The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-19
JAMES DWIGHT DANA DEAD.
The Famous and Beloved Geologist or
Yale University.

10le I niNefrftt.
Prof James Dwight Dana, LII. D., the
famous geologist of Yale university, died
suddenly in New Haven, Conn. last sun
day night He was born in Utica. n. Y.
February T. 1913. He was attracted TO
New Haven by the reputation or Prof.
BENJAMIN Siliiman. under whose guidance
many of the subsequent leaders In science
received their earliest training. He was
graduated In 1893 and appointed instruct
or of mathematics TO midshipmen In the
United States navy. and in this capacity
visited the seaports of France, Italy,
Greece and Turkey, while on the Della
ware and the United States. In 1SSs'and
1885 he was assistant In chemistry 10 Prof.
Silliman. Meanwhile, in December, 1886,
he was appointed mineralogist and geolo-
gist TO the United States exploring expe-
dition then about TO be sent TO the South
ern and Pacific oceans under the COM
mand of Capt Charles Wilkes. The ex
petition sailed in August. 1sSs, and MIR.
Dana was on board the Peacock until II
was wrecked on a sandbar at the mouth
of the Columbia river In June, 1872, Mr..
Dana returned home. Besides the min
eralogy and geology, he had under his
supervision the geological departments,
including the crustacea and corals Dur
ing the thirteen years that followed he
was occupied principally In studying the
material he had collected. making draw
ings. and preparing the reports for pub
lication From 1sie TO 1s4i he resided I'm
Washington City and then removed TO
New Haven. where he married Henrietta
Frances. third daughter OF Prof. Sill
man, and where he lived until his death.
The results of his labors were given In
hsi Reports on Zoophytes." in which he
proposed a new classification. and de-
scrihed go new species; the report on the
Geology of the Pacific" and the IRE
LVA
lished by the government, and only 100
copies OF each were issued. With few
exceptions. the drawings In the ALIASES
were made by Mr.. Dana himself.
He was appointed Siliiman professor
of natural history and geology at Yale
In 1880. and entered on the administration
of the chair I'm 1855. The subsequent de-
livery OF the lectures on natural history
by others led to a change in the title OF
the professionally in 1884 TO that Of geol-
ogy and mineralogy. Prof Dana became,
about 1850, associate editor OF the ''Ameri-
can Journal OF Science and Arts" found
ed by the elder Siliiman In 1919. Subse-
quent to the death OF Prof. Siiliman he
became its senior editor. in conjunction
with his son. Edward s. Dana, until his
his death. In 1872 the Geological Society
OF London conferred on hip its wollas-
ton medal and I'm fs7T he received the
Copley gold medal from the Royal So
ciety OF London. lie was a member OF
scientific societies I'm the United States
and abroad, including the Royal Society
Of London. the Institute OF France. the
Royal Academy OF the Inject of Rome
the Royal Academies of Berlin. Vienna
and 81 Petersburg, and was one OF the
principal members of the National Acad-
envy OF Sciences In the United States
Prof. Dana was elected president of the
American Association for the Advance
- CT L. ..,A IT, .f
the following year delivered his retiring
address at the Providence meeting In
1877, on the celebration of the fourth CEN
tennial of the University of Munich. he
received the degree OF Pm. u, and in
1885, at the Harvard celebrate on. the &C.
gree OF LID was conferred upon him.
His contributions 10 the American Jour
nal of Science and Arts" TO the Pro
ceedings OF the American Academy" TO
the Transactions of the Lyceum Of Ma
tural History OF New York" and 10 the
Proc ceilings OF the Academy of Natural
Sciences OF Philadelphia" include hun
dreds OF titles. Ills works IN book form
are System OF Mineralogy." Manual of
Mineraiogy." Coral Reefs and Islands
Manual OF Geology" Textbook OF &c
oiogy." Coral and Coral Islands" and
''.Ths Geological Story Briefly Told
A Newspaper writer recently said OF
him: "Jimrnle,' "a Prof. Dana is called
by the students. has been known for
years 10 every one In New Haven. In
the course OF pleasant day the old &c
oIoglst may or might two years ago. be
seen walking across the campus half
dozen times. He stepped lightly as a boy.
seldom looking 20 right or left. His nose
Is long and aquiiine. his chin and lips are
always ciean-shayen. and hls face is
brown as q sailors. II may be years of
study hare not bleached the tan OF the
early voyages. A shock OF white hair
se4rnsngly innocent OF the comb. losses
about his head His eye Is piercing Few
teachers have been more popular with
their scholars than Prof. Dana. and IL Is
proha bic few have cared less for pofgE-
laFfty He knew few Of the undsrgrada-
ates by name. Indeed. when he had I'm
isf~d the introduction 10 lecture and
fairly launched himself into the discus
sion Of hts beloved rocks. Prof Dana
seemed TO lose CONSEQUENCES that he was
speaking 20 . class AZ such times ne
would stumble over the chairs on the
platform. relapse into long periods OF 81
leuee Or hsransue the blackboard tin the
he'll sounded