The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-17

he had gradually retired from practice,
his son, DR.. Charles NJ. Frisseil, sue
ceeding him.
county, Masa., March s, 1910. His an
cestors on the fathers side were Scotch
and his mothers English. He was one
OF six children. Alter attending the;
common school he was sent to the
academy in Old Hadley and from there
to Williams college, which he entered
in 1927, graduating four years later
with the degree Of A. b. He entered
the office OF DR.. Ebenezer Emmons, OF
WiIIiamstown, where he studied medi-
cine with that distinguished physician
and professor. He also attended lectures
Mt the Berkshire medical college, Pitts
field, Mass, and in 1888 he became
demonstrator Of anatomy at Wood
stock and afterwards at the Berkshire
college. In 1884 ho graduated with the
degree OF NJ. D., and the same year re-
ceived the degree OF \. NJ. from Will
liams college.
June 8, 1886, DR.. Frissell removed to
Wheeling, and here began the practice
Of medicine, also teaching and lecturinR
on temperance, phrenology and Physio-
logy. He taught botany, and he was
an enthusiastic student OF geology and
mineralogy. His versatility is shown
by the fact that for fifteen years he was
the instructor and leader OF the choir
of the First Presbyterian church. He
was long phsician to Mt, de Chantal
academy, st. Viucent's college and the
Catholic convent schools.
He was the first surgeon in West Vir-
einia to use chloroform as an anaes-
thetic in capital operations, and though
he employed it in thousands OF cases he
never had ar accident or bad results
from it's use.
He rapidly took front rank as q sur
geon. He was progressive, and as early
as 1888 he performed an operation for
harelio and deformed upper jaw, and
in 1889 he operated on a club foot by
division OF the teudons, shortly alter
this operation was first performed by
DR.. George Mcclellan, Of Philadelphia.
In 1S4l DR.. Frissell began practice as
an oculist, and he won fame by many
delicate and successful operations. on
the eye. In 1916 he first performed an
operation for stone in tho bladder, a
class Of operations for which he alter
ward had wide fame. In 1915 he was
associated with Drs. Todd, Bates and
Hildreth in the Wheeling Dispensary,
and later he and Dr.. Bullihen opened
an infrmary to accommodate private
patients. In March, 1850. the Wheel
ing Hospital was chartered and put in
charge OF the Sisters OF St. Joseph by
Bishop Whelan. Drs. Frisaell and
Hullihen were the physicians, and on
the latter's death Dr.. Frissell remained
for many years the sole physician, and
retained d supervision OF the hospital
until his death, his son being the ply
sician of recent years.
Soon after the opening ofthe civil war,
Gov Pierpoint appointed Dr.. Frisseu
medical superintendent Of the military
prisoners and soldiers at Wheeling, and
the Surgeon general of the o. S. Army
continued him at the same post as assist
ant surgeon until the war closed. he
was also member OF the state board Of
examiners for surgeons, and he was long
surgeon TO the marine hospital here.
As a surgeon he performed many
brilliant operations and won wide fame.
some Of his cures being regarded even
by his fellow practitioners as marvel
Gus. He was a member Of the county,
state and national medical associations
aud an honorary member OF the Cali
fornia medical association. He was the
first president Of the West Virginia so.
eiety.
In 1850 he was married to Elizabeth
Ann, daughter of Col. John Thompson,
Of Moundsville. The widow and two
sons survive him, DR.. Charles NJ.
Frissell, his worthy successor in the
profession, aud Nj. Walker /. Frissell,
chemist at the Wheeling steel plant.
He was the author of many valuable
papers-reports OF cases and treatiSes
on professional topics-which we're
printed in the proceedings OF medical
societies where they were read, and he
did more for the advancement Of his
profession and the amelloration Of
human suffering than it usually falls to
the lot Of one man, however able and
diliEent, to achieve.