The Wilkes-Barre Times, 19 November 1900
(Pennsylvania)

J. H. Bowden dead
J. H. Bowden, of this city, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Coal company collieries, died at Meadeville, Pa., on Saturday, where he went to consult a specialist on stomach trouble. The treatment progressed favorably until a few days ago. On Thursday last he began to decline rapidly and died on Friday night at 7 o’clock. Mrs. Bowden was with him during his stay there and was at his bedside at the time of death.
Deceased was one of the best known mining experts in this region and an authority on matters pertaining to engineering. He was born at Pengance, in Cornwall, England, in 1846, and came to this country when a small child. After spending some time in Tamaqua and Philadelphia, he came to this city in 1869 and was made superintendent of the Wyoming Valley shops. In 1872 he accepted the position of chief engineer of the Susquehanna Coal Co and later became the chief engineer of all the coal companies connected with the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. He has been borough engineer of Nanticoke from the time of its incorporation until lately. He was one of the first members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and was a prominent member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Bowden held several patents, the most prominent of which is the Bowden self-oiling car wheel, now extensively used in this region.
Mr. Bowden was twice married, his first wife being Miss Juliet Metzgar, sister of Charles B. Metzgar, and the second Miss Evlla Flack. The latter with three children, Helen (Mrs. Fred A. Krell of Tamaqua), Grace and Dorothy, survive. Mr. Bowden was an attendant at St. Stephen’s church.
The funeral will take place at his late residence, 49 Park avenue, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho