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[N. S. Vol. XVII. No. 422. 



Resolved, That the Entomological Society' of 

 Washington herewith expresses its keen apprecia- 

 tion of the great loss American science, and par- 

 ticularly American preventive medicine, has sus- 

 tained in the death of Major Walter Eeed, Sur- 

 geon U. S. Army. Although not a zoologist, he 

 has been preeminent among physicians in mak- 

 ing practical application of zoologic knowledge in 

 saving human life, and his discovery and demon- 

 stration of the transmission of yellow fever by 

 mosquitoes belonging to the species Stegomyia 

 fasciata must take rank scientifically as one of 

 the most brilliant, and practically as one of the 

 most important discoveries ever made in applied 

 zoology. 



Resolved, also, That we heartily endorse the idea 

 that Congress be urged to make ample provision 

 for the support of Doctor Reed's widow and 

 daughter. Had Doctor Reed been in private prac- 

 tice or on the faculty of the medical school of an 

 endowed imiversity, his income would have been 

 much larger than that he received in the Army. 

 Had he discovered some mechanical device which 

 could in any way compare in importance, in sav- 

 ing lives and property, with the discovery he made 

 in regard to yellow fever, he would have realized 

 financial benefits which would have made him a 

 multimillionaire, and even if Congress should 

 vote an unusually generous pension, the sum could 

 represent only an infinitesimal interest on the 

 money which Doctor Reed's medico-zoological dis- 

 covery will save this country and other countries. 



Resolved, further, That this Society express to 

 Mrs. Reed its sympathy in her bereavement. 



Committee: Ch. Wabdeu, Stiles. 



L. O. HOWAKD. 

 W. H. ASHMEAD. 



Professor Estevan Antonio Fuertes, a dis- 

 tinguished civil engineer, and for many years 

 head of the College of Civil Engineering at 

 Cornell University, died on January 23. He 

 had been a member of the faculty since 1873 

 until last November, when he retired on ac- 

 count of failing health. Born at San Juan, 

 Porto Rico, on May 10, 1838, he was employed 

 from 1861 to 1863 in the public works depart- 

 ment of Porto Rieo. He came to this country 

 in 1863 as assistant engineer of the Croton 

 Aqueduct Board, of which he was engineer 

 from 1864 to 1869. He was engineer-in-chief 

 of the ship canal expedition which the United 

 States government sent to Tehuantepec and 

 JSTicaragua in 1870. After two years in New 

 York city as a consulting engineer he became 

 dean of the department (now college) of civil 

 engineering at Cornell. 



The death is announced of M. Gruey, di- 

 rector of the observatory at Besangon. He 

 has bequeathed his fortune to the observatory. 



The Rev. Henry W. Watson, D.Sc, F.R.S., 

 for nearly forty years rector of Berkswell, died 

 on January 11, aged seventy-five years. He 

 was educated at King's College, London and 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a 

 fellow. He was subsequently mathematical 

 lecturer at King's College and master at Har- 

 row School. He is known as the author of 

 numerous books and articles on mathematical 

 and physical subjects, the latter being con- 

 cerned with the kinetic theory of gases, elec- 

 tricity, magnetism, etc. 



Mr. James Winshurst, E.R.S., known for 

 his work in electricity died on January 3, 

 aged seventy years. 



M. Pierre Lapitte died on January 4 in his 

 eightieth year. M. Lafitte had been since 

 1893 professor of a chair created at that time 

 in the College de Erance for the history of 

 science, on which subject he had long lectured, 

 in the rooms formerly occupied by Comte 

 whose disciple he was. 



We regret also to record the deaths of Dr. 

 Albert Henocque, assistant director of the 

 laboratory of biological physics at the College 

 de France, and of Dr. Max Schrader, pro- 

 fessor of surgery at Bonn, and Dr. Panas 

 Photinov, professor of surgery at the Paris 

 Faculty of Medicine and formerly president 

 of the Academy of Medicine. 



The Civil Service Commission will hold on 

 March 3 and 4 an examination for the posi- 

 tion of aid in zoology in the National Museum 

 and on March 10 an examination for the posi- 

 tion of aid in herpetoldgy. The salaries of 

 these positions are $60 and $50 a month re- 

 spectively. 



The Information Committee of the Engi- 

 neers' Club, of Philadelphia, has arranged for 

 an excursion to New York City on Saturday, 

 February 7, leaving Broad Street Station on 

 the 7 :33 a.m. train. ~ The trip will be made 

 without expense to the members. After an 

 inspection of the plant of the Barber Asphalt 

 Company at Long Island City, it is proposed 

 to visit the New York Subway, now in course 



