Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-17

South win be ably represented by the brilliant
riched medical science during the past decade.
Below will be found brief sketches Of some Of the
noted men OF the congress.
| IN THE NEW YORK DELEGATION
New York sends a distinguished delegation
There Will be present Dr. VIM. II. Draper, who Il
professor OF clinical medicine In the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons and consulting and at
tending physician In many OF the hospitals OF that
city: ne has contributed many professional
The father Of DR.. Francis Delaf1eld was a well
| known New York physician His son is a distin-
| work on pathological anatomy. He has written
| other works, and is professor of pathology and
the practice OF medicine in the college Of Physi.
One OF the oldest and best known physicians of
New YORK Is DR.. Fordyce Barker. He has been Q
professor almost continuously since his graduation
from Bowdoin College In 1887, and has been con-
nected with several schools the last one being the
Bellevue hospital Medical college. He has recently
been h0nored with the degree OF IL. ID. by the
University OF Glasgow. A similar honor was con-
Ierred upon him by the University OF Edinburgh at
Ine IeIcentenary celebration. He Is the author OF
DIR. Alfred L. Loomis has been since 1857 pro-
OF pathology and the practice Of medicine In
| laboratory has been established in connection
with that Institution, which bears his name. He
heart and lungs and the influence or climate upon
| SUCH diseases. Besides occasional cOntribu-
lions to current literature be has published sew.
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YORK State Medical Society.
DOCTORS FROM BOSTON.
veteran in the profession will head the Boston
| representatives. He is DR.. Henry L Bowditch, q
| son OF the distinguished mathematician, Nathaniel
Ms was Hr
discovery that soil moisture is q potent cause Of
| consumption In New England. He has written a
| an invited guest. His nephew, DR.. Henry r. Bow
| ditch, is member OF the congress. He is q dean
OF the faculty OF the Harvard Medical school and
is distinguished for number OF original investi-
cations In physiology.
DR.. Francis MinOt is also a member Of the Har-
ward faculty. He is connected with various sclen-
tihc organizations, ana has contributed papers to
professional journals.
DR.; r. H. Fltz, another member Of the Harvard
faculty. Is especially distinguished for researches
| In pathology. and DR.. C. s. Minot, OF the same
| faculty, is q leading author on embryology.
PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIANS.
From Philadelphia Will come some well-known
| men. DR. d. Hayes Agnew is professor Of surgery
| in the University of Pennsylvania. He is the au-
thor OF the leading text book on surgery, and
| or the doctors OF the late President Garfield.
The provost of the University of Pennsylvania
| at Philadelphia is DR.. VIM. Pepper. He is also
chairman OF the executive committee Of the con-
gress. He is the author OF the work system or
can authority on medical questions. His list Or
publications is large and he is probably the fore
| most medical man In the country. He was medi-
|
ceived from the king OF Sweden q decoration in
| recognition OF his services at that period
Dr. VIM Osler is professor Of clinical medi-
cine In the University OF Pennsylvania. He Is
comparatively young man, having been born In
| 1849, but he is the author OF number Of valua-
Bile contributions to pathology and medicine. He
was born in Canada, and left a professOrship in
| McGill University when he came to Philadelphia.
The distinguished surgeon ana author, DIR. s w.
Gross, professor In the Jefferson Medical School,
Philadelphia, is son Of the late DR.. S. D. Gross,
who was In his day the most celebrated surgeon
| In this country. DR.. Gross has received the de-
gree OF LID. His works have met with gen eral
acceptance, and he has contributed many papers
| to periodical medical literature. Another member
Of the faculty of the University OF Pennsylvania
| Is DR.. II. q. Wood He is the leading American
| authority on therapeutics and diseases OF the
nervous system.
THE SOUTH AND WEST.
