Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“L” Surnames

LADENBURG Adolph 42 years

overboard 19 February 1896 during a Asevere storm@ from the steamship Niagara, which was returning from Nassau, Bahamas; member of the banking firm of Ladenburg, Thalman & Company of New York City; Aowner of the beautiful country seat a mile south of this village [Westbury] ... Mr. Ladenburg was one of the first wealthy city men to buy and improve property in this section@

LAEMY Mrs. Michael

d. at Long Island City; funeral at St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington, by Father York; interment at Catholic Cemetery, West Neck; former resident of Fair Ground

L'AFRICAIN Marie Achild@

funeral 5 October 1891; interment at Westbury; tubercolosis meningitis; Aprior to its death slept for 225 hours@; Hempstead item

LAINE Mary A.

d. 4 September 1898; funeral at Cheshire, Connecticut; wife of Rev.Thomas N. Laine, former pastor of M. E. Church, Glen Cove; mother of Aseveral daughters@; AMrs. Laine had many warm friends in [Glen Cove]@

LAMAR L. Q. C.

d. [23 January 1893] at Macon, Georgia; Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court; former U. S. Senator from Mississippi and Secretary of the Interior under President Cleveland; long obit in 28 January 1893 paper

LAMB Rev. E. W.

funeral 5 January 1897 at Lafayette, [Sussex] County, New Jersey; Aparticular friend@ of the Rev. S. L. Cox, Baptist pastor at Huntington and Cold Spring, who was called to preach the funeral sermon

LAMB John T. 83 years

d. 29 July 1894; Rockville Centre item; father of Alfred T. Lamb, another son and two daughters; grandfather of nine and great‑grandfather of five

LAMB Mary 40 years

d. 24 November 1896 at Glen Cove; funeral St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Glen Cove; interment at Brookville; wife of Edward Lamb; resident of Glen Cove

LAMBERT Margaret 33 years

d. 19 November 1898 at Cold Spring Harbor; consumption; funeral at St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington; interment at Catholic Cemetery, West Neck; wife of James Lambert; mother of two Asmall children@

LAMBERTSON Ada Bell 7 years

d. 27 March 1892 at Stony Brook; convulsions; resident of Kings Park

LAMBERTSON Daniel Henry 37 years

d. 24 April 1900; pneumonia; funeral at Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Bay, by Rev. Washburn; interment at Smith Plot, Cove Neck; unnamed widow survives; father of six children

LAMBERTSON William 61 years

d. 7 May 1893 at Brooklyn; resident of Huntington

LA MOTTE Harry 2 mos 4 days

d. 12 January 1892 at Huntington; suffocation in its crib; son of Dr. Harry La Motte

LAMPE N. T. 3 mos 21 days

d. 15 January 1895 at Long Swamp; child of N. F. Lampe

LANBENBERGER John 81 years

d. at Hempstead; fell down flight of stairs; father of Mrs. Zubrod of Plainview; 18 July 1891 paper

LANDON Mr. 80 years

d. 2 December 1893 near Oyster Bay; funeral at Oyster Bay; interment at Bridgeport, Connecticut

LANE Frankie

d. 14 September 1891 at Jamaica; run over by a farm wagon

LANE Lester

d. 10 April 1891 at East New York; funeral at Centreport

LANE Warren T.

d. 8 September 1891 near Calverton; roadmaster on L. I. R. R.; checking track on his velocipede when hit by railroad train

LANG Caroline 71 years

d. 23 May 1894 at Hicksville; widow of John Lang Awho passed away six weeks ago@ to whom she had been married 41 years; mother of Louis Lang, the blacksmith, and Aa daughter in Europe@ [Mrs. Caroline Britting]; she was Ahighly respected@

LANG John 71 years

d. 9 April 1894 at Hicksville; father of Louis Lang and Mrs. Caroline Britting of Germany; native of Germany (b. 22 January 1823) who immigrated to USA ca. 1854 and came to Hicksville ca. 1869, where he was a blacksmith in partnership with son Louis Lang

