The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01

London, June S0.-Just before Prof. Hux-
ley's death the noted scientist fell into
a state OF complete exhaustion, but his
mind was clear and his death is believed
to have been painless.
Prof. Thomas Henry Huxley. whose
death was reported IN our cable dis
patches yesterday, was one of the leaders
OF advanced thought OF the world. and
ranked along with Darwin and Tyndall
In combating scientific theories that
had become regarded as fixed facts and
advancing new ones. He was a native
OF Middlesex, England, and was born in
1925 His education was most thorough,
and was obtained at the best colleges
and universities OF Europe. He took up
medicine as a profession. and In 1915 took
hOnors at the University Of London upon
his graduation in medicine. In lSi5 he en-
tered the medical service in the British
navy, In which he remained until 1859.
During his service in the navy he wrote
his first scientific treatise, a work on
Oceanic Hydrozoa, a description Of the
Calyeophoridae and Physophoridae," OBJ
served during one of his voyages. In
1850 he was elected a fellow Of the Royal
Society. Two years later one of the two
royal medals annually given by the So
ciety was awarded to him. In 1854 he was
appointed a professor Of natural history
in the Royal School of Mines, and in the
same year professor OF physiology TO the
Royal Institution, and examiner In ply
siology and comparative anatomy to the
University of London. In 1858 he began a
series OF lectures on the human body and
its relations to the bodies of the lower
animals. Two years later he gave lee
lures TO the working people In Lon
don, in which he advanced and de-
Tended propositions with regard to tine
origin of species that became the sub
jects Of discussion in the British Asso-
citation and throughout Europe and Amer
lea. summary of the whole discussion
was given in the work by him. entitled,
Evidence as TO Mans Place in Nature,
In 1868. This book excited much contro-
versy and made the name of Huxley fam
Gus. He was elected professor OF COM
parative anatomy to the Royal College
Of Surgeons, and held that Office for seven
years from 1868. He became president OF
the Geological and chronological Societies
In 1869 He was a member of the London
school board, and rendered himself con-
spicuous by his strong denunciations or
the Catholic church. He received the
degree of Phi. ID. from the University OF
Breslau; NJ. d. from the University Of
Wurzburg; LII. ID. from the Universities OF
Endinburgh and Cambridge. and was elec-
ted a fellow of the Royal Society of Sur
geons. He was a foreign corresponding
member of academies In about all Of the
principal capitals of Europe He was a
Knight of the Polar Star of Sweden, a
trustee OF the British Museum, a member
OF the senate Of the University OF London.
and served on almost innumerable COM
mittees of scientific investigation. In 1885
his health began to fail, and he was COM
PEELED to retire from great many of his
various lines Of work, but accepted the
presidency Of the Royal Society. In 1893
one Of his great lectures was delivered
on the subject OF the origin Of the ~
listing forms of life. The professor was
a voluminous writer having been the au-
thor of no less than twelve scientific
works, besides numerous shorter papers
on scientific subjects He taught evolu-
tion, and his works are quoted as author