The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-03
Story of His Invention is Re
told Anent a Flippant
Paragraph.
PARAGRAPH ACCREDITED TO THE
JOURNAL DID NOT EMANATE
FROM THIS PAPER HOWEVER
$ n. LEXINGTON TELLS THE
STORY OF ARTIFICIAL ICE.

Mr.. s. H. Lexington, one Of the pi-
oneer residents of Orange county,
Texas, one of the Few survivors of
the Civil War left, and who served
with distinction in the Confederate
army. tells The Orange Leader an in
tereSting story of sixty years ago,
when the first artificial ice was made
in this country
Mr.. Lexington has recently received
communications from Tallahassee,
Fla, asking particulars about Dr.
John GOrrie and of the making O. the
first ice by artificial means Mr.
Levingston states that he distinctly
remembers the time when the ice
was made and names DR.. John Cor
rie, his old family physician, as the
man who made this great discovery
that has proven such a blessing and
added so much to the comfort of
the people. The communications re-
ceived by Mr.. Lexington were brought
about in the Pensacola Journal of
the following paragraph:
Florida papers are mentioning
Dr.. John Gorrie as a candidate for
the Hall of Fame Now. who In
thunder is the gentleman"
George d. Love. editor or Ice, a
trade journal published at Atlanta,
Ca, replies to the Journals flippant
inquiry and states that Or. John Cor
rie was a physician residing at Apa-
fachicOla who was the inventor of
the process of making ice. being des-
pite the claims % certain Frenchmen-
the first man to produce ice by ar
tificiaI means in his earnest desire
to make comfortable a fever-ridden
patient. DIR. GOTrie produced ice by
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edge of chemistry, and thus laid a
foundation of an industry which to-
day numbers more than 5000 ice
plants and considerably larger num-
Der of cold-stOTage plants
Monument Erected,
There Is a handsome monument to
Dr. Gorrie, who is a native OF Char
lesion, s. c., standing in Aipalachicola
where the first ice was made with
out the aid oc nature His name is
perpetuated in the corporate titles of
many ice manufacturing companies
in the coast cities, Charleston, Savan-
nah and New Orleans, where the first
factories dor making artificial ice
were built
This movement for monument
was inaugurated by Captain White
side, Undoubtedly Captain Wbiteside
deserves much credit for placing the
monument and preserving the record
of this famous man, Dr.. John Cor
RE.
The question may arise again:
'Who in thunder known so much
of DR. John Gorrie?" and Sam H.
Lexington, a ship carpenter and
honored citizen az Orange, Texas.
and who was one of the pioneers o.
ApalachicOla. Fla. is ready to answer
the question. Not that he would en-
courage the use of his name, or
bring on controversy but he is anx-
ious to see honor accorded to whom
Ii is due.
Mr.. Lexington is in receipt of let
ter from George P Rainey, a pTomi-
nent lawyer of Tallahassee, Fla,
VINO also knew Dr. John Gorrie, ask
ing for additional information and a
FULLER description OF DR.. Gorrie. which
carries Mr.. Levingston back to the
time when artificial ice was first
made.
MFR. Lexington believes that il
anyone deserves a blaze in the Hall
o. Fame. his old friend. DR.. John
Gorrie. does. for he has accomplish
ed a work for humanity that should
make his name revered and honor
ed throughout all time
ed. note.-The above paragraph
credited to this paper did not orfgi.
nate in its columns The Journal
has published frequently, articles re-
garding DR. GOrTie's discovery and
appreciates too highly his great in
vention TO have been guilty o. sueh
display of irreverence to his
memory
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