OBITUARIES, AMERICAN. (HousE HUTCHINSON.) 



House. Samuel Reynolds, missionary, bora 

 in Westford. N. Y., in 1817; died in Waterford, 

 X Y., Aug. 13, 1899. He was successively gradu- 

 ated at Kensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dart- 

 mouth College, and Union University, became 

 principal of the Western Academy in Connecti- 

 cut, and subsequently studied medicine. In 1840 

 he went to Siam as a medical missionary, and in 

 the ten years of his stay in that country he 

 served as physician to the King. On his return 

 he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church. For 

 several years Dr. House edited the Knickerbocker 

 Magazine. 



Howard. Guy. soldier, born in Augusta, Me., 

 Dec. 1(5. 18.->f>: died near Arayat, Luzon island, 

 Oct. 21, 1899. He was a son of (Jen. O. 0. How- 

 ard. He entered the United States army as sec- 

 ond lieutenant in the 12th Infantry, Aug. 31, 

 1870. upon direct appointment; was promoted first 

 lieutenant, .luly 1!>. 1882: captain, Jan. 7, 1893; 

 transferred to quartermaster's department, Jan. 

 31. 1893: promoted quartermaster and major of 

 volunteers. May 12, 1898; chief quartermaster, 

 with rank of lieutenant colonel, Aug. 11, 1898. He 

 served on his father's staff in the Nez Perces war 

 of 1877. took part in several battles, and for 

 his services in the Piute and Bannock war of 

 1878 was highly commended. In 1882 he was 

 graduated at the United States Artillery School. 

 He was the constructing quartermaster in build- 

 ing Fort Ethan Allen, at Burlington, Vt. His 

 service in the Spanish -American War began at 

 Atlanta as assistant to the chief quartermaster. 

 He was recommended for the post of quartermas- 

 ter of the 4th Corps, and as such had charge of 

 that department at Camp Alger, Virginia. Upon 

 his promotion to lieutenant colonel of volunteers 

 he took charge of the dispatching of troops from 

 Newport News to Cuba. He was ordered to 

 Manila in August, 1898, and assigned to Gen. 

 Lawton's division as chief quartermaster. He 

 organized the transportation for Lawton's ad- 

 vance, and was helping to establish a new sub- 

 depot at San Isidro, 48 miles north of Manila. 

 He was on board the army gunboat Oceania, 

 Oct. 21, 1899, towing two cascoes, when the boat 

 was attacked at close quarters by the Filipino 

 insurgents, and he was shot in the breast. He 

 staggered to the wheel, saying, " Whatever hap- 

 pens, keep the launch going," and soon expired. 



Howarth, Mrs. Ellen Clementine (Doran), 

 poet, born in Cooperstown, N. Y.. May 20, 1827; 

 died in Trenton, N. J., Dec. 23, 1899. She was 

 the daughter of a calico printer named Doran, 

 and, owing to the great poverty of the family, 

 was sent to work in a factory at the age of 

 seven, after she had learned to read and write. 

 At eighteen she married Joseph Howarth, a calico 

 printer, and removed with him to Trenton. Her 

 husband became blind after some years, and his 

 wife supported the family by caning chairs and 

 washing. While at these tasks she composed 

 her poems, which were published in local papers 

 over the signature "Clementine." During the 

 civil war her patriotic verses were very popular 

 with the soldiers. 'Tis but a Little Faded Flower 

 is her best-known poem, which, as well as other 

 verses of hers, has been set to music and been 

 widely popular. Her published books include 

 The Wind Harp, and Other Poems (Philadelphia* 

 1804), and Poems (Newark, 1807). The latter 

 volume was issued in 1808 with a preface by Rich- 

 ard Watson Gilder, which helped materially in 

 bringing her name to public attention. 



