Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-30

Ne Passes Away PeacsfulIy nc his
Home last Bvenlng-A Long and
KAanently UsoTnl Lafo EmAed-A Loss
60 Yale and che Country.
Prof. Chester Smith Lyman Of Yale Scien-
tito school died ct his home on Trumbull
street last evening at half-past 10 O'Clock.
His end was very peaceful and he retained
his mental clearnsss until the last. He was
seventy ak years of age this month. Two
years ago he had an attack OF paralysis, since
which time his health had been falling, but
he had been able to take the outdoor air on
Hns days until short time ago. About ten
days ago he commenced to sink and fail rap
idly physicsliy, though clear Ia mind Till the
end, A quarter of an hoursb before he died he
recognized Prof. Brewer, who was at his bed
side and bads him goodbye.
Professor Lyman was born In Manchester,
Ot., January Is, 1913. az early showed .
fOndness for. y astronomy and acquired .
knowledge Of that and kindred sciences
without teacher, constructing while yet .
boy various astronomical and optical appa-
rstus. In 1899 he computed almanacs for
the two following years, and also the
| graduated at Yale in 1887, in the same class
With William NJ. Evarts, Frederick q. Gum,
Prof. Benjamin Silliman, Samuel ]. Tilden,
Edwards Pierepont, Chief Justice Morrison
r. Waite and otner noted men. After grad
uatinR he was head teacher in school q,
Ellington. o., and then studied at Unior
Theological seminary, New York, and q
From 1848 to 1645 he was settled
church, In New Britain, Conn.,, but failinI
health compelled him to relinquish Thu
charge, and he spent several years In travel
In 1867 he, as o missionary, visited tn
Hawaiian Islands, where, for time, he hat
charge Of the royal school at Honolulu, AMI
while there he also explored the volcano o
Kilauea. He was always afectionately re
Emma was In this country che paid him
visit. He next spent three years in Cslifor
MIA a. q surveyor, and was one of the first Z
send to the eastern States authentic account
of the discovery of gold on the Pacific coast
He was in San Jose at the time of the dis
oovsry of gold at Suffers Mil; He wrote :
the American Journal of Science about II
giving the first publication to the scien
tiAc world regarding the gold dis
covery. He then returned to Ne,
Haven where he at first wa
occupied In the revision of Webster's die
tionary, having charge of the scientific term
In the edition Of 1854. In 1858 he becam
associated In the Developments of the scier
tiHo department of Yale and was assigned t
the chair Of industrial mechanics and phys
los, which he held till 1871. He then wa
made professor of astronomy and physic
, and 10 continued until 1884, and has sine
had charge of astronomy only. Since tn
, breaking down of his health two years age
he had visited the school but little and hs
been unable to perform any active service.
His special work has included the inver
Q ton of the combined zenith telescope an
a transit for latitude, longitude and tim,
which was designed and mainly constructe
in 1859. In 1857 he invented and patente
Q an apparatus for illustrating the dynamic
Q of ocean waves. About 1871 he construote
= an apparatus for describing acoustic curve
also making improvements In clock escape
ments, compromising pendulums and simili
q apparatus.
Prof. Lyman was' the first to observe Il
!, planet Venus as q delicate luminous rim
. when feen In close proximity to the sun net
inferior conjunction. He was q member
: various soienti6c societies, was president {
2 | the Connecticut Academy of Arts and So
!, encss during 1867 to 1857 and was also q
! honorary member of the British Associatio
for the Advancement Of Science. His wri
1 ings have been confined to scientific papel
4 which have appeared principally in u
American Journal of Science and In the Ne
Highlander.
Prof. Lyman was an excellent mathamet
. cian, gifted with rare ingenuity, and an Al
tronomer Of merit. He was one of the dire
tors of the Yale observatory, and took q
4 active interest in getting it started. Pro
b Lyman was the only clergyman In the She
field Scientific school, except its presiden
He Was, as his brother professors and all WI
. knew him say, a most lovable man, unselfisl
Y free from jealousy, q model citizen and trr
!. Christian. His wife died few years az
a He leaves one son, Chester w. Lyman, WI
10 In business at Pittsburg, Pa, and wi
was telegraphed to last night and will arri'
10 to-day. he leaves also two daughters, Mr.
!, NcCandless of Pasadena, California, ar
4 Miss Della Lyman, reading at home.