The record-union., 1895-06-10
DEATH OF DR.. GERHARD &. TYRRBLL.
He Passed Away at His Home in This
City.
A Physician Who Had Reached Great
Eminence in His Profession
His Life.

After lying in a comatose condition for
week, DR.. Gerard G. Tyrrell died at
his home in this city on Saturday night.
He was one of the oldest physicians in
Sacramento and widely known, even out
side the State, as one eminent in his pro-
fession.
AS citizen DR.. TyrreIl's life was
above criticism. He WAS upright in all
things, and passed away with the love
and respect of everyone. The following
biographical sketch of DR.. Tyrreli is
taken from medical journal, for which
it was prepared:
DR.. Tyrrell was the only son of Gerard
Tyrrell of Oakley County, Dublin, Ire
land, and Elizabeth Elasticity Tyrrell
He was born in Dublin September 16,
1881. Receiving his preliminary profess
sional education at the Carmichael School
of Medicine. where he obtained prize
medals in surgery, medical jurispru
dence, botany, chemistry and the insti-
tutes of medicine, he attended in the
Richmond Surgical, Whitworth Medical
and Hardwick Fever Hospitals, and in
the Rotunda Lying-in Hospital, Dublin,
where he was made liccntiate in mid
wifery in the year 1854. He received the
diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons,
Ireland, in 1856, and that of the Kings
and Queens College of Physicians, Dub
lin. in 1859, from which latter college he
also received its special diploma i'll mid
wiiery in the same year. In January,
1880, by supplementary charter, he was
made memb Der of the Royal College of
Physicians in Ireland.
Having entered into practice by taking
medical charge of ships carrying emil
grants to America, he was induced, after
few voyages, To remain in the United
States, and settling in Milwaukee,, Wis,
in 1896, very soon established a large
practice. In 1857 he was elected County
Physician, and subsequently Surgeon to
Saint Mary's Hospital and Physician to
the Orphan Asylum, which positions he
retained until he removed to California
in 1861. He first settled in Grass Valley,
Nevada County, and there actively en-
gagged in surgical practice until 1865. when
he removed to Sacramento, which had
been his residence since that date.
DR.. IyrreIl was a member and ex-
President of the Sacramento Society for
Medical Improvement, ex-Secretary and
exPresident of the Medical Society of
the State, member of the American
| Medical Association QST1) corresponding
mem Der of the genealogical Society of
Boston. member American Public
Health Association, Secretary of the
State Board of Health of California for
eight years and ex-President of the Sacra-
mento City Board Of Health. He filled
the position of Surgeon and Major of the
First Artillery Regiment, Fourth Brig
ade, y. @. c., and in 1888 was appointed
by Governor Stoneman Surgeon General
of the State. with the rank of Colonel. In
1887 he was appointed by Governor Bart
lett to occupy the same position until the
Governors death. Having now served
nearly twenty consecutive years in the
National Guard of the State, he was
placed, at his his own request, on the re-
tired list with the full rank of Colonel.
Since 1868 DR.. Tyrrell had been an occa-
sional contributor to the Pacific Medical
and Surgical journal, the Western Lancet
his more important papers may be meu-
toned: "Therapeutical Valve of the
Sulphites in Phlegmonous Angina''
| (Pacifc Journal, 1870, Mature in Di-
sease," epidemic Influenza .'MyaI-
gia'' with cases., The Relation of the
Medical Profession to the Public.',
"Oyariatomy" with successful casesl
catarrhal Fever in Children, y 'iNeurotic
Purpeura," biennial reports of the State
Board of Health for the years 1SS4-lS9o.
and some miscellaneous papers on surgi-
cal, medical aud sanitary subjects.
DIR. Tyrrell married, December :. 1859.
Miss Louisa Flood, daughter of the late
Henry Flood, NJ. D., f. r. C.. s. of
Peterborough, Canada West. She died
December I9, 1889. leaving five children
three daughters and two sons. Gerard
George and Frederick Densmore Tyrreu.
both members of the medical profession.
One daughter is Mrs. j. j. January of
Concord, Contra Costa County, and an
other, Miss Lulu Iyrrell, has resided
with her father. while the third tnow in
this city is Mrs. Henry L. Harrison of
New York.