Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-10


the opinion entertained by his supcriors of
his professional ability, that after the battlc
OF Mansfield he was placed in charge of oil
the wounded numbering probubly 5000
men. Tho confidence in his skill was not
misplaced, and he acquitted himself 80
efficiently as to win general and marked
approval
Not content with tho knowlego of mcdi-
oiuc gained in American schools, uud IN
this active practice, he seized the earliest
opportunity Of visiting Europe, and lobored
stcn1ily for some time in tho schools Of
England, France and Germany. Gle
walked tho hospitals Of Paris and London"
brother physician, who knew him from
his boyhood, said, Gas persovoringls as
though he Was but beginner instead Of n
man we'll advanced in his profession. To
Que Of his high spirit aud restless tompera
ment suoh work was inexpressibly irksome,
but, with indomitable energy that always
distinguished him, he labored on and at
length returned to his native land physician
OF rare skill, and a cultured, polished gen
tleman" llo settled down upon the estate
that he had inherited from his fnthor, and
practioed his profession successfully. But
tho combative and adventurous spirit that
had carried him into the Seminole contest
was still strong within him. Those were
tho days when few gentloman, in the South,
at all events, wero opposed to duclling, and
several timos tho young Doctor exchanged
sbots on the "licld Of hcuor" BY one Of
these contests, it is said, no won his second
wife, the beautiful Miss Hamilton, who was
born in London, England, Of American
parents. She was celebrated belle in
those days, and OF notable family. OF
her two sisters, ono married Edward aud
the other Matthew Morgan, bankers in this
city.
From South Carolina DR.. Taylor moved
to Alabama, and then to Louisiana, whore
he practced his profession for some time,
aud purchased on estate. lie had two
children, son aud daughter, but when tho
war Of tho rebellion broke out, his patriot
ism proved stronger than his home ties, and
be was one Of the first medical men who
offered their services 10 the Confederate
authorities lie passed hoporably through
his second war, aud was appointed Medical
Director of the trans Mississippi Department,
on tho Staff of Con. Kirby Smith.
When the South, hard pressed for places
to send its sick and wounded to, turned the
State Seminary at Alexandria into hospital,
it waa called Taylor Hospital, in honor Of
the Doctor.
AZ the opening of the war DR.. Taylor
was one Of the riches. mon in tho Southern
States ihc CLOSE of the contest found him,
like many thousands Of his compatriots,
uttorly ruined. Hc was not, however,
diapirited. There seemed no present hope
for the South, so, philosophicaly accepting
the situation, he started for New York with
his wifo and TWO children. He hircd an
Office in the New York Hotel and began to
practice. Business came to him slowly,
but hc worked on braycly Fight years
after hu moved to For,y-serenth street, aud
by that time his practice was large. His
son is at present stulyiog medicine in New
York, and his daughter, beautiful girl is
in Europe with her mother.
Two years ago, when the yellow fever
was raging in Savannah, Dr. Taylor offered
his services, but the Relief Committee there
was fully equipped, and thcro was DO need
for him to 80.
About five weeks ago he called upon an
intimate friend in this city and said: 81
think my duty lies clearly before mo. l
am vol acquainted with yellow fevor, and
it seems to me that ought to 60 down to
New Orleans and do what | oan for the
sck Other doctors arc going, and tkeir
lives arc surely as valuable to them as minc
is to me. They have not enough physicians
down there, and I can give thcm help,
What should do7'
His friend, a strong minded man, placed
the groat danger Of tho course he pro-
posed strongly before him, 5ut did not
wholly try to dssuadc him from carrying
it out. Dr. Taylor had many years ago
recovered from an attack Of yellow fever, but
his friend cautioned him that this would
not necessarily save him from contogion.
"Of course / know that" the Doctor
said, "but am not afraid to die if can be
of any service, rs think can. 1t is not
the place, but tho m,nner Of my death that
affects me, and if must die Of yellow fever,
contracted whio trying TO help others who
are afflicted, shall not shrink from it,"
His friend had nothing moro to say, but
others tried to persuade him not to 60; they
depicted tho horrors of Now Orleans, and
othor plague stricken cities Of tho South.
he replied:
"All places that tho eye Of hoavcn doth
visit aro to the wise mau ports and happy
havcns."
Ho had resolved upon his course, and
despite all romonstrapccs he quietly madc
his preparations for departure. His wife
and daughter we're going to Europe, and it
was arranged that if the Doctor escaped tho
fever he was to join them in Paris as soon
as possible. Ho started from Now York for
Now Orleans about four weeks ago, paying