Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-08-14
CALLED FROM EARTH
Death Near Yonkers, y. Y, OF DR..
Alexander Brown Mott
He WaSLNOIED AMERICAN SURGEON.
a Brief History OF His fseutfui fifs-A
Long LIT 81 oid settlers ia Various
f.Fts OF the Land Who Have
Recently Died
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NEW YORK, Aug l3 DR. Alexander
Brown Mott one Of tho most noted Of
American surgeons. and son u the famous
surgeon, Valentine Mott died al his coun-
Try seat near lonkers Monday morning. or
pneum onia, after an illness OF TWO days
lDr Mott was b0ru ia New York March 81
iSso. When 10 years % age Eo vas taken TO
Europe and there received i careful classical
education. lie was appointed visiting surgeon
10 81 Nircents Hospital ia 1874 Pr m l&5
70 1873 be allied d similar position IN the
Jewish Hospital ana Tor fourteen years
was head surgeon il Charity Hospital. IL each
one or these Institutions BIS work Nae Of tie
highest order, aud although comparatively a
Young man ne became known - one
q the most expert OF surgeons. In
1850 he appointed Attending sur
geoa az Bellevue Hospital, ara suhse-
quenuy consulting surecon 10 the Blu
rean Of Med cane and surgical kclef 10
the outdoor Poor or New YORK IN 1881 Or.
MOtt undertook the organization OF the
medical corps Of the reg meu's that
were sent 10 the war. AID afterward.
with the ass stance o. many or New
Works patriotic leaders. be founded the
United States Army General Hospital,
OF which he was the Medical Director. In 1872
he received the commission OF Surgeon OF
United States volunteers, with the ran. OF
Mlj5r Toward the close OF the war Or
Mott acted as Medical Inspector o. the Depart
mcat Of Virginia and was attached 10 the
stan OF General Edward o. c. Ord. He
was present at the meeting between General
Grant and Genera. Lee when the surrender Of
The Confederate forces took place He was
mustered out OF service July "a. 1860.
with the brevet rask OF Colonel As one
OF the founders OF Bellevue Hos pital
Dr. Mott took warm interest IN
the welfare OF the institution, and 10 his IN
hospital may be ascribed In 1872 he retired
from the chair Of surgical anatomy and be-
came professor OF clinical and operative
surgery and filed the place with
credL to himself and honor to his
college up TO the time OF his death. DR.. Mott
made special study OF hydrophobia, and Sss
recognized as the highest American authority
upon this subject. He was = thorough believer
IN the efficacy o. the treatment prescribed
by Pasteur, tho famous French scientist,
and attempted. with the aid ofhis sou, 10 form
= school here similar in design 10 he one
founded in Paris by Pasteur The experiment
was not a success, and after two years Of care
full trial II Was abandonedl
OLD TIMERS PASS AWAY
James Phillips, an old resident, was
killed by the cars at Galesburg, Ill
Monday.
Lewis H. Clark. who settled in Racine.
Wis, in 1874, died Ia that city Monday,
aged 81 years.
ARA W. Weldon, for thirty six years a sea
captain, died at Rockford, NJ, Monday
aged 81 years
Abel r. Durfee. aged 81 was killed by the
cars on the G. r h s road near Flintport
Junction, Mich, Monday.
Reyes p Cool, one OF the oldest business,
men OF Glens Falls. n T., and 4 peneione:
OF the war OF 1872, died Monday, aged 81
/ years.
Matthew Gibbs. supposed TO be the Oldest
man in North Carolina, died at HIS home
near Center Monday morning. Mr. Gibbs
was los years old and died Of sheer old age
Joseph Dingman aged 50 years. formerl,
/ OF Belvidere, H. was accidentally kiilee
/ Monday by falling in front OF the sickle
bar while moving grain near Mason City
/ Ia
Albert G. Thompson, steward OF the Fiji
/ Avenue Hotel In New York since Its open
/ ing. thirty years ago. died at his summer
home at Pittsaeld, y. Il, Monday aged =:
/ years.
Daniel K Stewart, the richest man II
Virginia, died Monday at his home il
Richmond, aged 81 years He was Of Scotch
birth and amassed his fortune in Tobacco,
and Ia dealing I'm railroad securities n,
owned the house there in which Geners
Lees family lived during the war Iii
estate Is estimated ct about So coo COZ