Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known Waterbury Inventor
 Dies at Age of S4.

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 Hiram W. Hayden died yesterday afternoon at his home, 234 Grove street. The deceased was a well known inventor and saw the manufac. turing industries of Waterbury grow from modest beginnings to mammoth institutions. The history of Water bury tells the story of MT Hayden's l life as follows:
 l Mr Hayden, son of Joseph Shepard and Ruhamah Hayden was born in Haydenville, Mass, February 10, 1920, and came to Waterbury with his par ents when an infant. He received a 1 common school education at the old Waterbury academy. When the firm of J. M., l.. & w. H. Scovill were seeking some one to chase or engrave metal buttons-at that time an un- known art in this country-Mr Hay den was induced to try the work, as he had at that early period developed ] the love of art which has since be- come his distinguishing characteristic. He found the work too confining, and abandoned 1t, but was afterward in duced to resume it ,and thus it hap pened that he made the first chased buttons manufactured by the Scovills, which were probably the first made in the United States.
 He removed to Wolcottville in 1882 to fill an engagement with Wadhams &5 Go, button manufacturers, but re- turned to Scovill & Go in 1S41, where he made all the important dies for buttons and medals until 1853. While at Wolcottville his attention was drawn to the manufacture of brass kettles by the old fashioned copper smith method, and he soon devised q more effective way of making them. He patented his invention December 16, 1851, and subsequently sold it to the Waterbury Brass Go. This dis covery completely revolutionized the manufacture of brass and copper ket. ties, and Is at the present time the only method in use.
 In 1853 MT Hayden joined Israel Holmes, John O. Booth and Henry H. Hayden in the organization of the company now known as Holmes, Booth 6 Haydens. He had been con nected with the company throughout it's history, and until the past few years was never absent from the an- nual meetings of the stockholders.
 Mr Hayden took out a remarkably large number of patents in the United States and Europe, large majority of which have been assigned to Holmes, Booth & Haydens. Among his many inventions may be mention ed a breech loading rife, a magazine rifle and breech loading cannon, which although not adopted by the government were entirely practical, the principles they embodied being found in the arms of today. \ ma chine for making solid metal tubing, which he invented. was sold to par ties in Pittsburg.
 His love for art, which showed it. self at an early age, led him into the development of the daguerreotype. While engaged in this way the idea occurred to him of taking a nicture on raper. A scientific article oil this subject, written by him in 1851, but never published, entities him to the honor of being an independent diseov- erer of the photographic process.
 His studies in photography have been almost continuous since that early period, and so far as can be learned from published statements he arrived nearer the solution of photo graphy in colors than any one ese. He enjoyed the society of photographers, and at one time was president of the Waterbury Photographic society. The taste displayed by him Ill his work as designer in business has been pleas antly exemplified in his home, in which are to be found many speci- mems of his artistic workmanship. During his leisure hours lie devoted himself to various branches of the fine arts, such as etching in copper. modelling in wax, and sketching with charcoal and with pencil. Nr Hay den has always been a diligent read CT and student He was man of original ideas and although of q retir- ing nature had embodied them in very practical ways, thus contributing in a large measure in the advancement and prosperity of Waterbury.
 At Litchfield, July 30, 1S44, he mar ried Pauline, the eldest daughter of Henry Midgeon native of France. His wife died several years ago, and since then he had lived with his Sdaughter at the Grove street home Of this union there were three chill dren, the late Edward Simeon Hay den, who died about four years ago, Lena Migeon, wife of Frederick J. Brown, and Miss Florentine Harriet Hayden. He leaves besides his two daughters five grandchildren, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs Edward $. Lay den.
 The funeral will be held from the house Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock, the services being in charge of Rev Dr Joseph Anderson of the First Congregational church.
 
 Mrs Frederick W. Spencer of 45 East Liberty street died yesterday af- ternoon.
 Margaret, the 7-months-oId daughter of Mir and Mrs James Mcdonald of 65 Fifth street, died last night The fu- neral took place this afternoon with