LANGDON Sina K.

d. 28 December 1898 at Commack; pneumonia Aand age@; funeral at Commack; interment at West Hampton, Massachusetts; mother of Franklin E. Langdon of Grundy Center, Iowa, and George K. Langdon of Commack and two deceased sons; sister of George N. King of Lee Center, Illinois; native of West Hampton, Mass., b. 30 June 1817; Ashe experienced religion and united with the church in early life and has steadily maintained her Christian walk@

LARRABEE Edward W. 74 years

d. 21 August 1898 at Oyster Bay; funeral at Oyster Bay by Rev. Wightman; son of Gamaliel Larrabee; unnamed widow survives; father of George Larrabee, William Larrabee, Frank Larrabee and Annie Larrabee, Oyster Bay postmistress; collector for Oyster Bay Town; native of Cold Spring Harbor

LARRABEE Robert ca. 75 years

d. 5 April 1892 at Yaphank; interment at Oyster Bay; former resident of Cold Spring

LATHAM Lillian Grace 8 mos 5 days

d. 15 August 1894 at Huntington; daughter of Walter and Edith Latham

LATOUR Mrs. P.

funeral 25 December 1899 at New York City; daughter of Mrs. William Zarnitz South Dix Hills item

LATOURETTE Peter 70 years

d. 7 January 1894 [probably at Roslyn]; Asuddenly ... after returning from church@; Awell known resident of Roslyn@

LATTIN Henry 88 yrs 10 mos

d. 21 November 1894 at Farmingdale; Aas well and strong as was possible for one of his years ... would often take a walk of a couple of miles to call upon some friend@; fell from a ladder Aa few weeks ago@ while picking apples .... Adeath resulted from the injuries received@; former resident of Babylon

LATTING Eliza 95 years

d. 23 January 1892 at Oyster Bay; Aone of the oldest residents of this place@ [Oyster Bay]

LATTING Sarah A. 51 years

d. 4 January 1891 at Huntington; mother of Mrs. William S. Hudson

LAUNAN Helen

d. 10 November 1897; water on the brain; funeral at St. Killian R. C. Church, Farmingdale; interment at Aconvent grounds@ [no place given]; daughter of Murth Launan

LAURIE Frances F.

d. 19 February 1893 at Jericho; widow of William W. Laurie

LAURIE Lizzie

d. 24 January 1895 at New Cassel; Aafter a brief illness@

LAURIE William 67 years

d. 22 January 1893 at Jericho; husband of AMiss Seaman,@ daughter of Samuel Seaman of Wantagh; m. A27 years ago@; native of Stamford, Connecticut, and former resident of Oyster Bay

LAVELLE David 20 years

d. 8 February 1895 near Averne; fireman on L. I. R. R. train trying to clear tracks between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Beach following blizzard; engine jumped the track; David thrown from cab and instantly killed; funeral at Westbury; son of David Lavelle of Hicksville

LAVELLE Mary H. 14 1/2 years

d. 14 February 1897 at Hicksville; iliopolitis; funeral [St. Ignatius] R. C. Church, Hicksville; interment at Brookville; daughter of John Lavelle; Awas thought a great deal of by her young friends ..... the classmates of the dead girl sent a handsome floral offering as a small token of their love and esteem@

LAVELLE Richard 45 years

dateline 31 May 1893; d. at [probably] North Beach; thrown from a pony and killed; Aone of the owners of a pony running track at North Beach@; resident of New York City

LAW George 53 years

d. 7 July 1896 at New York City; spinal meningitis; son of George Law, Athe noted steamboat man@; owner of the yacht Veto; president of the Eighth Avenue & Ninth Avenue Railroad Company; well known to many citizens of Cold Spring

LAWLESS Thomas

d. Aa few days since@; funeral R. C. Church, Oyster Bay; interment at Brookville; 24 August 1895 paper

LAWRENCE Mr.

