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OBITUARY. 



Mr. WILHELM JULICH died Nov. 8, 1893, in New York City, aged 54 

 years, of cerebro-spinal meningitis. Mr. Jiilich's death was as unexpected 

 by his own family as it was by his many friends, to whom the news of his 

 sudden demise came as a great shock. He was a man of robust health, 

 and while not feeling his best for some days, believed that his energy and 

 will power would carry him through, as it had done before under more 

 trying circumstances. On Tuesday, November jth, he declared his in- 

 tention of going out to vote, and it was only the timely arrival of his 

 physican that prevented him from doing so. Wednesday evening he be- 

 came unconscious, and passed away peacefully about midnight. Mr. 

 Jiilich was born at Rhine-Pfaltz, Germany, and came to this country at 

 the age of fifteen, residing continuously from that time in New York City. 

 He was appreciated for his good qualities by a large number of entomol- 

 ogists who are not limited to New York, he being an honorary member 

 both of the Brooklyn Institute and of the Newark Ento. Society, as well 

 as of the New York Ento. Society. His labors in Entomology had been 

 chiefly in Lepidoptera up to some fifteen years ago, at which time he 

 began to devote his attention more exclusively to Coleoptera, of which 

 he had a collection, beautifully mounted and arranged, of over 10,000 

 specimens. He contributed a number of valuable and interesting articles 

 on his favorite study to the various entomological journals, principally to 

 '' Entomologica Americana." He was a member of the ist Regiment 

 N. Y. Volunteers, and served two years in defence of his adopted country, 

 was severely wounded at Chantilly, and lay several months in the hospital 

 at Washington. On one occasion his entomological pursuits came near 

 costing him his life. He was captured while trying to return inside the 

 Union lines without -the countersign, and arrested as a spy. When he 

 appeared before the court-martial, his story that he had been catching 

 insects was not appreciated until he produced his bottles and displayed 

 the " Kiifers," etc., they contained. His old commander, General Sigel, 

 made a short and impressive address over his remains, in which he voiced 

 the general regret that would be felt by the many friends who loved and 

 honored him, and by whom his memory would be long cherished. He 

 was buried November lotli in the Lutheran Cemetery, Brooklyn, L. I., 

 with appropriate military honors. 



C. FREIHERR vox GUMPPENBERG, lepidopterist and postmaster at 

 Bamberg, Germany. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS for December, 1893, was mailed Dec. 7, 1893. 



