The daily critic., 1890-12-04
GONE TO HIS REST
Surgeon General Baxter Dies at an
Eariy Hour ThIs Morning.

Surgeon General Eaxter Dies at an
Eariy hour rhts Morning
Surgeon. General Jedcdiah TT Baxter,
who was stricken With paralysis on Mon.
day evening, died This morning attJJ
O'Clock at his residence, No. s32 Con.
ugc,iout avenue His condition yester-
5ay morning seemed 90 be somewhat im
proved and the physicians expressed
some hopes ot bis recovery. Toward
the evening however, he became worse,
and about u o clock the decided change
came.
uistemperaiure sank lower and lower.
arid The respiration was very difficult
He never rcgaincd consciousness siuce
The attack and died an apparently pain.
less and peaceful death At his bed
siIrat The time of his death were Mrs
BaNlr. surgeon Joseph Carson, u s.
A.. Mr. Iann j. BcardsIey. chief clerk
of Tie Surgeon Generals Office Miss
Huwlaud. no intimate personal friend
of Mrs Baxter. and Private Hamilton
of the hosuinl service.
Senator Plou of Connecticut who
has been warm friend OF General
j N'cr, arrived at the bedside Just as
thr General expired
The arrangements for the funeral
have been placed in the charge of Gen
eral Batcheller of the Quartcrmaster-
Generals office The services will be
held at Az Souls Unitarian Church on
. Fourteenth street at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. The interment will be m lde
with military honors Mt the Arlington
National Cemetery. The details Of the
funeral have not yet been decided upon,
but will be arranged by General Bitch.
eller, after consulting with Mrs.
Baxter
Many persons called at the family
/ residence this morning to express their
sympathy and coincidence with the
widow In her sad bereavement Mrs.
| Baxter, although exhausted by her faith.
ful watch at the bedside 0f her husband,
is bearing up as bravcly as can be ey-
pected.
Jpdediah H. Baxter was born in Yer.
/ mont Nav IL, 1887 His father was
/ Porus Baxter, a Representative In
| Congress from Vermont The son was
| educated in the University OF Vermont,
/ graduating with credit, both from the
/ academic and medical branches Of the
/ university While his father was a
member Of The House the son entered
| and graduated from the law school of
] Columbia I University here, aud later,
/ though not having practicu1 law for
/ many years DIR. Baxter was admitted 90
the bar of the Supreme Court OF the
! United States.
At the breaking out of the war he
was in Massachusetts, pruCiiglng meli
cine In June. 1861, he entered the
service as surgeon Of the Twelfth Mnssa.
| chusttis Volunteers, and since then had
been continuously Ia the Army. Ia
| April 1869, DR. Baxter was promoted
| 10 be brigade surgeon volunteers, and
he served with credit Ia the Pentnsulal
| ca mpaipu. lie was with the Army of
the Potomac during the hatdcst service
Later be was surgeon In charge Of
Camp Belt. The United States General
Hospital here lie was In Chorgc OF
This hospital frm the time 10 was opc ne
tIl January. 1864 Then. ut tie re
quest of General Fry, provost marshal
general, Surgeon Baxter was det,ilud pu
Ills tlaT. and became the cuiuf medical
| officer Of his bureau This p'sifl r
gave Surgeon Baxter an opportunity
collect the records OF the physical
animation Of more than 100 600 men
who were examined for enlistment
From these records Surgeon Baxter
/ compiled a valuable work on vital sta
,islics, which Is still well known book
/ Of reference.
Alt1r serving throughout the war
Surgeon Baxter when the Army wa
rCoi oiganiled, was appointed assistant
medical purveyor, With the rank OF
lieutenant colonel. In 1872 Presiden
/ Greut promoted him 70 the caiet melt
cal puveS oIship Of the Army, Wltl
rank of colonel. and he held that posi-
lion until the 10Th OF last August
when President Harrison appointed hin
SuTaueoB General, with the rank o
brieadier general.
He was some time ago actively en-
gagged In a large aud lucrative prnfes
sional practice outside Of his oihcia
duties. but Of late he had dropped this
He was a man of great execuliv
ability. and as chief purveyor he ha0
charge Of all medical property Of tn
department and the purchasing OF SUP
piles.
lie leaves a widow and two brothers
MyTon l. Baxter Of Vermont, and Wi
liam Baxter Of Chicago He had n
children.
DR.. Baxter. while Chief Medical PuI
veyoT of the Army. took the law cours
al the Columbian University In 1874 2
tie did this with no ilea OF ever praC
Iicing law, but simply as branch q
/ liberal education. in which he WAS
gIeat believer. In his law studies b
manifested in q striking degree ID
methOdical business habits which HeI
Z a marked feature of his character, an
] Contributed strongly TO his success I
life. An inyaTiable rule with bin {
E these studies was 10 read his law book
. tVo hours each day. whatever might B
? / bis other engage meuis. When he cDul
s iaEe up his Blackstone az o O'Clock
2 uigIt he would read till n, but, il uI
p atlr 10 begin before H. bis laOll
! acre continued ulll. Anon his elias
> mates bt The Law school were Mr. H.
Muusou. Nj j. j. Darlington, Mr
J SIrilwagen and others who hay
sirCg achieved success In profession
tud business careers, and by all ,
I IN hon Ia. .a g-f..eaH Irr raHHFaFr4 KaH.a.H