THE LATE MR. CASGRAIN

Death of a Leading Official of the Patent Office.

The friends of Mr. H.-R. Casgrain, second officer of the Patents branch in the Department of Agriculture, were greatly shocked yesterday on hearing of that gentleman’s death. Few knew of his illness, as he was at work last week and on Saturday appeared to be in excellent spirits. His death occurred about five o’elock yesterday evening at his residence on Theodore street, the cause being inflammation of the lungs. Mr. Casgrain was fifty-one years old and had been over thirty years in the service of the government of Canada and was highly respected as an industrious, broad-minded gentleman, kind and courteous to everybody and faithful to duty. He was a brother of Senator Casgrain, of Mr. P. B. Casgrain, for many years M. P. for ['Islet, and of Rev. Abbé Casgrain, ex-president of the Royal Society, and an uncle of Hon T.-C. Casgrain, attorney-general of Quebec. The funeral takes place to morrow morning at nine o’elock. — (Ottawa Free Press, 25th August, 1893.)