Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-22
THE LATE JOSEPH JONES.

Communicated.
There are good men who pass quietly
away. over whom no public euloey is
pronounced; the busy world in which
they but yesterday held q place, goes
steadily on in its pursuit vf business
and pleasure, and there is no sign to
indicate that, 1t misses the departed
ones, as the days come and go; and
yet, in the prescribed limits of such
lives, in the social and business circles
in which they have moved, many a
tear is shed, many a eulogy is quietly
pronounced, in the recollection OF lives
which have, in unobtrusive existence,
brightly illustrated all that is good,
true, straightforward and honest; than
which, though mere acquisition of
wealth plays no part, there can be no
| higher ideals. Such a life was that
OF Joseph Jones. Those who knew him
best WILL. without stint, enlogize his
memory and deplore his death.
A general intelligence. coupled with
a prominent mechanical ability, made
him valuable and respected man. in
the shop, as elsewhere.
He was for many years, as is woll
known, connected with one of Will
mington's great machine shops, having,
in early life, associated himself with
the founders Of the Pussy L Jones Co. :.
Joshua l.. Pussy and John Jones. This
was in the early part of the year 1849.
continuing thus for a number of years,
up to the year 1855, at which time he
severed his Wilmington connection,
but later on again renewed it, and
was tho trusted foreman and advisor
of Messrs. Pusey and Jones during
some periods of the busy and troublous
times of the sixties.
Mr.. Jones was. particularly valuable
to, the old firm, and, later on, to iti
successors, in the commissions SO fire.
quently assigned to him, OF erecting
! at various points throughout the coun
try, the large and intricate marine anC
, land engines, and other importan
, machinery, made in and sent out from
the Pusey shops The company's record
/ for many years back, as also of recen
! years, plainly show how well an,
: faithfully these commissions we're per
f formed.
i MIR, Jones was good. and homes
r man b in every capacity, whether i
/ private life or in business, ard wa
q in all things earnest and consideration
/ this latter almost, to fault in tn
/. view of some, schooled to a less rigi
ftCLlluue. lllss atruHB ElRub arm Oh
1 clear head served him, to the last; an
/, but q comparatively short time befor
his death the company he had serve
/. SO long and we'll commissioned hi
s to duty in neighboring city to diret
and complete the repairs to an in
mense grain elevator engine, who
he had erected 20 years ago and whic
had been running and doing its splei
's did work uninterrurtedly through q
those years. The mastery hand Thu
y !. renewed to perfection and starte
= again, the great machine, has dol
J, its last work, while the great engin
y instead, with impaired life and enerl
:, still runs on. 90
y The high regard 10 which Mr.. Jon
70 was held, in shop, in office, and in Il
70 directory, was feelingly demonstrate
u at his bier, where SO many gathered
:, sadness end respect. and where, fro
q president to apprentice boy, the simr
~ but sincere tribute of respect and q
y probation was paid. A good map,
(, good mechanic, "a good citizen, h
: passed away.