Howell, George Rogers, historian, born in 

 Southampton, N. Y., June 15, 1833; died in Al- 

 bany, N. Y., April 5, 1899. He was graduated 



at Yale College in 1854 and at Princeton Theo- 

 logical Seminary in 1804, and entered on minis- 

 terial work in western New York. In 1805 he 

 delivered an historical address at the observance 

 of the two hundred and fiftieth aniversary of the 

 settlement of Southampton, arid he published The 

 Early History of Southampton, L. I., w r ith Gene- 

 alogies (New York, 1800; second edition, Albany, 

 1887). In 1872 he became attached to the New 

 York State Library, at Albany, and subsequently 

 he was appointed State archivist. In addition 

 to many pamphlets, he published Linguistic Dis- 

 cussions, The Open Polar Sea, Heraldry in Amer- 

 ica, and an extensive History of Albany and 

 Schenectady Counties. 



Hull, William, clergyman, born in Claverack r 

 N. Y., April 17, 1830; died in Albany, N. Y., June 

 19, 1899. He studied law, and was admitted to 

 'the bar in 1851. In 1853 he purchased the Sauger- 

 ^.ties Telegraph, and for four years he practiced 

 'law and edited this paper. In 1857 he abandoned 

 the law and began a course in theology, and in 

 1800 was ordained in the Lutheran Church. He 

 organized St. Matthew's English Lutheran con- 

 gregation, New York city; was pastor at Ancram r 

 N. Y., 18G2-'GG; at Athens and Hudson, N. Y., 

 1800-09; and at the latter place, 1869-'90. He 

 was a regular contributor to the Church period- 

 icals for many years, the founder and editor of 

 the Eastern Lutheran, and a frequent contribu- 

 tor of important historical and theological articles 

 to the Gettysburg Review. He was the author 

 also of a history of Hartwick Seminary, the old- 

 est Lutheran institution in this country. 



Huntington, David L., soldier, "born in 

 Charlestown, Mass., in 1834; died in Rome, Italy, 

 Dec. 20, 1899. He was graduated at Yale in 

 1855, and studied medicine. He was appointed 

 assistant surgeon in the regular army, July 11, 

 18G2; was promoted assistant surgeon with rank 

 of captain, July 28, 1806; major, April 28, 1877; 

 lieutenant colonel in the department of the sur- 

 geon general, April 18, 1895; and was retired, 

 April 10, 1898. In the volunteer service he was 

 appointed medical director with rank of colonel, 

 Feb. 25, 1865, serving till June 30, 1865. In the 

 civil war he was medical director of the Army 

 of the Tennessee, and accompanied Gen. Sherman 

 on the march to the sea. At the close of the 

 war he was assigned to duty in the West, and 

 was in several engagements with the Indians. 

 In 1876 he was placed in charge of the hospital 

 connected with the Soldiers' Home in Washing- 

 ton, and for a time he acted as assistant and 

 acting surgeon general of the army in that city. 

 He was in charge of the Medical Museum in 

 Washington for several years and edited The 

 Medical Record of the War. 



Hutchinson, Benjamin Peters, speculator, 

 born in Reading, Mass., in 1829; died at Lake 

 Geneva, Wis., March 16, 1899. At an early age 

 he removed to Lynn, where he acquired a limited 

 education and for some time was engaged in 

 the boot and shoe business. In 1856 he settled 

 in Chicago, then went to Milwaukee/ and after 

 two years returned to Chicago and undertook 

 grain shipping on a small scale. The civil war 

 gave a sudden stimulus to the meat-packing in- 

 dustry, and Mr. Hutchinson organized the ^ 

 of Burt, Hutchinson & Snow. When the Chica 

 stock yards were opened this firm was the firs 

 to operate there. In 1872, after the dissoluti< 

 of the firm, Mr. Hutchinson connected hims 

 with the Chicago Packing and Provision Coi 

 pany, which had a prosperous career till I 

 He also organized the Corn Exchange Bank, ai 

 was its president for many years. Mr, Hutchii 



