New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31

place has been promoted be member OF the Health
| Board DR.. Edison has been Sanitary superintendent
less than year, but he has been conspicuous figure
in the department for nine years. At p. m. yestcr
| day he called to the Office Of Mayor Groy. who
handed to him his commission and administered to him
the oath Of Office. II Is understood that DR.. Edson's
| reappontment Health Commissioner for the full
| term OF SIX years will be made In May.
The appointment Of DR.. Edison seemed TO please all
| the members OF the Health Department. When the
new Commissioner appeared In the Office of the Health
Board in the afternoon, he was surrounded and con
graduated by the who had been long associated
with him in sanitary work.
DIR. Cyrus Edson is a New.Yorkcr by birth ard
education lie Is one OF three OF exMayor
Franklin Edson. and he Is said 10 be the youngest
man who has been appointed TO the Office OF Health
Commissioner. lie has not yet reached middle age.
and he Is a man OF athletic build. He lived In the
family home on Fordham Heights until he became
q student IN Columbia College. While In college he
took q healthfu interest in outdoor sports lie was
. member OF Captain Goodwin's famous Columbia
crew that went 10 England In 1878 and won the
race for four-Oar shells In the Henley regatta Pre-
viosy he had helped 10 defeat Harvard In boat race
at Springfield.
His diploma as q physician was received At the
College Of Physicians and surgeons In This city In
1884, and In the following r. became connected
with the Health Department as an assistant sanitary
Inspector The activity and ability which he showed
led to his promotion TO the post OF regular
medical inspector. In August, 1884, he was placed
in charge OF The bureau for the Inspection Of food
products and he earned reputation for the
unspsring warfare which he waged against the adu
teration of various kinds OF food. lie detected and
stopped the Of poisonous coloring ingredients In
candy, and he also detected and brought 10 book
some OF the wholesale dealers In drugs who sold
adulterated articles used In medicines. His repeated
raids upon dealers In swill milk and watcred milk
helped to improve the quality OF milk sold In the
city. In October. 1887, DR.. Edison was placed In
charge Of the bureau OF Contagious Diseases. HIS
work chief inspector in the bureau Increased his
reputation. 1t was largely due to his methods that
the outbreak Of typhus fever In number OF lodging
houses occupied by Russian Hebrew refugees year
ago stopped In the early part OF last summer.
Upon the retirement OF Dr. Ewing on April 90 1902
DR.. Edison promoted to the Office OF Sanitary
superintendent and he was performing the duties OF
that ofhce yesterday when he Informed that tho
MayJr had decided to make him Health Commits
sioner.
DR.. Joseph D. Bryant. the retiring Commissioners:
WAS the Office OF tho Health BOARD yesterday and
congratulated DR.. Edison. DIR. bryant contradctcd
a report that he intended to go to Washington lie
said that he would remain in this city and attend 10
his private practice and to his duties consulting
surgeon and professor IN the Bellevue Hospital and
tcaI Col