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154 Obituary Aaron Vanderbilt, who has been called the "Father of the Naval Re- serve", died at his home in Remsen- burg, L I. on Wednesday, March 27. His unceasing and unselfish ef- forts to create on the sea an adequate naval reserve similar to that which supplements the army on land met with approbation some years ago by congress when the title of honorary commander of the. United States naval reserve was conferred upon him by congress. (Mr. Vanderbilt's whole life was devoted to the upbuilding of the merchant marine interests of the country and he was instrumental in the formation of an industrial and shipping in the foreign trade, began was elected vice president of the Merchant Marine League of the Unit- ed States which was organized in Cleveland in November, 1904. When the Merchant Marine Commission, which was appointed by congress to inquire into the state of American shipping in the foreign trade, began its tour in 1904, its very first com- munication was submitted to Mr. Vanderbilt, who was at that time the chairman of the merchant marine committee of the New York board of trade and transportation. Mr. Vanderbilt was descended from a family that has borne a distinguished part in the maritime history of the country. He was born in Tompkins- ville, Staten Island, Jan. 29, 1844, and received his early education at the public and private schools of New York and Brooklyn. In his fifteenth year he entered the maritime business in New York as a clerk. While en- gaged in the merchant marine service he made several voyages abroad and acquired a practical knowledge of navi- gation. Mr. Vanderbilt was in the south of France when Lincoln called for volunteers and he immediately sailed for home, reaching New York just after the battle of Bull Run and serving with distinction throughout the war. ~ Blackmer THE MARINE REVIEW. At the end of the civil war, Mr. Vanderbilt again entered maritime business in New York. He established a line of packets running from New York to Florida and was also associ- ated with the operation of vessels to the Mediterranean, later assuming the position of general superintendent of the New York & Cuba Mail Line. A cause which lay very close to Mr. Vanderbilt's heart was the es- tablishment of a naval reserve to sup- plement the navy in the same manner that the militia of the various states supplements the regular army. As chairman of the naval reserve com- mittee of the board of trade and trans- portation, Mr. Vanderbilt took up the subject with Hon. William C. Whit- ney; who was secretary of the navy at that time, and projected a most energetic campaign throughout the country in favor of it. His point was that it would protect the sea in times of war with a disciplined nucleus which would act as an advance guard. on duty while the volunteers were be- ing prepared for war. In later life Mr. Vanderbilt en- gaged in the manufacture of machin- ery, being vice president of the Wheel- er Condenser. & -Engineermse Co. of New York. He was a member of the Army and Navy Club, of Washing--: ton, the Naval Order of the United States. the < Military ~-Order:. of -the loyal lesion, the G, A. R.. the So- ciety of the Naval Institute of An- napolis and a director of the Navy League. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Louis Dean Spier and Mrs. W. C. Diamond. Wiiliam H. Fletcher, vice presi- dent of the W. & "A. Fletcher Co., North River Iron Works, Hoboken and president of the Consolidated Iron Works, Hoboken, died at his home in New York City, April 2, in his 56th year, after a brief illness. Mr. Fletcher was a well: known en- gineer and shipbuilder. The firm of which he was vice. president built many important steamships, steam- April, 1913 ? boats and steam yachts in this coup. try. Many of the craft in service on the Hudson and in the New Englang steamship lines, among them the new Washington Irving, was built in the yards of his company. Among the private yachts constructed by the firm were the Corsair of the late J. P. Morgan, the Intrepid of Lloyd Phoenix, the Isis of Spaulding Bros., Boston, and the Sovereign for M. ¢ D. Borden, now the Scorpion in the United States navy. Mr. Fletcher was a leading member of the Engi- neers' Club, New York City. - He served as its president for several terms and was largely instrumental in having the present building erected. For many years he was vice president of the Webb's Acad- emy and Home for Shipbuilders. He was secretary of the Robert Fulton Memorial Association and a member of the American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers and the New York Yacht Club. George William Quintard, presi- dent and founder of the Quintard Iron Works Co., 742 East Twelfth street, New York City, died April 2, at his home in New York City. He was 91 years of age. He was a very active personality, retiring only eight years ago from active management of the works. FOR SALE At a sacrifice, I wish to sell the Barges C. G. King and Donaldson at a bargain. Capacity each boat about 550 M. lumber, 850 tons coal.. Might sell sailing interest to reliable captains or exchange these boats for real estate. Address J. U.KARR, 1330 West 11th St. Cleveland,0. FOR SALE Steamer Cayuga. Steel hull 571-2 ft. long, 11 ft. beam, draft of water 5 ft. 6 in. 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