The sun., 1893-05-07
xRUPP, THE GREAT CANNON MAKER.
The Failure ofOne Krupp Led TO the Fortu,.
Of HI. son-A Dynnsty of Cannon Makers

| LONDON. April 19.-It Is no doubt sense OF
tho fitness OF things. and OF tho influence OF
mere size, which has impaired such cxtraor.
dinary Dimensions to number OF tho Euro
pcan exhibits prepared for the Worlds Fair
No matter in what directiou-:ndustrial scon-
tile. commercial, or artistic-magnitude An.
pears to have been the preoccupation OF tina
exhibitors. Tho Germans. w,r have long
since been proud Of their hu 20 founderies al
Essen. are additionally pleased because their
grcat krupp hns manufactured tho biggest
cannon that has vet left his workshops in
order to send 1t to Chicago.
The Fatherland is justified In its ntcns.
and boastful appreciation OF the cannon
maker" for It is not exaggerated to say that
the Krupp gums have been important factor,
In the creation OF the German empire. Tn,
history. traditions. and antecedrnts OF the
now worldfamcd ensneors are familiar ia
| every man. woman. and child beyond tn.
Uhinc, and are onshrinod in the national
annals. Books and pamphlets have been
printed on the matter researches made. and
every detail concerning the biography Of tho
family carefully treasured The Krupp fan.
Is considered to have attained tho dignity OF
| a dynasty.
When Prince Nnpoleon visited the works AZ
Essen. no exclaimed: why. this Is State
| within n State!" and seemed to reflect ON
| wv posSiV'o lHe IhSI WDUiu give 10
| some Governments. As n matter Of fact, tho
present hoad OF the house has under his
orders more subjects than tho Prince OF
Schaumburg-Lippe.w who married Princess
Victoria the sister Of the Emperor William
Ihe Kingdom OF stcc. and iron governed By
monarch without crown or sceptre. who
holds In his hands the prosperity and means
OF livelihood OF his DEFENDANTS. is n region
more 'hickly populated than four or 1--WE OF tho
small adjacent primo paities III til, furnaces
of Essen were suddenly extnguishoi 2l.UOO
workmen. $4,000 women. children. and aged
people would probably starve. and this grand
total OF 1900 human beings recognizes the
sway OF one man. their master and the do
scendant OF the founder OF the works
Frederick krupp bo.onctd to family OF tho
old Protestant Bourgco sie OF Essen. At the
beginning Of the seventeenth century one OF
his ancestors had been the director OF lGlgs
manufactory OF arms. and It W ould seem as II
he had transmitted to his descendants tho
vocation for The fabrication Of destructive and
warlike implements which has boen several
times observed as hereditary in certain races.
However. the real founder of the colossal fac
tory OF Westphalia did not at irst seam dis.
posed To follow the dictates oi tho hereditary
instincts which later on led him to tho
exclusive manipulation o: steel and iron, for
he began life 10y more pacific pursuits aud as
dealer in coffee and sugar Who can tell II
Prussia would have won the battle of SadowA
and laid the stone OF her future greatness il
Frederick krupp had made his fortune In tho
grocery trade? Far from SO doing he lost his
capital. and being Of turn OF mind more i'm
nginativo than commercial the unsuccessful
grocer OF Essen shut up his shop and addicted
himself to higher aims He was tho first to
Introduce into Germany the fabrication OF
IN often steel. He had perfected the process
already invented in England: he had carried
on simultaneously costly experiments and
hazardous speculation: he had succeeded in
making the produce Of his factory known on
the European markets and his own name
famous when he died in 1926. at the early age
Of 30. completely ruined. The patrmony Of
tho old krupp family-a not inconsderabls >
one-had been melted in tho furnaces OF the
sanguine inventor.
His eldest son has in his own handwritins
recorded the history OF his life and trials.
these documents We learn that he
had taken charge OF the works as his mothers h
representative without technical knowledge.
apprenticeship. or credit From the ageo Of II e,
he assumed the duties OF head Of the familyS !
he spent his days in constant and srduous
labor: his night were haunted by doubt an
OF disasters. and the ghosts Of In. .
surmountable difficulties. After working fof
many hours late into tho night. the young
man would sit down to O meal OF potatoes.
bread and butter. and coffee. Meat was
luxury which he could not afford. He felt the
responsibilities Of the father Of many chill
dren harrassed by impending ruin. During
twenty-five years he led the same ioyless OK
stencs. never cnstinS aside his burden. never
wholly despairinX. and yet never daring to
'ully hopo. At last a slow but certain improve
nent In his affairs made life moro endurable
lIndar AIfra1 Rrupn tho fv - hA
factory was cheauered. sometimes abruptly
rising to success. sometimes retrograding to
he verge OF disaster. The number OF hands
sm pl Dyed. which was In 1926. 10 in 1899
rose to l2l in '45 and fell again to n in '+3
The revolutionary crisis seriously affected all
,he iron industries. and at that puriod the
stress OF the owner OF Essen was so great that
le was com PEELED to sell tho old heirooms OF
plate and silver Tho memory OF that sacrifice
las remained SO poignant that. although the
krurrs have since been able to live in prinr"Iy
;p!endor. they have never replaced the silver
u oons. forks. and dishes sold in their hour II
,eod. ani have persistently used the plated
goods of tho factory OF BerndorT. 1t H. true
hat Hermann Krupp. the second son Of the
ounder OF the Westphaian works. had estab-
ished In tho localtya prosperous factory of
,la,e metal.
In lSi3 Alfred Krurp sent t, tho P.ussian
'hr oHlce TWO modeis OF muSkotS w!ich he
lad designed aad executed with tho most
minute precision. The barrels were mado OF
teel. and they could bs fred with extreme
apidity. But In the Berlin otliciai regions It
vas an article OF faith that the weapons OF the
Irmy could not be improved upon. ard the
ase containing tho sample guns WAS TO-
urned to the sender unopened Alfrei Krupp
hen turned to Franco and submitted his
lnskets to tho Minister o: Wa-. Marshal
Quit who commanded trial to test their
leriis. The re- suits were satisfactory enough
0 cause Prussia on her sido to try cEptr-
,ents md improvements. which endrd in tho
hopt9n o. tho Dreyse needle KUN. hfr'"l
'rupp having neg iectel to tRkr out patent
Z the prescribed time. derive no pr"ilis rom
IL invention, which WAS exploited by moro
'rtunato or more astute com potiiors.
IL remained to be proved whether cannon
,ould prove moro renuncratiyo. krupp Ia
Jared that ths lHi;iatory studles aud IN" now
hs introIut.,! in tho faurl"a
on OF lhrge pices OF artillery wtr" 80 costly
could I'm nm s,N-