The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-21
OBIfUAKY.

Ths Late Henry Kellogg, tho Ahvuntof.
 Henry Kellogg. father of Assistant City Engineer Kellogg. and who was one of Connecticut's most prominent in- ventors. died at the home of his son. ts Lake place. Wednesday night. Yes- terday morning. when his daughter. Miss Sadie c. Kellogg, went to call him she heard no answer She went to his bed side and found him lying on his side, dead. He looked as though asleep. and death had apparently come quietly and without pain or struggle.
 Mir Kellogg had not been in good health since October l2. 1892. when he was stricken with paralysis, from which he partially recovered. He was. how ever apparently as well as usual We'd nesday evening. and retired at 9 o'clock.
 Mir. Kellogg had been widower for several years, during which time he had lived with his son. He was born in East Hartford in 1919. He came to this city in 1861. During his life MT. Kel- logg made several fortunes and spent them. He loved an active. adventur- ous life. and saw considerable of the world in his younger days. He was a remarkable inventor, and invented many kinds of machines and appli- ances.
 After leaving New Hartford he trav- eled a great deal. He was one of the Forty-niners who went to California during the gold fever. Ten years later he was in Washington, where he had the contract to build an aqueduct.
 MT. Kellogg settled in New Haven and began the manufacture of tape trimming and ruffiing, with Dr. Chaun- cey O. Crosby, Leonard Winship, Sam uel E. Barnly and Dexter Alden. The name of the company was the Elm City Tape Trimming and Ruffling company.
 This business he conducted for ten years, after which he went into enter prises for placing his inventions on the market. MT. Kellogg invented the tape trimming and ruffling machine, also hot polished shatfing, paper hats, which were much worn by women at one time.
 Another enterprise that he inaugu- rated was the Kelgum company. The material used in the manufacture was a sort of gummy substance which he pre- pared and it was named "Kelgum," in honor of his niece, Clara Louise Kel- logg, he having taken the first three letters of her name for the first syllable of the name of the compound. It was adapted for textile fabrics, was imper- vious to water, and would not stretch. It was used considerably for heavy beltings. The factory was in this city, and was on fire two or three times, the company losing considerably. Af- terwards the company decided to make present of the stock to the inventor, and with the assistance of some friends business for short time and then it was given up. The material was con- sidered very fine and it received high endorsement in Europe. The officers of the company were as follows: Presi- dent, the late Colonel L. L. Morgan; secretary and treasurer, George W. Bol- ton; directors, Hon. 8. A. York, Colonel N. G. Osborn, Hon. B. c. Stoddard, John w. Nichols and Dr. c. Purdy Lindsley.
 Another invention that he placed on the market was the Jarvis surgical ad- juster, a device for setting broken limbs. At one time MT. Kellogg was owner of the Bigelow Carpet company of Clinton, Mass. After carrying on this business several years he removed to Washing ton, D. C., to build an aqueduot for the city. This was in the year 1858, about three years before he came to this city, He was in the national capital for about a year.
 He had been a Mason for many years. MT. Kellogg formerly attended Trinity church In this city.
 His wife, who died about eight years ago, was Miss Harriet E. Colwell of Hartford, and her sister married the late John D. Earle of this city. He leaves two brothers, George Kellogg, the father of Mrs. Clara Louise Strakosch, and Albert Kellogg. formerly of this city, professor of botany in California. John B. Kellogg, formerly of this city, and who died several years ago, was another brother.
 His sons are Assistant City Engineer Henry J. Kellogg of this city and Frank A. Kellogg, connected with Outing. A daughter is Miss Sadie c. Kellogg of this city, and another daughter was the late Mrs. Monson, the first wife of Charles Monson, the Chapel street mer- chant.
 The funeral will probably take place Saturday and the interment will be in Hartford.