The Nome nugget., 1926-07-31
AIMEE PATTERSON CHARGED PERJURY
GREAT ENGINEER DIES

TRENTON, New Jersey, July p, (Ar)-CoIon. Washington A. Roebling, aged eighty nine died yrstc, day. Below Is given sketch of his liYe:
 Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge which, wI,e completed fin iss:s. the longest suspension hrIg in the world, brought international fame to WaShin. ion Augustus kos'bling engineer. The siruc ture, unique in bridge building, regarded Il markahle feat In engineering skill. Coonei Roeblin was bestt with many serious obstacles and disadvan 'ages from the beginning of the work, heinz left h the nntimely death of his father John \. IncbIing to undertake alone the d;IiicuIt task for which hi father had contracted. The latter was injured whil making survey at the Brooklyn side of the river an died 1a days later of lockjaw.
 At the time of the death of John \. RoebIime no stroke of actual ion work had been done o the proposed bridge and the plans which he left hi son were general in character .s single detail Q which had been considered. Before undertaking ti sinking of the foundations for the bridge, Washington A. R"ehling went tO Eumpc where he made q specia study of pneumatic foundations. When work wa commenced he took his residence in Brooklyn an, during the sinking of the cssons never left Brookly, Tor an hour He personally supervised all the i'm portant preliminary work spending the larger mart (, each 2a hours on the job frequently making visits t the scene of operations at night after being thr, the day,
 The devotion of Colonel IsocbIing to his worl resulted In impaired health and in December, 1a7. he obliged ccase his visits Fearing that h. might not live the work completed and knowin how incomplete the plans and instruction, h spent the winter drawing and writing, and the paper written while he was too sick to leave his taine'l the most minute and directions for mak ing the cables and the erection all the compcac, parts which compose the supcrstructurc In thu spring of 1873, upon the insisencc of his physicians he completely suspended his work and went to Ger many, where he remained six months. Upon his re turn he resumed supervision of the work and wI,e, tho bridge was completed 1t said that no grea project had been conducted by n man under s, many disadvantages.
 Colonel Roehing made excellent record dur ing the Civil War. He received three brcvets fO gallant conduct including that of colonel. At tn, outbreak of the war he enlisted fin the Sixth New York Artillery and served for with that battery During the remainder of the he did staff duty He wason duty at general headquarters during tie Charlottesville and each mirning ascenIetl in balloon to reconOter the enemy. From one of thos, ascensions he first to discover and announce that General Iee was moving towards Gctisburg. I, January, 1865, he resigned his commission in tn, army and went to Cincinnati assist his father fin thu completion of the Cincinnati and Covington bridge Since the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge he ha, devoted his time to the direction wire manufac UT Ing business at Trenton, NJ.
 Colonel ROebIing was horn at Saxonburg, Pa. May 20, 1887, the of John A. Johann~ in, Roebling Ills father a native of Prussia. a civi engineer. having received his degree from the Roya Polytechnic School of Iserlin The son was graiuat e a civil engineer from the Rensselaer, Polytechn Ipsitute at Troy, N. Y.. in 1857. He immediate ely became assistant first engineering work bein, done to the Allepheny suspension bridge. He was , man of versatile attachments, being classical scholar . linguist and an excellent musician. As q mincraIo gist said that he hardly had superior thi country. He had valuable collection of mincra specimens. numbering approximately f5,OOO.
 On January is. 1885. Colonel Roebing marie, Emily. daughter of sylvanus Warren of Cold Spring N. Y. They had one Mrs. Roebliny who diet h 1908. was sister of Major General Gouvcrneur Warren. While visiting her brother In Camp in Vir sfaia she first met her husband Colons Ioe4ing the, serving the personal of Major General Warren
 BRADENTON, FLA, (AP)-The historic man son where Judah Philip Benjamin, secretary of tn, Confeheracy, took refuge during the Civil War; 1t be preserved a memorial by the Daughters of tn. Confederacy.
 Benjamin. when General Robert E. Leo surcn de1cd. hid h sacrct chamber in the of . lasx hsesaecs. It was directly from this home that Ben tants anay Cd te Easiaad. to escape tho hardahip q rsesssassetasa aays. /