cutting died on march 26, 1897 at the home of his cousin, walter l. cutting at 30 west 20th street in new york city. after a funeral at grace church in manhattan conducted by the rev. dr. william reed huntington (the pallbearers were j. bower lee, alfred grimes, peter marie, clement c. hand, oliver a. c. morrison, and j. w. clendenning), he was buried at green-wood cemetery in brooklyn.