The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11
DEATH OF DIR. PEUGNET.

EXTRAORDINARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE
AMPUTATIoN OF HIS MANGLED LIMBS
TOUCHING DEATHBED see >E--CAREER OF
REMARKABLE PHYSICIAN.
The shocking death Of DR.. Eugene Peugnet. ono Of
calls many incidents in his long life of usefulness.
Though the Doctor had a large circle Of social and
professional friends he was not widely known as
Q of his eminent attainments should have
been. During all his years he was dlgent student,
and his chosen profession has more than prof
tied by the ampleness of his scholarship and the
thorouchness or his research. His learning not
pretentious. and his works for the most part
monographs. On special subjects many of these
little works arc text books. Like most closet stu
dents DR.. Peugnet not expert at popularizng
efforts and. consequently while he consulted with.
and in his addressed the elect OF the profess
sion. he not widely or ''popularly" known. A
man of gentle impulses and large charity. he
dcared himself to all with whom he came in contact.
while those who only knew him rs an abstraction
through his works respected him for his learning.
SOLDIER AND STUDENT
Coming from u family of soldiers, he had with all
his studious habits, martial bent, and when the
army the capacity Of surgeon. He served with
distinction. and was taken prisoner by the Con-
tederate troops and incarcera;ed In the city
of Richmond, where he suffered many priva-
tions. When peace restored to the dis
tracted States he returned to this city aud
practised his profession for u number of years. and
then moved his residence to Fordham, in Westchcs-
ter where he resided at the of his death
1t was during his residence in this city that he
wrote opusculum on the peculiar features of the
wound from which jim Fisk died Before the close
OF the war Dr. Peugnet married u daughter of Judge
Moore, and by her had four chioreE-three daugh-
ters and son, who at his fathers deathbed re-
ceived blessing and final admonition.
Many old New Workers. who III the hurry of the
city's rapid growth have lost sight of Dr. Peugnet
will recall the once famous school founded in Bank
street by his father. Hyacinthe Peugnet an old
Hyacinthe Peugnet and his brother LOUIS. also an
officer OF the army of the First Empire. immigrated
to these shores and founded the school i'll question.
This institution for boys, contemporary with the
famous establishment of Miss Keogh tor girls. and
the two divided the patronage OF New Yorks best
families. The changes and advancement in the educa
tional economy OF tho city finally made the school
untenable but not in tho time of its protector who
lived to see it firmly established Ill public favor.
TILE FATAL ACCIDENT.
DIR. Peugnet was run over and had both his feet
cut of by q train of the Harlem Railroad, near the
West Mount Vernon station. on Thursday afternoon.
and died about six o'clock yesterday morning. On
being removed from under the train 1t was found
that he perfectly conscious. ana he remained SO
until within fifteen minutes before his DEATH I'm
taken to the residence Of DIR. A. NJ. Campbell. in
Sixth avenue, Mount Vernon but the JOLT
ing of the carriage proved too severe. and by his
directions he taken to Smiths Hotel. near
by. Here he directed telegram to be sent to Dr.
ii. ID. sands. of New York. to come and ainpuac his
limbs. He also sent for other medical friends and
by about nine o'clock fourteen Of them were at his
side rendering their professional services.
HEROIC FoRTITuDE.
While waiting for their arrival he took his lance
and made ncisous in his arms and injected with
his hands brandy and morphine into them
with view of counteracting the effects OF the shock
to his nervous system. He also gave directions iii
regard to the manner in which the bandages should
DO adjusted and regulated with his own hands the
doses OF brandy and ether necessary under the cir
cumstances to allay his excruciating pains. Hc
recognized the host of friends who called to SEQ
him, and conversed freely with them. especially
with some OH whom he had performed operations.
rcmarkne that he himself was past saving. He
likewise gave directions to Rev. Father Coles.
pastor of the Catholic Church in the village. in
spect the obscquies he wished to be observed af
tor his death. When his son. youth OF about sew
ontccn years old arrived aud knelt down beside him
and placed his hand in that of his fathers the latter
expressed his dying request to his son in regard to
present to tears After remarking to him that no
had thus far lived without biemsh upon his char
acter he urged him to maintain that spotless char
acter to the end of his life; that upon him rested
great responsibility. that the care of tho young
that they would naturally emulate his example. that
his mother would have to depend wholly upon him.
that he would DO not only her son, but also her adj
wiser; that one OF the highest characteristics Of
manliness that could DO displayed by him was de-
votion to his mother.
suitable ccommodations tor DIR. Pougnct wero
offered by Mr.. james Ryan. on the opposite side Of
the avenue, and accepted. Here the amputation OF
the two limbs was concluded shortly after midnight
the patient himself giving directions at what points
he desired the amputatons to be made. Ho bore the
ordeal with heroic forutude.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Norquist commenced an inquest about
ten o'clock yesterday, when several witnesses were
examined before an intelligent jury James Ryan
testified to- the fact OF seeing the deceased leave
Behrman' and walk leisurey along the west side OK
the down track, with newspaper IN his hand by his
sides ho heard the signal given by the eng neer to
"down brakes" three times the deceased told VIII
ness after he was that he alone was to
blame for the accident, that he thought the west
side track was switch track. and not tho regular
John Zilig. station agent of the Harlem Railroad
Company testified to the signal of danger having
been given by the engineer OF the train. In answer