The morning times., 1895-09-02
BROUGHT Him HOME TO DIE
Fish Commissioner Mcdonald Sue
cumbS After Long Illness.
He Was a Native of Virginia and
Served in the Confederate Army.
An Ingenious Inventor.

Mr. Marshall Mcdonald. OF West Vir-
ginia, who for the last seven years has
held the position OF United states Com
missioner of Fish and Fisheries, Ged
yesterday morning at his residence in this
city OF pulmonary disease, after an ill
ness of several months.
He went to the AdirOndacks. accom-
panied by his wife, in the early part of the
summer, and seemed for Il time TO benefit
by the health-giving air OF that region, but
a change for the worse set in, and last
Friday he was brought back home TO
die.
Mr. Mcdonald was the inventor OF
number of ingenious appliances, including
a stairway to enable salmon and other MI
grating fish to ascend the rapids OF rivers,
and his services were OF great benefit to
the cause of fish culture.
Ills successor, whoever he may De, VIII
have Two steam yachts and one sailing
vessel a his disposal, aud VIII have super
vision over twenty fishing stations scat
tered over different parts OF the country.
The requirement taat he must be u man OF
proved scienti acqualntanCe
| with fish," still holds gOpd- There are at
present three assistant Fish Commissioners,
| each drawing salary OF S2,7O9 year,
| Mr.. Richard Plthbun. of New York: MIR
| TarletOn III. Bean, of New Jersey, and Mr.
Hugh II. Smith, of Washington, d. c.
The probabilities seem to be that one OF
| these gentlemen VIII be promoted To the
| comm iSsionersh rshipyacatedby Mr. .NcDunaldAs
| Iamented death.
| Marshall Mcdonald was born October
1S, 1885. in Hampshire county, then Vir-
ginia, but now West Virginia. He was
| the son of Capt. Angus Mcdonald The
| late Fish Commissioners great grandfather
! died in the rcvolut iOnary struggle, his
| grandfather in the war of 1872, and his
| father in the civil war.
MIR. Mcdonald grew up in the vicinity
of Romney. He early manifested great
| interest in natural philosophy. and from
the age of fourteen up spent his summer
vacations studying under Prof. Baird
He was educated q the Virginia Military
Institute, and after graduating there spent
a year at the University of Virginia. He
accepted the chair OF chemistry q the
| Virginia Military Institute which was
prOffcred him, and was elected assistant to
Principal StonewaN Jackson. When the
war broke out he accompanied jackson to
the front.
During the war he rose to be captain
of engineers on the staff of Bragg and uf
Pemberton. After the close of the war
he again taught at the institute. January,
1892, he became attached to the United
States Fish Commission. having been for
the previous four years Fish Commissioner
of the State of Virginia.
He married Miss Mary Mccormick, of
Virginia, who, with two children, Miss
Rose and Mr.. Angus Mcdonald, survive him.
The ceremonies al the home, 1415 street
| northwest. will be private. The Rev. Mr..
Snyder, assistant rector of Ascension
| Episcopal Church, VIII read the burial
service over the remains at Oak Hill
| Cemetery Chapel on Tuesday morning at
IL O'Clock The honorary palI-bearcrs
| have not all been selected, but among them
| will be Sena tor f NJ Cockrell, Col. j. NJ
| Wilson, superintendent OF public build
| ings and grounds, and Civil Service Conn
| will be from the Confederate Veterans
| Association.