The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
GOOD Man GONE.
SUFFERS A LOSS IN
THE SUDDEN DEATH
of Thomas n. Morgan, Sr.. and East
ern Ohio Joins in Extending Sym
pathy to Friends aud Relatives
Close Friend of the President

ern Ohio Joins in Ex tending Sym
pRthy to Friends aud Relatives
Close Friend of the President.
General s)rrow and regret were mani
tested Monday, shortly after noon, when
word reached Canton that Ion. Thomas
home in Alliance. The word was s,bt
to, prominent Canton gentlemen, who
have been close business and political
friends of the excellent citizen of Alliance
1t spread rapidly, for many citiz ms knew
Thomas r. Morgan and how to appreci-
ate his worth.
Death cane to Mr.. Morgan wishout
warning. He had Just left the beG side
of his wife, who has been dangerously
i'll for the past thres months, where he
had spoken pleasant word to his lifes
companion b fore going down stairs for
dinner. One of his sons was with him
and he appeared in excellent spirits. He
had not taken q dozen steps from his
wifes room when he rseled and fell TO
the floor corpse. A physician was i'm
mediately sent for who said Mr.. Morgans
death was caused by heart failure.
In politics Mr.. Morgan has been
steadfsst Republican. He was a clase
friend and advisor of President McKir ley
from the first term of his congressional
life and was liberal contributor In the
oounty ap6 az
Shortly after Mr.. Morgan's death was
announced Hon. S. J. Williams received
the following telegram "Pl5ase convey
to the family of Mr.. Morgan my poIfound
sympathy in their great bereavement. D."
(Sigued) "William Mckinley"
Mr.. Morgan was a man Of kindly i'm
pulses, firm In his beliefs, man of pure
heart and champion of everything that
tended to upbuild and advance this com
munity, in which his life achievements
form so large part His death was a
severe shock to bis wife in her weak
condition, and 1t is feared that she cannot
survive him long. He leaves daughter,
Mrs. W. II. Ramsey, and five sons, John
X. Moragn, T. X. Morsan, Jr., W. Fl.
Morgan, Edwin Morgan, and Arthur
Morgan who, with their btother-i In law,
W. Ii. Ramsey, we're the assistants of Mr..
Morgan in the management of the Nor
gan Engineering Works.
The funeral occurs On Thursday after
noon
HIS LIFE.
Mr., Morgun was the foremost citizen
OF Allance. He was born in Penydar.
ran, Glamorganshire, Wales March 81,
1854, and was the youngest son of a
family of six children. At the age of
years he commenced work in a coal
mine near his home. At II years Of
age he met with an accident losing his
left leg at the knee. He was then sent
TO school for three years and learned
the trade OF a machinist, at which he
worked ten years With his family he
came to this country in 1865.
After working for a number of years
hs nachlnlst and master mechanic in
tne cambria Iron works at Johnstown,
Pa, the machine shops of the ALE.
gheny Valley railroad and the Atlas
works at Pittsburg, he engaged in bus.
mess for himself in Pittsburg in Febru.
ary, 1868, in the manufacture of steam
hammers and other special machinery
In August, 1871, he removed to this
city, where he has continued the same
business on very extensive scale, add
ing to 1t the manufacture OF steam
electric and hydaulic travelling cranes,
disappearing gun carriages for United
States coast defense and other special
and intricate machinery.
In 1882 Mr.. Morgan was instrumental
In organizing the Solid Steel company
here, the parent organization Of the
American Steel Casting company In
1854 the firm of Morgan, Williams &
Co.,, dissolved ana the Morgan En-.
gineering company, Of which MIR. Nor.
gan has always been the president aud
principal owner, was organized. The
works employ about 900 men, and is
the most complete of its kind in the
country.
Mr.. Morgan was a member of the
American Institute of Mining En-.
gineers and the American Meteorolog.
ical society. He was president of the
Alliance City Savings bank trustee
OF Mt. Union college, trustee of the
Alliance Building company. A number
OF years ago he built the Morgan gym.
nasium at Mt. Union college. He was
Republican and always took an active
interest in party work.