Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-05
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Death of Prof. Henry A. Ward
the Result.
WAS NOTED NATURALIST
Supplied the National Museum With
Many Valuable Specimens.
HIGH RANK AMONG SCIENTISTS
Chauffeur in Charge of Machine
Placed in Custody-Claims
Unavoidable Accident.
WAS NOTED NATURALIST
HIGH RANK AMONG SCIENTISTS

Prot Henry A Ward, the naturalist, was
struck by an automobile at Buffalo. N. Y.
yesterday. and died two hours afterward.
He lived in Chicago.
ne was seventy-two years old and had
been visiting for the day in Buffalo. where
he had dined with u friend He was on his
way back to the railroad station to take
train for Wyoming. n. Y, his summer
home. when he was struck by the auto.
The machine was driven and owned by
Alex. Gunneu. a real estate dealer, who
claims Ward stepped directly in front OF
the machine. In Rochester Prof Ward
built up what was said to be the greatest
natural history establishment In the world.
His son continued his fathers work along
that line after Prof. Ward retired from
active life a few years ago. Since then he
had devoted his time to travel and re-
search.
Prof Henry Augustus Ward was born In
Rochester. y. Y. March ., 1894. He was
educated at Middlebury Academy and VIII
llams College. He was assistant to Prof.
AgaSSiz at Harvard Scientific School in
1854; studied in Paris and travelled through
Europe and the orient in 1859; was pro-
fessor of natural sciences Rochester Uni
versity 1907; manager gold mines in Mon
tana and southern California 1869; trav
eled In lSTO-190u In ali countries, making
large ana valuable cbOineL5 OF mlneroiOSy
and geology known as Ward cabinets,
which are distributed to universities and
colleges. AS stated, he founded at Roch-
ester Wards National Science establish
ment where cabinets compiled; was
acting naturalist to United States exuedition
to Santo Domingo in 1915; was fellow A. A
A. s. Geological Society of London and also
OF the Geological Society of London He
was also an author of several important
works pertaining to the animal world.
Result of His Labors.
Some of the largest and most striking
specimens OF whale skeletons and also casts
of extinct animals were purchased by the
National Museum from the establishment
OF Prof. Ward. The Ward natural history
establishment prepared the skeleton of the
sulphur bottom whale the largest in ex-
istence now on exhibition at the National
Museum. The skeleton of the megathe-
rum, or ground sloth, valuable cast mode
from the original skeleton found in the Ar
gentine Republic. South America. and ex-
hibited at the National Museum, Is gift
of Prof Ward.
The Ward natural history establishment
of Rochester. n. Y, is regarded in Wash
ington by scientists as the principal depot
for specimens OF mounted mammals and all
preparations of skeletons and educational
objects illustrating natural history. From
the Ward establishment, II Is said. have
graduated the finest taXidermists in the
world and three of the most capable art
lists in this line in the National Museum
were formerly connected with the Ward
establishment and there learned the art.
The National Museum has purchased
number OF valuable specimens from the
establishment. including spoDges, corals
and cruStaceans-alSo many mounted man.
mails and birds. as well as skins, also me-
teorites and minerals and many interesting
objects in the field of anthropology. Prof
Ward was highly esteemed by the scien-
fists and staff of the National Museum and
other scientific institutions of Washington