Captain John Ericsson

ÏEW York, March 9.- Captain John Ericseon, the faTiious Swedish engineer, who deeigned and launched the iron-clad Monitor in one hundred days, died at 13 o'clock ThurBday nlght He had been ill for only one week and at last a physician was cal led in. Owing to his advanced age Mr. Ericsson failed to rally. It was exactly twenty-seven years ago (March 9, 1HB2) tïiat the famous battle occurred between the Monitor and the rebel iron-clad Merrimac in which th latter, hitherto undefeated, was compelled to withdraw trom Hampton lioads, wher she had destroyed the wooden war-shipg Congress and Cumberland, besides othei vessels. The great engineer and inventor wai bom in Wermland, Sweden, July 31, 1803, and at the age of 10 began by inventing th windmill and pumping: enginc, the creativa work that at the ag-e of 8ü he briskly continued. His inventions and engineering achievemente form a catalogue of wonders, and the importance is indicated by the faci that his world-wide fame of more than half a century ago has been strengthened and increased by each successive work to which his attention has been attracted. New York, March ia -The funeral of the late John Ericsson, the famous inventor, took place Monday at Trinity Chnrch. An immense throng was present. Eev. Dr. Morg-an Dix and Eev. Mr. Hill read the eimple Protestant Episcopal burial servies over the remains. A temporary interment was made in the cemetery on SeoOnd street, but the remains will finally be taken to Sweden tor buriaL