Connecticut western news., 1900-04-05
ONLY TWO SURVIVORS
Of FormerssIron Men'' of This Region

UT FOrmef"Iron Men'' or | his Region. The late Fitch Landou O. Sharon, Conn, was for nearly 30 years. during the prime of his life. identified with the iron industry of this region. His death, on the 23d ult., awakened "reminiscences in the mind of the editor of the NEWS and the editor has the impression ths the death of Mir Landon leaves Crl. George Church of Great Harrington, Mass and the Hon. Donald J. Warner of Salisbury, Conn.,, the only survivors of one or more former generations of pig iron manufac- turers of this region.
 The editor wss personally acquainted with, and distinctly rem smbers, nearly all of the following named men who were identified with the iron industry of this region, but who have departed this life. A few ofthem were owners of forges and foundries. or car wheel shops, but the majority were pig iron manufacturers The list could be ex- tended indefinitely by including stock holders. and official employees, but the intention is to name only those who were proprietors or partners. No at. tempt is made to record their ages, order of their decease, nor date of death; suf- | fee 1t to say that few years ago the cares and burdens of the iron business rested on their shoulders, and it seemed ss if the fate of the iron industry de- pended on their lives. But a younger generation now stands at the helm and carries on the business. Of course some of the plants have been abandoned owing to the competition from southern and western iron. and the forges are in- dustries of the past, but at present the pig iron business is booming in this re- zion.
 Here are the names of the deceased siron men" of this section, of one or two proceeding generations, whom the editor remembers-yet doubtless this list is incomplete: Lee Canfield, Sam uel s. Robbins, David NJ Hunt. Ed ward P. Huut, Horatio Ames, Charles Edwards, James A. Bisrce. John l.. Stuart, John Hopsop, Burrit Eaton, Ira Spooner, Ensign Church, Milo Bsrnum, Leonard Richardson, William H. Bar mum, John A Beekley, Frederick Miles, William G. Pierce, George Coffing, John H Cofing, Horace Laudon, Robert Bostwick, Hiram Weed. The Sterling Brothers, William A. White, Noah Grid. ley, Edward Gridley, James Bsckley, Kneeland J. Munsou, Charles Alger, Samuel o. Scoville, N. O. Scoville, John Scoville. John Campbell, Samuel F. Adam, Forbes s Adam, Charles S. Adam, George Adam, 0. s. Maltby, Nelson H Stevens, James E. Marshall Luther Monson, Roswell Day, E. Grove Lawrence. Nathaniel O. Ward. Senecs Pettee, Hiram Pettee, Andrew T. Ser win. Mir Averill, John O. Colby, Joshus Dakin, Fitch Landon.
 Along the Hudson river from Pongh keepsie to Troy are furnaces and rolling mills that a generation ago were owned and operated by the following named persons, now deceased: Erastus Corn iug, John F. Winslow, Edward Wins low, James A. Burden and others.
 The founder" or practical iron mak CT in charge of blast furnace must oi necessity be skillful man, for tht profit and loss in making pig iron de pend largely on his knowledge and e1 perience in combining and smelling different grades of ore. The following named "founders," now deceased. were very skillfull and had charge of fur naces in this region a generation or twt ago: Samuel D. Groat, Freeman Tray CT, Mir McMssters, Lewis Lepean, Johr Fry, Addison Dean. James Barker James A, Root, Merritt Root, Juliul Corbit,