New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-19
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From Our Own Correpc'

Wv " oh Of NJ Rou1 surgery nas iost one VI I've "''s
u nations He died after half century oil pii'a'e PsO
tee Ct pubic instruction, and OF surgical n'',s ~ 'u'
large bosntal. Of Paris He died on the field Of Dat
40 4 NAV be said with the baOury and the pen IN h's
t.,d o., IN hi. oresn and robust old age Roa1 e1psr
cd neither the nfrmies incident to his years nor the
intellectual weaknesses which age brings NotTthstand
inc his great age desih unexpected 10 nm Ir nave
heard him repeatedly ssy bis acquaintance who com
nner,ed him on bis vigor and his good looks that ne
fat himself good for twenty years service "ta lae kle
vet"
There is no lie more full Of exciting scsnes than that OF
,oeon es,eeisI, the life Of surgeon such as NJ Rou1
VITO has performed operations than shy ner man,
living Or dead In his youth lie the rival Of the great
Drnuytrep who was his senior By only two years HIS
fab.r a provincial surgeon sent him to Paris to study
wien quite Young but the first TWO or three years OF be
v ht4 was led in 20 dissouie manne fna' n order 70
force him TO study his family limited his supply OF money
10 SIX hundred francs year The desire 70 OBTAIN d'ac-
fon fpslly sezed him. however, and he soon made the
mo-, ,epd proress In hs first c0Hoours before the Facu
~ for medical honor he deeaed Dupnyren IN contest
r The rlace Of CHEF Of Anatomical Works at the age
of % Roux again entered the coaeorr againss ia
r, then Only o. for the place OF Clinical Surgery AZ no
t Deu then row. the surgical poet OF honor IN rars
Ills coHoour which, om the youth OF the contestants
a. well as from the briancy and duration OF the debates
and trials remains the most remarkable IN the whole ~:
tory Of the trying 10 which CANDID aes tor med
osihorors ave here subjected, lost to VI Roux II
eid NV mac In 1910 att another brilliant contest be
fore the Faculty, be was unanimously elected 70 'he caa
of Professor of Surgical Anatomy ard later he succeed
cd 10 Dupuyrtns place at the Hotel Dieu ait vacant o
lie death Of that eminent man. place "hlchhe continued
IN occuuv til the moment Of bis death.
NJ RouK struck with The melady which terminated
his DAYS while correcting the proofs OF work which he in
tened soon publish entitled Forty Years ct surgery
an umfrse collection OF facts in bis personal experience
Which will without doubt take the rt rank as praeti
cal work on surgery. The volumes were sufficiently I'D
vGnced OF to suffer materially by bis death
The funeral of ROpx conducted with great ponp
and in manner hich in respects Incompatible
with bis life and character The interior and exterior OF
II old Abbey Church hung in black the Faculty OF
Medicine were present in their robes of OH the Acafe
my Of Medicine of which he was also N nber were
present the Academy of Sciences representative OF the
Emperor, men of science and letters large nunoe, OF
the nobility, whose surgeon and mend he was eho tue
entire medical and student population OF Pdls were
Ir6sert dotaChuent Of the Nutonal Guards surround
cd the cafaiaque in the interior OF the church. and accom-
panied the body to the tomb The III cataaque covered
with velvet embroidered IN silver and bearing the ePher
Of the deceased surrounded by the long burning -
Iors used in the Catholic service and by burning aar
emitting green flames For hour and halt the solemn
nummeros of the thousand dollar burial service was
repoated over the decd body of this great man. whose
WHOLE life bad been life Of fact and unosentaiion for an
hour and half twenty richly ella priests marched abe
the cetaf aue pr0nOuncDg uninelligible words, inter
min gltd with tnglDg Of bells the broken notes OF me
organ aud the rolling of the dram OF the itI0na H1ard
Every few minutes The solemn chanting Of the priests was
Interrupted by the loud command OF the captain OF the
Guatds 10 shoulder arms to present arms to hneel
then the big drum struck with force, and The rafting
Of the arms the soldiers obey the orders OF their CON
uander made noise that contrasted strangely with the
sacty of tie lace and with the solemn ceremony OF
which il formed part. At last after the priests had
marched around the body several times III procession
swinging burning incense toward the cOn all the aca
dtuical Associates and acquainsnces of the deceased
marched past in files each Irnklng h.y water on
the head Of the coffin from little brushes constantly pen
sled by the priests.
