Show EXMAYOR STRONG DEAD I He Was Lnst Mayor of the Old City of New York New York I Nov William L Strong the last Mayor of the old city of New York died suddenly at 3 3 a mat m-at his residence In this city Mr Strong had not been at his place of business for several days but no one suspected that his condition was alarming Mr Strong took an active part In the present campaign and It Isl said that his political labors combined with his attempts to retain supervision over his business affairs in tho face of Impaired Im-paired health brought about the Illness that resulted In his death William L Strong was born in Ohio In 1S27 and came to New York when I a young man He found employment with different firms until January 1 1S70 when he organized the linn of 1 William L Strong Co The firm soon grew to be one of the prominent promi-nent business houses Ju the city Ho also interested himself in banking matters and was president of the Central National bank Mr Strong was one of the leaders of the reform movement In this city and was elected Mayor on the RepublicanCitizen Union ticket In 1S94 He was the last Mayor of the old city of New York before consolidation with Brooklyn and the other boroughs composing the pies I ent city At a mass meeting In Madison Square Garden In 1S04 a nonpartisan committee com-mittee of seventy was appointed to organize the opposition to Tammany Hall to frame 0 platform and select candidates for office and I was this committee that selected Mr Strong to run for Mayor on tho reform platform Ilia opponent was Hugh J Grant and the contest was a bitter one The outcome out-come was the election of Mr Strong by 0 plurality oc 47187 The admlnstratlon of Mr Strong was an eventful one Mr Strong wag avowedly independent in his views In city politics In the municipal campaign cam-paign of 1897 which resulted In the ic turn of Tammany to power he took the stump for Seth Low as against Gen Benjamin F Tracy the regular Republican candidate After this election elec-tion he virtually retired from active politics due to falling health I was announced at the losidenco of the late William L Strong tonight that the funeral arrangements had not been completed but would bo made public tomorrow Cornelius N Bliss chairman of the executive committee of the American Protective Tariff league tonight announced an-nounced Hint a committee representing lie league would be present at the funeral services of the late exMayor Condolence of President Canton O Nov 2Ncws of tho deoth of exMayor Strong of Now York was received with feelings of great at the McKInley home The deceased sorrow ol 110 1CJlnIC IOI le ceased was esteemed as v personal friend of long standing Immediately upon receipt of the news the President sent a telegram of condolence the bereaved family S Other Deaths > Frank Olnuxl butter i known by his slapo Gmud Frank Olruru In dead at his homo In Brooklyn tram tho result of diubctia and paralysis |