The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-24
JOHN W. lyman DE AID.
One OF Savannsh's Leading Citizens
and Business Men Taken OF.

| One of Savannah's Leading Citizen6
and Business Men Taken of.
Mr.. John w. lyman died a. 1850 O'Clock
this morning. after lingering illness of
three years from consumption of the bowels.
he fought against the disease which was sap
ping away his life and attended TO his BUSH
ness until a few weeks ago when weakness
| compelled him 20 give up. Vicar General
| Cafferty Of the cathedral prepared Mr.. Ty-
nan for death and gave him the last sacra-
ments of the Catholic church yesterday. The
deceased was conscious almost to the last
| moment and was perfectly resigned to die.
Mr.. lyman was born in Old Point Com
fort, Va, Feb. %, 1887, and was So years
| old. At the age Of Is years Mr.. lyman
| joined the United States navy and re-
manned in the service of the government
until the breaking out of the war between
tho states, when he resigned and offered his
services to his native state and the
| confederacy. He entered the service
as an assistant engineer and rose
| from one grade to another until he
reached the highest, that Of chief engineer.
| He was q second assistant engineer on the
ram Virginia the Merrimac) during her
famous battle with the Monitor in Hampton
Roads in 1852, and after ward served in other
positions in the navy.
During one period Of the struggle for
southern independence MIR. lyman was
on duty In this city, and here
he married Miss Maggie Martin,
who, with one daughter, Mrs. Raphael
8. Salas, survives him. His marriage re-
suited in his making Savannah his home
when peace came upon the land, and here
he has since lived an honored citizen.
He was foreman of Buyers machine
works for few years, and in 1871 he began
business on his own account at River and
Ann streets. Afterward he built a fine
r
which was wiped out by the Yamacraw
fire of 1888. Mr.. Tynanis loss by the con-
flagration was over $4,000, but with in
domitable pluck he began anew and erected
another fine system Of works on the site OF
those burned. Despite the many adverse
circumstances and feeble health in tho lat
ter years of his life Mr.. lyman built up a
large business.
Tynan's foundry was a synonym for
honest workmanship. and its proprietor's
word was as good as any mans bond. He
was a skillful mechanic, uniting a thorough
understanding of the theory OF mechanical
engineering with the practice of a trained
workman.
Like most other confederates, Mr.. lyman
had to begin life anew when the war ended,
and in business he brought to bis aid those
noble qualities which must win success, in
dustry. honesty and competency. He had
just reached that epoch In his business
career when all that man can hope for
seems attainable, whom the insidious disease
which had lowered near him for years
began making rapid inroads on bis
strength. He fought bravely against
its assaults, and kept up 10 the last, but
even his strong will could not hold together
the manly soul and its weak body.
Savannah has lost a good citizen In the
death Of Mr.. lyman; the south a true,
patriotic and fearless son. who served her
faithfully to the last; his family kind and
loving husband and father.
The deceased was member of the Con-
federate Veterans Association, the
Hibernian Society and the Catholic Library
Association, which organizations will at
tend his funeral tomorrow from the Cathe-
dral of st. John the Baptist