The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-24
OBITUARY.
LOUIS ANTHONY GEscuErDT, M

LOUIS ANTHONY GRsCuEIDT, M. D.
This eminent physician one of the moot distinguished
In country, died his residence. Hastings
on the Hudson, very suddenly Of heart disease, on
Sunday evening last goth inst, AT the age OF sixty.
eight He born in Dresden April 8. 1908, and.
being designed for the Church, educated at the
Kreuz Schulz in that city; but exhibiting at q very
early age extraordinary aptitude for scientific in.
ves,igaton his education for the ministry aban-
doned aud he entered the Dresden University, where
his progress In tho natural sciences rapid,
especially in botany, that no became the travelling
companion and scientific associate OF the Crown Prince
OF saxony, asterward Frederick August H., In hs
botanical pursuits At nineteen Dr. Geschedt entered
the University Of Lepsc, where in the short space Of
two years. he graduated with great distinction. Re.
turning TO his native city he became the assistant oi
Dr. A. Carus, the great psychologist, and Dr. r. A. Won
Ammon, the most eminent ocuIiss IN Europe, and
ai,erward devolcd himself to The practice OF med
icine.
Upon the appearance of the cholera In Berlin he VA
by the municipality OF Dresden TO investigate tht
of that epidemic, and while IN Berlin acted
the assistant OF Dienenbach, the distinguished anat
omist and operative surgeon. Upon his return u
Dresden he published q small work OF great merit
upon certain diseases oil the eye, then ImperiectlJ
known, and rapidly rising TO eminence
when the course Of political events 10
Germany turned his attention new
direction. Like many OF the patriotic young men OF
his country no was an earnest advocate Tor a united
Germany and more liberal government, which ho
mentsinJurious to all who advocated them, and being
unyieding in his convictions he emigratcd to the
United States In 1885, and settled In this city prac
tising physician where his worth aud ability were
soon recognized
He continued in the active practise Of his profession
for thirty i've years, becoming In time the phi stefan OF
the Aslors and number OF tho chief families Of New
York. In 1870 he retired with ample fortune. the
fruit OF latorious and most useful professional te "a
a beautiful spot the banks OF the HUDSON, neal
Hastings where he has lived tor the last years,
practising only IA this city when solicited by intimate
fripn Dr CAge u I0 " las
called from his great eminencc. IN the Of
Commodore Vanderbilt He was man Of such ex.
attachments and natural skill that no dis
nnguished IN all branches OF his profession, and his
professional honors and rewards the
man Of remarkable modesty, with an honest German
contempt tor everything like pretension, sham or
quackery. He had noble personal presence, hne,
Intellectual head dignned ana courteous panners and
his gentle voice, sweet smile and calm sen posscssos
in The sick room had marked effect upon the scl
and suffering prominent merchant Of this citI
won't TO Germany expressly consult the great ocu
list Won Ammon, and received for answer, "You navt
In New York Or. Geschcidt, as good an ocuIist as |
am Go homo and put yourself under his treatment
One Of the marked characteristics OF this omnens MAJ
was in his attention 10 the poor, whom he was eva
ready visit in their apodes and attend gratut
tousy with she same assiduty and fidelity and tres
with the dccacy that no would the most distin
guished of his patients. There 10 no greater blessing
to . community than a learned, skiuI aud benevolent
physician HIS death IS public loss and the death oil
br Gcscheidt is loss not easily supplied 10 eavei
. widow aud daughter.
HIRAM n. DAVIS, OF HARRISON, n. ..
Twenty or thirty years ago one Of the best KNOW
places among drovcrs, cattle dealers ana horsemcn
OUTSIDE Of tho metropolis Davis Hotel, on the
turnpike road, Harrison township, New jersey, mile
or so from Newark. There used 10 coDgrsgats
from oil parts OF the country and from Canada II vas
owned by Mark Davis. who purchased hall the town oe
Harrison for . song HIS son ana heir Hiram n.
Davis, has Just died from rheumatism and Other
causes. Mr. Davis well known TO the class Of
rod 10 In vnl
portion OF u he realized, noS long since, e2270oA
The balance V worth Slb0.0Qo