Obituary

Mr. James Weldon Bridge was accidently shot and killed at Monongahela, Pa., on December 18, 1909. Mr. Bridge was born at Atlanta, Ga., on March 24, 1873. He was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and for a number of years was general shop foreman of the Atlanta Railway and Power Company. Subsequently he became associated with the West Penn Railways Company as superintendent of rolling stock and equipment, which position he held for five years. He left the West Penn Railways Company three years ago and became electrical and mechanical engineer of the United Coal Company, one of the largest coal mining companies in Western Pennsylvania. About four months ago he accepted a position as manager of the Monongahela and Washington Street Railway Company, a new electric railway in course of construction between Monongahela and Washington, Pa. Mr. Bridge became an Associate of the Institute on January 27, 1905. The interment took place at Atlanta, Ga. He is survived by his widow and three, children.