New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-20
Thomas Jefferson IIo was q remarkable old man,
remaining possession OF his faculties until Tho last
OBITUARY.
DIR HENRY u SANDS.

Tho news of the sudden death of Dr. Henry b.
Sands on Sunday afternoon soirpwful surprise
all tho local members OF tho medical profession, to
tho members Of tho medical societies with which he
was so usrfuly connected and 10 tho musical circle
represented in the Philharmonic Society, as well TO
his wide circle Of friends The presence at his homo
OF the Sextc.tc Club OF tho Philharmonic society," and
of other musical friends prepared TO give DR.. Sands
a musical welcome at tho very time when DR.. Alex
andcr Smith rendering his friend and associate
what help he could in his last moments added pain
fully impressive element to tho sad circumstances of
Ills death LARGE number Of Dr. Sands's personal
friends had met in the homo Of tho great surgeon,
who had given them a promise that he would arrive
promptly at O'Clock Almost exa lily at that time
one of The company announced to HIS fellows the APP
proach of Dr. Sands's carriage. moment later, the
guests OF the expected host Mortified to see Dr.
Smith, with pald cOuntenance, Jump from the cab
and motion for assistance TO carry the dcan pooy VI
HIS friend Into the house.
DR.. Sands was one Of the most skilled surgeons
of this continent. He was Of the first to appre-
catc and apply the principles OF the modern conserVa
tive school Of surgery, which advocates the pre-
scrvaton of every available tissue, as opposed 10 the
reckless amputatlons Of former times DR.. sands
did very much to nst the object OF this school into
younger minds, and by HIS skilful operations, In
which, by resectiDg exscctlng he ofen saver inc
patient unnecessary mutilaon, he gave practical
illustrations Of his teachings During bis younger
years Dr. Sands gained almost National reputation
as an ophthaimologist while during later years nc
devoted himself to general surgery. His operations
included all trumphs OF surgical science, and the
remarkable he has recorded arc too numerous
to specify. Tho details of many of his original
methods instruments and their application we're
published by him In current surgical periodicals, ana IL
IS to be regretted that not Of these articles Is
there complete collection extant. Dr. SANDS In
tended TO wrIte comprehensive work on operative
surgery. but tho book was never begun, nor were
notes Of its plan even prepared The knowledge which
tho eminent surgeon collected during an active pro-
fessional life of thirty years is therefore, almost
entirely lost to science.
Dr. Sands was for years member Of the Century
Club, of tho College of Physicians and Surgeons, the
County Medical Society, the Pathological Society, the
Physicians Mutual Aid Association, the Medical and
Surgical Society," the Surgical Society," the Society for
the Relief OF the widows and Orphans Of Medical Men
and the New-York Academy of Medicine lie was
also a director Of the Vanderbilt Clinic and the at
tending surgeon of Roosevelt Hospital All these
organizations and Institutions will take proper &C
ton regarding DR.. Sands's death, and many of them
will hold special meetings for that purpose The
faculty OF the College Of Physicians ard Surgeons have
already passed resolutions OF regret ard coincidence
and Informal delegations from all Of the societies
named VIII attend the funeral In a body. Yesterday
body, DIS. Peabody. Ball, Hartley, Detained ana
number OF others being present. They decden mat
death was caused by hesrt-falure, and not by apo
peXy had been supposed
The funeral VIII take place tomorrow morning az
II O'Clock at the Broadway Tabernacle. the pastor the
Rev Dr. william NJ Taylor officiating. The pa-bearcTs
will be Drs. J. c. Dalton, William H. Draper
James McLane, Francis Delateld. Charles McBurney,
A. i. Ball. !. G.. Curtis. James Roosevelt, John Knox
and y. @. Bradford. Tho burial, which Will be pr-
vate, will be at Woodlawn