Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-05
Obituary.


years
The paternal ancestors Of Mr.. Lowell came
to this country from Bristol, England, in the
year 1882 and settled in that part Of "Aul
Newburv," Mass, which is row New3ury-
port; and many Of their relatives ar sui
living in London and Bristol S,:ue 81 the
descenlents Of those who cmgratcd t. tnis
country at that early period, becsm2 iistiu-
guished for their love of science and ltera
ture; others for achievement, ia dior pro-
LESSONS Of Divinity and Law, and others feI
their liberality and muni, nee. nan has
gwen q name To our greatest manu}as tuning
city; another to u Scientific ln.;itgtc, Mhuse
influence has been widely extended, AMI
whose blessings, by the prudent foresight
and wisdom OF Its founder, are dcstineJ! to i@
perpetual; while another stood with Fheoph-
illus Parsons at the head OF lis profession IN
Mass, with such mon rs the SaWal- ami
Prescott; Dane, Dana, Putnam. Quincy and
Jackson for their competitors, and tr many
years was an ornament to the bench 70, tie
L. S Court OF Appeals under The -truri1s
of Confederation, and t. that OF the District
Court under the Constitution.
From the best informant m we can obtain
we conclude that the subject OF tbs sketch
and all Of that name VINO are now living in
Mass and Maine, are the Descendants Of
those dis tnguished men, ami that all had
cne common ancestry, Charles Lowell. Of
whom we now write. was the third -nn Of
Rosamus Iaowtll; and was born in Thomas
ton, Maine, Oct. lst, l72@ IL male pr
fesson o! religion, ami united with the Btn-
fist Church in his bolhood; and continual
attached to that denomination Of Christians,
during his subsequent life. His earl yadHtn-
tagcs for an education wcrc quite }taaitai,
being merely those OF a common school Ia
ring a small p ri of each year; Vt by stony
and cliinstructon, hi, requirement, ,, .ltla
sufficient to qualify him to become i tnae2lsr.
and he spent some time in that capaci;y.-
He subsequently engaged in trale at L,5ee,
Maine, which he pursued with energy AMI
success until he had the misfortune u di>lo-
cate one of his limbs, and to be otderwis
injured by falling from horse, which diso-
cation was never reduced; and he never fully
recovered from the injuries he had received.
After he discovered that the dislocation had
not been reduced, and that there was dam
gor that bis injury would becom4 permlUe..l ,
he consulted the most distinguished arsoon>
in New England, and submitted to the pains
and suiferinss Of several unsuccessful oper4-
tons. the last Of which was 10y Drs. War-
rem, Spooner and Townsend, at tn Aess
General Hospital.
The injuries he hal received, anl taa iai-
ures Of the Surgeons and Physicians at In
bee and Passport to reduce the di,iaeation
caused Lis business to be broken ~, and by
the advice of legal Counsel he commenced a
suit against the Surgeons and Physleitns Il;
Lubec and Passport, for ,a7praetie VI
the trial in the c. c. Fleas, he recovered 6
verdict of $1,000 damages, from wlit1 TIN
Defts. appealed to the $. j. Court; AMI af
trr two severe trials in that Court Nth emit
ucnt Counsel on both sides, the action WI.
finally withdrawn, each party p1ying Ii:
twn costs. H. hal expended much TIN.
and large amount Of money, AMI suiIeral
e1rruciating pains in unsuccessful efforts iol
the cure OF the injuries he had rec wed, ar
in his prosecution Of the surgeons and Ply
sicians who attended him when he Was Hrs'
injured; but his consultations with the mas
eminent men in the legal and medical rro.es
sior s, his own researches and study Of anat
omy, surgery and law. and the rulings .
the Courts upon points OF law during th
three trials. had given him valuable knowl
edge Of the construction Of the human sys
TEN, of medicine and surgery, and of til
laws regulating the respective rights, dutie
and liabilities of physicians and patient, \.
torney and Client, and of the forms ant
course Of judicial proceedings in the Courts
This knowledge was acquired as a tonseqenc
of his great misfortune, his own cnergeti
and persevering efforts to obtain relief, am
HE prosecution Of the Surgeons AMI Physi
clans for what he regarded as their i3aer
nncc AMI negligence in tie treatment Of Ii
injury. The knowledge was valuable; bG
it had been'acquired at Il fearful and melan
eholy cost y prosperous commercial bust
ness had been broken up AMI sacrificed,
young, active, energetic man, in the full per
lection of manly strength and beauty ha
been stricken down, and bccom, a eyippl
for life; and the earnings OF his energy, in
dustry and commercial skill in early man
hood hal been exhausted in frujtless eaart
to obtain pecuniary redress far psrman9a
and long injury and deiornity.
After the action was finally disposed u!
he prepared highly interesting account q
the trial, which WAS published in pamphle
Form, and widely circulated. 1t was WEI
received by the public; and excited a snar
GUS sympathy for his m'sf1rtanas. $ ar 4
we can learn, this was Lis first ea3rt i
writing for the Press.
lie spent a part Of tao following va
(l525) in the city Of New York; and theae
remoysl . Boston, where he again entere
into commercial pursuits. In about on
year after, he removed 70 Ellsworth, Nam
where he established the '.IadYendfHt c2ni
i,r,r and continued its publication az Edit
and Proprietor for few years lie th1a r
suned his commercial occupation in ii
same place, which he pursued with Wig
.nl arnr.ru Cor sarnral ynars dnrinr ANL,e