The times., 1901-04-17
OBITUARY.

"
Hopkins University one of the most
noted physicists In the world, died short
" before O'Clock yesterday morning at
his home, s15 Cathedral Street. Balti-
more. Md. He had been suffering all the
winter from diabetes, but no one thought
his Illness so serious until yesterday
afternoon
Prof Rowland was well known as an
inventor his numerous inventions, in
cluding the mutiplex telegraph instru-
ment and the machine for making dif-
fraction gratings. brought him great re-
nown. He was born in HOnesdale, Pa.
on November % 1S4S. his father being
the Rev Henry A. Rowland, a well
known Presbyterian clergyman He was
graduated at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute in 1870 as a civil engineer. and
spent some time in railway engineering
corps
In 1915 Prof. Rowland went abroad and
spent year studying under HemhOltz
in Berlin. and examining laboratories on
the Continent Shortly after his return
to this country in 1876. ne was invited TO
accept the chair of physics. including
| charge of the laboratories at the Johns
| Hopkins University, and has ever since
held that place.
of Prof. RowIand's two most famous
| Inventions the machine for making dif-
| fraction gratings probably brought him
the greatest renOwn- Photographs of the
/ SIMS spectrum made with the help of
| the gratings cannot be eGualed by any
| other method In use at present The null
tiplex telegraph Instrument. designed TO
facilitate the sending OF four or more
messages over one wire at the same time.
| has stood the severest tests and the pat
/ ents have been transferred to a company.
which is now engaged in making the
| Instruments.
As "A consulting engineer he held high
/ rank and of late years had been engaged
/ in directing many great works, including
the haruessing of the water power OF
| Niagara Falls to produce electricity.
Prof Rowland has taken part IN some
noteworthy scientific gatherings. He was
/ a member of the Electrical Congress
| which met in Paris during the Exposition
! of 1881 and for his work on the jury of
| the electrical exhibition he was made a
Chevalier of the Legion OF Honor OF
France.
He was a member of the international
commission for establishing electrical
units He presided over the section of
physics of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science on several
| lean Academy of Arts and Sciences in
1884 the Rumford medal for his researches
as to light and heat.
Prof Rowland leaves a widow. who was
| Miss Henrietta Harrison, daughter of the
late George L. Harrison. of this city, and
! three small children. He also has three
sisters, who live in Newark, y. j.
James Sheehy. well known in New York
for half century as a book publisher.
died at his home in New York City yes
| terday His death was due to apopleKy.
| EIe WAS man Of powerful build and as
active as a young man up 10 day before
his death
Mr. Sheehy was of buoyant DISPOSE
ton. and although he saw his once pros
porous business, with branch houses in
many of the leading cities Of the United
States. gradually fade away. his courage
never abandoned him and he never des-
paired of being able to place himself
again on a solid foundation in the cum
, merciaI world
OF late years ne was the general agent
of the Encyclopedia Brittanica." and he
was also engaged in the publication Of a
, few Catholic books and a map OF ancient
= The funeral will be held at the Church
! ! Of St Paul the Apostle on Friday He
will be buried in Baltimore. where his
SON. the Rev. J. o. Sheehy, VIII conduct
, the service at the grave
Mrs. EIecta Allen Sanderson Dawes
= wife of ex-JTnited States Senator Henry
: | IL. -AA"t-'-F~f
= Monday after long illness. Mrs. Dawes
| had been In falling health for about two
] wears. She was a daughter of Chester
5 and Anna Sanderson, of Ashtieid. Mass
e and was born IN that town on January
I % 1Sz2 While attending the public schools
! | she became acquainted with MT Dawes
: | who was a teacher in the AsnieId Acad-
; | emy They were married on May l. 1874
and went to North Adams, where MIR
c Dawes began 10 practice law
: The family removed to Pittsfeld in iS6
7 and after Mr.. Dawes became Senator
| spent the winters in Washington. Mrs
Dawes. since the appointment of her hus
I band to the Indian Commission. had FIRE
= Guentiy accompanied him to the West
Capt. Ernest Witt died in the Confed
crate Soldiers Home at New Orleans 81
Monday. aged siXty-one years He wa
Of an old Creole family.
He was captain OF the Creole Compan!
r Chasseurs Of the Confederate army. II
remained I'm Richmond. Va, after the civi
+ war. going into journalism on the En-
, | quiTer and Despatch
= He was appointed United States com
missioner for the southern district o
. | Florida and remained there until tw
> Years ago when tiisa bled by a fall Tn
e rest of his life he spent in the New or
I | leans Soldiers Home
Charles y Mcclure. a veteran attach
Il OF the Brooklyn Registers Office. died o
Monday night at his home. 1S7 Uarriso
+ Street He-servsd as deputy register un
y der Henry H Hagerty. and after MI
Howe took charge OF the office he had I
e handle all the documents placed on file.
n George Crook. who had been managin
e clerk for MaIicy & Van Dusen. insuranc
brokers. III Brooklyn. for several year.
Il | died on Monday at ST. Peters Hospita
! | BROOKLYN, where he had recently under
= ! gone an operation for appendicitis.
John j. Wilson. who died on Sunday a
- | his home. 120 McDonough Street, BrOOh
II | lyn. in his sixty-third year was the hea
II | OF the Wilson * Bailie Manufacturer
Company.