The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
A GLOWING TRIBUTE
' Doctor David w. Yandell on
the Death of DR.. Spalding,
of Austin,

The following address, evidently an i'm
promptu one, was made the day after
Rotor Spalding's death by the eloquent
Motor David w. Yandell, known to Con-
! sderate soldiers of the western army as
8Sbert Sydney Johnston's medical director,
Ind now one of the professors of the medi-
a department of the Louisville university
Gentlemen-I have sad news to give
you. Doctor William r. Spalding, of
Muslin, Tex, late graduate OF the uni
WI 7sity and resident physician of the city
hospital, is dead, and in consequence of
his death there will be no lectures to-day
Doctor Spslding had been sick several
weeks, and died last night at O'Clock of
typhoid fever, at the hospital, his
Inother being with him for the past two
hReeks up to the time of his death. All
Twas done for him that loving hands and
science could do, and none deplore his
Heath more than L. There is nothing so
mysterious as the disposition of death.
LIWhy should Spalding die? Why should
||ehildren die? Why should one out of a
Thousand die, and the lazy, good-for-
nothing and the sluggish be left? We
lcannot answer; we do not know the ways
of the All Wise. wish you all had known
4 Spalding. He was only one out of few.
can truly say that hess never missed day
nor a lecture out of the three terms during
his student life. He was not even late;
he was promptly on hand r.lways at the
hour. l should say that hi3 life was too
serious. He laughed too little. I spoke
to him once or twice and told him
he was too studious, but he took
80 20 IN
will vary, and indeed he was worker.
We should so improve our thoughts and
time as to work, as to be worthy of imita
ton. Spalding was a great prize winner.
He gave his whole mind to his work, and
succeeded in everything he undertook.
Nothing was disagreeable to him. Hewas
Trustworthy in every respect, so that Is the
2art commend in his character. One of
ftie personal characteristics was to leave a
ching thoroughly well done. You see
take very deep interest in your welfare
1 know when any of you are absent.
can always tell what you are going to
make of yourselves before you leave here
There are men around me and have been
on my staff that never would make doctors
They bid for the back seats. They are
not serious enough. Spalding lost
no time, was never out of his seat, and
every moment was as gold. Then he
was a most conscientious man. He die
his duty because it was a duty, and that
should endear him in the hearts of the
people of his community. l, believe in alb
solute earnestness, in the genius of work
and in the application of him who wins
That is what goes to make up the char
aoter of one who works. If he is con
scientious man who knows his duty, ht
loses no time; he gives all his best thoughts
TO his patients. His love of duty ant
earnestness make up the character of q
good doctor, so that he can lie down a
night and say: II have done my duty
we'll" And the same attention must bC
given to details that could be given to {
Queen. Well, poor Spalding is dead, gone
to the great mystery of the beyond, and
hold him in tenderest love and regard. H.
honored us, be was an honor to medicine
and great honor to his chosen profes
,eaiou. noble in all the highest traits o.
character that go to make up aagood ply
}siciaD.
{ 1 have always been interested in Texas
lpaents. Long before the prize system
= had found them always most won
dy serious men and earnest workers
4 a sons of some of those earlier pupils
have since been students of the university
and many of them have served upon my
staff. They have been true to their fathers
and possessed the same leading character
istics of that hardy, adventurous BLOOD
which would tell in men who sought theil