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Obituary. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1887. 
of  its  members,  or  of  the  majority  of  the  same,  should  be  clearly  stated,  so  that 
the  convention  of  1890  may  take  proper  action  on  this  question. 
The  National  Formulary  which  has  been  in  preparation  by  a  committee  of 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  was  completed  during  the  past 
month,  and  the  printing  of  it  is  about  finished.  It  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
binder,  and  will  be  ready  for  distribution  during  the  last  week  of  June.  It 
will  be  sent  by  mail  to  the  members  entitled  to  it,  and  will  be  for  sale  by  the 
acting  authorized  agents  in  the  different  cities,  and  by  the  Permanent  Secre- 
tary. The  Publishing  Committee  have  now  under  consideration  the  price  at 
which  it  is  to  be  sold,  and  which  is  to  be  as  low  as  possible.  Booksellers  and 
wholesale  druggists  may  likewise  procure  the  book  to  supply  their  customers. 
The  book  will  be  bound  in  cloth,  in  cloth  and  interleaved,  in  cloth  with  raised 
nails,  and  in  sheep. 
Fire  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. — At  about  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning 
of  May  31st,  fire  was  discovered  in  the  building  occupied  by  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  although  the  firemen  responded 
promptly  to  the  alarm,  considerable  damage  by  fire  and  water  was  done  to  the 
building  and  to  the  various  collections.  The  money  value  of  the  property  de- 
stroyed is  estimated  to  exceed  $50,000;  but  many  of  the  specimens  damaged 
or  destroyed  can  never  be  replaced,  or  only  gradually  by  the  expenditure  of 
much  labor.  The  Still6  library  containing  about  3000  volumes  of  rare  medical 
works,  was  considerably  damaged.  Dr,  Henry  F.  Formad,  in  charge  of  the 
pathological  laboratory,  lost  all  his  private  collections,  instruments,  etc. ;  and 
Professors  D.  Hayes  Agiiew,  Joseph  Leidy  and  others  had  their  private  labora- 
tories and  cabinets  more  or  less  damaged  or  destroyed.  The  faculty  of  the 
Jefierson  Medical  College  promptly  expressed  their  sympathy,  and  offered  the 
University  the  use  of  their  museum  and  library. 
OBITUARY. 
Alfred  Tatem  died  in  Philadelphia  on  February  17th,  in  the  69th  year  of  his 
age.  He  learned  the  drug  business  with  the  late  Messrs.  Jordan  &  Anderson  at 
3rd  &  Walnut  sts.,  in  1838,  and  from  that  time  until  his  death  he  was  devoted 
to  his  profession.  The  deceased  was  for  a  short  time  with  Mr.  Charles  Shiv- 
ers, at  7th  &  Spruce  sts.  He  established  himself  in  business  at  11th  &  Vine 
sts.,  where  he  remained  until  1848  when  he  removed  to  15th  &  Locust  sts. 
During  the  last  forty  years  his  close  attention  to  store  duties,  although  detri- 
mental to  his  health,  enabled  him  to  secure  the  confidence  of  a  large  patron- 
age. His  death  was  caused  by  pneumonia,  after  a  sickness  of  only  two  days. 
Mr.  Tatem  was  a  member  of  this  College  and  also  having  been  elected  to  the 
Trade  Association  of  Druggists. 
Gustavus  X  Luhn,  a  prominent  pharmacist  of  Charleston,  S-  C,  died  in  that 
city  April  4th,  1888,  in  the  49th  year  of  his  age.  He  was  born  in  Saxony, 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  in  1868  established  himself  in  Charles- 
ton. He  was  one  of  the  originators  and  a  very  efficient  member  of  the  South 
Carolina  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  for  a  number  of  years  served  on  the 
Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board  of  that  state.  In  1878-79  he  was  president 
of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Ilartwell  Harrison  Pritchett,  Ph.  G.,  class  1886,  was  born  in  Greene  county, 
Va.,  August  19,  1864,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  his  mother  in  Petersburg, 
Va.,  Feb  18  ,  1888.  He  was  the  son  of  a  clergyman  and  received  a  good  edu- 
cation. After  serving  an  apprenticeship  at  the  drug  business  he  attended  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmac;^  in  1883^84.  An  injury  to  his  left  leg,  re- 
ceived in  childhood,  now  caused  him  much  suffering  and  necessitated  an  oper- 
ation by  Professor  Gross  for  necrosis  of  the  bone.  He  returned  to  Philadel- 
phia in  1885  and  graduated  with  honor  in  the  following  spring. 
/.  Adam  Weigner,  Ph.  G.,  class  1873,  died  at  Lower  Slatington.  Pa.,  April  17, 
1888,  of  consumption,  at  the  age  of  36  years.  He  was  born  near  Bath,  Pa., 
and  since  1883  was  in  business  at  Slatington. 
