The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-03-17

Company Shops by rail about nightfall.
and Immediately set out with brother
physician. in buggy. for the house ol
the patien.. some miles distaEt in the
country. The night was dark and cold
the road was rough; the horse became
frightened at SEINE object. ran away,
upset belbuggy, and threw the occu.
pants out. stunning one sud breakine
the leg u DR.. S,rudwick near the knee
joint. Ile.lay helpless upon the ground
until the next morning sun had risen,
aud was then fonnd in intense agony and
half frozen. Yet his ipaomitable reso.
luton was mistaken; and he insisted
upon being carried forward to the house
u his patient. and there performed the
operation, lfpr hernia) lying upon the
bed hy the sids " the patient. He wa,
Then brought back to llillstorougll on !
hand car, and was confined to his bed
for three months afterwards. 49, !. +.
: Ills reputation asa surgeon, co exist.
ent wi.h lis career. drew to him an ex.
teusive practice in all the branches Of
surgery. 10 addition to those already
named, lie performed innumerabls am
putations. operations for. cataract. for
cancer, and for numberless other mails
dies or accidents Ills boldness as u
surgeon has been referret 70. II never
drgenerated ip,o rashngsess, but was stern
ly under the control Of safe caution,
fortified by thorough knowledge ofthe
ease and confidence in his own judg-
ment. Ills brother practitioners we're
often the admiring witnesses Of his pow.
ers land 10 cases that seemed 10 defy
human skill, saw him iriumphaiitly re.
lease himself from difficulty by what
seemed to be an unerring hut incompre.
hensi5lc instinct lie wssla wonderful
manipulation. aud usci the knife with
either hand indifereutly. with egnal
delicacy Of touch smd sieadiness Of nerve.
AS an obstetrician. his fame WAS YER,
great aud no provincial ply sician hs,
ever surpassed him 10 this branch Of The
profession. ~ s,..y,.. ss.s...
The profession. to which he had de.
voted himself. and u which lie did de,
vote himself ihrough life with undeviat'
ing singleness Of purpose. generously
accorded to him the post Of honor he hat
won. His perfect oprhness. sincerity
and simplicity 81 character spared hin
the pangs ola jenlousy somewhat to-
common among medical men. lilo Wal
ambitions not 20 much to surps.s other
as to qualify himself to deal with and
alleviate human suffering; aud he wound
ed no vanity and mortified no ambition
because he thought less Of his fame thar
the fulfilInent Of his duties. For man,
years. therefore. be had been yield d b,
general consent kind Of professions
precedence which be accepted with &C
customed mode.ty. i'sI @..5t ,t'@Hs
In the effort to give the profession il
proper degree Of d guilty and character
the State Medical Society " Nor.l
Carolina was organized. aud DIR. Strud
wick was made ITS .lirst President, de
liveriug on the occasion Of his inauyua
ration an address which was long re
membered for its earnest aud simple
eloquence /; for 10 this, as in nothing else
did he sacrifice purpose to effect.
10 bis intercourse with the members
Of bis profession he was generously ap.
paeciative ol the merits aud claims Of
Others, kind in language. liberal IN sen.
timent. and 10 relation TO bis younger
brethren. BY counsel and kindness Civ
ing strength aud encouragement to theil
progress'
HIS duties made him ayerse from ac-
tive participation 10 other affairs. ant
though . public spirited citizen with
very decided views. ho never sought MOI
held Office, except that Of commissioner
Of the town Of Ilillsborvush. which be
filled in his earl,sr years. lie was .
warm friend Of internal improvements,
aud was one Of the original stockholders
in the North Csrulna Railroad Com.
pany ; aud came forward, with others,
when The fate Of tLe, measure depended
upon the subscription Of Orange county,
to savs the charter.
IL is needless to say that he was = de-
vout, q sincere. aud mn humble Chris
tim. Ijuob.rusiye In this character. m,