New-York tribune., 1877-03-07
DIR GIRDON RICK.

DIR. Gurdon Buck q well-lnOwn surgeon OF
,is civ died at his residence, NO46 West Twcnn ninth!
ST. Yesterday morning He was born on May 4, lsV''
lie had not been well for year past For two weeks
before his death had been confined To his rOoni ana
for five DAYS had been unable to take any food His
funeral will occur tomorrow $3.50 p. at the Churcn
of fhe Covenant at Parl-ave and Thirty-fftnst, OF
which he was u member. The house in which Dr. Bnck
was born is S standing in Fultonst, not Tar from
Dutchst. At that time-70 years ago-Fultonat' was
filed with residences, and was one OF the arls'o
cratic quarters Of the city, Dr. Buck obtained his prep
oration for college at Nelson's Classical Schoolwhch
was a seat OF learning Of reputo in its day and well
known to old Eew-YorEers-Yherc one OF his fellow
pupils was the Hon. Hamilton Fish. lie did not pursue
collegiate studies however but after leaving Nelson
school engaged in business for time He then bega 10
study medicine under the tuition of the late Dr. Thomas
Cook aud in 1880 he graduated from the CoIeSe OF
Physicians and Surgeons He served the regular term
in the medical department of the NewYork Hospital,
and then went abroad to complete his professional
studies spending two years and half chiefly III iariS
Vienna, ard Berlin.
Dr. Buck returned from Europe near the close OF the
wear s3 and began the practice OF his profession III
this city, where hc has resided since He chose
surgery as his specially, and directed his attthtOh
almost wholly to that branch of medical science lie
WAS ssful in performing many difficult operations
bringing into general the treatment OF fractures by
the use OF the weight and pulley system generally
known as Bucks Extension" lie was appointed visit
ing surgeon the NewYorS Hospital in 1887 and held
the uoson until his DEATH being of the oldest hos
utal surgeons in NewYork. He also became the visit
ing surgeon of the St Lakes and the Presbyterian hos
pls and consulting surgeon Of the Roosevelt Hospital,
at tlo time Of the organization OF those instfuti0is
For years previous to 1862 he was the WISHING SUI
econ uf the New-Iprk Eye ana Ear iniirnaiy.
Dr. Buck was connected with numerous medical organ
jzations He was fClow Of the Academy OF Medicine
from the time that was founded, and served one term
az It's Vice 5deIt. He was also connected wh Inc
Nrw-Yurk Pathological society ana the American Medi-
cal Association. At different times he has acted ~
trustee OF the NewYO Eye and Ear lnhrnari the
College of Physicians and surgeons. tde Now-Iorh DIS
pensaly and the NewIOIk Ophthaimc and AWai lnSil-
tutc During the last 80 years he was frequent CON
irbutor to medical journals Many OF his cOntrbutinns
were accounts Of important and interesting anIG1cal
operations and the greater part OF these articles were re-
printed ia pamphlet form for distribution among his
friends The only book which he Published was an rab-
crate treats" entitled Contributions 10 R'InrdtNe
surgery" TO which he had gwen many years or study
4; was issued last Fall. During his second visit Ia Ln-
rGrc in S36 he was married to Henrietta l.. Woih OF
Geneva Switzerland. WHO survives him. lie also leaves
three SONS and daughters. All Of his sons are resi-
dents OF this city, two-FTncis ID. and Albert ii-beug
physicians and the third GurdOn S. Duck-Dcng en-
aaged Ill the practice OF Law.