Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-10
just Barely Alive.


DIR. Jexvett Very L0yv-Not Expected to
live TIL Morning.
a dispatch from Providence last evening
gave the sad information that all hope Of
DIR. Jewett's recovery had been given up.
His disease is pneumonia. A consultation of
several of the best physicians of the city was
held last evening with the result stated. A
glimpse of tho prominent features of his
career was given in eur columns yesterday.
In addition it may be said that DIR. Jewett
was born in Bristol, Conn, and is the son of
Rev. Stephen Jewett, well known clergy
man who died in house in Wooster Place,
this city. His wife also died there. DR..
Jewett's family consists of two sons, DR..
Thomas B. Jewett, of Birmingham, William
q. Jewett, architect, employed by L. W.
Robinson, this city, and one daughter. Mrs.
Horace Buck, whose husband is a lawyer
aad lives at Fort Benton, Montana.
He graduated from Washington, now
Trinity college. in 1887, and three years later
from the Yale Medical school. Being anx.
ious to continue and complete his n1edical
studies at foreign schools, be sailed for Eu-
rope in 1910. He studied in London and
Paris a year, when he returned and entered
upon practice in this city. He was appointed
professor of obstetrics in Yale college II
1856, succeeding Professor Timothy P. Beers.
He continued as professor until 1868, when
he resigned
During the var Dr. Jewett was Ia charge
of the military hospital III this city, aid bJ
government appointment ranked IS major.
| His assistant and chief executive officer wa
DR.. WiiSoxsop, Who ranked as eaktaih
| Ever since he has been in professions
| service he has been connected with the
| hospital in this city. He was appointed
| attending physisian in 1852, and upon the
reorganization of the board q few years agt
he was appointed senior surgeon, from which
| position he resigned less than half dozer
| years ego. Since his resignation he has beer
one of the consulting physicians and sur
geons at the hospital. OF the New Haver
Medical society he has been very active
member, as also of the State Medical society
having been In May, 1875, elected presiden
| of the latter organization for one year.
| DR.. Jewett has contributed several articles
| of value to medical periodicals. and was tn
| author of a history of the State hospital TO
| one of the annual reports of the State board.
| He was also president of the State Pharmac.
commission, being appointed by Governo
| BigeloW when the commission was establish
ed in 1881. After the war DR.. Jewett re
| moved to Aiken, S. G. He was ons of tn
orieinators in building a sanitary institution
in that city and has been identified with i
ever since. When he returned to thi
city from the south considerable of hi
practice had passed to other physician
| during his absencs. OF late years he ha
been consulting surgeon, and has also per
formed some of the most important opera
tions in surgery.
DR.. Jewett had his office at one time unde
| the Tontine. Before the war he was con
| temporary Of DR.. Jonathan Knight, one o
the most eminent surgeons of New Englan'
in his day, and during the last ten years o
DIR. Knights life he never did any profes
sional work but what he had DIR. Jewett witt
| Kim.
| He had been called in some importan
murder cases as witness and medical expert
He has always maintained the faith il
which he was educated and many years sine
| became a member of st. Paul's church.
| NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE TILL MORNING.
| PROVIDENCE, April 10-2:30 a. NAT thi
hour DIR. Jewett's condition is reported a
very low. He is not expected to last unit
! morning,