Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
HECTOR Won BAyER,
ENGINEER, IS DEAD
Assisted in Planning Cables
on Brooklyn Bridge-Was
III Long Time.

Hector Won Bayer. 81 years old
who assisted in planning the suspen
sion cables for Brooklyn Bridge. and
who had held important engineering
positions with the United States Light
house Board, the United States Life
Saving Service and the Fish Commits
sion. died at the Johnson Rest Home
1920 Eighteenth street, yesterday, after
a long illness.
Mr.. Won Bayer was employed by
A. J. Roebling. chief engineer for the
Brooklyn Bridge. in 1868, and subse
quently was superintendent Of con
struction for the United States Light
house Board, third district.
While engaged in the latter work
he superintendent the building of i'm
portant lighthouses in Rhode ISLAND
and on Little Gulf Island. y. Y. He
had charge of the laying OF the
foundation of the Race Rock Light
house, on the east end Of Long Island
Sound. in 1871.
In addition he was connected with
many engineering works which have
been recorded as important events in
the history of the development of this
country.
In photographic ONCE.
From 1872 TO 1875 he was attached
TO the United States steamships Ports
mouth and Nara gansett, under the
command Of Capt. Skerrett and
Comdr. George Dewey, respectively
in connection with an exploring ex
petition in the Pacific Ocean. And
from 1875 to 1879 he was employed in
the United States photographic Office
plotting the Pacific survey and writ
ing sailing directions for Lower Cali
fornia and the Gulf Of California. In
1879 he assisted Comdr. Gorrings
u. S. N, in making the plans for the
removal Of Cleopatra's Needle from
Alexandria. Egypt, to Central Park
New York City.
In 1880 Mr. Won Bayer was in Brazil
erecting a lighthouse on Gaivotas
Island at the mouth of the Amazon
River and, during that year he pub
lished diagram for finding distances
and heights at sea. This diagram
was copyrighted and later adopted
for use by the Navy Department.
From 1880 to 1898 he was a civil
engineer of the United States Life
Saving Service under Sumner l
Kinlball, general superintendent
Among other things he did while in
this service was to construct q bulk
head and jetty across an inlet in
Loeb Arbor. Deal Beach, n. j., to pre-
vent the life saving station there
from being washed away by the en-
croachment of the sea.
With Fish Commission.
Mr.. Won Bayer was the architect anC
engineer OF the United States Fish
Commission under Mr.. Mcdonald. J.
Brice, George Nj. Bowers and H. NJ
Smith. commissioners from 1893 &c
1920. While with the commission he
DESIGNED and SIperiDtppdad tho cop
struction of fish hatcheries at Man
chester, Iowa: San Marcos and Calves
ton. Tex. Erwin. Tenn; Spearfish, S
OAK; Edenton. n. c.: White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va: Boothbay Harbor. Me-
Tupelo, Miss; Beaufort, y. c. (biologi
cal laboratory, and at Louisville, KY
When resigning from the Govern
ment service in 1920, he received s
special letter from Acting Secretary
of Commerce Sweet, congratulatins
him on his successful career.
In addition to his work for the Gov
eminent, Mr.. Won Bayer invented ant
received patents on a reacting truss
bridge and ice machine.
Born in Baden-B Baden, Germany. h.
was graduated in civil engineering
from the Polytechnic School at karls
ruhe, Baden, in 1866, coming to tn,
United States soon afterward.
He is survived by three sons, Angus
II. Won Bayer of Wheeling, w. Va
William H. Won Bayer OF this city anC
Rudolph c. Won Bayer of New Yori
City.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the chapel of J. William Lee. un
dertaker. tomorrow afternoon at :
o'clock
Mr.. Won Bayer formerly resided a.
the Concord Apartment.