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kitchen preparing his nightly drink of
orange Juice.
Returning with the drink, Mrs.
Bauer found the room deserted and the
window open. She looked out and
saw MS BODY Sprawled on tiny grass
plet in the rear of the apartment
house
Will Issue Certificate.
The case was investigated by Deputy
Coroner c. ], Murphy, who said he
would issue a certificate of suicide be-
fore turning the body over to the un-
dertaker, Almus r. speare, 1923 Con-
necticut avenue. DR. Bauer's neck was
broken and his head crushed, DR..
Murphy said.
He had been in poor health for sew
eral years. suffering nervous break
down about q year ago. His failing
health had caused him TO resign as di-
rector Of the Department of Terrestrial
Magnetism OF the Carnegie Institution,
post he had held for more than a
quarter of a century, two years ago.
Mrs. Bauer placed all arrangements
for his funeral in the hands of John A.
Fleming, acting director OF the Terres-
trial Magnetism Department Of the Car
negie Institution.
Received Degree In Berlin.
DR., Bauer was born January 26, 1865,
In Cincinnati, the son Of Ludwig and
Wilhelmina Bauer.
After being graduated from the Uni
versity Of Cincinnati, he obtained his
doctor Of philosophy degree from the
University of Berlin.
He Joined the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey as years ago. serv-
ing as astronomer and magnetic COM
puter. From 1895 to 1895 he was a
mathematics tutor at the University of
Chicago. For the next year he was
instructor in geophysics at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati assuming the as
sistant professorship in mathematics
and mathematical physics in 1897 and
retaining 1t until 1893,
During the same period he also was
chief Of the division of terrestrial
magnetism Of the Maryland Geological
Survey. After relinquishing this con-
nection, he became inspector of mag
netic work and chief Of the terrestrial
magnetism division of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, retaining
that pest until 1905.
Director Of Institute,
In 1904, after serving as astronomer
and magnetieian during the survey of
the Western boundary of Maryland, he
became director of the Department of
Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie
Institution. Beginning in 1899, he lee
tured on terrestrial magnetism at Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, contin-
uing this work for many years. He also
had been editor of Terrestrial Magnetism
and Atmospheric Electricity since 1896
At the outbreak Of the World War, he
was appointed to the Council OF Ma
tional Defense as chairman of the Com
mittee on Navigation and Nautical In
struments. After the armistice, he was
a United States delegate to the Brussels
meeting of the Research Council and
International Geodetic and GeophySical
Union
Received Many Awards.
He was a member of numerous Or
ganizations, scientific and otherwise,
Including the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, the Washington
Academy OF Sciences, the Philosophic
Society of Washington, the Literary So
ciety of Washington and the Cosmos
Club His scientific work brought him
many medals and other awards, and he
was recognized throughout the world
as an authority in his line.
Besides his wife and daughter. he is
survived by a brother, William Charles
Bauer, dean of the School of Electrical
Engineering at Northwestern Univer-
sIty. The daughter was reported en-
route here today from her home in
West Chester, Pa.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. but tentative plans call for
services at 2 pm. Friday, in All Souls
Unitarian Church, Sixteenth and Har-
ward streets,