Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-02
MARSHALL MCDONALD,
The Head of the United States Fish
Commission Died Yesterday.

The Head of the United States Fish
Commission Died Yesterday.
Mr.. Marshall Mcdonald. United States
fish commissioner, died at 2:3O O'Clock yes
ter.iay morning at his residence, 1914 r
street northwest. He had been i'll since last
November with pulmonary disease, which
took serious turn about week ago. He
had been spending the summer in the Adj
rcEdacks in the hope of beneftting his
health, but two weeks ago he began to fail
Ia pidly, and it was decided that he should
return to Washington Immediately. He ar
rived here Friday afternoon, and steadily
grew worse from then 20 the hour of his
death.
Mr.. Mcdonald was born in October, 1885.
in Romney, Va. He was educated al the
Virginia Military Institute, where he grad
uated in 1860, was made an assistant in
chemistry there directly afterward Under
Stonewall jackson, and held that position
until the outbreak of the war. when he en-
tered the confederate service, serving first
as a member of Gen. StonewGI ia TX, ton' 6
staff. Subsequently he became an officer
of engineers. and served throughout the
in different parts of the field, holding
the rank of major of engineers at its close.
He was then appointed d professor in the
Virginia Military Institute with the rank
of colonel. He continued there until 1879,
when he was employed as an assistant On
the United States fish commission, in con-
nection with the fishery statistics of the
tenth census. the field assigned to him be-
ing the collection of material relative to
the shad and other river fisheries of the
middle and southern Atlantic states.
Upon the completion OF this " rk he was
transferred to the fish cultural branch OF
the commission, taking charge more es-
necially of the propagation of snad on the
Potomac river and of the WytheViile trout
hatcnirg station, Va. subsequently lie was
placed in charge of the division OF Glstflbu-
ton of fishes. position ne neid at inc
atrl' %
he had also been holding for some time
the position of fish commissioner CT Vir-
ginia He was appointed by President
Cleveland United States commissioner OF
fish and fisheries, to succeed Prof. Bard.
taking the oath of office February Is, 1883.
Under his administration the commission
has been exceedingly prosperous and the
scope of its work has been very largely
Increased He took an active interest in all
the branches of its work, but his persona!
tastes have been chiefly in the line or ilsh
culture in which he devised before and
subsequent to his appointing as com
missioner many important improvements
in methods of propagate and distribution.
His devices are now used not only IN TIE
rational commission. but also ty many OF
the state commissions anu in several lor-
eign countries. He was also the inventor
OF a successful fshway which bears MS
name.
Col. Mcdonald was descended from revo-
luton officers in three lines, and has taken
an active part In the Sons of the American
Revolution, having been one of the earliest
members of the local organization, its first
treasurer and for some years its vice
president. He was also a member of he
advisory committee which aided in the Or
ganization of the National Society of the
Daughters of the Revolution.
Col. McDonald's death will be mourned
by a wide circle of friends and acquaint-
ance5, and viii be severely felt by the fish
ing interests of the country. The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning. The
remains will be inferred at Oak Hill at Il
O'clock