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conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was at once transferred to the New York East conference. He was in Brooklyn, N.Y., as pastor of the Nathan Bangs (later the New York Avenue) church, 1859-61; the South Fifth Street ,. 5 (Idtei St.

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Hanson Place church, 1869-72; the First Place church, 1873-75; and the Pacific Street church, 1875-78. He was corresponding secretary of the American Bible society, 1878-98. He was elected to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, 1872, 1876, and 1884; was chairman of the fraternal delega- tion to the general conference of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, south, at Louisville, Ky., in 1874: was a delegate to the Methodist centennial conference at Baltimore, Md., in 1884; was a delegate from the Methodist Episco- pal church to the Irish and British Wesleyan conferences in 1868, and was a delegate to the Second Ecumenical Methodist conference at Washington, D.C., in 1891. He was offered vari- ous pastoral and educational positions, including the pastorate of the American chapel at Paris and a professorship at the U.S. Military academy, West Point. He was a trustee of Wesleyan uni- versity. 1888-98; treasurer of the board of trus- tees of the New York East conference, 1884-98; member of the board of managers of the Mis- sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, 1866-98; member of the board of educa- ucation of the Methodist Ei^iscopal church, 1884-98, and recording secretary, 1889-98, He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Wesleyan university in 1873. He bequeathed to Wesleyan the sum of $30,000 to form a perma- nent library fund, and gave to the library his books, amounting to over five thousand volumes. He also gave to the American Bible society $10,- 000; to the Methodist General hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., $5000, and to the Missionary Society of the Methodist church and the Brooklyn Jlethod- ist Church Home $1000 each. He never married. He died in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1898.

HUNT, Charles Wallace, mechanical engineer, was born in Candor, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1841. He was a student in the scientific department of Cortland academy. Homer, N.Y., till 1861, when he joined the civil force of the war department in caring

for freedmen escaping into the Federal lines. This service impaired his health and in 1872 he had so far recovered as to engage in the business- of handling coal. He invented and constructed the Hunt automatic railway, which was adopted in all the large coal storage yards in the world. As- a mechanical engineer he took out over one hun- dred patents, and besides being president of the- C. W. Hunt company, manufacturers of machin- ery for handling coal, narrow gauge railways and other -labor-saving devices, he Ijecame president of other manufacturing companies. He was elected a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1885, was vice-president from 1892 to 1896 and elected president in 1898. He also became a member of the American Insti- tute of Mining Engineers, the New York Elec- trical society, the Engineers' club of New York, the National Science association of Staten Island and the New York Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the ninety-seven judges who served as a board of electors, in October, 1900, in determin- ing the names accorded a place in the Hall of Fame. New York university.

HUNT, Edward Bissell, military engineer, was born in Livingston county, N.Y., June 15, 1822; son of Sanford and Fanny (Rose) Hunt, and a brother of Washington Hunt (q. v.) He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy, July 1, 1845; entered the corps of engineers; was commissioned 2d lieutenant in December, 1845, and was assistant to the board of engineers for coast defence at New York, 1845-46. He was as- sistant professor of civil and military engineering at the U.S. Military academy, 1846-49, and assist- ant engineer in the construction of Fort Warren, Boston harbor, 1849-51. He served in the office of Professor Bache, superintendent of the U.S. coast survey, 1851-55, and was engaged in the construction of fortifications and lighthouses on the coast of Rhode Island, 185-5-57; in the con- struction of Fort Taylor and other defensive works at Key West. Fla.. 1857-62; and was pro- moted captain, July 1. 1859. He was made chief engineer of the Departnaent of the Shenandoah in April, 1862, and was subsequently engaged on fortifications in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He was promoted major, March 3, 1863. In October, 1863, under special order from the navy department, he engaged in perfecting a subma- rine battery which lie had invented. While making experiments on this battery he was suf- focated by the escaping gases. He was married in October, 1852, to Helen Maria, daughter of Prof. Nathan W. Fiske, afterward known as Helen Hunt Jackson (q.v.) He is the author of Union Fonudations: a Study of American Na- tionality as a Fact of Science (1863). He died at the U.S. navy yard, Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1863.