New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-17
OBITUARY.
DIR. w. T. G. MORTON.

Il.
The record of deaths by sunstroke IN our
issue OF yesterday includes the name Of william Ihomas
Green Morton NJ d. whose abOrs in introducing the an
stheto process surgical operations have given him
an place among the benefactors OF the human
race. DR.. Morton was native Of Worcester county
Mass having born In the rural village OF Charlton,
Aug 49, 1919, and therefore the close or MS
forty year ut the time OF his death He commenced
the practice of dentistry in Boston, in the year 1884, and
having invented new method OF securing false teeth TO
gold plates which required the removal Of the old
stumps his attention naturally directed to the means
OF alternating the pain OF the operation After re-
ceying many suggestions in course OF medical
studies from books and lectures, ana trom
conversations with scientific men, he became
convinced Of the possibility Of reducing,
not entirely preventing the pain OF surgical
operations There is little doubt that others before him
had conceived similar idea. but az they failed TO bring
it to the test decisive experiment. IL renamed Without
practical benefit to the world II was not until the SOth
OF Sept 1916, that Dr. Morton succeeded In extracting
the tooth Of patient while under the influence OF sui
phurio ether This was followed by other experiments
Of the same character equally successful and having
communicated the result to Dr. John C. warren ne OBJ
tanned the consent OF that eminent surgeon TO allow
the use Of ether in operation at the MASSACHUSETTS,
General Hospital, Oct. 1G, 1876. From that te' ahS
hesia has been established fact IN the pracuce Oh
surgery The claims of Dr. Morton to the discovery as
is well known, have Deeu calleu III QutStioh W
one rival for the honor Of the achievement HIS lie
was to q certain degree embittered by the protraceo
and Jealous controversy ana although his title to the
discovery was supported by several committees OF Coh-
gress appointed to investigate his claim ana Dy large
portion Of the medical profession IN this country he
died without any adequate reward, but the conscious
ness Of having largely mitgated the amount OF human
suffering.
Commodore Guert GansvoOrt, of the United
States Navy died suddenly Of congestion of the brain IN
Schenectady on Wednesday evening, in the Goth year OF
his age He entered the service in 1926 actively en-
gagged during the Mexican war, and distinguished MN
Self as commander Of the John Adams. Also In the 0ate
selka, the Pacific coast during the indian war ~
1856 He also distinguished himself during the great he
beliion, in which he bore prominent part: ne was
chief Of the Ordnance Department at the Brooklyn navy
Yard during the early stages Of the and was last III
active service commander Of the iroDcad Roanoke
His remains will arrive In New York by boat on Saturday
morning and TO be inferred In Greenwood Cemetery
funeral schenectady will take place AT u O'CLOCK
on Friday afternoon
Charles b. POttinger, esq, an Alderman OF
the Second Ward Philadelphia died In that city yeser-
day. after short illness. He once connected with
the press Of that city.