The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-11
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| great work was the building Of the Philadel-
| phia and Reading road. His father was John
Robinson. landed proprietor In Virginia. and
Moncure Robinson was born In Richmond In
1902 He was designed for the law and was
| educated In the Gerardine Academy and VIII
liam and Mary College. He was graduated at
| 16 the youngest graduate in the college. An
expedition which the Board Of Public Works Of
Virginia was about to send across the State to
survey q line OF levels from Richmond to the
Ohio River determined his after profession
He volunteered to accompany this expedition
without nay. and before IL had done It's work
he was acknowledged as leader in IL At 10
he visited this State. and Gen. Dewitt Clinton
He the Wt
stndyiag It he became d5miy CONVINCED that q
chisi engineer p the exe tension and widening
70 sxsendins That II WORK sSS miles to GoySssen
snd biz ySSs T. IL ss2S he
inSndiSs f tie 'a great dies q aeilsnd
shs
sSss tSs Doe as
sylyanis engaged him to build the P2ttsvil ie
work he contrived the system Of inclined
sss Fl
~ Ss Esssa1 h Resss sds as osq
tains from, HaiiidaysbuTe to Johnstown,
IS sss s. s$'} Sss s
tS ssn we IIPseo Of Loaded cars haul W
the 6sa EMPTY 91 on he se srt n Rs I Rsne
burg and Roanoke road and the Richmond
end Petersburg road: INCLUDING p The long
This bridge was considered q marvel q cheap.
Inns 60 q s sns h
3 tssa dSx 3,
on the stone piers he built in 1883 he built
tss she nd
Reading by the latter's extension to Pottsville.
W sns Of Els s n
grasp Of the Knowledge 81 what railroads were
contemplated an amount Of traffic which was
then thought prepostero9s but the following m
ginning economical to operate. The two most
important OF these rules were. first. that no
oeaS pss b bsee Se 81
cars to. the terminus; and. second. that no
Was ssn Eon
don BY President Elihu Chaqncey to negotiate
dent to the Thames Tunnel Occurred. and pi he
work. FThe pans Of the Be
sm In
locomotive He was consulted upon many en-
10 10 was was one Of The United States Com
s aosks &C he hi s Gh s4s
Dor: In 1s47 he retired. He married in 1885
hRa and moved an to TheT he had
pa she HIM 29
ases Rresident q The
SS. 81 ss s b sS
SIX ssS sgsnss Bidds and Mira Hsnss
denly 81 heart trouble IL Be st ysstsrdsy; Is
n q as ant
neers in the Austrian army. He served in the
.sa H.sf sssH S
Eenta by the Emperor. In 1851 he came to
war Meeting in Fane9il Hall. was carried away
" the speeches: and enlisted az priyate n
iliena called Cow Ana1eSs attention 70
aea IL ths Gov
that after h. had from This his
s Would e ace esS e. 6 s psfarn th
had hf Ebssd HIN
Veteran Infantry OF which Stephen NJ. Weld
PUCK Ea Carried him through. and he 50 far 1 re-
front and was detailed on the star Ct Gen.
a iessps Els ssantsy
ing then man with fair income. he paid his
Se IN sson his
private income seemed to fell him. and he was
Ss ens an
Gnitea States Consul at that port to make spe
and tRis we was ferwarded to was6ington But
nothing was heard in answer: He was induced
appeaton q Tor p PENSION and this ms
to have been granted at once, Capt. Kinsky
yas gentlemen Of nS educston 6einS Pro
last twenty-six years he has undergone four
teen surgical operations. and. although IN
ar as % two Rd he
at tne Boston fuDllc Library.
tHcky. widow Of the Confederate Gen. John
81 the 3,
kentucky Prestons. and stepdnughter Of the
ton on Saturday. Her death was caused osten-
sibly by pneumonia- She was typical South:
wealth. Standing ana e 1t ana ths
necessity OF becoming q law office clerk SUBJ
ject to the petty annoyances incident to such
places. and 70 be daily associated with colored
bear: She became dispirited and discoarssea.
serious IN itseIi. she sank rapidly; Gen.
TYLER: and Polk: and members =, Of Sls
during tie sivlf war: His Widows pr fSfs
estate included the famous Trayellers' Rest
Isaac Shelby. before her, and which was noted
for tts generous and refiped a. hospitality but
Rsy Pr she Il sad
BreckePridgs family; After Gen; J, G.I tgg
xubn Meg ri hv nj n mr.