The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-27
DEATH OF AsHBEL WEIGH.

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disease appeared to be general breaking
down of his physical system from over
work. He had been acting as consulting
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W '"S 7" eS' 'no.e A'"''i oao' ""'
tue close attention he had given the work
at his advanced age and with delicate
pbvsica1 oyg.ai1at;on ma Doubt bos,o,e.,
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Mr.. WEIGH was distinguished citizen,
with reputation as a civil engineer tina
WAS not cauf,nad i, This country r.th;s
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oi'y, no"efels n's profess ionai repusasioh
was esteemed as the least OF the man
His moral aud benevolent Qualities over
tonnad q ii Disc rFa rss s,bar9,,,blv -,
s,. =, :
fiRne Snristiah Rentlemen, Kinn q heaft,
generous Of hand and ever ready TO help
every good cause. II is death Is an IRE
narahla loss Ia this cor,n,nn;tv
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ioo"'nS u'oS'aPnieai shetcu
which was prepared for work issued six
or seven years since. we publish as giving
the main no;pts In Mr. walch,s o,an.e,i
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AsnpeI Weich was born IN Madison Co.,
N. :, Dec. a, 1909. His father was
originally farmer, living near Windham,
Conn, on land occupied by his ancestors
OF the same name SINCE about 1880. He
was the seventh IN deseenttfrom each of
me following original settlers of New
England GovernJr William Bradford,
OF fiymouth, and Alice Carpenter, his
second VINE nnomas Richards. OF Wey-
mouth, ana Welthean, his wife Rev.
reler HOBART, nrst minister of bingham,
Mass. William Manning, OF Cambridge (;
ana isaac otearns, OF Watertown.
heh MT. Welchs was ABOUT six or
seven years OF age, the family removed
from MADISON County to the neighborhood
OF ouca, whefe, some years later, he at
tenoeu the school oil Abraham kassOn.
one oil MS scnooimates there was Horatio
seymour, anu one OF the younger scholars
was ward hunt. lie afterwards studied
mathematics and natural philosophy at
Tue Albany academy, under Prof, Henry,
ia'e % the smithsonian Institution. In
nis eignteenth year ne lett School Though
he never discontinued his studies) and
commenced MS professional career, that
Oh civil engineer, under his brother.
sylvester Weich, on the Lehigh Canal.
among ms associates IN that hard-work-
rnS 0V w p meio W. minor hooerts, solo,
81 ,.hon, as.o..'s I''I 1u"aiu hi'i'er, ~,
s 1911 "''T. VOC" sooo ueca.ne eminent eiVil
- 80 a. Da,. 80 no s',oieu .ne SCI,
Comvan ,n' nS Sa" % anu MARIAN eanal
,ha an,ass,, - ~. anssss mug, QUE o.
."e ao'eso aa e, "'ose original Oh American
l.
ecu vi Tew Jersey, ana since 1852 resi-
eeIe oa ,a aoa'noef.viae.
III looo, MI, "eich TOOK charge OF the
" morks Vi inc Deiaware ana haritan canal
COMPANY, anu retained mat charge for
many yeaisi ~ .he 'heaii time construct
.ns s.se'ar o.ner WORKS. among winch
was .ne De o. ,uen Deiaware hailroad,
ooni'hel na. III iooo ana hnisned IN 1904.
, ,uo Sosn ol Decemoer, 1909, the STOCK
soluers Vi Tue canai company suddenly
ueteInliheo 70 douo,e the capacity OF their
,oohs anu canal MT "eieh organized
n,e s.ai, u,s" JUS pians anu spec'ncatioAs,
psoouieu n,s haeeriais, employed ana
on S go, io,ee oi ,our thousand men,
ana in'sneu the WORK IN three months,
anu al ml.n,n JUS estinate; ono OF the
items OF Work was twenty thousand cubic
ys'us .. semen. masonry, iaia IN the dead
ol WINTER ana Kept from freezing by
"0 no ' "nu "''. .ana neat.
., from ioos 10 ieof, as wee president of
. ., Nalhueh ano Ahooy hallroad he was
ene executive oincer OF the JOINT CON-
panles, whose WORKS extended across
NC" sefsey. AZ .he beginning OF 1857,
ne, WIN non hamilton fish and Others,
Sneo'eo nne eoasoi,uat,oa OF the New
S s'Isy. Ha company win INC
po"s 1p shus ot,ug'ng Tue
49,. 9y "a i"..oa a.,. anu canais DC
s"een New .o,A aha rnIiaoelphia INTO
J IT." .nseasss an. snoe. o,e panagemen.'
40 "as appV'u.eu eent'"i p'cs'oe9e Oh ,he
T;sn 80 .onpan an,s non. nam'itoh
a.nn % oe DE- paes.uen'' anu non: 10
Sepu la a.;, seer seote.aiy ,or, n's pos'.ion
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nosaassi.r 90 ~ n a.,' ooupany .ook
p p,t ',;o y. s.e uuuei .he,r iease'
,s po".y "as W ''np'o.e .ne WORKS con
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~. saa;" "nu al ,e". y. oo'hPe'i.ion'
..,ass.a 49," :. ~. e9n are now
pa;i,aaa ~ c.aaY Cs Ne% Jersey
still presiden. of the Reiv idere DaIawara
and some smaller railroad comnanies all
operated by lessees.
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FIN I. Is;ns cs .s wy EXPERIMENTATION
Ja uno p "yn. In, pa m anu sne New
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By We" " 49,, ose. Tug WV Jersey
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;S saonr m III ~ na.o =, LEV , olk. nav
TX, ,E d;ran,,a sSv ,, - n,s asso.,a.es ~
at Hars,mns Cove On the west hans oS
the Hudson onnosite tho business haort
of the citv NJ New York and alahora,ed y
man Inv which the greatest amonnt noss;
HE of water front sbonld bo oh,a;ned On
II bv means of short shin canals rnnn;na
partly through it. The object was TO
bring railroads, ships, stere-houses.
ferries, and carts altogether, SO as to re-
duce the cost of moving and handling to
the least possible amount. A recanitnla-
ton of his views is contained in his nrint-
ed report to the board Of directors Of June
1S, 1868. To get control of this terminus
was one of the principal objects of the
Pennsylvania Railroad ComDanv in leas-