New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-29
MILITARY SURGERY.
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL Ce

| BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE.
| numerous and intellectual meeting was held al
Bellevue Hospital OH Saturday, to hear a lecture on
Military Surgery subject peculiarly interesting al
the present nomeDtous timedeliyered by Prof Frank
| ii. Hamilton, NJ. ID.
Previous TO the lecture, Dr. JANIS X. WooD stated
that he made the following announcement by the re-
quest Of the Trustees and Faculty OF the Bellevue Hos
/ pita College: that the Faculty fully organ
led and that they this day naugurated the OF
instruction at the College by an Introductory lecture
on Military Surgery, by DIR. Frank II. Hamilton, Pro-
f,ssor Of Military Surgery and the Pathology Of and Ac-
cidents TO Bones in this College. lie stated that this
was the only Cbsir Of Military Snrpery III this
try, and that there very few in Europe-perhaTs
two three ly-and congratulated the profess ion
throughout tie country that the College had been sue
cessful in commanding the talent OF Prof Hamilton. lie
then announced the following gentlemen composing
| the Faculty of the College,:
Isaac =. Taylor -. D. President and Professor Of Obstetrics,
Surgery AID saTrssi fstneogy; Bssami6 " McCIssdy'
Hamilton NJ D. r.os.or a of Mday SufssTy Ra The
ohopsd O. ssey GsGen DoieaS d. Professor Of
%eISs.o SpyI Stephen Dsa1 Of the @
cpes Of Surgery Fo,dyce baker NJ. D. Professor Of OBJ
Austin NJ D. Professor Of Ply sOlogy CLSes Phelps
b. d.. Demonstration Of AustOmy.
Dr. Wood stated that il was not the intention Of the
Autumn but that the emergency of the times required
them to act at once and they had therefore requested
Prof. Hamilton TO deliver practical course mill
tary surgery Immediately. lie also announced that,
by request of several medical gentlemen connected
with tie Army and Navy, he himself had consented TO
deliver few practical lectures operative surgery,
AND therefore wished that those gentlemen who
con- ected with the Array and Navy or who proposed
TO Join either and wished 10 Join Lis class, would send
in their TO the Secretary of the Faculty, DIR.
Benz. w. McCready, No. Ninth street. or 10 his own
office, No. Irving place, at once. DIR. Wood also
stated that he would give his first lecture on Monday
after DR., HamltOns lecture, and invited the medical
officers present 10 inform the surgeons of reguenis
from the rural districts who might remain in town
sufficiently long, TO report themselves TO DR. McCready
or himself, when he would afford them all the advan-
tages the College possessed. The Of lectures,
he stated would be without charge, and the material
afforded for pratice ia the operations would also be
without charge. He then introduced 70 the large audi
ence Prof. Frank IL. Hamilton, who was received
with great enthusiasm. His learned and interest
ipg Introductory was listened 10 with great
attentoD. We noticed among the audience many OH
.eFs OF the Army ind Navy, and many OF Our most
Lislingui he'd citizens.
After the close OF his lecture DIR. Hamilton proposed
.hs the gentlemen present should constitute themselves
INTO an association, for the purpose Of communicating
10 tihee members OF the profess who may desire it,
such facts and Information relating TO the subject OF
sent cTlAs OF o country. He proposed that this asso
cLuon should be permanent, and should meet in the
AmPtheaer OF Bellevue Hospital on the DAYS Of his
lecture Military SGrgery ~ that institutions and that
he army aud navy tuJgeOns Of this district and the
profession at large be invited to attend and participate
n The proceedings. The Doctor then nominated DIR.
John A. Lockwood Of tbe United States NAVY. "a |
permanent cbaifnan and DIR. james X. Wood nomi- |
.ated DIR. Lewis A. Sayre Secretary, which nomi-
na ious were unanimously adopted by the meeting. |
DIR. SayIo being called npon proceeded triefy but
Orcibly to impress upon the Association the import
nee OF sending as Surgeons, with regiments, men
/ the highest professional and general attsinments.
lie considered the duties Of tbs Surgeon Ia active
ice rs not less arduous and spondbie than those Of
ny otler officer, and very happily reierred 70 tie
loTsl inb %Dce exerted over the s0ldicy by cont.