The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-24

Colonel Richard Nj, Hoe, whose death
occurred on Monday, June o, 1885, In
Florence, Italy, was one OF the mos.
practical OF American inventors. The hla-
tory OF the development OF the printing
PRESS Ia In part Col, Hoes personal his
tory At the time of HIS death he was
the senior member OF the Arm Of II Hoe
Il Co, whose establishments In New
York and In London are 40 widely
know.
Col. Hoe was the son Of Robert Hoe,
an Englishman OF mechanical skill aud
enterprise, who came TO this country
just ~ the present century opened. He
made his home In New York city and
started o machine shop In 1903.
He began manufacturing printing
machines In 1906 The press was then
In its sinfancy. Twenty-Five years later
a greater stride was taken In the max
Ing OF o press by the cylinder movement
Invented by Mr.. Hoe.
Richard N. Hoe was born In New York
on Sept. i2, 1879. He received a meagrs
common school education, the adyanta.
gesof which, small as they were, no on.
j0yed until he was fifteen years old. His
lather then took him into the Workshop,
iuet about the time no turned out hia
hlst cylinder presp. rhe boy acQl r d
q thorough knowledge Of practical me,
ohanics, and developed notlccl be tai.
ent for Improving little details about a
press.
Ten years after no entered his fathers
shop he Invented his double cylinder
press, by which nearly twice az many
copies OF paper could be worked In the
same time ae by hls fathers invention.
In the same year Col. Hoe perfected
his famous rotery press l. did its wtrk
with such rapidity that II was known M
the "LightniDg.' Az originally manu-.
iactured II made possible tbe printing Of
10000 copies an hour, Now every press
made on the rotary plan can print from
10000 10 5000 copies.
This Invention made Col, Hoe famous.
II was On tven greater elr da toward
the perfection OF the preea than that
taken by hla father In the invention OF
the cylindrical system. II created u
revolution In newspaper printing. But
the rotary press IL nov largely super
seeded by the greatest Of all
Colonel Hoe's works, the web per
iecting Iress, 10 this invention the
originality and bold Ideas OF Mr.,
Hoe were assisted and supplemented by
the mechanical skill Rnd Judgment Of
fla ptrlner, s, ID. Tucker, This machine
prints. cuta and folds about 10 600 copies
an hour OF an eightpage paper like the
New York Tribune, II was pos ibe for
the rotary press with its ten cylinders
10 print an even larger number OF
papers In an hour, but only on one side,
BY the perfectlng prees both sides are
printed NJ once.
Az a business man Col, Hoe was fully |
aa successful ~ In inyentiDg,
He was u man Of public spirit and " |
n warmly charitable disposition, Ne rly |
thirty years ago no established al even |
Ing school for the apprentices In his
factories. where free instruction was
given In those branches Of study likely
10 prove OF the most benefit 10 them ~ |
the development OF their minds. He
gave his personal sup ryieion 10 thia
school for many years and never lost In.
tereat In H.
Colonel Hoe was twice married. His
Arat wife was Lucy Gilbert, OF the old
Winchester village OF South Salem.
They had two daughters, who married
brothera
The Colonel's second wife WIS Mies
Mary Cay Corbln, OF Philadelphia, Three
daughters we're horn TO them,
In rereonal appearance no was hand
some His kindly face was surrounded
with fringe OF Thick white beard and
hie hair, Of tho pureet white, never lost
ite vlgor. The body Of Colonel Hoe will
be brought 10 this country.