory of which he is the owner and manager covers an entire block, and is the only one of its kind on Long Island. Its history, briefly stated, is: In 1887, a building 20x50 feet; in the following year, a build- ing two and a half stories in height and 20x60 feet; and in 1894, his present commodious quarters. These facts speak louder than words as to the success Mr. Pilgrim has made of his business, and has added another name to the already long list of citi- zens of German birth who have become a credit to the state and of the country of their adoption. Mr. Pilgrim's father is dead, but his mother lives, at a ripe old age, in the old country. He was mar- ried in East New York, Brooklyn, November 13, 1877, to Catherine Baldner, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Baldner, both natives of the Rhine dis- trict, Germany. Catherine Baldner was born in Petropolis, Brazil, South America, in 1857-8. Mr. Pilgrim has had nine children: Jacob C., August (deceased), Henry (also deceased), Elizabeth, Me- lissa, Charles, Conrad, Hannah, and one who died in infancy. Mr. Pilgrim is a member of Canarsie Council, Royal Arcanum, and is also a member of the Canar- sie Volunteer Fire Department and of the Volun- teer Firemen's Association. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat. His family attend the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family at Canarsie. MICHAEL SCHOEFFEL. It would be difficult to find one who more fully typifies the American spirit of enterprise, progress and unfaltering persistence than does Mr. Schoeffel. A man of great natural ability, his success in busi- ness has been uniform and rapid and the material prosperity of the city of Brooklyn has been largely promoted through his efforts, for every successful business enterprise contributes not alone to the pros- perity of the proprietor but also promotes the general welfare by augmenting commercial activity. Mr. Schoeffel was born in Brooklyn, May 4, 1860, and is a son of Jacob and Rosanna (Reid) Schoeffel, both of whom were natives of Germany, whence they emigrated to Brooklyn in early life. The father was a linen weaver by occupation and worked at his trade in Brooklyn until his death, which occurred in 1867. His wife passed away January 2, 1872, having survived him about five years. Their children were: Peter, who died in November, 1879; Mary, wife of Leo Hunter, of Brooklyn; Martin; Michael; and John. Michael Schoeffel obtained his education in the parochial schools conducted under the auspices of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, and hav- ing completed his education learned the trade of wire working, which vocation he has followed throughout his active business career. In 1898 he began business on his own account at North First street, and in 1900 removed to his present location. He is proprietor of the Manhattan Wire Works and engages in the manufacture of all kinds of wire railings and window guards for banks, offices, fac- tories and private dwellings, also stall guards and wire signs. His business has steadily and constantly increased and has now reached large proportions, bringing to him a gratifying income. Mr. Schoeffel was united in marriage, in New York, to Miss Annie Schierer, daughter of Joseph Schierer, and their union has been blessed with one child, Hattie B. Religiously Mr. Schoeffel belongs to the Roman Catholic church. In his political views he is liberal. From the first his ambition was an honorable one, and his life history proves conclu- sively that where there is a will a way may be found. He stands to-day as one of the energetic and representative manufacturers of Brooklyn, en- joying a well merited success. CHARLES W. WILLIAMS. The task of writing the biography of a living representative man is a most difficult one, because the prevailing modesty of American manhood shrinks from personal prominence and invariably dis- courages even the most friendly attempt to uncover the Secret of his success or popularity in life. The subject of this sketch is a typical representa- tive of the fast-growing class of American landed proprietors; +deriving his income from that safest of all investments, real estate, and from activity in busi- ness as a plumber and gas-fitter. A son of Samuel A. and Abigail (Lord) Will- iams, the subject of this review was born in Exeter, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, December 22, 1838, and on the paternal side is of Welsh ancestry, while on the maternal side he is of Scotch-Irish lineage. He acquired his education in the schools of his native town and in early life learned the trade of plumbing and gas-fitting in New York, whither he had removed in 1855. He worked at that business in New York until 1863, when he went on board the 436. & HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. United States steamship Dawn as acting chief en- gineer. He participated in the battles of Wilson's Landing, For Fisher and many other engagements. In the latter part of 1865 he resigned his position in the navy and resumed work at his trade in Brook- lyn. Since 1868 he has been continuously engaged in business on his own account and as one of the leading representatives of his line in this city his patronage is very extensive. During this time he has also erected a number of handsome residences in this district and has thus added materially to the im- provement and substantial upbuilding of this city. Mr. Williams was married, in Newburyport, Mas- sachusetts, September 29, 1865, to Mary Jane Wood- man, daughter of James and Mary (Littlebrown). Woodman. Unto them were born three children, but only one is now living, Charles J., who was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, September Io, 1868. Mr. Williams belongs to the New York Lodge, No. 330, F. & A. M., of Perry Post, No. 280, G. A. R., and holds membership in the Universalist church. In his political views he is a Republican, always giving his support to the men and measures of the party, yet never seeking office for himself. ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH. This church is situated at the corner of Onder- donk avenue and Stanhope street, Brooklyn, and the Rev. John W. Hauptman is the rector. Previous to the foundation of this parish, the locality surround- ing the site of the present church was a district three blocks in length and one in width, and was known as the Ponk property. The land was after- ward laid out in building lots and the grounds now occupied by the church, the rectory, the school and the sisters’ residence was known as the Schumaker property, being laid out in building lots by Mr. Schumaker, Mr. August Miller, now deceased, being his agent. The neighborhood was sparsely settled and fourteen of these lots were offered to Rev. May at a very reduced price in order to induce parties to purchase and build in the locality. They were bought by Jacob Schneider and Caspar Wholer as trustees of the Rt. Rev. Michael May, vicar general. A building society was formed, Mr. Wholer be- ing elected president, and strenuous efforts were made to form a parish but without success, as no priest was available at that time. In July, 1898, Rev. Father Hauptman, at that time assistant at All Saints' church, in Brooklyn, was appointed by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., to form the parish, and on the Ioth of July, of the same year, he cele- brated his first mass in that parish, in a small one- story frame building, twenty-five by forty feet, and formerly used as a temporary saloon, occupied until tember 3, 1892. avenue. two days previous to this date by Jacob Bosslet, who- offered it as a temporary church, and as no other building was available the offer was accepted. The first mass was celebrated in the presence of a large congregation from all the surrounding neighborhood. and the newly appointed rector was thus greatly en- couraged. The only place the rector could secure- for a temporary residence was a room on the third floor of a building on the corner of Stanhope and . Onderdonk avenue, and there he resided for nine months, celebrating the holy sacrifice of the mass in . . the temporary chapel for the same length of time. After a careful census of the parish was taken. Some fifteen or twenty families were found ready to. pledge themselves to support a church, some of the members being non-residents, but prospective build- ers. Plans were drawn for the new church by Arch- itect. F. J. Berlenbach and ground was broken Sep- The corner-Stone was laid with im- posing ceremonies by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., on the 16th of October, 1892, the day of the Columbian celebration, in the presence of a large number of clergy of the diocese of Brooklyn and about six hundred other persons, including a num- ber of societies from the neighboring parishes. Rapid progress was made in the building, and on. Decoration day of 1893 the church was dedicated to the worship of God by the bishop in the pres- ence of a large concourse of clergy and laity. A Solemn high mass was said by the Rev. Anthony. Arnold, now deceased, assisted by the Rev. Joseph Hauber as deacon, Rev. Peter Dauffenbach as sub- deacon and Rev. Father Weitekamp as master of ceremonies. An eloquent sermon, appropriate toº the solemn occasion, was preached by the Very Rt. Rev. Michael May, vicar general of the diocese. School was opened on the following Monday with eighty-four children in attendance, under the direction of the Dominican sisters. Under Rev. Father Hauptman's zealous and faithful labors the parish rapidly increased in numbers, and a new and comfortable rectory was built adjoining the church. It is thirty-six by fifty feet, with basement, two. stories and an attic, and is situated on Onderdonk In 1898 a new brick school was built ad- joining the church on Stanhope street, its dimen- Sions being thirty by seventy-seven feet and three stories in height. In July, 1893, the sisters erected a small building, and in 1895 their present com- modious home. The church is an imposing and substantial frame edifice, fifty by one hundred feet, and two stories in height, the interior presenting a very handsome appearance. The altars and alſ the interior fittings were donated by parishoners, and the rector and parishoners are deeply indebted to. the Rev. Joseph Hauber and the parishoners of All: "NIX TIXTOO?HOEI 'SQISXOTIV 'ILS „HO HOXHIQIHO |-- - ： . ： |（~~~~ - ·- . |-|- （~~~~ |- № · ~ № ：№ . --： ~ ~ ~ ：| _ | ſſſſſſſſſ||||||||| № |- · ſiintimſ |||||||||||||||||||）/ * + |- |- | | HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 437 Saints church, of Brooklyn, for the many favors re- ceived at their hands. The parish, at the date of writing, is in a very flourishing condition, the at- tendance being six hundred and rapidly increasing, while the school has increased from small propor- tions to an average attendance of over six hundred and fifty. The parish of St. Mary's is composed of residents of both Kings and Queens counties. . The comparatively small debt on the church property is being rapidly paid off and the rector contemplates the erection of a more commodious church edifice in the near future. REV, JOHN W. HAUPTMAN. Rev. John W. Hauptman, the rector of St. Aloysius church, was born in Middle Village, Long Island, July 25, 1863. His primary education was acquired in the parochial schools, his classical stud- ies were pursued in St. John's College, of Brook- lyn, while in the Grand Seminary of Montreal he studied theology. He was ordained to the priest- hood in Montreal by his grace, Archbishop Fabre, December 18, 1886, and immediately afterward re- turned to Brooklyn, receiving an appointment from the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., then bishop of Brooklyn, to the position of assistant at All Saints church, where he labored faithfully for five and a half years, and during the absence of the rector in the Holy Land for six months he was act- ing rector. Rev. Father Hauptman is a zealous and faithful worker in the Lord's vineyard, devoted to the high calling which he has chosen, and ever ready to answer all calls made upon him for the spiritual or temporal welfare of his parishioners. He is court- 'eous and social and is greatly believed by his own People and esteemed by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. He is doing excellent work in connection with St. Aloysius church, which, under his guidance, is growing rapidly. JACOB DANGLE.R. Mr. Dangler is one of Brooklyn's progressive and ‘enterprising citizens, and has become well and favor- ably known among the solid German-American ele- ment, in which his sphere of usefulness has exerted a marked influence upon the good of the community. He was born in the province of Alsace, France, now a part of the German Empire since its annexation in 1870. His parents are Jacob and Katharine (Herr- mann) Dangler, both of whom were natives of the province of Alsace, where the ancestors of the fam- ily lived and acquired considerable influence. Jacob Bangler, Sr., the father of our subject, was born and still resides there. He has during his active years of life been engaged in agricultural pursuits. His faithful wife and mother of his children died in 1859. The children of this worthy couple were: Jacob, our subject; Phillip, who resides in South Amboy, New Jersey; George and Sarah, both of Greater New York. Jacob Dangler, the subject of this review, ac- quired his educational advantages in the schools of his native land. When eighteen years of age he de- cided to come to America, and with a laudable am- bition and desire: to make his fortune in the new world, he accordingly embarked from Havre, land- ing in New York November 2, 1869, where he at once found employment in a grocery and butcher es- tablishment. In 1881 he began business on his own account, having by his thrift, frugality and perse- verance enabled himself to engage in the pork-pack- ing business on a small scale, and in this undertaking he has met with a marked degree of success, the re- sult of good judgment and straightforward business methods. The enterprise and establishment he has built up ranks among the most extensive of the kind in Brooklyn, and in conclusion the writer can safely say that his career and example are worthy of emulation. - Mr. Dangler was married, November 29, 1874, to Miss Louisa Burbuch, a native of the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, and a daughter of Albert and Deckla (Witterer) Burbuch. This union has been blessed with three children, viz.: George Jacob, Al- bert Frederick, and Henry William. The family at- tend the Lutheran church. . LEONARD RUOFF. Leonard Ruoff was born in Brooklyn, April 22, I848, and is of German lineage. His parents, John G. and Johanna (Upheiger) Ruoff, were both natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. In his boyhood days the father came to America, and after arriving at years of maturity was engaged in the hotel business in New York city. He later followed the same pursuit in Brooklyn, where he resided until his death. His wife came to America in her girlhood and spent the remainder of her life in this country. They were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in New York city, and eleven children blessed this marriage. The surviving members of the family are: John, a resi- dent of Brooklyn, who married Margaret Pfifer, and they have four children, Eugene, Benjamin, John and Johanna; Leonard, who is the second of the liv- ing children; Johanna, wife of William Cochran, of Brooklyn; and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Hultz, of Brooklyn. 438 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Leonard Ruoff was educated in the old Bushwick school of Brooklyn, and soon after putting aside his text-books engaged in the restaurant business. Sub- sequently he was employed as a driver on a street railway of Brooklyn and afterward he again con- ducted a restaurant, but was obliged to abandon it on account of ill health and became a dealer in fruit. For the past thirty-two years, however, he has de- voted his entire attention to the undertaking busi- ness and is now the senior member of Leonard Ruoff & Sons. Their patronage is so extensive that it necessitates the conducting of offices at several different places on Long Island. He is county under- taker for the counties of Kings and Queens. His ex- tensive business interests bring to him a handsome competence and he is now numbered among the substantial citizens of his community. Mr. Ruoff was married in Brooklyn, by the Rev. Samuel Johnson, to Elizabeth Frances Uffendill, daughter of William and Frances (Fluk) Uffendill, the former a native of England and the latter of Brooklyn. Mrs. Ruoff was born on Grand street, Brooklyn, February I4, 1849, and by her marriage has become the mother of six children: Mary and William, who died in childhood; Leonard, who is now serving as coroner of the borough of Queen’s Bay, the youngest incumbent that ever held that office; Isabella Johanna, wife of George Archie; Charles, who died in childhood; and Augustus, who was born April 8, 1873, and married Rosanna Decal, by whom he has two children, Rosanna R. and Augustus. The family is divided in religious belief, some of the members attending the Episcopalian church, while others are Roman Catholics. REV. JAMES J. SULLIVAN AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST’s CHURCH. St. John's Roman Catholic church, Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn, has a history dating from 1868. On July 12, that year, divine worship was first pub- licly held in the parish, then known as the parish of Mary Queen of the Isles, in a cottage chapel on the ground occupied by the present house of wor- ship, by the Rev. Edward Smith, C. M., pastor. The ground was bought by the Very Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, V. C. M., subsequently bishop of Buffalo. The first church edifice, a wooden structure, known as the church of St. John the Baptist, was opened for public worship December 25, 1868, by the Rev. Edward Quigley, C. M., pastor. June 24, 1888, the Corner-stone of the present stone church was laid by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., assisted by the Very Rev. James McGill, V. C. M., and by the Rev. J. A. Harnett, C. M., pastor. The church was dedi- cated and opened for public worship May 20, 1894. by the Rt. Rev. Charles E. McDonnell. Still under the pastorate of the Rev. J. A. Hart- nett, C. M., St. John's church is one of the finest Roman Catholic churches in the diocese, in both its exterior and interior appointments. Following is the list of the rectors of this parish.: The Rev. Edward Smith, C. M., 1868; the Rev. Edward Quig- ley, C. M., 1868–70; the Rev. John T. Landry, C. M., who came in 1870 and whose successors until 1882 were the Rev. P. O'Regan, C. M., the Rev. J. Maloney, C. M., and the Rev. A. J. Meyer, C. M.; the Rev. J. A. Hartnett, C. M., 1882–97; and the Rev. James J. Sullivan, C. M., 1897; and Rev. P. M. Hale since September, 1901. - St. John's College, a preparatory school for the young men studying for the priesthood, was incor- porated under the laws of the state of New York, September 5, 1870, and was opened for classes under the presidency of the Rev. J. T. Landry, C. M. Its incorporators were the Rev. J. T. Landry, C. M., the Rev. P. O'Regan, C. M., the Rev. Edward Smith, C. M., the Rev. Peter Byrne, C. M., and the Rev. James Lefevre, C. M. After the incumbency of the Rev. J. T. Landry, C. M., the presidency of the in- stitution devolved upon the Rev. P. O'Regan, C. M., the Rev. J. Maloney, C. M., and the Rev. A. J. Meyer, C. M., until 1882. The Rev. J. A. Hartnett, C. M., was president during 1882–97, and the Rev. James J. Sullivan, C. M., became president in 1897, and the Rev. P. McHale, C. M., since. September, 1901. The corner-stone of the college building was laid in 1869. St. John's Seminary, in which young men study- ing for the priesthood receive theological courses, had its beginning in September, 1889, when the corner- stone of the building it occupies was laid by Bishop Loughlin. The institution was blessed and opened for classes September 21, 1891, by Bishop Loughlin, under the presidency of the Very Rev. J. A. Hart- nett, C. M. The Very Rev. James J. Sullivan suc- ceeded Father Hartnett in this office in 1897, and the Very Rev. P. McHale in September, 1901. CLEMENS WOCKER. The cultivation of flowers has become one of the leading industries in the western part of Long Island and the adjacent metropolis of America, as well as the city of Brooklyn, and furnishes an excel- lent market for the beautiful specimens of flower cul- ture produced in this locality. Mr. Wocker is suc- cessfully engaged in this pursuit, his business prov- ing profitable. He was born in Gunzenheim, Hesse, Germany, October 4, 1854, and is a son of John and Mary (Becker) Wocker, both of whom were natives of Germány, in which country they spent their entire | | |- |- |- L |- * * * º REV. J. A. HARTNETT, NEW CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROOKLYN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 439 lives. The father died in 1868 and the mother passed away in 1860. Their children were: Aloies; John ; August, who died in New York; Phillip, who re- sides in Jamaica, Long Island; Clemens; and Mar- guritta, wife of John J. Becker. Clemens Wocker attended the schools of his na- tive land and there also learned the florist's trade. Thinking to benefit his financial condition by emi- grating to America, of whose advantages he had heard very favorable reports, he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, locating in Brooklyn, but after a few months removed to Flatbush where he has been continuously engaged in business along his line for a quarter of a century. He has made a close study of the needs of plants, thoroughly understands their habits and has a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of the best methods of cultivating flow- ers. His labors have therefore been attended with a high degree of success. In Brooklyn, on the 6th of March, 1876, Mr. Wocker was married to Miss Mary Cenners, of this city, and their union has been blessed with four chil- dren: Clemens, who died in 1878; Mary; John ; and August, who died in infancy. Mr. Wocker is a mem- ber of the National Provident Association, and at- tends the German Lutheran church. Whatever suc- cess he has achieved is the direct result of his own efforts. He has overcome obstacles and difficulties and has steadily worked his way upward until he occupies an enviable position among the substantial citizens of his community. PETER. H. CAVERLY. Peter H. Caverly was a leading real-estate dealer of Brooklyn whose extensive business interests not only brought to him success but also proved an act- ive factor in the substantial growth and improvement of the city in which he resides. That the plenitude of satiety is seldom attained in the affairs of life is to be considered as a most grateful and beneficial deprivation, for where ambition is satisfied and every ultimate aim realized—if such were possible—there must follow individual apathy. Effort will cease, ac- complishment be prostrate and creative talent waste its energies in supine inactivity. The men who have pushed forward the wheels of progress have been those to whom satiety lay ever in the future, and they have labored perseveringly and have not failed to find in each transition stage an incentive for further effort. It has been along such lines that Mr. Caverly won prosperity. The Caverly family is of Scotch origin, and some time during the twelfth century one John of Scot- land, called John Scot, emigrated to England, where he married the owner of Caverly manor and took the name of Caverly. By this marriage there were two sons, Sir Hugh and Sir Rodger. The former emi- grated to France and his descendants, three sons, be- ing driven from that country, crossed the Atlantic to America. One settled on Long Island, another in Massachusetts and the third in Ulster county, New York. Philip Caverly, the great-great-grandfather of our subject, was a ship-builder on the Hudson at the time of the Revolutionary war and had several ves- sels, then in course of construction, burned by the English. His children were Latin, John, Philip, Peter H., Esther and Harriet, all now deceased. Peter H. Caverly, the father of our subject, was born and reared in Ulster county, New York, and subsequently removed to Brooklyn, where he passed his remaining days, his death occurring in March, 1865. He married Elizabeth Law and by their union were born eleven children: Hester Ann, who mar- ried William Worcester and had the following chil- dren: George, William, Frank, Elizabeth, Samuel, Ida and Samuel; Mary, deceased wife of John Gray; James, who has also passed away; Electa, widow of Thomas Bannar, by whom she had four children, Thomas, Ronald, Robert and Florence; Samuel, who was twice married and is now deceased ; Hiram, de- ceased ; Jane, wife of George Knapp, by whom she had two daughters, Fannie, deceased, and Emma; Warren F., who married Sarah Fletcher and has two sons, Henry and Charles; Peter H.; Elizabeth, widow of H. P. Bellows and the mother of two sons, Frank and George; and Kate, deceased wife of George Noble. Peter Harçourt Caverly was born at Milton, Ulster county, New York, March 1, 1833, and ac- quired his primary education in the schools of that town. When ten years of age he removed with his parents to New York city where he completed his ed- ucation in the public schools, and at the age of twelve years he put aside his text-books and became a clerk in a retail grocery store. Subsequently he was em- ployed in a wholesale underwear store, and at the breaking out of the Civil war he put aside all per- sonal considerations and with patriotic spirit re- sponded to his country's call for ald. He enlisted in Company H, Eighty-seventh New York Infantry, in which he was made sergeant, and after serving for one year was discharged on account of disability, at Harrison Landing, Virginia. Returning to New York, Mr. Caverly there en- gaged in the trucking business and afterward in the express business in Brooklyn, and followed various enterprises in this city and in New York until Feb- ruary 1, 1892, when he began his real-estate and in- surance operations. He is an excellent judge of reality, and few men have a more comprehensive knowledge of reality values. This enabled him to 440 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. handle property very judiciously and his capable business management has brought to him a well merited success. IMr. Caverly has been twice married. He first wedded Susan Bradley, and by their union were born five children: Jennie E., who died in child- hood; Ida W., who died in early womanhood; Will- iam H., who married Edna Lenhardt and resides in Bowling Green, Ohio; Edward L., who married Bes- sie Burris and has a daughter, Ida; and Albert B., who was born on April 2, 1874. He obtained his edu- cation in the public schools of Brooklyn, later en- gaged in the real-estate business, and in 1892 began dealing in ice, following that pursuit for a number of years. In 1899, however, he joined his father in partnership in the real-estate and insurance business, and the firm now holds high rank in their line. He was married April 2, 1900, to Jennie H. Price, of Brooklyn, daughter of Edward and Jane (Seabrook) Price. Mrs. Peter Caverly died May 4, 1877, and Mr. Caverly was again married, in November, 1878, his second union being with Elizabeth A. Stoddart, who was called to her final rest on the 8th of August, 1897. In his political views Mr. Caverly was a stal- wart Republican and in his religious belief he was a Baptist. Socially he was an active member of Ridge- wood Lodge, No. 710, F. & A. M., Zetland Chapter, R. A. M., and the Veteran Association. In his life he exemplified the beneficent spirit of the Masonic fraternity and was regarded as one of its exemplary representatives. Prominent in business, social and fraternal circles, he well deserves representation in this volume. GENERAL M. T. HOLBROOK. Perhaps no department in the municipal service is of greater importance than the police system. It forms the bulwark of protection to the law-abiding citizens and is a source of control to the lawless ele- ment. To it the better class look for protection of life, liberty and property, while those who are not amenable to law find it a source of terror which often compels good behavior, owing to the fear of condign punishment. For thirty years General Mel- len T. Holbrook was connected with the police force of Brooklyn, and his service was efficient and com- mendable. As an official he won an enviable record and was ever found faithful and loyal to duty. A native of Massachusetts, he was born on the 2d of December, 1822. According to Professor Ab- bott the family originated in England and was founded in America in colonial days, the General being of the eighth generation removed from the original American ancestor. His grandfather, Peter Holbrook, served as a captain in the war of 1812. He had one brother, Henry, who was a member of the Third Rhode Island Artillery and served as a gunner. He was first lieutenant and commander of the battery. He was killed at the bombardment of Fort Sumter. He had for five years been a member of the Fifth Regiment of Regulars in New Mexico, and held the rank of first lieutenant at the time of his death. The parents died when General Hol- brook was sixteen years of age. In their family were seven children, six sons and one daughter, namely: Sewell, Charles, Benjamin, Mellen T., Delia, Albert and Henry, and with the exception of our subject all have now passed away. After his parents' death General Holbrook went to sea on a whaling vessel and rounded Cape Horn. While the vessel was lying at anchor at Lima, South America, he fell from a loft, inflicting injuries which necessitated his remaining in the hospital there for some time. He was on board the United States schooner Shark with a crew of able-bodied seamen in the United States navy, under Captain Eagle, and visited all the Pacific ports from Panama to the Columbia river. During the Peruvian war that ves- sel was ordered to Chili to protect American inter- ests there. General Holbrook returned home in the frigate Constellation, under Commodore Kearney, and since that time he has resided either in New York or Brooklyn. In 1854 he became a member of the Brooklyn police force, and at the time of the yellow fever excitement, in 1856, was detailed as health warden, but was deposed, owing to a change in politics. In June, 1858, he was made sergeant and in 1860 was promoted to the rank of captain. In 1862 he resigned his position on the police force to accept a captaincy in the One Hundred and Seventy- third Regiment, New York Volunteers, for service in the Civil war. In December, 1862, he was sent with his regiment by vessel south to New Orleans, under Gen. M. P. Banks, remaining with his com- mand in Louisiana from December, 1862, until Au- gust, 1864. He then came with his regiment to Washington, was with Sheridan’s army in the Shen- andoah Valley, and in April, 1865, was again sent to Washington, where he was on duty for some time. In the following July he was sent with his regiment to Savannah, Georgia, where he remained until October of that year, and during that time Mr. Holbrook served as provost marshal. In the latter part of October, 1865, he came north with his com- mand, and was mustered out at New York city in 1866, as lieutenant colonel. He was brevetted colonel, and by Governor Fenton, in 1868, was made a briga- dier general. Concerning the official fidelity of General Hol- brook, we take pleasure in presenting the following “Resolutions adopted by the bar of Savannah on the 19th day of October, 1865: WILLIAM M. SHIPMAN. