Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900
Abstracted by David Roberts
“I”
Surnames
IMLAY Nina E. infant
d.
INGALLS
John V.
d. 16August 1900 at Las Vegas, New Mexico; throat trouble;
[interment at Atchinson, Kansas]; Athe history of his life was that of a poor boy who arose to name
and fame through unremitting toil@; [native of Middleton, Massachusetts, b. 29 December 1833;
moved to Kansas in 1858 and soon became involved in Kansas politics; newspaper
editor in Atchinson, Kansas]; U. S. Senator [from
Kansas 1873-1891 and President ProTem of the U. S.
Senate 1887-1891]; resident of Atcinson, Kansas
INGELOW
Jean 76 years
d. 20 July 1897 at London, England; Adistinguished poet and novelist
... has a wide popularity in the United States@; native of Boston, England; born 1820
INGERSOLL
d. 21 July 1899 at
Dobb=s Ferry, N. Y.; apoplexy; funeral at Dobb=s Ferry at which his various writings were read; cremation at
Fresh Pond, L. I.; unnamed widow survives; father of Mrs. Walston
H. Brown and Maude Ingersoll; native of Dresden, N.
Y. (b. 1833), son of a Congregationalist minister; Anoted infidel lecturer@; grew up in Illinois; served in the Civil War as colonel of the
11th Illinois; leading Republican party political figure; Ahis fame came through his lectures and writings antagonizing the
Christian faith@
INGRAHAM
Winifred 17 years
d.
INMAN
Robert
drowned 26 August 1895 in collision of his yacht Adelaide and the steamer Pereus in
New York Harbor; all others aboard the yacht at the time of the collision were
rescued; body washed ashore at South Beach, Staten Island; AMr. Inman and the yacht Adelaide
were often in Cold Spring Harbor@
IRELAND
Adelia E. 46 years
suicide 1 June 1897 at Huntington; locked herself in room and
turned on gas jets; widow of James Edgar Beers; wife of Henry Ireland (m.
1896); step-mother of Emma Ireland
d.
IRELAND
Charles 28 years
d.
d. 18 March 1900 at Huntington; dropsy; funeral at Huntington by
Rev. Walter; interment at Commack; widow of Derrick Ireland; daughter of Isaac
Smith and Polly Homan; native of Patchogue; formerly a long-time resident of
Commack; resided with Townsend Brown at the time of her death
d.
IRELAND Eliphalet 74
years
d.
IRELAND
Eliza 20
yrs 5 mos
d. 17 May 1892 at New York City; funeral at Cold Spring; interment at Huntington; daughter of Andrew
Ireland of Cold Spring; worked in New York City
home of Dr. O. L. Jones
d. 1 November 1897 at Melville; funeral at Presbyterian Church,
Melville, by Rev. B. V. Putnam of Second Presbyterian Church, Huntington; Alargely attended@; daughter of Elias Baylis; wife of
Edward S. Ireland; Ainvalid for many years@
IRELAND
Fred 1
year
d.
IRELAND
Hattie J. 36
yrs 6 mos
d.
IRELAND
Marietta 77
yrs 8 mos
d.
IRELAND
Marion Emma 8
mos 24 days
d.
d. 13 March 1893 at Huntington; Astroke
of apoplexy@; discovered by her neighbor Mrs. Beers Alying on the bed unconscious@; widow of David Ireland; Abeloved member of the M. E. Church of this village ... very
popular as a nurse@ AIt is said that she assisted over three hundred little folks to
make their debut into this rough old world of ours@
IVENS
Mrs. Frank 29
years
d.