Alger, Cyrus
inventor, iron founder, was born Nov. 11, 1781, in West Bridgewater, Mass. Early in life he became an iron-founder, and established his business in Easton, Mass. In 1809 he removed to South Boston, where he founded the works that since 1817 have been known as the South Boston Iron company. Mr.
Alger also devised numerous improvements in the construction of time fuses for bomb-shells and grenades. In 1811 he patented a method of making cast-iron chilled rolls, and in 1822 first designed cylinder stoves. He died Feb. 4, 1856, in Boston, Mass.