The South will send some well-known men. One
OF the most distinguished surgeons In that section
| is Dr. Hunter II. Mcguire, of Richmond Va, who
was Stonewall Jackson's medical director. He has
been president OF the American Medical Associa-
ton and has contributed to medical literature. He
is emeritus professor in the Virginia Medical Col
The dean Of the faculty Of the Medical College of
South Carolina is DR.. K. A. Kinloch, the WELL
known surgeon. He has invented several surgical
instruments, and was the first in the United states
to reset the knee joint for chronic disease He has
contributed TO medical periodicals, and at one
time edited the Charleston Medical Journal
Dr. h. Newell Martin is professor OF biology In
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and has
made original researches In biology. He Is Eel
ow OF the Royal society OF England.
Henry Fraser Campbell OF Augusta, Ca, is a dis
tlnguished physiologist and a voluminous writer
on medical subjects. He has been president OF the
American Medical Association.
THE WEST.
From the West will come such men as Dr. Mich
olas Sem, Of Milwaukee, who is professor OF sur
gerry In the Rush Medical college. He has made
many valuable Investigations in surgery He will
read paper before the congress. Dr. Hosmer A.
Johnston, or Chicago, is distinguished physician.
He was member Of the national board OF health
and was In charge OF the relief board at the tme
OF the great Chicago fire. DR.. Prewitt Is professor
OF surgery in the St. Louis University and is well
known In the profession. DR.. j. T. Whitaker, OF
Cincinnati is professor OF medicine and has
| written a number OF contributions. Dr. Charles
DennisoD. OF Denver, Col, has made a speciality
OF the study OF climate. He has made several re-
ports on this subject and written a number Of i'm
p0rtant contributions to medical literature. Per-
haps the most distinguished surgeon on the Pa
c1hc coast Is Dr. Levi c. Lane, Of San Francisco,
who is expected TO be present during the session
OF the congress-.
SOME OF THE FOREIGN GUESTS.
number OF the societies composing the con-
gress have elected to honorary membership lead
ing members OF the medical profession in Europe.
Some OF these foreign society members have been
invited to be present at the meeti ng or the con-
gress. Their names, in many instances, appear on
the programs Of the meetings Of the societies. and
they Will read papers. Some Of them have also
been asked to take part in the discussions during
noted man among the foreign visitors is DR.. Fred
erick Won Esmarch, Of Kiel, Germany. He has q
distinguished appearance, and is said TO be the
handsomest man In Germany. He Is sixty
nve years OF age, but his eye Is bright and
his figure erect About the only sign of age
panied to this country by his wife and SON.
His wife is Princess Caroline Christian Augusta
Emily Henrietta Elizabeth OF SchleSwtg- HOlStein-
neutrality-suspicious. She is the aunt Of
the empress OF Germany. They were married In
1872, with the consent OF the family Of the prIn-
cess. and the event excited general attention at
the time. The noble prefix "von" was subse-
Quently placed before her husbands name by the
government; he was made private counselor Of
the empire and surgeon general OF the German
army, and other titles and hOnOrs were offered
him, only to be declined. DR.. Won Esmarch will
be the guest OF DR.. Billings, the president Of the
congress, during his stay in this city, His career
has been marked with success His educaIlon was
obtained In the universities OF Kiel and GOttengen,
and he is now director OF the surgical clinic In
| kleL During the Franco-P russian war he was a
surgeon on the stan OF the emperor. He Is recOg-
nzed as one OF the leading surgeons In the world.
he IS v0luminous writer, and nearly all OF his
endeavored to amellorate the horrors OF war by
the introduction OF improved sanitary measures
In tne treatment OF the wounded, and also by sug-
gestlons In case OF sudden accident. He first sug
gested the method OF artificial blOodess opera
| ions, which was generally adopted. He has re-
oratlOns OF the highest order.
| Many OF the medical societies OF Europe have
honored DR.. David Ferner, OF London, England,
with election to membership. He is one OF the
eadlng writers OF the day and is Joint editor OF
Guys Forensic Medicine He is professor In Kings
GOnege ana physician In Kings college Hospital
OF the congress "Wednesday evening