Editing Hiram Percy Maxim (section)

==Death==
Hiram Percy Maxim was on a trip by rail in February 1936 from his home in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], to Flagstaff, Arizona, to visit the [[Lowell Observatory]].  He fell ill and was taken from the train to a hospital in [[La Junta, Colorado]], where he died the following day, February 17, 1936.  Hiram P. Maxim was buried in the [[Rose Hill Cemetery (Maryland)|Rose Hill Cemetery]] in [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], in the Hamilton family plot belonging to his wife's family.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news |title=Hiram Maxim Dies. Invented Silencer. Device, Originally Used for Firearms, Now Employed More in Other Ways. Was patron of Amateurs. Headed Radio and Film Groups Followed in Footsteps of Father and Uncle. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/02/18/archives/hiram-maxim-dies-iinted-silencer-device-originally-used-for.html |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 18, 1936 |accessdate=April 25, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hiram Percy Maxim, Wireless Amateur No. 1, Defended Rights of Youth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/02/23/archives/a-champion-passes-hiram-percy-maxim-wireless-amateur-no-1-defended.html |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 23, 1936|accessdate=August 21, 2007 }}</ref>