The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-05

DorAht oiuouolu, hauIOru, CnrlStl2nS-
burg, Elliston, Salem, Roanoke, Clover
dale, Bedford City, Lynohburg and
Rocky Mount. They have also had
charge OF construction of ten miles of
the Roanoke street railway and the
Vinton Water Works. They have. now
under contract $500 acres OF additions
| to Roanoke and Ave miles OF extensions
to the Roanoke street railway. Tho
firm Is composed of Capt. j. III. Wingate
and Mai. ]. E. NJ. Hanokel.
| OF Roanoke, was born at Harrisburg,
Pa, July S, 1916. He was educated in
the public schools, Harrisburg Acade my
and Princeton College. The following
are some of the engineering works in
which he has been engaged: Axeman
and chairman, Susquehanna and West
Branch canal, summer OF 1867; rodman,
Northern Central railway, fall 1867;
rodman. Duchess and Columbia rail-
road, November, '67; transitman, Con-
necticut Western railroad, December,
'6S; resident engineer, Connecticut West
ern railroad, '69-'70; assistant engineer,
New York, West Shore and Buffalo
railroad in II; principal assistant engi-
neer, Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay rail
road in '72; assistant engineer, Missis-
quot and Black River Valley railway
Manhattan elevated railway, New York
city, in IT; assistant rodmaster, st.
Louis and Southeastern railway, '7S;
engineer on road bridges and buildings,
same railway, 70: engineer on road
bridges and buildings, New York and
Now England railroad, 80; superintend-
ent, Western and Springfield division,
New York and New England railroad,
sl-'s2; contractor, New York, Lack
awanna and Western railroad, 's2, and
New York, West Shore and Buffalo, 'S3;
principal assistant engineer, Hartford
and Harlem railroad, 'S4-'s5; engineer,
Construction Kings Company, elevated
railway, Brooklyn-New York, '86 and
| part of 'S7.
He is now engineer in charge of the
| Clinch Valley extension of the Norfolk
and Western railroad and manager of
the Roanoke Gas and Water Compan
Mr.. Rawn is q fine engineer, full of
life and fun, and is very popular with
all who know him.
X. A. Mari,
is a Fauquir county man. He is grad
uate of Virginia Military Institute and
Is now holding the chair of engineer
ing az that institution. He was con-
nected with United States coast and
| goodetic survey for thirteen years, and
has been engaged upon scientific work
in nearly every State and territory in
the Union consisting Of triangulation,
magnetic and astronomical work, and
telegraph longitudes through Western
States. He was two seasons in Alaska
and one in the Arctic and on the Siber-
ian coast fixing geographical positions.
Robert A. Cummings
was born in the county of Norfolk in
| August, 1866. He was educated under
the late William Brewer, f. r. S. and
G. e., Of London. England. He was
four years engaged as field examiner in
In her majesty's ordinance survey in
England. He was for some time in the
Office Of tho chief engineer of the Penn
sylvania railroad in Philadelphia, and
was afterwards with the chief engineer
of Bucyrus Dredge and Steam Shovel
Company, of Bucyrus, Ohio, during
which he assisted in designing the large
dredge employed in making the Calumet
canal at Chicago. He is now assist ant
engineer in the the maintenance way
department of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and in charge of the construct
ion of Hotel Roanoke, Maple Shade Inn,
and passenger stations at Salem, Bed
ford City, Bluefleld and Graham.
William Churchill
was born at Airwell, Hanover county,
Va, was educated at private high
schools and commenced the study of
architecture with j. p. Chandler, of
Philadelphia, in 1882. He took a posi-
ton with Cope 81 Stewardson, of Phila-
delphia. in 1855, and in February, 1888,
went to New York as assistant to
Edward III. Kendall. He studied at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
and took lessons in water color from c.
S. Luce, of New York. He was awarded
honorable mention by the Architec tural
League, of New York, in 1887, and
passed the Government examination for
position as draughtSnan in Supervis-
ing architects Office in 1888. lie was
first assistant to the architect of the
Philadelphia City Hall during 1890.
Among tho other buildings on which he
has been employed may be mentioned
the Presbyterian Churches at 37th and
Chestnut streets, 2lst street below Wal
nut, and 63rd and Vine streets, Phila-
delphia, besides the House of Refuge,
Radnor Hall, and many residences in
and around Philadelphia, as we'll as the
Methodist book concern of New York
City and the Y. NJ. c. A. building of
Richmond, Va.
Ward Crosby
was born in New York in 1856. He
began practice as an engineer on the
Eastern railroad of Massachusetts in
1890, and remained on the road ono
year, after which he was engaged in
the location of the Texas Mexican in
1881 to 1882. In January, 1882, to
February, 1884, he was assistant engi-
ncer in charge of the construction on
the Mexican Central railroad; in Janu-
airy, 1886, to FEBRUARY, 1888, division
engineer in charge of construction on