OBITUARIKS. AMKUICAN. << I AMKWELL Gin-.x., 





uid was commandant of the Boston Navy 

 Yard 1885 "88 B ':'4. and of the Now L'-n- 



don Naval Station. l8!U-'!t:'>. 



Gamewll. John N.. inventor, born in Marl- 



''..umy. N. l.'.. in 1^00: died in llaekensack, 



. July I 1 ,), l^'.itj. In early life he was interested 

 in the development of telegraphy. Before the civil 

 war he went to Ii.^ton. and there perfected and 



.:ed the telegraphic fire-alarm s\>tem that 

 9 his name and is now in general use. At the 



ning of the war he was installing his lire- 

 alarm system in Charleston. S. C. The Confederate 



ninent confiscated his patents and sold them. 

 He was then engaged in the manufacture of gun- 

 powder in Columbia, S. C..till the occupation of the 

 city by the National army. After the war he re- 

 turned to the North, and after long litigation 

 -:on of his patents, which yielded 

 him a large fortune. 



Barrett, Robert, capitalist, born in Baltimore, 

 M<L April 9. 1847: died in Deer Park. Md.. July 

 He was the eldest son of John Wark 

 Garrett. for nearly thirty years President of the 

 Baltimore and Ohio Kail road Company, and was 

 graduated at Princeton College in 1867. After 

 leaving college he entered the banking house of 

 Robert Garrett A: Sons, and in 1871 became i 

 dent of the Valley Railroad of Virginia. In 

 his father placed him in the service of the Balti- 

 more and Ohio Railroad, of which he became third 

 vice-president in 1879. first vice-president in ". -- 

 and president, on the death of his father, in 

 Under his management the Baltimore and Ohio 

 telegraph system was established : the railroad line 



extended to Philadelphia at large cost and 



te intense opposition : an express system cov- 

 ering all points on the railroad was put into opera- 

 tion: and the railroad secured an entrance into 

 York city and acciuired the Staten Island 

 Rapid Transit system. He also organized a com- 

 pany to manufacture and operate parlor cars in 

 opposition to the two corporations then controlling 

 that branch of the railroad business of the country. 

 These enterprises made such a drain on the re- 

 sources of the company that it soon found itself in 

 financial difficulty. In the hope of saving the 

 property, Mr. Garrett went to Europe to sell sin.- 

 000,000 of securities, and while he was abroad his 



iates in the management sold the telegraph 

 and express systems. He resigned the presidency 

 of the railroad on Oct. 10. 1887. and set out on a 

 tour of the world for his health, but was called 

 home in July. 1888. by the drowning of his brother. 

 His mental affliction is believed to have originated 

 in the shock caused by the sudden death of William 

 II. Vanderbilt on 1 35. Mr. Garrett was 



having a conference with Mr. Vanderbilt on rail- 

 r->ad business in the home of the latter when Mr. 

 Vanderbilt was attacked with apoplexy and died in 

 Mr. Garrett's arms before aid could be summoned. 

 Mr. Garrett was interested in numerous financial, 

 educational, and charitable institutions. 



Ga-t. .John, lithographer, born in Berlin. Ger- 

 many, in 1841: died in Brooklyn. N. V.. July 06. 

 iX'i'i. When he was but a few months old his 

 parents removed to St. Louis. Mo., whence he re- 

 turned to Berlin to complete his education. After 

 taking a full course at the Royal A<-adi-my. he re- 

 j tned the family in St. Louis and organized a lith- 

 ographic company. Three years afterward he sold 

 out his interest and went to Paris, where he studied 

 the chromo art with Thiirwansrer. On his return 

 he settled in New York city. Subsequently he be- 

 came one of the founders of "The Daily Graphic," 

 one of the chief features of which was the series of 

 illustrations produced by a special process of his 

 invention. On the suspension of this journal he 



VOL. xxsvi. 36 A 



organized a lithographic hou- . one 



of the largest in the i-ouiilry. 11- remained with 

 this company fur five \ears; thc.-i ><>id out his in- 

 terest ; and founded a pliotochroine company, 

 whic:. : his invention, lie 



held seven patents mi pr j ''ing, 



the most important of which is known as the t: 

 color pr< 



Gaunt. PerelraL composer, born in Philadelphia. 

