Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-01


After an Illness % only a few days.
which was not considered serious an.
%. the last hours Of his aciuesa. n 81.
A0siln. superintendent oi me south,
oru department ~ the American
Smelling & Refining compapr. with
headquarters in El FaHo. died Wodnca.
day nifhi Of diabetes nt BIS home
near the El pas0 sIpplter.
The deceased was one Of The best
known smci.ng men IN the United
siaiesi ne was on years 81 age, and
leaves n wife and daughter, Miss Ma
define.
The wife way not present when Mr.
Austin passed away. but her sister
Mrs j Il, Enlow, was az HIS bedside
Mrs. Austin had been wired % ccmc
when % was seen that his illness was
Raklng q serious turn. but she vas IN.
able 90 reach El paso IN time go gco
her husband alive She was on a sum.
MGR Visit tn California and wa 90
have been Joined hy N.Y. Austin On a
short time Accompanied by her No..
tle daughter. she came In the after
noon on q delayed train.
Pending the arrival OF Mira Austin
funeral arrangements were delayed
and when she arrived she was 70 com.
plolely Frustrated that uho would not
c0ntidcr plans. Therefore arrange.
mensH for tho intorment have not been
made.
n. g. Austin WIS a moinliurrist with
n national reputation. and no man ln
the United States stood higher en- bis
profession Graduating from the
school of mines OF Columbia college IN
New York in 1875 IA n mining en-.
Eineor, be has followed his profession
since that time UNTIL az his death. he
stood no the head ~ the llsl. and held
one oi the most important smelling
positions IN America. that OF district
superintendent for the biggest smeit.
inf concern IN the world. having fur.
addiction over tho amoliors at El paso.
Monterey. Aguascallentos. Velardina
and chihuahua for tho HOralled smell.
Ger trust
Immediately on graduating from co.
lumbin, Mr.. Austin, while yet a very
young man. went 90 Cuba, whoro he
served for n year or more na "a chem
ist for n mining company.
Returning 20 tho United States be
was for several years connected with
the Germania Emolter ~ Salt Lake
City. IA tho capacity OF agaayef as.
s'siant superintendent and suporln'
tendent
From thore Ne came 10 aocorro. n.
~. 20 take the Huporintondoncy OF
the shelter az that city, before tho
days OF the trust. when the SoCorrO
nmoltcr waa doing a Dig business
From SocorrO, Mr.. Austin went TO
Monterey as superintendent OF tho
Guggenholm amglttF. which was hls
hrnt service with this company, 81
which ne later became one OF ita most
trusted officials.
ReaiEning the suporlniendoncy OF
the Monterey smoltor he embarked
into mining for himself near Cochipo,
Mexico, but only remained al the
mines about a year. when he wont
back into the smelling business and
came 20 Chihuahua 20 take the super.
intendoney OF the old chihuahua
amciler.
From Chihuahua, Mr.. Austin return.
ga 70 New Mexico. taking charge Of
the Magdalena amoltor. where 10 re-.
malned until August. 1897. when he
again took service with the Guggen-
helm people and came 10 "a paso. 20
assume the management Of their old
ti PagO gmqlter. He was the man.
Ager and superintendent when the
plant burned, and supervised the con,
siruction 81 tho present maglhcent
plant which replaced the burned con.
ceFn.
Ho remained us superintendent Of
che El Paao smeltor until three years
ago, the southern division OF the Am.
orican smelling and Refining com-
pany, which included the supervision
OF the El Paso plant and az the plants
Of the company On Mexico.
While la New Mexico Mr. Austin
met aud marked Miss IDckharl Of AL
buquorQuo and az a result of the mar
Flagc they have one daughter. A sis.
Ter OF Mrs Austin, who haa made
hcr homo with Mrs. Austin ia El paao
tQr several years. was recently mar
rlcd 60 J. m EnloW, assistant suporln.
tondcnt % the Es Paao smeltor.
a brother 0f Mf Austin lives in
Washington. ID. c. and enoihor. Prof
i. >. Austin. occupies a chair IN the
famous school Of mines AZ Houghton.
Mich
Tho deceased was horn at Straits
ford, Conn.
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