New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-11
PERSONAL,

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| Col. Samuel Colt, the welLknown inyento, q,
improvements 10 firearms, died in Hartford, Conn.
yesterday morning, at 9oclock, of an acute sttae
upon the BRAIN Although he had been i'll for several
days. bis death was deemed sunddeu. He was born
at Hartford, Conn.,, July 10, 1914. In lis early life
| he stndied chemistry and under the assumed name
of DIR. Cou traversed every State and visited almost
every town Of 900 inhabitants or over in the Union
and British North America ecturing upon his favor.
ito study. The means thus acquired he devoted to
the prosecution of the invention which made his
known throughout the civilized word-his revolver.
The first model Of bis pistol was made Of wood in
1929, while he WAS before the mast Fest India
voyage; that model is still in existence lie spared
no Efforts to bring bis frearm to perfection, and to
that end visited the principal manufactures in Eu-
rope. Having secured patents in England, France,
and the United States, be induced some New-York
capitalists to take interest in the enterprise and in
1885 Company was formed at Paterson, N. j.,
with capital Of 100000 In 1912 the
Company were forced to suspend, and
for several years none Of the repeating firearms
were made. The Mexican war which commenced
in lS7, was the of resuscitating the business
and in 1850 the immense armory at Hartford was
planned the estimated cost Ct which was moro than
u 100000. Mr.. Colt was also the inventor Of
submarine battery Of great power and efficacy; and
he invented telegraphc cable (submarine) which
was laid and worked with perfect success in lS43.
In his death Hartford sustainS heavy loss. For
many years he has been known as the most enter
prising and prominent citizen of that place. He has
firth ufad, .Ierr to he
iy Of the city. The Colt Patent Firearms Manufac
turing Company will continue to operate the vast
establishment Al the time Of his death Col. Colt
was about ~ years Of age.
The snalles, dwarf in the world is undoubtedly
Commodore Mn Of Manchester, n. II. He was
born April ,, 1914. hence is IL years Of age. His
spoDsorial arpendage Is George Washington Mutt.
lie is the son of Major Rodnis Mutt, thrifty and
highly respected farmer Of The above town. Special
attention has been paid 10 tie education Of the pigmy
Commodore. He is not only good English scholar,
but is also toleraby proficient iu the French Ian
guige. lie amuses himself ia farming, especially in
dnying the team, having quite passion for horses.
He ID also fond Of hunting and fishing and is a bright
and graceful specimen Of minute humanity, being
symmetricslly formed, and most polite and refined
gentleman. In stature re IL inconceivably small. |
All other dwarfs tower giants by bis side. |
Gen. Tom Thumb, with whom Mr.. Barnum created
such furoro in Europe nome years ago, stands
Thirteen inches higher than Commodore Mutt, "boots
ard all Liberal overtuFes have been made BY orr
fir. showmen for rte privilege Of exhibiting the lit
lie Commodore to the public, but bis parents and in
decd The little Mutt himself, have decided objections
10 bis being made /" a show" Of Gen. Tom Thumb
called OF the li'ile man short time since II is said
that after looking down upon him for come time,
Gen. Tom oxclsimed, "Well, Commodore Mutt,
| must confess Won are hard nut to crack"
AT the PRESIDENT levee on TUESDAY evening
la.1. in addition 10 a number Of other distinguished
guests. Mr. Seward preeeptcd 10 tho President and
a!r.. Lincoln Capt. Herman Smith, commander of
the Swedish corvette Nornen, lying in THE
hurtor. Ila and Ieuiensnt Peterson, from the same
-.-' v''' --. = Pc "-"ut piner the Sgedih
nd norwegian Minister nj Washington. ine az
pearauee ofthcse gentlemen in full uniform created
"a marked sensation, snd their cordial reception by
tire President wac generally noticed.
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