Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11
PRODUCT OF BRAINS,
interesting Papers at the Met
aIIurgists' Second Days
Meeting,
HOW GERMANY PROSPERS.
Rapid Strides Made by Her Iron and
Steel Manufacturers.
HISTORY OF IRON ORE FORMATION.
Professor Langley on a General Standard
HOW GERMANY PROSPERS.
HISTORY OF IRON ORE FORMATION.
Professor Langley on a General Standard
of Analysis.
VISITORS LAVISH IN THEIR PRAISE

The final joint International session Of the
United MetallurgicaI Senate was brought
to close Yesterday in Carnegie Hall.
The hall was fairly well filed when at 10
O'Clock Organist Leonard Wales sent a
food of melody through the building by way,
as it were, of giving tone to the learned
business to follow Mr.. a. Thielen occupied
the chair. Sir James Kitson sat on the left,
beside him Sir Lowthian Bell, with Mr..
Andrew Carnegie in his immediate rear.
There were also on the platform, Mr., Daelen,
Sir John Alleyne, Mr.. Brauns, Mr. Schlink,
Mr. Krabler and James NJ. Swank, of Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. Thielen, upon taking the chair, said
he was extremely happy to preside at a
meeting of such learned body of men,
representatives of their countries, and after
making a number OF pleasant remarks intro.
duced DR.. r. w. RAYMOND to speak on
Prominent German Metallurgists, DR..
Raymond is a bright, earnest speaker and
said:
EULoGIzING Won TUNNER
MIR. PREsIDENT-When, nearly 20 years ago.
the American Institute of Mining Engineers
was founded. one of the first names placed
upon lis short roll OF honorary members was
that of Prof Peter Ritter Won Turner, the
founder in 1910 of what is the world
famous Mining School of Leoben. and the man
who more than any other-I might safely say
more than all others-made of that school the
central seat of the science of the metalurgy of
iron. I do not undervaIue the distinguished
services Of Percy in England, Akerman IN
Sweden. Gruner and Jordan in France and
herl at Claus;fal. do not forget snch names
as those OF Bell. karsten and the brilliant
ScheerCr. too early lost to Us. On The contrary.
Il i upon the support Of these eminent author
lueS that the fame OF Turner securely rests.
Ard II we place to his credit as we are iusti-
ncu in doing. the splendid work of the mstitu-
non he founded. and OF the pupils he has
trained, we may fairly hail him as tile Nestur
OF our profession.
The Iron and Steel Institute and the Verein
Deutscher Observation-Disclosures have set their
seals upon this verdict already by electing
Professor Won 1u ncr 20 honorary membership.
He Is thus connected with this International
assembly by triple bond OF fellowship: and
ltWUst be deemed fortunate and significant
coincidence that the day Of this session is the
first DAY ct the celebration Al LeobNn of the
semi-centennial jubilee Of hat celebrated in
siitution and of lis honored head.
The council Of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers has delegated to me the
honor of proposing that this meeting shall au-
thorlze the irlnsmlttll TO Leoben OF a cable
message of crnCr&tulafion. But before 1 read
The proposed message. beg To say that .ould
hut for tie absence Of our distinguished past
President DR.. I. Stiny Hunt, perhaps the only
man among our American members whose
scientific career dates from the same period as
that OF Professor Won TUnner whose colleague
and friend he was at Paris more than a third of
century ago.
PROF. HUNTS REGRETS.
Tie following letter was then read BY Sec.
retary Raymond Pro- Hunt is absent
from the sessions on account of illness. He
is how in Paris:
Dear Dr. Raymond:
The mention OF the name of Peter Won Tun.
ner. of Leohen, aEakens in me many pleasant
and tender memories. More than s. years
since. at the great exhibition in Paris IN 1855.
was the youngest of a group OF Jurors ap-
pointed to examine aud Judge the objects
therein, balougug to the domains OF geology.
mining and uetaliurgy. ]; is sufficient to men
non among my colleagues the names of Eliede
lhe NauN. Warrington w. Smyuh and Peter
Won Turner. OF that group OF jurors SO far as
/ am aware. Won Turner ana myself are the
only Survivors. How he endeared himself to
me and 10 us all by his assduIty, his earnest
ness, his sympathy and his profound knowl-
edge Of the principles and details of his pro-
1ession, still remember with delight.
Again in lSB. having as colleagues our hon.
nrel feilow-members, Sir Lo~thian Bell and
The lamented Alexander Holly whose monu-
mental bronze we have so lately unveiled in
New ork, was judge at our Centennial ex-
lt4illtl'lll ~ III tdC l'bi. II WAS then my good
fortune at one Of the informal gatherings of
our Institute Of Mining Engineers to receive as
our guest the Ritter Won Tunner and to bid
him welcome to the institute which he had al
wayS hcuOred by his membership. / well re-
member hls pleasant surprise and his emotion
a, this greeting after q years from his former
colleague.
And now in the fulness of time are gathered
tha representatives of lLree societies one from
Great Britain. one from Germany, and a
thlfd. their friendly rival all devoted TO that
profession which Won Iunner has done so
much - render illustrious, and each claiming
Inn as an honorary member. And by a
happy coincidence, they meet IN the great cen
ter al American iron industry on the day when
Leoben celebrates the jubilee of its world
famed me- allurgicai school, ana of its founder
IeterNon Tunner. What more fitting and that
we should SEND across the sea on this occasion
our hearty greetings? l therefore venture to
propose teleEraplc message from our inter-
national session. conveying our congratulations
TO Won Turner and to Lecben
Yours truly
/. STERRY HUNT.