| Show 11 Y P sanger Is lutc it 0 0 ot f calliec to go and nj father or of henry A sanger of ebli city die did I 1 at oakland california on tho the after A 1 liD linc gerine illness of won y montha d it ration thi ari bof ot the arlit aab that I 1 ff faille ille i of oft tho li 0 M most ost useful and id ent erp men inea of 0 the 1 BO dilosa genn gannio injo vF borkor lio gitil d fe faff W in intelligence and A of now mr san joy while shito yet et a boy removed rom oveil to tho the then than 9 rowing middle and western states in search carch of that famo fame and ad which crowned his hia energetic ene rgelio labors labor at sev eevi fontec n years of ago ho be was wa tue largest contractor on it thi he reno canal cail soil afterwards tim ilaray himself as tho the chief constructor of altho the wabash n canal i in indiana those these enterprises finished mr sanger danger went loto late business bu Ines ll 11 4 R I 1 i and steamboat owner w st s t joseph and nd then fr for reveral years controlled a birget proportion of the trade 0 of the likes in ID 1835 1833 ho he waa vine con tractor on the be illinois and nd michigan canal doin doing the principal work oo on that stupendous undertaking built tho at 1 ottawa ottava and the looks it at ottawa and li salle again mr sanger tack charge bal baj tha he satte public works at Bock foid illinois Illi and became a partner in the fir firm in ot john fink costage co thee owners and mill contractors io uli illi opts indium bud and wisconsin with headquarters first at dixon sod afterwards at aalona whither the firm removed in lah in 1849 mr singer went to st sit louis and a ad soon after took look the ilo contract to I 1 bild tho the ohio ard railroad from ltd its western westa rn torm ioui to vincennes and during thu this period ho he abo built the belleville and wo railroad aad d after afier these miles of abe merlh au rth mosouri Mu no he was wi a director of the chicago alton and st bt louis railroad was lewco ol of tho the state penitentiary at t alton and da built tho the other titto penitentiary at joliet during tho the war ho he furnished horses and supplies for or the army and was engaged extensively exten ively in tho the building of gunboats gun boats and mentors mon tors among those constructed by him ras bo be tn ta onni lin ludi ancla Elta aad sud otieus which became famous in tho the great conflict for or the union aa asa volunteer mid aid with the rank of colon colonel cl on the staff of beneral sharman did attivo for liis lie country when cc again blett liel the land mr tanger obtained the he con conraot rant from tho the government t to 0 b enild ild the united states stated arsenil 1 at hock book island including uio the bridges brida es i dams dam and d other works costie cred wit wilh b that national na lional enterprise under the rp ap hy by the scale of illinois tor for doc docta ionin ning the illinois Illi Doia and nielli KW bill J aft besides these lod ac denta identa io in his useful we ful lif if I 1 4 wo we could mention many other poi tiona of and importance hild by this ibis citi zD but bu this will suffice to rewind remind the country of it a lona 1088 that cannot bo be dewily cail y tap rup plied phed mr sanger has bas been in de chrisg health fur for three or four acara but a vi vig goroni orona c at last gave gam way at the age of dixy axy eix mx leav loav ipg behind so aa honored memory and a national |
