Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“G” Surnames

GAFFKIN John 21 years

d. 13 August 1899 at Coney Island; run over by a Brooklyn Rapid Transit Car; Ait is supposed that he had fallen into Coney Island Creek, and after crawling out had been overcome and laid down upon the track@; resident of Huntington

GAFFNEY Thomas

found dead 25 August 1898 at Oyster Bay; a fall Acontributed to by alcohol@; wood chopper with one arm who lived in a hut with his son James Gaffney; Athe father and the son were often seen in a drunken condition on our [Oyster Bay=s] streets .... the men went by the name of Gaffney, but the son said that their real name was Ward@

GAINES Stephen W. 82 yrs 9 mos

d. 1 December 1894 at Huntington; son of Dr. Samuel and Mary Gaines; grandson of Thomas Woodward; brother of Royal Gaines; m. first 1838, Elizabeth Collins, who d. 1841; by her he was father of Samuel C. Gaines (d. 1878) and Mary Elizabeth (who d. young); m. second Martha R. Griffin (Mrs. Woodward) who d. March 1883; by her he had Stephen W. Gaines, Elizabeth W. Gaines (d. ca. 1885) and Henry Gaines; m. third ca. 1888 Mary Fowler; b. 4 February 1812; grew up in Huntington; studied real estate law in New York City; into practice in 1837; lived in New York City until 1861; afterwards he lived summers in Huntington and winters in New York City 1861-1866; resident of Huntington since 1866; Democrat who voted for every Democratic candidate for President since Andrew Jackson=s second election; trustee of Huntington Rural Cemetery; member of Huntington Board of Education; president of Huntington Public Library Association; President of Long Island Bible Society; trustee of Second Presbyterian Church, Huntington; amateur astronomer; long obit in 8 December 1894 paper

GALER Mrs. Daniel

funeral 22 November 1894 at Brooklyn; Oyster Bay item

GALLAGHER George 72 years

d. 15 April 1891 at Huntington; sexton of St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington

GALLIENNE child 1 month

d. 11 July 1892 at Lloyd=s Neck; child turned over on its face and was smothered in its bed; child of James Gallienne

GALLOWAY Elizabeth 78 years

d. 27 April 1892 at Jericho; interment at Highland Mills, Orange County, N.Y.; mother of William A. Galloway and two daughters; mother‑in‑law of Samuel Underhill; Jericho resident Afor the past twenty‑five years@

GALOW Mrs. Elizabeth 96 years

d. 8 August 1900 at Ozone Park; Aold age@; mother of Fred W. Galow of Huntington, Mrs. August Giese of Ozone Park, two sons in Wisconsin, and three deceased daughters; a native of Germany, who Acame to this country many years ago@

GALVIN Gichael [Michael ?] 73 years

d. 27 August 1896 at Centerport; sunstroke; R. C. funeral; interment at Anew East Northport R. C. church cemetery@; veteran of Civil War, having served with 127th New York Volunteers

GANEI Guiseppi

d. 9 June 1895 at Farmingdale; interment at Bethpage; had feet hanging out of railroad car; hit the freight platform and was knocked from car Aand he was tossed and tumbled the whole length of the platform@

GANNON Patrick 58 years

d. 3 November 1895 at West Neck; funeral St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington; interment at West Neck; Arespected farmer at West Neck@

GANNON Mrs. Richard

d. 12 July 1897 at West Neck; Avaluable helpmeet and loving wife@

GANTERT Charles 77 years

d. at Freeport; interment 14 August 1899 at Plain Lawn Cemetery, Hicksville; father of Emil Gantert of Freeport; resident of Hicksville, who had lived alone until Ahe fell by the roadside on his way to the village and if he had not been found would have died@; son took him to Freeport and cared for him until his death

GANTERT Frederick 14 years

d. 24 June 1898 at Hicksville; Aaccidental shooting@ while bird hunting; while he was trying to unjam his gun, it went off and he was shot in the abdomen; son of Emil Gantert

