Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY.
Death Of Jacob Stau6er,

D0Sth Of Jacob Stauner.
Jacob Stauffer, the well-known botanist.
ichthiologist, and entomologist, died last
evening at his residence, No 235 East
Orange street, in the 72d year of his age.
He had suffered from bronchial desease
for twenty years past, but had never been
confined to his room for more than q day
or two at time, until about two weeks
ago, when he contracted severe
cold, which settled on his chest
and caused serious congestion of the
lungs, from which he suffered severely. A
week ago it was feared that he would die,
but he rallied and on Sunday last was
comparatively easy. A representative of
the INTELLIGENCER who called upon him
found him sitting in an easy chair and able
to walk about the room. He was cheerful,
talked freely on some of his favorite scien-
tific themes, and handed tosour representa-
tive for publication the description Of a
new game fish recently caught in the Sus-
quehanna, published in yesterdays INTEL
LIGENCER. This was perhaps the last lit
erary work done by Mr.. Stauffer. Yes
tcrday he took a relapse and died last
night as above stated.
Jacob Stauffer was born in Mannheim,
Lancaster county, November 80, 1908. He
received a common country school educa-
tion, and was put at an early age behind
the counter of his fathers store and tav-
crn. He received military instructions
from West Point graduate who boarded
with his father, and was successfully ap-
pointed adjutant, major and colonel of the
18th Pennsylvania militia. Having early
imbibed a taste for drawing and painting,
he left his native village, went to Philadel-
phia, and took lessons in painting and en-
craving. After remaining few years in
Philadelphia he married a wife, re-
turned to Mannheim, and commenced
store-keepiug and subsequently opened
printing office-the first one ever opened
in Mannheim. Having given much study
to the subject of medicine and botany, he
sold out his stock of store goods and en-
tered into the drug business. In 1910 he
removed to Richland Cross Roads, now in
corporated in the borough of Mount Joy,
where he also introduced the first printing
press seen in that borough, as
we'll as photographic press and
the art of taking dasuerreotypes. His love
for natural history resulted in his drawing
and coloring with his own hand almost
every insect, bird, fish, reptile and plant to
be found in the country. His collection
of drawings and paintings is very valuable,
and he has received the highest commen-
dation-for his work from such men as Prof.
Henry, of the Smithsonian institution, DR..
Gray, of Harvard university, and Rev.
DR.. Morris, of Baltimore, the last named
of whom paid him the compliment of say
ing that che knew of no other savan ex-
cept Mr.. Sturm, of Nuremberg, who could
write set up, illustrate and print his own
work." In 1854 Mr.. Stauffer assisted his
eldest son in starting the Mount Joy
Herald. In 1858 he removed to Lancas-
ter where he continued to reside until his
death, his time being especially devoted to
procuring patents and making drawings Of
machinery and patented articles, in which
pursuit he was very proficient and success
full. Notwithstanding his extensive busi-
ness, however, he found time to write fire.
quently for the newspapers, mostly OH
scientific subjects-many Of his papers ap-
pearing in the Lancaster INTELL1aENcER.
Mr.. Stauffer was three times married,
and leaves three sons and daughter. His
eldest son, Frank H., the we'll known
novelist, lives at Berwyn; Albert is con-
neoted with the Philadelphia Press David
Men,, late assistant engineer in the Phila-
delphia water department, engineer of the
South street bridge, is now in Boston on
Mr.. Malone's sewer contract; and his
daughter, Mary, of this city, has long been
his house. keeper. His adopted daughter,
Lily, also resided with him.
Mr.. Stauffer held leading position in
the old AthenBum, of which he was for
years librarian, and it's successor the
Linnaan society. He was corresponding
member of the Academy of Natural Sci
ences, Philadelphia, and several similar Or
ganizations.
Mr.. Stauffer was Presbyterian, and for
many years leading elder of the church
in this city. He was of the most unim-
peached purity and piety, firm in his re-
ligious convictions, but most tolerant of
the faith of others. He was a good and
useful man, and within the range of sub
jects which he made h is special study it
will be difficult to find a man to take his
place.