As on offset TO the sbsurtics Of the ecclesiastical ser
vices in the church The procession and the dcourses pro
nouncod over the grave in harmony with the chaac
ter end distinction of the deceased The most remarkable
feature in the procession was deputaon OF the Sisters
of Charity those good angels of the sick MAJ, whose
whole lives sIent within the walls of the hospitals and
best and Oldest coaborer in the benevolent work to
| which they have devoted Their ives
At the grave a Of the most touching character
took place Drawn together by the sympahies which the
eah of honored associate inspires crowd OF veneer
able gray haired the most brilliant Illustrations in
science and letters which France affords collected about
the tomb into which the deceased lad been pa ed
each dceJly impressed with the which death
had made in heir midst and the loss which science bad
eSpGitnctd The most eloquent euoges we're Delivered
by MN. Nelleau, Malgsiene, Dubois, MapOin, Larrey
and Duchaussoy. IL was gratifying sight 70 see VI.
Nelpeau the only great rival of Roux since the death
of DopuyoD pronounce tho grave Of his dece ted
rv a. but personal friend and touching eulogy in
which be declared him Tho most formidable competitor in
cozcoHy and the readiest ard most beautiful operator
WHO had lived No more imp essiye or appropriate
service the remains OF an iliusrous be
witnessed than thus his venerable and distinguished
associates collected voluntarily around his grave, without
any C the hollow ceremonies Of church state and there
in community Of sympathy pour out the eloquent words
Of coincidence with which their hearts mourning
Up TO the present moment the number of cholera pa
tients admitted into the hospitals of Paris since the com
mencou of the epidemic four months ago has bcea
about twelve hundred of which nearly six hundred have
died. The number Of admitted daily into the
hospitals is not than SIX that the invasion can
scarcely be called epidemic The number Of in
private practice does not equal that admitted into the
! hospitals.
The American population in Paris now reduced to about
one thousand smaller number than has been known at
any time for the Lass two three years has suffered
loss by death for several months In general the health
Of Americans is much better in Paris than at home; a
fact hweyer which does prevent our friends Doctors
Higgins and Bigelow from having good American prac
ce, for fortunately for them, Americans forget
bring their pbysc taking propensi;ies with ihem.
Several American families in Paris are giving recep-
ons this winter Of which very brilliant Among
| them are Mrs. Ridgway Mr.. Rabbit of the BanEng
house OF Livingston. Wells y Coz Mr. John Monroe Mr..
Demingi Mrs Brooks Of TIE Express Mrs Beunett of
peared at Court has not opened his house the public
Berg opposed to Court costume, be has been deferred
from maI his appearance in official cir1es and has not
Therefore placed himself formally in social communication
with the public iunctonaes into whose society his pc
si,ion would throw him. AZ mstter Of etiquette there
fore he could not give public receptions Mr. Masons
eepiions take place every Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Sanford, Secretary of Legation varates the Office
which be has so long held the LIST April and will sail
for the tnted States in the Pacific the 10Th OF the month
Judge patt Of Cincinnati his successor " i'll immediately
assume the duties Of the Office.
NJ. Loubat formerly of New YORK. has lust obtsined
concession from the French Government fo- the right 10
build railroad from Svres 10 Nincennes on the same
plan as those in the streets Of New York with branches
81 Cloud and Bercy. This road is an extension Of III 4.
already constructed by NJ Louba on the Qaai de Billy
and will pass entirely through Paris trlversng the quais
az the siCe OF the TuieTies and Louvre II Loubat has
asked concession for other great thorou shfaes near
/ metropolis but the Government seems disposed to oct
I cautiously in granting such rights.
Ibis NJ Loucat who made fortune of 100000 in