The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-09-06
Death of Col. Wildes.

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en-: Col. y. W. Nildes WAS born III
NewburNport, Mass, in l>22. Al the
age of l6 he began the study of aud
| practice OF civil engineering III the oilcr
of Col. j. NJ. fessenden. then ehlci
engineer OF the Eastern railroad. Col.
Wildes was engaged III the construction
OF the Eastern road until ITS compietion'
Wlle.l ne was trnnsifliep ~ .lir 9 1l,
Inv, hnan ,n0a~od in tln o,,~;neoring do
partment. lie was engaged in engineer
ing ON several of the New England rail
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annointnd resident enoinanr of the NAYS
vile & Lexington Railroad in Kentucky.
where he remained until lS33, when he
returned TO Nalhe' ana .ook eliarse VI
& Knnnohnn ,oad In 1s5- he was nm.
pointed chief engineer of the Marquette
onronagon road, Michigan. In 1913 he
p mi1 eni9i eislnrg' VI 1ie ' f',,
Enrt Wavnn 3co mills IN the str,,ifs Of
Mackinaw. la 1850 he returned to
Maine and shortly afterWard was APP
p",n,eu an a,1'' "ibn s I'm IA ,fih a ~ v g
burn. COL Wildes took an important
part in the transportation of Name
troops TO NaShlngton' ana was at me
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in MAY, 1862. The regiment wa, MUSTER
ed into the L. :. service in August. 1852,
tol' y. W. lldes III tfe meantime sefV-
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