Evening star., 1923-01-04

John Brooks Henderson, for many
years a prominent resident of Wash
ington, died this morning at 6 o'clock
at Emergency Hospital following an
operation for intestinal trouble. The
operation was performed yesterday.
md was believed to have been success
ul. when the end came suddenly early
oday.
Mr.. Henderson. who lived with his
mother, Mrs. John B. Henderson. at
200 18th street. in what is familiarly
,nown as Henderson Castle, was a
really great student and contributor
to science. and though IT is little
known to the public at large, he was
considered one of the three leading
authorities along his line, the study
OF marine biology.
studied Deep Sea Life.
His life was devoted to the study OF
leep sea growth. and his knowledge OF
'onchology, dealing with shell fish. was
- profound as any in the country. At
he Smithsonian Institution, where he
lad been one of the most active mem
oers of the board Of regents since 1911
md a member of the executive COM
nittee in later years, his loss is keenly
felt. as his associates there regarded
aim as one Of the most ardent work
.rS, and of inestimable value as a con-
-ributor, both through his writing and
specimens donated TO the National Mu-
scum on the subject of mollusks
Few realize how much time Mr.. Hen
lerson devoted to scientific research.
Aside from his many expeditions delv-
ng into deep sea life and work at home
along his own line, members of the
smithsonian speak Of his sympathetic
interest and helpful endeavor along all
mes OF general science. His explora-
dons of the floor of the ocean ex-
West Indies and as far west as Hawaii
Presents Big Collection.
Most notable of his expeditions was
In his yacht Eolis in the gulf stream
waters near Florida. On this trip it
IS said that he brought back more of
interest in the life of that part of the
ocean than any other student ever did.
and his collection of specimens from
there, now in the National Museum, is
more complete than all others put to-
gether. Aside from his own contri-
buttons, Mr.. Henderson has acquired
many other collections from other
scientists and presented them to the
museum. His writings on shell fish
and the fauna and fora of the sea
have been many and valuable and
have been published in newspapers.
magazines and technical journals
throughout the country. Notable
among them is his Cruise OF the
Thomas Barrera."
Graduated From Harvard.
Mr.. Henderson, who was but fifty
two years old when he died, was
born at Louisiana, Mo. After gradu-
atiRg from Harvard in 1891, and the
Columbian University, now George
Washington. in 1893, with the degree
of LIB, he took up a diplomatic ca
reer and was secretary to John w
Foster, while diplomatic adviser to
the Chinese government and was at
tached to the suite of Gen. Miles in
Europe on Army inspection IN 1897
He was a republican nominee for
Congress from Virginia in 1906. Dur
his official career he wrote Amer
lean Diplomatic Questions" In later
years he was a member of many
societies and clubs.
In 1908 he married Angelica
Schuyler Crosby OF New York, who
died in Washington several years
ago. Mr.. Henderson is survived by
his mother, Mrs. John B. Henderson
and his daughter, Beatrice Van
Rensselaer, Henderson.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.