New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-21
OBITUARY..
DANIEL, JOHNSON MORRELL

PIrrsBURG, Aug. 2O-The Hon. d. J. Morrell,
of the most prominent iron and steel manufacturers
in the country, died here this morning.
In that part of the old Colony of MASSACHUSETTS which
now the southwestern corner Of the State of Maine
In early DAYS there settled three brothers named Nor
rell They had come from Old Eng gland, and were Of
Norman stock. One OF them presently removed to
Long Island and the ancestor OF the many families
of that name living in Brooklyn and elsewhere on
that island. From the other two came the line OF de-
scendants made notable in late years by the Hon.
Arson T.. Morrill,, and the Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,, OF
Maine the Hon. Justin s. Morrell, of Vermont, and
Hon. Daniel J. Morrill, OF Penns, lyania. Thaddeus
Morge father OF the last narned was born ID ber-
wick Me-. and lived Tor ninety-On years upon the
farm which was bis native spot lie was married 10
Susannah Ayros, and after living together tor sixty
eight years they died together oil old age and were
buried. the two on the same day. 10 this quaker
com 10 were bOru children OF whom eight lived TO
maturity The seventh was Daniel johnson Morrel,
the subject OF this sketch born August >, 1871.
ne ~ as reared amid the yicssItudes OF harsh and
laborous farm lite and tfom the cradle taught lessons
OF economy aud seliTelianee Hard work Oh the farm
was his lot in boyhood. with briet midwlnter attend
ance at the Berwick district school His religious
training was that Of a dovOut Quaker home supple
nieued by the occasional preaching OF the celebrated
Friends minister, Joseph hoag Early IN lie he &C
auired taste for manufactures by frequent yls TO the
various industrial esta bshments along the neghoorpg
Salmon Falls River and 40 took deep interest Ia stores
fathers FARM In 1897. being sixteen years old. he
left home and went to hladepha, to serve as clerk
for ears III the wholesale dry goods lro,er
Morrell n Co, in which his elder brother was q
partner Then in 1912, that firm was dissolved and
the two brothers iounoed new one. Branch houses
wore founded in various cities and The business
greatly prospefed. Finally after numerous changes,
in 1850 Mr. MoTrell retired from the dry goods trade,
and with small capital went to Johnste~n, rem.
10 assume management OF the Cambria Iron Works.
which had been founded two years before and IN when
Ie nd IL brDtlcr STOCKHOLDERS.
old had studied two years at the nie
Berwick school and few months at a business coHege
and had been dilgent redC er and student at puDhc
libraries and ia literary associations. The amDra
Iron Works started in 1888, had faec In 1891, and
he 1pon the scene III the capacity OF creditor
who wished 10 realize as much as possible IRON MS
invesi ment i'm the broken concern. The growth OF
that enterprise under his management can only be
briefly outlined here company consisting OF charies
S Wood Richard ID Wood Daniel D. Morrell, Edward
Y Townsend George Irotter, Matthew Newkirk ana
Others was organized under the hrm name of WOOD,
Morrcl 81 Co, and secured lease oi the WORKS i9r
five wears Mr. MOrrcll was the active manager. In
1850 the lease was extended for two years. anu IN
1862 the Cambria lon Companywas reorganl1ed with
Charles \ Wood IA president, Edward \. Townsend
a. cepre.ident aud Daniel j. Morrell superin-
tendtnt of tAe Works. Since then TIE new company
has had control OF the works, absorbing the lrm OF
Wood, Morrill, Co. Since 1900, in spite oi business
fluctuations the growth OF the concern was steady anu
rapid until few years ago 1t was producing lZooOo
tons Of railroad rails per year. or about oneenth the
product OF the entire country; In 1922 the 'o.s our.
1852 1t was $50 900 tons of pig metal 100000 tons
OF coke IT'S 900 tons OF steel lngots l2oOOO tons OF
steel rails 80 600 of puddle bar 10000 tons oil
iron rails ), 600 tons OF rail fastenngs, and ioooOo
tons of IRON and steel in other shapes.
But Mr.. Morreu will he remembered not only as a
great iron aster. When the War of the Rebellion
broke O he was prompt TO give great aid to the
National Government Almost every able bodied em-
ploye of the Cambria Works served in the Union Army
nj some time during the War. Then Mr. Morreil was
sent 20 Congress- 1866 and again in 1868 to be one
of the bulwarks of the great Republican principle OF
IN ote, tion to American Industry. On his entry INTO
Congress be was at once made Chairman of the Com
mittce OH Manufactures and he also served on other
important committees.
OF all his abors ashington perhaps the incident
that will be most remembered the introduction,
on March g. 1870 of II bill to provide for the proper
celebration ut Philadelphia OF the Centennial Amt
versary of American independence This bull largely
because OF his persistent and able advocacy OF H. be-
came law and the result the great International
Exposition and it's attendant demonstrations mt
tingly Governor Geary appointed him Commissioner
Tor the State OF Pennsyvnia and his associates chose
HIM chairman of the Executive Committee OF the Com
mission. In 1878 he was the United States Commits
sioner to the International Exposition at Paris.