The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-17
CHARLES 3. FULLER.
A Noted zoologist Lost to the Scientific
World,

World.
| In the death of Charles B. Fuller, which
occurred at his residence on Preble street
Saturday forenoon, the city loses a man
OF singularly pure and lovely character
and science a remarkable man.
Charles B. Fuller was born in 1921, and
was therefore in his I'D year. In his
youth he learned the wheelwright's and
painters trades, and served with Martin,
Pennell d Co. for some time. Later he
became attached to the coast survey,
while Mr.. Alex. Longfellow was in the
service, and it was while he was connect
ed with that branch of the navy depart
ment that his natural fondness for ma
rine zoology received great impetus.
When the old Natural History society was
located on the academy lot in this city
DR.. William Wood noticed how partial
Mr., Fuller and fellow painter named
Bicknell were to the exhibits of the in
stitution, and formed then friendship
with Mr.. Fuller that was constant until
the death of the latter.
December 18th, 1858, Mr.. Fuller was
elected cabinet keeper of the Natural
History Society, and has held the Office
ever since. He has been devoted to
science. At one time he was in cores
pondence with the late Prof. Agassiz,
and had in his possession letters from
that great scientist Mr.. Fuller's spe-
cialty was marine zoology, but no man
in Portland, probably, knew SO much
about the general natural history Of this
region as he. The flowers, birds, fishes
and smaller animals were his compan-
ions. Those who knew him, often rec
ognized him at dawn returning from
searching for curious marine animals,
cast up by the early tides; or wandering
with his camera in the fields, where he
caught with great skill those natural OBJ
Jects most pleasing to him. He was as
skillful and exact with the microscope as
he was with the camera, although of late
years the latter has been his favorite. 1t
was one of Mr.. Fuller's peculiarities
suits of his Investigations; and it is to
be regretted that many valuable result is
of his works in natural history will prob
ably be lost The animal and vegetable
life of Portland harbor were investigated
very thoroughly by him; and many of his
observations in this department are re-
corded in scientific works. He was the
person in this region to whom was re-
ferred each curiosity of the shore or
field and rare indeed was the occasion
that his knowledge and experience were
at fault. In the rooms of the Natural
History Society the large and valuable
collection has been principally mounted
and classified by him. When in the
great fire of 1866 the rooms of the socie-
ty and the larger portion of the collec-
ton were destroyed, Mr.. Fuller put in
nearly his whole private collection to
help make up the loss. In the prepara-
ton of lantern slides for stereopticons
he was an expert, and might have co M
manded high salary had he wished to
leave his work with the society. These
pictures require for their perfection an
artistic sense, manual dexterity and a
knowledge of the difficult process of
etching. He made his slides from the
objects directly, without the interven-
ton of photography, although he was an
expert in making them by the lantern
process, and was especially skillful in
giving his pictures natural colorings.
When Rev. E. G. Bolles, now of New
York, and an eminent scientist as we'll
as clergyman, was lecturing before scien-
tifc societies and general audiences on
natural history subjects, Mr.. Fuller trav-
elled with him and made many of his
slides. 1t was in this connection that
Mr.. Fuller's work attracted the widest
attention.
Mr.. Fuller's wife died some time ago,
and since then he has resided with his
married son. He also leaves another son
unmarried, two brothers and two sis
ters.
The funeral services will probably
take place tomorrow afternoon at two,
O'Clock at Congress Square church. Rev.
DR.. Bolles is expected to be present to
conduct the services.
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