The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-01
ANOTHER OF THE MARTYRS.
nov DIR. TAYLOR or NEW YORK MET
DEiTH ~ NEU ORLEINS.
Leaving n Good Practice Here 10 Give Help
to the Fever stricken In Iouisinna-Iike
Dr. Kibbc. Failing u Victim soon Amer.


A little over month ago, DR.. ]. Theus
Taylor. a wel-to-do and prosperous physician
oi this city. but native Of the South. deter
mined TO offer his services to the Howard Asso-
citation Of Louisiana. The offer WINS accepted
ns promptly as II was made. and DR.. Taylor at
once started for New Orleans. Sunday after
noon. as announced in Yesterdays dispatches,
he fell victim to the yellow fever. As did Dr.
Kibbc. who died of the same fever only n few
days before him, Dr. Taylor was martyr TO his
sense OF duty
His life had been slngularly adventurous
one He was descendant OF the pioneer
settler in South Carolina. and the first house
bull, in that state was erected by his ancestor.
II still stands and is owned 10y lady now visit
ing New York. Sixty-thrcc years AGO DR..
Taylor was born in Columbia s. G., where his
father owned large plantation, and gave To
his son an admirable education. When he was
only 90 years of ace the young man married
II daughter oi Major Marant hut his wife died
soon after their marriage. leaving MIN child-
less.
went TO Philadelphia, whore he graduated with
high honOrs ~ u physician. When the SEM
mole war IN Florda broke ont his ADVENTUROUS
spirit !rd him ip the Held. lie was attached in
medical capacity g. a cavalry regiment aud
50 hirh wns Tie opinion entertained 10y his
superiors ~ iis profess ssiunal ability. that after
| the battle of Mansfield no was placed IN charge
Of all the wounded, numbering, probably. 30o0
Tm ana Se aeSn,da ID ss o wa Sl mf
as 10 win general and marked approval.
Not content with the knowledge OF medicine
! practice. lie sczed the earliest opportunity
| 3f visiting Europe. and lahored stoyydily
land. France. and Germany. : He walked
! n" hospiialsof Paris and London
SSSr Soybodrd rdIan sad %no az hoah t hs
| WAS hat beginner instead OF man well nd
vanced N his. profession. To one Of his high
spirit and restless temperament such wurS was
| ineNpressibly irksome, but, with the irdomi-
! table energy that always distinguished him. he
| laborcd on. and nj length returned To- his uatve
land physician Of rare skill and cultured.
| polished gentleman" He settled down upon the
! estate that he had inherited from hi~ father.
| and pralfisrl his profess successfully. But
| the comhative and adv"ntur ous spirit that hnd
carried him into the Semino" contest was siill
! strong within MIN. Those were tn" days when
/ few gentlemen. IN th" South ~ all events. wcr"
| opposed io duriinG. and several tines th"
/ young doctor exchanged shots on the u Of
honor. BN one oi these contests. Is Sud. he
won his second wife the beautiful Miss Hnmil, :,
ton. who was born in London. England OF
American parents. She was a c"icnraied belle
in those days. and oi notahl" family. q!
her two sisters. one married Edward ani the
other Matthew Morgan bankers IN this city.
From South Carolina Or. Taylor moved TO
Alabama. and then To Louisiana. where he
prariis"d hs pro."--gn ior some time. and
purchased an estate He had two children. a
son aud n daughter hut when the war Of the re-
bellion broke Ont his pair loti-m proved stronger
of the medical mcn who offered their services To-
the Confederate authorities. lac passed honor
ably through this his second war. and was np
pointed Medical Director OF the Trans VI -ss-
sippi Department. on the stan OF Gen. Kirby
Smith When the South. hard pressed Tor places
10 send lis sick and wounded To. turned the state
Seminary nt AlrNandrn into hospital II was
called Taylor Hospital in honor Of the Doctor.
Al the opening OF the war DR.. Taylor was one
| OF the richest men ~ IN" southern States. The
close of the contest found him. like many thou
sands OF his compairiois. utterly ruined. he
was not however dlsp,rited. Ih"re seemed
no present. hop. fog III" south. 20. phllo,,
| sophi"nl,y acccmng the situation, he started
| for New York with his wife and two children.
| He hir"d an office il the New York Hotel and
| began 10 pracu'r. BuslhNss came 10 MN slow
| ly. but hc worked on hrayely I.ght years
after lie moved TO Forty-seyrnth street. and
hy that time his urnrilr" WIS large. II j. son j.
| az present studying medicine IN Nrw ore. Hud
his daughter. beautiful girl. Is ia Europe with
| her mother.
Two years ago. when the yellow fever was
raging IN Savannah. DR.. Taylor offered his
| services. hut tnc Relief Committee there Was
| fully equipped, and there WAS no need Tor him
About 1--WE weeks nso he called upon an init
| mate friend in this cty and said. ' think my
duty lies clearly before me am well ac-
quainted with yellow fever and IL seems 10 mo
| that ought 10 40 down T. New Orleans and do
what l cnn for the sick. Other doctors are
| going. and their lives are surely as valuable TO
them as mine is 10 me. They have not enough
physcians down mere. nrd can give them
| holp. what should dOF
His friend keen trongminded man.
| placed the great danger OF the course he pro-
posed strongly before him. but did not wholly
| try To diSsunde him from carrying II out Dr.
Taylor had many years age. recovered from
| an attack ol yellow lever, but ms lrlcnd eau
TONED MN thnt ms would not necessarily save
| him from coningion.
| . Ot course know mat me Doctor shld
but am not AFRAID Ia dI1 II can De OF any
| service, ns thlhk rhn' II II no' lhe place but
| the manner oi my dch' thet Affects me; and II
] must die Of yellow irver. r"ntrnctsd while
| trying 10 help Diners VINO are aiilcted, shall
not shrink from II.
HIS friend had nothins more 10 say. but
Others trl"d To- p'rsu"i,' MN hni 10 20 tl'V de-
picted the horrors Of New Orleans and other
plague stricken cities IN the south. lie re-
Piled; ,, ..,-,.
Al places that the eye OF heaven doth visit
are 10 ths wise mau portS ana hhppy h'iNens.
He hhd resolved upon M course, ana despite
an remonslrancrs u" puleuN maze ms Erephlh-
lions ior d.p4rlure, ms WE and daugnter
were gong 10 Europe ana II was arranged thht
| II the Drtor escaped the ieN@r he Was 10 luiii
them ln lhrir ~ soon r. possible" lie started
from New YORK Tor New Orleans about four
weeks ago. paving ms own lhre ana All cN-
Irnsrs. wnlle thrfr uls Wlr ana uhughter
sailed Tor turnpe Two weeks lhirr
Arrived IN New orleans. Dr. Iayl9r vas sent
atonccto Morgan 'ty.and lt"rNard 70 LaSonda
pluhuitloh' II" was aS usual uhtr!nlitlht ~ MS