New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-15

! return to BrattlebOro, on a visit to hil
mother, he was unexpectedly affected with
| gangrene of the foot. His son, DR.. Warren
Stone, Jr., went on to attend him and con
duct him home, where he arrived in Dc
tober. The gangrene continued to advance,
affecting the entire foot. He knew well the
nature of the disease He gradually de-
clined without much suffering, and at last
calm, composed and prepared for death, ne
expired Ike a philosopher and chris
tlan. The fu2eral, notwithstanding the
| eplzOOtic made it difficult to reach the
church or the cemetery. was attended by a
highly respectable and numerous collec-
ton.
A sorrowing crowd filled up the APP
breaches to the coffin which was covered
with flowers the Last token of the regretted
dead. Many notices of his death were pub
lisbed in the papers. The faculty and class
passed series of respectful resolutions, and
they attended in body, and every express
sion of regard was rendered here that
could be exhibited by his attached fellow
| citizens, and the mail was loaded with the
sympathetic letters Of kind correspondents
for weeks succeeding.
| DIR. Stone was born in St. Adams, Yer
mont, in February, 1903. He was the
! youngest of three children, his brother
Chauncey, dying several years ago of the
same disease to which he himself fell a
victim. He leaves behind sister much
older than himself, and a venerable mother,
on whom he lavished, TO the hour of his
| death, all the devotion and tender regard
OF his loyal and atfectiOnate nature She
was indeed worthy of his love. From her
| he inherited the physical development
and the noble figure for which he
was so distingulshed-fro her he derived
the high intellectual and moral tone that
spurred his ambition to fields of noble en-
terprise beyond the limits of his narrow
home. 1t was from her precepts and her
examples he imbibed the principles of
truth, honesty, philanthropy and self-rell
ance that appeared 50 conspicuously in
every sphere of his after life. His advan-
tages tor school instruction were very linn
tied, but what are they to the solid princi-
pies of enlarged thoughts and action, inter-
woven INTO the very growth of his physical
nature by mother so well qualified to edu-
cate him, both by precept and example
Although apparently so badly prepared to
enter on the study of liberal profession,
he exhibited an early preference for that
OF medicine. He went from his rural home
to be placed as a student under DR..
IWltchell, an eminent physician and sur
geon in keene, New Hampshire. From
DIR. Twitchell, a gentleman of reputation
and signal ability, he always acknowl
edged he received the greater part
of his professional knowledge. He
ever spoke of him with respect
and affection, ana on DR.. Stones first visit
TO the North they renewed and cultivated
friendship 80 honorable to professor and
pupil, so rare in the present day.
From keene he proceeded to the medical
school at Pittstield, Massachusetts, where
he graduated as a doctor of medicine in
1881. He exhibited in his medical studies
much the same disregard for the literature
OF his profession and books which he re-
talned long after, but to all that was prac-
Cal and demOnstrative he was particularly
attentive and well instructed
In the latter part of his professional life
ne paid greater attention to the written rec
ords OF his profession, and there were few
more accurate in every thing relating to
the advance of medicine Opportunities for
practice being few, he took passage Octo-
Der III, 1882, from Boston, in the brig Ame-
liza, for New Orleans. The voyage was par
tlcularly unfortunate. She encountered
frequent storms, the cholera appeared on
board among the crew and passengers, and
at last, on October 80, the vessel. with a
valuable cargo and 1913 passengers, was
beached on Folly island, being leaky and
having made an Intellectual effort to put
into Charleston harbor.
The passengers and crew were landed on
the island, where Mr.. Andrew Milne appropri-
ated to their use his two extensive dwellings,
and other buildings The city of Charleston
sent down the most ample supplies, pro-
visions, clothing and hospital stores, and as
they were badly affected with the cholera,
dispatched for two other physicians to as
slst IN giving proper attendance On the
seventh of November the physicians en-
ptoyed by the authorities at Charleston
were so broken down by their exertions
that they requested to be relieved from
duty, and Professor Thomas Hunt, of our |
scnool, at that time young and distiH-
gulshed physician of Charleston, was ap-
pointed to take sole charge of Folly island |
ana OF all the passengers and crew Of the |
brig Amelia. Under his administration the |
disease soon abated, and the mortality, in a |
short time, was completely extinguished. |
DR.. Hunt received the most fattering testi-
monlals from the inha bitants and strangers |
ON the island. The board of health and |
City Council of Charleston presented a |
magnificent silver vase, now in possession |
OF his son, Carleton Hunt, ESQ.
Dr Hunt attended DR.. Stone when he |
was Ill of the cholera, and afterward gave |
ample accounts of his valuable services in |
taking care of the sick The Amelia was |
burned, and another vessel chartered |
to carry her passengers to Mobile
and New Orleans, where DR.. Stone
landed late in November or early in De-
cember He was sick. poor, and without
sufhclent clothing to protect him against
Uue very cOid weather of that season. He |
maze , lnehectual efforts to procure any
KIND OF labor to provide for his wants.
when Dr. Cenas, our late professor, and
physician TO the Charity Hospital, pro
cured him employment in a very subordi-
nate capacity in the Charity Hospital. He
there gave such evidence Of ability and in
1ustry, till we learn, again meeting with
PROFESSOR Hunt, now removed from Charles
Ton TO this city. and appointed resident
surgeon 3. OF the Charity Hospital, August
81, 1915, he received from DR.. Hunt the
loIloWlng recommendation to the admins
traitors of the Charity Hospital The re-
SUIT OF this application we do not know.
out IN The following year we find him act.
ing as assistant surgeon under DR.. Picton,
ana performing the greater part of the sur
glcal duties of the hospital. After urging
the necessity of an assistant surgeon. and
OF an Immediate appointment, DR.. Hunt
continues:
&" subjoin at the request OF DR.. Warren
Stone the following certificate and recon-
| became acquainted with
DIR. Stone when was in attendance on the
passengers and crew of the brig Amelia,
wrecked in 1882. on Folly Island. 1t gives
me pleasure 10 state from my own personal
70 that DR.. Stone is humane and
worthy man, and a well informed, sklllul.
AID for his age, an experienced surgeon.
He is in every respect qualified for the office
Of Assistant House Surgeon, for which ne
is candidate. | respectfully recommend
him to your favor as one whose appointment
as assistant surgeon would prove valuable
to myself and highly advantageous to the
public. am gentlemen. very respectfully.
your obeGient servant.
THOMAS HUNT, MD"
DR.. Stch. !,:lng now the office OF assist
ant surgeon. and performing tn. greater
part ot lii" services until $50. when. br the
;lnau;mous and unsettled ac,trn of fine