Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-23
The Obituary ItnrOrd.


civil engineer, died at his residence in
Rome, y. -, Monday night, in his nine
tioth year He rendered importan, service
in the construction of the Erie canal, and
conducted the survey aud construction Of
the Delaware and Hudson CHual. lie was
chief engineer ut the Alhuny and Science
tady and the Schenectady ana Saratoga
railroads For the latter road he invent
ed II locomotive truck. the principle of
which Is sl!ll in Use on ali locomotives In
! 1886 he was the engineer in charge OF tine
construction of the CrutOh AqucduCt that
supplies New York city with water The
construction of this great work gave Mr..
JcrNiS Il Worldwide celebrity. Later he
constructed the Michigan southern, NORTH
ern lLdiana and tnc Chicago and kUck
Island railroads. Ga the latter he WAS
president III l"aI. lie was next engaged
on the litSbur-,, Fort Wayne aud CHI
rago railroad, constructing II ANA mauag-
lu% its financial affairs with success. lie
wrote a book on "liHiiWay Property an
other ON "Lannr and Capital apd lee
lures on "lntiu,ttial kculumy.' az the age
Of eighty-thrco.
/ Isaiah Ryndcrs, whose death u"currcd
suddenly in New York city Tuesday was
one Of the BEST known men in New York
/ city, and was widely known in Democratic
/ circles throughout the country lic was
Il NcW York city politician III the days
when Sllaa Wright, Martin Van Buren,
| ana William l.. Marcy were mt the height
/ of their fame, ana was Il member of chat
| powerful political organization, the old
/ volunteer lire department. 1t was his
/ proud boast that he had attended every
National Democratic convention since
| 1881, and most OF them in the capacity of
Il delegate. United states marshal under
/ 5uClunau, he rendered himself specially
obnoxious to the Republican party. He
/ "a mon I,,1,..a lin of
| history, and had the annals of the Dcmoc-
| racy, especially applied to his own state,
! at his tongues end. lie was IA typical
! Democratic politician of the oldrn time
| when Andrew Jackson ruled the land, and
| his death removes one of the few links
which connect the present with that time
/ which now seems so far away.
The Earl Of Aylcsturd died in Texas,
| Tuesday, of Inflammation of The bowels.
| Heneage Finch, earl of Ayir,fori and
| baron OF Guernsey, WAS born on the !lSt
of February, 1889, and succeeded his faith
| tr as the seventh Earl OF Ayl'SiOrd ON
Jauuary -, ISL. He was married to the
third daughter of Lieutenant Colonel
Peers Williams OF Temple EUj!ot, Brrks,
on january 5, ISL. He mad two daugn-
tcrs, i!iidu Joanna GNeuuoim, who was
born on July -. lN12. aud Alexandra
| Louise MiHna. bon on JHly y. $50. The
| Prince of Wales stood sponsor for the lat
ter. The Earl has three brothers and one
sister. The seat of the Earl wa, at Naid-
stone, in the County OF keul. His life
was clodded by MS domestic relations
His wife clOpcd with Lord Blandtur;l. now
Duke of Marlborough, and Che Queens
proctor interviewed 10 prevent MS obtain
ing divorce from her. He dropped out
of London society and devoted himself to
IL rowing existence.
Prot. BENJAMIN ,-illiman of Yale COLLEGE
died ut his residence IN Ecw Haven We'd
nesday. He was bora in Nrw Haven.
Conn, on Dec. /. 1916. lie was the son of
Benjamin ,iI!inan, NJ. D., ILL., d., dis
professor OF chemistry of Vile ro;j|.f, lie
graduated from Ynlc college in i,i1. and
in tie following wear ber,.In. as.,ciIta Ell.
itur OF NiHiuuH'S .IourHnI Of Science. At
Che same time ne WAS chosen an iusti1lc-
tor in chemistry. miucralop. md lrrulnogy
in Yale college. which pusiion he ,iilrl
most accrptubiy until 1916. wien he wa.
appointed professor of chemistry rs nm.