Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
BURIED SATURDA
FUNERAL OF THE LATE GEORGE
n. ELDRIDGE.

The funeral Of the late George Romans
Eldridge, geologist on the staff of the geo.
logical survey, was held from All Saints
Church. Chevy Chase, Saturday afternoon.
The funeral services, at his own request,
were conducted by the Rev. Thomas s.
Childs. ID. The pallbearers, associates of
the deceased in his professional, social or
college life. were H. c. Rizer, C. D. Davis,
John d. McChesney, Charles c. Tucker,
John L. Weaver and John NJ Boutwell,
The news of the death of Mr.. Eldridge
was received with genuine sorrow and feel
ing of personal loss by his hosts of friends
throughout the country. On his return
early in February. from official duties in
Cuba and Florida, he was In i'll health and
about month after entered the hospital OF
George Washington University for treat.
ment. Marked Improvement during the
early part of his confinement there was re-
Gently followed by relapse, and he dice
last Thursday morning.
Born in Yarmouth, Mass, on Christmas
day. 1854, he gained his early education a,
the Boston Latin School, where he took
high rank in scholarship and in military
affairs. Entering Harvard College with the
class of rs, he devoted special attention to
geological studies, and was taken on the
varsity glee club. After graduation he
taught until selected by Raphael Pumpelly
as special expert on coal and base metals
Tor the tenth census. AT the conclusion of
that investigation he was placed in charge
OF responsible work geologist of the
northern transcontinental survey and rem
dered valuable service in determining the
extent and value of the Goals of the Rocky
mountain region. In 1884 he entered the
United States geological survey. For sew
eral years thereafter he was engaged In
field work in several western states and
Florida. In 1888 he was in charge of geologi-
cal Investigations in Alaska, and in recent
years has been occupied almost entirely in
making extended studies of special mineral
deposits.
Mr.. Eldridge won an international reputa-
ton as an expert asphalt, was an au-
thority on phosphate and coal. and when
his last sickness overlook him was engaged
In preparing an exhaustive report on the
oil of California. He has contributed vaIua-
bic knowledge to the science of geology and
has published Report on Montana Coal
Fields" Industries of the Base Metals, "
an important portion of monograph on
Geology of the Denver Basin of Colo
RADIO, Report on Asphalt and Bituminous
Rock Products of the United States and
numerous papers on various mineral de-
posits in this country and Alaska. He was
member of the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers the Geological Society OF
America and the Geological the Anthropo-
logical and the Harvard societies of Wash
ington.
For several years he had resided in Chevy
Chase. with whose interests he was closely
connected till his death. When All Saints
Church was organized, he identified himself
with 1t and became an active and invalu-
able member of it's communion. Elected a
vestryman, he served in that Office faith
fully to the end. With fine taste in music
he was chosen director of the church choir
into the work of which. as in everything he
undertook, he threw himself with men,
thusiaSm which never tagged and was
never discouraged Nowhere will his pres
ence, his buoyant cheerfulness and his I'M
failing interest in all that pertained to the
welfare of the church and the community
be more missed than at Chevy Chase.