For the horizontal generating functions P-n(z)=Sigma (n)(k=1) S(n, k)z(k) o
f the Stirling numbers of the second kind, a weak asymptotic is established
, as n -->x. The distribution function F-n of the zeros of Q(n)(z)= P-n(nz)
is investigated and by using the Stieltjes transformation. the limit of F-
n in the sense of weak convergence is deduced. (C) 2001 Academic Press.