Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-29
A MELANCHOLY FATE-THE LATE DIR.
]. P. HOLMES.

A few weeks since, we condo nsed from the
Evansville (Ind.) journal, an account of the
death OF an aged physician, worn out with Attic.
ton and disease, at the house of a negress in that
place. 1t Will be recolected that papers found in
his possession indicate that DR.. ,J,bn pocock
Holmes had occupied a high rank in his profes.
sion in England, and public curiosity was natu.
rally excited to learn the occasion of his downfall.
l. The journal of Wednesday last, oontaing two
letters from gentlemen who knew the deceased.
the more interesting portion of which will! be
found below,
Dr. Peckover, of Paris, Bourbon county, Ky,
VINO received his medical education under DR..
Holmes, in LONDON, writes:
MY acquaintance with him DR.. Holmesl oom.
menced in the spring Of 1927, after his return
from the service of the Hudson Bay Co., and
continued till 1882, when | left England for this
country for two years of that time | lived prin.
Icirally in his family.
The doctor married, late in life, a very bsauti.
ful and accomplished young lady. Thoy never
mad any children. He, however had u half breed
son by IN Indian Woman during his residence at
Hudson's Bay, which son was afterwards lost a,
sea.
The last time l saw him, was in 1889. while l
was on a visit to London. He was still living in
his old home in Great Fish street, and had an
othce somewhere in the West end Of London,
where he treated c~onsumptive patients on a plan
of inhalation. lie had published n work on con.
SUMPTION, which gave him high repute, and was
known to the profession by the title of Holmes on
Consumption and Asthma.
Gle was very intimate with Abernethy and
Ashton Key, but was not on friendly terms with
Ashley Cooper, nor any of the Surgeons of GUYS
Hospital. His practice was very large, but not
as remuDerative as he might have made it, as he
invariably attended the calls Of tho Door as well
as the rich, and always refused money from those
whom he considered not able to pay. lie was
generous to a fault. | have known him when
visiting a poor family, destitute of demonstrating
no money in his pocket to bestow on them-,o
pull of his overcoat, and give it to them, that they
might pawn or sell it to relieve their necessities"
A gentleman residing near Na.hville, Tenn.
gives the following additional facts
IL have been personally acquainted with DR.,
Holmes since his first arrival in this country in
1911. l was at that time living in Williamsburg,
opposite New York. lie became a constant visitor
at my house. lie was known in New York and
Williamsburg as q man Of science in his profes.
sion. L was contemplating at that time coming
west, and the Dl. expressed a wish to come
win me, ana said as he was getting old and fee.
Die, he would like to live and end his DAYS with
me. His friends settled in Tennessee, the Doc.
tor remained with them four years. At the end
OF that time he made the acquaintance of a per.
son from Mississippi, who induced him to 20 with
him into that State, where he became inveieled in
some schemes OF speculation, by which he lost. |
suppose nearly all his money. When he left me
he had between SIS 900 and SIG, 900 in money
and securities. After his misfortunes in Missis
sippi he wandered, mortified and broken hearted
to the settlement of Shakers, at West Union
where he buried himself from the knowledge and
intercourse of his friends"