New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-13
Exercises at Battery in Honor Of
UnreCognized Inventor.
HIS CLAIMS CALLED JUST
Body of Man Who Said That He,
Not Ericsson, Conceived Re
volving Turret Lies in State.

Almost within the shadow Of the statue Of
John Ericsson The body or Theodore Rug
giles Timby. who is accredited by many
with having conceived tho idea or the re-
volving turret. lay In state YESTERDAY FOR
several hours In the music pavilion I'm Bat
terry Park. and was viewed by several hum
dred persons. who fled hv the coffin. The
Timby Memorial Association carried out
an Impressive programme I'm memory Of the
inventor. whose body was in transit from
the receiving vault in Evergreen Cemetery,
Brooklyn wherc IL had reposed since his
death. on November %. 1859, 20 Washington.
where it will be taken to-day and buried
beside that Of his wife in oak Hill Gene
terry.
After the exercises in Battery Park TIM
bys body was placed on board the tug
Manhattan. belonging 10 the Dock Depart
ment. and carried around Governors Island
before IL was taken 20 Jersey city ana
rlsced in a private car The inventor IL
said 10 have given utterance 10 his idea or
the revolving turrct when he viewed Castle
William from the Battery in 1871. which
furnished a sentimental reason for the trip
around the island.
The Rev H. Allen Upper. pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, Of Brooklyn, and
chairman of the memorial committee. Park
Commissioner Slower. VIII Carleton, the
poet. and other speakers declared that
Timby deserved equal fame with Ericsson
and his Monitor. as he was the real inven-
tor OF the turret which had been used on
that effective little floating battery.
Commissioner Slower read some CORE
spondence which he said had been un-
earthed since Timby's death, purporting TO
be between Ericssor's lawyer and the build
ers Of the Monitor which conveyed the
impression that Ericsson had been instru-
mental i'm using his influence 20 suppress
Timby and his invention during the lat
ter's unsuccessful attempt to obtain official
recognition for his tUrret from the federal
government. Nj Upper exhibited the
small ivory model Of the revolving turret
which Timby had shown % John 4. CAL
houn i'm 1871 I'm the city Hall
Il wouldn't say a word againSt those VINO
built the Monitor, or a word TO Ericsson
back which 7 would not say 20 his race.
said VIII Carleton turning toward the
statue of Ericsson. which faced away from
the pavilion. a few feet distant There Is
glory enough for all. but the fact remains
that the Monitor was never rebuilt for any
length OF time. but the revolving turret has
been used ever since in divers parts OF the
world They say that nations are migrate
frI toward their benefactore, but 7 do not
believe fl. They are grateful but often
slow in expressing their gratitude. be-
Ieve some day our nation will be proud 10
erect monument 90 the glory Of Timoy.
There hc lived in Brooklyn until ne was
ninety years old. growing poorer and poorer
I'm his old age, and we could not help him.
for we did not know. But a noble old lady
who sits on this platform to-day, found
him. and helped him in those trying years.
If there is that delicate relation between
the body and the soul, perhaps he mas
feeling as he lies here to-day that he Is go
ing home that be is leaving this city ioI-
ever. which has not been as hospitaole 10
him as il should have been. for ne saved
IT,"
The aged woman % whom Mr.. Carleton
referred was Mrs Virginia Chandler TIT
comb. who owned the house at No. lol La
favette avenue. Brooklyn where Ilmny
spent the latter years Of his life. sne is
said to have sacrificed considerable OF her
fortune in aiding the inventor and support
ing him IN his claims.