New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
E. W. BLISS DEAD.
WeaIthy Torpedo Maker Had Been
III, and Heart Trouble FoIIo5Ued.

Eliphalet w Bliss. the wealthy manufacturer and
inventor, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his
summer home, Owls Head, Bay Ridge. he had
been I'll from indigestion for about ten days but
his condition had not been considered serious, and
his death from heart trouble. brought on by the
other Sickness a great surprise to all his
friends. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon
at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Third-ave
and Sixty-eighth-st Bay Ridge The service VIII
be conducted by the Rev. Bishop Falkner.
Eliphalet Williams Bliss born in Otsego
County on April l2 1885, where his father. John
Stebbins Bliss. a farmer. The boy received his
education in the public schools. At sixteen he was
apprenticed to a machinst, and served until he
came OF age. He then went TO the Parker Gun
Company, OF Meriden. Conn, where he began as
common machinist, at 81 60 day, but soon won the
place of foreman, which he held for seven years
lie served with Company l. SOth Connecticut Vol
unteers. during the Civil War. and at the end of
the struggle went to Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn he worked for some time with the
Campbell Printing Press Company. but in 1867
struck out for himself. a maker of tools, and
became the pioneer in the business of manu-
featuring tools for the working of sheet iron. Mr.
Bliss attended to his work with unyielding per
sistence turned out high grade OF goods and paid
all his bills exactly they were due, but had up
hill work for a while.
At the time of his death Mr.. Bliss was president
of two large works which employ more than thir-
teen hundred skilled men-the United States Pro-
jectile Company and the E. w Bliss Company.
Inc latter owns plant comprising extensive SnopS
for the manufacture of tools. and dies for
use In sheet metal work. and various patented ar
ttcles. It also controls the patents for the manu-
facture Of the Whitehead torpedo in use in the
navy. The United States Projectile Company man
ufactures of the shells used in the large guns
of the navy. Mr. Bliss also supplied part of the
material for the Brooklyn Bridge. He was largely
interested in real estate and in Brooklyn city rail-
roads. He was vice-president of the Brooklyn Gas
Fixture Company and a director of the Kings
County Trust Company. At the time of the visit
Bliss one of those selected to represent Ameri-
industry dinner
Mr. Bliss married Anna E. Metcalf. n daughter of
Charles II. Metcalf, in 1865. He leaves a widow
and daughter. Mrs. James Warren Lane. OF
this city.
Many years ago Mr.. Bliss bought Owls Head
which Is of the SHOW estates of Brooklyn
the Norman observatory its front attracting
attention from all ships passing in or out Of the
harbor. OF late years he had been living at his
Manhattan home No. East SXty-first-st. and
had recently offered to sell Owls Head to the city
a park.
Mr.. Bliss member of many clubs in this
city. He spent much of his time at the Union
League Club where he usually to be found
around the billiard tables His fellow members
stincts, and made friends with all whom he met
He also member of the Brooklyn Riding
Hamilton and Marine and Field clubs OF Brook
lyn; the Manhattan. Metropolitan and Engineers
clubs of New-York. and of the New-YorlI, Atlantic
American and Larchmont Yacht clubs, and the
Eastern Yacht Club of Massachusetts,.