Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-08
DEATH OF PROF. NEwBERRY.

For the Last Ten Years q Resident
Geologist and Othervyise-A Man of |
Note as a Scholar and Explorer-A
Sketch of His Long and Honorable
Career.
Professor John Strong Newberry, one of
the most eminent geo1ogists in this coun-
try, died at his late residence, 81 Grove
street, this city, at 10 o'clock last night, of
heart failure, in the SEVENTEEN year Of his
age. About two years ago Prot. Newberry
suffered stroke of paralysis. from which
he never fully recovered and in eonse-
quenee Of which he has been in gradually
failing health. He had, however, been
confined to his bed only for few days.
Professor Newberry has been for the past
ten years resident of this city and during
that time consistent member of Center
church. He leaves widow, five SONS and
one daughter to mourn his loss. The chill
dren are: Arthur st. John Newberry, an
attorney-at-law of Cleveland, O.; Spencer
| B. Newberry, professor of chemistry at
| Cornell; Woloott E. Newberry, mining en-
gineer, of Aspen, CAL; Robert T. Newberry,
architect, of Chicago, ILL.,: William B. New
berry. instructor in chemistry at Cornell,
and Mrs. Elizabeth s. Jsggard, wife of DR..
William Jaggard of Chicago, Ill.
The funeral services will be held at the
late residence of the deceased Friday even
ing, and will be conducted by Rev. DR..
Newman Smythe. The interment will be
made in Cleveland, Ohio.
Professor Newbury was born at Wind
| sor, Ct, of old Puritan stock, December 90
1922. He was graduated at Western Re
serve college in 1916, and from the Cleve-
land Medical college in 154S. The year,
184S and 1850 he spent in study and trave
abroad. Early in 1851 he established him
self in the practice of medicine in Cleve
land, where he remained until 1866. II
May of the latter year he accepted an ap
Pointment from the war department ani
became connected with the army as acting
assistant surgeon and geologfst to tn
party which, under Lieutenant R
S. Williamson, U. s. A., made a,
exploration of the country lying between
San Francisco and the Columbia river. II
1878 he accompanied Lieutenant J. G
Ives, U. S. A., in the exploration snd navi
cation of the Colorado river, the object O
which was to open navigsbls route o
communication with the portion of tn
army in Utah. Nearly year was spent il
. exploring this portion of the country. Il
1859 DR.. Newbury took charge of part
sent out by the war department to explor
the San Juan and Upper Colorado rivers
. Immediately after the commencement o
the war Dr.. Newbury was elected one O
the first members of the Unite
States sanitary commission, and 1t
not, perphaps, too much to say tha
+ no other individual contributed more t
I the great success that attended the labor
Of that organization. In September, 1861
r he accepted the position as secretary of th
western department of the sanitary com
mission and from that time had the geners
supervision of the affairs of the commits
sion in the valley of the Mississippi, hi
headquarters being frat at Cleveland, an
subsequently, as the frontier was carrie
southwark. at Louisville, Ky.
In 1855 DR.. Newberry entered upon hi
duties az professor of geology in the schot
t of mines of Columbia college, which prt
fessorship he had up to the time of hi
death, he having been for the past year
!. consequence of failing health professc
: emeritus. In 1869 he was appointed b
governor, afterward president, Hayes I
the Office of state geologist.
The scientific requirements of Professc
Newberry have given him a world-wid
among the foremost, he bein
the first American geologist I
+ to receive the Murchison medal from IL
British Geological society IN 1888. E
q made special stu1y of fossil fishes. E
has been honored with the membership
most of the learned societies of the cou1
J. try and many in Europe, and was one
the original incorporates Of the Nation
II Academy of Sciences and WAS also pree
. dent of the American Association for I'll
Advancement of Science and also of I'll
New York Lyceum of Natural History.