Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-08
DEATH OF GEORGE G. LOBDELL.
At Noon Thursday at His Residence i
This City.

This City.
George G.. Lobdell died about noon
Thursday at his residence, No. 1905 West
Fourteenth street.
The deceased was in his T7th year
which he would have completed next
November.
The cause of death is kidney trouble
with which he has been affected several
years.
MI. George G. Lobdcll was the
nephew of MIR. Bonney, of Bonney "
Bush, the founders Of the original car
wheel manufacturing plant with which
Mr.. Lohdell's business life was identl-
fled. The works were founded! in 1855,
and it was at first considered good
days work to cast six wheels and tit
them to the axles. The present works
have capacity of 500 wheels per day.
In 1888, Mr. Bonney died and Mr..
Lobdell succeeded him, the new tirm
being Bush 81 Lobdell. In 1855
Charles Bush died and four years
later Mr.. Lobdell succeeded to
proprietorship of the whole plant In
| 1857 the Lobdell Car Wheel Company
was organized with George G. Lobdell,
President; William W. Lobdell, Secre-
tary, and p. N. Brennan, Treasurer. ln
| 1SS1-S2 the new works near the mouth
| of the Christiana were built. In addi-
ton to his manufacturing interests,
| Mr.. Lobdell was quite a land owner
and took keen interest in stock and
dairy matters. The Hazel Dell fair
grounds were one of his enterprises and
the losses upon the fairs held there
were shouldered by him. The Minqua-
dale Home for Aged Men owes its es-
tablishment to his philanthropy. In the
highest and best sense he was one OF the
best citizens of Wilmington.
The funeral of George G. Lobdell
took place on Monday and was largely
attended. Services were conducted at
his late residence, No. 1908 West Four
teenth street, by the Rev. Z. b. Cabell,
assisted by the Reys. r. B. Cook, d. d.,
and S. B. Meeser. Their remarks were
highly eulogistic of the deceased.
A large delegation from the works OF
the Lobdell Car Wheel Company and
many prominent citizens were in at
tendance. Among those present were
f j. Winfield Scott, William Baxter, A
Gilbert Robinson, G. p. johnson, 7. e.
| West, William p. Bancroft, Edward
Tatnall, James Parker, j. D. Kurtz
Isaac q. Pyle, Lea Pusey, Jacob Pusey
the Revs. Jabez Hodson and Nose
Heath, ex-Sheriff Clark, Edward Bring
hurst, Jr., II. r. Bringhurst, j. L
. De You, Joshua Conner, ii. G. Conrad
. A. G.. MeCausland, Fl. Is. Duncan, Jane
I II. Price, Asa o. DEMO, Colonel Enocl
Moore, Willard Salisbury, Winfield 5
Quigley, Edward Belts, S. F. Belts, Cit,
|, Solicitor Elliott, George W. Todd
/, z. I. Warner, ex-Mayors Allmont
9 and Wiley, Clement B. Smyth
: Albert w. Smith, Thomas II. Savery
: George w. Mccullough, A. A. Capelle
George S. Capelle, William Lawton, 5
H. Baynard, Theodore F. Crawford, '
p. Doughten, Charles e. Dubell, II. "
IS Morrow, Dr. Henry Garrett, Colont
i w. A. Lamotte, Thomas II. Young
Joseph T.. Carpenter, Jr., James Brad
: ford, Colonel Henry A. du Pont, Georg
~ " w. Bush, Walter Bush, job H. jackson
: Leandcr Buckley, Frank Kane, Denni
n Bulger, James Morrow, William Bowc
k Henry f. Dure, John Hare, DR.. Horac
d Burr, Joseph Swift, William II. Swift
d Alfred Gawthrop and Winfield McKail
4 Interment was made i'll Wilmingto
y and Brandywine cemetery and We
N private. The pall-bcarers were: Dani
T. McClintock, r. G. Tolmey, Henry Mo
IS row, James H. Cameron, Joseph Stuar
Of Alexander Mcleod, S. A. Hodgman an
Q. Il. Wollaston.