The sun., 1896-10-24
Obituary Notes.

James H. Greathead the ell-known engineer
who has died IN England. was born in that
country about fifty years ago, and began his
professional career as a draughtsmau In the
ofilce OF Sir Marc lsambard Brunei. the engineer
who was best known for the building Of the
Thames tunnel. the Great Eastern steamship.
and the first broad gauge railroad. the London
and Great Western. While he was ogking
the Thames tunnel the young engineer realized
the difficulties and cost of tunnel construction.
aud determined to devote himself to this
brancn OF engineering. He suggested the
water shovel. when consisted In the use OF
water under pressure to disintegrate rock OF
soft formation. and pump to carry of the dis
placed material operated with in AN advancing
inyaria bly, in subaQueous tunneiline. and re.
suited In great economy. Mr.. Greathead was
compelled by his health, later. 70 leave Eng
where the eli mate suited him. as consulting en-
gineer in railroad aud bridge building. When
nc devoted himself especially to the con:
struction OF tunnes and ,Yntented several
the Corporation of London concession to con-
9t str9ct the unasrground railway from London
made Mr. Grrathead famous. Formations
OF the most difficult kind were encountered
IN IN IN. fhs nndsrt.Sing king tnnSr the bed Of
gravel. through which flowed n subterranean
stream. But the tunnel proved a success and
the fact that It Is water:tight, gas tight, and
alright. is attributed to the use OF Roman
cement on the outside OF the tunnel rs rapidly
as the work Of its construction advanced. From
this time the Greathead system oftunne making
became famous It's economy made, the first
which. II is said, would have been impossible
under the expensive methods previously in use.
More charters were granted for the building OF
Ing Is the FIRST system tha; viii extend over
twenty twenty miles; This road VII be finished within
Grenthead plan Mr.. Greathead had acted as
engineer In its construction. This system OF
and Paris and Mr. Greathead acted with Sir
Benjhmin Baker ms consulting engineer IN the
country.
Columbus Delano. eI-Secretary Of tho Into
rior, died Yesterday noon IN Mt. Vernon, o. lie
n wen in VII and gns soS n
NJ: Vernon and Mr.. Delano grew up In that
was educated in the public schools Of Of Mt Mt
Vernon and was admitted to the bar In 1891
He was elected TO Congress In 1874. He Joined
the republican party Mt Its formation, and in
1850 he was a delegate TO the Republican Ma
tionnl Convention In Chicago. which nominated
was made Comn!ssary- General of Ohio. He was
member of the Ohio Legislature IN 1853, and in
elected to Congress in Isss. and in the follow.
ing year. at the beginning of President Grants
nal Revenue. In October. 1870, he was made
aS5 OF ths Interior II place 2t Jacob D.
dowed Delano Hall. grammar school con-
neon nec.e9 h, WIN N thS college Kenyon conferred
County Clerk Henry C. safren OF Brooklyn
died Yesterday Mt his home. 100 Devoe street, In
his rd d'Ih year year He was born in the seventh
acrive part In Republican politics. In 1852 he
moved to tho Fifteenth ward lie was defeated
Three years later he was elected Supervisor
and two years 9fterward was defeated for re-
was elected County Clerk OF Kings county. Five
weeks ago. while at his summer home at Bell
Tsssed mG5 D. he mHars Which de-
s; sstisa at the time: He contracted the same
owned an extensive printing office ia Skillman
avenue until he was elected County Clerk
trusted employees and they are now conducting
y on cooperative plan. lie belonged TO the
olcnt Protective Order of Elks and other secret
orders.
Samuel a; Haynes, who died of apoplexy in
the secretary and one OF the most active menu
bers Of the society Of Old Brooklynites, His
father r@, was stephen M Haynes, the builder, who
ington Avenue Baptist Church. and many OF the
older buildings ON lower Fulton street. The
stephen Haynes owned, and In his youth Samuel
4. Haynes drove his fathers cows there TO Craze.
and was educated in the public schools o: Brook
lynn and At ss eSsmslS SNGliese A. ridgehaP
the time OF his death. Mr.. HAYNES WAS intsr.
esled IN the erection Of monument to the
prison. ship martyrs. The funeral was held yes
terday afternoon. the Rev. Spencer g Roche
conducting the service. The burial was in
Greenwood. Mrs. Haynes survives her husband.
Mrs. Emily Jackson Inkey, well known as ~
painter OF animal subjects died suddenly of
apoplexy on Thursday night ut her home in
Srani, rd; \, =. She was about 90 years old.
English descent. Her best known worK WAS
" Ihe Right OF Way" which was exhibited In
1883, and received favorable notice not only in
hi6lted hrst Ia 1873 at the National Academy
here, and four years later went 70 Paris, where