The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-07
Mr.. Z. T. c. DAVIS DEAD.
TITROUN FROM MS HORST fND
kILIED fLHOsT INSTANTLY,
The Accident Happened While He Was
Riding in Central Park. New York.
sketch of His Life.

tive and Machine Works last spring. and
a ctptcd "A position with the G ". Hunt
Company. Staten Island. New York,
manufacturers OF mining machinery.
His family remained iu Richmond, at
their residence. No. M5 Park avenue.
where the news first reached Mrs. Davis
DS telegram al 30 O'Clock last night.
A ITHnIELE sHocK.
The telegram was "a most terrible
shock TO Mrs. Davis. and read as follows:
NEW YORK. Aug q. 1Ss5.
Mrs +. +. G.. Davis, sl5 Park avenue
Your husband was thrown from mis-
horse in Central Park and instantly kill
cl I have his body at my house, 15i
GEORGE MURRAY.
Mrs. Davis was completely prostrated
by the shock. and her distress was
pitcOus. Mrs Davis has "A brother IN
New York. Who was tclesraphed TO boy
friends. and phone message was sent
sent 10 one of the sons who is staying
at .dr Stegars. al Bon Air.
rULImE PARTICULARS.
a press dispatch from New York last
n II g. Davis. president Of the Anieri-
can S1city of Mechanical Engineers,
was killed while riding ia Central PARK
this evening. Tie was found by an officer
lying on the bridal path near seventy
ihird street. unconscious and bleeding
from The mouth and nose. He lived
about ten minutes. H. is supposed that nls
hoIsc stumbled and fell on hini.
sKFTcH oF HIS LIFE.
Mr. T.. T. e.. Davis made many friends
during his solourn in Richmond, and ms
death viii he received with the deepest
Sir Davis was born IN 1917 AT Chester
town. Nd, small village on the Eastern
peninsula. tits family were Of Wcls1 eN-
traction but had resided I'm Maryland for
several generations. lt was the settled
purpose OF Alr. Davis parents that ne
should Dee a lawyer. The profession that
mis- father and grandfather had followed, !,
and with that lu view nc received cids-
steal education. and was graduated from
washington College. Maryland, I'm letb.
From hls earliest bOyhOod. however, Ar.
Davis had shown "a decided fOndness for
mechanical pursuits. ana as ne grew
older his distaste for the profession 10
which his parents destined him became
more pronounced.
That am intelligent youth should prefer
The hard and airty faanlal labor involved
IN the choice of mcchdui al life to the
dignity and social standing which he
1night expect in following his fathers
profession, seemed "a foolish and mex
piica1le "nim % his parents and friends,
and every possible means WAS taken 10
AN his attention from the direction
" Whither his natural tastes .irew him. At
that Time mcrhani al engine e-ring In this
country was in its infancy. and for
youth OF good family. fine education. and
excellent prospects 10 turn 20 mechanic al
pursuits did indeed. seem vcri,able folly.
YouIn's INcIISAIIoNs.
N0urg Davis natural in.inahons how
ever were stronger than the influence Of
friends ana parents. During the last
mOLths of his sch Dol life me devoted his
leisure hours 20 making. with his. own
..fl. If an I
marine enIiuc. When completed the lit-
lie engine worked perfectly, and showed
such excellent workmanship that the
youths mechanical talents We're reluc-
fanty conceded by his friends, although
they stll opposed his adoption OF the
profession FOR which ne Was manifestiy
1tted Finally. however. the boys hrm
determination 90 become an engineer car
riel the day, and his parents sent him TO
Philadelphia 20 see n he could ma an
opening in some engineering establish
msnt. thlnkng uo doubt, tnat snort tN-
perlence of hard work and long hours
would weau him from ms f0ndhcss LOT
mechanical pursuits.
In Philadelphia young Davis lodged at
, the house of relatives. ana spent man
! DAYS in "a fuiticss search through the
city to ind a shop wuch would tarmi
7 lm ass ana apprentice. llt was apOul
\ glVine up hops when Mr.. Henderson,
p Scotch engineer of the old 'chOol, ana
"a member of the him OF BfintOu A. Hen
Davis Was staying. and was shown the
working model. This excited his int rest
| in The maker and on being old that ne
y, vanted 10 learn the machinists trade,
\ Alr. Henderson invited him to enter the
d ydraulic works of Brinton a Hcnder-
son as am apprentice. Mr.. Henatisoil
I proved a very good friend. and did all
, ln his power TO Civ, the youth an opp)r-
ttunity t0 learn every department OF The
Nusiness, and the opportunity was not
Hcelccted.
GOOD MtCHiNIsT.
tMr Davis left these works after the
cknclusiou of his apprenticeship, gooi
rfachuist and a competent craftsman.
lbe went from Philadelphia to New cas-
tte. Del. and entered the employ OF Hoy.
KENNEDY a Co. While with them ne
assisted in the transfer of their plant
from New Castle TO the Atlantic DOCK
Iron Works. South Brooklyn. y. =, and
lai charge OF arranging and fitting up
the. new machine-shop. After the WORKS
wee lu running order ne was engaged
in making drawings Tor the Mutual Gas
Works. which were built on the site OF
thd old Novelty Iron Works, on East
river New York.
all the kinds of engineering work that
COMES to "A general engineering estab-
3ishment, and then he left Brooklyn TO
accept a position as craftsman with the
Pottsvlle Iron and steel Company. a
concsrn which was then doing business
in "a kmall way, and was Just beginning
10 dfNelop the machinery required FOR
extended work Here Mr.. Davis obtained
much valuable experience, first IN enect-
ing improvements upon the older forms or
machinery. and afterwards in designing
AND erecting new and improved plant Tor
mo company's works,
As A DRAFTsMAN.
Iv next change was 10 the position OF
drafsman and assistant 10 Mr. ;. Il.
Whining. superintendent. OF the COlllery
Iron Works at P0ttsyille, l<. These
works made speciality Of the Anost ipi-
proved An1 best types Of machinery FOR
coal mining. The coal mining machinery
Of Pennsylvania was much more crude
at that day than at present, and there
Wtf" excellent opportunities Tor an IN
genious designer to make valuable I'M
movements
About this time the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron CO.. was formed,
with great capital and innu snce behind
A. and soon absorbed most of the anthra-
cite cOlll-rics in the region about Potts.
VILE. In 1878. Mr. Davis. who had won
an excellent reputation by his work I'm
Jottsy lie. entered the service Of TIE
company first as mechanical craftsman.
a year later he vas made superintendent
of The c0mpany's shops az P0ttsyille.
which were then being established for the
purpose of buildigg ard repairing all
the mining machinery required I'm the
whole Of the cOllcres operated by the
company. In 1883 the Coliicry Iron
Works were added 10 this plant
rxrcuTIyK ABILITY.
The work OF organizing H. s large es.ab-
lshment fell principally upon Mr. DAVIS
who won much credit for The manner m
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