His manly character, genial disposition and many other sterling qualities won him a host of friends. His unselfish nature was well shown by the first words he uttered after being stricken down by the heavy piece of rock that broke his back and inflicted other serious injuries. These words were:

"I am afraid that my back is broken, for I have no feeling in my body. Take me to the hospital, so that Mrs. Shaler won't see me until she has been warned. Break the news to her just as gently as you can, then bring her to me. Bring, also, my father and mother. Let the work on this section go right on.

Major Shaler was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi, Barnard and Cornell Clubs, and a member of the Loyal Legion (second class). He was elected a Junior of the American Society of Civil Engineers on July 4th, 1888, and a Member on June 5th, 1895.

OF THE

AMERICAN SOCIETY

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CIVIL ENGINEERS.

(INSTITUTED 1852.)

VOL. XXVIII. No. 8.
OCTOBER, 1902.

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Minutes of Meetings:

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October 1st, 1902.-The meeting was called to order at 8.40 P. M., Joseph M. Knap, Treasurer, Am. Soc. C. E., in the chair; Assistant Secretary T. J. McMinn acting as Secretary; and present, also, 76 members and 7 visitors.

The minutes of the meetings of September 3d and 17th, 1902, were approved as printed in Proceedings for September, 1902.

A paper by Theron A. Noble, M. Am. Soc. C. E., entitled "The Flow of Water in Wood Pipes," was presented by the Acting Secretary, who also read communications on the subject from Messrs. Ernest W. Schoder and A. V. Saph. The paper was discussed orally by Messrs. Gardner S. Williams and Rudolph Hering.