Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-14
JAMES L. CABELL.
DEATH OF A wELL-KNoWN UNIVERSE
TY PROFESSOR.
A Sketch Of His Cerecr-His Services to
the Cause of
Science.
rsnoclal Telegram to tho DI,paich.l

Cu.ptorTrsyrrIF, w., August l3.-DT;
James l.. Cabell. professor OF surgery hiu
nhysiology in the University OF virginia,
died about o'clock this, morning.
Morven, the country residence Vi hs
nIor,oI daughtcr. Mrs j.. Il. Smith. IN thiS
unity James lawrence Cabell was born
i, Nelson county, Va. on August 70. 1913.
10 osos the great-grnndson Of DR.. william
cobolI n surgeon of the English navy, VINO
crnicrated 10 Virginia from England ABOUT
Tho vcar 1920. and he was also q mel new. OF
Joseph G.. Cabell, who figured so lGreely WIN VIII
Jefferson ia the founding OF the IlVsrslS
of Virginia. lie received nus carrier e9uca-
tion at private schools In hicnnl"tu. IN
1000 he entered as q student the literary oe-
,,,'1,rnent Of the University Of Virginia,
yrom which he graduated i'll 1893 receiving
tho degree Of VI. 4. During the next year
Cis3O he studied in the medical depar tmen'
of tho University Of Maryland az Bal tnn0re
,od graduated ut the close Ot the See
e;ou as NJ. ID. He then pursued
chemical studies at the Baltimore aims
house and in the bospltelS IN iAila
delphia and afterwards stuQled Hicol-
ONO ~ Paris. IL was while ~ 1ai's III
tho winter of 1897 he received the appoint
mont of professor Of anatomy, surgery
and physiology IN the medical department
of INC University of Virginia. In 1883 the
chair of anatomy was turned over 10 ITO
fessor John :. Davis and Dr. Cabcil con-
t;nund IA inetruct III physiology and sur
Gerry. which position he held a. the me ol
his death. He received the utlc on Ii; -
aq an honorary degree from the Ham pcon'
| sidney College Of Virginia IL 1873. In 80.
he married Mis- Margaret gibbons, WI,
IioI in 1874. DR.. Cabeil had no chudr'i
Int he adopted two daughtcrs-one ms
| nince who is now Mrs. Henry Is. Auchln-
| nl,ss of Orange. Y. j., and the other, Mrs
| =. n. Smith. of Richmond, Va, VINO IL ih'
| cousin az his wife. Both of these ladie.
we're with the Doctor when he died.
Professor Cabcll was for five wears .presi
| dent Of the National Board OF hoeith ah'
| for one wear president OK the AiIericai
| Public Health Association. In 1876 ne wa
| chosen president Of the Medical Society o
| Virginia. aad was a corresponding nembe
| Of several other medical societies III TN
country. The Doctor was not the autno
| Of very much original work, penn
! more Of n teacher than pract
| tioner. He always kept abreast witt
the most advanced men of his time
lie has contributed a number OF am
articles 10 some of the leading medlca
journals, and Is the author Of a Work o.
'.Thc Unity of Mankind" which was pun
Iisbed in 1883 This work was called fort
bv the publication of Mott ~ Gllddon'
boob. entitled Types Of Mankind Il
- these gentlemen endeayor to sh0N
ices are not descended from tn
win In his book DR.. Cabell en-
that all j. that the view
same source, ~aiers were in nj
deayors TO shL ~hiAgs Of rca
dc@ree supported by tae tea a.
S,,,anco Hesides the above W.
Cobell wrote number 9f papers WI;
treat in the main on medical ana sciC CInI
subjects. During the civil war II y, -,
had charge OF the military hos V'',l ga ,,,o;,
city from July. 1861 to May, 1862 az" - t 1'i
from September, 1862, to the clos", " ' uli'
, ,,..'r me death of Professor CabeE nom
"oIl,. leaves n vacancy in the tacui =. ~
The Tn1versity. At the meeting OF ~
| Ensrd of Visitors in June last Df'
| Paul B. Barrincer. Of North Carolina Wa
,noJa an assistant professor III w
chair Of physiology and surgery, ana ~
| GoheU was continued n member OF th'
faculty. although giving. up 4il W'f',
service. He had been in feeble Ieal' iI.l ~.
! some time. About the lst OF july n WI
10 tho White Sulphur Springs "h9Ic n'
remained few weeks, but ,llnPIItoUe 81 H.
slightly. Since his return h9 T u deo+h wa
ia health has been steady. HIS dcath wa
dne 10 General failure, but the lInme9i!a i,
couse was come stomach troupe: "hlcl
,rcvon.ed the necessary assimilation nv
ppn tr DR.. Cabcll was the olde5
member Of the faculty, both a. to 5s seI[ on
and wears. In December, 1887, ne cor
pleted fifty years service rs professor ! !
the University, at which time nu,n o3 II,
bis friends and the students preseh'eU III
with fine silver pitcher: ..o.,,oa !,
DR.. Cabell was most highly esteemed ',9 !, .
his brother professors. and hlS sudiIt
d il is a decided blow both to the iacuIl
" ood no :, of Visitors. The loss OF y
! ,iie, counsel and sound advice VII
+ Greatly felt. No man has done more 70 81
yate The standard of education ana u u
; vide reputation and high standard OIL OIL. u
University is due to him in a great me i l''
Definite arrangementsfor the fgnerai i IA,
NOT been made vet, but it Will not Ia "a.
Mace before Thursday afternoon ana "
be from the public nall Of the I nv. ~
The Doctor had often requested iiia' a.. ;,
fcjent time be allowed between ms uta
and burial to allow modification 70 5eO !
and tbis request will be re:'oectea 10y
I relatiyes. Several of the Un'yersity pi
e fessors who are at the various iVi4us' -"
c return TO attend the burial.