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 441 “Resolved, 1st, That the members of the bar present take pleasure in bearing testimony to the uniform courtesy and consideration which they have experienced from Lieutenant Colonel M. T. Hol- prook, provost marshal's district of Savannah, in the discharge of his official duties; that while placed in a position by the government which he might have used to render our professional duties onerous and disagreeable, he has rendered the performance of those duties pleasant by the urbanity which has characterized his course and has won our respect by the justice and equity of his decisions. “Resolved, 2d, That we deeply regret the con- templated removal of Lieutenant Colonel Holbrook, and that if consistent with the wishes of the com- manding general we would be gratified by his con- tinuance in the position he has filled with so much credit to himself and so acceptably to the bar. “GEORGE A. MERCER, “THOMAS E. FLOYD, “JulLAN HARTRIDGE, “D. A. O’BYRNE, “M. J. ForD, “Committee. “A true extract of the minutes. “J. R. SAUssy, Secretary.” Upon the field of battle General Holbrook dis- played marked loyalty and valor, but such service requires no greater courage than is often manifested By the police officer, who, without the inspiring notes of the bugle and the drum, is forced to face danger and death in the discharge of his duty. Upon his return home Mr. Holbrook was reinstated as cap- tain and sent to Staten island to establish a precinct of the metropolitan department. In 1873 he resigned and returned to Brooklyn, and in 1874 was made sergeant, filling that position until 1889. He had charge of the central office squad, but in that year retired, having for almost a third of a century Served in the department as one of its most efficient, capable and trustworthy officers. Duty was ever paramount with him, and he allowed nothing to interfere with the faithful discharge of the obligations devolving upon him as one of the custodians of the public peace. In 1848 General Holbrook was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Woolley, and unto them were born two children: Irene, now the wife of Henry E. Jacob ; and Eveline, the wife of Richard Wardell. The mother died in 1889, when about sixty-one years of age. The General is a member of the One Hun- dred and Seventy-third Regiment of the Veterans' Association, and in his political views is a stalwart Republican, having been unswerving in the advocacy Qf the principles of the party. His work, being of a public nature, has gained for him a wide acquaint- ance, and all who know him esteem him highly for his sterling worth, his fidelity to duty, his manly principles and for the honorable record which he has made in all life's relations. EDWARD R. SHIPMAN, A prominent and honorable business man of Brooklyn is Edward R. Shipman, who is dealing in hay and grain at Nos. I23 and I25 Myrtle avenue. He was born in New York city, January 24, 1848, and is a son of the late William M. and Sarah Jane (Brownridge) Shipman. The father was born at Catherine Slip, New York, in 1827, and spent his boyhood days in the home of his grandparents at Hempstead, Long Island, acquiring his education in the district schools of that village. In 1847 he en- tered upon an independent business career in con- nection with the grocery trade in the thirteenth ward of New York city, where he conducted a store for four years. In 1851 he removed to Brooklyn, and in connection with William W. Walsh, established the business now carried on by his son, Edward R. Shipman. The firm of Walsh & Shipman was formed and the partnership existed for nine years, but in 1860 was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Shipman purchasing Mr. Walsh's interest. He then carried on business alone until 1891, when death ended his labors on the 27th of February. After his demise the business was conducted by his sons, Edward and William M., 11nder the firm name of William M. Shipman’s Sons, until 1897, but on the 26th of October of that year the younger brother died, and in the years which have since passed Ed- ward R. Shipman has conducted the enterprise under the firm style of William M. Shipman's Son. In 1873 the father of our subject was elected to the board of aldermen from the eleventh ward of Brooklyn and in that capacity served for two years. In 1878 he was elected commissioner of charities, serving three years. He was very active at the time of the Brooklyn theater fire disaster on the 5th of December, 1876, and through his efforts a large amount of money was collected for the sufferers from that fire. He was prominent in Masonic cir- cles, being an active member of Stella Lodge, No. 485, F. & A. M., also Nassau Chapter, R. A. M., and Clinton Commandery, K. T. He was also an active member of what is now known as the Sev- enth Regiment of New York Infantry, which at that time, however, was a cavalry regiment. He always took an active part in military affairs and at one time had a leg broken while assisting to quell the Forest and McReady riots in New York. Deeply interested in the political situation of the country he was an earnest advocate of the Democ- 442 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. racy and did all in his power to promote the success of the party. While the late Henry Ward Beecher was pastor of Plymouth church he attended its ser– vices. His wife died prior to his death, passing away October 26, 1890. They were the parents of three sons: Edward R.; William M., who died at the age of forty-four years; and Walter B. Edward R. Shipman received his education in the public schools of Brooklyn, and in 1866 entered his father's business as a clerk. Since that time he has been continuously connected with the en- terprise, of which he is now the head and manager. He became familiar with every department of it and upon his father’s death he was therefore well prepared to take up the duties of its head. Mr. Shipman has been twice married. In Brook- lyn, or the I5th of October, 1873, he was joined in Wedlock to Miss Martha E. Vanderver, a daugh- ter of Henry S. and Sarah Jane Vanderver, and they had one son, William H. The mother died December 31, 1884, and Mr. Shipman was again married in Brooklyn, on the 25th of November, 1885, his second union being with Mrs. Annie E. Shepard, a widow. They also have one son, Wal- ter E. Mr. Shipman is a member of Stella Lodge, No. 485, F. & A. M., and is one of the most highly respected citizens and reliable business men in the city. - AUGUSTINE M. O'NEIL. Augustine M. O'Neil has long occupied a lead- ing position as a member of the Brooklyn bar and is now connected with the office of corporation counsel. He was born in New York city September 25, 1831, and has an ancestral history of especial interest. His father, John O'Neil, was a native of County Eligo, Ireland, whence he came to the United States in 1805, taking up his abode in New York. There he began business as a grocer and his efforts were crowned with gratifying success. He became one of the charter members of the Bowery Savings Bank and occupied a prominent position in commercial, and financial circles. He also be- came a trustee in St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at the corner of Grand and Ridge streets, New York. His brother, Felix O'Neil, served as alder- man from the sixth ward of New York in 1841. John O'Neil was married by the bishop of the New York diocese to Miss Nancy Spread, who be- longed to a historic family. Her father was Will- iam Spread, a native of county Cork, Ireland. At one time he had a mortgage on his property and would make periodical visits to the man to whom. he was indebted in order to make the required pay- ments. This man whom he visited had in his room uge in a neighboring grove. fleeing to the woods, took her money and wrapping . She was a remarkable woman in many ways. a picture of the dey of Algiers, by Van Dyke, which was greatly admired by Mr. Spread. “Do you admire that picture,” asked the man. “Indeed, I do,” responded Mr. Spread, whereupon the owner said, “Then some day it shall be yours.” Taking it down he wrote upon the back of it, “When I am dead Give this to Mr. Spread.” and replaced it upon the wall. Mr. Spread survived the man, whose family then sent him the picture. At length it was placed in a garret in the house of a daughter of the latter gentleman where, unfor- tunately it was destroyed by the daughter's chil- dren who, not realizing its value, one day used it as a target and shot arrows through it. Thus a valuable painting was lost. William Spread married Margaret Leonard, who was born in New York about 1799 and died in her eighty-first year. Her birth occurred in Monmouth county, New Jersey, and she lived at Monmouth, now called Freehold, at the time of the battle there in the war of the Revolution. She could tell an interesting tale of that engagement and incidents connnected there- with. She said those living in the town took ref- - One woman, before it in an oven swab flung it on a dung hill by way of concealment. A child of one of the women who had sought refuge in the grove cried for water and Margaret Leonard, at the risk of meeting sol- diers, ventured back to the village for water for the little one. She did, indeed, meet a soldier, but fortunately he belonged to the Colonial troops, and she accomplished her errand in Safety. She left as a precious heirloom to her daughter a part of the Hessian flag captured at Trenton. It is a blue background crossed by bars of gold thread about a quarter of an inch in width. At one time Mrs. Margaret Spread possessed a number of letters written by Washington and she wept bitterly when she found that these had been destroyed by Some one who did not realize their importance or value. When she was young her hair would reach the floor if she was standing. She possessed a very amiable and self-sacrificing disposition. Before her death she acted as godmother to her great-grandson, Heintzelman, who is now in the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Son of Captain Heintzelman, of the United States army and a grandson of Major General Heintzelman, also of the Regular army. The children born unto John and Nancy (Spread) O'Neil were: Charlotte, who married Isaac H. Bailey, commissioner of the metropolitan police, commissioner of emigration and editor of HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 443 the Shoe and Leather Reporter; and Augustine M. The latter was graduated in St. John's College, of Fordham, New York, in 1849, and is believed to be the oldest living graduate of that institution. Taking up the study of law he pursued his read- ing in the office of William Curtis Noyes, Thomas H. Rodman and Edwin C. West, who was after- ward surrogate. In 1852 he was admitted to the bar and was at one time a partner of Ludwig Sem- ler, afterward comptroller of the city of Brooklyn. In 1867 he removed to Brooklyn where he has since resided. For a half century he has been an active practitioner at the Bar and the litigation with which he has been connected has been of a very important character, calling for superior ability and skill in mastering intricate problems of jurisprud- ence. His knowledge . of the law is comprehensive and accurate and his analytical mind and broad style is shown by the able manner in which he handles his cases. He is now attached to the office of the corporation counsel of the city of New York. He prepares his cases with the greatest ness and presents his points to court or jury with the ability of a general marshaling his forces for battle. At the time of the Civil war Mr. O'Neil twice en- tered the service for three months’ term of enlistment, becoming first a member of the Forty-seventh New York Infantry, which was stationed at Fort Henry. He was afterward with the Sixty-ninth New York regiment at Fort Tompkins and Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. He served in the quartermas- ter’s department and aided to recruit a regiment in the city of New York. He has ever been a loyal and progressive citizen whose influence is found on the side of movements calculated for the gen- eral good. . . . . On the 11th of September, 1860, Augustine O'Neil was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Patterson, of Navesink, Monmouth county, New Jersey, a sister of Dr. William F. Patterson, of . COn- nected with the Stillwell and Debevoise families that county. On the maternal side she is of Long Island. Her maternal grandfather, Daniel Ayres, of Sussex county, New Jersey, was a vet- eran of the war of 1812. Her parents were John L. and Maria (Ayres) Patterson. Mrs. O'Neil, after more than thirty years of happy married life, passed away February 13, 1892. She was a most estimable lady and her death was deeply mourned throughout the community. Unto Mr. and Mrs. O’Neil were born twelve children, five of whom reached years of maturity, namely: Evangeline, who died in 1891, at the age of twenty-four years; Basil, who died in 1893, and who was a graduate of the College of St. John the Baptist, of Brooklyn, thorough- winning the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts, after which he became a member of the congrega- tion of the Mission; Paul Victor, who is a success- ful lawyer of Brooklyn; Cesmo, who is a medical student in the University of Virginia, at Charlotte; Francis, who is now a student of architecture; and Eulalia, at home. - Mr. O'Neil is not only well known in legal cir- cles in Brooklyn and New York, but has a wide so- cial acquaintance in the city in which he has so long made his home. His life has ever been consistent with, high manly pinciples, has been in harmony with the strictest ethics of his profession and has gained for him the unqualified respect and good will of those with whom he has been associated. PAUL VICTOR O'NEIL. Paul Victor O’Neil has gained a reputation as a member of the legal fraternity of Brooklyn that is of no restricted order and the ability which early gained his prominence has enabled him to ever en- joy the patronage of a distinctively representative clientele. He is one of Brooklyn's native sons, his birth having occurred in this city August 7, 1871, his father being Augustine M. O’Neil, a well-known lawyer who for fifty years has practiced in the courts of this state. The son received his early mental training in the public schools and when fif- teen years of age entered St. John's College, of Brooklyn, in which he was graduated in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, while in 1895 he received from his alma mater the degree of Master of Arts. When a freshman in thät institution he was elected president of the St. John's Literary Union, a society of the school, and served for two terms, during which time the Union boasted a larger and more efficient membership than it has ever known before or since. Mr. O’Neil also took a deep and active interest in athletic sports and was a member of the ball team of the college, occupying the position as catcher and part of the time as first baseman. When he was a sophomore he entered a contest for a premium given by the bishop of the diocese who offered a reward to the students, no matter to what class they belonged, for the best essay. The president and faculty of the college acted as judges and to Mr. O'Neil was awarded the prize, an honor of which he has every reason to be proud. e Immediately after his graduation at that school he went to Washington, D. C., where he pursued the regular course in mental philosophy under Mon. Cardinal Satolli in the university there. In 1894 he returned to Brooklyn and as a law student en- tered the University of the City of New York, lo- 444 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. -cated at University and Waverly Places, Manhattan. There he pursued a thorough course in the study of law under the Hon. Austin Abbott and other professors and was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law. While a student there Mr. O'Neil was also connected with the law office of Henry Yonge, on Montague street, Brooklyn. His preceptor took a deep interest in , the welfare and success of the young student and insisted upon him examining for his own instruction every paper be- fore it went out of the office. This Mr. O'Neil did to his great advantage for Mr. Yonge then had a very extensive and important practice. After tak- ing the constitutional oath as a lawyer he was ad- mitted to practice in October, 1896, and was ad- mitted to practice in the United States courts in September, 1899. Upon being admitted to the bar he opened an office for general practice in connec- tion with his father, A. M. O’Neil, on Broadway, Brooklyn and the firm of O'Neil & O'Neil ranks among the most prominent and proficient in the city. - Like his father the junior member of the firm is an earnest student, a deep thinker and logical reasoner and already has won success which many an older lawyer might well envy. His strong men- tality and keen analytical tendency are manifest in his preparation and trial of causes and he has al- ready won many notable forensic victories. PETER J. VAN, NOTE. It would be difficult to find one whose labors Thave contributed in larger measure to the substantial growth and improvement of the locality with which he is connected than Mr. Van Note, who is a popu- 1ar and progressive business man of Bensenhurst, where he is engaged in contracting and building. He was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Novem- ber 3, 1865, and is a son of David M. and Elizabeth Van Note, both of whom were natives of New Jer- sey, and are now deceased. He spent the first eighteen years of his life in the state of his nativity and in 1883 removed to Long Branch, New York, where he learned the carpenter’s trade and engaged in business on his own account in 1888. He has been closely identified with the growing interests of Bensen- hurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach and Flatbush, where he has erected a large proportion of the best build- ings, both public and private. His thorough under- standing of the builders' art enables him to carry on a successful business and he enjoys a very liberal patronage. Beautiful residences, fine churches and substantial business houses stand as monuments to his thrift, skill and enterprise and place him among the leading representative contractors in this section - - of the state. . Mr:Van Note was married June 3, 1891, to Miss Carrie Wolff, and they have one child, Harold C. Mr. Van Noteſ is a member of Woods Lodge, No. 83; I. O. O. F., the Knights of Pythias fraternity, Kedroń Lodge, No. 803, F. & A. M., and is a mem- ber of the "Cropsey Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. His career clearly illustrates the possibili- - ties that are open in this country to earnest, perse- vering young men who have the courage of their convictions and are determined to be the architects of their own fortunes. When judged by what he has accomplished his right to a first place among the best citizens of Bensenhurst cannot be questioned. REV, JOHN McENROE. |Rev. John McEnroe, the present curate of the Church of the Holy Name, Roman Catholic, is a na- tive of Ireland, having been born in County Cavan, November 13, 1869. In his boyhood he attended the national schools of the Emerald Isle and there ac- quired a good rudimentary education. Having de- termined to devote his life to the cause of the Chris- tian ministry, he entered the college of Bally James Duff, and in that institution acquired his classical learning. He pursued courses in philosophy and the- ology in All Hallows’ College in Dublin and was or— dained to the priesthood in the chapel attached to the college, June 23, 1893. • In August of the same year Father McEnroe came to America, and on the 23d of October was ap- pointed to the position of curate of St. John's church, at Greenpoint, where he labored zealously until appointed to his present charge as curate of the church of the Holy Name. He is untiring in his de- votion to the cause and his labors have extended the influence of Catholicism in the communities where he has been stationed. - GUSTAVUS MESSEBERG. The extensive hot-houses on the Lenox road and Albany avenue in Flatbush are the property of Mr. Messeberg, who is one of the leading florists in this section of Long Island. He was born in Brooklyn, August 11, 1862, and is a son of Gustavus and Sophia (Hahl) Messeberg, the former now deceased, but the latter a resident of Flatbush. As the name indi- cates, both the paternal and maternal ancestors of our subject were of German birth. Gustavus Messe- berg, the father, was born in Saxony, May 25, 1833, and in early manhood came to America, having pre- viously spent several years in England. After his arrival in this country he entered the employ of a Mr. Wolf in Westchester, New York, and subse- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 445. quently was employed by a Mr. Barnes of Brooklyn - as a gardener. Later he began in business on his own account as a florist at Myrtle and Sumner avenues in Brooklyn, and in 1863 removed to Flatbush where he established the business now car- ried on by his son Gustavus. He died May 25, 1895, after an active, useful and honorable career. In his family were two children, the daughter being Bertha, wife of Joseph Fulles, of Brooklyn. Gustavus Messeberg, whose name forms the cap- tion of this review, attended the public schools and Miller’s Academy of Brooklyn, and received his busi- ness training under the direction of his father, thus becoming a practical florist with the extensive knowl- edge of the vocation to which he has ever devoted his energies. Upon his father’s death he succeeded to the ownership of the business and its beautiful and well kept greenhouses indicate his success and his large stock give evidence of a liberal patronage. Mr. Messeberg has been twice married. In Flat- bush, on the 15th of June, 1887, he married Miss Louisa Shoemaker, who died May 20, 1897, and they became the parents of three children: Gustavus, Bertha and Sophia, but the last named died in early girlhood. Mr. Messeberg was again married in Flat- bush, March 14, 1899, his second union being with Ida Wolleben. He and his wife are communicants of the Zion Lutheran church, and their many sterling qualities have gained them the warm friendship of a large circle of acquaintances. Mr. Messeberg is a valued member of the New York Florist Club and is continually studying to acquaint himself with the principles that underly his business. He is a very energetic and wide-awake business man and his suc- cess is well merited. JOHN L. BADER. John L. Bader was born in Brooklyn, August 2, 1876, and is a son of Louis .and Carrie Bader. His mother died when he was only four years of age. He acquired his education in the public schools and afterward learned the trade of concaving, which he followed until 1897, when he engaged in the un- dertaking business, a pursuit which is followed by his father. In 1898 he began business on his own account and his undertaking parlors are the scene of considerable activity in that line. Mr. Bader was married in the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Brooklyn, June 25, 1899, to Freda Guternann, a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Steinberger) Guternann and a native of Brooklyn. Their pleasant little home is the cen- ter of a cultured society circle and their friends in the community are many. Mr. Bader is a mem- ber of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, St. Francis ably other realty possessions. de Sales Lyceum, the Jolly Fifteen Club, and also a member of the Order of Red Men and the Saratoga Social Club; and his wife is a member of a ladies' Catholic Society and the Ladies of the Maccabees. Mr. and Mrs. Bader are valued representatives of their respective organizations, and his social qualities, and Sterling worth render him popular among all. with whom he comes in contact. HARMANUS B. HUBBARD. More than two and a half centuries have passed since the Hubbard family was established on Long Island and throughout the intervening years repre- sentatives of the name have been connected with the business and public interests of this portion of the state ieading to its substantial upbuilding, development and progress. Even before the first settlement was made on Long Island the Hubbards were residents of the new world, for James Hubbard was one of the pioneers of the Charleston colony in Massachusetts, there taking up his abode in 1737. He was the first of the name of whom authentic record has been preserved, and was the youngest in a family of eleven children. Leaving Charleston he afterward resided in Lynn, Massachusetts, and in 1643 came to Long Island. Other families came at the same time, including Lady Deborah Moody and her son, Henry Moody. To them and to Ser- geant James Hubbard, on the 19th of December, I645, was granted land on Long Island, where the town of Gravesend now stands. This town was laid out by James Hubbard, who was a surveyor by profession. The old records state that in Jan- uary, I648, he was elected a scout, “a position of much importance at that time owing to the belliger- ent attitude of the Indians and awarded to him: because he was a man of great respectability and in- fluence.” He owned a plantation in Gravesend, one hundred and seventy-six acres of land at the head of Freshkill Station, Long Island, and prob- - His land on Long Island was obtained from the great Indian chief Pamomora. -: - - The line of descent from James Hubbard comes. down through several generations to Elias Hub- bard, the grandfather of our subject, who was born at Gravesend. After arriving at years of maturity he married Miss Huldah Holmes. The father was also. Elias Hubbard, who married Ida Backulor, and at the comparatively early age of thirty-eight years he passed away, his death occurring September 5, 1845. Harmanus B. Hubbard, whose name introduces. this record, was born in Flatlands, Kings county, in 1836, and after acquiring his literary education. in the public schools he took up the study of law, 446 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. desiring to make its practice his life work. He was admitted in 1859 and has since been a practitioner of Brooklyn, where he has gained a good clientage. His knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence is broad and accurate and as his practice is of a general character he keeps well versed in all de- partments of the science. - Mr. Hubbard was united in marriage to Miss Margaret McKay, and unto them have been born three children: Maria, Samuel and Margaret. Having always resided in this locality Mr. Hub- bard is well-known and is a worthy representative of one of the oldest and most honored families on the island. A gentleman of strong mentality, his ability, both natural and acquired, has enabled him to rise steadily in the ranks of the profession, so that he has long since left a position of mediocrity and now stands among those to whom are entrusted complex and important litigated interests. REV. THOMAS T. S. DUHIGG. Rev. T. S. Duhigg, rector of St. John the Evangelist’s church, Brooklyn, was born in Brook- lyn, L. I., March 2, 1863. He was educated in primary and classical courses at St. Mary’s paroch- ial school and at St. John's College, Brooklyn. For his philosophical and theological courses he at- tended the American College at Rome, and was ordained to the priesthood in Rome by his Emin- ence Cardinal Parocchi, July 12, 1885. Upon his return to Brooklyn he was appointed assistant at St. James' Pro-Cathedral, and afterward at St. Peter's, where he remained nearly five years. His next appointment was as assistant at St. Cecilia’s, where his ministration continued until his appoint- ment to his present parish. The parish of St. Lawrence dates its origin from May 24, 1895, when the Rev. Thomas S. Duhigg was selected to found a parish at Sayville. Previ- ously the Catholics of the vicinity had attended either St. Francis de Sales' at Patchogue or St. Mary's at Islip. The task confronting Father Du- higg in this new field of labor was fraught with many difficulties and was one that would have tried the courage and tact of even an older and more experienced priest. Entering, however, with con- fidence and earnestness upon his work, his labors were blessed with abundant fruit, the present church and rectory attesting not only to his zeal and ability, but also to the commendable disposi- tion of his parishioners to receive cheerfully the suggestions of their pastor and assist in the enter- prises of the church. On June 2, 1895 (Pentecost Sunday), the holy sacrifice of the mass was offered for the first time in Sayville in a building formerly occupied by the Methodists on Main street. This building was used by the parish until the completion of their new edifice. In March, 1896, land for the new church was acquired; on the feast of the Sacred Heart in June following, ground was broken, and August 9, 1896, the corner-stone of the new struc- ture was laid by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., in the presence of a large assemblage. The Sermon was preached by the late Rev. Father Mitch- ell. On October II of the same year, less than sixteen months from the establishment of the par- ish, the church was formally dedicated to God by the above named prelate, in memory of St. Law- rence, Deacon and Martyr. