The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-05
DOCTOR TR0USSEAU DEAD.
AN OVERDOSE or MORpHIA AND
BROMIDE THE CAUSE.
Heart Failure Led to the Use of Mar.
cotics A Brief sketch of His Life
His Letter to Blount.

Dr. George Trousseau died at his
home last evening shortly before five
o'clock.
The deceased was one of the oldest
AID best known physicians in the city,
I'd leaves to mourn his loss large
circle of friends and acquaintance.
He was born in Paris May 1, 1888 and
is the son of DIR. Trousseau, who was.
during his life, distinguished leader in
the medical and surgical professions.
and gave to the world many works of
lasting value. The son, at an early age,
studied at the Ecole de Medicine
of Paris.
A great deal of the doctors character.
as well as a brief account of some of his
earlier history, may he CLEANED from his
own words, taken from letter from
himself to Mr.. Blount:
Hon. j. II. BLoUNT Sir: AS you are
not acquainted with me | take the lib
erty of stating who | am. Born in
Paris, France, 1 am now a little over 60
years of age. graduated in Paris as a
physician in 1868. If you ask "Who is
Trousseau?' you will probably be an.
swered "Why, he is one of the Royal
ists."
In 1916, when was fifteen and half
years old, enlisted in the first battalion
of the mobile under the Republic and
fought under the presidency of Cav
aignac on the memorable days Qhree) of
June, 1913, when the young citizens of
Paris, three battalions under command
of MacMahon, afterward President of
the third Republic, defeated the insur-
gents.
In 1852, at the coup d etdt, | was a
medical student. was caught fighting
against Napoleon III, al narrowly
escaped being courtmart slf and 81 Ut
or sent to New Caledonia.
l have been, and am to this day, a
staunch believer in republican institu-
tions; always fought against monarchy.
so did my father. l am a great adj
mirer of the United States republic
Was | not Frenchman should like to
be an American. Indeed. if you de.
eide on annexing the Islands, in Il
straightforward and digniiied way, in
which | know it will be done, | will
probably be one of the first to swear to
the oath of allegiance to the United
States.
This is, Mr.. Blount, the kind of Roy
alist | am.
From that point de rue | entreat you
to consider my memorial, and if l have
bored you, as l am afraid have, please
consider that all l am after is justice
and fair play, and you will bear up with
me. Yours mos! respectfully,
G. TRoUssEAU.
In May, 1872, DR.. Trousseau arrived
at Honolulu from New Zealand, and
shortly afterwards entered the medical
service of the Board of Health where he
soon distinguished himself by conquer
ing smallpox epidemic, which, though
there were but thirty cases, was q
far more serious matter then than il
would be now.
DIR. f. b. Hutchinson purchased the
practice of DIR. Trousseau in 1877, where
upon DIR. Trousseau retired to a sheer
raising business on Kona, Hawaii, where
he remained during the two years fol
lowing, at the end of which he agail
sold his business and started the Ku
kuihaele sugar plantation in Hamakua
which he successfully managed till 1888:
when he re. established himself in thu
medical profession in Honolulu. Her,
he remained since, holding at various
times offices under the Government, tn,
last of which was Physician of the Port
DIR. Trousseau was widower, hi
family consisting of two sons, boil
living in Paris, one of them having al
ready attained such prominence as a
physician that he has attracted Govern
ment notice and received decoration
The deceased has been far from wei
during the past few months, suffering
much from weak action of the heart
To this was added loss of appetite, an
inability to sleep which drove him t.
the use of bromide and morphine, o
which it is supposed he took an over
dose, night before last, which after
critical illness lasting till last evening
resulted in death.
DIR. Trousseau's will was read thi
morning, and the people present wer
somewhat surprised at the dispositio
of his property.
He appointed Mr.. Bruce Cartwright an
Mr.. II. Mcintyre his executors, and LEI
the major part OF his estate to his natiy
housekeeper.
The property consists in general OF til
homestead in which he lived, the ostric
farm at Waikiki, boat house, money
bank, etc. The total value it is imposs
BILE to state at present, as number
his securities have not been examine,
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