Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-28

"fouBdg after 50 years.
continues Menaugh, "and about the
time got there was taken sick from
long exposure to the weather. stay
| ed there six months because had to,
for was pretty Independent and did
not get along well with my uncle. /
think 1t was mostly my own fault.
4 left as soon as was well enough
and went on to Delphi, md, two miles
from which town another uncle lived
j stayed two or three days, but made
lmy mind to go on and get job Of
blacksmithing, as my mind was set on
mechanics. In the morning when /
was leaving my uncle told me to come
back II did not find work, and I
took offense | thought he ought to
tell me to come back whether found
work or not. As long after as stayed
IN the vicinity. never went back.
Il got q job near there in black
smith shop, and used TO see NIX uncles,
and cousins and though they urged me
to come back never did. ] went at
the end Of Is months to Pekin, ILL.,,
and went TO work in distillery, nn-
loading coal and helping the fireman.
Worked In Sugar Refinery.
Here Menaugh got his first taste of
engineering, as the engineer used to
let him work with the machinery.
From Pekin he went to Peoria and
served some time in machine shop,
then at sugar refinery, getting yalu-
able experience The next work was
at Kansas City where he became con-
nected with J. c. Henry, to whom
Menaugh is pleased to refer as the
father of electric roads
Like Edison says Aienaugh, Hen
~ got his start as newsboy on
train. He went from this position to
a study Of electrical engineering and
was finally employed as chief electri-
clan on the Canadian Grand Trunk
road, experimenting on a stretch OF
track with box cars which he turned
into motor cars. At this time Henry
built the single reduction motor, prac-
tically as it is today.
Following his experiments Henry
went to Kansas City and it was here
that he employed Menaugh as engi-
neer on the first road OF commercial
value in the United States. Henry is
the inventor of the overhead wire.
He died five years ago and at the
time of his death had had 73 patents
granted him with IL others pending
Edison and Henry had lawsuit over
the overhead wire, at the close OF
which the supreme court awarded the
decision to Henry
To kIondike in Gold Rush.
From Kansas City Menaugh went to
various parts of the country as cleo
trical engineer. He was in Victoria, |
B. c., for several years, serving as
of the entire lighting |
and traffic system. In 1898 he went |
to the Kiondike where he was entire
~ unsuccessful in his hunt for gold
and came to Honolulu in 1900 where
he was first employed by the Califor-
MIA Dredging Company in the first
work on the Pearl Harbor naval dock. /
He also worked for Governor Pinkham
at the time the governor was engaged
in well digging at Waialua. He took I
his present work in 1901 where he
has been ever since, and next year
be hopes to go back to the old home.
Mrs Menaugh is now visiting in the
states.
Cpl. Menaugh, who found. the chief
engineer, has habit of looking over
in various places for people
of that name, because he says the
name is unusual and most people who
bear ii are related to him. s.
When he found the name of II. r.
Menaugh he decided to come and see
the engineer, phoning in to make an I
for the following day.
The corporal and the engineer found
themselves to be cousins. The cor
porals father is doctor in Kentucky,
an uncle is editor of paper in Salem,
Ind, and another uncle is commits
sion merchant in New York. Next
year when Chief Menaugh goes
back to see them there will be much
10 tell and to talk over.
The fnnpaQe of coal Skinned to the /