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Father O'Hare, rector of St. An- thony's church, Brooklyn, the Rev. Father McGuirl also preaching an eloquent sermon at vespers. The church is a frame structure, Gothic in architecture, 42x120 feet, with a seating capacity of five hundred. It has a spacious sanctuary and the entire interior presents an ornate appearance. The structure was erected at a cost of ten thousand dollars, the interior furnishings costing an addi- tional six thousand dollars. A commodious and comfortable rectory has also been erected by Father Duhigg. In connection with the parish two mission chapels are maintained, St. Joseph's at Ronkonkoma, and St. John Nepomu- cene at Bohemia, both of which are attended by Father Duhigg. At the diocese synod held in 1898 Father Duhigg was appointed by the Rt. Rev. Bish- op one of the deans of Suffolk county. On April 10, Father Duhigg was appointed pastor of the church of St. John the Evangelist, Brooklyn. PETER KOHLMANN. The fitting reward of a well-spent life is an hon- ored retirement from labor. A man who has long been identified with business affairs, and has con- ducted his interests so as to win prosperity through honorable methods, is certainly deserving of rest, an opportunity for the enjoyment of what he has acquired. This has been vouchsafed to Mr. Kohl- mann, whose history stands in exemplification of the fact that America offers broad opportunities to men of ambition, energy and determination. He was born in the district of Trier in the Rhineland prov- ince of Prussia, Germany, April 28, 1828, and is a son of Peter and Margaret (Fullmer) Kohlmann. He came to this country when twenty-two years of age, making the voyage in a sailing vessel, which reached the harbor of New York after seven weeks spent upon the briny deep. The cause of his emi- gration was his desire to escape service in the Ger- º, º HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 447 man army. He started without a, cent but worked his way and after meeting some hardships, dis- couragements and trials, he at length found himself in New York city, May 2, 1850, penniless and with- out a friend or relative to whom he could go for aid. He had previously learned the trade of manu- facturing nails, but found no work at that vocation. However, through the good offices of a strange Ger- man peddler, he obtained a position in a shoemaker's shop to learn the trade. On leaving this service, Mr. Kohlmann entered the employ of Peter Timmes, of Williamsburg, and steadily progressed in his work of making spikes there, his ability gaining him pro- motion. After two years, however, desirous of seeing more of the country, he took a trip to the west, starting for Chicago with eight dollars in his pocket. He visited Buffalo, Detroit, St. Louis and Nash- ville, and eventually arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the meantime he had married and now he sent for his wife to join him in Cincinnati, where he worked for eight years for one dollar per day. After the war of the Rebellion was ended, he re- turned to Brooklyn and again secured a position in the service of Mr. Timmes. There he soon saved a bank account of one thousand dollars, with which he purchased ten tons of iron, making his first ven- ture in the nail business in this way. This iron he manufactured into spikes and made off of the trans- action six hundred dollars. Having some trouble with Mr. Timmes, he next went to New York where he was employed for eight years by Mr. Starke. As his financial resources increased he started in busi- ness for himself, purchasing a site and fitting up a shop, his tools costing him one hundred dollars. Within the next four years he built up a very pros- perous trade, and on the expiration of that period he purchased more space and equipped a large plant, adding a galvanizing department in 1898. He runs two pots, one of five tons, the other of twenty tons, and in this department work is carried on night and day. The plant now covers four city lots and em- ployment is furnished for twenty-five men. The enterprise is one of the most successful in the Green- point district of Brooklyn, and Mr. Kohlmann is now enjoying a large and constantly increasing trade, making extensive sales not only in Brooklyn but also in New York city. In 1897 he practically retired from the business, succeeded by three of his sons. However, he yet attends to the affairs of the office to some extent, and by his advice aids in the control of the concern. His time, too, is occupied with looking after his extensive real-estate inter- ests, for, as his capital has increased, he has made judicious investments in property and is regarded as one of the heaviest real-estate holders in Green- seven children: He reached that city with an equal amount. Catholic church. point. He owns a number of apartment houses, the rental of which adds materially to his income. In 1853 Mr. Kohlmann was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Timmes, the eldest daughter of Peter Timmes, his old employer. They now have Peter, a Sergeant on the police force in the Greenpoint district; August, a glass blower; Jacob, Christian and John, who have suc- ceeded their father in the spike manufacturing busi- ness; Theodore, a painter; and Margaret, who is now a widow. In 1899 Mr. Kohlmann and his wife took a trip to the Fatherland and for the first time in forty-nine years he viewed again the scenes of his boyhood and renewed the acquaintances of his youth. He votes with the Republican party, and is a member of the Most Holy Trinity Roman His life has been one of marked activity in the business world annd his prosperity is indeed richly merited. - EMERY M. PLATT. Success in any calling is an indication of close application, industry and faithfulness. Success in life is something to be proud of and the world is better for the life of every prosperous man who has acted well his part in the performance of the duties and obligations resting upon him. Such a one is Mr. Platt, who for twenty years has engaged in the butchering business in Brooklyn. He was born at Cypress Hills, November 14, 1853, and on the paternal side he is of English lineage, while On the maternal side he is of Holland Dutch ex- traction. His father, Emory Platt, Sr., was born at Hempstead, Long Island, and for about fifteen years was keeper of the toll gate on the old plank road. Subsequently he was employed in the inter- nal revenue department for about six years and afterward engaged in buying and selling real estate, his judicious investments bringing to him an excel- lent financial return. On the 6th of September, 1893, after an active, useful and honorable business career, his life's labors were ended in death. He al- ways resided upon Long Island and took a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the city in which he lived. He was uniformally honored and respected, and in his death the neigh- borhood lost one of its valued residents. He mar- ried Miss Hester Brewer, who died November 4, ‘1898, her remains being interred by the side of her husband in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Their chil- dren were: erine E., wife of John R. Eldred; John, who died at Susan, wife of William Storms; Cath- the age of twenty-eight years; Alma H., wife of George H. Ackerman; Mary J., wife of Alfred Wortman; Pauline A., wife of J. Snediker; Wel- 448 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. come G.; Emery M.; Barbara B., wife of John Wadsworth; Jane, wife of Alfred Wortman; and Richard, who died in childhood. Emery M. Platt obtained his education in a pri- vate school which was held in the basement of the old Methodist church at Cypress Hills, and on put- ting aside his text-books he learned the trade of granite cutting, but never followed that pursuit af- ter completing his apprenticeship. Instead, he es- tablished a meat market, to which he afterward added a stock of groceries, and for more than twenty years he has carried on business along these lines at his present location in Brooklyn. Many of his present customers have given him their pat- ronage throughout much of this time, a fact which indicates that his business methods are systematic. and reliable. On the 17th of September, 1879, Mr. Platt was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie James, daughter of Thompson and Eliza James, of Cypress Hills. They now have two children, William S., who was born July 19, 1880, and Emery M., who was born September 1, 1884. The family attend the Meth- odist Episcopal church and in his political views Mr. Platt is a Republican and keeps well informed on the issues of the day, thus giving an intelligent support to the party whose principles he believes are best calculated to advance the welfare of the nation. In all life's relations he is true to duty and to right, and it is with pleasure that we present to our read- ers this history of one who is well deserving of high regard. - DAVID McKEE. Among the honored and most highly respected business men of Brooklyn none are more deserving of mention in this volume than David McKee, who is now successfully engaged in the manufacture of business wagons at 380 Flushing avenue. His suc- cess in life is due entirely to his own industry, per- severance and good management, and his career has ever been such as to commend him to the confidence and high regard of those with whom he has come in COntaCt. - * Mr. McKee was born in Belfast, Ireland, in Au- gust, 1832, and is a son of Thomas and Martha Mc- Kee, who were both natives of Scotland, and on com- ing to America about 1853 located in Wisconsin, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father was a carriage builder and worked at his trade both in his native land and in Wisconsin. - Our subject acquired his literary education in the schools of his native land, and on laying aside his text-books learned the trade of carriage and wagon- making in his father’s shop. For thirty-five years he dren: trade. has been continuously engaged in that business for himself in Brooklyn, and during this time has twice suffered severe loss by fire, but nothing daunted he at once rebuilt and resumed work, his present commodious building having been erected eighteen years ago. - . t Mr. McKee has been twice married, his first wife being Nancey Downing, by whom he had four chil- Martha, Elizabeth, David E. and one who died in infancy. His present wife was in her maid- enhood Miss Maria A. Prater, and by this union nine children have been born, six of whom are still living, namely: Maria, Eliza, Margaret, Matthew, Emily and Thomas. Mr. McKee and his family attend the Presbyterian church. - - - FRANZ UTZ. Franz Utz has now reached the venerable age of seventy-six years and for almost a half century has resided in Brookklyn, witnessing its growth, progress and improvement, and through the chan- nels of active business contributed to its commer- cial prosperity. A native of Germany, he was born in Baden, on the 22d of February, 1824, his parents. being Joseph and Elizabeth (Link) Utz. They had a family of six children who reached mature years: Catherine, who resided with a prominent family in Carlsrhe ; Johan Heinrich, who married Elizabeth Gensler and had two children, Andrew, who came to America, and Catherine; Francisca, who mar- ried Paul Jung and had four children, Elizabeth, Canton, Francisca and Louisa ; George Jacob, who wedded Elizabeth Nichol; Elizabeth, who married Anton Windbiel and had two children, Canton and Joseph ; and Franz Joseph. The mother of these children passed away in 1830, when about thirty- four years of age, and the father died in 1842, when fifty-two years of age. Franz Joseph Utz was educated in the schools of his native land, pursuing his studies until fourteen years of age when he began learning the tailor's At the age of twenty-one he entered the military service of his country and for seven years was a member of the army. He participated in the revolution of 1848-9 against the Prussians, and when his term of military duty was ended, in 1852, he re- solved to seek a home in the New World. Accord- ingly he severed all relations that bound him to the Fatherland and embarked at Havre, France, on a sailing vessel, on the 8th of October, 1853, and an un- eventful voyage of thirty-seven days was ended when the harbor of New York was reached, on the 18th of November. He soon found employment at his trade in New York city, where he remained until February 2, 1854, when he came to Williams- * ANDREAS WISCHERTH. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 449 burg, following the tailoring business until Sep- tember 1, 1855. He was then married and located at No. 193 Manhattan avenue, where he has since made his home. In 1855 he purchased the property and in 1873 removed the old house to another lot and erected there a four story, double flat building, the rental from which brings to him an excellent income. The Rev. Father Hoover performed the wed- ding ceremony which united the destinies of Mr. Utz to Anna Margaretta Martin, on the IIth of Septem- ber, 1854. The lady is a native of Bavaria, Ger- many ,and was the widow of George Rauch. By her first marriage she had two children, Maria Margaretta and George. The former married John Schaeder, a brewer, and has two children, John and David. George, a waiter, is also married. Mr. and Mrs. Utz had four children: Louisa, who became the wife of Jacob Schaeffer, a cabinet- maker, and died in 1893, leaving three children, Franz Joseph, Elizabeth and Andrew ; Franz Hein- rich Utz, a tailor, who married Rose Arnold and has four children, Magdalena, Franz Joseph, Louisa and John ; Magdalena Utz, wife of Joseph Buchheit, a policeman, has the following children: Joseph, Frank, John, Jacob and Heinrich. Mrs. Utz, the wife of our subject, died June 7, 1873, at the age of forty-nine years. She was an estimable lady, beloved and respected by all who knew her. Mr. Utz and his family are communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. Mr. Utz was a faithful soldier in the great “war of the Rebellion” 1861-4, waged to suppress insur- rection, and he is therefore an honored veteran. He is a self-made man whose life has been useful, act- ive and honorable. He contributes liberally to church and charitable work, has made large dona- tions for the erection of parochial schóols and to St. Catherine’s Hospital. DAVID BONAWITZ. The progressive business blood which has so rapidly advanced the material and municipal inter- ests of Brooklyn depends for its virile quality upon the excellence of the racial blood which combines to make up its on-rushing stream. It may be as- serted without fear of controversion that it con- tains no strain more potent for progress than that which has been contributed by Germany. In every department of human endeavor in Williamsburg, Germans have not only been prominent, but lead- ers, since long before the Civil war, and there is no falling off in German influence as the years go by. Among the German-born residents of the Eastern district are many whose records have been in- cluded in the plan of this work, and among them all, few are more worthy of a place in it than David Bonawitz. This old, influential and respected German resi- dent of the Sixteenth ward, and the Eastern or Will- iamsburg district of Brooklyn, is a son of Carl and Julian (Fluescheutz) Bonawitz, and was born in the village of Oberlauter, in the dukedom of Coburg, Germany, March 1, 1827. Carl Bonawitz, a tailor by trade and occupation, spent most of his days at Oberlauter and died there at the age of fifty-seven years. His wife survived him and died in her sixty-first year. They were a worthy couple, hon- est, progressive and helpful and were justly re- Spected by all who knew them. They had five chil- dren, of whom Elizabeth and Frederick remained in their native land. George came to America in 1851 and settled in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. About five years later he went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he died in 1896. Margaret came to the United States in 1854 She married George Delius and settled at Sandusky, Ohio, where she died in 1891. David Bonawitz was educated in the schools of his native village and learned the trade of tailor in his father's shop. He worked as a journeyman tailor until, in his twentieth year, he was conscripted into the military service. After two years' experi- ence as a Soldier in the German army, he again turned his attention to tailoring, at which he was employed in Germany until his twenty-seventh year, when, acting upon a decision which he had formed, he came to America in search of the fortune which was popularly supposed to await all industrious and frugal Germans enterprising enough to come for it and win it. He sailed from Hamburg to Liver- pool, England, on the ship “Ociande,” and thence to New York city, where he arrived October 15, 1853, after a wearisome but successful voyage. At once crossing over to Williamsburg he was gladly welcomed by his brother George and was soon busy plying his trade. In 1854 Mr. Bonawitz located at No. 51 Leonard street in the eastern district of Brooklyn, where he lived until 1863. He then purchased the premises at No. 22 Stagg street, where he remained seven years. In 1870 he bought the lot he now occupies at No. 15 Stagg street. There was a small frame building on the lot, which he removed to the rear to make room for the frame dwelling at No. 15 Stagg street, which was erected in 1871, and in which he has lived since it was ready for occupancy. Mr. Bonawitz was not one to accept the benefits of residence in free America and shrink the re- sponsibilities of citizenship, and in 1859 he became a naturalized and duly qualified citizen and voter 29 X 450 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. under the laws of the United States of America and the state of New York. His sympathies were al- ways with the oppressed and downtrodden, and it is not strange, that in 1860, he was in the ranks of the new Republican party and cast his first Presi- dential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has been active and progressive in all public affairs ever since, and has always been recognized as prominent in the substantial German element which is an im- portant factor in the population and advancement of the Eastern division of Brooklyn. He is now living retired from active business in the enjoy- ment of a well earned competence. He is a mem- ber of William Tell Lodge, No. 125, I. O. O. F., of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and has always taken an active interest in movements and organizations having for their object the enhancement of the wel- fare of the community. • - Mr. Bonawitz was married to Miss Dorothea Lutz, of Brooklyn, February 19, 1854, by Rev. Mr. Weisel. There have been born to them nine chil- dren, four of whom died in infancy or early child- hood. Their son Charles died July 28, 1888, leav- ing a widow and a son. Their surviving children are: Frederick; Kate, who married Bernhardt Huessner, of Brooklyn; George, who married Mag- gie Bohn; and Henry, who was graduated at the law department of the University of New York and is coming to the front as a legal practitioner in Brooklyn. ANDREAS WISCHERTH. In the Williamsburg district there resides one of the worthy and respectable citizens of Brooklyn— Andreas Wischerth, who for nearly a half century has made this his place of abode. He was born in the village of Reineck, near the fortress city of Wertzberg in Bavaria, Germany, May 30, 1830. His parents were Adam and Catherine (Wischerth) W ishcherth, both of the same name yet not related by the ties of kinship. In their family were six children who reached adult age, namely: Franz, who died when about twenty-five years of age; Adam, who in 1864 became a resident of the six- teenth ward of Brooklyn and married Barbara Keunkel, by whom he had a family of five sons and gaughters; Andreas of this review ; Barbara, who married in her native land and has one son, George Andrew; Veronica, who came to America and married John Marshall, of Brooklyn, where she died leaving a family of two children, who are also now deceased; and Elizabeth, who died in the Fatherland. - - At the age of fourteen years Andreas Wis- cherth put aside his text-books and began an ap- prenticeship to a tailor. He followed that trade until twenty-two years of age, and then bade adieu to home and friends in Germany, made his way to the coast and sailed from Bremen Haven on the good ship Hanzau. The voyage was long and un- eventful, but after forty-three days spent upon the breast of the Atlantic, he arrived at the harbor of New York in the month of August, 1852. He dili- gently began a search for employment which he Soon found in a tailoring establishment and until 1860 made his home there. He then became a resi- dent of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn and after a short time spent at the corner of Scholes Street and Graham avenue, he purchased the lot at No. 155 McKibbon street, thereon erecting a small dwelling which he made his home for some time. Subsequently he removed the building to the rear of the lot and erected his present residence. Taking up his abode in the sixteenth ward he has been quite actively interested in the progress and development of the neighborhood and has become somewhat ex- tensively engaged in the real-estate business. In 1864 he purchased the property at Nos. 153 and 154 McKibbon street and later became interested in real estate in Wyckoff avenue, where he has since done much for the development and improvement of the neighborhood. Mr. Wischerth was married in August, 1854, to Miss Eva Weth, daughter of Christian and Mar- garet Weth, and unto them were born six children who reached adult age, namely: Fannie, wife of John Manger; John, who married Mary Koeune; Andrew who married Louisa Sussman, and he died March 25, 1899; Walburger, wife of Anthony Kersch, of Brooklyn; Anna, wife of Frank Vetter, of New York city; and Johanna, who resides at home. All these children were born at the home- stead on McKibbin street. The wife and mother was called to her final rest March 18, 1896. She was very devoted to her family, was a faithful friend and a consistent Christian woman. Mr. Wischerth and his children are communicants of the Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. He may well be styled a self-made man, for he be- gan life empty-handed and through well directed effort has worked his way from a humble position financially to one of affluence. His progress was along lines of earnest toil and honorable effort and in this respect his example is indeed worthy of emu- lation. GEORGE HAUDENSCHILD. George Haudenschild, an old and representative German-American citizen of the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Ittenheim, Al- sace, France, now a part of the German empire, September 29, 1827, a son of George and Anna HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 451 (Falk) Haudenschild, also natives of Alsace. His father, an expert vineyard planter, was born in 1800 and died in 1853, 1eaving a family of six chil- dren, two of whom came to America, George and his sister Catherine, who married Joseph Ruff, of the fifteenth ward of Brooklyn, and has two daugh- ters, Augusta and Catherine. George Haudenschild was educated in the schools of his native town in both the German and French languages. He subsequently learned the tailoring trade and followed that occupation until his depart- ure for America in 1853. Sailing from Havre on the 6th of May, he landed in New York city, where he followed his chosen vocation for a few years, after which in 1857, he removed to the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn and established business as a mer- chant tailor, doing only high grade work. He re- ceived a very liberal patronage from many of the best residents of that portion of the city, and em- ployed a number of workmen. In addition to his efforts along that line Mr. Haudenschild has been interested in the erection of a number of residences in the city. His first property purchase was at No. 184 Boerum street, and in 1888 he purchased prop- erty on 152 Leonard street, upon which he erected his present residence. In 1860 Mr. Haudenschild joined Company I, of the Twenty-eight Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and the following year he en- listed in Company I, Twenty-eight New York Vol- unteer Infantry under Captain Joseph Merkert, Serv- ing four months, after which he received an hon- orable discharge. He is now a member of Mitter- nich Post, No. 122, G. A. R., and of many fraternal and social organizations. - - In September, 1855, Mr. Haudenschild was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Rephann, a na- tive of the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany. They had four children, but only one is now living: Au- gusta, who on the 8th of May, 1877, became the wife of George Baumgaertner, the eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Zieser) Baumgaertner. He was for many years proprietor of the celebrated military hall at the corner of Schools and Leonard streets, Brook- lyn. Unto George and Augusta Baumgaertner have been born six childrenn, John, Bertha, Au- gust, Barbara, Elizabeth and Kittie, but the last named is now deceased. Mr. Haudenschild and his family attend the first German Presbyterian church at the corner of Leonard and Stagg streets. He is a member of Koerner Lodge, No. 171. Harugari United Brotherhood No. 2, of Druids, and with higher branches of the same organization. He is also identified with other societies which have for their object the good and welfare of the neighbor- hood and the benefit of mankind. command took part in many GEORGE F. WRIGHT. George F. Wright is one of the veterans of the Civil war, and, although an adopted son of the "United States, this country has no more loyal or patriotic citizen. He was born in London, Eng- land, July 22, 1841, his parents being George and Susan (Coney) Wright, the former a native of Birmingham, England, and the latter of London. Her birth occurred October Io, 1821, and on the Ioth of May, 1840, in St. Pankhurst church of Lon- don, she gave her hand in marriage to George Wright. He was reared to manhood in his native land and there learned the trade of general plaster- ing. On reaching the new world he took up his abode in Brooklyn, where he followed his chosen vocation for many years. He died in Plainfield, New Jersey, March 7, 1880, but Mrs. Wright is still living in Brooklyn, at the advanced age of eighty years, and is a very well preserved old lady. Their children were: George F.; Thomas Samuel, who died at the age of four years; Henry Alfred, who died in childhood; and Annie S., also deceased. George F. Wright came to America when eight years of age and in the public schools acquired his education. He afterward learned the trade of orna- mental plastering under the direction of his father, and has always followed that pursuit as a means of livelihood. His present business was established by his father in Brooklyn, in 1855, and since the latter’s death has been carried on by our subject, whose workmanship is seen in many of the finest buildings in this section of the city. During the Civil war he put aside all personal considerations, and on the IIth of December, 1861, responded to the country's call for aid, enlisting as a member of Company F, First Regiment of New York Engi- neers. He served for three years and with his important engage- ments. He was then honorably discharged and re- turned to his home. - On the 4th of February 1869, in Brooklyn, Mr. Wright married Miss Mary Josephine Flannigan, daughter of Richard and Susannah (Heeney) Flannigan and who was born in Rockland, Maine, March 24, 1838. Their children, are: Susan, who died at the age of ten years; Mamie Josephine, who died at the age of eight years; Blanch, wife of Joseph Thattell; Frederick, who died in childhood; Lilian; George S., who was accidentally killed on the Long Island Railroad; Samuel R. ; Charles; and David, who died in childhood. * , * Mr. Wright maintains pleasant relationship with his old army comrades through his membership in Perry Post, No. 89, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican, and he and his family are Róman Cath- 452 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. olics in their religious belief. His success has been worthily won and used. There has been nothing sensational in his career; every step has been thoughtfully and deliberately made and every ad- vance has been at the cost of hard and self-denying labor. - WILLIAM CHUBBUCH. William Chubbuch is a well-known pharmacist of Rockaway Beach and a popular and progressive citizen. He was born in New Orleans, September 9, 1870, and is a son of the Rev. Francis E. R. and Emma Chubbuch, both of whom have now passed away. His youth was spent in the Empire state and his education was acquired in the public schools of Elmira, New York. He afterward pursued the study of pharmacy in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and in 1892 he embarked in the drug business in Rockaway Beach in connection with William Weis, this partnership being maintained until 1895. They conducted a well appointed store at the corner of Twenty-seventh street and Fourth avenue, New York, but in the year mentioned the Business connection between them was discontinued and since that time Mr. Chubbuch has carried on operations alone. Beach and branch stores at Lakeside and at Averne, Long Island. His well kept establishment is the most attractive and best located drug store at Rock- away Beach. His stock comprises a full line of all articles usually found in a drug store, includ- ing the leading proprietary preparations, and the store has a particularly enviable reputation as a prescription pharmacy, its proprietor having the complete confidence of physicians and the public. Mr. Chubbuch was married at Poughkeepsie, New York, September 18, 1895, to Miss Lillian V. Bodden, a daughter of John Bodden, of Pough- keepsie, but her death occurred October 25, 1900. Mr. Chubbuch holds membership in Kings County Lodge, No. 511, F. A. M. He also belongs to the Rockaway Beach Volunteer Fire Department, the Atlanta Athletic Association, the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club and the Rockaway Beach Branch of the Schuetzen Corps. He affiliates with the Prot- estant Episcopal church. Personally he is well known and appreciated as a gentleman of liberal business ideas and as an honorable and upright citizen. . REV. ANTHONY B. LOPOMO. The Rev. Anthony B. Lopomo is the rector of the mission of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, in the sixteenth ward of Brooklyn. February 26, 1868, in the diocese of Potenza, Italy. His early mental training was received from the ordained to the priesthood September 20, 1889. • next entered the Academy of the College di Maria, He has a fine store at Rockaway He was born Benedictine fathers of Badia di Cava dei Ferreni, in the province of di Salerno, Italy. When he was in his nineteenth year he was graduated in the college of the Benedictine fathers, and then entered the theological seminary of Potenza, where he was He. which was conducted by the Jesuit fathers in the city of Naples, and in 1893 he was graduated by his eminence, Cardinal Sanfelice, archbishop of Na- ples, with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1895 Father Lopomé decided to come to the United States and upon his arrival in this country he located in the diocese of Newark, New Jersey. He remained at Newark but a short time, however, when he was appointed by the late Bishop Wigger as assistant to Rev. Joseph Zimmer at Raritan, New Jersey, where he remained ior four years. In 1900. Father Lopomo came to the diocese of Long Isl- and and soon after his arrival here he was directed by Bishop McDonnell to take charge of and organ- ize the mission of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pom- peii. Father Lopomo at once took charge of this great task and since the 4th of November, 1900, services have been held by the mission on the sec- ond floor of the building at the southeast corner of Humboldt street and Montrose avenue, where Father Lopomo has labored incessantly and his ef- forts have not been without gratifying results. His congregation has increased rapidly and he now ad- ministers to two thousand souls in his parish. They have in contemplation the erection of a beautiful church edifice with a seating capacity equal to all the needs of the rapidly growing parish. Father Lopomo is a young man, zealous and enterprising, and his devotion to the cause is most marked. He is scholarly, earnest and determined and already most excellent effects have followed his labors in his new charge. JAMES CONLEY. One of the founders of a successful business. enterprise of Brooklyn was James Conley, who is. now deceased. He was born in County Monag- han, lzeland, in 1844, and when only three years. of age came to the United states with his parents, Patrick and Elizabeth Conley, both of whom were. natives of the Emerald Isle, but for many years they were numbered among the respected citizens of Brooklyn. From the time of the emigration of the family to America until his death James Con- ley was a resident of this city. He was indebted to its school system for his educational privileges, and when he entered upon his business career he took his place among the energetic and reliable men... . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 453 Early in life he engaged in the livery business and subsequently extended the field of his opera- tions by also conducting an undertaking establish- ment. The business which he founded is now cer– ried on under the name of James Conley Sons, and is one of the most important in this line in the section of the city in which it is located. Mr. Conley was married in Brooklyn to Mary E. Mar- tin and five children were born unto them, namely: Francis J., who died at the age of fifteen years; James E.; Charles F.; Mary, who died in child- hood; and Gertrude M. The father died June 30, 1898, but his widow still survives and yet makes her home in Brooklyn. James E. Conley, a son of James and Margaret Conley, was born in Brooklyn August 24, 1875, and was educated in Sacred Heart Institute and Adelphi College. In his boyhood he was associ- ated with his father in business and at the lat- ter's death he became one of the proprietors, be- ing associated with his brother, Charles F., under the firm name of James Conley Sons. They have one of the oldest and best equipped undertaking and embalming establishments in Brooklyn and the senior member is a graduate of the Unitetd States School of Embalming and is well qualified for car- rying on his work in a most satisfactory manner. He was married in Brooklyn in June, 1900, to Margaret O'Brien. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and is a lousiness man of reliability and worth. - Charles F. Conley, the junior member of the firm, was born in Brooklyn March I, 1877, and in the public schools acquired his elementary educa- tion, which was supplemented by study in the Sacred Heart Convent. He, too, early became asso- Iciated with his father's business and for the past two years has been one of the owners. He is a graduate of the Renoward Training School of Em– Balmers and, like his brother, is connected with the Knights of Columbus. The family attend the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church. EDWARD D, NEWMAN, M. D. Dr. Edward. D. Newman is one of the younger representatives of the medical profession in Brook- lyn, but whether his talent is native or acquired or spring from both an inherited tendency and ac- quirement, it is certain that he has already gained Success that many an older practitioner might well envy. • . Dr. Newman was born in Brooklyn July 8, 1874, and is a son of Dr. George Newman, a well- known practitioner of the city. In his youth he was student in public schools Nos. 4 and 19, and later he supplemented his preliminary training by a course in the high school. His literary educa- tion being completed he then prepared for business life as a student in the Long Island College Hos- pital and was graduated in that institution with the class of 1896. Immediately afterward he began practice in Bushwick avenue, and in 1898 he came to his present location at No. 295 Evergreen ave- nue, where he has since remained. He is thor- oughly conversant with modern methods that pre- vail in the profession and keeps in touch with the most advanced thought by perusal of medical jour- Iials and study of the standard text books. The Doctor was married in 1894 to Miss May Withers, a daughter of Sergeant W. G. Withers, and unto them have been born two children, Mad- eline and Bessie. Having always resided in this city the Doctor and his wife have had a wide ac- quaintance from the time of their school days and enjoy a large circle of friends. THE FRANCISCAN BROTHERS. This branch of the Franciscan Order was founded by St. Francis in 1210, and first established and formed into a regular order by Pope Leo X. In I467 Pope Sextus IV granted to it all privileges given to any other order of the church. It increased rapidly in numbers and spread over France, Spain, Italy, Germany, England, Ireland and Scotland, and from one of the houses in Ireland the branch in Brooklyn was established in 1858, having been intro- duced here by the Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, then bishop of Brooklyn. - - The home and college of the Brothers is on But- ler street. It is a four-story building of white pressed brick and extends through to Baltic street, having entrances on both thoroughfares. There are ninety Brothers connected with the order in Brook- lyn, presided over by a superior and assistant su- perior and seven consultors. The pupils at present attending the college number over three hundred. All classical and philosophic branches are taught, and some of the most prominent clergymen, as well as leading members of the medical and legal pro- fessions, have acquired their classical learning and degrees in this college. Many of the most prominent business men of Brooklyn have also taken courses in this institution. In addition to the teachers in the college the Brothers also supply teachers for St. Leonard's Academy and fourteen parochial schools in Brook- lyn. There is also a summer boarding school for boys presided over by the Brothers and beautifully situated at Centerport, Long Island. Brother Fedelis is rector and Brother Paul vice-rector. 