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for him to perform the duties of the office, or even to attend 

 the meeting. 



During- the winter of 1889-90 Dr. Newberry was ill through 

 exhaustion and a severe cold, from the effects of which he did 

 not fully recover. The following summer vacation, which should 

 have been wholly taken for recuperation, was used in close work 

 npon the Amboy Clays flora. All his life his vacations had 

 been periods of ardent scientific work and he could not realize 

 the necessity of rest. On the 3rd of December, 1890, he was 

 stricken with paralysis. For only a brief period in 1891 was 

 he able to be in his rooms at the college for a few hours at a 

 time. Restoration was sought in the South, in California, on 

 the shore of Lake Superior and at his home of later years in 

 New Haven, Conn., but the rest had been too long deferred. On 

 the night of December 7, 1892, at his residence in New Haven, 

 the honored scientist, the beloved teacher, the noble man went 

 to his well-earned repose. 



Dr. Newberry's oldest son died after beginning medical prac- 

 tice in Cleveland, but Mrs. Newberry with five sons and one 

 daughter are now living to do honor to the memory of the 

 revered husband and father. 



SCIENTIFIC WOKK. 



Dr. Newberry was perhaj^s the broadest minded, the most 

 cultured, the best equipped by natural gifts, education and 

 experience, of American geologists. Indeed, he was too broad, 

 and deeply interested in too many branches of natural science 

 to attain the ver}^ highest position in any one. He was too 

 great a naturalist to be a specialist. His love of all sides of 

 nature would not permit him to concentrate his work upon a 

 single department. 



That Dr. Newberry's work covered a veiy wide range a 

 glance at the list of his publications will show. In many 

 branches of geology and paleontology he was conspicuous, and 

 his work was recognized in allied sciences. The titles in the 

 list of his papers and books may be classified as follows : 



Geology, general ... 73 

 " economic . . 38 



Paleontology, vegetable . . 43 

 " animal . . .25 



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