New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-07
OBITUARY.
DR. ERNEST WERNER SIEMENS.
Berlin. Dec. 6-Ur. f. W. Semcns. the welbnowh
engineer and electrician. died today.

Dr. siemens was born at Lenthe, in Hanover, In
1916. and was educated at the Lubbock Gymnasium.
He Joined the Pruss!an Artillery In 1884, where his
eminent talents soon attracted notice, and having
passed through the military schools, gained MN the
rank OF lieutenant Ia 1897. While stll holding TINS
appointment In the army. he applied himself WIN
great zeal to the study Of practical chemistry and The
physical sciences. and became the Inventor OF the
process o: elcctro.ghns Of the d.ieenlin governor
and q the electric automatic recording telegraph. As
member OF a Commission Of the Prussan General
staff for the Introduction OF the electric telegraph
system IN place OF the optical telegaphs lie proposed
In ls47 the application Of subterranean CONDUCTORS
Insulated by gutta-p"rcha. By means OF press IN
vented by him for That purpose, which Is still being
used in the manufacture Of cables With the help
OF these insulated Wives he succeeded. In the spring
OF lsls together with Professor Iimy. IN laying the
erst submarine mines with electric Ignition for the
protection Of the harbor o! Klcl, from the Danish
fleet In tie same year he carried ont the first great
telegraph line In Germany, between Berlin ana FRANK
fort on Main and In tho following year the suoter-
u,ncan line between Berlin and Cologne. Dr.
sIemcns left The Government service In 1870
and devoted himself aferward entirely TO scicntih .
studies and 10 private enterprises. In l547 he lad
already laid the foundation Of TIE telegraph works
aftcrward carried On ly lin under The firm OF sic
mems & llalskc In Berlin, the celebrated eS'"DiSn
mcut which was destined TO bccomc and at present
u.s. one OF the chief centres for the Application OF
electricity 70 the Industrial arts. It's world wide
reputation acquired within short time. led hin
10 open branch works In London and S. Petersburg
which also rapidly developed into entirely Independent
lnrrc concerns under the management Of his younger
brothers william and Charles. DR.. scmenss per
Aonal achievements TO be found In the heidS Of
science as well I'm those OF the technical arts Ills
scientific mcriio enabled the University OF Berlin 10
confer on him the dignity Of Doctor OF Philosophy
,tafga II
him the doors IL the Academy Of Science In Bcrl'n
In i574 and subsequently OF many oil or academies
and societies Am0us hl, many and various achlrv'
ncnts IN matters rlilus 10 science and the technical
arts must be mentioned a. particularly noteworthy
the invention aud practical application Of The quick
silver uni. l>l-rncr~'o unit by means OF when exact
and comparative measurements became possible LOT
ac first time. further That Of the euiti-pcrcla pres
already referred Goo, hat Of the development oi
meth d. for testing undcrsr und and submarine cables
and determining the position Of ladls In them ,
the Invention Ul pplatil,d RELAYS, 81 the socal'd
>lemcns armaturr. aud Of the d}namo-riectrlc ma
chine. tho principle Of which be published hrst at
TIC meeting of The Berlin Academy OF Sciences, ON
January II. lrGs. the electric railway. anu OF
numerous other Inventions such ~ TIE pneumatic
dispach tube ~ stem. and the 'ic''ens ALCOHOL.
mcucr for registering tue ludiluY OF ADsoIulc
alcohol Contained lu any alcVh0lc l'lnd pasNlhE
through uc in-7'lmrin IN. ,hmcii' vas Il.
member OF ~" IIu--idu order - pur J" M'ri".
rhc latc Emperor. frederick III, Of Germany. con-
icrlcd upon him tLc patent % nlbllY. lie was
also the rrclpicn, o. many other distinctions nl"
lonors. Dr. Slcmrn,, lectures ana papers have
been pubnshpt ~ 1he transactions ol different
lcnrncd aud scientific societies. and In various
periodicals, especially the following: Suunss e.
flchto der KDcihSAcE,n PreusSischcn Academic der
NlssenWNucn ~ I"fhn." & Pogsendorrs Anne
len der physlk md Chcmc,7 "bigger's POlytcch-
nischcs Journal and others. \ collection OF
tc,c lectures ana papers has been published
under tho title: "G,,aumee Abhandlungcn uni
Vuitrar,r Dr. scmrns was M honorary mem
Ser of the British Institution Of Electrical In
cng,d IN building an electric railroad IN Berlin.