454 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. LOUIS S. THIALLIER. Louis S. Thiallier is prominently connected with educational interests, in the city of Brooklyn, as principal of the New York French Institute, and has introduced a novel and valuable system of instruc- tion in the French language. He was born in France, educated in the University of France, of which he is a graduate, and in 1896 came to the United States, locating first in Boston, whence, in 1898, he re- moved to Brooklyn. The following year he organ- ized the New York French Institute. Instruction is given through methods best adapted to the require- ments of the student, each one being treated accord- ing to age, knowledge and intellectual aptitude. The staff of teachers is not only composed of native French people but they have been selected with par- ticular regard to their fitness and ability for the im- portant work. They are college graduates, with years of practical experience as teachers in America. Lessons are given privately or in small classes, either in the institute rooms or at the residence of the stu- dents. Special lessons are recommended for ad- vanced pupils wishing to acquire the best pronuncia- tion and to speak with a pure accent of high class Parisians. The patronage which the school has al- ready gained is ample evidence of the popularity of the System pursued as well as of the rapid advance of the pupils. Professor Thiallier was invited to deliver a course of lectures in French before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences of 1899 and 1900, and received very high praise from both the New York and Brook- lyn press. On Mondays during the Lenten season of I900 he delivered a course of lectures before a club of thirty members of prominent ladies, and during February and March of 1901 he will lecture before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Among his pupils are over fifty teachers of the public schools, who are enthusiastic in support of his meth- öds and speak in terms of unstinted praise of his faculty in imparting a knowledge of the French language. - - . . REv. JAMES J. McATEER AND CHURCH OF IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. The church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is located at the corner of Fort Hamilton avenue and East Fourth street, Brooklyn, New York. The ground upon which its house of worship and parochial resi- dence stand was purchased in 1893 and then ran one hundred and eleven feet along Fort Hamilton ave- nue and one hundred and forty-seven feet and ten inches along East Fourth street. Later an addition measuring one hundred and twenty feet on . East Fourth street was purchased. The corner-stone of the church was laid with imposing ceremonies by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., August 19, 1894, and mass was first said in the new building at the feast of All Saints in November following. The church was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. C. E. McDon- nell, D. D., September 29, 1895. The parish com- prises about two hundred and fifty families, and under the ministrations of its first and to this time only pastor is in a prosperous condition. The Rev. James J. McAteer, pastor of the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was born in the eastern district of Brooklyn, and within the pre- cincts of the late Rev. Sylvester Malone's parish, August 19, 1854. He took a classical course at St. Francis Xavier’s College, New York city, and com- pleted his theological studies at the Grand Seminary, Montreal, Canada, and was ordained to the priest- hood by the Rt. Rev. Archbishop Fabre, of Montreal, and was soon afterward appointed assistant at St. Agnes' church, Brooklyn. He served efficiently in that position until called to the rectorship of the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He cele- brated his first mass in this parish in the parlor of the temporary rectory, 38 Vanderbilt street, October 22, 1893, and during the ensuing ten months mass was said in Irving Hall on East Fifth street. The Rev. Father McAteer is assisted in his paro- chial duties by the Rev. William T. Conklin, who was ordained to the priesthood in Brooklyn, New York, December 18, 1897, and took up his work in the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary soon afterward. Father Conklin was born in New York city, acquired his classical education in the Christian Brothers’ School of his native city and studied the- ology at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. JOHN M. ASHTON. This well-known and successful real-estate dealer of Bath Beach, Long Island, was born in the city of Lincoln, England, April 19, 1847, a son of John M. and Mary (Madin) Ashton, and a grandson of Thomas Ashton. The father, who was a real-estate dealer and auctioneer, accumulated quite a fortune but lost it before his death, which, occurred in 1867. The mother died in 1866. One of her brothers was a great contractor who constructed the Lincolnshire dykes and also dykes in Holland. Our subject was an only child. At the age of sixteen years he began sailing as an apprentice on an East Indiaman, and sailed all over the world. In 1868 he came to the United States and sailed as purser's clerk on the Brazil mail steamship “Missis- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 455 younger representatives of the calling. sippi,” which was wrecked on the reefs at Martin- ique. For six days he was on the wrecked vessel, which was gradually breaking up, but was finally rescued and taken to St. Thomas. New York, Mr. Ashton took charge of the race course at Gravesend, Long Island, in 1870, and three years later came to Bath Beach and embarked in the decorating business, which he carried on until 1897, when he turned his attention to real estate and insur- ance. In this venture he has met with success, for he is an enterprising, wide-awake business man, of Sound judgment and keen discrimination. In his political affiliations Mr. Ashton is a stanch Democrat, and he has taken quite an active and prominent part in local politics. He was clerk of the sewer board from 1889 until the town was annexed to New York, and at the same time was assistant tax assessor four years, and proved a very competent and trustworthy official. Fraternally he is a member of Uterick Council, Royal Arcanum, in which he is now filling the office of collector. Mr. Ashton married Miss Mary Cropsey, a daugh- ter of James W. Cropsey, a pioneer hotelman of Coney Island, proprietor of the old Oceanic Hotel, which is still standing. There he entertained many distinguished guests, including President Martin Van Buren and Fanny Ellsler, the dancer. He built the first railroad on Long Island, the rails being made of joists, and on this road his guests were conveyed from the hotel to the beach. He was captain of the Kings county troop that acted as escort for General Lafayette, when he visited this country many years ago. Mr. Cropsey died in 1891, at the age of eighty- Seven years. He was one of the most progressive and enterprising men of his day, and was one of the most popular and influential citizens of his com- munity. - i NORMAN P. GEIS, M. D. Among the ablest representatives of the medical profession of Brooklyn is Dr. Geis, who is success- fully engaged in practice, although he is one of the He was born in Hoboken, New Jessey, October 30, 1874, and is a son of John Nicholas and Maria (Ger- mann) Geis, the former a flative of Heidelberg, Ger- many, the latter of Wisconsin. The father engaged in business as a shoe manufacturer and died in 1881, but the mother is still living, her home being now in Brooklyn. In the family were three children: John F., a journalist, and resides in Brooklyn; Franklin H., in the employ of the firm of Lord & . Taylor, of New York; and Norman P. A sister, Florence, died at the age of eleven years. ... ' Returning to friends predicting for him a successful future. Dr. Geis pursued his mental training in pub- lic school No. 16, and in the Brooklyn Adelphi Academy. His professional education was acquired: in the Long Island College Hospital, in which he graduated in 1896. After an interneship of fifteen months in his alma mater he entered upon the prac- tice of his profession, in which he has made consid- erable progress, his ability being recognized and his He makes a specialty of Surgery and his knowledge of anatomy is very exact. He is an assistant in the outdoor obstetrical department of the Polhemus Clinic. He holds membership in the Medical Soci- ety of the County of Kings and in the Brooklyn. Pathological Society. Dr. Geis was married April 4, 1900, to Miss Mabel J. Pouch, a daughter of the late A. J. Pouch, of the Standard Oil Company. He is a member of Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No. 137, F. & A. M., and the Sigma Psi fraternity, Gamma Chapter. In politics he is an active Republican, keeping thoroughly in- formed on the issues of the day and doing all in his power to promote the growth and insure the success of the party in which he believes. This is the privi- lege and duty of every American citizen and Dr. Geis fails not in this regard any more than he does in the discharge of his professional duties, in which he has won high commendation. W. JOHN SCHILDGE. Among the representative German-American citi- zens of the eastern district of Brooklyn, W. John Schildge, a prominent dentist, deserves special men- tion. Dr. Schildge was born in Rheinhessen, Ger- many, on February 2, 1851. His early studies were carried on at Frankfort-on-the-Rhine Dental Col- lege, where he laid the foundation for his life work." In 1869, at the age of eighteen years, he left his na- tive land to seek a wider field in which to develop' his youthful ambition, and on his arrival in this country he located in the eastern district of Brook- lyn, where his residence has been maintained ever since. To further fortify himself in his chosen pro- fession, and to gain a better knowledge of American methods, Dr. Schildge took up the study of dentistry at Cooper Institute, New York. His studies being completed, he began the active practice of his pro- fession in 1872. . -- - - Dr. Schildge has always been greatly interested in politics as a Republican; he was one of the found- ers of the McKinley and Roosevelt League, which has developed into the organization known as the German-American Municipal League, of which he is the president. In recent campaigns, including the 456 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Roosevelt campaign for governor and the Low cam- paign for mayor, Dr. Schildge has actively partici- pated, and has presided at various meetings. He was first drawn into the political field by his convic- tion that some sort of reform in municipal govern- ment was an actual and urgent necessity; and it is an acknowledged fact that the organization over which Dr. Schildge presides was directly responsible for Mr. Low's nomination, and that its valiant ser- vice during the campaign was most potent in deter- mining his election. ranted in feeling proud of being the leading spirit in an organization which has so fully demonstrated the power for good of the German vote in metropolitan politics. - - Another field in which Dr. Schildge is perfectly at home is that of music. For ten years he was the baritone soloist of the German Evangelical church. In 1894 he was made president of the Arion Society, which position he held for three years; and for some time he has been chairman of the music committee. Among the Societies of which Dr. Schildge is an es- teemed member are the following: Mistletoe Lodge, F. & A. M.; Steuben Lodge, No. 133, I. O. O. F.; Morning Star Council, Royal Arcanum; German- American Municipal League; Twenty-fifth Ward Republican Organization; Brooklyn Quartet; Inde- pendent Scheutzen Company; and the Brooklyn Turn Verein. He has also been active in the Na- tional Singers' Society of Brooklyn, of which he was chairman and first vice-president. Dr. Schildge married Miss Caroline Ochs, and they have four children. Dr. Frederick W. is a praticing dentist at 254 Warren street. Herman L., who, although only sixteen years of age, served through the Cuban war, was present at the assault on Pekin, and is now doing military service in the Philippines with Company L, Fourteenth Regiment, he having enlisted on January 24, 1899, for a term of three years. The third child is a daughter, Anna, and the fourth another son, Hans. JOSEPH FRISSE. A rative of Germany, Joseph Frisse was born in the province of Westphalia, kingdom of Prussia, on. the I3th of October, 1842, and was one of the eleven children of Franz Anton and Catharine (Henges- bach). Frisse. He spent his boyhood days in the land of his nativity, but in 1866, at the age of twen- ty-four years, he came alone to the New World, establishing his home in Brooklyn. He learned the house joiner's and carpenter's trade in his na- tive land, and has since been engaged in business along that line. He is now well known as a con- Certainly Dr. Schildge is war- tractor and builder, and for twenty-four years his office and shop has been located at 29-33 Ten Eycke street. He has taken many large contracts, which he has successfully executed, his work always giv- ing satisfaction and securing him a liberal share of the public patronage. His capital he has judiciously invested and is now the owner of considerable real estate in addition to his shop and factory property. He is one of the oldest builders in Williamsburg, and many of the substantial structures of the city stand as monuments to his handiwork, to his thrift and to his enterprise. - Mr. Frisse married Miss Anna Kelterbaum, a native of one of the Rhine provinces of Prussia, born October 18, 1846. Their children were: Anna, Mrs. M. Mahlmeister; Joseph; Louis; Elizabeth, Mrs. John Kleis; Frances; Barbara, Mrs. Frank Bennett; and Maria. Mr. Frisse is a member of the Bushwick Club and Zoelner Maenorchor Sing- ing Society, and the family are communicants of St. Barbara’s Roman Catholic church. In every re- lation of life he has been true and faithful to manly principles, loyal to the trusts reposed in him and is known as a popular man of sterling worth, enjoying the warm regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. Mrs. Frisse passed away April IO, IQ00. - LACHLAN MACLEAN, M. R. C. V. S. Among the veterinarians of this country who have acquired an international reputation is Dr. Lachlan MacLean, of Brooklyn. He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1832, and is a son of Roder- ick and Marjorie (Patterson) MacLean, who were of the far-famed “Scotch Highlanders.” He was gradu- ated at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of Edinburgh, in 1854, and subsequently has been made a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- geons of England. Soon after securing his degree he entered upon the practice of his profession and built up a large practice. He was appointed gov- ernment veterinary inspector of Inverness county and served in that capacity for a number of years. Although very successful in his native country, he believed that greater opportunities awaited him in the new world and came to the United States in 1875. For twenty-two years his office and hospital were located on Nevins street, and his present com- modious quarters were purchased in 1898. In 1878 Dr. MacLean was appointed veterinary inspector for the Brooklyn board of health, in which capacity he served for eight years under various ad- ministrations. This was the first official veterinary appointment connected with a board of health in HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 457 America. He was also the first professor of bovine pathology in America, holding that position in con- nection with the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons for six years. To him belongs also the distinction of having been the first veterinary inspec- tor appointed by, the United States government, in fulfilling the duties of which position he visited New Mexico and many of the western states. MacLean who first, through the local board of 'health, drew the attention of Governor Robertson to the prevalence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia on Long Island and its baneful effects upon the milk supply. His diagnosis was disputed, but after sev- £ral post-mortem examinations of suspected animals he was sustained. Under his inspection and the di- rection of General Patrick, who was appointed by the governor, upwards of three thousand animals were slaughtered. Thus the stamping-out process was begun, and subsequently ended in complete suc- “cess. While at that time American cattle were pro- hibited from entering the ports of Europe, they are now admitted, and we have been able to show a clean bill of health. The importance of this matter can scarcely be overestimated. The spread of this dread disease throughout the country would have meant the loss of vast numbers of cattle, thus almost de- stroying one of our great industries. The great ex- port trade in this line which we now have would not have been a possibility, and even human life would have been greatly menaced. At that time the state did not remunerate the owners for the dis- eased cattle which were killed, though it has since, in most instances, done so. This led to strong op- position on the part of dairy owners and their polit- ical friends, and even veterinarians were found who gave their scientific prestige in hindrance of the carrying out of the regulations. But Dr. Mac- Lean's knowledge of the matter in hand was too well defined and his determination to faithfully dis- charge the duties of his position too strong to allow any obstacle to turn him aside, and in the end his victory was complete. Thus it will be seen that the country at large owes Dr. MacLean a deep debt of gratitude for having discovered the disease, and for the unswerving manner in which he and his associ- ates pursued their course until they drove it out of the country. Besides the positions already mentioned, Dr. MacLean was for twenty-two years veterinarian to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals. He is the author of a large number of sci- entific papers and reports which were presented be- fore the professional bodies of which he is a mem- ber, some of which were subsequently published. He is a member of the New York State Veterinary It was Dr. Medical Society, and was an original member of the United States Veterinary Medical Association, which honored him by electing him its president. Soon after entering upon his professional career Dr. MacLean married Miss Mary McWillie, daughter of Alexander McWillie, of Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, who was his willing helpmeet until she went to her final reward, in 1896. To this union were born the following children: Roderick, D. V. S., who was graduated at the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1892, was associated with his father in practice and had risen to the position of professor of theory and practice of veterinary science in his. alma mater, but died in 1898, aged thirty-three years, with an undoubtedly brilliant career only fairly begun; Alexander, who died aged sixteen years; Miss Mary MacLean, who presides over her father's home; Jennie, who married Dr. Clarence Payne, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Marjorie, who married Robert Whittet, who has a large printing establishment and is alderman in Richmond, Vir- ginia, and has three children, Ethel, Mary Keith and Robert; Flora, who died aged three years; Harry, who married Annie Wood, daughter of Ward Wood, of Richmond, Virginia, and has two children, Elizabeth and Lachlan: he is the pro- fessor of physiology in the Richmond Medical Col- lege and is a gold-medal alumnus of the Long Island College Hospital; Nellie married Alexander Mac- Donald, silk merchant, New York, and has one child, Dorothy; and Ethel, who died aged six years. The Doctor and his family have all worshiped at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church, of which he has been an active member since taking up his residence in Brooklyn a quarter of a century ago. THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL. - This imposing edifice, situated on Putnam ave- nue, near Ralph avenue, in Brooklyn, is built of granite in the Gothic style of architecture, the stone . being brought from Norway. The church has a seating capacity of one thousand, is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and is one of the most hand- some houses of worship in Brooklyn. The parish was founded in 1886, and the same year twenty-two lots between Putnam avenue and Madison street were purchased for church purposes. A temporary frame building was erected in which the first mass was celebrated on the 4th of October, 1886. This frame building was used for four years and the corner-stone of the present church was laid with imposing ceremonies by the late Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., while the building was dedicated 458 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. by the same prelate, October 4, 1892. In 1887 a handsome pastoral residence was erected and dur- ing 1886 a wooden School-house was also built. After the completion of the new church the olld school-house and church building were demolished and a fine new school-house erected on the grounds. It contains twenty class-rooms with seating capacity for one thousand children and is presided over by the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Franciscan Broth- ers. There is also a convent connected with the church which accommodates twelve sisters. From the time of the establishment of the church until January 26, 1901, Rev. Eugene P. Mahony was the pastor, and on that date he departed this life. REV. EUGENE. P. MAHONY. The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel stands as a monument to the consecrated life and efforts of Father Mahony, who was its rector and founder and had charge of the congregation from the time of its establishment until his life’s labors were ended in death. That covered a period of almost fifteen years, during which the growth of the church 'was rapid and its influence widely extended. Father Mahony was born in New York city and pursued his classical studies in St. Francis Xavier's College of New York, while in St. Mary’s Seminary in Bal- timore he took a full course in theology. He early felt a longing to enter the priesthood but in his early life the way did not seem open to him and accordingly he went into the busy world, learned a trade and advanced in it until he became a master workman. He had grown to manhood when he found it possible to realize the hope of his life and consecrate his time and talents entirely to the min- istry. His course in St. Mary's was marked by hard work, exact obedience of rule and deep devo- tion. On the 20th of December, 1879, he was or- dained to the priesthood by his eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, in the cathedral of Baltimore. For a time he devoted himself to the missions of Virginia, and though he remained there less than two years he won the reputation of a devoted priest. He was stationed, soon after his ordination, at the church of Keyser, West Virginia, was made its rector and during his ministrations there he built a new house of worship, a parsonage and a school-house. He had to make long journeys on horseback, over mountains, through swamps, in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, exposed to all kinds of weather. When he returned to Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin appointed him chaplain of the orphan asylum and the penitentiary. The charge was one which re- quired the greatest zeal and capability, yet his work in both places was not without gratifying results for the church. There he labored faithfully until appointed by Bishop Loughlin to found his present parish in 1886. He undertook the work resolutely, upheld by faith and belief, and soon a little frame church was ready for the reception of worshippers. It soon proved inadequate to the congregation and he began to plan a permanent church, larger and grander than the small beginning, with the result that one of the finest church edifices in the city is now the property of the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel. When the new church was built, burdened though he was with debt, unwise though it seemed to many, he felt it his duty to build a school, and this, too, he soon successfully accom- plished. His people respected and loved him; they realized his entire devotion to them and his work in their behalf, and when he passed away, January 26, 1901, his death was the occasion of the deepest regret. No church in Brooklyn could have held the people who assembled to pay their last sad tribute of respect to one who had guided their footsteps along the thorny path of life, whose instruction had guided their moral development and whose efforts had brought to many that “peace which passeth all understanding.” JOSEPH E. A. McNAMARA. Joseph E. A. McNamara, undertaker and em- balmer, of Brooklyn, New York, with headquarters at IoS Concord street, is a native of this city, being the son of Dennis and Catherine (McMahon) Mc- Namara, the latter of whom was a relative of Gen- eral McMahon. Dennis McNamara was born in New York city, January 22, 1838, and came to Brooklyn in 1850. He was educated in St. Pat- rick’s school and in Fordham College, and in early manhood became a copyist in the register’s office, under the late Hugh McLaughlin. Subsequently he was a clerk in the office of the city clerk, and later he was in turn the incumbent of the offices of license clerk, deputy city clerk and city clerk, after which he held the position of deputy clerk of the city court until his promotion to the chief clerkship, and after the abolishment of this office he became dep- uty clerk of the supreme court, being in tenure of this responsible office at the time of his death, on the 17th of February, 1899. He was prominently identified with the fire department of Brooklyn for a number of years, having been for seven years a member of Union Engine Coompany, serving as fore- man of the company during five years of this period. He was a member of the Brooklyn Exempt Fire- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 459 man's Association, the Brooklyn Veteran Fire- man’s Association, and a trustee of the Fireman's Widow and Orphan Association. As a communi- cant of the Catholic church he also held member- ship in Our Lady of Mercy Council, No. 3, Catholic Benevolent Association; and among other organ- izations with which he was identified may be men- tioned the following: Fort Green Council, No. 300, Knights of Columbus; Court Fort Green, of the Order of Foresters; and the Unada Constitution Club. Of his four children George died in infancy, Joseph E. A. is the subject of this sketch, Mary Florence was the third in order of birth, and Robert Emmet died in childhood. Mrs. McNamara was summoned into eternal rest on the 4th of January, 1894. - Joseph E. A. McNamara was educated in the parochial school of Our Lady of Mercy, in public schools Nos. 15 and 78, in the Brooklyn high School and at the Pratt Institute, of this city. He then read law in the offices of Bergman & Dykeman, from 1895 until the fall of 1897, when, on account of failing health, he abandoned his professional studies and engaged in the real-estate business. In 1890 he became identified with his present line of enterprise, engaging in the undertaking business at the headquarters formerly occupied by the firm of McLean & Dougherty, No. 105 Concord street, where he has a well equipped establishment. In June, 1899, at the Church of the Assumption, in Brooklyn, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. McNamara to Miss Elizabeth V. Plant, daughter of William J. and Louisa M. Plant. Mr. and Mrs. McNamara became the parents of one daughter, Catherine V., who died in infancy. Our subject is a member of Court Myrtle of the American Order of Foresters. - • - JACOB A. LIVINGSTON. The gradual rise of the subject of this sketch in public favor and in public office is an exemplifica- tion of the fact that the office sometimes seeks the man rather than the man the office. Jacob A. Liv- ingston, deputy chief clerk of the election bureau of Brooklyn and executive leader of the twenty-first assembly district, was born in Ulster county, New York, twenty-nine years ago, and has been a citizen of Brooklyn for twenty-six years. During the past eight years he has taken an intelligent and an ex- ceedingly active part in politics and for six years of that time he has been a member of the general com- mittee and for three years a leader in his assembly district. He has been a delegate to various state and local conventions and represented his district in the assembly of the state of New York in 1895, in which session he was honored by appointment to various committees, among them the committee on labor and industries and the committee on trade and expenditures. To Mr. Livingston and to two other members of that assembly is due the credit for starting the movement that led to the consolida- tion of Greater New York. • * Mr. Livingston was a clerk in the office of Dis trict Attorney Hiram B. Steele, and as such was most efficient and popular. Except as stated above he held no political office, either by election or ap- pointment, until his appointment as deputy chief clerk of the bureau of elections. He is one of the most popular young men in his part of the city and is a member of the Twenty-first Assembly District Republican Club, the Americus Republican Club and the Parkway Republican Club. & CLARENDON A. FOSTER, M. D. One of the more recent additions to the medical profession of Brooklyn is Dr. Clarendon Atwood Foster, but already he has gained a large patronage that has come to him in recognition of his capabil- ity. He was born in Upper Granville, Nova Sco- tia, May 25, 1863, and is a son of Michael B. and Mary E. (Gourley) Foster. The family was of English lineage and its members were United Em- pire Loyalists who went from the United States to Canada during the Revolutionary war. Ezra Fos- ter, the Doctor's grandfather, was an extensive shipbuilder and accumulated a handsome fortune. Michael B. Foster is chiefly engaged in looking after the estates inherited from his father, and for many years he has maintained his residence in Port- land, Maine. He has four children: Clarendon A.; Glembard Seward and Frederick Reginald De- Courcy, who constitute the firm of Foster Brothers, merchants of Portland; and Harry Athol, a student in the New York Dental College. - Dr. Foster of this review obtained his prelim- inary education in the public schools of his native town and was afterward a student in Paradise Academy. He was graduated “Cum Landa” in the medical department of Harvard University in the class of 1889, and soon after securing his degree he began general practice in Bridgewater, Nova Sco- tia, where his efforts were attended with excellent success, and where he remained until the 1st of Jan- uary, 1897. He then returned to his alma mater to pursue a post-graduate course, and in the autumn of that year he came to Brooklyn, where he has since been located at No. 273 Sixth avenue. . He did considerable hospital work in Canada, and since 460 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. coming to Brooklyn has devoted much time to such service. He is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, the Associated Physicians of Long Island, the Meretine Medical Association of Canada and is a life member of the Harvard Medi- cal Alumni Association. The Doctor was married March 4, 1886, to Miss Elizabeth E. Bath, of Bridgeton, Nova Scotia, and unto them was born a daughter, Mary Havilah. On the I4th of October, 1890, he was again married, his second union being with Miss Minnie Love Nelson, a resident of Bridgeton, Nova Scotia. Two children were born of this union, Dorothea Eileen and Clarendon Brooks Elliott. