In ^pmoriam. 



At the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Trustees 

 of the American Museum of Natural History, held 

 November 17th, 1890, the following minutes, in regard 

 to the death of 



Mr. HUGH AUCHINCLOSS, 



were unanimously adopted, ordered to be recorded in 

 full, and that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. 



Since our last Quarterly Meeting, one of those associated with us 

 in the Trusteeship of this Institution, has passed from the scene of 

 life's duties. 



Mr. Hugh Auchincloss died on June 8th, 1890. He became 

 a Fellow of the A. M. N. H. in 1871 ; was elected Secretary in 1879, 

 and remained as such for a period of eight years, until compelled to 

 resign the office by reason of failing health. 



In associating himself with us, Mr. Auchincloss was not prompted 

 by any peculiar interest in any special branch of science, but by the 

 larger view of affording support and encouragement to an enterprise 

 embracing a wide field ; designed to aid in freeing his native city 

 from something like scientific aridity ; and to establish a centre of 

 scientific interest and entertainment in the midst of the manifold life 

 of a great metropolis. 



Mr. Auchincloss had passed the appointed bounds of human life ; 

 the three score years and ten allotted to man. 



Born in this city when the population, enterprise and business ac- 

 tivities were confined chiefly to the lower end of the island, his life 

 covered that period of phenomenal growth which has been one of the 

 characteristic features of modern history, and not only of growth, 

 but also of change from a condition of somewhat primitive simplicity 

 to one which by contrast, while marked by enormous energy, may be 

 characterized in part as artificial, tawdry and pretentious ; yet aston- 

 ishing when comprised within the limits of a single human life. 



Our departed friend was fortunate in having placed before him in 

 the family life an example of the highest probity in one whose 

 paternal name he bore. His training in strict business ideas and 

 habits touched the highest standard of commercial integrity, and 

 doubly contributed to the formation of some of the best elements of 

 his character. Simple and unpretentious in his habits of life, Mr. 

 Auchincloss possessed solid qualities which entitled him to the just 

 consideration and confidence of his associates. 



His relations in business, in financial institutions and religious 

 trusts, are satisfactory proofs of this. 



He inherited the old Scotch loyalty to family traditions and rela- 

 tions ; his kindly and genial qualities were recognized by all, and his 

 associates recall these marked features of his character with tender 

 regret to his memory. 



