William Brookfield dead

William Brookfield Dead.

William Brookfield died at his home on Madison avenue, New York, on Wednesday of last week, of heart disease. He was taken ill while in Florida some time ago. He came home about a month previous to his death and has been ill ever since.

Although the deceased was prominent for many years as a New Yorker, he was a Jerseyman by birth and education. He was born at Greenbank, N.J., on May 24, 1844. His education was obtained in the New Jersey common schools and at Welles College. At the age of eighteen he went to live in Brooklyn and began the manufacture of glass, becoming the owner of the Bushwick Glass Works. For years he was president of the Eastern Association of Glass Manufacturers, and in 1891 and 1892 he was president of the National Association of Glass Manufacturers.