The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . sels, scuttled his shipto prevent its capture; was sailing-master in theUnited States navy, and afterward warden of theport of New York. He was the inventor of the sig-nal telegraph, and erected the one in use at SandyHook; was also a designer of the national flag, lim-iting the number of stripes to 13. His wife madethe first flag, and it was floated over the Capitcl atWashington, April 14, 1818. He died in New YorkCity, Jan. 27, 1861. REID, Sir Thomas Wemvss, an English journal-ist; born in Newcastle-on-Ty
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . sels, scuttled his shipto prevent its capture; was sailing-master in theUnited States navy, and afterward warden of theport of New York. He was the inventor of the sig-nal telegraph, and erected the one in use at SandyHook; was also a designer of the national flag, lim-iting the number of stripes to 13. His wife madethe first flag, and it was floated over the Capitcl atWashington, April 14, 1818. He died in New YorkCity, Jan. 27, 1861. REID, Sir Thomas Wemvss, an English journal-ist; born in Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1842. He waseducated at Newcastle; became a journalist in 1861;in 1864 was appointed editor of the Preston Guard-ian, and in 1870-87 editor of the Leeds contributed largely to the leading reviews andmagazines. He published Charlotte Bronte: A Mono-graph (1877); Gladys Fane: A Story of Two Lives(1883); Mauleverers Millions (1885); Life of theRight Hon. Forster (1888); Cabinet Portraits,sketches of leading statesmen of both parties (i89»> 5/2 REID —REINKENS. WHITELAW REID. Politi(ia>is of To-day {i&-j()); and The Land of fhej5<?v{i882), a narrative of a visit toTunis during tliemilitary operations of France. He also contributedto the Leeds Alercury an extensive series of literaryand social essays, under the title of The RamblingPhilosopher, as well as letters descriptive of travelin various parts of the world. In 1887 ^^ resignedthe editorship ot the Leeds Mercury and acceptedthe post of manager of the publishing-house of Cas-sell and Company. In 1890 he became editor ofThe Speaker, a weekly review. In 1,891 he publisheda life of the Ir.:^ Lord Houghton, and in 1894 wasknighted. He contributed the article on Leeds tothis Encyclopedia. REID, Whitelaw, an American editor; born inXenia, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1837; graduated at Miami University in 1856, andtook editorial chargeof theXenia News during theyear following. At thebreaking out of the CivilWar he
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