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ing was frequently carried out. The average depth 
found was 2800 fathoms, and the bottom composed of 
a red or chocolate-brown clay, and occasionally large 
quantities of black manganese. Nothing new or 
important was obtained in the trawl ; so the additions 
to the natural history collection were somewhat 
small. 
It is with great regret that I have to record the 
death, on the 13th September, of Dr. von Willimoes- 
Suhm,* a native of Germany, one of the naturalists 
attached to the expedition. He had, during the time 
he had been associated with the scientific department, 
entered most fully into all its details, and mastered 
some of its most difficult subjects, and his loss, there- 
fore, was much felt. The next day he was buried 
with naval honours — his body committed to the deep 
blue tide. “ One sudden plunge, and all w 7 as o’er.” 
This was in lat. 11° 15' south, long. 150° 30' west, 
* The following biographical sketch appeared in ‘ Nature : ’ — 
“ Dr. von Willimoes-Suhm died near Tahiti on the 13th September, 
and the expedition thus lost one of its most valued members. 
He was a native of Schleswig-Holstein, and studied in the univer- 
sities of Gottingen and Bonn. He showed at a very early period a 
strong taste for natural science, and shortly after the conclusion of his 
studies he was appointed Privat-Docent in Zoology in the University of 
Munich. This appointment he held at the time of his death, having 
obtained leave of absence to join the Challenger expedition. He has 
published many valuable papers, chiefly on the structure and physio- 
logy of invertebrate animals. He devoted himself with the utmost 
earnestness to the work of the expedition, and in addition to several 
important communications to the scientific societies, he leaves behind 
him a fine series of drawings and a great amount of material, which 
must now be worked out by other hands.” 
