The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-04
1t IL The { committee on the Judi
Books by the Pound.

T =. telegraph announces the death Of Pro
.,or sImuc! Finley Brecse Morse, nj bis
= residence. in New York. last evening
""r IN illness Of several days from paralysis
. he brain. The event closes the career Of
81, o. the most useful men of the age. Pro-
....,r Morse was the eldest son of Rev. JedC-
,,..a J. Morse, and brother of Sidney Ed
vGls Morse. both Of whom are especially
.,.,iugU,hcA rs geoSrapherS. lie WAS bonn
. Inuric>,own, MaSs.. April 81, 1901, and
vs- rducslrd at Yale. He subsequently,
s.,.t,., England with Washington AllSton to
dix PAINTING under bis tuition and that of
i.alnnin West. He also paid considerable
.',uriou 10 sculpture, and received the gold
~. ljal of the Adelphi Society Of Arts at the
Hd, Of the Duke of Norfolk for his first al
'.uW in that department Of art, an original
.r,,"I Of the Dyin" Hercules In 1915
IT, returned to the United States. and ton
,,us later. with other artists, organized
IN association in New York which re-
suited in the establishment in 1926 Of
itp present National Academy of Design,
T.. which he was elected the first president,
ard held the office for sixteen successive
.,.rr- During this period he devoted large
lar" Of his time 10 giving public lectures for
'.j,. promotion Of the tine arts. His knowl-
r,i:r ot chemistry and natural philosophy
% iaiued al Yale was made source of occ;-
'inhal rtcftatioh, ptlt elentuiiIs inc! oecatle
. dominant pursuit with him. Electro-,nag-
.r. ti-n WAS becoming 4 highly entertaining
.unJcct. tie tamllarlzed himself with It's
:IINc!ulc>, ana IN lSo2. Wlnie rCtlirhlnS 10
New York from so]ourn IN France, on
"1Iu packet snip, III casual conversation
@,lIl some OF the passengers on the then re-
at discovery III that country OF the means
o., obtaining the electric spark from the mag
81. h" conceived the great idea of an electro
fHacnctc and recording telegraph, sub
~antia!lv and essentially as it now en-
i,r>. 1t WAS not until 1887, however,
TINT lie WAS able to construct an inStru-
incnt which completed his whole plan,
;lou-h mn instrument fully demonstrating the
l.,:,,ticubiiity Of tie invention was made and
.hi;itcd by him in $3.50. During the winter
= 1891 he submitted hi design to Congress,
I'd asked that body for aid TO construct an
,>l'rinl"ntal line from Washington to Balti-
r9'i". tut through The SceptIclsm OF many
.nd 'h" ritlc'ilc OF others the appncatiou
'.'t"W !Ie then VISITED Europe WIN tle
o. !" ~ "iialninS thcfe Tue consideration nc
h"t 'nli"d Ia secure 1T home, nut the result
WIS refusal to grant him letters patent Ill
tH-I.nd and the obtaining OF useless breref
,Ia~"ntton in France. He returned home TO
Struggle for four years longer without reward
nj with >ran1y means. ~
h" session 0! Congress OF ls42- Az was
ArmolaIlc i'll tic history of the perseverlns
Philosopher ard inventor. lie presented his
l.in> again to that body, ana hbored Zeai-
"l'lF ana long 10 secure the success VI HIS
'lr'>hc!' cesire. III tlle courseo OF MS enoils
al 'lls Time Professor Morse maze the &C
Ia''"t"''t' oi Tue pfopiletois oi Tue Da!.l'
NOR san VINO. becoming convinced Oh -les
N"'"r an" l'l.loi'aliIe, titM .li LUG lllnue II.
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;Itod of prosnssnr Morse md Richard Al
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u p Eranrb of washington. and Messrs
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"h'!nn' nc heNef1heiess oo.aii'eu iui e
"Ih!,ioh OF MS services 10 tnI WIN
an" ulcs win the kho"leuse, .uat wv wv,
h'nl'>phcfcs spoke DIS haiiie Will Siaet
'!oc. bc>idcs titles ana degrees conferred IL
'hi, country, lie has received brllilant testi
,.''h&lS from European soverelsns. Ill
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