New-York tribune., 1886-08-12
OBITUAR Y.
DIR. FRANK III. HAMILTON.

| Dr. Frank Hastings Hamilton, the distinguished
surgeon, died at his home No. 43 West Thirty
secondst.. at 1913 a. yesterday His illness dates
back to December, 1888 when he was attacked with
pulmonary hemorrhage. due to fbroid phthisis. In
nutrition combined with the pulmonary difficulties
gradually undermined his vitality and for the last
two weeks he was confined to his bed His mental
faculties undsturbed to the last and he dis
cussed his ailmcnt with Drs. j. II. Leaning and l..
Damainyile his attending physicans, and Dr. Austin
Flint consulting physician as calmly as though 1t was
that of patient.
DR.. Hamilton born September 10, 1913 in the
old village of Wilmington. VT. about two miles from
the present village of the His father was
a farmer and owned line of stages running between
Bennington and Bratleboro across the mountains. In
1916 the family moved to Schenectady n. u, ana
here the young student laid the foundation OF his
education attending first the Lancasteran School and
aerward the Schenectady Academy, presided over by
the Rev. Ichabod Spencer, who at later day became
distinguished preacher. In July, 1927, when only
fourteen years old, he admitted to the sophomore
class of Union College, graduating in 1880 Shortly
after taking his degree at Union lie began studying
medicine with Dr. John q. Morgan, OF Auburn, the
physician at the State Prison. During the winter oi
ls312 he attended of lectures at the College
of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District oi
the State of Newly Fairfield Herkimer County,
and in 1s33 received a license to practise medicine
and surgery from the Cayuga County Medical Society
After practising two years in Auburn he took the
degree of VI. ID. at the University of Pennsylvania,
and In the year began a course OF lectures Oh
anatomy and surgery in his Office in Auburn.
la 1889 Dr. Hamilton was chosen to til vacancy
in the procssorshp OF surgery the college which he
had attended only years before in Fairfield ana
in August OF the succeeding year made professor
~ surp,rv I'm t,encya Medical COLLEGE. In HI
he adc a tour Of Europe extending over period OF
seven months and published accounts OF his travels
in The Bulao Medical Journal of that year. Upon
his return this country he made his home in Buffalo
and was appointed surgeon to the Buffalo Hospital OF
the Sisters of Charity Upon the organization OF the
Buffalo Medical College i'll 6 he was made professor
OF surgery and held this position until November =.
sJ~ when he accepted the proiessorshp OF the prln-
cplcs and practice OF surgery IN the Long Island 'o
lcgc Hospital aud removed 10 Brooklyn. In April
| 1861. hc became professor OF military surgery. uact
ures and di-,ocatons and professor of clinical surgery
| in the Bellevue Hospital Mcdi-al College. lie re-
mnined ia these positions until May, 1865. when, upon
the resignation OF Professor james H. Woods, he was
made professor OF the principles aud practice ol sur
gerry with operations, an1 continued III thI' capacit!
until March 10. 1870. when lac resigned.
| When tie 3lst y. \. Volunteers were organized oy
Colonel CALVIN +. Pratt, III brooklyn. IN May loOi'
| Dr. Hamilton selected a. the surgeon. Ills son
| Theodore was a captain in the same regiment ana
another son, Frank, was a member oi th' 1oiohei
|
Was placed in charge OF the general field hospital AT
Cenicrylllc On August 3. l-Gl, he was made brRhhe
surgeon. aud two months later medical director oil
General frAuklins division then statlohel near N'e,
andria. ~ order OF General Mcclellan he was mao"
medical director OF the Fourth Corps, commanded ~
| General h. -. kcycs, May -, lHt2. In the
september following be organized and took charge OF
the United States General Hospital IN Central iark.
and on February g. 1853, was appointed by The frcsi-
dent and senate Med cal Inspector OF the nited States
Army with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel After TWO
wears and months OF active service he rcsgned MS
| commission and returned to Acw-lork on september
| 10 1853.
| Although not a robust man. DR. Hamilton an in-
dcfatr able worker and tho author OF many vaIua-
| bic books Nh surgery. His hrst publication was
| Treatise on Strabi-mus printed IA Buffalo IN ls+I
In $40 lac publshcd the first edition OF LlH ichti's
! on Fractures and Di,locations.' Ihis work wmcn
when fret published contained but AS pages reached
its seventh edition. containing lOOl pages. III Ieof.
| ~ q. roinsJt OF Bordeaux. translated It into tho
French language and portion oi 1t was Thhslntod
into German. Dr. llamntons h"nernl iresuso On
Military Surgery first edition of which was pup
A.hcd Ia 1867 and the second In 1869, Is said to be
| the only book on military surgery written IN TN.
country excepting u small volume from the pen oi
| Confederate surgeon published shortly alter the wu
nt Charleston Tho Surgical Memoirs OF the War of
the Rebellion" Ia two volumes, wore edited by Dt
! Hamilton ana published III lo7l under the direction
of the United States Sanitary Commission Tho hFet
edition OF " Ihe Principles aud Practice Of sursery
| WI. published in 1872, and the third edition ti"r'
oushy revised, issued early this year Regarding
tins work the author said the might before Ills death
| . In THE book | have cOutendsi with the world.
have been satisfied with it- criticisms Dthoi works
| trofu his pen are Monograph Fractures OF the
patella, Health Aphorsms and Medical hthics
In addition TO these ho prepared number oi papers
On surgery and tho inventor of twenty seven sur
gca Instruments most OF which are NO" Ia oOinIboh
Use.
Dr. Hamilton and DR.. Agnew were called Tor c'hsu.'
| alton ami advice on the evening after President var
n,d shot, anu approved tho treatment pursued ny
Dr. Bliss ami his associates Dr. Hamilton was ASSN
cl. eli with tho until tho death o Tho President
| Among his fellow practitioners Dr. Hamilton was
always held u the highest regard and they aVaiied
themselves of every opportunity to show their respect
for hs abilities In 1888 hc chosen president OF
tho New-York State Medical Society IN 1907 he Was
president of the Erie County Medical Society III 1860
| Of tho Now York Pathological Society IN 1870 ana
1876 of the New-York Mcdioo Legal Society In 1879
| of the Amerioan Academy of Medicine In l7Is ana
| 1855 OF the Ncw-iork Society of Medical JuIispru.
d,nce; from lAsO to 1854 he was vice-presdent oi
the New ork Academy of Medicine, and In 1881 was
made president OF the " WOmans National Hospital
In l>OS Lc made honorary associate member OF
the College Of Physicians aud surgeons anal looo
the trustees Of Union College conioried upon nm 'Ho
honorary degree of Doctor Of Laws.
DI. Hamilton twice married. Ills hr-t VII, WIS
| Mrs. Mary Virginia McMurran n daughter ct Isaac
Van Aisdac, "a planter living near Shepardsto"h, VI"
She died April \ 1888, leaving one son, lheoh"fe
lie was married II second time September l, iNfo
hi. brdo being Miss Mary Gertrude Hart, daughter o
| Judge Orris Hart OF Oswego, n. \. by his second
wife who died ia July 1850, Dr. Hamilton had three
children only OF whom, the wife OF Daniel Davis
| ia nos living
The funeral will bc held at the house on Saturday
at 10 a. III.