Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-11
COL. ALBERT A. POPE IS DEAD
PIONEER BICYCLE MANUFAC-
TURER MADE OWN WAY.
Distinguished Civil War Record.
Went Into Automobiles Recently
and Became Embarrassed.

BOSTON, Mass, August 11.-Col. AL
bert A. Pope, pioneer bicycle manufac-
turer Of the United States, also interested
in the manufacturing Of automobiles, and
we'll known as one of the first advocates
OF the existing good roads system. died at
his summer home in Cohasset late yester-
day.
Col. Pope had been in i'll health for
months, due to the breaking down Of his
nervous system which followed the finan-
cial embarrassment of his bicycle COM
pany. the largest concern of the kind in
the country, which had its headquarters
at Hartford. Conn. Since July he had
been seriously Ill and his death had been
expected.
Career of Col. Pope.
Col Albert Augustus Pope was born in
Boston May 20, 1913. He traced his
descent from the well known New Eng
land families of Pope, Pierce, Cole. Stubs
and Neale.
Business reverses placed the family in
Strengthened circumstances and young
Pope was forced to earn his own living
when he was only ten years of age. lie
then obtained employment on nefghbor-
ing farm in Brookine, working in the
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entire vacation.
Three years later he bought fruit and
vegetables from the farmers and sold
them again, thus setting up little bust
ness Of his own. He hired other boys to
assist him in extending his trade, and
In one summer made a profit of 500.
At the age of fifteen young Pope left
high school and secured employment In
the Quincy market. taking position later
on with firm dealing in shoe findings.
He did all the work of porter, carrying
100 pound bales and doing more than a
mans work. for s. week. The store was
more than five miles from his home, but
he observed economy and walked to and
from work, saving total OF 1T cents
day.
Civil War Service.
When the war broke out Mr.. Pope
Joined Salignac's Zouaves and was chosen
captain of the Home Guards OF Brook
line. He had become familiar with mill
tary tactics.
He was hardly nineteen years of age
when he went to the front in 1862 as sec
ond lieutenant in the 21st Massachusetts
Infantry He successfully filled the OF
fees of first lieutenant, captain. major
and lieutenant colonel and was one OF the
four original officers of the regiment who
Of the war.
The chief battles in which he partici-
pated were South mountain, Sulphur
Springs. Fredericksburg. Vicksburg. Jack
SON. Knoxville and Petersburg. He was
employed in important detached services,
and on several occasions acted as COM
mander of the regiment during the alb
sence of the colonel.
Col Pope was highly commended by his
superior officers for the ability and skill
which he displayed in organizing within
twelve hours a provisional regiment of
artillery from the convalescent camp at
Alexandra. Va. with which force he adj
yanced to the defense of Washington, as
Stunning command of Fort Slocum and
Fort Stevens with forty-seven pieces of
artillery.
He served in the principal Virginia COM
panies, with Burnside in Tennessee, with
Grant at Vicksburg and under Sherman
at Jackson. He commanded. Fort Hell at
Petersburg, and in the last attack led his
regiment into the city. He was then only
tWenty-onc years of age.
In Business for Himself.
After the war Cola Pope returned to