The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-28
HENDRICKS
CALLED BY DEATH
IN n. Y. RESIDENCE
Family Has Conducted Belleville
Copper Works for Four
Generations.

Edmund Hendricks, a member OF the
old Arm of Hendricks Brothers, copper
mill owners in the 6olo section of
Belleyille, died at his New York home.
10 a Forty-fourth street, yesterday
at the & of 70 years. He was taken
ill at the family home in Mill street,
Belleville, several weeks ago and was
hurried to New York. Since that time
he had been under the care OF ply
slclanS II nurses for Bright's dis
ease, and his death was daily expected.
Mr.. Hendricks came from one OF the
Oldest and most aristocratic Jewish
families III New York city. By mar
riage the Hendrickses are connected
With the Einsteln and Lazarus families
OF New York. lie "a born in New
Iork, and his was the fourth genera
ton OF the family to conduct the cop
per mill.
AT the outbreak of the Civil War he
enlisted in the Seventh New York
regiment, and was a member of Lafay-
cite Post No. lao, G. A. r., one of the
most prominent in New York. He was
also a member of the Union, Lotus and
New York clubs, the Chamber of Com
merce. the Metropolitan Museum of
Art and the Museum OF Natural His
tory. Mr.. Hendricks came from a
family of twelve daughters and -four
sons. The Oldest son., Joshua, died a
number or years ago., and Edmund was
the mead OF the family until his death.
w brothers., Francis and Harmon w.
hendricks, and six sisters survive him.
Largest Realty Owners.
The Hendricks family is the largest
property owner In B%elleville. Besides
The copper mill, which AZ located alons
h Second river and Mil street. the
family owns a stretch of land on
ooth sides of Mill street from Quarry
street westward to the factory. includ-
ing IN those strips about eight houses.
Inc family residence is situated on the
north side of Mill street In "A beautiful
plot near Delavan avenue. Opposite
this Residence ls another, also occupied
at various times by the family, and
now leased by The Forest Hill Golf
Club.
The property Of the fanny also ex-
tends west from the copper mill on
both sides of Mill street and north
along Delavan avenue, including many
houses. They also nave property In
Garden venue. and in the township
proper they own lots at Washington
avenue and John street and dock prop
erty on the Passaic river In Main street.
Their real estate holdings are assessed
in Belleville at 1856, 900.
The Hendricks family commenced
operations with their copper mill in
RpilpVina nIpr Inn - ,rn -
Hendricks was the founder of the plant.
He associated with him Solomon 1.
~1saacs. his brother-in-law. Their mill
was located east of the present site,
and they had a capital of s100. 900. The
plant was operated for refining and
rolling sheet and bolt copper. In 1924
he plant was enlarged.
Plant Grows.
In their early history the Hendrlckses
employed about twenty-five men and
had an output of $50 tons Of copper per
year. The manufacture of copper riyets
was added and the plant got to en-
ploying several hundred men. The
lower mill was abandoned in 1867 and
in 1875 1t was destroyed by fire.
Previous to this Solomon Isaacs with
drew from the firm and his interests
fell into the hands of Herman Hem
dricks's Sons. After that the business
was conducted under the firm name OF
Hendricks Brothers.
Uriah Hendricks. one OF the sons,
later on took the ownership. n at his
death in 1869 his IONS ooh hold and
ave since retained. possession. The
upper copper mill was destroyed by fire
in 1874 and only a few months ago the
place was again visited by a fire, with
a loss OF man. thousands of dollars.
The work of rebuilding was begun I'm
mediately and the plant Is nearly re-
constructed now.
The funeral of Mr.. Hendricks will be
held at the New York residence at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.