The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
OBITUARY.

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Alvan Graham Clark. the maker of the Lick
and Ierkes telescopes, died yesterday at his
home in Cambridge, Mass. He was the head OF
the great firm OF telescope makers. Alvan Clark
& Sons. Mr.. Clark was born in Fall River,
Mass. on July 10. 1882. After n grammar
school education he became associated with his
father and brother In the manufacture of tele-
scopes. the factory being at Cambridgeport.
The elder Clark was by profession a por-
in New England. In the year that he
stopped painting portraits and began. max.
ins student sSsesSG at Ph q lfps ::A 6GSoTee A x; d SiaTk' Tbs
son became interested in the subject OF telescopes
and one day when the academy dinner bell broke.
melted them in a crucible with some tin, cast the
fluid into a disk and then began to grind It
father became interested In what his son was
doing and took a hand in the experiment.
facture OF telescopes their business. Up to
1900 it was thought impossible to make
Inches in diameter. When Slassmakers learned
how to obviate this difficulty. no optician could
would bring ali the rays to the same focus. The
first person to do this was Alvan Clark: After
sERsriim nsRes n for sia ,ss ye1 fo1 he bss sr Rsp' a. E lens rs
Society. Alvan Clark. the father. died Aug. 10.
great telescope for the LICK obserSatory; Ilyan
Graham Clark became the head Of the firm
pleted under his supervision were the 26inch
lens in the Naval 6bservatory, at Washington
s~ervatory at st. Petersburg. For the latter work
Mr.. Clark was decorated by the Gar. The most
Mr.: Clark undertook and completed was the
making. Of the great lens for the telescope
Sg' sftes. to This mirage Is the en sreasest r Sy Shfa,s' tel Il:
escope ever made. Its lens is forty INCHES
Il 70 d si1e soas sp ide sh Of f9 fSe s lssF 81 the fhis' insf4nm rset.
the movable part OF the instrument weighs
lens and fittings was about $4,000 Mr.. Clark
was also an astronomer Of high standing. In
ton to Jerez, Spain. and he was a member Of a
similar expedition to Wyoming in 1873. He dis
companion to Sirius. for which the LeIande gold
medal was awarded to him by the French Acad.
envy OF Sciences in 1862.
DR.. J. Lewis Smith, a wcll-known specialist in
the treatment of the diseases OF children. died
yesterday morning At his residence. So West
active practice until a few days before his death.
away accident several months ago, and he had
scarcely recovered from that when an accident
was confined to his bed. Impaired digestion
caused him to lose strength, The immediate
E@ees 81 o for college Tes he at the HsSG Momer AZ Academy smn51
II Ps c ssms .1s county, I4f In lst7 he entered n Yale in
the study OF medicine with Drs. Goodyear and
Hyde. and later with DR.. Caleb Green Of Cort'
which he came TO New York and entered the
in 1853. DR.. Smith then began, the practice Of
medicine, giving special attention to the dis
tWenty.hven years in tho infant Asylum
and tho Fonndling, Asylum in this city,
and to many medical periodicals. He prepared
a general treatise on the diseases. OF children,
which is regarded as a standard of authority in
this cOuntrv His ranntafiDn "a an nNnarf LEAD fF
Of Children in Bellevue Hospital Medical Col
lego and to his election as an active and honorary
member Of many medical societies. He was con
fniting physician to thS children,s class In thff
brother Of Dr. E%Assttt stephen smith Of GAO Madison :
survive him..
John T. Roe died at his home in Middletown,
\. y. Yesterday; AGED 80 years. He was born il
master at Howell's Depot under President Lin
colin. conducted a store and hotel there. ant
!, Mountains, near New ve Hpo and afterwart
was in the hotel business at Great Bend. Pa.
Charles A. saxer Of Port Chester died on Tues
taurant business in the American Surety build
ing in Wall street: lie gave the property il
/ church, Our Lady of Mercy. has been built. !
4. Is understood the church will be mentioned II
his will. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
DIR. Alya Owen. one OF the original makers o
electric belts in this country. was kicked by
horse at his stock farm In Palatinc, ILL.,, oil
!. Tuesday night, and died OF the effects OF hi
3 wounds yesterday. lie owned many fine rae
4 horses with superior records.
Lorenzo ID. Simons, rs years old. died at hi
I home in East R~ockaway yesterday. He made
specially OF searching titles. For several year
he was cashier of the Brighton Beach Railroad
He leaves two sons and two daughters.
Peter Courier, who was for twcnty-four year
a Custom House inspector in this city. die
. yesterday in st. Barnabas's Hospital. Newark
r aged 80 years. He left four sons and ono daugt
ter.