New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-18

poor bat his establishment being ex detrimental his
sole airn was 10 improve the soil, and 10 bring 10
such state Of cultivation to ensure a common
suratc IN proportion 10 the capital and labor
The first years of his residence IN MOglIn prov cd
unfortunate 10 him the rot destroyed most oil ms
flock Of sheep. then came the preparation Tor me
war Of 500. unfortunate for Prussia the occu-
I patton of the whole kingdom by the French Tor
some year, the great want Of money, and lmpOver-
ishment Of the middle aud laborng classes and the
devastation Of the greatest part OF the country
Thacr could not iOrcsce the great calamies which
assoiled him almost his entrance IN PRUSSIA but
nOiw itstanding all those UnOward circumstances he
stood firm dcvOtIg most OF his time To study, hoping
/ that soon he might b. enabled 10 establish ms acad
/ emv He considered II a. his duty toward the
ing and the whole country, to keep his promise as
soon as circumstances Of a more favorable nature
would enable him 10 to do. The building was, in.
decd finished by June 1906 and the opening Of
the academy was fixed 10 take place on the lcth Of
October. but then came the battle Of Jena and lie
consequences. Thasr still despaircd aud 10 his
Joy hc received twenty pupils during the fol
lowing year; this number increased yearly, and at
length he had the great sat .lacOn and unspeakabe
pleasure Of seeing his great work finished. 1t j.
needless To say that after the peace Of Tsit when
Prussia recovered from the deep wounds that the
war had inflicted Thacr was not idle III the cult
walton Of his which he brought at last 10 the
highest state Of perfection but, above all, he dis
tinguisled himself more than any one before by
improving the quality Of sleeps vol. He stood
now on the pinnacle Of his glory; almost all the
sOyereigns Of Europe complimented him his
great success Those Of Prussia Russia Saxony.
Hanover, Bavaria, aud Wirlenberg. sent him their
orders Of knshthood noblcmcn from all parts OF
the world caIRc 10 visit him. especially from Eng
land. They always met with truly cordial and
hospitabc reception; he made distinction be
tween high or low, rich or poor provided they con
versed with him on Agriculture or breeding OF cattle
lad .lg4.
health TILL 1924 when he suffered much from rheu
matsTn and troublesome cough He visited, during
the summer, the watering place, Obersalzbrunn
bat deriving little benefit from drinking the waters
and not being accustomed 10 an idle life, he soon
returned home the chief reason. however, was that
the etiquette OF the place would not allow him the
smoking his pipe, OF which he was very fond. He
made last purchase of the united ireeholds OF
Ludersdorf and Biesdorf, which he destined for his
younger son Albrecht who was entirely devoted 10
agricultural pursuits His strength now began to
fail daily. and he kept his bed during the winters
of ls2G and 1897, and had his pupils called in for
instruction However, az the disease under which
he abored increased no hope for his recovery could
be any longer entertained. His mental faculties re
manned in full force but his eye sight failed entirely
and Of his children was always with him and
reading to him His suiorngs were great, but he
bore them with great fOrtitude and resignation
The most celebrated medical men in the kingdom
visited him and paid the greatest attention 10 his
complaint Doctor Deiicnbach was in constant at
tendance but he sank gradually. till at last on the
2Gih October ls2s death pnt an end TO his suffer
ings deeply lamented by his family He left a wife /
and six children and circle Of numerous friends /
He was, according TO his desire. buried in his gar
den close TO the church, without any display. No
monument marks the spot where the ashes OF this
great man lie; and it you pass by and inquire alter
the grave of Thacr, you are shown little hock .
covered with flowers
Thacr was the anihor of a great many useful
works Ii is to be regretted tina, most OF his manu-
scripts and journals were lost on his moving from
Cclle to Moglin, they were packed in two boxes
and sent up the Elbc the Winter setting IN early,
md being very severe, the ship was Jzcn In. and
on arriving at the place of destination Ia the follow
ing Spring these two boxes could never be found,
although Thaer, assisted by the Government did all
he could 10 recover them