The Michigan Engineers' Annual

Excerpt from The Michigan Engineers' Annual: Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society for 1898IN the death of Harrison C. Pearsons, which occurred this rmorning at his home in Ferrysburg, Ottawa County loses one of its best-known and most remarkable citizens. The death summons had long been expected, as the venerable old gentle man had been ailing for a long time, and death came as a relief after long months of suffering from repeated paralytic strokes.Mr. Pearsons was born on Jan. 25, 1819, in Allegany County, New York, and his boyhood days were spent there and in Jefferson County. He early evinced a liking for the higher sciences and mathematics, and by arduous study and an ambi tion to succeed, reached a high pinnacle in civil engineering, and became an authority in the engineering world.He became an expert shipbuilder early in life, and for a long time was in the employ of the Northern Transportation Co., in building ships at Ogdensburg, N. Y. In those early days of lake navigation the Northern Transportation Co. Was the leading one on the lakes, and maintained a handsome ¿eet of boats, that touched at every important port on the lakes. Many of these ships were constructed by Mr. Pearsons, and were among the finest a¿oat on fresh water.In 1866 Mr. Pearsons came to Michigan, and established a shipyard at Ferrysburg. From this yard were turned out many fine boats, among the number being the schooners Lake ton, Major N H. Ferry, R. R. Mason, J. I. Case, 8. C. Knapp, and many others.During General Grant's administration, Mr. Pearsons was appointed U. S. Inspector of hulls, and this position he held for ten years, until succeeded by Captain Dodge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.