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IRON AND STEEL NECROLOGY.
FROM SEPTEMBER, 1894, TO MAY, 1S95.
(1894.) John Becker, an old-time ironmaster, died at his home in
Chickies, near Marietta, Pa., August 11, aged 76 years. He operated
the Chickies Rolling Mill with great success for many years. J. C.
Gray, for many years manager of the Moorhead-McCleane Company's
mills, at Pittsburgh, August 12, aged 65 years. Joseph M. Larimer,
manager of the Chicago branch house of Jones & Laughlins Limited,
at Evanston, 11!., August 24, aged 43 years. At his home in London,
England, Septemlier 12. Richard Meade, late of the Mineral
Statistics Branch of Her Majesty's Home Office, at Whitehall. Edward
B. Leisenring, of Mauch Chunk, Pa., president of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company and a large stockholder in many iron
and steel enterprises, at Homburg, Germany, September 20, aged over
49 years. He was the son of the late Judge John Leisenring, of Mauch
Chunk, and was born at Ashton, (now Lansford,) Carbon county, March
8, 1845. James H. Lindsay, senior member of the firm of Lindsay
& McCutcheon, proprietors of the Star Iron and Steel Works, at his
home in Allegheny City, Pa., September 24, aged nearly 54 years.
Mr. Lindsay was born in Allegheny City in 1841. Win. P. Townsend,
wire manufacturer, at New Brighton, Pa., Septeml>cr 27, aged 77
years. Horace P. Smith, New York agent for Joins A Laughlins
Limited, at East Orange, N. J., October 13. He was born at Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1838, and was in his 56th year. L. T. Dean, at Ironton,
Ohio, October 13, aged 74 years. Mr. Dean was until 1891 vice
president and general manager of the Belfont Iron Works Company.
Eric L. Hedstrom, at Buffalo, N. Y., October 18. He had been
identified with Buffalo's coal interest aud was a successful business
man. A. L. Inman, at Plattsburgh, N. Y., October 18, aged 55 years.
Mr. Ionian was formerly general manager of the Crown Point Iron
Company and the Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company.—Douglas
Baird, general superintendent of the Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works, at Richmond, Va., November 1. Mr. Baird was born iu Glasgow,
Scotland, in 1815. He was connected with the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail Works during the greater part of his life. Joseph Graves, a
widely known coal and iron operator in the Ohio Valley, at Wheeling,
W. Va., November 5, aged 65 years. Hon. George M. Rice, at one
time president and proprietor of the Worcester Steel Works, at Worcester,
Mass., November 8, aged about 86 years. He was born in West
Brookfield, Mass., in 1808. Major Jesse R. Crawford, once superintendent
of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, at Gaysport, Blair county,
Pa., November 14. He was one of the pioneer iron manufacturers
of Blair county. He was 84 years old. Christian S. Kauffman,