New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
OBITUARY..
CHARLES MEREDITH Dr. Ply.

Charles Meredith Du Puy retired merchant.
died from Illness incident to old AT his home.
NO % West Forty-nnh-st.. on Friday ut 2i5 p m.
Mr. Du Puy wassborn in Philadelphia in 1922. Al
tho time OF his death he was vice president OF the
Husuenot Society OF America OF which the late
John Jay was president. and connected with
various scientific and other societies throughout
the world
Mr.. Du Puy was descended IN n direct line from
Dr. john Du Puy. prominent Huguenot citizen OF
New-fork City and a member ana pewholder OF
old Trinity Church. In which churchyard his body
Hes The headstone OF the Ia erected the
wall Of the vestbule OF old Tr.nitys vestry-room
On his mothers side he was descended from the
Richardses. an old and s,uent Philadelphia family
large land-hoders In New-Jersey. It was his
grandfather. William Richards who made cannon
bnis Mt Batsto n. j.. for tire Revolutionary heroes
Mr.. Du Puy began Ife by teaching school. Soon
after the late John wurts, president OF the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company. invited him 10
become connected with that company giving him
charge Of various departments In the engineering
and forwarding lines. He became assistant en-
sineer Under the late Russell +. Lord AMI built tho
Delaware River Aqueduct for the passage Of tho
Delaware and Hudson canalboats) at the mouth OF
the LackaWaxon Creek He aferward became sen-
eral agent for tho company at Rondout \. Y.
handling In 1883 abou; nine hundred thousand tons
of coal, tremendous achievement i'm those early
days. being ena bled TO do by his Improvement IN
the system OF unloading boats. In 1854 he was
Invited by President Stursis of the Illinois Central
Railroad to report upon the present ana prospective
condition OF that road II had spent $l7op9) In
the construction Of the road. seven hundred
miles disjontei pieces, and needed further
money to complete It, The directors, discouraged by
the difficulty In securing further financial aid feared
the loss OF the wo-anda haifmllion acre land grant
given them. Mr.. Du Puy made an exhaustive per-
sonal examination ard his report was go favorable
that # did much produce confidence in the enter
prise. Based upon the ability shown In this report he
was invited to organize the land department of
the company. In the first nine months he sod
sj.OOOCO worth OF lands. Upon the strength Of
these rapid ana valuable land sales confidence was
restored. and the company was enabled TO obtain a
'frce-.and loan" in Europe Of ss.@goo. Theh
ing tnc land system, which has been followed by
all other rai;ronds. he resigned and came East In
1866 he moved with hs family 10 Philadelphia. ana
with Henry VI. Hamilton, of New-Jersoy, pushed
the development Of a new line Of railroad to NeW-
York I'm competition with the Pennsylvania Rail
road. lie secuted the cooperation OF the late
Matthew Baird. Charles Gibbons. Jacob Riceel. +.
G. knight and Henry Lewis. all prominent Phila-
dclphitns. and together they organized the M
opa Rsr9ad cqmpny 3"nF TO hq e TTen aen
siderable money had been spent by the NntionHl
Railroad directors. their enterprise was FOR the
time ,hrottled Soon after Hamilton succeeded In
securing the passae. Of the present free rail
road law" in New-Jersey Awaiting hemselycs Of
formcJ into the Delaware ana Bound Brook Rail-
road. which after It's completion passed into the
Sir. Dn Puy was iong identIhed with tho manu-
factiro Of direct IRON from ores for the purpos"
OF producing fine steels From 1888 until the pres
OF, time he carefully watched tho progress of ms
Improvement in metaurgy. and did what ne couih
to aid in its development.
For many years the great economic question OF
how TO enlarge industrial activity among the great
mass Of people now stagnating ON slender incomes,
received mis- earnest attention. He believed that
better system would add TO the general happiness 81
mnnklnd To further this object he from time 10
time wrote many papers. His article In NO. cahed
''Wasted Faculties" attracted considerable atten-
ton In 1876 his Work for the Workers was pun
lIshed In many newspapers throughout ms coun,
,rv and Europe. and above one hundfed tnousanH
namphlnt comics were circulated win the Phliah-
thronic desire 10 aid mankind he always hhVo-
90 Tod that the advancement OF civilization 10 ne
nermaner, must come through slow grown ana
he vag always opposed 70 the Socialists ahVoca1nls
n more equitable adjustment of prohts or la tT
through better education of the people LIS
Articles hav from time 10 time appeared IN ~
tribune ana other papers. showing ciearV VI
CRASH he had upon the vital poti?ai .efonG2n ns
ooucetions Of the day. He was vofin'nous hud
cionr writer and his articles always receiver the
attention they nerited -. $500 tIorhar,
s,oel manufacturer in Pittsburg PENN ana ~, IT,
dauehters ono married tn William Spencer an rrr -
n" nkor. one married 70 George r. DarWln sol VI
Inc Inte Charles Darwin. living in Camordge rns
iard ara three being unmarried. IL ,r,
THO body Of Mr. Du Puv Will be nur,en " M .wi.
,onds Cemeterv Philadelphia. by the f'ns ci n,s
n.rans The ssrvices NJ hts late home VIII ne helu
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.