The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
o B I T q A r Y.
Colonel Richard BOrSi en-.

A HERALD telegram dated at Fan River, Mass,
yesterday, 18th inst. reports as follows:-"Coonel
Richard Borden died this morning, aged seventy
nine years.
Richard Borden and his brother. Jefferson Bor-
den. have been long known to the American pub
lie and in the Old World as the eminent manu-
facturers and employers, who have been justly
termed the ''Fathers OF Fall RIVER from tue con-
slant application OF their capital and industry in
locality and the vast number OF hands, people
OF almost every nation on earth, who have at one
time or another found employment at their works.
Richard Borden was the elder brother by ABOUT
SIX years. but their harmony in business affairs
has never, we believe, been interrupted. Mr..
Borden's father was an old-iashioned New
England farmer and miller, and in his carly days
Richard divided his time between duties on the
iarm and at the mill Nearly all the valuable real
Mandatory, FAN River Iron Works, Annawan
Manuiactory, American Flint Works and Meta
where these brothers led rural life. The Fall
River Mandatory lately running over 1900
spmdies, occupies the site OF q MIL where
ing Tor the neighborlng country. Brought
up plain country boy, Richard developed
had scarcely parallel in this country celebrated
it is for the wonderful achievements OF It's SELF
made men, Every one OF the great manufacturing
establishments already named owe their success
to tue sagacious management OF himself and his
brother. The magnificent water power OF their
drives some $4,000 spindles In mills in which
they are Interested, and Is the motive power
for other important manufacturing operations.
From an Insignificant hamlet his naive place
has become through the same wei directed
enterprise manufacturing city containing many
thousands OF population, and busy with the hum
OF an aggregate OF 400 ooo spindies, which employ
capital OF nearly 5000, 0O0 The work which has
been done at Fall River required not only
comprehensive plans and indomitable energy
but last capital The brothers did not lack Tor
the first and second and the third was attained
by the profits OF their early enterprises, such as
the Fall River Iron Works, which were emlnently
successful. AS they obtained money and drew
about them the energy and money OF other enter
prising and wealthy men, they enlarged their
schemes constructed mill after mill, and instead
OF being overwhelmed by the burden OF the CO.
1t all with system and success, making themselves
and others vastly rich and their city famous
Rev. John Bachman, DID,, LID.
A telegram from Charleston, S. c., under date OF
yesterday, 25th inst reports as foiiows:-"The
venerable Lutheran pastor, John Bachman. dis
tngushed naturalist and life long friend
and colaborer Of Agsssiz and Audubon, is dead,
aged eighty-lour years. Tae obseques Will take
place tomorrow"
Rev. John Bachmsn was born in Duchess
year 1890. he was the associate OF Audi
bon, and assisted him IN the preparation
OF his great work on ornithology, and was
the principal author OF the work ON the
quadrupeds OF North America which was
illustrated by Audubon and his sons Doctor Bach
man discussed the question of the bearings OF mod
ern science upon revealed reuslon. HIS commune
cations upon this subject extended his reputation
for learning and piety. The morals and character
OF Martin Luther nave been ably defended by his
pen. He was an exceedingly careful although
was universally esteemed for his philanthropy
and genial character,