The Washington herald., 1908-02-08
OBSEQUIES OF ]. v. PINCHOT
Funeral Services Tomorrow from
Home of His Son.
Distinguished Attainments of Father
of Chief of FOFestry-ViCtim
of Grip.

Funeral services over the remains OF
James Wallace Pmchot. one of the found
ers of the Yale Forest School. al New
Haven. Conn. who died, Thursday night.
after long illness. will be held from the
home Of his son. Clifford Pinchot. 1915
Rhode Island avenue. Sunday afternoon
AT o'clock
Bishop Satterlee VIII ofiiciate. assisted
by Rev. Or. Roland Cotton Smith, rector
of St Johns Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Pinchot suffered an attack Of grip
shortly before Christmas and graually
grew worse until the end came. Gathered
about his bedside when he died were
his two son, Clifford Pinchot. chief Of
the Bureau Of Forestry, of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, and Amos Pinchot.
of New York, and his daughter. Lady
Alan Johnstone. wife Of the British Min
lister to Denmark
James W Pinchot was born ar Milford Pa 30
March, lsl His father. CyriI Constantine Desire
Pinchot. a soldier # Napoleon. was compelled 70
leave France in lsl5. upon the restoration Of the
BOUbCus because Of republican tendencies and
came 90 the United States. accompanied by his
parents. The exiles settled in Pennsylvania on the
largest landowners q that region.
Nh Pnchot was man of great cneTgy and well
known throughout Pennsyivsnia. At one time he
and Simon Cameron. who was SecTetarg 6f War
were appointed by the President TO 80 through the
West and settle dispute with the Indians.
His mother was Eliza Cross pinchot. Her grand
father was Belgian nobleman held commission
IN the Continental amy, and ultimately settled in
Penusy lyania
Mr. Pnchot went to New York in 1859. where in
partnership with James :. Warren, he was ia busl
ness for many years In 1873 llr Pchot retired and
interested himself in philanthropic and other public
undertakings.
He was active in organizing the first association
In this country for providing model tenemeuts TOR
the poor. He was the first treasurer and a member
OF the executive committee Of the American com
mittee for the BaTtholdi Statue Of Liberty Creatb,
interested IN art he Of the carly subscribers
10 the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
His intimate friends among artists ard literarv men
numbered Sanford Clifford, for whom his eldest nm
vas named Launt Thompson. WhittFedge McEntee
Edwin Booth. Ba1Rrd Taylor. Stedman. Bryant
Pafke Goodwin. John Bigelow and many others
Mr.. Pinchot became interested in forestry throrgh
his observations Of forest practice in France before
the subject had attracted public attent on in the
United States Later lie became one of the founders
of the Yale Forest school
His principal interest in forestry however CEN
tered in the \ ale summer School OF FoFestry which
he established and which is held upon his estate of
Gray Towers, at Milford, Pa At this school the
members Of the entering class Of the Yale Forrest
School receive their preliminary training in tie
field and in addition. about thirty young men are
given each year a preliminary knowledge of the for
est and forest work
In addition 10 the Yale Summer School Of For
estTy Mr. Pncho established at Milford the Milford
Forest Experiment Station. the first TO be estab-