 Pa., in lx->0: died in Palenville, Catskills. N. Y.. 

 Sept. 5. iMiii. He was emplo\ 

 as a writer of topical songs by Frank McKee. and 



jiiently as musical director by the theatrical 

 firm of Hoyt & Thomas, afterward Hoyt A: M 

 His most notable composition was the music of A. 

 Trip to Chinatown," in which was the original song, 

 " The Bowery," which brought him a handsome sum 

 of money. The words and music of " The Bowery," 

 as well as of his " Push dem Clouds away " and 

 " Love me Little, Love me Long," had a large sale. 

 He was also associated with Charles Hoyt in 

 posing the words and music of " Reuben and Cyn- 

 'thia." "The Widow." "Out fora Racket," and other 

 popular songs. It was estimated that the three first 

 songs mentioned yielded him $35.000. 



Gibbon. John, military officer, born near Holmes- 

 burg. Pa.. April 00. 1807: died in Baltimore, Md., 

 Feb. 6. 1896. He was graduated at West Point, and 

 appointed a brevet Od lieutenant in the 3d Artillery 

 July 1. 1847: was promoted 2d lieutenant 4th Ar- 

 tillery Sept. 13 following : 1st lieutenant. Sept. 10. 



: . captain, Nov. 0. 1859; colonel 36th Infantry 

 July transferred to 7th Infantry March 



15. 1869: and brigadier general July 10. 1885: and 

 was retired April 00. 1891. In the volunteer service 

 he was commissioned a brigadier general May 0. 

 IS67. and promoted major general June 7. l s <34. 

 During the civil war he wasbrevetted major. United 

 States army. Sept. 17. i860, for services at Antie- 

 tam : lieutenant colonel. Dec. 13 following for Fred- 

 ericksburg: colonel. July 4. 1863. for Gettysburg; 

 and brigadier general and major general. March 13, 



for Spottsylvania and the capture of Peters- 

 burg. In the Mexican \Var he served in the artillery 

 at the city of Mexico and Toluca : in 1854-'57 was 

 instructor in artillery at the Military Academy; 

 and in 1856-'59 was quartermaster there. He was 

 chief of artillery in Gen. McDowell's division from 

 -(31. ti'll May 0. 1-60: commanded a bri- 

 gade through the campaigns in Maryland. Vir- 

 ginia, and Pennsylvania in 1860-'63 : and w 

 verely wounded at Gettysburg, where he commanded 

 the Od Army Corps. On his recovery in 1864 he took 

 part in the battles of the Wilderness. Spottsylvania, 

 and Cold Harbor, and in the siege and battles at 

 Petersburg he commanded the 24th Army < 

 and distinguished himself in the assaults of the last 

 two days. He was one of the commissioners to 

 carry into effect the stipulations for Gen. Lee's sur- 

 render. After the war he was superintendent of the 

 general recruiting service in New York city, 

 commanded the Yellowstone expedition against Sit- 

 ting Bull in 1876. and in the action at Big Hole 



M"iit.. with the Nez Perces Indians, 

 and. by direction of the President, had charge of 

 the measures to suppress the riots against the Chi- 

 nese in Washington Territory in 1885. At the time 

 of his retirement he was in command of the Depart- 

 ment of California. Gen. Gibbon was author of 

 "The Artillerist's Manual" .New York. 1859). of a 

 prize essay on " Our Indian Question." and of arti- 

 cles on military and Indian affairs in periodicals. 



Gibson. William Hamilton, artist and author, 

 born in Sandy Hook. Conn., the country home of 

 his parents. ( >ct. 5. 185o : died in Washington. Conn., 

 July 16. 1896. The spirit of eager inquiry and the 

 constant sympathy with Nature which gained for 



