The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
LIVED TO BE 80.
Mrs. Ann LachIison Salisbury Who
Died Recently at Paterson.

Died Recently at Paterson.
Mrs. Ann Lachlison Salisbury, VINO
died in Paterson, N. j., March 81, at
the advanced age of SO years. belonged
to a family that has given a number of
prominent citizens to Georgia. She
was a sister of the late Robert and
James Lachlison, of the late Mrs. Ruth
Foster, and the first Mrs. Thomas
Arkwright of this city, and the aunt of
Capt. James Lachlison, Capt. James
Lachlison Foster, Capt. Joseph Hilton,
Thomas Hilton, Esq, of Darien, Hon.
John A. Foster of st. Simons. and of
Mrs. Charles Gordon of Savannah
The Paterson Morning Call, in speak
ing of Mrs. Salisbury's death, gives
the following interesting history of the
family. The old generations of Savan-
nahians will remember the sturdy
honest and energetic Robert Lachlison,
and his brother, the industrious and
genial James Lachlison, whose big
foundry and machine shops, now the
works of the Savannah Brewing Com
pany, are monuments to their enter
prise and thrift. The war between the
states ruined them; the machinery was
shipped North and sold by order of
the Union army authorities and the
buildings turned into an army hospital.
Mr.. Robert Lachlison moved to Darien.
where he was interested in a. saw mill
when he died a few years since. From
that saw mill was built up the great
mill and timber interest known as the
Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company,
which controls a large part of the for
ests of Georgia:
The Call says: "Ann Lachlison Sal
isbury, who died Thursday at the ripe
age of SO. was born in the ancient
town of Preston, Lancashire, England,
famous for century or more for it's
great cotton mills. Her father, James
Lachlison, was a skilled machinist as
were also his sons. Seventy-two years
ago the Lachlison family, eleven in
number set sail for America, to make
their home in this city. 1t should be
remembered that our famous iron in
dustries of to-day owe a great debt to
the zeal of the English mechanics who
early in the old century brought to
this town their skill and sturdy man
hood
After weeks upon the ocean in a
sailing vessel, the LachliSon family
landed in New York, about seventy-two
years ago. There were no railroads,
and passengers desiring to reach Pat
erson were compelled to take a small
er sailing craft from New York to
the Paterson Landing, now called Pas
safe. 1t took the boat two DAYS to
make the trip. After arriving at the
landing the remainder of the trip was
made by stage coaches. But the boat
was late and the stage coach had left
on its trip. The family set out to
walk, but finally climbed into a hay
| wagon and reached Paterson by that
means. 4.4
"A greater portion of the city of to-
| day was then encompassed by dense
woods of beech and oak. James Lach-
lison, the father of the subject of this
| sketch, and his brother Robert, soon
| after arriving here, started a machine
shop in the old Beaver mill yard, the
property now occupied by the hand
some new Edison works. They con-
Quoted the business there for many
years, when they sold out, the father
| accepting a position as millwright in
the cotton machinery works then own
cd by Charles Danforth & Co. Later
this firm began the locomotive indus
| try For years he was a
valuable employee of that great concern
The subject of this sketch married
Edward Salisbury of this city, who
was also a millwright in the employ
of the Danforth company, where he
exhibited the accomplishments of a
|
children was the result of this union,
and six are living to-day. They are
James. now in Clyde, o., Ellen, the
wife of Isaac Fidler, the well-known
local silk worker; Harry F., of this
city; Edward, of Toledo, o., Lachlison
and Benjamin. of this city.
Here she spent nearly three-quar-
tiers of century, during which time
she saw the nucleus of the little set
tlement grow into the populous city of
| to- day.
"Of late years she resided with her
daughter, Mrs. Fidler The recent
| great fire swept away tn home of the
latter, on Park Avenue, but the ven
| cradle old lady was carried out of the
| house before the flames reached the
| premises. Up to her last illness she
| retained her memory, and to enjoy her
hospitality was a treat to those who
| liked to hear stories of primitive Pat
.erson. Happy hearted and kindly. she
was idoiized by her children and be-
loved by her wide circle of friends.
For weeks she has watched her mortal
end draw near and with a meekness
of spirit that was a fitting climax of
| her long and pious life.
MANY of her brothers went South
/ and died, leaving prosperous families.
| One of her brothers-Robert-w act
i ing mayor of Savannah, Ga, at the
time of Sherman's march to the sea,
and on that occasion he surrendered
! the city to that great and distinguish
ed soldier"