The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-25


in appearance Robert Ingersoll.
DIR. w. v. Wallace, then as now, was
on Meeting street, near North Main street.
DIR. George III. Kenyon was associated
with DIR. David Holmes. Their ofilce was
on North Main street, next to Masons
drug store.
A little further up North Main street
was the Office of DIR. CORTLAND Hoppin'
With the exception of DIR. w. o. Brown,
whose Office was on Benefit street, oppo-
site North Court street, ana Dr'
). y. Keene on Hopkins street,
member on the east side, with the
exception OF DIR. Tobey, who had retired
from practice, and DIR. Il. NJ Snow, who
had also given up general practice 10 AZ
tend to the duties of the office TO which
he had been elected, superintendent OF
health and city registrar.
Dr. Isaac Ray, who was In charge y.
Butler Insane Asylum, was not gen.
eral practitioner.
On the west side of the river was Dr.
McGreggor, whose Office was on Dorrance
street. He had been established here only
a short time when he met with an accl-
dent which resulted in his death. DIV
ing along Dyer street, his cnaise became
caught between passing stage coach ana
a moving train of freight cars, was over
turned, and the doctor thrown under the
wheels of the train,. crushing his arm.
AmpuldtlOu was hs quiNhiJ ~
possible but he died form the elects.
There was at that time no Rhode Island
Hospital with its efficient ambulance ser
vice, and there had not then been pro-
mulgated the discovery OF Lister, which
has rcvolutionized the art OF surgery
and rendered safe all operations; Had
there been, ii is possible valuable lie
might have been saved.
On Broad street, DIR. Caswell occupied
the Office which had for many years been
occupied by DIR. Leprelite Miller and his
son Nathaniel.
A few doors above was DIR. Wiggin with
DIR. Fabyan for his next neighbor.
DIR. George w. Carr, now on Seneft
street, was then located at the corner OF
Burrill and High streets while short
distance above on the opposite side were
Drs. Mowry, Robinson and Angell all
We Grams and long since dead.
On Broad street, near Stewart, was the
Office of DIR. Howard w. King, then sur
geon general of the State.
DIR. $. Augustus Arnold's Office and res"
idence were on Westminster street, oppo-
site Green street. He was much interest
ed in educational matters and for many
years was a member OF the school COM
mittee.
DIR. Newhall, who is at present next to
DIR. Ely, the Oldest physician in practice
in the city, was located on Broadway.
DIR. Francis Wheaton, who for number
of years has been confined to his house,
is the Oldest physician In the state. he
having joined the Rhode Island Medical
Society in 1892. His office was on Smiths
Hill, where he now resides.
DIR. Fabyan and DIR. Potter had offices
| on what was then High street, now West
| minister street,. DIR. c. W. Fillmore, who
| was a specialist in diseases of the eye, had
| an Office on Broad street
There may have been few Others whose
names do not at this moment recall.
Most of the mentioned here have
| passed beyond the veil which our vision
| cannot pierce. But they have left the
| memory of their talents and their virtues,
| of their strength and their weaknesses.
No man can live to himself alone.
Each individual life Is a fibre in the great
| cable of humanity.
Never before has the stand ard OF the
| profession been as high as at present,
owing to the superior opportunities of
obtaining medical knowledge, and the
high attainment required for mem bership
| in the State Medical Society.
The writer feels a personal sense OF
qualification in seeing the enactment and
enforcement of the medical law, the first
| movement toward which was made by
| himself in 1879. when In response to a
resolution introduced by him at meeting
OF the Rhode Island Medical Society,
committee was appointed to formulate
law and urge its passage.
| Owing to various circumstances, the
committee then appointed and others ap-
pointed in succeeding years did not meet
with success, but nothing discouraged,
those having the matter in charge contin-
ued to petition the Legislature for the
enactment of a suitable law until their
efforts were crowned with success. Wal
ter +. Anthony, M. d., in Atlantic Medi'
cal Weekly.