New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-11
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Chaunccy NJ Depew, Senator Hawley and
the Rev. DR.. John Hall have been invited TO speak
at the annual convention of the PsUpslon fraternity
which occurs on May l and next, at Providence,
r. l.
Captain r. Il. Forbes who has been Justly called
the Howard Of the sea- in reference to his work
for sailors now seriously I'll at his homo In Boston.
He is eighty-six years Old the Oldest member of the
Boston Marine Society
| Lieutenant Robert Crawford, Of the United States
Navy who has been chosen by the trustees supern-
tendent of the Williamson School. at Philadelphia,
is best known there former principal of the Manual
Training School He draughted the entire plans for
the school and set the wheels in motion. and was so
Interested and energetic in his work that the
of the school is chiefly due TO him. Lieutenant Craw-
ford resigned HIS post only account of orders from
Washington sending him to sea. While at Newport
however, he has availed himself of every opportunity
to foster manual training work. ana mas been callcu
He is a practical engineer himself, and has served
as an engineer In the Navy.
Dr. Philippe Ricord, whose death in Paris was
announced on October %, the most decorated"
man In Europe having than two hundred
medals insignia and other tokens OF gratitude
and admiration bestowed him by European poten-
tatcs and buried amidst almost national display
Of military and civic honors. He often said, in
locular way "The eighteenth century, Just before
expiring, had ono more mistake to perform; it was
to push into the world l was born on the 10th
Of December, 1900, at eleven and threequarters at
night" The event occurred at Baltimore, where his
parents resided. They French, and had taken
refuge there from the French West
Indies. desolated at that time by
the revolt Of San Domingo and Guadalupe. DR..
Ricon established himself at Paris after having
obtained his diploma and he attained there the high
est hOnoTs in HIS profession and great popularity
among the poor and the rich, not only in France,
but in all Europe. lie the first of those Amer
lean doctors who have wealth and fame In the
Old World as, for instance DR.. Sims, the obstetIic
practitioner, DIR. Thomas ". Evans the founder and
still proprietor and director of The American Regis
ter" Of Paris and London. DIR. Ricord the fav-
orlte specialist at the Tueries in Louis Philipe's
time and DR.. Evans was favorite at the Court Of
Napoleon III. 1t was DR.. Evans who courageously
drove fallen Empress Eugene to the seacoast after
the revolution of September 4, 1870, and after she
had spent the night under the roof of his princely
mansion I'm Malekof-ave. Both were loved by
the French people Dr. Rcord was driving through
the streets of Paris during of the three days of
fighting in February, 164s and he surprised that
nobody attempted TO bother him. This
was explained when, on returning home
he read on the back of his carriage this inscrp-
ton written In chalk: National property the
inscription which was placed on public monuments,
even of monarchical origin, to preserve them from
any injury on the part of people infriaed against
ANYTHING connected with OverthrOwn monarchy.
ncrso5 Of DR. Evans was respected like that of his
predecessor and countcynan Ricord, for he had
given 100000 francs to establish an American
Dr. Edward Crane Editor OF The American Register"
DR. Riccrd who had been educated in America, had
cTccic hut he never used it so to wound the
feelings OF any one. Jtc was loved by all who
ever approached him. and It was in the presence
~ an fr1mense concoursc of people, Americans and
Europeans, that his funeral services were held