New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-21
OBITUARY..
JORERT DE- LANfBAIIR.

Antoine Joseph Jobert de Lambae. the celebrated
French surgeon died in Paris about the lst Of May He
was born at Lamballe, in the Department OF COtesd"
Nord I799 and during his long and brilliant career ~
practitioner and professor in the French capital wons
reputation hardly surpassed by that of any physician IN
the world He was surgeon in ordinary TO the first Ma
poeon succeeded Magendie in the Academy OF Sciences
and was named in 1919 commander in the Legion OF
Honor He was the author OF number OF Important
works on surgery among which may be mentioned Ms
Theory and Practice of Surgical Disorders Of the In
testiua Canal" treatise which received prize from
the Institute; Studies the Nervous Sy STEM Treat
Use on Plastic Surgery" and Researches on the Texture
OF the Uterus" branch Of physiology to which he DE-
voted especial attention For the last eighteen monthsbe
fore his death his mind had been affected and one OF MS
last singular exhibition OF insanity poor
man came to HIM the hospital with n sore finger The
great surgeon looked at nenty for moment and then
burst ont in loud voice The must come of mme
diaely Wchavc thirtytwo methods OF amputation-the
Polish the Turkish, the English the German. and many
others Away with you TO the amphitheater. shall
be there in one and will take you off that arm
either staghtways, santing or lengthways or bys
single blow. Away with you say. Lay yourself down
on the operation table and will do the job myself
He rushed away leaving the patient pale and gasplng
with terror Presently elang Of the great bell which
summons the students TO witness an operation brought
the whole OF the young men the spot, but Jober dc
Iambae had already exhausted that emotion, and iea'
ing the bell had rushed across the courtyard TO MS car
rage into which he jumped with the activity OF SOUR
rel and having directed the coaehman to drive 10 tno
Place de Ia COncorde, got ont and Insisted upon su
ping TO battle himself in the fountain which, by the way
Was covered with ice Just then. crowd Of gotns soon
collected round him. but he recognized almost i'm
ediately and the state OF the case being evident he
was coaxed away TO Dr.. Blanehe's establishment az
Passy where ne died without ever once recovering hs
reason or recognizing any of his friends who went 10
visit him. His funeral attended by over thousand
OF the medical men OF Paris.
GIN. pEMETRIUs kAIERGIs
An Athens correspondence OF The Lopdo" Po''
announces the death OF Cen Kaergs who had recently
been appointed Greek Envoy 10 the United states quo
while on the way place Of his destination mad Oeen
taken sick in Paris from where upon the urgent sd''
Of the physicians. he had returned to Athens Gen
Kalerci, was native Of the Island Of Crete where no
Was born in 1893 or 1904 He took prominent part III ~
war Of INDEPENDENCE in which he wasssrotsly wonhoea
After this war he at rst counted among the Nsp
or Russian party which he, however, soon ieiI AZ 0
TO lean upon England and France. He was INC en'.
leader OF the revolution Of lsl3, and by Ms hIi""e
greatly contributed 10 the safety OF the Roy" ian
Gen Kalergis has eveRsnee been one Of the hioe'
tIal statesmen Of Greece and therefore seee,o
rs one OF the extraordinary ENJOYS TO me sIea' '"
powers tomplore their aid IN behalf OF oanaia'
' WILLIAM b. TOWNSEND.
Mr.. William b. Townsend an aged member OF tho
editorial fraternity Of this city, died Sunday evening
his residence Clifton staten leland. He was born ~
Connecticut in 1880 and had attained the ripe age VI
years He came early TO NeY-York, where ne was ~,
several years engaged in mercantile business I'D l'
joined Theodore Dwight as the business par'he' ~
old Daily Advertiser When this paper. In 1885, was
with The Ne,c YORK Exprsss, Mr. Townsend connue'
nearly 40 more years in connection with the stter
then retired to his place Clifton TO take care OF BE
estate on the Island.