New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
d.. HENRY B. SANDSS FUNERAL.
LARGE NUMBER PREsENT-A FITTING Me-
MORTAL SUGGESTED BY DIR. TAYLOR.

A LARGE NUMBER PREsENT-A FITTING Me-
MORTAL SUGGESTED BY DIR. TAYLOR.
Dr. Henry b. sands was buried yesterday afternoon
at Woodlawn Cemetery after a large number of his
friends and larger number OF his professional broth
rem and students had done him the last honor The
funeral, held in the Broadway Tabernacle yesterday
morning by the Rev. DR.. william VI. Taylor was al
tended by large number of the prominent members
of the medical profession in New-York and It's vicn-
fly. 1t was a notable gathering, and IT formed an
additional testimonial tie emlncncc OF the surgeon
and TO the position he occupied In the scientific world
Among the long list OF well Unknown physicians and
surgeons present delegations from the County
Medical Society, the Pathological Society, the Phys
clans Mutual Aid Association. the Medical and sura-
cal Society, the Society for the Relief of the Widows
and Orphans of Medical Men, the New-York Academy
Of Medicine the Vanderbilt Clinic and Roosevelt Hos
pial including Doctors c. Hitchcock G. II. Wynhoop.
w. NJ McIaury, J. f. S. Wyckof, II. b. Shaw, Faneuil
dc Welsse G.. L. Knickerbocker, \. II. Little, Fordycc
Barker 4. Jacob, D. r. st. J. Rosa, f. W. Lambert
G. II. Fox, r. A. Caldwell, :. T. Hubbard " :.
Westcott, o. \. GOrtcn f. c. Eusson, J. A. Campbell.
A. b. Judson r. J. Hail. L. J. Ware, Ellsworth Elliott.
Willard PARKER, b. Emmett, J: ". Roosevelt Charles
T. Poorc b. f. Curtis. Zcbulon's Webb J. H. Girdner.
W. a. PlcrrepoDt Burnett c. Mcintyre, ii. d. Ncol.
c. p. Mitchell, A. A. Smith, W. NJ. Polk. c. ;. BcDe-
dict. J. f. Ridlon, George W. Johnston and Mark Blu
menthal. The faculty of the College of Physicians
and surgeons was OElclGUy IcDIf,''i'ch ny lO'WiS
Curtis Dalton, Chandler, Morris, starr, Barker Peters
Buel and Whcclock
At 80 o'clock the body escorted from Dr.
Sands's home No SO West Thirty third ST., 10 the
church. by the delegation named above and by the stu
dents of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Doc
tors j. C. Dalton, William II. Draper, James McIanc.
Francis Delafeld Charles McBurncy, a. b. Ball and
j. c. Curtis, and James Roosevelt John Knox and
n. G. Bradford acting as pabcalers. Upon arrival
at the Tabernacle the took seats I'm the gallery.
which had been reserved for them. while the pail
bearers and the members of Dr. sands's family fol
lowed the coffin up the aisle as il carried in pro
cesson DR.. Taylor after the coffin had been dcpOs-
tied before the altar read the usual burial service, be-
ginning am the Resurrection and the Life" The
special choir sang Abide With Me-" and DR. Taylor
then delivered i eulogy the dead surgeon, in which
he praised the purpose to which DR.. Sands had de-
his life and the he had attained in sow
!ng suffering humanity His personal qualities, he
said were testified to by the respect and popularity he
enjoyed among his colleagues He was,' he said.
" the idol Of his profession
Dr. Taylor, in his address. referred to plan
which DR.. sands formulated for building and equip
ping an operating amphheare in connection with
Roosevelt HOspits DE- Taylor said that the medic al
profession could erect hitting memorial 10
ir Sands than such a building and he suggested
that subscription be started among hysclans Tor
the purpose of carrying out this plan OF Dr. sands
a gontlcmen who had az one time been attended
by Dr. SANDS wrote 10 Or. Henry +. Waller No.
the fund. and several members of the medical pro
fesslOn also promised contributions.
The body was taken 70 WOOdlawn on a special train
at o'clock yesterday afternoon.