Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-10
FRANK H. CUSHING DEAD
WAS WIDELY KNOWN AND ESTEEM
ED AMONG SCIENTISTS.

Frank H. Gushing died this morning at
| his residence, 169S 18th street northwest.
Mr. Gushing was never of robust health,
and several days ago he became seriously
i'll. He had a number of hemorrhages, which
were the immediate cause of death. Fu-
neral services will be held Thursday.
Mr.. Gushing was one of the younger men
of science in this country who had made
his name widely known. He was perhaps
identified in the minds of the general public
more with his work among the Zuni In
dams than with any other of his achieve
ments. He was born ethnologist, and de-
voted his life to that department of
22d of July. 1857, in northeast Penn
sylvaria, and when mere boy showed
an interest in Indian relics. Some Indian
remains We're found on his fathers place,
and with those and such specimens as he.
found in the course of many trips in the
neighborhood of his home and in New
York state he made collection which in
dicated wonderful insight in a bow then
not more than fourteen years of age As
he grew older this early tendency became
stronger, and his area of research was
broadened out.
Attracted Attention.
When Mr.. Cushing was only eighteen
years OF age his work was brought to the
attention of the late Prof. Baird. then the
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
and IN the year 1875 he came to this city
and was made assistant to the late Prof
Rau in the institution He had charge of
the Smithsonian chronological exhibit at the
centennial exposition of 1876. In the year
1879 he accompanied an expedition from the
Smithsonian to investigate the pueblos of
New Mexico, and at his own request was
left at the pueblo of Zuni where he lived
almost continuously for about six years
During that time he was adopted as mem
ber of the Zuni tribe, learned their language
and was initiated in a secret order of medi-
cine men, known as the Priesthood of the
Bow. His researches gave him an insight
into the inner life and customs of an Indian
tribe more intimate than was ever gained
by any one else up to that time.
He returned to Washington in the wear
1884 and began the elaboration of his nu-
merous notes, but two years later this work
was interrupted by his being made the di-
rector of the Hemenway southwestern
archaeological expedition. Extensive ex-
cavations were made in southern Arizona
and New Mexico and large collection of
objects of prehistoric art in the Peabody
Museum, Cambridge, is one of the results
work and then Mr.. Gushing returned to the
bureau of etnnology. A memoir Of the
Zuni CREATION of myths was prepared and
printed by the bureau. Mr.. Gushing also
contributed largely to periodical literature
Director of an Expedition.
Three years ago he became director of
an expedition fitted out by Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hearst and the late DR.. VIM. Pepper, and
conducted under the auspices of the Ma
tional Museum. bureau of ethnology, and
the University of Pennsylvania Several
months were devoted to exploration and ex-
caVation of the remains of the dwellers in
the Key Islands, on the coast of Florida
which resulted in the collection of MANY
remarkable objects and in the publication
Of preliminary report of Mr. Cushine's
researches. The complete account is still in
manuscript.
The termination of a life of SO much
activity and SO full of promise will be
mourned by all those who knew Mr.. Cush-
ing, both personally and by his work. He
was a man who had many warm friends.
and his kindly nature and courteous mar
ner will be recalled with pleasant recollec-
ton. He leaves a widow, but no children.
Mr. Gushing was a graduate Of Cornell
University and attended the reunion of tho
alumni held last week at theSShoreham,