The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-26
John 8. Kitchen. u. $. N,

John S. Kitchen surgeon in the United States
Navy, died in Philadelphia recently, aged forty
two years. He was recently In charge Of the Naval
Hospital at Mare Ireland, Cal.
Dr. Kitchen was born in New York in November
$780, and was commissioned an assistant sur
geon in the navy on the lst OF May, 1855.
His first duty was on board the United States
soopo-war st. Louis, on the coast of Africa, from
1856 to 1855. He was next attached to the stea IN
frcate Wabash the fagship of the Mediterranean
squadron, returning home to be promoted to
passed assistant surgeon IN 1882 when he was
stationed at the Naval Hospital at Chelsea, Mass.
August, 1851, and ordered first to the steamer
Pocahontas and subsequently to the steam sloop
Mohiean of the North Atlantic blockading squadron.
During 1862 and 1868 he was attached to the steam
frigate Minnesota. the flagship OF the North
Atlantic blockading squadron and on his return
ordered to the naval rendezvous at Boston.
During 1854 and 1866 he was again at sea, on board
the steam sloop sacramento, during her chase ofthe
rebel iron-cad prlvateer stonewa He was then
ordered as surgeon in charge of the Naval Hospital
at Port Royal, =. c., from which he again went to
the naval rendezvous at Boston, and thence to the
receiving ship Ohio. In 1869 he was ordered to the
iron-clad Dictator, In the Gulf Of Mexico, and
while attached to her exhibited the first de-
cided manifestations OF the disease or which
he died. In 1870 he was ordered as member
OF the Naval Medical Board, in session at the Naval
Hospital, in Philadelphia and finally as surgeon in
charge Of the Naval Hospital at Mare Island Navy
Yard, from which he was invaded In september,
1871. since which time he has been confined to his
residence DR.. Kitchen was one Of the most emf
nent members Of the United States Naval Medical
Corps. He was actively and hon0rably employed,
without ntermlsson, during the whole OF the sew
enteen years OF his connection with the navy.
william M. Gerhard.
william NJ. Gerhard, NJ. D., distinguished Amer-
can physician, died at his residence in Philadelphia
the oath of April. He was born in New York in the
year 1909. Having received an excellent education
he made choice OF the special study OF medicine a.
profession, and spent number OF years in its
pursuit in America and Europe. Returning from
the Old World he was, in the year 1888, appointed
assistant to Professor Jackson, clinical lecturer at
the Philadelphia Hospital, and subsequently WIS.,
itng physician to that institution position he
held during twenty-five years. In 1S41 he COM
menccd the conduct OF the medical clinic at the
Medical Institute, which he continued until 1859.
During this time his fame clinical lecturer
caused him to be invited to occupy the chair Of the
practice OF medicine In Jefferson College, which in
yitaton guided by the advice OF his friends
in the university, he declined DR.. Gerhard was
most able practitioner particularly in his knowledge
OF morbid anatomy his diagnoses, as shown in many
instances by post norton examinations being
rarely Inaccurate. His private practice was very
extensive. II was chiefly, however, as an author
that he achieved his fame, his greatest work being
~ ectures on the Diagnosis, Pathology and Treat
ment of Diseases Of the Chest first published In
1si2 He also published a ''Chnical Guide" and
edited with notes and additions, "Grove's system
of Clinical Mediciner Besides these larger works,
he wrote number of valuable medical, scientific
treatises and also contributed extensively 10 medi-
cal periodicals.