The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-31
THE LATE DIR. n. N. SMALL.
Action Taken at the Meeting of the
City Physicians Yesterday.

A large number of the representative
physicians of this city assembled at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the rooms of the Port
land School for Medical Instruction to take
action in recognition of the recent death Of
DR.. II. n. Small. DR.. l. T. Dana being
called to the chair addressed the meeting as
follows
Brethren We are assembled TO do honor to
the memory Of our deceased brother, Dir. Ii.
N. Small. | willnot occupy your time in re-
counting the history of his life. That has
been done elsewhere, and we are all more or
less familiar with it. | will only ask you to
recall with me for moment the personality
Of our friend. How genial and companion
able he wasl What contagious good cheer
he carried about with him! How he loved
to hear or tell a good story! How kind
hearted and generous he was What a
pleasant and assuring manner he had in the
sick roomi We remember him an excellent
general practitioner and an accomplished
specialist. In his chosen field of obstetrics
he had attained to distinguished skill, so
that he had not only large general practice.
but was frequently called in consultation by
his professional brethren in difficult cases.
He was also a very popular instructor in this
department in the Portland School for Medi-
cal Instruction. He was one of the attend
ing physicians of the Maine General Hospital
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delighted in his home, was kind to the poor,
was generous to his juniors in the profession,
was good citizen, and was pr0fessed be-
lever in the Christian religion. He has
rested his labOrS and his works do follow
him. Let us, his professional brethren show
all respect for his memory, taking such ac-
ton to that end as may seem to us best
Upon motion the chair appointed Drs. f.
II. Gerrish, A. S. Thayer and G. o. Hunt a
committee to draw up appropriate resolu-
tions. with instructions that the same be
transmitted to the family of the deceased,
and to the daily papers for publication.
1t being the expressed wish Of the friends
of DIR. Small that the pail bearers be selected
from the ranks of the medical profession,
the following physicians were chosen to act
in that caracity: |. T. Dana, L. A. Foster,
S. II. Weeks, S. C. Gordon, c. 0. Hunt, f.
II. Gerrish, II. P. Merrill, A. S. Thayer
1t was voted that the physicians of Port
land and vicinity be requested to attend the
funeral services, to be held at the late resi-
dence Of the deceased at . o'clock this after
noon. To this end all such physicians are
invited to assemble at the house of DR.. G. E.
Webster, 12S Free street, at a quarter before
2 O'Clock, with the customary emblem of
mourning upon the left arm.
Upon invitation of the chair, DR.. 7. A.
Foster addressed the meeting as follows
Mr.. Chairman,-It seems hardly necessary
for any one of our number to say anything
upon this occasion. as there can be no differ
ence OF feeling among us as to the high esti-
nation entertained of our departed aSsO-
ciate. a score of years ago he first came
among as, fresh from the hardships of an
honorable three years service in our late
war. We remember him as he then APP
peared-young, cheerful, modest, ready for
business and willing to work for the best
interests OF our profession at all times.
Being possessed of the most desirable mental
qualities for successful physician. he very
soon took high rank as a general practi-
toner and drew around him multitude of
devoted friends
AT the very height of professional pros
perlty, some six years ago, silent warning
came OF approaching danger. Soon after
this some of us noticed that at times the doc
tor did not seem quite natural A nervous
unsteadiness of thought and action would
manifest themselves when and where there
seemed to be no reason for such. This pc
culiarity soon became noticeable to persons
outside OF the profession, and were not I'M
frequently attributed to the use of stimu-
lants or narcotics. We all know now, as all
of us who were most intimate with him
knew then, that no ground for such unpleas-
ant stories ever existed. As time passed on
and hard work was continued, the insidions
disease went on, benumbing the sensibilities
and impairing the judgment, until finally the
crisis came, and the last and strongest friend
Of suffering humanity came to our good
friends relief
We all respected him for what he had
done; we could but love him for his great
good-heartedness; and we deeply symoa-
thize with all his friends. for their loss as
well as ours, is uncommenly great His
trouble Of body and mind is over; he is gone
to rest But his life work lives to cheer and
encourage those left behind.
Remarks appreciative of the high personal
and professional character of the deceased
were also made by many other members Of
the profession.