The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-29
alentine Mott, M. D.. III. ID.


This venerable gentleman, OF the most celebrated
Of the disciples Of the lustous Sir Ashley Cooper died
at his residence In Gramercy Park, Wednesday
ing April 20. He born at Glen Cove Long Island
on the Goth Of August 1855 The family in this country
sprang from the parenage Of wealthy English gentle
man, who established his residence on Long Island a.
carly 1857 and mentioned in the old record Of the
island a RENTER
Young Mott early placed under the tuition OF Mr.
George and Mr.. Davis at Newtown Long Island where
he completed his classical education Before attaining
the age Of eighteen he commenced the study Of medi
cine, in the office Of Dr. Valentine Seaman knsman.
Soon after he graduated at Columbia College, after
which, In November 1906, he visited London and en-
tered Guys Hospital pupil to Sir Ashley Cooper The
wonderful surgical operations Of Sir Ashley kndlcd
IN young Mott desire to emulate the skill Of his tutor
His genius and ncnatons attracted the special at
tenton Of his MASTER and between the matured great
ness Of Sir Ashley and the expanding abilities Of young
Mott there was thus established recprocation Of ad-
miraton which terminated only in DEATH Mott re-
NAMED at Guys about two years Having there laid the
foundation Of his subsequent success, he visited
Edinburg, where he attended Of lectures atcr
which he returned to London and resumed his attend
ance upon the lectures at Guys and st. Thomas hospitals
1t was his original design to complete his curriculum at
Paris but the Introduction OF intercourse between the
two countries despite all necessary passports and pr
vate letters In his possession compelled him to abandon
the project and he returned country the fall Of
1909 Upon his arrival he Immediately commenced the
pracuce OF his profession in the city Of New York. In
the TALL OF 1910 he made Demonstration of Anatomy to
the late distinguished Dr. Wright Post who Professor
OF Anatomy and Surgery in Columbia College, and
In the spring Of 1871 he elected Professor
OF Surgery. When entrusted with this i'm
portant position he quite twenty years old
In 1914 Columbia College tmedical department) was
merged into the College OF Physicians and Surgeons and
DR. Mott was retained in the surgical chair In that year
fhn NpxyR nrk Hnsni "A
position which he held for years In 1928 he
was Professor Of Surgery in Rutgers College subse.
quently we find him again Professor In the College OF
Physlcians and Surgeons DURING this extended career
DR. Mott performed some Of the remarkable opera
achievement in 1915 when he successfully
performed amputation at the hip joint In 1878 he
performed the difficult and delicate operation Of placing
a lgaurc around the bracheocephaic trunk areria
innomnata, only two inches from the heart, for
ism of the right subclavian artery This the FIRST
operation OF the Kind in history and tho patient lived
twenty days after When Sir Ashley Cooper heard Of
this wonderful achievement Of his pupl he remarked ~
would rather be author of that operation than of
all have originated" This great triumph has
since been initiated only by the first surgeons Of tho
world.
His operations the great arteries unparalleled
In the annals OF surgery He tied the carotid
forty-six times, the snbcavan seven tmes-every one
of them successful; the external leac tincsfour
successful-and the femoral frty-two times; cut for
stone one hundred and syty-1ve times, ard ampu-
tated nearly one thousand limbs. In lc2T he tied
the primitive ilcac artery IL was the first time this
operation performed in any country and per-
u,
living his lite then having been extended nearly
thirty years. From 1913 TO 1924 Dr. Mott per-
formed i, variety OF original operations .,. on
distinct in the annals OF surrcry. On tire lower jaw
he has performed sixteen capital operatioan four IN
stances removing the bone al It's cmporo Hillary
tculaton On the 18th Of june 1927 he cxtrpacd the
entire clavico for ostoo which altogether the
most formicabe undertaking surpory This operat on
originated with him. aud has been performed but twice
sinceonce by Warren, Of Boston, and once by Tavers
OF London. The subject distinguished clergyman Of
bellion.
