The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
OBITUARY.
Asa Gray Americas Greatest Botanist, and
Professor Inward.

Asa Gray Americas Greatest Botanist, and
Professor at Inward.
Asa Gray, NJ. D., LIZ D., who died in Cam
bridge, Mass, on Monday. born at Paris,
N. Y, Nov. Is. 1910. He graduated from the
Fairfield Medical College in 1881, but soon re-
lnqushed the practice of medicine and devoted
himself. under Professor Torrey. of New York,
to the study of botany. In 1884 he received the
appointment of botanist of the United States
exploring expedition, but he declined it. In
1912 he elected Fiber professor of natural
history in Harvard College. In addition to his
lectures at Cambridge, he delivered three courses
of lectures before the Lowell institute in Boston;
published in 1886 his Elements Of Botany" en-
lareed into the Botanical Text Book" and in
1888 commenced, with Dr. Torrey 1.-THE Flora
of North America" He published in 1S48 the
manual of Botany for the Northern United
States" and the first volume of the Genera
Boreali-Americana Illustrate" and the first vol
ume of his Botany Of the United States Pacific
Exploring Expedition under Captain Wilkes, in
1884. he afterwards published the following
works. mostly text books. How Plants Grow"
lessons in Botany. with Drawings from Nat
ure;" Tine School and Field Book of Botany
"The Manual of Botany" Structural and Sys-
tematic Botany" NEW edition. 1879, revised
edition of the Botanical Text Book" with 1900
illustrations; "Flora OF the Southern United
States; Free Examination of Dsrwns Treat
ise," 1861; "Darwiniana," 1876; New Flora of
North America" 1878; Natural Science and
Religion" $780, He visited Europe IN 1888 g.
and again in 1901. and had contributed numer-
Gus papers to scientific periodicals and to the
was chosen one of the regents OF the Smithson-
ian Institution, and in 1887 the Academic des
Sciences of Paris elected him corresponding
member in tae section of Botany.
Other Deaths.
CHICAGO, JAM 31.-Gen. John L. Thompson
died at $50 o'clock this morning, at his home in
this city, from the effects of rupture of blood
vessel at the base of the brain. General Thomp-
son was member of the law firm of Williams
q Thompson and was one of the most promi-
nent ATTORNEYS in the city. He served with die
tincton during the war, having enlisted as
private when President Lincoln issued his first
of brigadier-genera He was recently elected
president of the Union League Club General
Thompson was taken i'll on Saturday. He leaves
a widow and two children.
ARGOS, Ind, Jan. 3l.-Adelne Gould died at
her home at Argos, this morning in the eighty
first year OF her age. She was one of the few
pioneers of the West who survived to recount
the hardships and tolls of the men and women
who subdued the primeval forests of a half CEN
tury ago. She was the mother of three children,
Albert I. Could an attorney. now residing at
Knox; Judge Gould. OF Delphi. and DR.. s. W.
Gould. of this place, all OF whom were present
at her death.
ROCKVILLE. Jan. 3L-About o'clock this
morning, John G. Biilmre of the firm of Pierce
& BiIlmire, carriage manufacturers, died at his
home. He was taken i'll last Friday with pneu-
monia. He was about fifty years old, and came
this town from louisville. Ind. several years
ago. and has resided here ever since. He leaves
family.
PITTsBURG Jan. 31.-John r. McCune, presi-
dent of the Union National Bank, and one of
the most prominent citizens OF Pittsburg died
suddenly of appoplexy at IL o'clock this morning.
The deceased was sixty-one years of age.
SHELBYvILLE, San. 3L-Ellenora Glessner,
mother of Judge o. J. Glessner, died this morn
inn fhA odU af fphf xr-f
She was born in Baltimore. in 1904, and came to
Indiana in 1887.