The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-12-20
THE HONORED DEAD.
the Last Hours of Agassiz.

The last hours OF Professor
Agassiz were apparently passed in
Inconsistencies At 2 p. m. Sun
day he had an attack similar to the
one experienced before a suspen-
sion of respiration, which continued
llalf minute, accompanied by other
indications OF approaching dissolu
iton. These were succeeded by |
unnaturally rapid breathing, that
continued to grow fainter with tie
departing vigor. The patient lay
upon his side, and, beyond an &C
.asional convulsiye movement OF
the limbs, there were no signs that
ne suffered pain, and the finale was
scarcely perceptible. Flagsin Cam
Inidge were at half mast. The
funeral of tue deceased took place
in the college ci'appe! at Cambridge
ut 2 80 clock on Thursday, last.
This distinguished savsn was born
on May 2s, 1897. He came of
French decent, and Lis family, Lav
ing been driven from France by the
revocation of the edict of Nantes,
took refuge in the Paiis de Vols,
Cor SIX generations his hneal an
cestors have been clergymen, his
father being pastor of St. INNER, IL
Protestant parish in the ancient
bishopric of Basel. His mother,
who still lives to an honored age,
was Mademoiselle Rose Mayor, the
daughter of physician in the Can
ton de Vaud. At the age of IL
years young Agassiz was sent to
the gymnasium of Bienne, o small
town in the Canton of Berne,
where he studied the ancient and
modern languages, and acquired
the rudiments of that knowledge
of natural history which has since
distinguished him. In 1924 he
went to Zurich, to study the pro
iession of medicine. He then re
moved to Heidelberge, where he
remained until 1927, when he enter
ed the University of Munich. There
ne studied plants with Martius, an
FINALS with Dollingei, classification
with Oxen, and mineralogy with
| Fuchs. On the return OF a great
scientific expedition to Brazil, Mar
titus selected young Agassiz to elab
crate the ichthyological part of the
work, which was pubiirhed in Latin,
! and at once placed the young stu
dent in the foremost rank Of nat
uralists. His second undertaking
l. was "a History of the Fresh Water
Fishes of Europe" After publishing
his work upon the fishes Of Brazil,
he devoted seven years to the study
of fossil fishes, which work was
completed in 1874 About this
time Culver became so impressed
with thee young naturalist that he
made over to him all his own re
searches upon fresh water fishes.
In 1882, Agassiz was appointed
professor in the Swiss University
of Neufchatel. His book upon fes
sill fishes is in five volumes, with 6
folio atlas, containing about 40(
plates. It created great furol
among scientific men, and was the
means of introducing it's author tt
the eminent English naturalists
! auckland, Owen, and Murchison
! He was the friend of the late Sil
/ Robert Peel, Lord Ellismore, ant
many others. Tie Universities o
Edinburg, and Dublin conferred
| upon him the degree Of l. L. d
Tie work upon ''T'resh Water Fish
, es7 WAS followed by the publication
, of the s'Bibliotheca Zoologi@ ct Ge
) ologia." From 1886 to l645 Agas
II siz studied the glaciers and the sc
u illogical phenomena they produce
In 1910 he published his ''Etdde
sur les Glaciers and in 1877 hi
= "Systeme Glaciaire With com
panion. Mr.. Edward Desor, he as
cended the Jungfrau in 1S41.
Since his residence in the Unite
r States Agassiz has devoted his al
: tention to the Investigations of til
E powders and tie smooth surface c
j the bed of rock over the Mort
American continent, whichhe ais
! attributes to the action of glacier:
r extending from the north. Th
e result of these Investigations al
- recorded in the volume containin
9 an account of an excursion to LAX
d Superior. In all his works there
n exhibited tendency to genera
,, ization, while in every instance
! knowledge of the facts has bee
!. his constant aim. Among pths
:. labors, he has superintended
IS translation of auckland Geology
Y. and revised the French and &c
2, man TRANSACTIONS of '.Sowerby
ot Mineral Conchology.' He came
" this country in fulfillment of a mi
ID sion suggested to the King /,
i Prussia by Alexander Won 'Hah
TO boldt. Having been received wit
d. evident marks of favor by OF
r people. he was induced by Professt
al Alexander Dallas Bache to visit ii
s entire American coast, and ofere
IN h ! the prefessorship OF zoology al
ID geology at Cambridge, he dete
ii mined on making the United Stat
G. his home. In 134S he publishe
e, in conjunction with DIR. A. A. Goul
c the "Principles of Zoology Sin
e. that time he has taught, made c
~ cursions, and done more to explo
ID the Western hemisphere than al
C. man now living. In 1852 he 6
m oonkod ,,rofoScnrcbI1N of rom rla