The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-14
DR.. HOMMHLL DEAD
Attacked With Hemorrhages
Brought on by Worry
Over the Grove
Case.

physician at the City Hospital, who
made the dlagn osis In the case OF Martin
Grove. pronouncing his death due to
Asiatic Cholera. which was afterwards
sustained by Drs. Edison and Biggs, of
the New York Health Board. died at i've
O'Clock this morning at his home. No. 57l
Bergen avenue. His death was due to
hemorrhagss of the lungs and
kidney trouble. 1t was hastened
by worry and overwork on the Grove
case. He was attended during his last
illness Dy Drs. Conrad Welnges, 2. e..
Buffet, J. Quimby aud A. A. Lutkins.
DR.. Hommell leaves three sous and three
daughters His eldest son, Philemon E.
Hommell, is a graduate of the New York
College of Pnarmacy aud the Bellevue
HOSPITAL Medical College, aud will sue
ceed his father in the pharmacy, W hich
he carried on in addition to his medical
practice.
SKETCH OF Els CAREER.
DR.. Hommeu comes of y family OF
chemists. He was born in July, 1886. at
Oberuai, in AlsRce, ut the foot of The
beautiful Alsacian Mountains. In Alsace
pharmacists are divided into three
classes. His father was q phar-
macist and chemist OF the first or
chemist of some reknown. Behamp.
who discovered the important process Of
diaiysis, or the separating OF chrysta-
loids from coaloids through a rnem braue,
WAS a clerk In his store at the time or
the discovery. Dir. Hommeli's family
were wealthy, aud he was sent to Paris
to be educated.
After finishing school he worke d with
his father for while and at the age OF
eighteen entered the College of Physt-
clans of Paris, from which he gra duRted.
After leaving the college ne servep for
several years as assistant pharmacist in
The largest and most importans
Diem. In 1857 he came TO this
country aud weat to New Orleans where
he secured a position as chief prescription
clerk In the large French firm OF Lablas
and Company. He served there during
the yellow fever epidemic OF 1S59-6061.
He remained while the other CLERKS fled,
and never contracted the disease. He
was member of the French Zouaves of
New Orleans'
Iu 1851, when General Bragg called on
all the local companies OF New Orleans
to gather at Fort JAG kson. Dr.. HON NELL
was obliged to go with the Zouaves. al
though his sympathies were on the
few weeks until Admiral Farragut bonn
barded Mobile Bay aud Fort Jackson was
/ evacuated.
SETTLED IN HoBoKEN.
When General Butler LOOK possession
in 1868 and the loyal citizens were al
lowed to depart, DR.. Haminel left and
came TO Hoboken. There he opened q
one of the first drug stores In that sec
| tion Of the town and among his patrons
were the Stevens. He remained In Ho-
| boken three or four wears and then came
to Jersey City Heights aud opened a
drug store on Bergen square. He was
there twelve years and then moved to
No. 51l Bergen avenue. where he re-
manned until his death.
In 1882 he received diploma from the
New York College of Physicians aud
Surgeons and practiSed medicine In
addition to being chemist. In 1885 he
was appointed visiting physician at the
City Hospital by the Board of Police
Commissioners. He wss member of
the Old Volunteer Fire Department at
tie time when all the influential men of
the city helped pull the hose cart ard
pump water. He was an Odd Fsliow.
Mason and Forester in good standing,
and member OF st. PauI's Episcopal
Church. which Rev. D.. P. Brush Is
pastor.
The celebrated DR.. Charles Dauret, who
discovered number OF alcoloids and was
pupil of Pasteur, was a class mate of
his. DIR, Hommell was great mau for
experimenting. aud although he made uo
imDor tant discoveries himself. he has
assisted number Of other people in
making them. The late DR.. john J.
Craven used to spend most Of his even
| ings in the study In the rear of DR.. Hom-
mell's drug store.
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
He would sit by the hour GU the lounge
with n cigar in his mouth talking over
| his experiments with The doctor anu
| asking his advice On points of chemestry
1t was In that room ihst he made the I'm
portant discovery In orgauic chemestry,
| which has been Of such great benefit to
| the world at large and lhs psopIe OF
| Europe particular, the refriQeraling or
| cold storage process OF carrying Dsef
| across the ocean.
DIR. Craven was lying in his usual
| place on the lounge. aud DIR. Hommell
was sitting at his desk one night ten
| years ago. when DIR. Craven looked up
| aud said:-"Hommell, can't you carry
| cold water In pipes as we'll rs hot water. y
| When DIR. Homnell told him he could,
he excitedly jumpeI up aud said, ':Pve
| got It," He set to work aud perfected
the present system OF cold storage.
| DIR. Craven lived at Bergen avenue aud
Vroome street, and people were sur
prised one Sunday morning not1ong after
| his discovery had been perfected to
see flag flying from his
| house. He few it to celebrate
| the reception Of y telegram from Queen
| Victoria TO him, telling him THAI she had
| had the honor Of satluR the first steak
| that had ever been successfully Imported
I from this country aud which had been
| preserved by his process of cold storage.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
| The funeral of DR.. Hommell Will take
place from his late home on Sunday
| afternoon at two O'Clock. The Rev. Dr
Brush will read the service, and the III.
| rerment will take plncs at Arlington
| Cemetary. The members Of the various
lodges to which he belonged will propa-
| bly, attend the funeral in d body.
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