duous labors, renainng seven years. In ls4l, mmed
stcly after his return this country he associated him
self with Professors Patson and Revere then Of Pha
delphia, and Paino. Drapsr and Bed ord, In
founding the University Medical College Of
New York. The first winter IL opened
with three hupared strd p,s by far the largest class
inavguratiag any medical college in tins any
other country. To the great name of DR.. Mott more
than 70 any other influence, this extraordinary
mainly due This college, the idol Of his heart
and he held s Presidency and Proessorshp Of Surgery
TIL lS19 when he retired from both The effect Of the
Doctors retirement was so severely felt that in 1871 he
resumed his connection with the college and filed the
porant was the name Of Mott to the vitality Of this in
stitution, that out Of the city Of New York. it by
the profession, citeaer than otherwise, designated
modest colleges pr. Mott with ps. Stevens and isaac
Woody Of the projectors of the New York Aca-
denny of Medicine, In which he held the position o7 Pre-
sden, In 1856 lie Senior Consulting Surgeon 20 the
City, To Bellevue 20 ~. Vincents 10 the Jews end
the Wonan's Hospitals puIng his life he had conferred
upon HIM more honorary distinctions than any other
medical man N America. He received the degree Of
LID from the Regents Of the University Of tho state Of
New York In lSl9. Besides being Honorary Fellow
Of the medical societies Of the States OF New York Rhode
Island Massachusetts, New Jcrsey, Louisiana Sc, he
Foreign Associac Of the Imperial Academy Of ncci
cine OF Paris, distinction held at The lime by but one
man in Great Britain (Marshall ha), and IN anne
rca tMotD. He was also Honorary Fellow OF the hing
and Queens College of Physicians of Ireland Ffllo1
OF the Royal Mcdico-C hruIgical society OF London,
Of the Royal Medical Society OF brussels and Of
Athens Of the Chifurgics society of Paris, and he
knight OF the Fourth Order If the Medid of CONSTANT
nopic &c, &C. &C. The King and Queens College Of
yscans OF ireland was founded in 1916 and during
the last two centuries 1t has conferred Honorary Fellow
ship but about twenty tines and one Of these was
our ilustrous Mott. Dr. Motifs 'Vepcau's Operative
Surgery his "Trayels in the East and his various
surgical papers contributed to periodical medical
literature for the last forty years, enduring mon
were in operative surgery. He never made mistake in
his life successfully performed Of the higher
operations than any other one
The loss OF Dr. Mott 10 medical and surgical science
and will be severely felt Al The time Of his death lac
unqucsiionably stood in America at tho head Of
his profession, and the richest legacy he has left
the hundreds OF well educated pupils through
out the country, alternating the sncrnss or humanity
by disease, accident or the casualties OF war
The funeral OF the deceased VIII take place Of the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION East Twenty ninth street.
near fifth avenue, on Sunday, April 80 at two O'Clock
ip the afternoon.
Meeting OF the Ae ademy OF Medicine.
At a special meeting OF the New York Academy Of
Medicine last evening for the purpose OF taking acton
concerning the death Of It's late PRESIDENT Dr. valentine
Mott, the following committee appointed viz:-Drs
Post Delaied, Griscom, Buck, Flint, Isaac Wood and j.
w. Draper, who reported the following resolutions
which seconded by Dr. Stevens snd after remarks
by Drs Deianeld, stevens, j. Wood, Hamilton, J. NJ
Smith, Isanc Wood Griscom, y r. Elliott and Hewct
were unanimously adopted
Ro's,d That this Academy in assembling to do honor
the memory OF Dr. Valentine Mott VINO has Just passed
IN ripe old the fact that
Organization, member has among them
who has hlled larger Ia public estimation,
clan and suron than their deceased associate and iate
honored President
Ro'ed That common country has reason cherish
the OF Dr. Mott not only the greatest surgeon
produced in AmcTra but who has taken
with the Of this century In part of the world;
whose Iced. world WIDE whose
name IL Known and resercd wherever profession
found.
Received. That this Academy deeply sensible OF the
dcbt gHttude profession late associate
the legacy he has it OF great improvements
pical science and art imIfos by which
enabled many valuable lives, which, without them.
have bee los ana which, IN all future time, viii be
reco1ed among the greatest achievements performed by
any OF u meinbcls
Resolved That a. It Is possible in this manner 10
teail ~ thc huh run ruftor Dg No.