He died in Newtown ( now Elmhurst Station ) , Flushing , Long Island , New York , April 23 , 1881 . He died on April 23 , 1881 in Newtown ( today Elmhurst Station ) , Flushing , Long Island , New York . He died on 23 April 1881 in Long Island , New York ( today Elmhurst Station ) , Flushing , Newtown .