Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-07
FOURTH EDI1IcN
DEATHS DOINGS.
Death Of samuel Harlan, the Pho
neer Of Iron ship Building.


Though for some time past it has
been known that Samuel Harlan, sen
Tor member and President Of the Har-
Ian Il Hollingsworth Company of this
city, has been in delicate health, the
news of his death comes unexpectedly
and is received with regret by large
circles of friends.
A cable telegram to r. Il. Smith,
Treasurer of the firm of which Mr.. Har-
Ian was President, was received yester-
day from Vienna, Austria, announcing
that Mr.. Harlan died at that place at
10 o'clock in the morning. The de-
ceased, owing to the excessive strain OF
mental labor pressing upon him was
threatened some ten years ago with a
sottening of the brain which compelled
him to desist from active work and
seek at least partial retirement.
With his daughter and only child
and her six children, he sailed in Sep
TENDER 1880 for Europe in the hope that
IA change Of atmosphere and change OF
scenery wonld restore his shattered con-
siitution. These changes, however, did
not seem TO bring the desired relief, but
on the contrary his condition became
alarmingly worse until death relieved
him of his suffering,
Samuel Harlan, was born on Long
| Island, in 1906, and while a child
he removed with his parents IL
| Wilmington, which became his future
home He has been an honor to the
! city, and to his energy il is indebted
for much of the prosperity which it
| enjoys.
Mr.. Harlan had not the advantage to
be born with "Silvcr spoon in his
MOUTH" but his parents, though honor.
ed members of the Society of Friends,
were limited III means and instead OF
sending their son to College, they aI,-
prenticcd him to Dell Nublitt, to learn
the cabinet and undertaking business.
Having mastered his tra,H hc remained
with Mr.. Noblitt "A number of years AS
Il journeyman In early life he mar
ried daughter OF Jonas T. Fairlamb,
who died Il few years ago At the family
residence on West street below Third.
From 1881 to 1886 the deceased was
engaged in the machine works of Jacob
Alrich, at Seventh and Shiplcy streets
but III the latter year he associated him
sen win Maiii"' DEUS ana oa'h,''' ~
"S's u''n'i NV '"'''' VI i''I's' "s'S
4 Harlan, for the purpose OF building
railroad cars ana machinery lh'y
soon al'el"al"S '1t'ltu tnlce story
bul!aing at Front and lathail streets III
which they carried on Their ne" enter
prise and at III" time, deceased occupied
the dwelling house at front ana lhorht
streets, where Mrs. Harlan, III order to
help along all she could, kept boarders
This place soon hccalne to" narrow Tor
their increasing hu>lncssand they erect
ed larger building south OF the rail
road. Mr. Pussy, IN l54l, Withdrew
from the firm and II then became Belts,
Harlan and h"IIlnESw"r,h. About ms
tllnr the hrlll com me h'rd "llI j hlii'hlhs
at Thatcher yard, 'heI not having YET
acquired fr"ntag" On the 'hrS'lana.
Here in J IA, one ct the hr>t IRON steam,
ships III the nl'rd STATES was bulltand
launched IN IHt' th' h'H became
MARIAN q llOiIlH-N""Ilh ana NIhl'l me
nam" OF the Harlan y it"l'lng>"'rfh
Company II wa, rh%rtrrr.t ana N'lIl re-
mains, through BON Mr. No 'ihENW"r'l