In Memoriam: William Broadhead - Part 2

Last month I posted some information about William Broadhead, one of the most well-known manufacturers in Jamestown's history. The text came from a booklet various newspaper articles detailing the life of Broadhead. It was published shortly after his death. 

Here is another article about Broadhead, this time published two days after his death in the Jamestown Morning Post. That day's editorial from the Post can be found below the article.

In Memoriam: William Broadhead - Part 1

I was doing some research for the Bicentennial Biographies project and came across a booklet detailing the life of William Broadhead. Broadhead was born in England in 1819 and moved to Jamestown, N.Y. when he reached adulthood. In his life, he became the city's leading industrialist - employing thousands of residents at the Broadhead Mills operation on First St. in Jamestown and later the Jamestown Worsted Mills operation on Harrison St. He died in May, 1910 and it may have been one of the few times in the city's history that nearly all operations came to a halt to pay tribute to one individual.