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Silas Wright Titus
Silas Wright Titus (January 18, 1849 – January 7, 1922) was an engineer who discovered and patented deep water pumping technology and discovered early water supplies for New York City and other towns and cities in the United States in the late nineteenth century. He was known as “The Water Wizard”.〔''New York Times'', January 10, 1922〕
== Life and career ==
Silas Wright Titus was born on January 18, 1849 in Syracuse, New York. He was the son of Col. Silas Titus of Syracuse and grandson of Thomas McCarthy (Syracuse politician).〔Titus Jr., L. J., 2004, ''Titus - A North American Family History'', Baltimore, MD, p. 144〕 He was named for a friend of his father’s, Silas Wright, a US Senator, Governor of New York, and a member of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet.〔Balaguer, M., 1995, A Family History〕 He was educated in the Syracuse schools and developed an interest in Civil Engineering. When he was 20 years old he worked with the engineering force in the construction of the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad.〔''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', October 27, 1931, Silas Titus - The Water Wizard〕
About 1884 he moved to Southwestern Texas to begin studying underground water supplies. He helped to develop and construct 125 groundwater wells in the vicinity of San Angelo, Texas. He subsequently invented a method for locating and procuring groundwater by means of drilling and pumping. He was also accused of being homosexual. He was granted seven patents on lifting water by air. He moved back to New York in about 1896.
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