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Memorial Presbyterian church, and he is a member of Acacia Lodge, No. 39, F. & A. M., of Nova Scotia. In a profession where advancement depends upon individual merit he has won success and to-day enjoys an enviable . reputation as a physician of prominence and marked ability. JOSIAH. H. STILL. At the close of the Revolutionary war two brothers who had served with the British army de- cided to cast in their lot with the new country. One of them settled on Long Island, the other mak- ing New Jersey his place of residence. William Still, who had thus chosen Long Island as his future home, became quite an extensive farmer, and he was the father of Jonah Still, who served with the American troops in the war of 1812. Jonah Still married Hannah Hudson, of Middle Island, Long Island, and they were the parents of the stubject of this sketch, who has contributed so largely to the development of the great oyster business of this sec- tion. Jonah Still died on the Ist of April, 1840, and his widow passed away in the year 1846. Josiah H. Still was born at Blue Point, Suffolk county, Long Island, on the 2d of November, 1829. He secured his early educational training in the dis- trict schools, but as circumstances were such that the boy found it necessary to contribute his quota toward the support of the family, at an early age he was put to work culling oysters, and he has a fund of interesting reminiscences in regard to the inception and development of the great oyster in- dustry in this vicinity. In his early youth there were practically no native oysters in the Great South bay, but the few which were caught were very large and readily brought six dollars a hun- dred in the New York market. In 1838 or 1839 the bay men sent a small sloop to Virginia, the name of the vessel, according to the recollection of our subject, being the Spy, and from the southern beds this boat brought on a load of Oysters, which were spread through the bay, for the purpose of seeding the same. From this source the present im- portant oyster industry of this locality has grown. When the subject of this review had reached the age of seventeen his mother died, and, the home be- ing thus broken up, he went to sea. For a time he went from port to port as a seaman, and in 1850 he purchased a sloop and engaged in the transportation of Oysters from Blue Point to Catharine market, New York city. On the 1st of February, 1856, he purchased an oyster house on Seventeenth street and Third avenue, New York city, and displays with pride the pocketbook used in that transaction. With the assistance of his wife he developed a flourishing business. In 1864 Mr. Still became con- nected with the wholesale oyster trade and his ef- forts in this line were rewarded with the same suc- cess that has marked the retail venture. The latter was presented to his son on the occasion of his marriage, in 1887 and in 1890 the wholesale business was transferred to the son, who has since conducted it successfully. - 5 In his early manhood Mr. Still was married to Miss Ursula Newton, a representative of an old Long Island family. She lived to see her husband rise to prosperity, to which she contributed by her aid and encouragement no unimportant part. She died in 1894, leaving three children: George M.; Carrie N., the wife of William Smith ; and Minnie E., the wife of Robert Cameron. Mr. Still is one of the oldest members of Ocean Lodge No. 156, F. & A. M., having joined it in 1860, making a con- tinuous membership of about forty-two years. He has invested largely in real estate in the eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn, has derived therefrom a good in- come and has well earned the honorable retirement whieh he now enjoys at his home at No. 791 Quincy Street. GEORGE W. HOLMAN, M. D. George Wood Holman, M. D., of Brooklyn, was born in Massachusetts, May 30, 1826, and is a son of of Elija and Lucy (Tucker) Holman, natives of Massachusetts, and a grandson of Rufus Holman, also a native of the Bay state. His grandfather and father were in the chair manufacturing business. His parents had five children, of whom he is the only survivor. - After receiving a common school education he came to Brooklyn, in the fall of 1854, and on Janu- ary 1, 1855, entered the employ of Woodruff & Rob- inson in the starch business, remaining with that HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 461 firm for nine years. He then purchased a tugboat, of which he took active charge, and followed the boating business for six years in New York har- bor. He then turned his attention to merchandising and conducted quite a large business in drugs and similar materials until 1874. During the last two years of that time he invented the now famous Hol- man Liver Pad, to the manufacture and sale of which he has since given a large portion of his time. The Doctor entered the New York Eclectric Medical College in 1875, whence he was graduated three years later, and since then has had an exten- sive general practice. He has been located at 135 Lafayette avenue for the past twenty-three years, . and his New York office, in which he conducts the business of the Holman Liver Pad Company, is lo- cated at 81 John street. The Doctor was married December 28, 1848, to Miss Harriet E. Newcome, of Norwich, Connecti- cut. They had six children: Charles N., who is in the hotel business in New York, married, and has two children, Charles J. and Florence. Mary E. married George E. Chichester, who is now em- ployed by the Clyde Line Steamship Company. George W., Jr., married Jennie Rawlins, daughter of General Rawlins, who, during the Civil war was chief of General Grant’s staff and secretary of war during Grant's first administration. He has two children, George W. and Emily. one who died in childhood. The father of these two children has been for eight years in the employ of the Standard Oil Company and resides in Bay- onne, New Jersey. John married a Miss Mabbitt, and has one child, Lillian. He is a commercial traveler and resides in Rochester, New York. Har- riet E. married Gilbert Evans of the Brooklyn Eagle, and has two children, Hamilton and Guind- lin. The Doctor is a member of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church and is a Republican in his political views. EDWARD E. GOLDEN. Edward E. Golden is a trustworthy representa- tive of the municipal service. He is numbered among Brooklyn's native sons, his birth having here occurred on the 12th of November, 1874, his par- ents being Joseph and Anna E. Golden. He ac- quired his education in the public schools of Brook- lyn and of Harlem, New York, and after leaving school spent three years in the plumbing business. For the following four years he was exerciser on the race tracks, and in February, 1898, he was ap- Frank married Alice Ketcham, and had two children, Frank J. and pointed to his present position in the department of civil lighting and supplies, in which capacity he has ever since served. - - On the 29th of June of the same year Mr. Golden was united in marriage, in New York, to Miss Ma- bel G. Holloway, daughter of Enoch and Adeline Holloway, and they now have one chld, Edith A., who was born on the I5th of October, 1900. Mr. Golden is a member of Court Puritan, No. 47, Ancient Order of Foresters, and of St. Andrew's Episcopal church, and is uniformly esteemed for his many Sterling qualities. HUGH BAGLEY. Hugh Bagley, the efficent and popular engineer in charge of the Washington avenue bridge, in Brooklyn, is a native of Scotland, his birth having occurred in the city of Glasgow, April 11, 1844. His parents, Hugh and Ann Bagley, were both na- tives of Donegal, Ireland. The son was a lad of ten Summers when brought to America, and in the public Schools of Brooklyn he acquired a fair edu- cation, after which he was apprenticed to an en- gineer and machinist in the establishment of Hub- bard & Whittier, at the corner of Front and Pearl streets, Brooklyn. After thoroughly mastering the rudiments of the trade he worked as a journeyman until 1861, and on the Ist of May of that year he put aside all personal considerations and ambitions in order to join the country’s service. He became an engineer on the United States frigate Roanoke, and remained on that vessel for a year, after which he was transferred to the gun boat Gallena on which he remained until the 4th of May, 1864. At that date he was honorably discharged, having faithfully served his country for three years. During his ser- vice on the Roanoke the vessel was in an engage- ment with the Confederate ironclad Merrimac, and while on the Galena that vessel participated in an attack on Fort Darling. After leaving the navy Mr. Bagley i eturned to Brooklyn and resumed work as a journeyman, being employed in that capacity by sev- eral firms. On the 7th of May, 1883, he entered the department of city works, ºf Brooklyn, in the line of his chosen vocation, and in December, 1893, was appointed to his present position, since which time he has served for eight years in a most efficient and satisfactory manner as engineer in charge of the Washington avenue bridge. He thoroughly under- stands the scientific principles which underlie - his work as well as the mechanical side of his duties, and thus he has won advancement. * . . . . In the church of the Assumption, in Brooklyn, on the 15th of May, 1864, Mr. Bagley was united in 462 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. marriage to Miss Elizabeth Rafferty, and their union has been blessed with seven children, namely: Hugh, who married Maria Murray; Mary, the de- ceased wife of William Ditmar; Ella; Elizabeth; Annie, who died in childhood; Agnes, also de- ceased; and Edward, who died at the age of twenty- tWO years. r Catholic church, and Mr. Bagley is a member of Moses F. Odell Post, G. A. R., the National Asso- ciation of Engineers, the Engineers' Protective ASSO- sociation, the Civic Employes' Benevolent Society and the Sacred Heart Council, No. 2, C. B. L. In manner he is plain and unostentatious, free from all display. He is.’ earnest in his devotion to his friends, sympathetic and warm-hearted, yet out- spoken and fearless in his opinions. WILLIAM. S. MURRAY. William S. Murray, an undertaker and embalmer engaged in business in Brooklyn, was born in the fourteenth ward of the city, on the 27th of June, 1857, his parents being John M. and Ann (Baxter) Murray. The father was born in the city of Dub- lin, Ireland, October 14, 1825, and was a son of Thomas and Ann Murray. The mother was also a native of the Emerald Isle. When a young man he left the Green Isle of Erin and sailed for America. His first work here was as a clerk in a grocery store, and after being employed as a Salesman in other lines of trade he engaged in the livery business for himself, which undertaking proved very successful to him. His financial resources he invested in real estate in Astoria and Ravenswood, but subsequently he sold his property and extended his livery busi- ness, also establishing an undertaking department. Only recently he has retired from business cares to enjoy a well earned rest. His wife passed away on the 26th of August, 1893. They were the parents of five children, William S., Thomas, John, Joseph and Marie, who died in infancy. William S. Murray pursued his education in public school No. 18, of the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, and when he had completed his literary course acted as clerk for his father. In 1893 he be- gan business for himself, removing to his commo- dious quarters in May, 1898. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati School of Embalming and is partic- ularly well qualified to carry on business along the line which he has chosen as a life work. In Sts. Peter and Paul’s church, of Brooklyn, on the 26th of December, 1882, Mr. Murray was united in marriage to Miss Louisa H. Heinlen, a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Nulty) Heinlen. Five children have been born unto them: William The family attend St. John’s Roman H., Lillian C., Daniel L., Everett and Walter, but the third named died in childhood. Mr. Murray has always taken an active part in political affairs. and is a prominent worker in the ranks of the Democratic party. He is a member of the Iroquois Club, of the Brooklyn Athletic Club, of the Trans- figuration Council, of the Catholic Benevolent Le- gion, and he and his family attend the Church of the Transfiguration. WILLIAM J. WARNER. There crept into the English—or shall we, strictly speaking, say the American 2–vocabu- lary some years ago the word “hustler.” Whatever its origin, its meaning is abundantly clear, and its application to the genial superintendent of the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad is emi- nently just. Mr. Warner was born in the twenty-fifth ward of the city of Brooklyn, on February 12, 1868. He received his primary education in the public schools of Canarsie, which education was supplemented by a course in Brown's Business College, of Brooklyn. After finishing his education he became connected with the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad Company, in which he has served as ticket agent and general traffic agent. In May, 1895, he suc- ceeded his father as general superintendent. He was married, June 30, 1896, to Annie Tie- man, the daughter of Daniel and Mary E. Tieman. He is a member of Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Of the many other notable good deeds performed by the subject of our sketch may be mentioned his organization of the police force of Canarsie. He has also served as police commissioner. Mr. Warner has received many flattering testi- monials and a handsomely engraved set of resolu- tions for his skillful handling of and kind attention to church and Sunday-school excursionists. He is for this reason, among many others, very popular, being indefatigable in his efforts for the comfort of the public patronizing the trains and boats of the company. In a word he is a hustler, and through his efforts his railroad is rapidly becoming the most popular route to Rockaway Beach. When one con- siders the rush of traffic in the hot days on this line to the Beach it is little less than amazing that vexatious delays do not occur with frequency. Such, however, is Mr. Warner's method that sel- dom is a complaint heard. He is a man of decision, quick to grasp the situation, and with rare coolness and excellent judgment handles his men to the sat- isfaction of all concerned. . . - HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 463 In religious belief Mr. Warner is in sympathy with the Methodist Episcopal church, the services of which body he and his wife attend. William Warner, the father of the present su- perintendent, was born in Buckingham, Bucking- hamshire, England, July 17, 1835, the Son of John and Mary Warner. He came to this country in early life and began railroading under E. B. Litch- field, in 1859, a conductor. In 1862 he was appointed foreman and in 1870 was chosen superintendent of the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad and Steam- boat line. So efficiently did he perform his arduous duties for twenty-five years, and so well was he thought of by all, that on his retirement from the management of the road, in September, 1895, he was presented with a handsome gold watch, to- gether with a beautifully engrossed set of resolu- tions by the employes of the road, by whom he was held in the highest esteem. He was married in Brooklyn, on March 22, 1858, to Ann Ryan. Three children were born to them,- John Henry, who died; J. Mary, and William J. HENRY ALDEN BUNKER. The family of Bunker of which Henry Alden Bunker is a descendant is of French Huguenot origin and the name was originally Boncoeur. Doc- tor Bunker was born in Ripley county, Indiana, January 20, 1854, a son of Ledyard Cuyler and El- vira (Alden) Bunker. His original American an- cestor was William Bunker, from Neufchateau, France, who came to America about 1640. His son, James, married Elizabeth Pennock, and lived at Auburn, New York. After them Doctor Bunker's progenitors in direct line were as follows: Jona- than and Elizabeth (Coffin) Bunker, George and Deborah (Coffin) . Bunker, William and Mary (Macey) Bunker and George and Jane (Godfrey) Bunker, who are the parents of Ledyard Cuyler Bunker. Doctor Bunker's maternal ancestral line is as follows, beginning with John and Priscilla (Mullens) Alden of Mayflower fame; Isaac and Mahetable (Allen) Alden ; Captain Ebenezer and Anna (Kieth) Alden; Jonathan and Experience (Washburn) Alden; James and Esther (York) Alden; Samuel and Lucy West (Robbins) Alden. The latter were the parents of Elvira Alden, who married Ledyard Cuyler Bunker. Ledyard Cuyler and Elvira (Alden) Bunker had children as follows: H. Montgomery, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Henry Alden Bunker is the immediate subject of this sketch; Wilmer Burton married Blanch Bradford, of Winslow, Illinois, a descendant of the colonial governor, William Bradford, and died in 1892; Lucy Emily married William George married Fannie Mitchell and lives in New Jersey; Mabel married Alfred F. Wise, a member. of the well-known jewelry firm of William Wise & Son, Brooklyn; and Arthur Clifford, who is an electrical engineer, married Ruth Clark, of Pitts- field, Massachusetts. 'Doctor Bunker was educated in the public schools of Greensburg, Indiana, and at the Uni- versity of Ohio, and was graduated at the Medical College of Ohio in 1876. He began the practice of his profession at Dixon, Illinois, and remained there four years. He then went to Europe and spent six months in visiting many of the leading hospitals there. In 1882 he located in Brooklyn, where he soon gained a large practice and eminence in his profession. He is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, the Kings County Medical Association and the Hospital Graduate Club of Brooklyn and for several years has been attending physician to the consumption hospital in s that borough. October 5, 1887, Doctor Bunker married Kather- ine Hackett, daughter of Mitchelbourne Hackett, of Brooklyn, and has three children, Henry Alden, Jr., Philip Hackett and Ledyard Mitchelbourne. CARMAN A. ROBINSON. Carman A. Robinson is the well-known and hon- ored commander of Barbara Frietchie Post in Brooklyn, and is a prominent and popular figure in Grand Army circles. He was born at Bellport, Long Island, on the 20th of January, 1846, a son of George W. and Catherine (Ruland) Robinson. The father was of Scotch and French extraction and was a representative of a very old family that located at Fireplace, now Brookhaven, near Bell- port, Suffolk county, Long Island. The grand- . father, Stephen Robinson, was born there and spent his entire life in the locality, his energies being de- voted to agricultural pursuits. In politics he was a Whig. He married a Miss Reeves and they be- came the parents of six children: Oliver, who was a fisherman and lived at Bellport; Alanson, who was also a fisherman, and died when a young man; Mitchell, who engaged in farming; George, the sub- ject of. our sketch; Phoebe, who married a Mr. Walters, and after his death became the wife of Jonas Rider, but is now deceased; and Esther, wife of Nathaniel Tooker. She is still living, her home being on Long Island. The grandparents of our subject both died at an advanced age. - George W. Robinson was born and reared at Bellport, Long Island, and was engaged in the & oyster fishing business for many years. He fol- lowed the sea and in early life served on a trans- 464 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. port in the Seminole war in Florida. His political support was first given to the Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the ranks of the Republican party. loyalty and worth as a citizen were widely recog- nized. For several years he served as commander of a life Saving station at Bellport and was in- strumental in organizing the crews until he had reached an advanced age. He was a very large man, strong and vigorous, and well fitted for the arduous duties attendant upon his connection with life saving stations. He attended the Methodist Episcopal church and was an earnest Christian man. In his family were eight children, namely: Carman A. ; Amelia, wife of John W. Newhouse; Clarissa, wife of Daniel Rider; Emily; Oliver, who is engaged in the oyster fishing business and mar- ried Frances Files; Oscar, who wedded Mary Hultse and for twenty years has been a member of the crew of the Bellport life saving station; Jessie and Katie. . Mr. Robinson, whose name introduces this rec- ord, pursued his education in the Bellport Academy and in Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie, where he was graduated in April, 1867. He after- ward engaged in teaching in the public schools at Sayville, Long Island, as assistant principal, was also a teacher in Brookhaven and afterward served as principal of the schools at Amityville, Bellport, Newpoint, Wading River and Good Ground. His active connection with educational work continued for fourteen years. He then entered the employ of the firm of Gray & Grind, sash and door manufac- turers, at Greenpoint, with which he has been con- nected since 1881, one of the most trusted and com- petent employes of the house. . Mr. Robinson left school in order to enlist, on the 4th of January, 1862, as a member of Company E, Eleventh New York Cavalry, which was called the First United States Cavalry. He afterward re- turned to New York, and with his command was assigned to the Army of the Potomac and sent to Washington. Company A of this regiment was de- tailed to act as Lincoln's body guard. Mr. Robin- son served on guard duty and acted as provost marshal. He also did scouting duty through upper Maryland and Virginia, and his service was often of a very delicate and arduous nature. In 1882 he joined the Barbara Frietchie Post, of which he served as adjutant in 1895-6. In 1899 he was elected commander and is still serving in that capacity. He is also a member of the Sons of Temperance and the Temple of Honor. He was married October 12, 1870, to Amelia Swazey, and unto them were born six children, Rutherford, Ida, Martha, Howard, Bertha and Allen. Mr. Robinson is very prominent He held a number of local offices and his in Social circles and wherever he is known is held in high regard. The life of such a man, however unpretentious and quiet, is an object lesson of real value to the observing and thoughtful. It brings out prominently the characteristics that win, offers encouragement to young men who are willing to work with their minds and their hands, and affords another proof of the familiar adage that there is no royal road to wealth or distinction in this republic. The achievement depends upon the man. REv. WALTER A. KERWIN. Rev. Walter A. Kerwin, curate of the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, at Hempstead, Long Island, is a native of the Empire state, his birth having oc- curred in the city of Brooklyn. He acquired his classical education in St. Francis Xavier's College in this city and pursued his theological studies in St. John's Seminary in New York, having deter- mined to devote his life to the church. He was or- dained to the priesthood in 1899, and was soon ap- pointed to his present charge at Hempstead, Long - Island, where his earnestness and fidelity have made his work very efficient. HENRY J. VOGEL. Henry J. Vogel, the third and youngest son of John and Catharine (Ziegler) Vogel, was born in Brooklyn, March 15, 1848. The history of the fam- ily is given at length in connection with the sketch of William Vogel on another page of this book. Henry J. received his early mental training in the public schools of the city of his nativity. He learned the tinsmith's trade with his brother, William Vogel, who was the founder of the present exten- sive business in the manufacture of tinware spec- , ialties conducted under the firm name of William Vogel & Brothers and of which notice appears else- where in this volume. In 1879 the subject of this review became a partner in that great enterprise, and has since been actively associated with it. He is also a member of the Manufacturers Associa- tion, in which he has served on several important committees and is now second vice-president. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Dime Savings Bank, of Williamsburg. Mr. Vogel was married on the 6th of February, 1871, to Miss Emilie S. Conner, and their family consists of three children, namely: M. Gertrude, Harry R., deceased, and Irma Naomi. Fraternally Mr. Vogel holds membership in Hyatt Lodge, F. & A. M., and is also a member of the Midland Golf Club, of Garden City, Long Island. In church cir- cles he is particularly prominent and is a devoted LOUIS H. VOGEL,HENRY J. VOGEL. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 465 member of . St. John's Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is one of the trustees, while for some time he has also served as superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr. Vogel is a man of Splendid business qualifications and of absolute honor in all trade transactions. He is very just but also gener- ous, and while he fulfills every agreement made by him he insists that others do the same. He has never been known to break a promise or fail to keep his word even in the most trifling matters, be- ing true as steel and tolerating no evil in any shape or form. He has made his own way in life by his industry and self reliance and his determination to do whatever was permitted him to do. He is a brilliant example of a man who has fought his own way to the front by his force of character, and his success has been well earned. Mr. Vogel has a pleasant home at Hempstead, Long Island, where he spends the summer months with his family. LOUIS H. VOGEL. Louis H. Vogel, the second son of John and Cath- erine Vogel, and a brother of William Vogel, whose successful career is told elsewhere in this volume, was born, reared and educated in Brooklyn, and when quite young started out to earn his own living. He was employed in various establishments in the city and like many American boys of ambition and en- ergy was continually on the lookout for some line of business which would prove most congenial and profitable. He was employed in a hardware store when the Civil war was inaugurated. - Although he was only in his seventeenth year his patriotic spirit was aroused and prompted his en- listment in answer to the call of the government as a member of Company E, Forty-fifth New York Volunteer Infantry, under command of Colonel Von Amsburg. The regiment was sent to Hunter’s Chapel, Virginia, and lay there encamped during the winter of 1861–2. Mr. Vogel afterward saw all the active service that even the most beligerent soul could desire. He participated in the engagement at Fairfax Court House and in the battles of Manassas Junction, the second battle of Bull Run and others of less importance. At Aqua Creek and Fredericks- burg his regiment was held in reserve but took part in the memorable three days' battle at Gettysburg in July, 1863, as well as in the battle of Chancellors- ville, and in fact in all the engagements which made the Eleventh Army Corps famous throughout the country. The Twelfth Army Corps was afterward consolidated with the Eleventh and the joint com- mand was then known as the Twentieth Corps, but by that time the glory of the old fighting Eleventh was fully established. - 3O X e- 5, Mr. Vogel was afterward sent with his regiment to Nashville, Tennessee, but later the command was transferred to Chattanooga and took part in the battle of Lookout Mountain. While actively en- gaged at the front his term of enlistment expired, but he at once re-enlisted and was with Sherman on the world-renowned march from Chattanooga to Atlanta—a continuous fight. The regiment was then sent to Nashville where Mr. Vogel had an appointment in a military prison. The command was afterward ordered to Stephenson, Alabama, and in 1865 the regiment was mustered out, two hundred and fifty-six men receiving their discharge papers. They were all that remained of the original one thousand who went forth to battle for the Union. On returning to Brooklyn Mr. Vogel became asso- ciated with his brother William in the business car- ried on under the name of William Vogel & Broth- ers, and which is mentioned in the preceding sketch. Mr. Vogel was married to Elizabeth F. Westall, a daughter of Benjamin D. Westall, of Brooklyn, and to them have been born four children: Grace E., Gertrude M., Louis H. and Elizabeth F. Mr. Vogel and his family are communicants of Christ Episcopal church, in which he has served as vestry- man. In politics he has been a stalwart Republican, since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, in Nashville, in 1864, while serving at the front. For several years he was a member of Abel Smith Post, and later became a member of George Ricard Post, with which he is now identified. He has been a member of the Knights of Honor, the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Hyatt Lodge No. 205, F. & A. M., and was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He now belongs to the Hanover and Freeport Clubs. His life has been a success and his entire career is illus- trative of the fact that certain actions are followed by certain results. As a soldier he displayed brav- ery, Sagacity and true patriotism, and as a citizen he is an example of a high type of our American manhood. - HENRY R. GILBERT, D. V. S. In the city of New York, on the 3oth of March, 1839, Dr. Henry R. Gilbert was born, his parents being Henry R. and Mary (Hammond) Gilbert, the latter a daughter of Clarkson and Cornelia (Beek- man) Hammond. The ancestors of both the Beek- man and Hammond families were closely allied with the Revolutionary movement in Westchester county and in other parts of the Empire-state at the time when the colonists, no longer able to bear the yoke of British oppression, resolved to sever all allegiance to the British crown. By their service they con- 466 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tributed valuable aid to the Colonial army. One of the members of the Hammond family, was for a number of years a lieutenant governor. Henry R. Gilbert, the father of our subject, came to America from Yorkshire, England, during the year 1829. He was a woolen manufacturer and car- ried on business along that line for some time. Upon his arrival in this country he located at East Chester, in Westchester county, New York, where for some time he followed his trade. Later he en- gaged in merchandising and in the commission busi- ness in New York city, where he became well and favorably known. He died in the city of Brooklyn in 1871. By his marriage he had three sons and two daughters. i Henry R. Gilbert, whose name introduces this record, acquired his early education in the public schools of New York city, and in 1874 he entered the veterinary department of the Columbia College, New York city. When he had completed his course he began to practice and has attained an enviable reputation as a representative of his calling in Brooklyn, where he has a large and constantly grow- ing practice. THOMAS F. MADDEN. This well-known undertaker and embalmer of Brooklyn, doing business at 917 Kent avenue, is a son of Michael and Ellen (McCann) Madden. The father was born in county Tipperary, Ireland, and came to America with his parents when about three years old, since which time he has been a resident of Brooklyn. His wife died in 1892. Their family consisted of ten children, namely: Sarah, now the wife of Henry Voss; Theodore, who died in child- hood; Thomas F.; Mary; John W.; Ellen, deceased; Elizabeth; James; Teressa; and Loretta. Thomas F. Madden was educated in public school No. 4, of Brooklyn, and since leaving school has been connected with the undertaking business. He is a graduate of Champion Embalming College of New York, and on the 22d of June, 1894, began business for himself at his present location., He is meeting with well-deserved success, receiving a lib- eral share of the public patronage, On the 25th of November, 1893, in Brooklyn, Mr. Madden was married to Miss Kate Ennis, a daughter of Owen and Mary Ennis, of that city, and they now have two children: Marguerite and Thomas E. The family attend St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church, and Mr. Madden is also a member of St. Patrick's Council, C. B. L.; Unity Council, No. 153, K. of C.; Young Men's Literary Union; St. Patrick's Mutual, Alliance, Branch 4; Henry Gratton Club; Holy Name Society; St. Vincent de Paul's Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians, No. 7; Improved Order of Heptasophs; and Kings County Undertakers’ Association. JOHN WIESECKEL. When death claims a well-known citizen it is usual to look back over the life ended and take note of its accomplishments. There is in the record of Mr. Wieseckel much that is worthy of emulation, his business career displaying diligence, perseverance and reliability, while his private life manifests the sterling qualities which in