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- Builder
of Monitor Dies
- Isaac V. Holmes Passes Away Suddenly at Wheaton
Saturday
- In Beloit Many Years
- Man Who Built First Eclipse Windmill Plant Here and Superintended
Construction of "Yankee Cheesebox" Stricken While Asleep.
- Isaac V. HOLMES, who constructed the first Eclipse
windmill plant in this city and
- who superintended the construction of the famous "Monitor"
at the Novelty Iron Works of New York, died Saturday at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. George SIEBERT of Wheaton, Ill.,
and the body was brought here for burial today.
- Mr. HOLMES, whose reputation as a mechanical engineer
has been national, had
- never been sick in the 76 years of his life until about a
month ago when he suffered an attack of rheumatism of the heart.
The third and final attack came to him during a quiet sleep and
he passed away without a moment's warning.
- The body arrived here over the Northwestern road about 11:18
today and a simple
- ceremony was performed at the grave by Rev. James A. Blaisdell.
- Mr. Holmes is survived by a widow and five children. The
children are: Fred E.
- HOLMES of Beloit, who married Miss Alice KNILANS
a few days ago; Mrs. George SIEBERT of Wheaton, Ill.;
Mrs. E. C. RITSCHER, Tracy H. and Howard B. HOLMES
of Chicago. The family resided in Beloit from 1877 to 1895.
-
- (Submitted by Penny
H.)
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- (Note: Mr. HOLMES died on April 28, 1906; this article
obviously dates soon after that. I'm just guessing that it's
May, but it could be April 29th or 30th. - Lori)
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