The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-04
MRS. EMMA eErssE cREmATEp.
Famous Woman Surgeons Last Wish ).
Ca RED Out.

Chicago. Dec. 3.-An that was mortal of
Or. Emma &. Geisse, the most skiilful wO-
man surgeon that ever handled the seal
pei in Chicago, was sent In a little brass
box 10 the family burying lot in country
village of Ohio yesterday. This was the
last act of love of the little circle OF
trends who listened to the rectors euIogy
over the body in the chapel 1t GraceiaYisl
and put wreaths upon the coffin as IL was
rolled into the crematory.
rms IS the enc of the career Of a woman
VINO was brave enough to be a heroine
She was taken sick ten DAYS ago The
physicians and the few who were close TO
the great heart were told that the last
hours were at hand She diagnosed her
own case. There was no hope but under
the knife She feared the opera ton.
timid only because n years racking pain
had spent her strength
Or. byron Robinson was called TO advise
win FER he agreed with her own dc-
c-S.on. conclusion of the consultation
was that there was only danger IN deIav.
she was taken from her office ri Central
Ausic Hall and assigned a room in the
hospital Tor woman and children This
was 4 week ago, and while the thousands
she mad ATTENDED or saved from death
were al church or about the ffre<ide thpir
physician and surgeon was lying upon the
tSDIe ana giving her final instructions 10
the men who stood with the Instruments
Doctors, ] want no nonsense at this
Tune, she said. You must not snare
your science because I am a woman.
< a
greater chance / shall die. Il is nv
wish, too. that there be no show at nv
FUNERAL. l want only my closest friends
about my coffin. There must be no grave
mercy cremation and the cutting OF my
name IN the marble that stands over the
graves of father and mother al Wells
Vile"
II was her last message. Drs. Robin
son and A. III. Ferguson administered the
ether They worked for an hour at a
most delicate operation They were sue
cessful and the patient rallied She ASKED
lor morphine, drug she had never taken
ana mad never given during twenty years
OF severe practice. This gave her new
strength. She lived until Tuesday after
noon and then d5ed. The shock had been
too great. The saddest part Of her r,re-
diction had been fulfilled
There was no procession 10 follow the
remains OF this noted woman TO the crau,-
atory. DR.. julia Holmes Smith. Mrs.
May: a companion student. and Mrs Finn
% - i.t.Iee 2oLs. sister. were about the
Oily IfleildS who went with the hearsa
Ihey were met at the chapel by A rector
rom EdgeEater. and the last words were
safd over the body OF ore who had labor
art whose reputation was nearly as wide
a. lae Country. The ashes were sent 10
ir-etluS n Ne4lSville, O, and they VIII be |
buried IN ithe family lot
Dr. GeeSse was - years old SNa fi--cs !
az - WASHINGTON boulevard. She cana (
10 Chicaso four years ago. and in that
snort liine had earned a prE ctlce which 4
looh al her time and had made re2s1fa-
Sloh winch gave her many places Of honor. /
Sne WSs vice president OF the Chicago 4
hoocaI society, a lecturer ard member I
OF the S-aiT OF the Natiorsal hospital. en-
assistant 10 Dr. Robinson IN the depart 4
ii en- OF gynocoi0Ey az the Post Gradssa-s
,ohege and one Of the leading surgeons
y the Baptist hospital. she was 2 con-
slant student ard had Just completed a
llscover,y which was 20 Startle the meIicaI
world.
Her career began in Boston Her sur-
StcaA abi4lly Was discovered b. Or Horace
sFheT- Nhlie she was yet a student. and
= - graduation ar the Boston Ne<fsr7l Il
,oi.eSe sne Vas placed IN chs r=e q AFur-
lex hoE--'zL She wet iate- % Ne
2 OF % serve on the staff a. Grace horu3-
tai The field here was too sr,sT5 -
Ter next .ocacto1 was Chicago. Her mas
efty surgery soon became ne tax % che