New-York tribune., 1879-03-15

cryspelas and pneumonia ior several days past died at
4 O'Clock this morning.
John Maynard Woodwork was born at Big
Flats, Chemung County, n. Y, August Is, 1887. lie
WAS taken Illinois by mis- parents wne an infant and
was educated 1t the Warrenvie (I) Seminary, and at
the University OF CnIcIgO. He then studied par macy.
lie soon engaged business his own account, and at
the same time attended the lectures on medicine and
chemistry at the Rush Medical College He afterwMd
entered upon the regular study Of medicine
in that Institution. aud completed course
of qualitative aud quantitative analysis, under
Professor J. v T. Baney. Tho Winters Of 1889,
1860 and 1861 he spent in the Smithsonian lnstiti-
tion working under the personal supervision OF Pro-
fes,or Spencer T. Baird He was graduated as NJ d. IN
1862 at Tho Chicago Medical College. He Immediately
entered active in the Army OF the Union as an
Assistant Post Surgeon at Camp Douglass, Illinois, and
shortly after app lnted AssstanourSeon or Vol
uuteers and Joined General sherman in the field near
Cornth, remaining with his command until the
Union Armies mustered out In 1860.
Ia 1868 lie was promoted to the rank OF Surgeon,
and assigned to duty Medical Inspector Of the FIJI
tcenth Army Corps, and af:erward Medical Inspector
and Medical Director OF tho Army OF the Tennessee.
During sherman's march to the sea Dr. Woodworths
services were Sd mighty appreciated that he was
breycted LeutenantColOnel II 1865 he visited
Europe where be spent year. chiefly in the hospitals
Of Berlin and Vienna, taking special courses OF nsiruc
ton in those institutions. In 1866 he established
himself in Chicago In 1871 he was appointed Super
yisng Surgeonenera OF the Marine Hospital Service
United States position which he held up to inc
present time.
For eight years Dr. Woodworth abored perfect the
organization of the Marine Hospital Service by intro
dncing systematic business methods In the conduct OF
its affairs The result OF his work has been seen In the
greatly increased efficiency OF the service During the
yellow fever epidemic OF last Summer the people OF the
South made application TO the President for the appoint
mont OF commission to ascertain the and to sug
gest means for preventing the recurrence OF such
epdemics AS no appropriation existed from
which the expenses OF such commission
might be betrayed President could not comply; but
Dr. Woodworth recognizing the importance OF such
an inquiry voluntarily assumed the responsibility for
the necessary expenses Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson sub
scrbed large portion OF the needed sum- and portion
was contributed by the merchants Of New-YorR and St.
Louis This commission at work during October
aud November. On the assembling OF Congress new
commission appointed, into which the original
commission incorporated. and Dr. Wood
worth appointed president. The inquiry
| was much extended, and the report OF tue
commission presented to Congress IA the basis
for the sanitary legislation which lt vas hoped that
| body would enac Dr. Woodworth labOred long aud
faithfully the interest of public health. and only few
days was appointed by the President as member
Of the National Board OF Health instituted by Congress
at the His death Will be an rreparabe
loss to the service that he has conducted with so nuch
ability the interests Of the Government, ano OF the
whose benefit the service established
and TO the cause OF public health In America
Dr. WoOdwotn was a member OF IA number Of medical
and scientific societies, aud was the author OF
| Primary Surgery Of General Sherman's Campaigns "
QsG6). The MISERY of Life " QS71 Regulations OF
the United States Marine HOspitIl service QS13),
Hos uals and Iosp al Construction" (lS7376) the
Immigration Service OF the United States" 1873,
| - Choera ~ 1873 III the United States and M
grants aud Sailors ia their Relations to Pubic Health
| ana safety OF ships ana those who Travel In
| them" In 1s7G he read before the international
| Medical Congress paper on Inc lransdc-
! tions the American Public Health AssOciat on
with reference to Cholera aud Yellow Fever" he six
propositions then submitted by Dr. Wo"dTOrh In rea-
IOn these subjects adopted He also Issued the
Provisional Nom, aturc of Diseases OF the College
o. Physicians In London s74) and adapted II for Tue
| use of tho Marine Hospital Service. Besides these
works he WAS the author of the annual reports o TIE
Hospital Service, which contained Vely valuable
| contributions TO practical hygiene and medicine