New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-22
OBITUARY.
GEORGE II. CORLISS.

ppovpySoy Feb Al tspeciaD-George H. Corliss the dis
and mechanical engin eer died at 1919
to-day the age OF He left his works ''
Thursday afternoon apparently in the best of health and
spirits having been busy engaged the preparation OF '
plans Pawtucket pumping engine and also I'D
the of his extensive manufacorv
which occupied his attention days He had been
particularly interested in the perfection Of the plans
Of his new Corliss engine and the drawings
and castng practically completed. He WI" ATTACKED
with gastric trouble on the following day This deveopeu
into fever which gradually left him. On Sunday the lever
but with and he was thought
10 be getting along comfortably Yesterday Afternoon nov"
ever OF In and Mr. Corss was worse
He retained his consciousness TO the closed ana pss'eo away
peacefully and painlossy.
Mr. Corliss was June O. 1917. IN Esston. N Y.
where both Dr. Hiram Corliss and mother were
born. In 1928 his father moved to Greenwich
where young Corliss attended school Ai''r
cotton factory spent In Academy at Castle
ton w. and 1888 he opened country store In Green
wich He frat showed mechanical SKIN In Temporarily re-
building bridge had been washed away BY afroshet
after 1t had decided that such structure was mprao
tcabia He afterward constructed machine for sutching
before the invention of the original Howe sewing
Machine TO Providence in 1874 and In lsAo ne
began to develop improvements IN steam engines
for which he received letters patent in
ls49. By these improvements uniformity or
motion BY tho method Of connecting the gov
cutoff IT has been said that these improve
mens revoutionized the construction OF the steam
enena In 1856 the Corss Engine Company was In
corporaed It's works many acres OF ground ana
hundreds OF its engines now In Mr. Corlss had TO-
ceved awards for the exhibitions at Paris
10 1867 and at Vienna in 1873 and was given the
Rumford medal by the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences 1870 In 1872 he was
appointed Co for Rhode Island and
was one OF Executive Committee Of to whom
Entrusted the ioty OF the preliminary work In
January 1875 he submitted plans for single engine OF
14OO power to move all the machinery the exhibit
ton. Engineers OF high repute predicted that It would be
and troublesome but 1t was completely successful
owing the Of Mr. Cors Who spent $40 QUO 1t
the French Government. said 1t belonged to
the category OF the OF art Mr. Corliss invented
many ingenious devces which 10 machine
cutting OF bowel wheels. The Institute OF
HMM 1873 the Monty prize for that the
highest mechanical achievements He made
hibt but the prize awarded him because the oregn
engine builders who made exhibits claimed that they were
Of the Corss type In February. 1885 the KING OF Bel
GUM officer order OF Leopold. Mr.. Cor
city and State. and could
received almost any Political honor which
would accept He was in tho State
Senate In Is6S7O and Presidential
Governor declining nomination
for conventon had unanimously rendered
IT. He was commissioners who burt tho p"~til
CITY Hall in Providence He especially instrumnnt' IN
defeating the adoption Goddard plan for Improved
terminal facilities which would have divided the city by
high vaduot Ho widow and son and daughter