The evening times., 1900-01-24
PROF. HAzEN's FUNERAL.
The Arrangements for the Service
Not Yet Completed.

Not Yet Completed.
The funeral Of Henry Allen Hazen. late
Professor Of Meteorology and chief Fore
custer Of the United States Weather Bu
reau. who died at the Emergency Hospital
last night as the result OF injuries sustain
ed in a bicycle accident at the corner OF
Sixteenth and NJ Streets northwest Mon
day night. viii be held from the First Con
gregatiouaI Church al the corner Of Tenth
and G Streets northwest. al o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Services VIII be conducted by Rev Dr.
Stephen NJ. Newman, pastor Of the churcn
and q warm personal friend Of the deceas-
cd Arrang genents for the funeral are as
vet incomplete. and all the pallbearers
have not been selected The remains Of
the scientist viii be sent 10 his former
home az DeeTield. Franklin county, Mass
for burial. II is understood that the inter
meLt will be on Saturday.
Miss Hazen. the sister with whom Prof
Hazeu resided at 1924 Tenth Street north
" est. will accompany the remains.
After Coroner Carr EGd issued a certih-
cate Of accidental death ara given per
mission for the removal gt 'he body Of
Prof Hazeu from the Emergency Hospi-
tai 10 was taken iu charge by Undertaken
NJ Imam r. ELNfdEfs anu Aatelt NaA ~ MS
establishment on + Street The body was
| then prepared for burial and late in the
| afternoon was removed TO the late home
| Of the deceased. Many friends called 10
offer words Of sympathy 10 the bereayed
sister and nephews-
| Life left the body or Prof HaZCn az
| O'Clock The end came peacefully and no
/ z struggle was apparent Prof Hazer
! never recovered consciousness after his
/ fatal fall
When Prof. Hazen was brought unCon
/ scious into the hospital Monday night. i
/ was at once realized that there was LITTLE
/ hope Of recovery. An operation was re
I sorted 70 as q last hope, out the Patien
| was beyond that point where surgical skill
might avail. He sank rapidly. then rallied
! slightly at intervals and finally reiapsed
! sinking slowly until the end.
Henry Allen Hazen was born in Sirun
| india, ffty-one years ago. His father
| Rev. Allen Hszen. a missionary OF th'
f Congregational Church. vas stationed il
] that country When about ten years o
age Prof Hazen came TO this country, ant
| for many years attended the schools a
! New Haven. Conn. In 1871 he graduate.
from Dartmouth College and one year late
accepted a position as assistant prufesso
in the Sheffield Science School OF the Gal
| University
After being associated With Prof. Ella
LOomis at Yale in the classes Of meteor
Ology and physics for about eight years
Prof Hazen left Yale University and ac
cepted a position under Jbe United state
| Signal Service at Washington.
! Since his connection with the Signal Serv
ice, and in recent years the Weather Blu
| reau. Prof Hazen has occupied a promi
nent place in scientific circles In addiuo
TO his regular line Of work as forecaSteT. h
has made many experiments 10 determin
/ various points Of value 10 the scientih
world. In 1884 he devised the slim
psychometer, and year later he estab
lished rules for the reduction OF baTOmetrl
| readings 20 the sea level.
He was an advanced writer on meteOro
logical subjects. and many papers an
pamphlets are the result OF his work Tn
! deceased also devoted considerable Tim
and study to scientific balloon ascension
for meteorological research. at one tim
reaching a height Of $4,000 feet above tn
sea level. He was a member Of the Ma
Jional Geographic Society. the PhilosOph
cal Society, the Cosmos Club. and othe
scientific and social bodies
| Virgins, who had been locked up pend
ing the result OF Pre-. Hazen's injurie
was released at a late hour last night as
result of Coroners Cars enquiry into th
cause OF the accident, Virgins being hel
! bameleSS