OTIS, Elisha Graves [1811-1861] -- American inventor (elevator)

He put into practical operation a hoisting machine that embodied some novel features calculated to automatically prevent loss of life in case of the breaking of the lifting cable. In 1867 his sons organized a stock company to carry on the manufacture of his inventions, and its business now [1902] amounts to about $2,000,000 per annum. He died April 8, 1861, in Yonkers, N. Y. [HE]