The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-02
HEAD OF OPERATIVE
MACHINERY ARRIVES,
Captain David p. Jones, United
States Navy, Reports-POsscss-
es Interesting War History.

Captain David +. Jones, retired officer
of the United States Navy, who will serve
the Worlds Fair as Consulting Mechanical
Engineer, by assignment of the Secretary
of the Navy and appointment by the Ex-
position Executive Committee, reported for
duty yesterday to President Francis.
Captain Jones will have supervision of
all operating machinery at the Fair He
is regarded as a standard authority in
naval mechanics. Service as instructor in
the Naval Academy at Annapolis. in the
Bureau of Steam Engineering. professor of
engineering to the Kansas Normal College
ut Fort Scott and chief engineer Of the
United States Naval Training Station
make his assignment to the staff of the
Exposition valuable acquisition.
He entered the navy third assistant
engineer March %. 1862. He became second
assistant engineer November ], 1863; first
assistant engineer in 1865 and chief engineer
January 8, 1859. lie retired June q. 1882.
Captain Jones was born in Philadelphia
March Is. 1913. His career in the navy
curing the Civil War included service on
board the Mendoza. which went to sea inn
meGiately after the assassination of Pres;-
dent Lincoln with orders to search at the
mouth Of the Delaware River all passing
vessels for the assassin Booth.
While attached to the FoWhatan he wit
messed the bOmbardment of Valparaiso by
the Spanish fleet and the great sea fight at
Caliao between the Peruvians and the Span
iards. He was with the Gettysburg. which
made soundings for the laying of the first
cable IN the West Indies. Under leave OF
absence in 1868 he became engineer of the
ST. Louis and Southwestern Railway now
Il part Of the Louisville and Nashville sys-
tenn. He superntended the construction OF
ha rafl
Ind, and Henderson, Ky. In the Bureau
of steam Engineering he aided in designing
me lTst fieet or guEboats built after the
Academy as instructor in mechanical en-
Sineering and while on this duty organized
The department OF mechanical drawing and
designing of machinery. He sent into the
world from his tuition nien who are to-
day shaping the mechanical engineering of
the country. Among the number are
Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard |
University: Professor Mortimer T. Cooley, |
head of the mechanical department OF |
Professor Henry W spangler. head Of tn. |
department of the University |
or Pennsylvania
academy Captain Jones was stationed for /
three years in the Mediterranean. where he /
the bombardment of Alexandria !
Jy the English. He was on the Nipsic one |
1f the American vesstls lost in the great |
storm at Samoa a few years ago. After /!
MS return to the United States he was ,
,rdered TO the Bureau of Steam Engineer
ny. whore he aided in designing the ma
hinery and boilers of the first vessels of
he new navy. the Boston. the ATLANTA.
he Chicago and the Dispatch. He was
,laced on the retired list while he was
,hief Engineer of the United States
naval Training Station. At the outbreak
II the Span!sh-American War he was or
Tered to duty as inspector OF steel and en-
fneefinG machinery Of the Pittsburg dis
rlct. Since the close of the war he has /
'racticed his profession. that of mecha bicaI
ngineering at Pittshurg.