The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
Was Director of New Haven
Road and Principal Own
er of Bridgeport Hydrau-
lie Co.-Survived By Two
Sons and One Daughter.
Remains Will Probably
Reach Here on Next Tues
day-The Deceased Was
Close Friend of Rockefel-
ler and Late Grover Cleve-
land.

DR.. DeVer Warner, pioneer of the
modern corset industry, and one of
the richest manufacturers of New
England, died suddenly at his south
ern home, Magnolia Villa, adjoining
the winter home of John D. Rookie
fe1Ier, at Augusta. Ca, this forenoon
He was about 72 years of age.
News of DIR. Warmers death reached
this city in brief dispatch from Mrs
Warner to DeVer H Warmer, the son
of the deceased and general manager
of the Warner interests. Il contain
ed merely the announcement Of his
sudden death and disclosed no de-
tails.
Hardening of the arteries, due to
advanced years, is believed to have
been the cause of his death Though
he had been enfesbIed by the weight
of three score years and more. and, two
years ago, had undergone a serious
operation his friends here were not
aware that his condition was such as
to occasion alarm, and when the news
of his death circulated in financial
profound.
Dr. Warner was one of the leading
spirits in the business life of Bridge
port for many years. Latterly he had
relinquished his duties in favor of
his son, DeVer H. Warner, though he
still retained the nominal presidency
of the Warmer Bros. CO. and of other
| institutions with which in more ac-
tive years he had been the chief fac
tor
Several times millionaire, DIR. War
ner was a self-made man He was a
ma tive of the village of Linc41aleen,
Chenango county, New York State.
One biography gives the date of his
birth as March 26, 1910. Here he
achieved his common school and aca-
denic education, and on completing
his early schooling he entered the Of
flee of DIR. c. NJ. Kingman, q, ply
sician and surgeon of McGranvilIe,
Cortland county, N. Y
He was a persistent and keen stu
dent His perseverance won cornmen-
dation from the doctor who urged him
to continue his studies. He entered
Geneva Medical college from which
he was graduated as valedictorian at
the age of 81 He practiced for two
years at Nineveh, Broome County N.
Y, and then returned to succeed to
the practice of DR.. Kingman, in Nc
Granville.
After a short time in the practice
of his profession in McGranville, he
entered upon a, lecture tour DIR. War
ner was of commanding appearance.
He had a. clear, ringing voice, and had
developed considerable ability as an
orator He found the lecture field
more to his liking, and for 10 years
delivered addresses on medical sub
jects through New England and the
Middle West.
DR.. Warner always maintained that
the 1ayman should know, as well as
the physician, the physiological condi-
tions that make for health and sick
ness. His lectures were devoted to
making plain the problems of health
that are most common
1t was while following this work that
Dr. Warner concluded that many of
the ailments of womankind were due
to unhealthful corseting. Thereupon he
contrived the Warner health corset,
the forerunner of the modern corset
and commenced their manufacture at
McGranville. N. Y, where he remained
until 1876 Beginning with a minia ture
factory, with six employees, he soon
found the demand fer his output so
great that larger quarters and more
conveniences in shipping were necessi-
ties. Then he removed to Bridgeport
Ground for the first factory of the
present mammoth institution was
broken in August, 1876, and the fac
tory started operation Oct. 5, of the
same year. The progress of the fac
tory from q. small beginning down to
the present. with it's more than 5000
employees, has been continuous and
consistent, a, reflection of the applica-
ton of intelligent business methods.
DIR. Warner was the president of the
Warner Bros. Co, the largest corset
nnanufactory in the world. For sew
eral years, however, he had retained
the name rather than the duties of the