Death Of Prof. Walter

E. Li. Waiter, professor of romance, . langnage and literature, was a passenger on the Frenen steamer La. Bourgoyne which sank in collision off Sable island early Monday morning. Prof. Waiter left this city imraediately after the close of commencement exerciseslast week. He went New York by way of Cleveland. Prof. Waiter is very well knewn here, having taught in the University for 30 years. He is about 48 years old and unmarried. He intended to spend the summer traveling on the continent. Prof. Waiter was born in Hillsdale county, Mich., in 1840. He was prepared at Albion seminary, took the degree of Ph. B. at the university of Michigan in 1868 and was assistant professor of Greek and Latin at that tnstitution the same year. He was asi sistant professor of Latin from 186 1878. In 1875 he took the degree of Ph. D. at the University of Leipsie. He was one of the brightcst men whi was ever on the faculty of the University of Michigan. He served during the civil war In the Fourth Michigan Infantry. He was one of the most familiar professors ta the down town business men that there was in the University. Nearly every day he was to be seen at a comparatively early hour in the morning going to the post office for his, mail, He always walked the distance for the exercise. He was beloved and respected every student who ever took work ander him. His death is to his many friends spread all over the country, and it is a great loss to the University. The following editorial appeared in this mornings Free Press: "The tragic death of Prof. E. L. Waiter removes one of the oldest and best known men on the faculty of Michigan. University. The unfortunate teacher who went down in the ill-fated Bourgoyne was a native of Michigan, au alumnus of its great university, and for thirty years a faithful and earnc&t member of the faculty. Every Latin student of the classes in the ?0's ana. early 80's will look back with kindiy recollections to the Latin room presideö over by Prof. Waiter and recall his courteous and scholarly instruction in the Roman classics; while later classes will have reason to remember witii equal gratitude his helpful influence ia a. different field of literary culture. Prof. Walter's sudden and untimely death will indeed be a shock to bis legión of friends, hut it must bring them consolation to know that his long; and active services is one of the greatest educational institutions in the country will have left the influene of his teaching upon thousands of bright young men - a monument more enduring than "gilded urn or animated bust." Earl Sawyer had his faee and eyes filled with powder Monday. Hf was firing a small cannon which exploded preinaturely. Dr. Brown picked out what he could. Emmet Culver also received two bad bauises while firing the cannon.- Brighton Argus. In the demonstration at Saline, Monday nlght, in celebration of the sinkin of Cervera's fleet, Don Lawrence was struck by a fragment of an anvil which was blown off while the anvil was being fired. The misile struck in the groin inrticting a painful wound. About the game time George Burkhardt, postmaster, failed to let loose of a cannon cracker before it exploded and his hand badly bruised and