New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
PROMINENT MEN DEAD.
DIR. ISAAC !. HAYES.

II.
DR.. Isaac I. Hayes died yesterday at the
house Of j. b. Fassitt No 422 West Fiftyseventhst lie
was born in Chest r County, Penn March D. 1857
and was educated in the Westtown Academy lh 'na'
county and in the University Of Pennsylvania "hero No
was graduated in medicine. In 1888 ne accompanied
Dr. L. X. Kane the second Grinneu ENpeul.lon 30
surgeon and absent two years ana man, Al'er III
Kane's death, in 1860, no projected an Aict'o
expedition of his own 1t took MN nearly
three years to the aid and money
necessary to its He succeeded, however anu
planted the American flag within 4SO miles ol Vno
North Pole being nearer to it than anV previous OK
porer had reached The object OF the expedtlon was
purely scientific and in that respect IL was sny SUE
cess For the discoveries made at this time Dr. hayes
received gold medals and testimonials from the e@hs
scientific societies throughout the world
Arriving i'm Boston 1861 DR.. Hayes learned ior tne
frat time that there war for the preservation VI
the Union by reading in Boston paper the report VI
te battle Of Balls Bluff He went at once TO tne near
est telegraph Office and sent message TO Prrsiheht
Lincoln stating that his schooner, himself ana MS Gre"
were at the disposal Of the Government Tor the
IJIs scbo oner was found to too small for glhDoh
and could not be used for any other purpose III
Hayes being anxious to serve his country IN some why
then volunteered to enter the medical department o
was at once appointed brigade surgeon after"aru h"
ing the rank Of Major and BreTetColoneL Inc SaCery
Hospital the largest Army hospital ever erected was
sion II was capable OF holding 1000 patients, and dur
ing the war 30 600 wounded soldiers cared Tor IN
tins hospital.
After the close of the war DR.. Hayes came to New
York and was years president OF the knicker
booker Anthracite Coal Company He also devoted him
self to literary pursuits chiefly connected with his Arctc
explorations. In 1869 he accompanied friend,
Mr. bradford in his art expedition to the Greenland
oonst In 1874 i'm company with Cyrus W. Field, Bayard
TAYLOR Mr. Gladstone and Others, DR.. Hayes went
to Iceland 10 take part In its mennla celDranOh
soon after his return from Iceland Dr. Hayes said:
stand ready, always have, to lead parry o o"cT
hope indeed to return to that field which discovered
ago or and G d9 92 n the n e ng which left oat
ing here and carry forward to the very APIS VI 'ho
dr. HAYES did not however continue his explorations
but In 1875 turned his attentions TO pOtc. ne iaI
in the NOMINATION OF John C. Fremont and assisted by
his services on the stump" during the canvass lie was
elected a member OF the Assembly from the WIN DIS.
trct of this city in 1878 and reelected each year
until the present one took prominent part in the
digerent Years. aa chairman of the Committees
Canals, Cities Expenditures Of the House ana Fea,
eral Relations He al.o took an active pafftt III
insurance matters In the last Legislature Dr hayes
steadily for the reelection Of exsenat0rs C9nklng
and Plat until the last day of the session. He also OBJ
posed the CITIZENS street Cleaning bill, and awoke such
opposition this account that he decided hot 20 3e
candidate FOR reelection, although ne was hOhinle1 lOI
the office lust fall To DIR. Hayes ~ due the Dl athor
izing The Hudson River Tunnel He wrote the Dill IN
PRODUCED IL IN the Assembly ana worked TWO years
fore became law He also advocated the Free Cahai
bill.
Dr. Hayes wrote several books, eight in ALL treating
upon his Arctic life The Open Polar seq" ana 'lne
Land OF DesolatiOn" are the two best known,
and have had wide circulation. His - PIE
lures ~ Arctic Travel Il the last book that was
published his pen He contributor To several
magazines ana account OF one OF ms Journeys
for children. A. public speaker he was widely kG0"h
being a frequent lecturer before the American Geo
graphical Society Last month he delivered lecture IN
Chckcrng Hall on "The Water WAYS OF New York" and
on December > he spoke there - Arctic Exploration
and Adventure" and supported his theory on an open
nolnr sea- which he asserted navigable as the
Atlantic Ocean.
Dr. Iiaycs's last Illness was brief His death was due
10 heart disease His friends in Philadelphia have been
Informed al his dcatA but arrangements have been
made for the funeral.