National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-04
SCIENTISTS IN COUNCIL.
Paul nrocR nnd Ills wonderful Achieve
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AZ meeting Of the Anlhropological Society,
held last evening in the large hall Of the National
Medical Museum, the vice president Colonel GAR
De- Robert echer ere ON "Tbe LIE e and md WORK Of
Paul Broca," ofparis. His cminence In the scion-
tiiic world is well known, and few men have SO
long list OF Official positions so ably hed rs were
rendered to and filled by him. During the sketch
OF his life DR.. Fletcher mentioned the following 0s
among the positions held by
THE GREAT FRENCIniAN:
lie was physician a surgeon, member OF the
French Senate, professor In the Faculty OF Medi.
cine surgeon OF the hospitals general secretary OF
ratory Of lishcr studies professor in thc school Of
Anthropoogy, member OF the Academy Of Mcdi.
cine member of the Chrurpicnl and Biological
Society, member Of the Anatomical Society, pro,
fcssor Of chemical surgery, member Of the council
Of the French Association for the Advancement OF
Science &c. The speaker detailed the
EARNEST EFFORTS or GREAT SCIENTISTS
to found the Anthropologcal Society Of France
on account Of the dread that the nnme infused In
the minds of the officials, and stated that even
after II was organized an officer of the secret SER
vice was constantly in attendance during n period
of at least FIVE years Of It's existence. There was
exhibited fine engraving as well Us photograph,
OF Broca, which was passed around and examined
Wy MI the members present IL was stated that,
although dying ut the age of flfty.siX, Broca had
doge more work than most. men can boast at
eighty. one among many of his brave acts was
rtcounted MS having been performed dur
Ing the fdghtnil reign OF the Commune. There
was deposited in the vaults Of the academy III i'm
menSe amount OF treasure, when II was necessary
to protect.
He CONCEIVED THE IDEA OF REMOVING 1T,
but dared not trust any one, night after night,
with no one sharing the secret with him, he ear.
red in small vaises the sum total Of 76,OOO,OOO
francs 10 place Of safety, When II became nee
essHry to remove II again, lest its hiding place DO
discovered, lie caused wagon TO be loaded with
putntO,s Ostcnsibly for The charity hospital, but
when safely beyond the cncny's reach the course
OF the wagon was chnnged and the pointues
which covered the bags OF treasure, safely dcliv-
cred ut Versailles.
HE HAD TAKEN THE PRECAuTioN
to leave few thousand frames In the orig
vaults, 50 that when the raid was made the lnuu
would not be wholly without satisfaction. The
russo was successful and the immense sum saved
to thCguyvrumCnt. DR.. Fletcher was very CulO-
CYSTIC Of The subject Of his sketch. and gave as n
fitting elise To- his paper quotation from the ora
ZION pronounced mt the funeral Of DIOc0 by the
yicc-prgsdcnt Of the French Chambers,
EUGENE PELLErAS:
"A new scierce, human palponology, has Just
originated under our feet At hundreds OF ages
Of depth our forCiathcrs have been iu some way
surprised lying pcl-mell In the midst of the
giant iannn Of u vanished creation. BrOca WAS
one of the valiant pioneers who penetrated the
foremost into this suDtcrrancnn world of humanity
ana brought its wealth to our light" After the
reading Of the paper
VARIOUS TRIBUTES
were paid TO the memory Of the great man by
Professor Mason, DR.. Antisell, and others. Among
the visitors present were Chas. ROin Broinard,
esq, of Boston, who Is II member of the Boston
Antiquarian Society. and also of the Boston So
cicty of Natural History