New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23
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OBITUARY.
DIP. DAVID HAYES AGNEW. ,ow
Philadelphia. March CDR. Dav" ""'''
LA "a q 40 n,clock this afternoon

mr. Aguew was the son OF physician Oh 'o''u
ia ,orn,,.lon in Lancaster Comfy PENN nc "''
80, g. ,s,s lie was educated at Jefferson ' -.
Newark Delaware. where a rciat"c' -.
rohn Holmes Agnew. was professor VI 40,
and NJ the University OF Pennsylvania "ho'o -
Graduated IN ISIS. He then retired 10 ''' 49,, ~
- u1,ho,t relaxing hi studies he cndeaVo'eo 10
ooou,re a ptoctce as physician. Ills suc''N'
NOT eousl TO his hopes. and after coupe u So''
, 20 philaaephia where he began COURSE "a
Lectures at the Philadelphia School Of Aha'o"S' m
maintained his connection Win TINS "9u' -
about 1862 and the result OF his woiN II - ,r.
married. in the fact that his last class h"'0 ',,,,
members Shortly after his resignation inc sI,
oooeod ,o ,,st for sometime. lie the Schoo, 9'u
q fslIow srgeon speaking Of his connecuon WIN ~ .
yeor, ago. lie made II and 1t made NM a. 'o Wv ",
,a 4, be Was the first that brought 1T INTO prom"
nance and on the other hand, 1t ala q graz u0' ~
his fame lie very soon came 10 DC wen h"o '
highly thought OF through his lectures WV " ~
reasons why Agncw always operates 80 SncooS''"'"
that he always knows within hairs ofc'o''
"a crtting He ha, wonderfully minute aha'o'' W
1900 and be always appears to have the exact
,ri,cs ~ the different organs and tissues a VIVIAN
heore his ewes as II the outer ones were maze o' XIII
Dr. Aenew at the outset selected oper"'F' 7
a. his speciality. lie chose no spcc'ai nnc' D" "
operations Of all descriptions he was coh9'uc'cu a"
master hand. In 1884 he was appointed one Of inc
nermanent memorial of hi, services remains III ,'e
,t.,o,;coI museum which he founded and OF "h'oh
DO ,os the first curator. In 1853 he was aPpo''u
demon strator Of anatomy and assistant eo'i'o' "
clinical surgery in the medical dcpar'nc'. VI ""
versIty and about the same time nc was cio'', o,-
the surgeons OF wills Ophthalmic Hospital III
ho uas chosen surgeon Of the Pennsylvania loSp,"i'
and was also made surgeon of the orthoPc"o "o
Ito, 7, 1870 he was chosen 10 fill the cha'r vi
lucrative surgery In the university ana IN TO- nv
~ the principles and practice Vi '0'
He also became professor of chh'o'i 0'"70''
IN tie University Hospital During 'he "''
-, ras consulting surgeon in the great Mower Army
uosn,tnI which was maintained at Chestnut I'M
during the war. This hospital was the largest o"o "a
,b country and was under the care of Dr. Joseph
uopkinson and forty-sevcn physicians rs res uc"'
star. while Drs Aencw and Morton auern"e' ~
consulting surgeons. In this capacity al inc "o''
,roerous cases came under their notice aud all the
most irving operations fell to their hands ~ Oh"
,,r,c the c,lnshot wounds reached 1000 IL WIS ho'
un,u Isa4 that he made the FIRST move toward lessen
ing his arduous abors as an operator i'''' ',.
writer ON NAV , Of that year he resigned -
rrs,.on Of the Trnnsylvania Hospital, alter S'rN
ing I'm that capacity WIN Dre' i''',
f,r 4 period Of eighteen years III O''"'','
49, Dr Arpew presented to the trustees OF the n,
vcrsty his resignation from the chair Oh shrse'S, VIM
yas accepted Oh December D. With expressions oil regret
and biyb nupr. cntlon To take effect at the chd oil inc
session lie delivered his last lecture III inc ''''''"
uon ON Apnl .. ls50. when the amphi'h"'ie WIS
crowded with students and graduates WHO m1H' uo
occasion u memorable one.
Afcr President Garfield WIS wounded ID l''l ~
,cucy VA. called nvn rs consulting physician ana nc
made frequent trips to Washington ana ElUer'n o' '
nurpo- Toward the latter part of -Inly ISL II was
found necessary 10 use the knife the dyuS frc'i
dent Around the bed were a hall dozen 81 VIC
most eminent physirias Of the country but pr. b"'S
rclt that there only surgeon present l" "hon'
The delicate operation should be entn'tel. lie
noss., the keen I'd sed blade DR. Aencw. 10 whom
hy mi. graceful lcknOw ed.mcnt. the eyes "i IN
Whole country were drawn. The recurrence oi uhh.
gcrons svmptoms reqard second Application OF
.ur-cnl sklll and the relief afforded 10 the phien w
both instances will stl!l be rmcmltrtd Dr. Asic.
vns a, yer nclnc Of the Presidents recovery, ora
AWAY, r. caSicd the one ~ great hazard w
Nrucw made many valuable contributions to the ~
craturc Of his profession Am"g IIo,c are rs "ul1s
On Practical Anatomy lAccratI5ns Of the Female
pc-iuacrfn and Veslco-Vaglral FI~tuln. Sn.S 81
s,Nfv pnpcr, on Anatomy and il Relation o M'ci"c
aud surgery and an exhaustive work l tire" volumes
IN the Prlndpc, and Practice OF surgery. Inc
latter work been translated into IN" japanese
language and Is ihc great work OF Dr Acu'"s hi''