The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-03-12
For he Lancaster Lcdgtr.
DR.. Iames Marion Siris,

Mn. EnirnR This son uf Lancaster has
attained, in The medical, surgical and sciru
iic world, an cmurncc which reflects credit
upon himself, his native District, his State.
aud Lis Country.
For Tue Information of your numerous
readers, as we'll as for the qualification of
the maDy !Iicnds Of ". J. Marica Sims,
residing in lancaster, ! request You 10 pup
ii'h tho following extract taken from 4 New
lor; paper in relation to tLe Celebration
Of the first Anniversary of the Ngw York
Woman's lIo.9i.at":
The FIRST anniversary of the cstnbliSlrnrn,
Of the New Work Wonans Hosril.l was
celebrated at Clinton Hall, Astor Place. nn
Saturday evening, Feb. 9th. At an enr,y
hour the capaciuus room WAS crowd with
brilliant nndIcIcc, composed of ladies' md
gentlemen Of The highest standing, whp ,.u,.
pataisc with the objects or the Institution
Many Of the leading professional men wcr.
| also prose- {, among whom We no;i,ri DIR
John w. Francis, DR.. Nlcniinr Mott. Dr
Alexander ii. Stevens, DR. Ilorac. II. Gyc,n
DIR. F.. Dca!icId, Dr. J. Marion Sims. and
others. Among gentlemen cminoal in 9th.
cr departments, were Rev. DIR. Osgond, P,,.
ter Cooper, Dr.. Horace Webster Pes. of
Free Academy, Mr.. Joseph Cgrt;s Rev. w
IL. Milburn, Hen. b. +. Bntlcr, r B. Min.
turn. Rev. DR.. Gillette, DR.. a. X. Garlccr
Erastus c. Benedict. l.ettors from Com
Vanderbilt, Mayor Wool tho Rev DR.. AL.
ans, Rev. Dr. Hawks, DIR. Bnnd, and other,
assigning reasons for their non-attcndnnc,
ut the meeting, were read 10 the audience.
After prayer by the Rev. DR.. Gillette,
he appointed Speakers scvcrally addressed
The meeting All were listened to " itb
marked attention. AID were Frequently greet.
ed with enthusiastic applause. Dr.. Mutt. 80
long ranked among the most eminent of our
professional men, IN a lew brief but pert.
ncnt remarks spoke in high terms of the sue.
cessiui achievements of DR.. Sims. as the
chief Of the WOman's Hospital. He said
that hc had been familiar with the trcatmen,
OF eases, such M were specially attended 10
IN the Woman's liospitsl, both in thi. coun.
try and Europe, and though the French
Ptacucionsrs had a great reputation, yet
While IN Paris some years siHcc he had seen
TWO oi The leading surgeons there perform
Their operations in cigh, caseR. in alf which
'ncI !1ad taised. Bcitcr success had attend
ed tiic eiluIts of The profession in this civ
soon alter Dr. Sims LOCATED himscls in New
l"Ts, he had difficult md complicated casc
under his notice, which he turned oyer to
Dr. Sims lie was present when DIR. Sims
performed tie operation, and il was crowns
ed with complete success. Such was the
improvement made 10y DIR. Sims IN the treat,
incnt of such eases that it might be called
almost new mode of operating. II was an
improvement calculated to do an incalctSkble
amount of good. To Dr. Sims belonged all
honor OF originality, and in all coming time
le would have an enduring monument OF
hrs talents. his genius and his philanthropy
IN tie gratitude of women. (hpplans,.S
DIR. Alexander II. Stevens and Dir. ". D,Io,
held followed. cordially endorsing tho bi,,b
encomiums Of DR.. Mott. Eloquent addres.
ses were then given by the Rev. DIR. Ospood.
the Rev. DIR. Miiburn, the Hon. Benjamin n
Butler, and Erastus G.. Benedict. in which
the objects Of the Institution were WARMLY
commended and it's claims upon the consid.
Grafton of the State, the city, and nriva,c
charity were stated.
DR.. ]. w. Francis, from the warm adyo.
cacy ho had displayed in the success of Tho
Hospital from its commencement, was es>
Pceially desired TO set forth the object, of
the Institution. We give below a few ex.
tracts from the speech Of DR.. Francis:
!" ln lSi5 accident first led the cnouiring
mind OF our countryman, Dr. Sims, 10 the in.
ycstigation Of peculiar class of affections.
10 which woman is exposed. Filled with
enthusiasm and feeling sure Of success, he
tuiit private institution, collected an cases
~ could lind In the country round about
him' Kept them at his own expense and bs-
gan regular series Of philosophical cxpcri.
mcnts, founded on philosophical aud pnfho<
logical science. Ills operations failed hs
was disappointed, bat not disheartened lie
toped ncasly four years (cspcndiay ihs lar
ger Porticn Of his private means) before =