every country awaken re- spect and admiration. He was a man of command- ing influence in the Williamsburg district of Brook- lyn and left the impress of his individuality upon many lines of public progress. A native of the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, he was born on the I5th of February, 1827, and in the public schools of his native land he obtained his education and was reared to manhood. During his early years he was employed as a shepherd, and from that humble station in life he rose to a posi- , tion of affluence and was a prominent figure in manu- facturing circles in Brooklyn. In his twenty-sev- enth year he decided to come to the United States, believing that the opportunities here afforded to young men were superior to those furnished in the old world. At Bremenhaven he took passage on a sailing vessel, and after a long and tedious voyage landed in New York city, accompanied by his wife and son John. He at once took up his abode on Stagg street, in Brooklyn, where his former experi- ence in art work learned in the Fatherland stood him in good stead. He began the manufacture of artistic straw goods and soon secured a large and profitable patronage. In 1858 he opened a store on Ewen street, now Manhattan avenue, near Stagg street, and there conducted a successful business until 1864, when he purchased the premises at Nos. 591 and 593 Grand street, and Nos. 68 and 70 Power street. There he made many improvements, carry- ing on business for some time in the old line. Later he engaged in the real-estate and insurance business, with offices on Grand street, and was again pros- perous in his undertakings, handling much valuable property and writing much insurance. He was thus engaged until his death, which occurred November I5, 1893. $ tº - Mr. Wieseckel was married in his native land to Miss Maria Kugler, daughter of George Kugler, and they became the parents of eight children, namely: John, who died at the age of thirty years; John, the second of the name, who died at the age of HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 467 sixteen; three who died in early childhood; George; Margaret, wife of Frederick Kern, of Brooklyn; and Frederick. The parents were both consistent Chris- tian people, and were respected and esteemed by all who knew them for their many excellencies of character. . GEORGE WIESECKEL, M. D. Successful indeed in the practice of medicine in the fifteenth ward of Brooklyn, Dr. Wieseckel has already gained enviable prestige and his interest in and devotion to his chosen calling will undoubtedly secure for him further advancement. He is a son of John Wieseckel, whose sketch appears above. He was born at the family homestead on Manhattan avenue, August 4, 1863. In the parochial schools of the Most Holy Trinity parish and in public school No. 18 he received his early educational privileges, and in his fifteenth year he entered St. Francis Xavier’s College, on Fifteenth street in New York city, where he remained for three years. Subse- quently he was a student in Mt. Calvary College at Calvary, Wisconsin, for a year, and when he had completed his classical course he entered the New York Medical University, in which he was graduated in March, 1884. Well qualified by thorough prepara- tory training for the practice of his profession, he was appointed an assistant, next a house physician, and afterward house surgeon in St. Catherine's Hos- pital, and in 1885 became a member of the dis- pensary staff, which position he filled until 1889, when he resigned and began the practice of medicine independently. He located at No. 66 Bushwick avenue and has become recognized as one of the Jeading and capable physicians of the eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn. He keeps well abreast of the , medical fraternity, and his broad and scientific knowledge is supplemented by practical skill in ap- plying the principles of medicine to the needs of suffering humanity. Dr. Wieseckel was married by the Rev. Father John Hoffman, in St. Nicholas' Roman Catholic church, on the 6th of August, 1889, to Miss Julia Frances Cooke, a daughter of James and Frances (Lang) Cooke, the former a descendant of an old English family, while the latter was a native of the grand duchy of Baden, Germany. The Doctor and his wife became the parents of four children, but their only son and their first born, John, died at the age of three months and two days. The daughters are Emily Louisa, Blanche, Margaret M. and Julia Agnes. The family are communicants of St. Nich- olas’ Roman Catholic church, and the Doctor is a member of Annunciation Council, No. 71, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion. His manner is kind- ly, his disposition cordial and his actions sincere, and he is widely and favorably known for his sterling worth of character, as well as for his pro- . fessional ability. WILLIAM A. LUDDEN. William A. Ludden, prominent in the field of politics and of business and a well-known factor in military circles on Long Island for many years, has left the impress of his individuality upon the public life of Brooklyn and is to-day numbered among the leading and influential citizens. He was born at Williamsburg, Massachusetts, May 24, 1843, but has spent almost his entire life in the city which is yet his home. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Sylvanus Ludden, resided at Grafton, Rensselaer county, New York. The Warren family, from whom Mr. Lud- den is descended on the maternal side, won prom- inence in connection with the Revolutionary war, the name figuring conspicuously on the pages of Amer- ican history covering that epoch. William A. Lud- den, the father of our subject, was born in Grafton, Rensselaer county, New York, March 1, 1818, and about 1845 removed to Brooklyn, where he was ex- tensively and successfully engaged in the manufac- ture of gold pens until his death. He was one of the pioneers in that line of business and his reputa- tion extended throughout the entire country. At the breaking out of the Civil war he became prominent in the organization of the Home Guards, of which he was one of the original promoters. This com- pany formed the nucleus of the Twenty-third Regi- ment. In his political views he became a stanch. Re- publican when that party was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery, and in his re- ligious belief he was a Spiritualist. He married Louisa W. Warren, and their eldest child is the sub- ject of this review. William A. Ludden acquired his education in the public schools and was graduated in Flushing In- stitute, of Long Island. He early became a book- keeper in his father's office and was associated with him in business through an extended period. His military service began through his connection with Company H, of the Fourteenth Regiment of Brook- lyn, when it formed a part of the militia of the state. On the 23d of May, 1861, the country having become involved in civil war, he joined the Union army as a member of the Fourteenth Regiment, un- der Colonel Alfred M. Wood, who was at that time president of the board of aldermen of this city. The troops left Brooklyn for Washington, D. C., and there remained for a month, after which they crossed the river to Arlington Heights just before the first battle of Bull Run. At that point, while serving on picket duty in front of Falls Church, - Virginia, Mr. Ludden was taken prisoner by a de- 468 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. tachment of General Stewart's raiders. At that time he personally met General Fitzhugh Lee, who was at Centerville, to which place the Union men were transferred as prisoners. From the hand of the cele- brated Confederate general Mr. Ludden received his overcoat, which had been taken from him, as well as a gift of a ten dollar bill. From November, 1861, until the latter part of March, 1862, our subject was held a prisoner together with eleven other members of the company, being incarcerated in Libby prison. At the latter date he was allowed to return on a parole and was subsequently discharged, April IO, 1863, being disqualified on account of disability. Af- ter having sufficiently recovered his health he ac- cepted the first lieutenancy in the Fifty-second Regi- ment, in the New York state militia, with which he went to Harrisburg at the time of the threatened invasion of Pennsylvania by General Lee. There the command served for thirty-five days, being lo- cated in the camp at Frederick City, and in July, 1864, was mustered out, Mr. Ludden returning to New York in command of his company. He after- ward served for a time in the Thirteenth Regiment, from which he was discharged on the 6th of Febru- ary, 1878, having in the meantime risen from the rank of private to that of first lieutenant. He was also at one time adjutant of the Fifty-second Regi- ment. In 1884 he became a member of G. K. Warren Post, No. 286, G. A. R., joining the organ- ization on the 7th of July of that year, and on the 15th of June, 1896, he organized the Brooklyn City Post, of which he was elected commander for 1898, 1899 and Igoo. On the 25th of November, 1862, Mr. Ludden was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Howard, of Flushing, Long Island, a daughter of Edmund Howard, a merchant of that place. To their union has been born twelve children, six of whom are yet living, namely: Almon W., Walter D., Frank A. and Hazel C. Effie J. passed away April 23, 1901. Mr. Ludden has been connected with several so- cieties, including the Ancient Order of Foresters of America, of which he served as deputy high chief ranger. He has organized three courts of the order. He has also taken an active part in politics and has been president of the district association. Mr. Ludden now devotes his time to the real-estate and insurance business. for Brooklyn of the Bay State Life Insurance Com- pany and was one of the organizers of the Tri- ennial Benefit League. He has managed some ex- tensive and important realty transactions, and in the line of his chosen calling has met with creditable success, winning thereby an honorable and desirable reputation. . . . Mrs. Jessie L. Guertler, Fred H., He was formerly general agent RICHARD MEIER. To carefully conduct and successfully control ex- tensive business interests requires marked ability, keen discrimination and sound judgment. To do. this one must form his plans readily and be deter- mined in their execution and it is along such lines that we find Mr. Meier advancing on the road to prosperity. He was born in New York city, Sep- tember 23, 1861, and is a son of George Andrew and JBarbara (Leiberman) Meier. The public schools of Brooklyn afforded him his educational privileges and he was graduated with the class of 1874. He af- terward attended a select German school, but at the age of fourteen years he put aside his text-books and began the mastery of the more difficult lessons in the school of experience. For eight years he was. his father's assistant in business and then became proprietor of a meat market on Park street and Franklin avenue, where he remained for ten years, meeting with excellent success in his undertaking. On the expiration of that period he retired from business, but indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature and he could not content him- self unidentified with some active business affairs. Accordingly three years age he opened a market at No. 1716 Fulton street, where he has since built up. a large trade, the volume of his business amounting to eleven hundred dollars in a single day. This in- dicates how extensive his patronage must be and also: shows that his methods are worthy the public con- fidence, for it is only merchants of reliability that secure the public's support. Mr. Meier is recognized as a very active Repub- 1ican in the ranks of the party and has taken great interest in its work. He was president of the In- vincible Republican Club of the seventh ward for some time, also belonged to the Tippecanoe Repub- lican Club and was president of the old Seventh Ward Republican Association. He belongs to Har- mony Glee Club and the German's love for music is manifest in his life. He was a member of the board of aldermen of Brooklyn in 1892-3, represent- ing the second district. While in the council he was an earnest and generous supporter of all measures. which he believed would prove of public good and his services were unbiased by partiality. In 1884 he married Margaret Maher and unto them were born two children, Norman and Richard. Mr. Meier has: indeed won the proud American title of the self- made man. He is very busy and energetic, a man of action rather than of theory. He typifies the spirit of enterprise, progress and unfaltering perse- verance for which America is noted and while con- tributing to his individual prosperity he has also. promoted the public good. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 469 O STEWART F. BARR. In a country there is but one chief ruler, be he 1zing, emperor or president. ical life comparatively few attain prominence, but in the field of commerce opportunities are almost limitless and success awaits all who diligently and earnestly labor, guiding their actions by sound, good sense. By the possession of such characteris- tics Stewart Finlay Barr has become known as a progressive and popular business man whose inter- ests are bringing to him gratifying financial returns. He is now engaged in the sanitary plumbing and gas fitting business at 426 Sumner avenue, and his patronage is steadily increasing. Born in Brooklyn, on the 12th of August, 1871, he is a son of Stewart and Elizabeth (Burton) Barr. The family is of Scotch lineage, the paternal grandfather of our subject, John Barr, having been a native of fair Scotia, whence he came to America in the early part of the nineteenth century. By trade he was a baker. He married and had nine children, namely: John, Finlay, Robert, Peter and Mary, all deceased; and Alexander, Stewart, Will- iam and George, now living. Stewart Barr, the father of our subject, was born April 15, 1841, in Brooklyn, became a plumber by trade, and has here spent his entire life. He is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity and his exemplification of the underlying principles of that order make him a reli- able citizen and an honorable business man. He wedded Elizabeth A. Burton, who was born in Not- tingham, England, November 9, 1845, and came to America in her infancy. The wedding was cele- brated in Brooklyn, in May, 1869, and has been blessed with three children, Ada, Stewart F. and Jessie. In the city of his birth Stewart F. Barr pursued his education, and is a graduate of public school No. 35. On putting aside his text-books to learn the more difficult 1essons in the school of experience he was trained to the plumbing business, serving an apprenticeship under Mr. Henry Hawkes, of Brook- lyn. He is a thorough mechanic, familiar with every branch of his trade both in principle and de- tail. He opened his present establishment on the 28th of October, 1894, and by his courteous manner and prompt attention to the requirements of his patrons has secured a remunerative and rapidly in- creasing trade. - On the 28th of October, 1896, Mr. Barr was united in marriage, in Nanuet, Rockland county, New York, to Adelaide Taylor, daughter of Clement D. and Adelaide Taylor. They now have three children: Ruth Adelaide, born November 26, 1897; In military and polit- Stewart F., born May 6, 1899; Dorothy Elizabeth, July 7, 1901. Mr. Barr and his wife attend the Flatbush Congregational church. They have a large circle of friends in the section of the city in which they make their home. He is yet a young man but has displayed excellent business and exec- utive ability which gives bright promise for a suc- cessful future. JOSEPH KICK. This worthy and highly respected German-Amer- ican citizen of the eighteenth ward, Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, was born in the village of Leuchstenberg, upper Pfalz district, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, February 28, 1830, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Barbara (Krauts) Kick. His father was a stone-cutter by trade, which occupa- tion he followed throughout life; was a consistent Christian of the Roman Catholic faith, and was re- spected and esteemed by his neighbors and many. friends. He died in 1840, aged sixty-five years, and his faithful wife passed away in 1842, aged fifty- seven years. In their family were nine children, five of whom came to America, namely: Gotthardt, a resident of Newark, New Jersey, who married in his native land and had five children; Tobias, a resident of Buffalo, New York, who also married in his native land, and had children, all of whom died in early life; Annie, who married Michael Reis, and settled in Brooklyn; Margaret, who mar- ried John Gery, and also located in Brooklyn; and Joseph, our subject, who was the fifth child and the only survivor at the present writing. Mr. Kick was educated in the schools of his na- tive land and remained with his parents until six- teen years of age, when he began earning his own livelihood. About this time he decided to come to America, and accordingly sailed from Hamburg on the good ship Washington, which after a successful voyage of thirty-five days landed him in New York city, October 2, 1846. He came at once to Williams- burg, where he apprenticed himself to learn the tailor's trade. At the end of three years he had thoroughly mastered the business and opened a shop of his own in the sixteenth ward. He soon built up a good trade, and by perseverance, industry and thrift was enabled to purchase property at 72 Rem- sen, now Maujer, street, from Jacob Gabriel. He carried on business at that point until about 1867, when he bought his present place of business—296 Powers street—in the eighteenth ward. He is re- garded as an upright and just man, is well and favorably known, and is held in high regard by his many friends. Mr. Kick has always taken an active 470 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. interest in church work and charitable enterprises, and all other worthy projects of his community that have for their object the advancement of the moral and social welfare of the community. He was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic church at the corner of Devoe and Olive streets; was elected one of its trustees and held that office for many years; and is also identified as a member with several charitable organizations belonging to the parish of St. Nicholas. At Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, Mr. Kick was married, April 15, 1852, by Rev. Father Raffeiner, to Miss Elizabeth Catharine Jes- berger, a daughter of Leopold and Regina (Rex- roth) Jesberger. By this union were born the fol- lowing children: Annie, who is now the wife of Michael Kress, of Brooklyn; John, who married Martha Engler, and lives in the same city; Mary, who was born October 30, 1862, married John Hart- enstein, and died March 5, 1892, leaving four chil- dren; Joseph, who married Theresa Haus, and lives in Brooklyn; Margaret, who was born August 26, 1860, and died July 16, 1862; Louisa, who was born March 2, 1866, and died June 9, 1871; Karl, who was born March 21, 1854, and died August 21, 1855; Elizabeth, who was born March 30, 1864, and is the wife of Martin Schmidt, of Brooklyn; George Da- vid, who was born March 8, 1868, and is a resident of Brooklyn; Frank, who was born July 30, 1869, and died August 23, 1870; and Nicholas, who was born December 28, 1872, and completes the family. The faithful wife of our subject and loving mother of these children died September 3, 1898. She was a consistent Christian and was beloved and re- spected by all who knew her. ABRAHAM BANCKER. Abraham Bancker, whose business interests are extensive and of an important character, was born in Brooklyn and now resides at No. 220 East Fif- teenth street, Flatbush. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to Adrian Bancker, the great- grandfather. The old family homestead was located in Maiden Lane, New York. Abraham Bancker, the grandfather of our subject, was the official newsgatherer of the port of New York, and it was his custom to row out to meet incoming vessels in order to gain news, and at that time Commodore Vanderbilt acted as one of his oarsmen. Mr. Bancker had a residence at Battery Park, but sub- sequently removed to Brooklyn. W. D. Bancker, the father of our subject, was one of the originators and organizers of the present mammoth American News Company. He had pre- • viously been engaged in the news and stationery business, and after the establishment of the com- pany he became its manager, acting in that capacity for many years, or until the time of his death, and under his control the enterprise grew into magnifi- cent proportions. He was not only very successful in business but was also an active church worker, and co-operated heartily in every movement calcu- lated to benefit humanity. He served as trustee in the Washington avenue Baptist church in Brooklyn and was also superintendent of the Sunday-school. In the early days he was a volunteer fireman and a large body of the firemen attended his burial. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Jennie A. Huff, and was a daughter of Bergen B. Huff, is still liv- ing. Her father was a representative of an old New Jersey family, and at one time owned the en- tire site of Summerville, that state. In his youth Mr. Bancker of this review pur- sued his education in the Polytechnic Institute, of Brooklyn, and on putting aside his text-books in order to learn the more difficult lessons in the school of experience he joined his father and re- mained with the American News Company until 1897, as one of the active partners. He is still one of the heavy stockholders but is now unassociated with its management. He was one of the organ- izers and is the treasurer of the Pulvola Chemical Company, and that enterprise has become an im- portant and profitable one. g On the Ioth of October, 1888, in St. Louis, Mis- souri, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Bancker and Miss Anna L. Davis, a daughter of the late G. W. Davis, of that city. Three children have been born unto them : A. Melville, Jersey L. and Vin- cent. Mr. Bancker and his family attend the Epis- copal church. While he entered upon a business already established he has manifested superior ex- ecutive ability in the successful control of the inter- ests with which he became connected. The organ- ization of an enterprise is but the initial step and the test comes in meeting competition and in guid- ing the affairs of the institution so that the invested capital would bring a good return. This Mr. Bancker has done and his prominence in business circles is readily accorded. JOHN E. F. MULLER. John E. F. Muller was born in the village of Straufdorf, in the province of Saxony, Germany, March 17, 1842, and of that place his parents, Philip and Anna Catherine (Maak) Muller, were also na- tives. The father was a tailor by trade and pursued that occupation in connection with his farm labors. HISTORY OF 471 LONG ISLAND. } He and his wife were worthy and highly respected people and known as consistent members of the Lutheran church in their native village. Both have now passed away, the mother having died in 1849, while the father survived her until 1854. In their family were five children, of whom John and Chris- tian came to America. The others were: George Frederick, Elizabeth and Rosina, and they remained in the fatherland. Christian crossed the Atlantic to the new world in 1867 and took up his abode in Brooklyn where he was for some time employed by his brother. He married Henrietta Hoffman, and they became the parents of a family of sons and daughters. John Elias Frederick Muller, whose name intro- duces this record, pursued his education in accord- ance with the laws of his native land, and in his fourteenth year was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade. When his term of service had ended he worked as a journeyman in the different states of the German empire, but the task of acquiring a competence was a slow one in that country and he believed that better opportunities were afforded in the new world. Accordingly he completed prepara- tions for his emigration to America and sailed from Bremen Haven on the steamship Atlantic on the Ist day of September, 1866. On the 21st day of the same month he landed at New York, where he at once sought employment at his trade, being success- ful in securing work at No. 24 Clinton street. He next entered the service of James Weil, Nos. 7c and 72 Church street, where he continued until 1868, when he decided to begin business on his own account in New York city, there remaining until 1892, when he removed to No. 267 Evergreen ave- nue, in the twenty-eighth ward of Brooklyn. Here he erected a three-story building which he has since used for manufacturing purposes, supplying it with all the modern conveniences and accessor- ies for turning out first class work. He sells exten- sively to the firm of Brooks Brothers, proprietors of an old and reliable clothing house at Twenty- second street and Broadway, New York city, they having been his patrons for over twenty-four years. Mr. Muller gives employment to about seventy skilled operatives, both men and women, a fact which indicates the extent of his business. He has a well equipped factory, pays good prices and is fair in his treatment of his employes. The output of the enterprise, owing to its excellence, finds a ready sale on the market and his trade is quite ex- tensive. - • &- On the 11th of October, 1868, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Muller and Miss Mary Haarrer, a daughter of Jacob and Barbara Haarrer, both of whom were natives of the kingdom of Wurtem- berg, Germany. Thirteen children were born of this marriage, four of whom are still living, namely: Frederick J., who married Otillia Letsch, and has three children: Henry, Otillia and Frederick; An- nie K., who is the wife of William Rudolf, of New York city, and has one daughter, Minnie; Henry Frederick and Augusta, who are still with their par- ents. The children of the family who have passed away are: John, who died in early life, and a sec- ond son who was also named John; Rudolf, Carrie, Mary, William, Charles and Minnie. The last named became the wife of John Holzworth, March 25, 1892. Peter, the other member of the family, died April 29, 1900, at the age of twenty-one years. The wife and mother died on the 21st of March, I901. The parents held membership in the church of Jesus, on Ralph Street, Brooklyn. Socially Mr. Muller is a member of the Robert Bluhm Lodge, No. 213, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and other social organizations that have for their object the uplifting 6f mankind and a benefit to the com- munity. He has never had cause to regret his de- termination to come to America, for here he has found a pleasant home, gained many friends, and won a handsome competence in the business world. His life indicates the opportunities that are afforded in the land of the free to men of ambition, resolute purpose and unfailing energy. WILLIAM E. THOMAS, Among the younger members of the medical fra- ternity in Brooklyn who have made marked prog- ress in their practice is Dr. W. E. Thomas, of Han- Son place. He was born in Clinton, Oneida county, New York, on the 4th of September, 1872, and is a Son of Henry Epaphrotitus and Helen M. (Bur- well) Thomas, natives of New York. His paternal grandparents were Epaphrotitus and Martha (Barnes) Thomas, natives of New Haven, Connecti- cut, in which locality the family was founded dur- ing the period of early development in that state. For a number of years the Doctor's father was num- bered among the leading business men of Clinton, but for several years past has lived a retired life in New York city. He had three children, of whom the Doctor is the eldest, the others being Frederick M., a jeweler in New York city, and Lewis Edward, a commercial traveler. The usual public-school education formed the basis of Dr. Thomas' literary knowledge. He also spent two years in Hamilton College and then con- tinued his studies in the John B. Stepson Uni- versity, of DeLand, Florida, in which institution he * 472 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Having determined to make the practice of medicine his life work he began preparation for practice as a student in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York, and was graduated there in 1895, with the degree of Doctor of Medi- . cine. Locating in Hanson place, Brooklyn, he there opened and has since maintained his office and in his profession has met with signal success. He was formerly physician to the Children's Aid Society and is a member of the Medical Society of the Coun- ty of Kings. He reads broadly, thinks deeply and thoroughly investigates every subject which he be- lieves has bearing upon his chosen vocation and will aid him in the work of restoring and perpetuating health. +. - The Doctor was married December 28, 1899, to Mrs. Frances H. Meyers, whose maiden name was Frances H. Christ. She was a resident of Burnside, Orange county, New York. The Doctor belongs to General Putnam Lodge, No. 724, I. O. O. F., in which he takes an active interest and to which he is examining physician. He and his wife belong to the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church and en- joy the high esteem of many friends. The Doctor has not yet attained the prime of life, but has al- ready won creditable standing as a representative of the medical fraternity and his progressive spirit will result in gaining for him still greater success. WILLIAM SCHUH. William Schuh is conducting an extensive busi- ness as a clothing manufacturer of Brooklyn, and the success he has achieved indicates his mastery of expedients and his improvement of business op- portunities. . For nearly twenty years he has re- sided in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. He was born in the village of Kittersburg, in the county of Offenburg, grand duchy of Baden, Ger- many, June 29, 1859, and is a son of William and Regina (Boschert) Schuh, in whose family were four children. During the greater part of his active business career the father engaged in agricultural pursuits. He and his wife were people of the high- est respectability, enjoying the warm regard of friends and neighbors and their lives were spent in consistent harmony with the teachings of the Roman Catholic church. William Schuh, the father, was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and learn- ing, and his judgment and advice were often sought and his counsel was regarded as most trustworthy. For ten years he was actively engaged in military service in Germany, during which time he partici- pated in the Revolution of 1848-9. He was later and labor. tives, both men and women. patronage and their trade is constantly growing. appointed by the government of Baden to a re- sponsible position, serving as constable and also as tax assessor and tax collector for a number of years. He was most loyal to the trust reposed in him and commanded uniform regard by his sterling worth. His wife died in 1871, at the age of forty- nine years, and his death occurred in 1899. After the death of his first wife he was again married. The children of the first union were as follows: William, of this review; Joseph, who came to America in 1885; Regina, who resides in Germany and is the wife of Xaphar Guth; Carl, who came to America in 1888 and married Christina Haas, by whom he has two children. For his second wife the father chose Theresa Marzluf, and they had two children—Herman and Theresa. William Schuh, whose name introduces this record, obtained his elementary mental training in the schools of his native town and remained under the parental roof until his twenty-second year when he decided to come to the United States, hoping to find better opportunities for the exercise of his skill He accordingly sailed from Havre, France, on the steamship St. Lawrence, and landed in New York city, November 4, 1881. He at once sought employment, which he secured at the tailor's trade in Brooklyn, but in 1882, desirous of Seeing more of America, he went to Cornwall, Connect- icut, and in that locality was employed at farm labor. - On returning to Brooklyn Mr. Schuh once more sought a position as an employe in a tailoring estab- lishment and at length he began business on his own account, for he realized the possibilities of the trade and determined to take advantage of the same. He began operation on a small scale at No. 177 Stagg street, but thus laid the foundation for his present prosperity, and for the extensive estab- lishment which he now operates in connection with his brother at No. 175 Bogart street. conduct a very large tailoring. house, furnishing Here they employment to about one hundred and fifty opera- They receive a liberal In 1891 the Schuh brothers