. History of German immigration in the United States and successful German-Americans and their descendants . ver taken an active part in partisan strife,and is a member of the New York Athletic Club,Mariners Club and the Maritime Exchange. was married in 1896 to Miss SusanKarsch and has four children. Bernhard Louis,Jr., Kathryn C. and Susan Grace. AUGUST MIETZ, one of Xew Yorks fore-most manufacturers of marine and other types of engines, was born in the picturesque town ofWilsnack, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, De-cember 1. iS.^.j, and like many of those who ap-pear in th
. History of German immigration in the United States and successful German-Americans and their descendants . ver taken an active part in partisan strife,and is a member of the New York Athletic Club,Mariners Club and the Maritime Exchange. was married in 1896 to Miss SusanKarsch and has four children. Bernhard Louis,Jr., Kathryn C. and Susan Grace. AUGUST MIETZ, one of Xew Yorks fore-most manufacturers of marine and other types of engines, was born in the picturesque town ofWilsnack, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, De-cember 1. iS.^.j, and like many of those who ap-pear in this volume, obtained Ins early and onlyschooling in the native town. Apprenticing him-self in to a machinist, he learned that trade thoroughly; the foundation of the successful career ahead of him being laid by the close ap- plication which characterizes the German aptitude fitted him for the vocation he hadchosen at an early age, being only nineteen when ughl employment in Berlin. After six years of diligent work, three as a mechanic and laterthree years as foreman, which strengthened the. LEONARD A. GIEGRICH. 141
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