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system of cephalization. Professor Marsh was the nephew and heir of George Peabody and he was enabled to prosecute his scientific researches at Yale and for the government without an appropriation. It was at his suggestion that his uncle founded the Peabody museum at Yale. He was a fellow of the Geological society of London, foreign member from 1898, and received the Bigsby medal from there in 1877 ; a fellow of the Royal Geographical society ; a member of the German Geological society, the Royal Irish academy, tlie Royal Bavarian Academy of Science, and the Royal academy of Denmark and Bel- gium. He was president of the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science in 1878, of the National Academy of Sciences, 1883-95, and was awarded the Cuvier prize from the French Royal Academy of Science in 1897. He received the honorary degrees Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg and LL.D. from Har- vard in 1886. He was curator of the geological collection, Museum of Natural History, Yale, 1867-99. and in 1898 presented to Yale his six collections, the result of thirty years' labor, which are deiK>sited in the Peabody museum. At his death, being unmarried, he gave his estate in New Haven to Yale university to be used as a botanical garden. He is the author of a series of monographs publisheil under the auspices of the U.S. government, entitled Odontoniithes, or Birds with Teeth (1880); Dinocerata (1884), and DinoHanrs of North America (1895). He died in New Haven', Conn., March 18, 1899.

MARSH, Sidney Harper, educator, was born at Hamp«len-Sidney college, Va., Aug. 29, 1825 ; son of the Rev. Dr. James (q.v.) and Lucia (Wheelock) Marsh. He acquired his prejmratory education in Burlington, Vt., and Plattsburgh, N.Y., and was graduated from the University of Vermont, A.B., 1846. A.M., 1849. He was a student at the Union Theological seminary, 1851-52. was ordained to the Congregational min- istry in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 1, 1853, and removed in the same year to Forest Grove, Ore., where he served as president of Pacific university, 1854- 77, and continued to teach there until his death. He was married. May 28, 18(50. to Eliza Haskell of North Bloomfield, Ohio. The University of Vermont gave him the degree of D.D. in 1868. He died at Forest Grove, Ore., Feb. 2. 1879.

MARSH, Sylvester, engineer, was born in Campion. N.H., Sept. 30, 1808. He received a limited education. In 1826 he engaged in the provision business in Boston and s<x)n after removed his business to Ashtabula, Ohio. In 1838 he established a provision business in Chicago. 111. He failed in the financial crisis of 1837. established a grain business in Chicago, Ind., and invented the driod-meal process by

which he accumulated a considerable fortune. He resided in Littlefield, N.U., 1864-79, and in Concord, N.H., 1879-84. He invented an in- clined railway, which he built to the summit of Mount Washington in 1868. completing it

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in July, 1869. The operation of his road was considered impossible and he became known as " Crazy Marsh," receiving but little support until the locomotive was actually running over the route. The road was 2.81 miles long and the ascent 3,625 feet. The peculiar engine, cog, rail and brakes invented by Mr. Marsli were subse- / quently used at Mount Riga, Switzerland, and at Mount Desert. Maine. He died in Concord, N.H., Dec. 30, 1884.

MARSH, Tamerlane Pliny, educator, was born at Orland, Ind., July 30, 1845 ; son of Dr. Madison and Hannali Paulina (Hudson) ^larsh ; grandson of Hosea and Lydia (Beal) Marsh ; great grand- son of William and Rachel (Coates) Mareh and a descendant of John Marsh, Salem, 1634, He graduated from Northeastern Indiana institute, 1861, and attended a business college, Chicago, III., 1861-62. He was a clerk in the U.S. quarter- master's department in Missouri, Washington, D.C., and New York city, 1862-65. He graduated from Wilbraham academy, Mass., in 1865, and from Wesleyan university, Conn., in 1869. having earned the money to pay his tuition. In Octol>er, 1870, he entered the Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married Sept. 6, 1870, to Harriot Maria, daugliter of Fales Newhall of East Saugus, Mass. He was pastor of the Dixon Street church, Chicago, 1870-72 ; Oak Park and Clyde churches. Austin. III., 1872- 75 ; Grant Place church, Cliicago, 1875-78 : St. Paul's, Chicago, 1878-79; Court Street church, Rockford, 111., 1879-82 ; Wabash Avenue church, Chicago, 1882-85, and Hemenway church. Evan- ston, III., 1885-88. During his pastorates he built new churches at Austin, Oak Park. Clyde and Evanston, 111. He was inaugurated president of Mount Union college, Alliance, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1888. He was appointed to represent the fifth general conference district in the university