Death of John Fritz

On February 13, 1913, at his home in Bethlehem, Pa., occurred the death of John Fritz, the ironmaster, in his ninety-first year. He was a man who received not only honor for his achievements in the development of the iron and steel industry, but friendship and affection called forth by his fine qualities of character. He was a past president of both the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and of the American Iron and Steel Institute, and honorary vice-president for life of the Iron and Steel Institute, of London.