Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
USEFUL LIFE ENDED.
George Westinghouse The Inventor: [:
Life 8 Lesson To All Young Men.


George Westinghouse, the inventor
Of the air brake by which he is known
to every one on the face of THE globe,
passed away few days ago. Amer
lea has never seen a more daring and
bolder pioneer, nor a greater benefac-
tor to the human race than this man.
Every great electric power plant in
America today owes its existence to
this man, for his great foresight ia
seeing the immense possibilities of
the introduction of the alternating
system Of electrical distribution in
this country. He is the man who
should be given the honor for this
great accomplishment His life should
be studied carefully by every young
American engineer and youth, as q
brilliant example of what truly good
and we'll developed intellect can do
when directed along the right lines.
The New York World published
the following account of the funeral !:
Following a service impressive
in its simplicity, the body of George
Westinghouse was borne from the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon and inferred in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
"'The service was announced to
begin at 2 o'clock, but it was twenty
minutes later before the throng that
had come to pay a last tribute to the
great inventor and captain of indus
try had filed through the doors. The
casket. blanketed with orchids and
violets, was placed at the foot of the
pulpit. which had been completely
smothered with cut flowers.
"The blooms had been sent by
friends and admirers from all over
the country. President Wilson for
warded a large wreath of orchids
from Washington in behalf of his
family. Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo sent a wre ath of orchids and
violets, and ether set pieces were re-
ceived from the Westinghouse chiefs
of stats, employees and from several
engineering societies. Many of the
latter were represented by commit
tees.
"Among the last to enter the
church we're forty-nine mechanics
who had grown old in the service of
the Westinghouse Company. They
represented many departments and
marched dc wn the aisles, two by two,
to seats which had been reserved for
them.
"Atter the church's quartet had
sung Nearer, My God to Thee, Rev.
DR.. S. j. Fisher opened the service
with brief prayer. When he and
Mr.. Westinghouse were starting lif =
as young men in Pittsburgh, they
lodged in the same boarding house
and had since kept close track of
each other. 1t was, therefore, fro m
personal knowledge that the clergy
man spoke in the address he deliver
ed
'iDr. Fisher reviewed the life of
the inventor from the days when he
was a lad in Central Valley, N. Y,
It was a concise story of character
building struggles, reverses and final
successes such as few men have at.
tanned. He spoke particularly of
MS great power VI aHPASabAOiA anu
said that his one great saving quail
ity was that he found recreation in
new problems.
+" 'Oi his personal life and quail
ties shall not say much, the
preacher continued. He was pure in
life. chaste in speech, reverent to-
ward women, and courteous and kind
IL toward all. No change of fortune
brought tolerance or love of vice.
He hated sansuality. He despised
the Iicentiousness which so Often fol-
lows wealth, and, instead, admired
the things which are lovely and of
good report.
- In social life he was gentle,
modest. unaffected and unsssuming.
In the conflict of business he met and
gave blows and not easily convinced
that his plans were Lnwise. The
training of his life made him deter
mined and persistent, but no man
rightly doubted his strict integrity
ana the fundamental honesty of his
views. He never sought to gain ad-
vantage by deceit.