Evening star., 1912-09-04
Long Soil Water Expert in
Agriculture Department.
SUCCUMBS COSMOS CLUB
Victim of an Affection Covering
Period of Several Years.
FUNERAL RITES TOMORROW
Services to Be Conducted at Resi-
dence of Clifford Pinchot-Body to
Be Sent to Philadelphia.

DR.. w McGee. long the soil water ex-
pert in the bureau of soils. Department of
Agriculture. died early this morning at
eral weeks Funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at II o'clock at the
residence of Clifford Pinchot, 1915 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, and, following
Philadelphia
DR.. McGee's death was due to an af-
fection with which he has suffered for
many years. About year and a half ago
he was operated on at Garfield Hospital
for the trouble. but received only tempo
rary relief. Several weeks ago he slipped
while leaving the Cosmos Club. wrench
ing his knee and severely straining him.
self. The fall brought on severe re-
currence of the old malady and he never
left his room after being carried there.
Mr.. Pincnot Coming nome.
Mr.. Pinchot was advised by telegraph
of DR.. McGee's death and at once as
will reach Washington this evening.
DR.. w J McGee. anthropologist. geolo-
gst and hydroiogist, was born in Du-
buque county, Iowa. April IL, 1853. He
was the son of James and Martha Ander-
son MCGEE. He worked on his fathers
farm, and at the same time studied
| Latin, higher mathematics, astronomy
and surveying He also read law. He
/ vas engaged in land surveying and JUS
| tice court practice from 1874 to 1876.
Later he invented, patented and manu-
factured agricultural implements. He
studied geology and archaeology from
1875 to 1877, and between 1877 and 1881
| made geologic and topographic surveys
of northeastern Iowa This work is said
| to be the most extensive ever executed
in America without public aid. He ex-
amined and reported upon building stones
| Of Iowa for the tenth census in 1881 and
1852. He became attached to the United
| States geological survey, and in 1856 as
sumed charge of an important division.
He surveyed and mapped 100000 square
| miles in southeastern United States and
| compiled geologic maps of the United
| States and Of New York. In 1886 he in
vestigated the Charleston earthquake
Dr. MCGEE explored Tiburon Island in
| the Gulf of California. 1894 and 1895, the
island being the home of tribe Of canni-
bal Indians never before studied. He was
ethnologist in charge of the bureau Of
American ethnology from 1898 to 1908, re-
\ signing in the latter year to become chief
of the department of anthropology Of the
St. Louis exposition in 1904, bringing
! together an unprecedented assemblage of
the worlds peoples. He was director of
| st. Louis Public Museum from 1905 to
| 1907
| Expert in Agricultural Department.
| DR.. MCGEE had been United States COM
missioner in connection with the inland
| waterways commission since 1907. He
also served as an expert for the Depart
| ment of Agriculture. On a number of
| occasions he represented the United
States at international scientific con-
crosses. He was United States commits
sioner Of the International commission Of
archaeology and ethnology since 1902. He
was chairman Of the organizing COM
mittee of the 1nterna tional Geographic
Congress in 1904. He was senior speak
er for the department of anthropology at
the Worlds Congress of Arts and Sciences
in 1904. He served as secretary of the
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