The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-09
THE PHYSICIANS MEET
And Express Their sorrow for the Death
Of Dr. Baird-The Resolutions.

thlg city ana Vicinity was nelu II
the room Of the Board Of Educa
ton yesterday afternoon for the pur
pose Of taking appropriate action upon
the death Of DR.. George Baird.
These in attendance were Drs. stifel,
Dlckey, Reed, Bates, Aschman, Meyers,
Birney, schwinn, Braunen, shearer,
Fissell, Wilson, Campbell, stathers,
Edwards. Jsnson, Belleville, Pipes, Bull.
ard, Hildreth and Baguley, Of Wheeling;
DR.. Ashbrook, Of Fulton; DR.. storer, Of
Tiadelphia; DR.. Cook, Of Bridgeport,
and Drs. Hoge and Watson, of Morris.
town. Ohio. DR.. Julius LeMoyne
Hupp, OF New York, was also present,
i On motion OF DR.. Dtckey, Dr.. Bates
was chosen chairman Of the meeting, he
being the oldest practitionerin the body.
Dr.. Bates asked to b. excused from ns.
suming the duties Of this poaition, ex.
planning that he was not we'll and might
not be able to stay through the meeting
he named DR.. SGifsl, who WAS unRni-
mously chosen. DR.. Stifel stated the
reason for calling the meeting as follows:
ave have met to take action upon tue
death Of our colleague, Dr.. George Baird,
who died, yesterday, violent death.
As your chairman, l await your pleas.
ure."
Dr.. L. D. Wilson moved that com.
mitted OF five be appointed to draw ap.
propriato resolutions expressive OF the
sense OF the meeting. DR.. Stifel ap-
pointed on that committee Drs. Dickcy,
Wilson, Reed, Campbell and Aschmsn.
The committee retired and In few
minutes returned and presented the fol.
lowing:
Dr.. George Baird, one of tue Oldest
and best known members OF our prufes.
sion, has met with q sudden and violent
death. The physicians OF Wheeling aud
vicinity have come together to express
sentiments OF sorrow on the sad event,
and to tender their sympathy to the
stricken family, therefore be 1t
ReSolred, That this city has lost an &C.
tive, earnest, public spirited Citizsn, who
has always had her best interests at
heart, and who has always worked ar
IDENTIFY for her advancement.
Rcsolred, That this community has lost
man OF the people, a warm friend Of
his friends, frank and outspoken OF his
convictions, earnest in denunciation Of
what he thought to be wrong, and en-
tirely forgetful OF self In his many deeds
Of unobtrusive charity.
ReSOlred, That the profession, OF which
be was an honored member, has lost
colleague who was for over forty years
an uutiring worker, always esgsr to up.
hold the dignity and purity OF the pro-
iession to which he was devoted. We
feel that we can well emulate his exam.
ple in the readiness he always showed
10 respond to the appeals Of the suffer.
ing, and We can well strive to attain the
success he reached in the pursuit Of our
noble profession. '.-----
Rstoiref, That we extend our warmest
sympathy to the family in its deep be-
reayement. We sorrow with them in
the untimely loss Of q most aftectionate
and indulgent husband and father.
DR.. Bates moved the adoption OF the
resolutions, saying: "Dr. Baird began
bis practice in Wheeling a few years
after l did. BE was a man OF brilliant
character aud ut once came into a splen'
did practice. He had a peculiarly quick
conception OF the ludicrous and was at
all times q very genial and agreeable
companion. He and at once became
friends aud I was very much attached to
him aud was with him great deal. He
was strikiDgly honorable as q medical
man. He lived up to. all the ethical
rules Of the profession and despissd
anything in physician that was not IN
accord with those rulee.
"He never prncticed his profession as
a business and did nothing that could
be In any way construed as seeking pre-.
ferment by any other than professional
means. He hated anything that par
took Of the nature Of sham and his
Eislike for these things often got him
into Lisputea and led him to say and do
things tha. one not 80 thoroughly In
earnest in the upholding OF the probes.
sion might easily escape. But he was
seldom wrong In his judgment q Tue
man he denounced. II he did not llke
a man professionally ho simply refused
to meet him."
that took place on q trip he and DR..
Baird and DR.. FrisseIl ouce took 10 New
Orleans, illustrating the brilliant Charac'
teristics OF the deceased.
DR.. Edwards said that while DR..
Baird had dIsliked him for some reason
unknown to him and had never evinced
any friendship for him, he was anxious
IN endorse ali that was contained 10 the
resoIutlons, DIR. Baird, he said, vas
not nearly so mHoh 10 earnest IN MS re-,
marks about others al he may nave
seemed. All Of the doctors denouncla,
tions OF his colleagues bad III ar o. WIZ
about thom and were for the most Part
addressed to some ludicrous peculiarly
Of the person spoken OF.
Dr.. Jepson said that as one OF the old
eat physiciaus In the city, there being
only two ctitioncrBiu the city now who
woie Lers when he cana twBnty.yGaTs
ago. that he had had the friendship OF
the deceased aud had also been the sub.
;ect Of his criticisms. DR.. Baird had
dropped his acquaintance and had re-
snmed IL again for reasons which were
never explained to him and which were
never known to him. He was 2 man Of
Quick impulses, and that gilt OF nature
was partially, AZ IeAbtI ESSpVustolo ~
his death. Butwhile he sometimes SAID
yery unkind things OF his professional
colleagues, he sometimes said very kind
thinVs OF them. DR.. Jepson then told OF
once when DR.. Baird had not spoken to
him for a long time, he was sick on a
railway train, and OF the kind and even
tender attention DR., Baird gave him
when he learned that his help was
needed. DR.. Jepson further said this
a .as a good occasion for all TO learn the
las, 'on that has been taught for ages and
~ M m, IKE anew the resolve to bride their
~ tonSnl 10, 9. 1--WE are all too much inclined
n ssy n, kind things Of each other Ire.
onently " 'ithout any real malice. But
tSsse thing. arc repeated and mountains
ara % made 81 what were originally mole
hills and they Irause rancor and disltkes
that that are not 70 b. desired in the probes.
sion. For my pant now wish to ask
forgiveness for any buch remarks that l
may have made, and 70 extend 70 al
forgiveness for any such that may have
been done TO me-" ,,,l,
DR.. Cooke, OF Bridgeport, heid he had
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