George Pellew, a graduate of Harvard in the class of '80, met his death by a sad accident on the morning of Feb. 18. An inflammation of one eye had rendered his sight defective. While passing along West Thirty-fifth Street, he fell through an open gate into the area below and was instantly killed.

Mr. Pellow was the eldest son of Henry E. Pellow, who is a cousin of Viscount Exmouth and brother-in-law, as well as cousin, of the present Viscount Sidmouth. His mother was a sister of John Jay. He was born in England in 1860, and was educated in this country, first at St. Paul's School, Concord, and later at Cambridge. He was graduated at Harvard in 1880, and three years later took his degree at the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the Suffolk bar. He was afterward admitted to the New York bar. but soon turned his attention to literature. When in college he was an editor of the Advocate and wrote the Pudding poem and his class ode. In 1887 he travelled extensively in Ireland, and on his return published a book, "In Castle and Cabin," which was widely read and favorably commented on both in this country and in England. It was warmly reviewed in several English magazines, in one instance by the well-known statesman, John Morley. In 1890 he contributed to the "American Statesman Series" a life of Chief Justice Jay, his great-grandfather. Mr. Pellew was for some time the New York correspondent of the Boston Journal. About fifteen months ago he became a member of the editorial staff of the Sun. He was also known as a magazine writer, and contributed many articles to the Critic. He was preparing at the time of his death to take a place on the staff of the Cosmopolitan. He belonged to the University Club, the Players' Club, and was a member of the Tammany General Committee.