Show Obituary New York 5John F Gray the first physician in America converted to homeopathy > died here yesterday aged 78 New York 6 John A Monsell real estate broker died in Brooklyn yesterday yester-day In 1849 when the California fever broke out in the eastern stales Monsell was one of a party of pioneers who went west He established himself in business in Marysville making a visit of about ft years duration to China At that time in 1856 he married and in 1 1158 returned east establishing himself in the hardware business It was just 24 years yesterday since MonEell left San Francisco for the east Monsell was a member of the New York yacht club and owner of the schooner yacht Southern Cross He at one time held the offices of rear commodore and vice commodore of the Atlantic yacht clubbeing then the owner of the Lois now the Sea Witch35 |