History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . rk and char-acter appeared numerously in the daily journals at thetime of his death, and were recorded by the many or-ganizations with which he was identified. An editorialin a Pittsburgh newspaper said, in part: Captain Hunt, besides being- a soldier, was a busi-ness man of conspicuous ability. As the moving .spiritin the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, he may be re-garded as the originator of the aluminum industry,which has grown to vast proportions. He will bemourned here, at his home, b
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . rk and char-acter appeared numerously in the daily journals at thetime of his death, and were recorded by the many or-ganizations with which he was identified. An editorialin a Pittsburgh newspaper said, in part: Captain Hunt, besides being- a soldier, was a busi-ness man of conspicuous ability. As the moving .spiritin the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, he may be re-garded as the originator of the aluminum industry,which has grown to vast proportions. He will bemourned here, at his home, by thousands of friendswho had learned to appreciate him, and his memorywill be honored wherever it is known. Pittsburgh hassuffered a great loss in his death in the prime of hismature manhood. HARRY SCOVAL BRICKELL—The place ofHarry S. Brickell in Pittsburgh annals is that of a manof unusual talents who found a definite and constructivemethod for their application to the service of his fellow-men. He was known and loved for his distinctive qual-ities and personality which, while causing him to stand. T^e ^jT\ Historical jortffj £ D>j £ G filUar;s i. iJro f/Y BIOGRAPHICAL 19 out from his fellows, at the same time drew them, par-adoxical as it seems, close to him, for he was devotedto his friends. Learned, able, idealistic, sincere, alwaysnatural and ever upright in all relations, his name is onethat will long live in the memory of his many devotedfriends and pupils. Harry Scoval Brickell was a son of Capt. Zachariahand lone (Flannigan) Brickell, born May 18, 1869, inPittsburgh, his father a pioneer river captain of thisregion. His mother, lone (Flannigan) Brickell, was adaughter of Francis C. Flannigan, the first district at-torney of Allegheny county. Harry Scoval Brickell at-tended school for a short time, and at an early age wasattracted by the theatre, of which he made a close study,being a friend of many noted actors of the time. Inyoung manhood he became i
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