The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-17
0 B I Il U A r Y.
Comm cd ore su.rs Ganssvoort.

A telegram from Schnectady yesterday an
nounced the sudden death OF this distinguished
naval officer in that city, from congestion OF the
brain. The deceased was native of New York
State, where he was born about the latter part
OF 1872, and was consequently IN the dfty.s,&th
year OF his age at the time OF his death. He en-
tered the naval service OF The United States on
the 4th of March, 1928; when quite boy, and
a ter receiving the eOucatlon gwen to naval
cadets was assigned to actlYe duty as a mldship
man. He rose to prom inence during the MeXl-
can war, in which he was &C lively engaged,
and while in command OF the John
Adams distinguished hlmself During the
IndIau war OF 1856 he also made his IN Ark,
particularly at the bat lie OF Sitka on the Pacific
coast. For some time after the outbreak OF our
recent civil war he was chief OF the Ordnance
Department at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
was subst quenty in command OF the iron clad
Roanoke. HIS last cruise expredin September,
1864, and on the 28th OF September, 1866, he
was commissioned commodore aud on the
2Sth OF January, 1867, he was place on the
retir, d st. Since then Commo lore GanseVoolt
has been "wetlng orders" ana durlug his time
residing az his residence in schenectady. His
total service IN the navy comprised t4Ity-6Ve
years, iouT months and twelve days, of which
exactly eighteen years were spent at sea. He
was a most excellent officer, and bis death will
be greatly regretted. The remains will be
taken to New York by boat tomorrow morning
tor inteIment In Greenwood Cemetery.
DR.. w. II. q. Morton.
William Thomas Green Morton, N. D., whose
into surgical operations have given him an
eminent place among the 6enefaCtOrs OF the
human race, died Yesterday in New York, from
the effects of sun-stroke. Dr. Morton was a
patIge OF Worcester county, Mass. having been
born in tie rural village OF Charlton, August 10,
1919, and was therefore near the close of HIS
forty.pinLh year at the time OF his death. He
commenced the practice of dentistry IN Boston
IN the year l64l, aud having invented a ne Y
method OF securing ial,e teeth to gold plates,
which required the removal OF the Old stumps.
his attention was naturallS directed TO the means
OF alleviatingi ibe pan OF the operation. After
receiving many suggestions III course OF
medical studies from books and lectures, aud
iron conversa IONS with scientific men, he be-
came convinced OF the possibility OF reducing
il not enurely preventing, the pain OF surgical
operations. TheIe Is little doubt that otners
before him had conceived similar idea, but as
they tailed 70 brIpg 1t to the test OF DECISIVE
experiment, it remained without practical
benefit TO tue world. 1t was not until the 30 b
OF September, 1916. that Or. Morton succeeded
in extracting the tooth of a patient white
under the influence of sulphurc ether. THIS
was followed by other experiments OF the
same character equally successful, and having
communicated the result TO DR.. Johu q. War
zen, he Obtained the consent OF that eminent
surgeon TO allow the use OF ether in an opera
ter st the Massachusetts General Hospital,