JAMES EDWARD KEELER. 91 



condition was recognized on the 11th, and on the 12th a stroke of apo- 

 plexy proved fatal. 



Professor Keeler married Miss Cora S. Matthews, at Oakley Planta- 

 tion, Louisiana, on June 16, 1891. Of her great sorrow and of the 

 grievous loss to the two children it would be futile to speak. 



When the dangerous weakness of his heart was discovered by the 

 physicians, Professor Keeler's main regret was that he would have to 

 leave Mt. Hamilton and its opportunities in order to live at a lower alti- 

 tude. It is known that he had planned his work with the Crossley re- 

 flector far into the future. A small spectrograph which he was most 

 anxious to employ on certain interesting spectra was completed on the 

 day of his leaving the observatory. 



The absence of one so old in experience and so ripe in judgment 

 will be seriously felt throughout his profession. 



