Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-29

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| tfSAl nn,...v-rfsSl ed and scientific soci,
Es aans4 cites. Indeed, / be.
e. lieve the whole scien.
titic world has at last been forced to
accept it if not to understand the
facts in connection with it. 1t is not
so, however, with the outside world
the lay public; exaggerated accounts
have found their way into the daily
papers; rapacious contributors to
weekly light literature have eagerly
seized upon the weird truth to build
upon it a tower ofsensational fiction:
writer's of leading articles totally
ignorant OF the true story have gone
so far as to accuse those directly
concerned of willful fraud.
To those who have known DR.. Ga
briel, and enjoyed his friendship; to
those who have been his fellow work
ers in science and have learned TO
appreciate his genius, these misun-
derstandings, these ridiculous exag.
gerations are especially painful. tits,
then, under such circumstances that
! have been requested to write clear.
ly, and as far as possible without the
use of scientific terms, all that is
known of this remarkable expert
ment.
DR.. Gabriel has been well known
in medical circles as the rising oculist
of st. Joseph's Hospital. His indie
fatigueable efforts have largely add
ed to the literature OF his special sub
ject. His investigation and expert
ments in optics and the surgery of
theeye have placed him in the front
rank of his profession. And have Sc
cured for him u lasting reputation.
Our acquaintance, regret to say,
was not extensive, occasionally we
have met at the house of his colleague.
DIR. Benson. sometimes in the hunt
ing field, and rarely in society.
There is no necessity to describe
his personal appearance; suffice it to
say that it needed but q glance 70
assure one that he was a man ofkeen
intellect and a gentleman. Hismnn-
ner, always courteous, was some
what too reserved to please most
people, though among his intimate
friends this reserve was found to COW
er n mine of humor and good ma
ture.
From Dir. Benson | have learned
much concerning the oculist's private
life, his work at the hospital, his in
ventions and experiments, and the
esteem in which he was held by his
colleagues.
A little more than n year ago DR..
Gabriel married the beautiful laurh-
ter OF celebrated artist, Il girl who,
without being in the least degree n
Questioning, had received far high
er education than most English wom-
en-. She interested herself greatly in
her husbands studies and by her ar
tistic abilities was enabled to be OF
considerable service to him in prepar
ing drawings to Illustrate his great
work on the eye" Much OF her
time was spent in such useful labor.
No wonder. then, these two were
more united than the majority of
people.
Although Mrs. Gabriels beauty
was of such high order as to have
made it an easy matter for to reign
as leading star in society, society's
prizes had no temptations for her.
devoted to her husband and
his work, her happiness was perfect.
Truly DIR. Gabriel was a fortunate
man to have won such a companion
in toll and recreationt But their
was short-lived. They had I
been married but one year, one year
Of unbroken gladness-when the sum
mer session having passed. DR.. I
Gabriel put science and practice en-.
tirely away, and prepared to spend
his months vacation in Alpine
His wife never hesitated
to share his toilsomepleasure; strong
and robust, it was just the exercise
most fascinating TO her energetic ma.
lure. The story of her fate is a short
one. One morning the daily papers
short account OF "anoth-
n frightful accident in the Alps
Mrs. Gabriel and guide were killed
by mass offalling rock. DIR. Gabriel,
though much injured, recovered. On
his return to England he gave IN
III professional work. A CHASTITY
.hange had taken place. In his bag
,ard face and gray hair, few could
ecognize the great ocuIist who had
Deen the picture OF strong and ener-
,etic manhood. His colleagues and
GLOW professors endeayored to per-
unde him to return to his practice
md hospital work; but in vain. He
you'd see but few friends, and for
ONE time Dr. Benson only was ad-