purchased the ground and built the houses on Stagg street from No. 324 : to No. 332; inclusive, and about the same time they erected the building at No. 210 Stagg street. their thrift and enterprise they have contributed much to the development and progress of their neighborhood in the eighteenth ward, and are well By known as reliable business men. Mr. Schuh was married by the Rev. Michael May, in Brooklyn, January 16, 1887, to Miss Mary Straub, and unto them have been born three chil- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 473 dren: Elizabeth, Joseph and William, Jr. The fa- ther and his family are all members of the Most Sorrowful Mother Roman Catholic church, on Mor- gan avenue, Brooklyn. JOSEPH SCHUH. For nearly fifteen years Joseph Schuh has re- sided in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn. He was born July 19 1861, in the village of Kitters- burg, in the county of Offenburg, in the grand duchy of Baden, Germany, of which place his par- ents, William and Regina (Boschert) Schuh, were residents. In the public schools of his native town he pursued his education until fourteen years of age, when he was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade, and in his eighteenth year he started out in the world on his own account, traveling through the various German states, where he worked as a journeyman in the more important cities. At the age of twenty he was drafted for service in the German army and was engaged in garrison duty until his twenty-third year when he again engaged in tailoring. The year 1885 witnessed his arrival in the United States, for, hoping to benefit his fi- nancial condition, he took passage at Antwerp on the steam ship Rhineland, which dropped anchor. in New York harbor on the 26th of August, of that year. With characteristic energy he began the search for employment, and at once took up his abode in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, where he worked for some time and then entered into partnership with his brother William, in the manufacture of men's clothing. They are now in control of one of the leading enterprises in this section of the city and have secured a large pat- ronage, for the output of their factory is of an ex- cellent quality, their prices are reasonable and their business methods are reliable. Mr. Schuh was married in Brooklyn, September 3, 1893, to Miss Margaret Berninger, a daughter of Joseph Anthony and Sybilla both of whom were natives of the kingdom of Ba- varia. Mr. and Mrs. Schuh became the parents of three children: John Joseph ; Frederick William, who died at the age of nineteen months; and Mar- garet Louisa Regina. Mr. Schuh and his family are communicants of the Most Sorrowful Mother Roman Catholic church on Morgan avenue, Brook- lyn. They have a wide acquaintance among the German-American people of the city and enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes in this por- tion of Brooklyn. years. (Ball) Berninger, JOHN BOPP. John Bopp was born in New York city, February I7, 1846, and is a son of Anton and Margaret Bopp. The family name is of German origin. The paternal grandfather, Anton Bopp, resided in Winderpah, in the town of Beyer, Germany, and was a stone cutter by trade. He died at the age of sixty-one In his family were three sons and three daughters: Frank, now deceased; Peter; Anton, the father of our subject; Margaret; Sophia; and Catherine, who also passed away. Anton Bopp, the father of our subject, was born in Germany, was there reared and after his mar- riage came with his wife to the United States, cross- ing the Atlantic about 1840. They located in the Eleventh ward of New York city and Mr. Bopp se– cured employment in a packing-box manufactory. He made his home in the metropolis until 1866, when he removed to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Ten years later, on the I4th of August, 1876, he was called to his final rest, at the age of sixty-seven years. Both he and his wife held membership in the St. Nicholas Catholic church. In his family were five children: John, Christopher, Mary, Henry and Katie. Mr. Bopp of this review obtained his education in the public schools of New York city, but put aside his text-books at the age of fourteen in order to make his own way in the world. Since that time he has been dependent entirely upon his own re- Sources and his success is directly due to his own efforts. He began work in a box factory owned by J. H. Swift, of New York city, and his fidelity to duty won him advancement from time to time. In 1876 he was made superintendent of the J. H. Reeves Packing-box Factory, at Greenpoint, where he has since remained. This factory is an ex- tensive establishment located at 290 and 320 Greene street, occupying premises 200x600 feet in di- mensions, and in it are employed three hundred operatives. Mr. Bopp carefully directs its interests and his twenty-four years' connection with the busi- ness is an indication of his unswerving fidelity and his ability. He has invested his capital in real estate from time to time and is now an extensive property holder in Greenpoint. - The lady who bears the name of Mrs. Bopp was in her maidenhood Miss Catherine Reynolds, a daughter of James Reynolds. They have nine chil- dren, of whom seven are living: Louis, now de- ceased; John; Margaret; Anthony; Helen; Katie; Maria; Henry and George. Mr. Bopp and his fam- ily are communicants of St. Anthony's Roman Cath- olic church and he is connected with the Knights of 474 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. Columbus. In politics he is a Democrat and former- ly took an active part in the work of the party, but the pressure of his business has forced him to leave such duties to others. He certainly deserves great credit for what he has achieved in life, having worked his way entirely through his own efforts, overcoming all difficulties and obstacles in his path through determined purpose, unflagging energy and honorable dealing. - REV. JAMES DONOHOE. AND THE CHURCH OF ST. Boniface THE MARTYR. . The handsome little church above named, at Sea- cliff, one of the most picturesque spots of Long Island, is a combination of stone and brick, Roman- esque in architecture, occupying a ground Space of ninety by fifty feet, with a seating capacity of about four hundred and fifty. The ground for the church and rectory was donated by Mrs. K. I. Reilly in the early part of 1898, and in the fall of that year ground was broken for beginning the erection of the edifice. The corner-stone was laid by Rt. Rev. C. E. McDonnell, D. D., June II, 1899, with appro- priate ceremonies, and an eloquent sermon suitable to the occasion was preached by Rev. Matthew J. Tierney. The main altar, which is of marble, was donated by Miss Mary Ann Neville, two marble holy water fonts by Mrs. John Baldwin, one of them in memory of her husband, the statues of the Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin by members of societies connected with the church, the statue of St. An- thony by Mrs. Jordan, of New York, a sanctuary lamp and six candlesticks by Miss Mary Ann Neville, the altar rail by societies connected with the church, and one hundred dollars in cash to be used in the construction of pews by Hon. F. W. Geissenheimer, a non-Catholic, who also contributed very liberally in many other ways. were: John Dillon, of the window in memory of St. Boniface the Martyr; Mrs. K. O'Reilly, of the window of St. Joseph; Patrick Brennan, of St. Aloysius; Mrs. John Baldwin, of St. Agnes; Apos- tleship of Prayer, of the window Blessed Margaret Mary; Jeremiah Daly, of St. Monica; Mrs. Patrick Brady, the window dedicated to Justice; Mrs. G. H. Woods, the window dedicated to Judgment; Miss Mary A. Gallagher, the organ-loft window ; the St. Boniface Guard, the Sanctuary; George G. Schleicher, the window St. Mary Magdalene; Miss Florence E. Oxford, St. Peter; John G. Baldwin, two sacristy windows; the rector, also two sacristy windows; Mrs. Chase, two vestibule windows; and Felix Walsh, also two vestibule windows. The church was solemnly dedicated by Bishop The donors of the windows McDonnell, April 22, 1900, the sermon on the occa- sion being preached by the Very Rev. Herbert F. Farrell, V. F., rector of St. Bridget's church at Westbury, and dean of Nassau county. The Rev. James Donohoe, the rector of the church of St. Boniface the Martyr, at Seacliff, was born in county Longford, Ireland, May 25, 1867, received his classical education at St. Mary's Acad- emy at Longford, and finished his theological course at All Hallow's College in Dublin. He was ordained to the priesthood June 22, 1890, and in August fol- lowing came to America, where he was. at once appointed assistant at St. Joseph's church in Brook- lyn. After four years of faithful service there he was appointed assistant at the church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Brooklyn, and officiated there until July 3, 1898, when he was appointed rector of the church of St. Boniface the Martyr. Since taking charge of this large parish, which includes, besides the village of Seacliff, the outlying districts of Creampot Hill, Round Swamp, Glen Head and Glenwood, Father Donohoe has erected the beautiful church above described and very much improved the property otherwise, besides adding to the mem- bership of the church and doing much good work among his people. FREDERICK W. KALFUR. Among the residents of Queens county who de- vote their time and energies to the cultivation of flowers is Frederick Kalfur, of Richmond Hill. He was born in the province of Westphalia, Prussia, November 22, 1862, and is a son of Frederick W. and Charlotte Kalfur, who were also natives of Ger- many. His education was acquired in the Schools of his native land and he was also prepared for busi- ness life there, serving an apprenticeship to a gard- ener and florist. He gained a thorough and com- prehensive knowledge of the business, the needs of plants and the best methods of cultivation, and since that time has been a student of the florist's art. In 1881 he came to America, locating in New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, where he remained for three years. He then took up his abode in Middle Village, Long Island, where he engaged in business for him- self, and in 1893 he purchased extensive premises, where he is now conducting a successful florist's business. He has well equipped greenhouses sup- plied with all the facilities for his work. Many square feet are under glass, and the greenhouses are heated so that they can be kept at an even tempera- ture. The beautiful flowers and plants which he produces find a ready sale on the market and his patronage is constantly increasing. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 475 Mr. Kalfur was married at Middle Village, Long Island, on the 18th of September, 1888, to Mary Meyer, and their union has been blessed with six children, Anna C., Frederick, Oswald, Charles, Clara and Charlotta. There is also a stepson, Philip, who is a member of the family. Mr. Kalfur and his wife hold membership in the St. Paul's Lutheran church of Jamaica, and are widely known at Richmond Hill, where their many excellencies of character have gained for them the genuine regard of those with whom they have been brought in con- taCt. CHARLES H. EBBETS. To those who are familiar with the political his- tory and with the athletic records of Brooklyn the name of Charles H. Ebbets is familiar. He is now closely associated with the base-ball amusement, and is also prominent in Democratic circles, serving at the present time as councilman from the borough of Brooklyn, representing the Seventh district. He was born in the old Eighth ward of New York city, and is now forty-two years of age. The public schools of the metropolis afforded him, his educa- tional privileges, and after his graduation he engaged in the publishing business for a time. He early learned architecture and subsequently he became associated with the Frank Leslie publishing house, his time being occupied with his duties in that posi- tion until he became active in base-ball circles. At the age of nineteen years Mr. Ebbets was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Broadbent, and they have had four children: Charles H., who is the inspector of school supplies in the borough of Brooklyn; Maie L., a graduate of the public schools of this city; Anna M., who was also graduated there and who is now in the girls' high school; and Gene- vieve S. . For the past nine years Mr. Ebbets has been recognized as a leading member of the Democratic party in Brooklyn. He has been honored with vari- ous positions of honor and trust, and has ever proved a capable and trustworthy official. In 1896 he was a member of the general assembly of New York, and served on the committees on laws, sol- diers' and sailors’ home and insurance. The follow- ing year he was again a candidate, but it was the year of the Republican landslide and he was de- feated. President McKinley defeated W. J. Bryan in the district by twenty-three hundred votes, while Ebbets by only six Colonel Abell defeated Mr. hundred votes, showing that he ran far ahead of his ticket,_a fact which indicated his personal pop- ularity and the confidence reposed in him. In the , of human endeavor. fall of 1897 he was elected councilman from the Seventh district, and has since been continued in the office. His election was hotly contested, and the matter was taken before Judge Maddox, who de- termined the disputed vote. The ballot-boxes were opened by Referee Henry Allen and by his count Mr. Ebbets was declared elected. While in the board of council he has been a member of the committees on parks, laws, officers and salaries and contested elections. Since 1896 he has served as a member of the Democratic general committee of Kings county, and belongs to the Twenty-second Ward Democratic Club. Socially Mr. Ebbets is connected with the Carle- ton Club and the Prospect Bowling Club, and was president of the American Bowling Congress held at Buffalo January 18, 1902. He also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Com- monwealth Lodge, R. A., and Greenwood Lodge, F. & A. M. He is president of the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, with which he has been identified since April, 1883, the date of its organization. He was first cashier and bookkeeper and later became its secretary, and on the death of the president, Charles H. Byrne, in January, 1898, he was elected to the office of president, in which he has since served. In 1890, in the wrangle called the “brotherhood fight,” while occupying grounds at the corner of Fourth avenue and Third street, it was deemed ad- visable to remove to East New York, where they continued from 1890 until 1898. In that year Mr. Ebbets leased the present ground, known as Wash- ington Park, and now occupied by the club. The field has been improved by process of filling in and leveling up. The entire grounds, including sheds, grandstand and other improvements, have been made according to the ideas and under the direction of Mr. Ebbets. The seating capacity of the grandstand is five thousand, and the capacity of the “bleachers” fifteen thousand, and as many as twenty-one. thou- sand people have been in attendance in the grounds at once. The entire improvements were made at a cost of thirty thousand dollars, and the ball park is now in excellent condition, owing to the efforts of Mr. Ebbets. JOHAN GOTTLIEB WEBER. It is not an easy task to describe accurately a man who has led an eminently active and busy life and who has attained to a position of high relative distinction in the more important and exacting fields The energy, determination and sagacity which are necessary to a successful business career are difficult to portray in words, 476 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. and it is such elements that form the foundation of commercial and industrial prosperity. Absolute capability often exists in specific instances, but is never brought into the clear light of the utilitarian and practical life. Mr. Weber is one whose efforts have resulted in winning for him a position of dis- tinction in industrial circles in Brooklyn. He was born in the town of Murhardt, in the county of Baknang, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, September 21, 1828. His parents were Adam and Margaretta (Fueddinger) Weber, and the former was a successful business man in the town of Marhardt, where he owned considerable real estate. He was there regarded as one of the leading and representative. citizens, and his death occurred at the advanced age of eighty-five years, while his wife passed away in her seventy-sixth year. In their family were four sons and one daughter, and with the exception of the subject of this review all remained in the fatherland. Fred- erica, who married but had no children, was born in November, 1830, and died March 19, 1900. Chris- tian married Frederica Fueddinger, and had two sons and two daughters. Wilhelm married and reared a family, as did his brother Christopher. Johan Gottlieb Weber, the other member of the family, spent his boyhood days in the usual manner of lads of that period in the fatherland. He at- tended the public schools, and when fourteen years of age began to learn artistic wood-working, being thus engaged for some time. He also learned the cabinetmaking trade, and when he had completed his apprenticeship worked as a journeyman in many of the more important cities of the empire. In his twenty-fifth year he bade adieu to home and friends and sailed from Havre, France, on the “Wilken,” a two-masted sailing vessel, carrying more than four hundred passengers. The voyage was a stormy one, but after sixty days spent upon the bosom of the Atlantic anchor was dropped in New York city on the 15th of June, 1853. Upon his arrival Mr. Weber took up his abode in Brooklyn and secured work at his trade on Johnson avenue, in the Sixteenth ward, where he was employed as a journeyman for about four years. In 1857 he began business on his own account, locating on Meserole street, where he continued until 1861. In that year he removed to his present place of business, on La Grange street, between Grand and Maujer streets. Here he pur- chased lot No. 9, and after erecting a small shop began cabinetmaking. His skill soon secured him public attention, and his increasing trade made neces- sary the enlargement of his shop after two years. There he continued his manufacturing interests until 1867, when he was again compelled to increase his facilities to meet the growing demands of his trade. In 1877 he purchased lot No. 7, on La Grange street, erecting a three-story frame shop and other neces- sary buildings, since which time he has successfully engaged in the conduct of a cabinetmaking estab- lishment, now furnishing employment to from fifty to seventy-five men. This industry is one of the important concerns in his section of the city, and the output brings to him a gratifying financial re- turn. * Mr. Weber has been twice married, his first union being with Miss Gottlieben Bahr, who was a native of Murhardt, and to them was born a son, Theodore, who died at the age of eleven months. The mother passed away March 13, 1880, at the age of sixty-nine years, and Mr. Weber afterward married Mrs. Hannah Koppel, wife of Louis Koppel, deceased, and a daughter of Ludwig and Sophia (Stutz) Rau. Her father was a native of Ludwigs- burg, and her mother of the city of Stuttgart, Ger- many. By her former marriage Mrs. Weber had one son, Louis, who died at the age of three years, one month and thirteen days. Mr. Weber has always been a liberal contributor to church and charitable enterprises, ready to ex- tend a helping hand to those in need of assistance. He is a self-made man in the best sense of the term, for his start in life was a humble one, and on the ladder of his own building he has mounted to the plane of affluence. He has never had occa- sion to regret his determination to make America his home, for its opportunities and privileges have proved to him the highway of prosperity. . CHARLES H. WEBER: Charles H. Weber was born in the town of Mur- hardt, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, his father being Christian Weber. The schools of his native land afforded him his mental training, and under the parental roof he remained until 1885, which year witnessed his arrival in the new world. He took up his abode in Brooklyn, where he entered the employ of his uncle, Johan Gottlieb Weber, in the capacity of bookkeeper, and in that position he has acceptably served up to the present time. He is an expert accountant, and discharges his duties with marked fidelity and ability. He was married in Brooklyn, January 25, 1891, to Miss Theressa Mordick, daughter of John and Lena (Schneider) Mordick, both of whom were natives of the province of Sax Coburg, Germany. Their marriage has been blessed with one son, Paul. Christopher Weber was born in the town of Murhardt, November 24, 1865, and his father, Chris- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 477 tian Weber, there reared his family. He was edu- cated in the public schools and his boyhood and youth were quietly passed in his parents’ home, where he continued until 1880. He then came to America, and in Brooklyn he learned the cabinet- maker's trade, since which time he has been in the employ of his uncle, Gottlieb Weber, who owns an extensive furniture manufactory. He was married in Brooklyn September 12, 1882, to Miss Catherine Stein, daughter of Peter and Caroline (Weiland) Stein, and unto them were born two sons and a daughter, Frederick, Jacob and Catherine. Mr. Weber is a consistent member of St. John's Lu- theran church. He and his brother, whose sketch appears above, are both enterprising and progressive young business men, who have become useful citi- zens of the community. GEORGE SPECHT. George Specht, a florist, whose extensive green- houses are situated at No. 31 Railroad avenue, Cypress Hills, Long Island, was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the 15th of July, 1847, and is a son of Peter and Ann Maria Specht, both of whom are now deceased. He was educated in the fatherland and there learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Germany until 1889, when he sailed for America, landing in New York. For a year he worked at the carpenter's trade in that city, but in 1890 he purchased his present place of business and has since engaged in the cultivation of flowers, in which enterprise he has won creditable success. In his greenhouses are ten thousand square feet under glass, while he raises flowers of all descrip- tions. He makes also a specialty of ferns, and has some of the finest specimens to be found in the country. These find a ready sale upon the New York market, and his patronage is large and con- stantly increasing. . - Mr. Specht was united in marriage in Alsace- Lorraine to Lena Henky, widow of Charles Henky, and to them has been born a daughter, Amelia. By her former marriage Mrs. Henky had seven chil- dren who are yet living, namely: Charles, Theo- phile, Julius, Jacob, Mary, Lena and Elizamer. The second son, who is acting as manager for Mr. Specht, was born in Alsace-Lorraine May 4, 1866, and was educated in his native land, where he learned the trade of floriculture. On the 15th of October, 1887, he arrived in America, and has since 1891 been connected with his stepfather's business as its manager. He is well qualified for his posi- tion and conducts the business in a way that brings to them a creditable success. Mr. Henky was mar- reid in Brooklyn March 17, 1895, to Agnes Rose Miller, a native of Germany. They now have two children: Theophile, born February 10, 1896; and Helen, born May 30, 1898. Mr. Henky is a bright, progressive business man, thoroughly conversant with the work to which he is directing his attention, is prompt and reliable in all his dealings and well worthy of public confidence. GEORGE H. BENNETT. Among the American colonists who acknowledged the sovereignty of Great Britain one hundred and fifty years ago was William Bennett, but when the attempt was made to throw off the yoke of British oppression his son, Peter Bennett, served with the Colonial troops in the Revolutionary war. At the close of hostilities he made his home in the old town of Bushwick, and there to him was born a son, Jacob I. Bennett, who, on arriving at man's estate, married Sophia Hopper, who belonged to the old Hopper family that was also represented in the Revolutionary war. To them, on the 22d of Febru- ary, 1832, was born the subject of this review, at the old home place near his present residence. The Hoppers were an industrious family, and to the grandmother of Mr. Bennett belongs the credit of having made the first rag carpet in the country. Jacob I. Bennett was a carpenter and a captain of the militia in 1824. He died November 13, 1840, while his wife survived him for thirty-one years, passing away October 16, 1871. They were the par- ents of three children, of whom only one, George H., now survives. The subject of this review attended the first public school established in Brooklyn, and at the age of eight years started to work in a rope-walk, where he remained for five years. On the expiration of that period he learned the brass and iron foundry business, which he followed until 1859. A part of that time he was foreman, while later he became superintendent, acting in that capacity until 1885. He has since been inspector for the city of Brook- lyn at the foundry where are manufactured the pipes for the use of the city. On the 14th of September, 1852, Mr. Bennett was united in marriage to Margaret M. Whaley, of Brook- lyn, a daughter of George C. and Catharine (Bo- gert) Whaley. She is also of Revolutionary stock, her grandfather having carried the last message to General Washington in the memorable struggle for independence. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have three children: Sophia C., the wife of R. E. Newman; George H. C.; and Anna J., the wife of Dr. H. C. Ferris. Mr. Bennett resides at No. 254 Berry street, 478 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, where he has made his home since 1860 and is regarded as one of the representative citizens of the Thirteenth ward. In politics he is a Democrat and was once a candidate for alderman, but was defeated. Fra- ternally he is a Mason, belonging to Charter Oak Lodge since 1871. A man of high moral character, he is upright in his dealings with all, and is much respected by those who know him. ELIAS HELGANS. One of the highly respected residents of the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn and a well-known leader in Democratic circles is Elias Helgans, who was born in the village of Breitenbach, in the prov- ince of Kuhrhessen, Germany, November 18, 1856, his parents being John and Rosina (Martin) Hel- gans. The father was a practical and successful market gardener in his native land. ever, he determined to try his fortune in America, and with his wife and three children he left the fatherland and sailed for the United States, land- ing in New York city. He at once took up his abode at Flatlands, Long Island, where he engaged in garden farming. He was persevering and diligent, and with the assistance of his wife, who was indeed a helpmate to him, he acquired a comfortable living. For about thirty years he resided in his adopted land, and was then called to his final rest on the I3th of April, 1890. His wife still survives him. Both were consistent Christian people of the Lu- theran faith. In their family were seven children who reached years of maturity, namely: Elizabeth, Elias, Matilda, Catharine, John, Mary and Henry. In taking up the personal history of Elias Hel- gans we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known on Long Island. . He pursued his education in the schools of the old town of New Lots, and when he had attained the age of fifteen he began to earn his own livelihood, since which time he has been dependent upon his own resources. He had become familiar with the best methods of gardening under his father's direction, and for some time after entering upon an independent business career he carried on work along that line, each year deriving a good income from his sales of vegetables and other, gar- den produce. On abandoning that vocation he em- barked in the hotel business in the Twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, and owing to his capable man- agement has found it a profitable source of in- COIſle; . Mr. Helgans has taken quite an active interest in public affairs and is a most earnest and zealous In 1860, how- + advocate of the Democracy. Like his father before him, he has never wavered in his allegiance to the party, whose platform, in his opinion, contains the best elements of good government. In 1897 he was chosen by the Democratic convention as its candi- date for the office of alderman in the Twenty-first assembly district, which usually had a strong Repub- lican majority, but when he had made a thorough canvass a large vote was polled, and it was found that when the ballots were counted he had been elected by a majority of sixteen hundred. He proved a most capable and progressive officer, and is still deeply and actively interested in the political affairs of the community. He is an active member of the Twenty-first District Democratic Association. Mr. Helgans was united in marriage to Miss Annie Grabbe, and unto them were born three chil- dren: John Edward, William Henry and Charles Harry. The faithful wife and mother died Decem- ber 28, 1897, since which time Mr. Helgans has been again married, his second union being with Miss Julia Yunker. They have one daughter, Ger- trude. Mr. Helgans and his family attend the Ger- man Lutheran church, and in his social relations he is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Bunker Hill Lodge. He is a representative of the best class of German- American citizens, and almost his entire life has been passed on Long Island, to whose interests he is thoroughly loyal and devoted. LOUIS HAMMEL. Louis Hammel, now retired from the hotel busi- ness, whose name has been thoroughly identified with the growth and development of Rockaway Beach, Long Island, was born in Germany in 1830. He came to America in 1846 and settled in New York city, where he learned the trade of machinist, fol- lowing the trade for some years. In 1854 he en- gaged in the hotel business in Susquehanna, Penn- sylvania, continuing until 1868, when he purchased property in Rockaway Beach, establishing a hotel enterprise when there were but three houses in the place, and thus laying the foundation of a subse- quent large and prosperous business. Foreseeing the possibilities of the town, he devoted energy, time and money to its development. He was largely instrumental in securing both railroad and steam- boat service at that point. It is estimated that he donated to the railroad company land to the value of twenty thousand dollars for depot and railroad purposes. In appreciation of this liberality and in- terest the station, in his honor, received his name. Ever alert and interested in all movements for the betterment of the material progress of Rockaway HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 479 Beach, he was recognized not only as a prime mover in all public enterprises, but also as a man of keen judgment and stainless honor. Later, selling out his hotel interests, he devoted his time to his other increasing property interests. In 1897 he removed to Brooklyn, where he has since resided. Public- spirited, generous, patriotic, he has always followed his connections of duty and has seldom had occasion to modify his deliberate judgments. , In 1853 he was married to Caroline Speaher, a native of Germany. They have one daughter, now Mrs. John J. Kelly, educated at Mount St. Vincent and at Packer Institute, Brooklyn. Mrs. Kelly has four children, Louise, Caroline, Marguerite and Ruth. THE CHURCH OF THE VISITATION. Ths imposing edifice is situated on the corner of Verona and Richards streets, in South Brooklyn, and is now in charge of Rev. W. T. McGuirl. The par- ish was founded in 1854 by Rev. T. O. Farrell, who built a small church at the corner of Van Brunt and Verona streets. In that building mass was celebrated until the larger and more imposing edifice was erected, when the old church was utilized for school purposes. In 1875 the new church at the corner of Verona and Richards streets was erected, but on the I2th of July, 1896, was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt, however, the new structure be- ing dedicated November 13, 1898. The rectors have been Rev. William Lane, Rev. Edward McCabe, Rev. John McKiely, Rev. Dr. Laughran and Rev. W. T. McGuirl. The building is of stone, with a seating capacity of twelve hundred. The parish includes sixteen hundred families, and the Sunday- school has an average attendance of twelve hun- dred. * Rev. W. T. McGuirl, rector of the Church of the Visitation, was born in