New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
DEATH OF PROF. MARSH.
YALE UEIVERSITY'S MOST FAMOUS
SCHOLAR PASSES AWAY At
\EW-ITANE\

Marsh. NJ. A.. Ph. d.. IL. D.. Professor Of
Paleontoogy al Yale University curator of the
geological collection at the same institution. and
one OF the most famous figures. National and in
ternatOnal. in geological research. died at 9:.'1
o'clock this morning. at his home In Prospect
St. after a weeks Illness from pneumonia, at
the age Of sixty-seven years Professor MARSH
Yales most famous scholar. his reputation
on account Of his marvellous achievements In
paeontology being Worldwide In addition to
this his literary contributions on the subject
gave him a renown which caused him to be
known as among the greatest investigators and
scholars Of the age.
In addition 10 the degrees conferred upon nm
by his alma mater. Yale. he was honored win
the degree 81 Pm. ID. by the University 'l
Heidelberg. In 1856 and in the same year Har-
ward conferred upon him the degree OF III. -
He was president ~ the National AchueihE y"
Sciences member Of the Geological ooc'v1S ~
London and Germany, a member OF the rO?al
Irish Academy. member Of the Royai 'aN nan
Academy 81 Science and OF the Royal Academy
OF Denmark and Belgium Last year ne was
awarded the prize Of the French Royal Acaue"y
~ Science
Othnlel Charles Marsh vas born AZ Lockport y
Y on October o. 1871. Il. was graduated ~ i"'e
I'm 1890 and continued I'm graduate STUDY Io' wv
years AT the Sheffield Scientific School 'eV''ns
lie att O
hts student days no made an important beginning
no naIoontologls, by the discovery and descrip-
io, - rosaurus acadlanus large reptile from tue
coal formation Of Nova Scotia. He spen; me yeAls
,. ,sco ~ tec- In the Universities OF Berlin. Held
eubcrg and Breslau under such teachers as h"''"
her STUDYING zoology geology ana Wlh"'"'ob'
lie then returned 10 the United States 10 a'Crp
the professorship Of paleontology at fdl' inns
chair was established for him. and he retained "
rrtu bi. death Pesides the work OF teachihg ne
dcvoted his NE TO the investigation OF eN'"''
vertebrate animals especially Of the remains '',"'
yere collected in the Rocky Mountain r's'oii -
EXPEDITIONS organized and led by himself an" -
la.er wears by parties sent into The heid unoe' Ms
direction In pursuing these researches PROFESSOR
,r.rsb crossed the Rocky Mountains t"enty-seN'H
limos ON his earlier expeditions NJ H'"ue""S
subjected himself TO much hardship ana u'"s''
for they were carried into unexplor'd reE'o"S ",
occuuied by hostile Indians and he irequ'n"s "'u
10 have the protection OF escorts OF '"'''u "'''>'
troops. -. b. ,oor,ed
r ,ho frauds that were being practised on the
Indians and his efforts IN their hehai III I0''
shifted in securing better treatment TOT tue ""'"'
OF the Government -,
In these various expeditions Professor MATS" us
co,.ered hundreds OF new species Of extinct Ver'e
brates many OF which had been entirely uhN'o""
TO the world and others had never peiore ~"
discovered in America Among these discoveries
were a new sub-class Of birds with tee'H 'ouo"
tornithes) and the first known American pterou"c
tvls two new orders OF large naWHaS io'"
a.. eocone tertiary Of the Rocky Mountains me
,ulodontia the dnOcerata. elephantlh- III pu'"'
boring an their skulls two more pairs OF norm
oores. tho eohlppus orohppus and epihppu'' ''e
.,os, L,ou,n ancestors Of the horse. ana the hrst
nonkevs bats and marsupias that were lo"nu III
this country He also got from the nioce"e ~.
frontothcrIda a new family OF uhguIa'es' WIN
choir skulls armed with single pair OF horhs' anu
from the iurasslc the first mammals or tha' Ior
notton to he found in America, including seVeraI
,. Families of dinosaurs and some reptiles OF
enormous size. A, -
ri, IN 1905 Professor Marsh presented his en-
tire collectious-the work OF hieuihe-.o NV
Peabody Museum OF Yale University. IN the ~.
ter of gift 10 the corporation Professor MARSH sau
.r. "a thirty wears and more since George Pea
hl,. o,ncle OF Professor Marsh established al
vale bv n gift OF $4,000 the museum "hich pears
bis name This was in 1886, the year began
my work az professor Of paleontology' ana Sc
cured this gift mainly with view OF ouiiu'"s uP
denartnent OF paeontoogy that would be schoo
~ original research as well one OF instruc-
ton" He also briefly described the coIectlonI4ii
According this letter they included SIX "l bv
Huxley IN $50 10 De s 81 peIpresscd strong desire
to visit America for the sole purpose OF seeing te
coliection since then II has been more t h.
doubled size and value ana s fao ngpT These
specimens are mainly from the Connecucu H co a'
ey and form one OF the most extensive anu III
ri,,ta collections OF the kind Ia the country. ~
rtrd is OF invertebrate fossils. They Were party
mn. ec,.d r- professor Marsh. but mostly purchased
i, rim They include the largest coIleItlo y.
nearly entire trobites Yet discovered; anu ,rS
"a. rs,rest series OF siluran spOnges Known ne
fourfh collection is OF recent osteoiogy' anu - III.
cludes skeletons OF rare eNi-'lns n'iii H. rcb IN
.,,.rv mart OF tn. world. II H. especidH IlC' ~, IN
srthropoid apes the gOrillas beng repTe S
thirteen individuals. The cOectioh ol ~ -
srrh,eologv and ethnoogy Is rich In CenraI AIl1r
icau and Mexican antiquities. II I inVtm1s biy az
80 -. n1eufs The collection OF minerals mas az
Interesting series of Nova ScOtlan ztotiles, maj s
ihirh v,er, collected by Professor MARSH on SIN
avu.ditions 10 Nova Scotia Whie ne Wa -
UNDERGRADUATE. Besides the slA MAN IL ,,bj"b
',,.I M. gave several others or less Nalue "IilDt
include fossil plants casts OF Iuss''s h'0'os
s s and recent geological material.
''Toscrnttous OF Professor MARSH = IlsCSN IT,,
usre given I'm q series OF monographs 5Ib va
~ rnited states Geological Survey, OF Wnic ~ ne
,rne aI one time paleOntologist. Up 10 lsS- hUW
ever all his pu6llcatiohS r r%G wrotr him Your
work OH these old birds and on me men aHS1 sh
rd animals OF North America mas ano.HHr1 t 1i.e
49, s,innort TO the theory Of evolution 'ha' HAS