GARCIA General Calixto 62 years

d. 11 December 1898 at Washington, D. C.; pneumonia; ACuba=s brave defender and leader@; head of Cuban commission visiting the United States; had recently attended a dinner given in his honor by General Miles

GARDINER Mr.

d. Athis week@; 24 September 1892 paper; father of Miss C. A. Gardiner, Aassistant principal of the High School@; [Huntington] Village item

GARDINER Adelia Whitman

d. 13 July 1891 at Geneseo, Illinois; wife of John L. Gardiner (m. 18 March 1839); born at Centreport 19 October 1818

GARDINER Bethsheba 74 years

d. Bay Shore; funeral 6 July 1891 at Centreport; wife of Walter Gardiner; mother of Stephen Gardiner and Walter Gardiner, both of Huntington, and Mrs. John Demilt of Bay Shore

GARDINER David 45 years

d. 9 November 1892 at Huntington; choked on a piece of meat while eating

GARDINER Frank 87 years

d. 22 October 1897 at Vernon Valley; Arather suddenly@; found dead in bed; father of John Gardiner of Vernon Valley and an unnamed daughter; grandfather of Frank Gardiner, former resident of Huntington

GARDINER Mary 54 years

d. 2 February 1898 at Huntington; daughter of David and Mary A. Sanford; wife of Charles H. Gardiner (m. ca. 1866); mother of David Gardiner of Hauppauge; Mary Gardiner of Huntington and Ella Gardiner, who died as an infant; native of Northport; grew up in Vernon Valley; member of Second Presbyterian Church

GARDINER Sally G. 66 years

d. 12 November 1891 at Northport

GARDINER Walter 93 yrs 3 mos

d. 21 December 1899 at Bay Shore; funeral at Bay Shore; interment at Northport; father of Walter Gardiner and Stephen Gardiner, both of Huntington, John Gardiner of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Adeline Gardiner of Bay Shore; native of Virginia; long-time resident of Huntngton

GARDINER William H. 69 y 9 m 7 d

d. 7 October 1894 at Cold Spring Harbor; interment at Huntington; brother of Townsend B. Gardiner;

GARDNER Alfred H.

d. Alast week@ interment at Westbury; resident of Garden City; 6 January 1894 paper

GARDNER Sarah Adeline 59 years

d. 13 April 1893 at Brooklyn; interment at Huntington

GARRETSON Elizabeth 85 years

d. 24 January 1892 at Jamaica; widow of Richard Garretson; sister of Isaac Rapelye; aunt of Queens County Judge G. J. Garretson

GARVIN Tommy 12 years

d. 17 December 1896 at Oyster Bay; shot while he and a companion were playing with his father=s revolver; funeral Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Bay; interment at Memorial Cemetery, Cold Spring Harbor; son of Thomas Garvin

GASSER George 85 years

funeral 16 June 1891 at Hicksville; veteran of the Civil War

GATEN Ella Louisa * 22 yrs 6 mos

d. 17 June 1898 at Huntington; step-daughter of Charles Cisco

GATES infant

interment at 24 May 1897 at Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington; son of George Gates of Islip; Greenlawn and [Huntington] Village items

GATES Gladys 2 years

d. 22 May 1897 at Islip

GATES Henry M. 53 years

d. 17 April 1898 at Islip; Aover exertion at the forest fire@; funeral at Presbyterian Church, Greenlawn; interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery; son of Martha Gates of Greenlawn and the late Henry Gates; brother of E. A. Gates; survived by unnamed widow, two sons and one daughter; former resident of Huntington; worked in butcher business in Huntington in the employ of J. Abner Smith before moving to Islip; member of Meridian Lodge F & A Masons of Islip

GAUSE Gottlieb F.

late of Hicksville; will offered for probate in Nassau Surrogate=s Court; 9 March 1900 paper

GAYNOR Patrick 71 years

d. 11 April 1891 at Huntington

GEIB Philip 71 years

d. Alast week@ at Hicksville; funeral 2 January 1899 at German Lutheran Church, Hicksville, interment at Plain Lawn Cemetery, Hicksville; husband of Anna Maria Geib; father of Henry Geib of New York City, Catharine Lauch and Mary Geib, both of Hicksville; details of will in 24 June 1899 paper

