New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

Providence r. l.. July IS (SpecaD.-After an III
ness Of about four months Joseph Baniean' 'he
rubber goods manufacturer. died Mt $40 c'o'N
this morning. Mr. Bangan had undergone two OPP
era,ions. one IN New-York and one in this city
and for d time there were excellent prospects OF
recovery The second operation wa net, ho"evrli
successful owing 10 his cnieeplei col , =; tras
he had been growing steadily weaker since II ""'
performed.
Joseph Ranigan was the wealth!est citizen OF
Providence and the largest Individual taxpayer
notwithstanding the fact that he had given away
largo sums He rose in life through his own 'i-
forts having been poor boy, ana IN Ms cary
manhood a journcyman mechanic MT haris""
was born In the County Monaghan. lrelahd' OH
June 7 1888? When he six years OF age MS
parents left Ireland and settled In Dundee SCOT
land where they remained two years. then com
ing 10 Providence. After one year in the puo"o
schools OF that city and at the age OF Hihe .e''
he went 10 work for the New England sore" 'oIn-
pany Later on he served an apprenticeship io'
three vears in a icwelry shop and worked az
t,urneyman ieweller until attaining his majority
At the age OF twenty-one he engaged win jon"
Uaskins In the manufacture OF rubber bottle stop
pers and soon afterTard moved 10 BOSTON az 90
uorintcnGcnt OF the works established th'io i"'
that manufacture. The business was soon ors"'i
lied as tina GOODYEAR India Rubber Company, win
Mr. Banigan as manager. lie cohtIHueu III '''s
capacity until 1851. when. with Lyman a. ana
simeon s Cook he started. with $1,000 borrower
capital to make wrinEer rolls ana runner pi''N'''
as the Woonsorket Rubber Company al No"'-
socket l.. l. This concern made money rom 'nc
beginning and soon was Incorporated with s!"""
capital and began mailing rubber boo,S ana Sho'''
Iv lSS, eight hundred hands were employed whel
mill was built ut Milvlle, Mass. AT Cost ~
$4,000 entirely out OF the pr'iNs III 'Nc'SS "a
diyidcnds 4 second mill. designed 10 he the
largest and best equipped rubber factory IN ''c
world was buil: I'm 1852 The next year the oaPl'"'
,.ln xNtf "A
maid in by the stockholders. In May. l%f. ms
co:nuauv Joined the United states Rubber TOM
PAM and became Part OF an Organization WI"
Sp0o0"o capital stock. The stock oi inc ""o''
socket Rubber Company was valued AZ WV '"N"
or $40 in stock OF the rev company the par N''ue
being 500 Mr. Banigan became the preSide"t vi
the United States Rubber Company with n Sn'"'y
Of SoON and continued IN that Office for three
Years when he withdrew. sold oIt his holdings
in the Rubbe- Trust and tho Woonso' kei h"p''r
,,',,r,, ord ,.,,hl,.t. rubber shoe factory
T., "'i,i" @ url,r Mn. . of tho Joseph Bdni-
gan Rubber Company. with Ne""D capital pc
sides being pre-t,ri Of th' CoinplrH ~ or
president OF the American Nrins"r Soihp',., ~
gained lu 1891 Icy consolidation OF me ,ErI,E.,
la torres, NJ" ~, With ~ Establishing "a rub
Der importing house at Para. Rrazil ana at inns
Aftcr retiring rom the United Sta.es Rubber ON
pany Mr. Hanitan invested Att' fplm. I'm. ~ I'd ,,ri,,
cipal owner Of THE Providence Evening Tcl"sIAl
Tlhlishine company and was a director IN many
Mr. Banisan Mas generous with his wea!ih 10
marked degree. In May lNi he esianl1h'H, j"
home FOR asod poor. al an expense OF $3.50" ~, iis
was also the principal teuef'";or ana ~" means
Of e4tahl shiny :. Jos'pn- Hospital th" > Jo-'p!,
Grphau ASYLUM. IN, Home for Working Girls ana
$, Xa.icr's convent All az thu" are roman
catholic institutions. hut Protestant. ar" NOT h-
barred from the hench's OF them. For m" "-tah-
lshmeu, ~ .hesc institutions Mr. Ransan gave AZ
loa.i $.0uo Pope Leo Mi appointed MIN
Knirhi of tie order ~ 81. Gregory the Great. th'
members Of which form the boz! guard "i III"
Pop" , g..
his fist wife. survive him. For his second VIC
lie married in i>13 Maria 7. Conway. OF 80" n"ih.
who also survives hin.
Tnos, Interested in United states Rubber IN This
civ w,r. apparently urGiaiurh'd Dos Tho new ~
Mr. Rauigar' death II wH~ sail that hc had boon
iu poor health fnr some time. aua had g. "a itfE"
.xtsnt withdrawn from arf.t" I.trfi lnifn n 10"
rubber situation ono ~ tho on -ls ~ ID" Itlf.
Sfaf.- Rubber Company said y'-'"rday ihaf MI.
Hanieau's name bad often boon used IN attacking
hl4 contrary. for the reason mat ~ ono tnr Dbl"
had boon q strong nd aggrcSsiV" opporert In hli
opinion. 81 Nauipan's d,afh at ihI4 I'm" ought
- hnv~ A''ic. 4 any. influence on ~" irHi" CO.
the price of rubber stock a. 81 Wa. There MS !
SLIGHT Hi.aNr. iu prices f's'"rddf. 'u fH" GfnNfl
that there wv lc-. likelihood % competition ~
the future. hi some quarters e WAS even hni't
that the Joseph FaniEau Rubber Company would
h. absorbed 10y the United States Rubber toTa-