The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-12
ANOTHER UsEFUL LTrE ENDED.
The sudden Death OF the EDITOR Of n widely
Known Medical serial.

DR.. William w. Hall, the well-kno
editor OF HIWs American Journal Of Health aud
Medicine had an apopoctic stroke while walk
ing In Park avenue on Wednesday evening. He
was taken to Cornelius Vanderbilt house and
there he soon died. DIR. Hail was born In Paris
KY. Oct. Is. $50. Graduating from college a: az
early age he entered upon the study OF theology
and after bis ordination he preached for ten
years IN Lawrenceburg. Ind. one Of his colabor-
ers being Henry Ward Beecher. who miuistercd
there In lSj, and ISIS. While serving In his min
isterial CAPACITY, DR.. Hall devoted his snare
hours to the study of medicine with the view
or fitting himself thoroughly for the duties Of "A
missionary in foreign Lands but after taking his
degree he abandoned the pulpit and entered
upon lucrative practice In New Orleans ana In
Cincinnati, giving 10 each place one half his
time for number OF years. lie also practiscd
Tor uIne ia lehas' and on ttip IT. IA Calves
ton TO New York he was shipwrecked on the
Florida Reefs: lie was picked up starving ten
days aftetward.
DR.. Hall settled in New York about 1853, and
entered upon the practice OF medi inc, meeting
with immediate success. At about that time lie
began the publication OF his Journal ~ Hsdlth.
one of the hfst efforts ever made to pOpularlze
the subject of hygiene, the first u attain 10
high rank among household journi lis devoted
o. the subject and the most successful uf rs
class in the world. II reached a circulation Of
$500 copies. has been more largely quoted tIan
any other medical journal, ana Is well known
wherever the English lang ua2e Is rcad.
DIR. Hall was the author and compiler Of thir-
ty-two useful works, many of winch have been
reprinted IN Englind, Germany, and France His
"a
$50 pages, has boon LARGELY circulated and Is still
Ia demand. Two OF ni~ latest works, Pneumo-
MA" and " Dphtheria,' are IN press In Toronto.
All his writings are Characterized BY n high
moral ana religious tone, the absence OF technl-
cal verblaGe, and purity and simplicity OF Ian
guage.
Dr. Hall never weighed over l25 pounds. HIS
head was large anu well formed, aud gave fair
outward evidence OF the activity and strength
OF his intcllect. For many years II his GUS
tom To rise nj IN the Urning ana work almost
necessarily until TO Mt night, In this, N IN nothing
else. violating an important rule Of health that
this constant labor that undoubtedly brought
ABOUT his death. About ye r ago he was att ack-
ed with something ike spanlexy while attending
aconcert III Giuure's Garden, but lie made hight
OF the temporary trouble; and although he
ALWAYS expressed hope that he might die sud
denly, he never seemed to think that his life
would be brought TO an end by apoplexy. He
was an enthusiastic PRESBYTERIAN, was known
and loved for his practical charity, and although
extremely eccentric, he was nevertheless re-
speCted.
DIR. Halls first wife was Philadelphian. His
second, VINO survives him, Is mem ssr OF tue
old knickerbucker family OF KobinsOu, sister
OF the late Cniet Justice Robinson OF the Su-
preme Court. lie leaves three daughters snd "A
son. who, at the time OF their fathers sudden
de TN, were IN the country preparing To visit the
Centennial Exhibition.
The burial, tomorrow, "a 20 he In the plot OF
the 81. Georges Society. Greenwood Cemetery.