The OoLOGiST. 



VOL. XIV. NO. 4 



ALBION, N. y., APRIL, 1897. 



Whole No. 131 



The Late Major Charles E. Bendire. 



Major Charles E. Bendire, U. S. A., 

 Honoriiry Curator of the Department 

 of Ooliif/y in the U.S. National Museum. 

 died at Jacksonville, Fla., Feb 4, lf^97, 

 of Bright's disease. Weary of contine- 

 meut indoors he went to Florida in 

 hope of tinding a milder climate where 

 he might sit outside to enjoy the fresh 

 air and watch the trees and birds — a 

 hope that was not realized, for he died 

 five days after leaving Washington. 



Major Bendire was born in Hesse 

 Darmstadt, German}, April 27, 1836. 

 He was a relative of Weyprecht and 

 Payer, the Austrian Arctic explorers 



From The Oftprey. 



who discovered and named Franz Josef 

 Land. 



He came to this country in 1852, and 

 in June, 1854, enlisted as a private in 

 Company D of the 1st Dragoons, U. S. 

 Army. During the next ten years he 

 was promoted to Sergeant, and served 

 as Hospital Steward in the 4th Cavalry. 

 In 1864 he was transferred to the 1st 

 Cavalry and promoted to 2d, and soon 

 to 1st Lieutenant In February, 1873, 

 he attained the rank of Captain, and in 

 April, 1886, was retired on account of 

 ati injury to the knee. In February, 

 1890, he was breveted Major for gallant 

 fiervices rendered on Sept 13, 1877, in 

 tighting the IndiauH at Canon Creeks 