Arecent death@ at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; insane patient removed from Queens County Asylum at Mineola to State Asylum at Poughkeepsie; 31 March 1894 paper

LAWRENCE David

d. 11 May 1895 at Greenvale; Adied at his farmhouse on the East Norwich Turnpike .... had been ill for some time@

LAWRENCE Mrs. G. E.

d. 6 April 1895; mother of two unnamed sons; Farmingdale item

LAWRENCE Leonard ca. 40 years

d. 9 December 1896 at Smithtown Branch; cut throat in suicide attempt on 7 December 1896 but lived two days; Ahad been in feeble health for many years, and, it is thought, was out of his mind@; interment at Smithtown Branch; son of Mrs. William Lawrence of Smithtown Branch; brother-in-law of Charles Hilton Brown of New York City; Ahe studied law some years ago but has not practiced for a long time@; account of funeral in 19 December 1896 paper, Smithtown column

LAWRENCE Mary

d. at Sioux City, Iowa; interment 25 August 1900 at Huntington Rural Cemetery; [probably is some relation of Miss A. A. Lawrence, of Sioux City, visiting with Miss A. Conklin of Huntington; 30 August 1900 paper

LAWRENCE Mary L. 78 years

d. 3 January 1897 at Brooklyn; heart disease; widow of James Lawrence; mother of two sons and five daughters; summer resident of Sea Cliff Afor many years@

LAWS James M. 78 years

d. 26 February 1894; interment at Huntington; husband of Mary Rogers; son‑in‑law of William Rogers; brother‑in‑law of Esther Rogers and Emily Rogers; father of Charles Laws, John Laws, Caroline Laws and Lottie Laws; native of Islip and resident of Huntington c. 1852‑1856, when he moved to Jersey City Heights, N. J.; operated street sprinkling business in New York City and Jersey City; member of Huntington M. E. Church and Simpson M. E. Church, Jersey City Heights; Aactive Republican@

LAWSON David 39 years

d. 24 April 1896 at New York City; pneumonia; bother of John Lawson of Northport; Aheld important position with the Standard Oil Company@; was building a home at Vernon Valley; member of Methodist Church

LAWTON Major-General Henry W.

d. 19 December 1899 at San Mateo, Philippines; killed in fighting during the Philippine Insurrection; native of Toledo, Ohio, b. 17 March 1843; veteran of the Civil War, the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War; Aa fighter his equal has not been known in army circles since the death of General Custer@

LAYTON Andrew

d. 25 March 1891 at Oyster Bay; Aa life long resident of this town@ [Oyster Bay]

LAYTON Carrie 52 years

d. 25 January 1900 at Parkville, Brooklyn; nervous prostration and gastric fever; funeral at St. Paul=s M. E. Church, Northport, by Rev. Terry of Flatbush; interment at Northport Rural Cemetery; daughter of William Hughes Conklin; unnamed husband survives; former resident of Northport

LAYTON Sarah 94 years

d. 3 November 1895; funeral Friends= Meetinghouse, Jericho; interment at Jericho; widow of David Layton; aunt of Rev. William A. Layton

LEACH Bertha C.

d. 13 June 1899 at Ilion, N. Y.; typhoid fever; former teacher at Northport and Freeport; Avery conscientious teacher and greatly beloved by her students@; former member of the Baptist Church, Northport

LEAHMY Jeremiah Michael AJerry@ 20 years

d. 2 March 1895 at Greenlawn; brakeman on L. I. R. R. train; slipped and fell while passing from one freight car to another; fractured skull on railroad track; funeral St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington; interment West Neck; widowed mother a resident of Huntington; long account of accident in AVillage Notes@ 9 March 1895 paper

LEAK Annie

d. 8 March 1900 at Brooklyn; pneumonia; interment at Brookville; wife of Robert Leak, Awell-known pilot on the 34th Street Ferry@; sister of Charles C. Baylis, Mrs. Jackson Vernon and the late Mrs. Hornick; former resident of East Norwich

LEAMY Mrs.

death reported 11 July 1896 paper; resident of Long Island