Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-15
OBITUARY..
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Irchoucr aud BauRcr Other Deaths.
John Citizen, formerly Of safe Harbor
itou works, this county, who died IN
PlWnrXvll lie At 81 clock yesterday morning
aged -, was a native Of West Chester
county, n, Y. lie began his
career in mercantile pursuits, but
caly ia life became interested ia tho
lrun business Of this state ; tho mills ui
Moore II llnuvcu, Nurristowu, were built
under his direction, aud while thus en-
vagcd ho con seivCd aud successfully ap
phod a novel method Of using tho waste
heat aud pudding furnaces for generating
tho steam necessary to run the engines,
The works Of Reeves, Abbott & Co, at
safe HathOr, this county, were also con.
StruCted by him, which afforded him addi-
tiunal opportunity for the display of his
remarkable executive abilities. Until
1896 hc remained III the employ
of hls company Ia the capacity of
SuIcriutcndeut, during which time he in
trOducCd the governor for controlling the
speed OF steam engines used in rolling iron,
which was regarded as desideratum of
the highest Importance. Although mum.
cTous contrivauces connected with the
manufacture OF iron proceeded from his
fruitful brain, his invention Tor making
wrought iron cannon was sufficient tO place
his uame high upon the roll OF American
Inventors. After repeated experiments by
the government to test the strength of this
ordnance, 1t was accepted as one OF great
value, aud many. hundreds OF these guns
were made by the PhWnix iron company,
and. kuown rs the "Gritien Gun" were
used during the Rebellion. The famous
Democratic cannon cold Buck which
exploded with fatal results in this city in
1882 after long service was presented To
the Wheatlaud association by Grifen.
MIR Gutfen in 1857 was elected burgess
of PhWutXyilic, subsequently member OF
the school board, when IL was through his
rNyruUnS that the free school building was
erected. lie was ono of the directors Cf
| the PhGuix iron company, and was also a
member Of the firm OF Clark, Reeves \
( Co, the celebrated bridge builders. He
I WAS a good draughtSman and has des'guCd
many uf the finest residences ia and about
( PuWulXViile.
I lie went to PhpuiXville from safe Har
| Dor IN 1856 TO take charge of the iron
works there, aud remained until 1862. His
next invention was for rolling the laTg
wrought iron beams used in buildings on
| the small rollers then in use, for which
/ he obtained patent in 1887, aud which
/ is now IN successful operation. For year,
| ne rolled the largest beams rolled ia tn,
world. In 1862 he engaged to erect the
/ Buffalo Union iron works for firm en-
gagged in the general iron manufacture
! aud in making iron beams. In 1867 hC
accepted the position vi civil and mechau
. illl engineer with the PhPniXyille iron
| company aud eighteen mouths later he VA,
again placed ia charge of the works at
. PuTl,X as general superintendent, WhlCt
/ position ho held until bo dtod. la
/ 1874 he erected the new aud large works
! for the company which are now IN ful
| operation. They are the first mills in Tn,
world in which compressed high ana los
! pressure vertical eugIues were introduced
"a tho motive power of roll beams. Th,
gcucral plan OF the mil building and ma
chucry WAS his own arrangement. lie
VAS married Ia 1887 to Esther, daughtcI
of Reuben Ligsott Of New York, by whom
he had five chI.drcu, Of whom only on
survives. His wife dioi in 1919; tw,
years later ne married her sister, by whom
ho had live children, four Of whom ar
living in PhpuiXyille.