New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-29
OBITUARY.
HAYWARD A. HARVEY.

HAYWARD Harvey the inventor of the Harvey
process for armor-plates, died at MS "o,"e' a.
Maine and Hlyer SITS, Orange n. de- earl
terday morning. The cause Of death was dihoe1e'
from which he had been suffering for the last "'e
months ,,
Hayward Augustus Harvey was the son OF brlsa
der General Thomas w Harvey and Matiina nay
ward. He born at jamestown ~ l" '' ,
H. 1924 General Harvey was one or the ocs' y" -
inventors Of the country and his son inherited 'his
talent from his father. General Harvey was o'e VI
the founders and an early president of the Amer,-
can Institute, and built most Of the cotton hn''
and machine shops in Central New-fork I'D 'ns
early part Of the century. He was the inventor Va
the gimlet pointed screw, the cam MOTION anu
toggle Joint Early In the thrties he remover WIN
his family to Poughkeepsie where In le'o tl'e III
screw machinery built and patented. ite'e '"'
youth of young Harvey was passed and ms euuea-
ton was received In the Academy at Poughkeeps'e
and at New-Psltz In 1874 young Harvey Went ~
New-York and entered the office of the New ioiA
Screw Company as draughtsman. where ne re-
manned until 1850 when he went to SomerVli!e ~. 80
IN take charge of n wire mill In 1852 he went INTO
the Harvey steel and Iron Company. OF which MS
father was president Two years later on ,he uea'"
of his father he founded the Wangum steer oo''-
pany OF Connecticut, and in 1866 founded the con-
tnenta Screw Company Of Jersey CITY, WIN ne"
patents for :.aking wood screws. During the year"
! from 1870 to 1890 he was constantly devisns ne"
machinery. All the inventive faculties OF Mr.
Harvey had up to this time been devoted 10 MAX
ing automatic MACHINERY.
He soon began to turn his mind In other drec-
| tons and I'm his experiments with steer accom-
plished results that made his name famous all over
the world In 1883 the first patents were taken Out
| for hardening steel on the surface. or cakbonizng
| it, and raising steel of low grade to higher one
| The first practical armor-pate treated by the new
process was made in 1890. and since that time the
process has been perfected and improved. 20 tnat
now the Harveylzed steel armor-plates nave sue
cessfully wthstood more severe tests than any
Others The process has been adopted by the united
| States Government and by all the armor-plate
makers OF Europe.
In 1889 the Harvey Steel Company was organized
with it's works at Brs station. on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. near Newark, with Mr. Harvey az
president and principal stockholder Altogether MT
| Harvey took out nearly rs patents
Mr. Harvey was twice married His hrst wite'
whom, he married in 1850. was Miss Matilda Winant
| Of Ncw-York city a member of the old Huguenot
| family Of that name. She died in 1856 leaving one
SON now DR.. Thomas W. Harvey. a successful
practitioner Of Orange n. J. In 1855 Mr. Harvey
married Miss Emily \. Haisey. OF Bridgehamptoh
L. l. and she survives him. with one son. Hayward
A. Harvey IT, who Is the superintendent Of the
| Harvey Steel Company.
Mr. Harvey served three terms as Alderman OF
| Orange but held other Office. He was an old'
line Democrat. but after the war cast MS lot WITT
| the Republican party He the vice-presldent OF
| the American Washer and Manufacturing Coin
| pany OF Newark member OF the New-Engsano
| Society of Orange and one OF its founders: blue
| lodge Mason and had taker all the degrees OF Odc
Fellowship He was for many years the prerento
Of Trinity congregational ChHrcn OF EaSo iu5n
The funeral will take place at ms late nome W
! Thursday afternoon at 2.3O O'clock