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THE PAGE Is CLOSED.
"Finis' Is Written In the Life His
tory of Sage.
Death at Boston of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, tho Poet, Philosopher
and Humorist-Sketch of
His Career.
DIR. HOLMES is DEAD.


BosToN, Oct. SOLVER Wendell
Holmes, the famous poet, essayist,
novelist, philosopher and scientist,
died at his residence, 296 Beacon street,
shortly before , o'clock Sunday after
noon. He passed peacefully away
after an illness of short duration, the
immediate cause of death being heart
failure, the result OF extreme old
age. His son, Judge Oliver w.
Holmes, Jr., the judges wife and DIR.
Charles p. Putnam, the family physi-
clan, We're at the bedside. DR.. Holmes
death was not unlocked for as he had
been ailing for about ten days, or since
he returned from Beverly where his
summer residence is located. The fu-
neral will probably take place Wednes-
day from Kings chapel. 1t win be
private.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Cam
bridge, Mass, August 20, 1909 His father was
the celebrated Yale tutor, Rev. Abiel
Holmes. He first enjoyed the common
school advantages OF New England boys,
having as his companions In Cambridge Mar
garet Fuller, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., and
others who attained eminence in letters En-
tering Phillips academy Andover he prepared
himself to enter Harvard college, distinguish
Ing himself for his metrical rendition of this
first book OF the 4Eneid, In college he was as
sociated with William H. Chandler, James
Freeman Clarke and others who atterward
became famous. He was graduated in 1899
During his collegiate career he was known
for his literary abilities, contributed literally
to the college publications and wrote poems
for college events. In 1880 when il was pro-
posed to destroy the old irigate Constitution,
Ho mes wrote his poem beginning: Aye, tear
her tattered ensign down." which imme diately
gave him great reputation as q poet.
He studied law in Cambridge and produced o
| number OF humorous poems, which contributed
to his celebrity. Being attached to his pro-
fession of medicine, he spent several years in
Paris, and in 1886 received his decree. In 1899
| he was chosen for professor OF anatomy ami
physiology ut Dartmouth college and the next
year married Amelia Lee daughter OF Justice
Charles Jackson, of the supreme court of
Massachusetts RelnQuishing his profes Sor-
ship ut Dartmouth he began the practice of
medicine in Boston. In lSi7 he succeeded DR..
| John c. Warren in the Harvard medical school
| and became lyceum lecturer
His first book of poems published in
| Boston in 1886 1t contained forty-ive pieces,
| including some of those which established his
| fame as humorist and reinforced his reputa-
| tion as a popular poet Soon after his ac-
| cession to the Harvard profesSorship he pub
| lished volume of medical essays, including
| three which had Won for him the Boyl-
| ston prizes, and his position as scientific
|
| successfully added valuable essays and mono-
| graphs to his scientific productions and
| many OF them have taken their places as
| classics in medical literature. The establish
| meut of the Atlantic Monthly In 1857 afforded
a medium for the work upon which
| the literary fame OF DR.. Holmes was
| securely founded" The Autocrat OF the
/ Breakfast Table" conversational papers, in
l Guiding some OF the noblest poems and fines:
| wisdom and humor OF the author. The Pro-
lessor of the Breakfast Table next appeared
/ followed in course by The Poet Mt the
| Breakfast Table In 1861 Elsie Venner,
| the first Of DR.. Holmes ventures into the
| realm of fiction, appeared, and in 1868 The
| Guardian Angel"
His works Of Biographical nature were the
| memoirs of John Lothrop Motley and of Ralph
| Waldo Emerson published in 1870 and III
1884. of his poems The Chambered
| Nautilus" was his own favorite and by
| general consent OF the consum-
! mate lyrics of the language. OF his sa-
tirical poems The Moral Bully and of the
| humorous pieces The Wonderful One-Hoss
| Shay" arc classics. His fame as poet of oc.
| casions" is world wide, and almost every poem
produced for u special function has takeI
| rank with his more studied works In 1885,
DR.. Holmes went to Europe to be received
with the utmost enthusiasm and hoSn
tality everywhere. His son, Oliver Wendsl
Holmes Jr., became professor in the Har
ward law school. n judge on the supreme bencl
of Massachusetts ana writer on jurispru
dence famed on both sides of the Atlantic
ocean.
DR.. Holmes lecture career from 1852 to 1855
was phenomenally successful from an artistic
view point. The vast sphere OF his persona
influence is indicated by the fact that whel
he resigned In 1882 he had continuously 10
| thlrty-five years held his Har !ard professor
ship and exerted his best energies TO the train
ing of the young mea whom he met in hi
lecture-room DIR. Holmes performance o
the dificult duties of this post are matters o
| history; he was model teacher. communlcat
ing to the students his own zeal for knowl
edge. and impartipg an amount Of information
as well as mental discipline which were o
the highest value.
| MJ0ECK