GEOGHAN Mrs. Edward

murdered by husband who was found guilty of first degree murder 9 February 1893 at trial held at Brooklyn

GEOHEGAN John 21 years

funeral 11 September 1898 at the Catholic Chapel, Sea Cliff, by Father Donohue; member of Company M, 7th Regiment

GEORGE E. A.

d. 31 July 1900 at Kings Park; Avery suddenly@; attendant at Long Island State Hospital, Kings Park; former resident of Utica, N. Y.

GEORGE Henry 55 years

d. 29 October 1897 at New York City; apoplexy; AMr. George=s death without doubt was due to overwork, having made speeches in Brooklyn, Long Island City and Flushing the day before his death@; funeral at Fort Hamilton; interment at GreenWood, Brooklyn; Jeffersonian Democracy candidate for mayor of Greater New York at the time of his death; [important economist, writer and social reformer who studied the causes of poverty in the United States. His most important book was Progress and Poverty (1880). He championed the Asingle tax@ concept and had been candidate for mayor of New York City in 1886 and 1897.]; account of funeral in 6 November 1897 paper; memorial tribute from J. N. Rudyard in 6 November 1897 paper

GERARD Bessie 14 years

suicide 7 June 1900 at Patchogue; drank carbolic acid; adopted daughter of Martin L. Baker; Ahad been wayward for three or four years, after stealing small sums of money. Her adopted parents threatened to have her arrested and rather than being taken into custody, she drank the acid@

GERARD Caroline A. 79 years

d. 6 May 1898 at Cold Spring; funeral at R. C. Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City by Father O=Farrell; widow of Capt. William Gerard; mother of Carrie Gerard and William B. Gerard, proprietor of Gerard=s Glenada Hotel, Cold Spring; for many years the proprietor of Forest Lawn Summer Hotel at Cold Spring; member of St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington

GERMAINE William

drowned 28 September 1898 at Glen Cove; fell from the mast of J. L. Busby=s yacht, which he was getting ready for the winter; resident of Glen Cove Landing

GEYER Frank 7 years

d. 25 August 1891; hit by railroad train; son of Paul Geyer, saloonkeeper at Queens

GIBBONS Mary 30 years

d. 28 August 1896 at Sea Cliff; Bright=s disease; funeral R. C. Church, Glen Cove; interment at Calvary, Woodside

GIBSON Mr.

d. at Coonsville, Canada; father of Dr. Gibson of Huntington, who received notice of death on 29 November 1897

GIBSON James

d. 4 May 1891 at East Meadow; son of Patrick Gibson

GIBSON Dr. James B.

d. 9 April 1899 at Colorado Springs, Colorado; Bright=s disease; son of Dr. John B. Gibson; brother of Dr. W. B. Gibson of Huntington; unnamed widow survives; native of Cowansville, Canada, b. 1863; graduate of McGill College, Montreal; worked in hospitals in Vermont and New York City before going to Colorado, where he Atook up work as a specialist in cases of the eye and ear, being very successful in his Western practice@

GILBERT Jasper W.

d. 10 February 1898 at Brooklyn; Adistinguished jurist@; Aelected to the Supreme Court bench in 1865 and being re-elected occupied it until January 1, 1883, when on reaching the age limit he resigned@; Ahe made many notable and just decisions@

GILCHER Charles 31 years

funeral 13 October 1895 at Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Bay; member of Atlantia Steamer Company, Asix of their number were the pall bearers@

GILDERSLEEVE child

funeral 28 May 1896; Alittle one@ of Louis Gildersleeve; [Huntington] Village item

GILDERSLEEVE Annie M. 20 years

d. 5 February 1893 at Bridgeport, Connecticut; daughter of Seaman and Selina Gildersleeve

GILDERSLEEVE Charles B. 50 years

d. 23 December 1893 at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Hudson River State Hospital; resident of Long Swamp

GILDERSLEEVE Edgar H. 29 years