Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-02
wALL1NGFoRD,s Loss.

wALLINGF0RDss Loss. 1t
he sudden Death of Robert wal 6
lace, For Many Years One of Com &
necticut,s Noted Manufacturers-He
Dies OF Heart Failure-A sketch of
His Career.
Robert Wallace, president and manager
# the R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing
company, died very suddenly at o'clock
morning at his home on Main
street of neuralgia of the heart, aged sew
enty-six years. He was about the house
on Thursday and out on the street. Yes
terday morning when he arose he COM
planned of not feeling as well as usual and
stated into the bathroom. Very soon one
of the family heard noise like someone |
falling and hurried to the bathroom and |
found Mr.. Wallace dead on the floor. DR..
Russell was summoned and pronounced
the cause of death to be failure of the heart.
The funeral will be Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the house. Mr.. Wallace was
born in Prospect November 10, 1916, and
has for over fifty years been identified
with manufacture of spoons and forks, and
has been always acknowledged as the pio
neer of that line of business in this coun-
try, and it is said that he made the first
spoons that were ever made in the coun-
try. Mr.. Wallace was at first in partner
ship with A. Hall, the founder of Hall &
Elton company, and later was connected
with Samuel Simpson, under the name of
Wallace, Simpson & Co., and for many
years done business in the old wooden fac
tory west of the Quinnipiac river, which
brick building erected on the cast side of
the river farther to the east and south.
In 1866 the business was changed
into a joint stock company, Mr..
Simpson having sold out his interest,
under the name of r. Wallace & Sons
Manufacturing company, with 81. G. VIII
COX, w. w. Lyman, E. A. Mitchell and l.
G. Lewis of the Meriden Britannia COM
pany as stockholders, Mr.. Wallace retain
ing controlling interest in the stock.
The business since that time has steadily
increased and is now employing over 900
hands, and is doing the largest business in
that line Of any concern in the world. Mr..
Wallace has always been worker and has
made it a point through life to attend to
| his own business and see that it was con-
Quoted in a thorough manner, He was al
ways, during business hours, to be found
| at the factory when his health permitted,
| and was very much respected by his
| employees, who knew that when he
made promise it was sure to
be fulfilled. There never were any diff
many of the men who were working for
him thirty years ago can now be found at
the factory. As citizen he was always
to be found on the side that had the best
| interests of the town at stake, and al
though never aspiring to public Office,
yet be was interested in the affairs of the
town and could always be depended upon
to donate literally, when occasion requir-
ed, for any charitable object. The town
loses a good citizen and the employees Of
the company good friend by Mr.. Wal
lace's death. The business to which Mr..
Wallace devoted his energies will be con-
Henry J. and George Wallace, and his
son-in. law, Colonel W. j. Leavenworth.
OTHER WALLINGFoRD NEWS.
Hattie, wife of Garry S. WEIGH, died
yesterday at her home on South Main
street with armenia, aged twenty-seven
years.
| A. E. Wilson of the Peoples Industrial
Insurance company of Norwich has paid
to J. w. Fitzgerald 81 1889, the amount Of
insurance on his mother, Mrs. William
Fitzgerald, who died two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrence o. Reilly returned
last evening from weeks visit to Mrs
Reillys home in Southington. Mr.. Reilly
has been down with the grip most of thu
time during his visit.
The Arcanum/club will elect officers thi
evening.
More furniture arrived yesterday from
| New Haven for the new store or saloon il
Morse's building on Hall avenue.
Charles A. Lane, who fell down tn
steps of his barn Thursday evening, was a
} the store yesterday, but has not entirel,
recovered from the effects of the fall.
Mrs. A. J. Smith of Curtis avenue is i'm
proving
Mrs. J. E. Wildman is able to be abou
the house. Mr.. Wildman was out of door
yesterday for the first time since his i'll
ness.
Mrs. Margaret Cook, who died Thursday
was ill with pneumonia for q week befor
| her death, and refused to have a physical
called.
General Fl. B. Darlington is in town.
Stanley Botsford is on deck again.
There was q report about yesterday tha
Joe London had been found dead near tn
| river south of Wallaces. No verifcatio
| | of the rumor could be found.
There was pleasant gathering at tn
home of 9. F. Siebel on Colony street Las
l | evening, and a Christmas tree was one c
features. At $50 the tree caught fire fro1
Q one Of the candles, and in one instant ther
was fash and the tree was in flames
/ | Mr.. Siebel seized the burning tree an
: threw it out of the window, and in dom
= SO was terribly burned about the face en
/ | hands. Drs. Wilson and McGaughey a
/ | tended him. The fash of the burning tire
Q was seen from the street and an alarm of fl
|. | was sounded. The fire department r.
sponded quickly but its services were nc
. needed as the flames were extinguishe
with pals of water. Some of the furn
ture was damaged by the fire and the los
is estimated at less than 800. The furn
i ture was insured in the Reading Insuranc
company of Pennsylvania for $500, throug
the agency of J. G. Roach. The doctor
:, report that while Siebel's burns are quit
! serious, yet his eyesight will not be il
jured. Siebel has just recovered from
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