, 1879-03-15
DIR. 1YOODWORTH.

His Death in 1rhs1Ilngtnn Yosturtiny.
spteta! Dispd,eh TO 1nt z'rihunA
WASHINGTON, y. C., March 14.-Dr. John N.
Woodwurth, of Chicago, Surgoon.G General Of
tile Marine. Hospital Service, died hero this
morning at 1 O'Clock, after An illness Of weck.
lie was brnkon down by ovcrwork III connection
with tic YelIow-Fcvcr Commission, md for TINT
reason waa mora susceptible to dis
ease. liz was at ono t[mo Professor
in tic Chicago Medical College, was a member
Of tic Chicago Medical aoelsty, aud Of great
many scientific associations. lie had SUCCESS
fui military career, having commenced Us as.
sistnut Post-surccon at Camp Douglas, md
having been constantly promoted until hc
became Chief Medical Inspector Of tho FIJI
tccnth Army Corps, aud afterwards Medical
Director Of tho Army Of thu Tennessee.
Secretary Sherman this morning said that
BIZ lis ,lcasl, tha Government had lost ono
OF Its most efficient of!lccts mud that It was due
to Dr.. Woodworitl's energy that the Marine
Hospital service Ind been so successfully cstab-
lished.
Dr.. Woodworth will bo buried hero Sunday
| under the auspices OF the Government, III the
historical Rock Creek Cemetery.
Ills death ut tlis ttmo IL severe national
loss, II, view Of the most important work lie 1as
contemplated in connection with ycflow-fcycr
| matters.
John MAYNARD Woolworth was born In Wood
stock, McIlonry, County, ILL.,, in the yoar 1851.
| lie came to Chicago when young man, ami
| engaged in the drug business with bis brother,
who was praettc!ng physician Being inter-
| ested In scicntlfc subjects, he became n men,
Der Of the Chicago Academy Of Sciences, nntl
did grcat DIAL Of work toward putting It on n
sound basis md Increasing It's usefulness. To
tlls end, md ut the instauco Of Robert Keuns.
cott, the founder at Thu Academy, he spcat a
yeur nt the Smithsonian Institution 10 Wash.
ington with rrofs. Henry aud BAIRD, sccur,
t.g duplicates TOR tic Academy Returning here,
ho took up thu study OF medicine, graduating
from tho Chicnec Medical Cofe0e In tho spr!ng
of 1863, Immediately following Ills graduation
lie received MI appointment as Acting AsstatAnt'
SurCtpn nj Camp DOn0lus, md soon thereafter
way appointed Assisiant-surgcon of The Ftrst
Illinois Light Artillery, uni assigned to Bat
tcrics A nn,l u, recruited in tu!s city. lilo waa
subsequently prnmotcd to thu fink of. Surgeon,
ind appointed Mu.lica!-lnspcctur Of The Fit
teenth Army Corps, ce'n1'41stlsd ~ uc'': Local.
At tho cit,sc Ut tho war he llal attained tho POSI-
ton OF Slcdtcni-Dirgctor OF Tho Army Of tho
Tennessee, with tic rank Of }rcvct Lieutenant.
Colonel III recognition OF efficient service. Before
rue,,n,lng pructieo, hc went to Europe With Dr. T.
Q. r. lsulor, Of this city, A'ld remained abroad
iormrd Il partnership. with the venerable Dr,
Ira Hatch, uf this city, and entarcd active prac'
rtec. III 1877 !c WA chosen Professor OF Gom'
parative Anatomy By Tue Faculty OF tic uniser,
Professor Of Physiology At ahc chleago aicdIca
College. At tic Ba,no time he held the post
tion Of Surgeon Of the Soldiers aolne And TX
nu,inInV Surgeon Of tho Pension scrvlco Tl'cat
pusitions l,orontinued to I'LL unt'1, On the rastsr.
Of tllv act rco,gauixlg the Marlne Hospital Ser
yicu In 1871, he 1eyoirea tho appointment o.
chief OF tMe ncwiy.creatcu bureau. the duties o
which office called hlm to Wasfingtoa, wher! r,
tiun That ho has done lsis most l'nportan
work. Within the necessary limits Of III!
akctc!l II would be impossible TO ol}2 any ade
q,.Are idea OF the amount ni1d chardrser Of th'
labor involved, not only In correcting tn
abuses which had grown up ut!der tle previous
n,,systcin Of furnishing rol!et to sick sailors
but In carrying into effect tho provisions Of .,
act which, on It, lacs We cr.,us a ,", sasuc e ~
ceesautly H,ld unsparingly, hoth OF himself nr's
others, TO remedy ttcsB defects; md 80 s,1r
. eeesfuily tint bis untlmcly detnso caunot alice
.!s 's }tn Il !"o m,asnt ss1vtSss 10 ~
The compact, efficient, economical organization
atnt surgical relief to over 4o,UU sailors con,
| POSING our commercial navy.
liz I,as left his Impress on hospital cohstIne
/ t.on and administration; ttse hlarino Hosplta
, At Lake View. a tnollea Of tho beat Of the o.
stylo, md that NJ ban francisco, embndying til
) improvements and rotorm Of thu modor
+ With Ills work IN connection with epleml
, d!seases--nntably IN connection With III
cholera epilemicc Of 1876 aud The yellow feye
cpdomle ol lS75-bo.h me inoaicai prots.si.o
trom hts otllec, collA.iug tho iacts OF the publ
! health In alluoat all civilized coul1trtcSt ar
! rapidly acquiring va!us einallar 10 tue w1al1s