Ireland, and in early life came to America. He acquired his classical educa- tion in St. John’s College, of Brooklyn, New York, and his theological course in Niagara University, at Buffalo, New York. He was ordained March 25, 1885, at Buffalo, New York, by the Rev. Vincent Ryan, D. D., bishop of Buffalo, and soon afterward was appointed assistant priest at St. Joseph’s church, in Brooklyn, New York, where he remained for more than nine years. He was next appointed to the charge of St. Patrick's church, at Dutch Kills, where he ministered to the spiritual needs of the parish until his appointment as rector of the Church of the Visitation, November 17, 1895. His assistants are Rev. T. F. Farrell, Rev. J. J. Patterson and Rev. T. J. Quinn. For three years Father McGuirl was president of the Young Men's National Union. product of the bay. RICHARD D. HOLMES. Richard D. Holmes, a son of Samuel and Ann (Du Bois) Holmes, was born in Tottenville, on Staten Island, March 23, 1847. His father was born in January, 1800, and spent his entire life on Staten Island, where he was extensively engaged in the oyster business, owning several schooners which were engaged in the shipping trade in handling that He never sought or desired political preferment, but for three years filled the office of port warden. His children were James and Samuel, both deceased; Cornelius; Richard D.; and John B., who is also deceased. Samuel Holmes, the father, died in 1872, and his wife passed away in 1869. * Richard D. Holmes pursued his education in pri- vate Schools in Richmond Valley, on Staten Island, and when his course was completed he became a salesman in a retail shoe store in Brooklyn. Sub- sequently he engaged in business for himself on Grand street, and in 1885 established an undertaking and emblaming business at 1320 St. Mark's avenue, in Brooklyn, where he has since remained, building up a good trade. He is a graduate of the Bellevue College of Embalmers, of New York, and is well qualified for the vocation which he is now fol- lowing. Mr. Holmes was married in the city in which he resides, on the 18th of August, 1875, to Maria Moen, daughter of James and Mary Moen. He is a member of Undine Council, of the Royal Arcanum, and attends the Buffalo Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. In manner he is ever free from ostentation arid display, but his intrinsic worth is recognized, and his friendship is most prized by those who know him best, showing that his character will bear the scrutiny of close acquaintance. THEODORE BECKER. Theodore Becker is an enterprising and pro- gressive citizen of the Evergreen district of Brook- lyn, where he has been well and favorably known for many years. He was born in the village of Hartheim, county of Kirchheim, Bolenden, in the Rhinepfalz district, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, January 29, 1844, and is a son of Conrad and Cath- arine (Geissler) Becker, both of whom were natives of Hartheim. By occupation both parents were agriculturists, and were counted by all that knew them as just and worthy people. The father died in 1866, at the age of fifty-eight, his faithful wife surviving him until she was sixty-two years old, when she died. They were the parents of five sons 480 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. and one daughter, three of whom came to the United States, viz.: and Margaret and Aloysius. Theodore and Mar- garet came in 1875, and Aloysius came in 1877. Margaret married Simon Scheur, and they settled in Morrisania, Westchester county, New York, and now have a family of four children, viz.: Simon, Conrad Joseph, Emil and Anna Elizabeth. Aloy- sius located in Chicago, married, but had no chil- dren, and died in 1895. - Theodore Becker, the subject of this sketch, re- ceived his education in his native land, and at the age of fourteen began to learn the trade of brewer. This occupation he pursued, working as a journey- man, for several years, and traveled through the various German states, Switzerland and France, be- ing successfully employed in the capacity of brewer. Having completed his military service to the Father- land, he decided in 1868 to come to the United States, and accordingly embarked at Liverpool, Eng- land, on the steamship Palmyra of the Cunard line, and after a successful and pleasant voyage of nine days landed at Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, September 21, 1868. Removing at once to New York city he there found employment at his trade in a brewing establishment on Staten Island, where, however, he remained but a short time. He then removed to the Williamsburg district, Brooklyn, where he followed his trade of brewer for about three years, at the end of which time he went to New York city, where he spent several years work- ing at his trade. ven, Connecticut, in which city he was engaged at his trade for one year, and in 1890 removed to Ridgewood, where he became superintendent of the erection of the George J. Grauer brewery. After the completion of this building he filled the position of brew-master in the establishment for a period of five years. In 1895 Mr. Becker retired from active business and has since occupied himself in looking to some extent after the general interests of his immediate neighborhood, educationally, socially and religiously. For years he has been to a greater or less extent identified with the progress and develop- ment of the Ridgewood district, and in 1893 pur- chased lots Nos. II5 and II.7, Cypress avenue, since which time he has made the improvements now upon those lots. Fraternally Mr. Becker has taken an active inter- est in various beneficiary and social organizations, and is a member of the Brew Masters' Association of Brooklyn, New York. He was married in New York city, May 1, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth Otter, a daughter of John and Anna Barbara (Manz) Otter, and by this marriage has one son, named Jacob. Mr. Becker and his family are members of Theodore, the subject of this sketch; In 1888 he removed to New Ha- kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, May 21, 1851. the Lutheran church, and are most excellent people in every way, highly regarded by all who know then". FREDERICK TEBBE. j Mr. Tebbe, the subject of these two paragraphs, is of German birth but is a loyal citizen of his adopted land, within whose borders he has resided since his eleventh year. He was born in the prov- ince of Princeminton, Germany, June 6, 1833, his parents being William and Sophia (Killman) Tebbe. In the primitive schools of the time he ac- quired a limited education and early began to earn his own livelihood by working as a farm hand for the agriculturists of the community. He afterward learned the tailor’s trade under the direction of his brother, William, and followed that pursuit for a number of years, but for a quarter of a century was engaged in the hotel business in East New York. Success attended his efforts, his keen discrimina- tion, sagacity, and indefatigable labor bringing to him very desirable financial returns. For the past ten years he has lived retired. Mr. Tebbe has been twice married, his first union being with Henrietta Clinker, to whom he was married in East New York, in 1858. By this union there was born a daughter, Sophia, who married Charles Horsman, and died in January, 1898, leav- ing two sons, Charles and Frederick. Mrs. Tebbe died in 1871 and Mr. Tebbe afterward married Mrs. Henrietta (Holbet) Leppold. He attends the Ger- man Lutheran church and votes with the Republican party, for his study of the political issues of the day has led him to believe that its platform contains the best element of good government. Although he has retired from business life he is yet actively inter- ested in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community and is a public spirited and progressive citizen. NICHOLAS KERZNER. Nicholas Kerzner, a worthy and representative German-American citizen of the sixteenth ward, Bushwick district of Brooklyn, where he has for a number of years been engaged in the provi- sion business, was born in the town of Zeil in the His parents were Sebastian and Kunigunda (Lutz) Kerzner, both of whom were natives and residents of the same locality. They had in their family five children, four of whom came to the United States and settled in Brooklyn. They were Margaretta, Ann Marie, Nicholas (our subject), and Sebastian. Nicholas Kerzner received his educational train- HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 481. ing in his native land and remained under the par- ental roof until his seventeenth year, when he de- cided to come to the United States with a view of improving his opportunities in life. Upon his ar- rival here he had once located in the eastern dis- trict of Brooklyn, where he engaged in the butcher business in the employ of others until 1885, in which . year he engaged in business on his own account. He is a straightforward and reliable business man, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him. Socially and fraternally Mr. Kerzner has become associated with some of the leading German organ- izations in the eastern district. He is president of the Bayerischer Otto Verein; honorary president of the Bayerischer Volksfest Verein; president of the Fraenkischer Beneficial Verein, and was for some time president of the South Deutscher Beneficial Association. Mr. Kerzner was married, April 19, 1874, in Brooklyn, to Miss Mary Trieber, daughter of Fred- erick and Margarette (Stahlen) Trieber, the former of whom was a native of the kingdom of Wurtem- berg, and his wife, Margarette Stahlen, was a native of the kingdom of Bavaria. By this union Mr. Kerzner had six children, namely: Henry, who married Annie Graft; Annie, now Mrs. Schmidt; and Frank, Anton, Dena and Peter. The faithful wife and mother of this family died March 14, 1898. On September 5, 1899, Mr. Kerzner married Miss Marie Meyer, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Stieber) Meyer, and by this union has one son, named Edward. r WILLIAM M. SUMMERS. A most exemplary citizen and an honored hero of the war of the Rebellion is William M. Sum- mers, one of the leading representatives of the legal profession in Brooklyn. During his army career he was always found faithful to the duties imposed upon him, and won the confidence and high regard of his comrades and superior officers. In his busi- ness life and social relations he has ever manifested the same justice, integrity and reliability, and none know him but to wish him well. Mr. Summers was born in North Carolina, Sep- tember 15, 1838, and his education was received in the parish schools of his nativity and in the cele- brated old Fifth Street School of New York. When the time came for him to choose a life occupation he selected that of the law, pursuing his studies under the preceptorship of William M. Ingraham, of Brooklyn, and on the 14th of May, 1880, he was ad- mitted to the bar. Since entering upon the duties 32 X of his profession he has been principally engaged in real-estate practice, and in that department of his profession he is meeting with a very high degree of success. His name is a familiar one in political and professional circles in his locality, and by reason of his marked intellectual activity and superior ability he is well fitted to aid in molding the public policy of the state, to control general interests and form public opinion. - - . When the Civil war burst with all its fury over the Union, Mr. Summers nobly offered his services in the protection of the starry banner, and on the I8th of April, 1861, he became a member of Com- pany A, Fourteenth Regiment, with which he went to the front at Washington, D. C., and for a time was camped at Arlington Heights. During his mili- tary career he took part in the first battle of Bull Run, and on the expiration of his term of enlist- ment he was honorably discharged, returning to his home with a creditable military record. Shortly after his return he was made lieutenant of a regi- ment known as the Seward’s Own, but after six months’ service he was again discharged from duty. On the 16th of November, 1869, Mr. Summers be- came a member of Company E, Twenty-third Regi- ment, New York National Guards, of which he re- mained a member until November 17, 1884. In the following year, on the 3d of April, 1885, he joined Company H, Thirteenth Regiment, but August 27, 1887, this regiment was disbanded, and on May 18, following, he re-enlisted in the Twenty-third Regi- ment, Company D. On the 14th of May, 1894, he was appointed to the position of quartermaster ser- geant of the company, continuing to discharge the duties of that office until September 17, 1897. He is now an active member of Company E, Twenty- third New York National Guard, having become identified with that organization October 4, 1897, and he has also been a member of the Veteran As- Sociation of that regiment since 1880. Mr. Sum- mers now holds championship badges for marks- manship and small-arms practice. For twenty-two consecutive years he qualified at the Creedmoor practice grounds of the Twenty-third Regiment, during seven years of which time he was a sharp- shooter, receiving a decoration medal issued by the state, while he also holds the fifteen and twenty years' medal. Medals have also been given him for . a record of duty in attendance at drills, he never having missed but two since 1889. During the year 1895 he took an active part in the Brooklyn trolley riots. - • * Mr. Summers was united in marriage to Miss Priscilla Gault, and they have three sons,—William M., who is a member of the Twenty-third Regi- 482. HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. ment; Herbert D. and Augustus M. Mr. Summers and his three sons at one time challenged any family in the county in a rifle contest. He is a member of Post No. 197, G. A. R., in which he maintains pleas- ant relations with his old army comrades of the “blue.” - . - JOHN C. ANDRESEN. . The industrial interests which contribute to the substantial improvement and growth of Brooklyn are well represented by Mr. Andresen, who is a member of the firm of Andresen & Lies, manufac- turers of folding beds. Their business is located at the corner of Leonard and Devoe streets, Williams- burg, and the enterprise is conducted under the name of the Columbia Folding Bed. Company. Shakespeare has said “there is a time in the affairs of men which, taken-at the tide, leads on to for- tune.” It is this ready grasping of opportunities or the neglect of it which leads to success or failure, and in the case of Mr. Andresen we find one that recognized that the hour for action had come and therefore bent every energy toward securing the prosperity which forms the goal before all who enter the business world. He possessed many of the sterling elements of his German ancestry. He was born in the town of Pinneberg, in the province of Holstein, in the northern part of the fatherland, September 9, 1847, a son of Petersen and Caroline (Armbrecht) An- dresen. The father was educated in the seminary at Toadern, and followed teaching for thirty years, or until fifty years of age, when he retired from active business life. He taught in the public schools of Holstein. He was a Baptist, in his religious faith, and died in his native province, Holstein, De- cember 6, 1869, at the age of seventy years. wife, who was a native of Hanover, Germany, also reached the traditional span of three-score years and ten. Their children were Gustave, John C., Catherine, Bertha and Sophia. . Mr. Andresen, of this review, pursued his edu- cation in the public schools of Hamburg, but at the age of fourteen he left school and entered upon a three-years apprenticeship at the wood-carving trade in his native land. Upon completing his trade, at the age of eighteen years, he resolved to seek a home in New York city, believing that he might better his financial condition in the new world. He here began a three years' apprenticeship in the plumbing business with William Wilson, a well- . known plumber on Broadway, and on the comple- tion of his term he worked as a journeyman for some time, after which he began business on his His own account, at No. 107 Meserole street. In 1873 Mr. Andresen embarked in the furniture business on First street, as a member of the firm of Andresen & Matthews. This partnership was maintained for five years, after which Mr. Andresen engaged in the furniture commission business until 1884. He then established his present factory at the corner of Leonard and Devoe streets, Brooklyn, for the man- ufacture of folding beds. The building is seventy- five by one hundred feet, five stories in height and is well equipped with the latest improved machinery for turning out a high grade of work, giving em- ployment to a hundred men. The enterprise was formerly conducted by the firm of Andresen & Blatt, but later Mr. Blatt was succeeded by Mr. Lies, who is Mr. Andresen's son-in-law and his present partner. The subject of this review, how- ever, established the business, controlling all of the patents, which were of his own invention, but all have now expired. He was one of the pioneers of the business of manufacturing folding beds and be- came one of the best known and most successful in that line of trade. The firm manufactures every design of folding bed from plain to extremely or- nate, using all varieties of wood, thus being able to meet the requirements and tastes of the city pat- rons. The volume of business is constantly increas- ing and the house is well known throughout many sections of the country, its goods being shipped into many states. Its reputation is indeed enviable and is well merited by reason of the excellence of the workmanship and the systematic and honorable business methods of the members of the firm. On the 3rd of September, 1870, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Andresen and Miss Louisa Schmidt. Fourteen children were born of this union, of whom nine are yet living. These are Louise, wife of Professor Gustave Schneck, a mem- ber of the faculty of the German Baptist Theologi- cal Seminary of Rochester, New York; Lydia, wife of William Lies, who is her father's partner, and by whom she has two children, Bertie and William ; . Emma and Bertha, deceased; Carrie; John, who has also passed away; Edward; William, deceased; Gustave; Ella; Walter; Lillian; Emma and Mabel. Mr. Andresen became a member of the First German Baptist church of New York, located on Fourteenth street, uniting with that church soon after reaching this country and his connection there- with covered a period of many years. For many years he was president of its board of trustees, has been connected with the various church societies, has been secretary of the Sunday-school and president of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor and the Sick Benefit Associa- . HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 483 tion. He is now a member and with his family at- tends the services of the Second German Baptist church of Brooklyn. It is often found that those who control extensive business interests seem to have little time for church work, or perhaps if the truth were more plainly stated, their inclination lies not in that direction, but Mr. Andresen is one who realizes the three-fold nature of man, the phy- sical, intellectual and the moral, and has neglected none of them and therefore his character is one well rounded and developed. He is a gentleman of broad humanitarian views, quick to respond to the call of the needy and with sympathies easily aroused by those in distress. In earlier days he was for Seven years a member of the old Eighth Regiment of the New York National Guard. He resides at No. 1265 Jefferson avenue, where he has a very pleasant home. He has been a leading factor in the progress of Brooklyn, her intellectual, religious and social interests owe their promotion in a consider- able degree to him. Thirty-four years has the city been his home, and being ever a loyal and true citi- zen, in the history of Long Island he certainly de- Serves representation. JAMES A. SOMERS, M. D. One of the renowned general practitioners of Brooklyn is Dr. James Alpheus Somers, whose knowledge of the science of medicine is broad and profound and whose skill in applying medical prin- ciples in the practice of his profession has gained him a distinguished position in the ranks of those who are devoting their energies to the physical wel- fare of their fellow men. tº A native of Norwich, Connecticut, the Doctor was born March 23, 1869, and is a son of James and Margaret Elizabeth Dwight (Collier) Somers, the former a native of New York city, the latter of Philadelphia. For a number of years the father engaged in the importation of dry goods at Nor- wich, Connecticut, but is now living retired. In the family were eight children: Mary Dwight, the wife of Captain Thomas H. Seaman, of New Jersey; Henry, who died October 30, 1900, at the age of thirty-six years; Christopher, who died in 1895, at the age of thirty; Margaret, who died in childhood; James A., of this review; John, a member of the firm of Somers Brothers of New York; William A., the junior partner in the firm; and Kethryn, who is a graduate of Fort Edward College, of the class of 1898. - * In the public schools and academies and in pri- vate schools in his native town Dr. Somers acquired his literary education and then prepared for the practice of medicine in the Long Island College Hoš- pital, in which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in the class of 1892. He also took a medical course in Bowdoin College, arid throughout his professional career he has contin- ually added to his knowledge through reading and investigation. The summer following his gradua- tion he had charge of the practice of Drs. E. H. Bartley and William Hutchinson, two eminent phy- sicians who were then absent in Europe. He after- ward became an interne in the New York Post- Graduate Hospital, where he remained for a year, and on the expiration of that period he opened an office at the corner of Schermerhorn street and Third avenue, where he remained until 1900. He has a large and lucrative general practice and makes a specialty of the diseases of women and children, . in which he has gained great proficiency. He is, however, a general practitioner, studying along all lines, and the profession and public regard him as one of the best informed general physicians in the city. Notwithstanding his large patronage he has done much charitable work for individuals and for institutions, having been for a number of years con- nected with the Central Dispensary of . Brooklyn, while for a considerable period he has also been at- tending physician at St. Phebe's Mission. The Doctor is a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, in which he takes an active interest, often taking part in its discussions and pre- senting valuable papers at its meetings. He is an extremely busy and successful practitioner, con- stantly overburdened for demands for his services, both professionally and socially. He is an indus- trious and ambitious student; a man of the highest and purest character; genial in disposition, unob- trusive and unassuming, and in his expressions con- cerning his brother practitioners is friendly and in- dulgent. HENRY ROPE. Henry Rope, an enthusiastic German-American patriot, was born in Schweringen, in what is now the province of Prussia, November 19, 1843, and with a sister came to New York in 1858, and soon after made his permanent home in Brooklyn; where he has since resided, but at the present writing is contemplating a visit to the fatherland, during the winter of 1901-2. September 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Sixty-ninth Regiment, at New York, under Commanding Officer Colonel Murphy. At the time of his enlistment he was eighteen years and nine months old and weighed one hundred and sixty-five pounds, but on his return his weight was 484 HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. one hundred and nineteen pounds. In December the regiment left Camp Scott, Staten Island, for New- port News, where they were mustered into the United States service. They were then sent to Nor- folk, then to Suffolk, and were later sent to Fairfax Court House and Centerville to join the Second Brigade, Second Division, Hancock's corps, where they took part in their first engagement at Spottsyl- vania Court House. The regiment did service along the railroad leading from Washington to Manasses Junction, and in the engagements at Mine Run, North Anna, and Cold Harbor, where the regi- ment especially distinguished itself. On the morn- ing of June 3, 1864, at three o'clock in the morning, Soldier Rope was shot in the arm while on skirmish line, and lay on breastworks until he was able to crawl out of their range of fire. Later he was con- fined in the Chestnut Hill hospital at Philadelphia. He barely escaped the amputation of his arm by the officious young surgeon in the field. Recovering, he joined his regiment and was again at the front at Petersburg and Hatches Run, followed by contin- uous fighting in front of Petersburg, participating in its siege, capture and occupation. He was in the seven-days’ pursuit of Lee until his surrender at Appomattox. He was mustered out July 15, 1865. Mr. Rope is a member of Harry Lee Post, G. A. R., and a past grand master of Fort Green Lodge, I. O. O. F. Though a Hancock Democrat, he voted for Lincoln in the field at his second election, and in politics is now an ardent Democrat. His father, Fred. Rope, served for seven years in the King of Hanover's Huzzars in Germany. In 1873 Mr. Rope was married to Marguerite Brickwell. They have three surviving children: Anna, Henry and Katie. ALBERT E. DONOVAN. For a number of years Albert E. Donovan has occupied a conspicuous place among the leading business men of Brooklyn, where he is well known as a prominent and successful contractor. He has at all times been actively connected with everything which has tended to promote the development of this region, and has been confidently counted upon to endorse progressive measures. and to uphold the law and right and justice. - Mr. Donovan is one of Brooklyn's native sons, his birth having here occurred on the Ioth of Octo- ber, 1863, and to its public school system he is in- debted for the educational privileges which he en- joyed in his youth. He began his business life by assisting his father in the feed business, but having in early life formed a taste for the vocation which he is now following he, at the age of about twenty- two years, commenced taking contracts on his own account, and his career since that time is one that. may well serve as an object lesson to those who have the energy, determination and will power to succeed. Although young, he has proven his capa- bility and capacity for conducting large operations, and he can well be credited with the largest ex- cavation for a single building or combination of buildings in the city, that of the excavation of the block from Second to Third avenues and from Fifty-eighth to Fifty-ninth streets for the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Car House, of Brooklyn, which is two hundred and sixty-seven by seven hundred and fifty feet in dimensions. Mr. Donovan is now giv- ing his attention principally to street paving, in which he is making an enviable record. SIMON NAGER, Jr. Simon Nager, Jr., was born in the twenty-sixth ward of Brooklyn, June 14, 1878, and is a son of Simon and Henrietta (Distler) Nager. His early mental training was received in the public schools and for some time he was under the private in- struction of Professor Henry Streeter, of this city. Later he became a student in Pratt’s Institute, and when in his fifteenth year he entered Wright's Long Island Business College, in which he completed the course of study and was graduated in 1894. The following year he entered the office of George W. Tucker in a clerical capacity and thus continued to serve until 1897 when he acquired an interest in the business by becoming a partner of his employer, under the firm name of George W. Tucker & Com- pany. They conducted a successful business in the coal trade until 1899, when Simon Nager, Sr., pur- chased Mr. Tucker's interest and the present firm name of Nager & Son was assumed. They have since built up an extensive and profitable trade and their patrons include some of the best families in the eastern district of Brooklyn. The business is vir- tually under the management of the junior partner, whose long connection with the coal trade well quali- fies him for the work. He is also a director and stockholder in the Equal Realty Corporation of Brooklyn. - On the 5th of October, 1897, Mr. Nager was united in marriage to Miss Catharine Knickmann, a daughter of Henry and Dorothea (Kunkel) Knick- mann, and they now have an interesting little son, Harold S. Mr. Nager is connected with several social and fraternal organizations. He belongs to Cambridge Lodge, No. 665, F. & A. M., of Brooklyn, the Aurora Grata Masonic Club, Atlantic Council, HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND. 485 No. 1417, Royal Arcanum and the Bushwick Bowl- ing Club. Mr. Nager is yet a young man, but is widely and favorably known both in business and social circles. JAMES J. TERHUNE, M. D. A native of New Jersey, Dr. Terhune, who is now practicing medicine in Brooklyn, was born in Bergen county, on the 5th of February, 1844, and there remained for sixteen years. Determining to make the practice of medicine his life work, he en- tered the Long Island Medical College and was graduated in 1875. In the meantime, however, he had rendered loyal service to his country, and was a member of Company A, Twenty-second New York Infantry, in which he enlisted for nine months, serving from September 23, 1862, until June 3, 1863. He was with the First Army Corps of Reynolds' Division of the Department of Virginia. On the Ist of March, 1864, he re-enlisted as a mem- ber of Company E, Third New Jersey Cavalry, and served until the 1st of August, 1865,-a period of twenty-six months. He was of General Custer's Division of . Cavalry which won distinction on ac- count of its splendid service. of the Third New Jersey and Second Ohio Regi- ments and was frequently chosen to perform the more difficult service entrusted to the cavalry forces. The Doctor took part in the battles of the Wilder- ness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, the assāult on Petersburg and all the engagements of the Shenandoah valley. He was in Sheridan's raid and was with the Army of the Potomac until the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, the Third New Jersey, being the last to fire upon Lee's army. At the battle of Five Forks, Dr. Terhune won pro- motion to the rank of first lieutenant, April 1, 1865. This was composed In that engagement he captured a Rebel officer and secured his belt, and it is one of the many trophies which now decorate the U. S. Grant Post rooms. He received a slight wound in the knee at Peters- burg while performing the dangerous service of de- livering orders, but otherwise escaped uninjured. Since his graduation in the Long Island Medical College he has been engaged in the general practice Uf medicine on Adelphi street, Brooklyn, and has gradually built up an excellent patronage. He is a member and the present secretary of the board of pension examiners. He also belongs to the Brook- lyn County Medical Society and the Physicians' Mutual Aid Association. He is also connected with various fraternal organizations, including Fort Green Council, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed through all the chairs; the Royal Arcanum and the American Legion of Honor. He also belongs to the U. S. Grant Post, G. A. R., was its first surgeon and served in that capacity for three terms. He was also for four years surgeon of the Thirteenth Regiment of the New York National Guards, serv- ing from 1880 until 1884 with the rank of major. Politically he is a Republican and belongs to the Twentieth Ward Republican Association. - The Doctor has been twice married. In 1866 he wedded Adaline Losier, who died after two years, and for his second wife he chose a Miss Blake, the wedding ceremony being performed in 1873. The Doctor now devotes his time and energies largely to his profession and has attained a position of dis- tinction in the line of his chosen calling. Advance- ment in the medical profession depends entirely upon merit and cannot result from the aid of influ- ential friends or of wealth. It is therefore an indi- cation of ability when one leaves the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few, and this the Doctor has done. Repecod º commercial mºveſ, ſº | *32 gº-º-º-º-º-º-º: - ºf 8 ºr 3 × **:: *** **** ºn . & * * tº: sº - * º; * ...< x <º . . . - - º ! ſº * 2 - º # * * * , *śx. 4- * 3. N *. § 3 g675 00576 5873 “Nº." * * * * · · · · · · * * & **<（ , ** * º № < º* ~~~~*~*~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~