The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-16
DIR. THOMAS W. DEAD
EHD AMERICAN DENTIST IN PARIS
PASSES AWAY, AGED "a.

Hst OF Royalty All over Europe, ana lhau
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Special Gable Despatch TO TUE suS.
PARIS, Nov. 15.-Dr. Thomas william Evans,
known throughout the world rs "thc American
dentist Of Paris" died hero yesterday evening
Of angina p%ectoris. lie was about "a years old.
Aside from his famo as "thc American den.
fist" he was most commonly known as having
been n friend of Napoleon ILL.,, and as having
been the mar who assisted Eug6nie TO escape
from Paris.
II 10 said that the fortune left by DR.. Evans
amounts to many millions Of dollars, made
largely In spcculations in houses and lands. 1t
II generally believed that he has b queathed
the bulk Of 1t to charitable institutions in the
United States.
DR.. Evans. born an American, died an Ameri-
can, although he had spent the most part OF his
adult life abroad. He will DO buried in America.
10 may DO said truthfully that he achieved
greatness, as we'll rs fame. because he was an
American; for 1t was the experience he had had
a. q goldsmithts apprentice in Philadelphia,
experimenting natural ability, that first made
him widely known as the dental surgeon OF
royalty, and brought to him his great reputation
and fortune.
He never admitted that he was an old man.
In company with some younger but intimate
friend. IL asked his age he would frequently
reply that he was as old as his friend. He
studied dentistry in Philadelphia, and, believ-
ing that he could become most accomplished as
aspecislist only by acquiring frat. at least, tho
xudimentary knowledge Of o general practi.
tionor, he studied and took q degree as a doctor
Of medicine. His subsequent experience justi-
Ned this course. He went to Paris fifty ono
yoars ago to attend o convention as q repre-
sentative of American dental surgery, and ho
lived for half Q century there. 1t fell to his lot
early to mako the acquaintance of Louis Ma
poleon, and he installed himself In tho estime-
tion Of the future Napoleon III. while he was
the President of tho French republic. He found
chat, ct least in his own case, the favor of .
prince was not tickle.
Various statements about DR.. Evans have
been made with the proviso that "if his remi-
hisccnoes were published" they would show thus
and 20. THE SUN 10 able to announce that he
wrote his memoirs. They are sttn In manu-
script. When DR.. Evans established himself In
Paris he attracted among his first patrons tho
DucheRso do Rochefoucauld. who was 30 we'll
pleased with his work that she
him to her friends and acquaintances. Ono of tho
reasons of his success was that he was practi-
cally the first dentist to inaugurate the practice
Of gold filing in Europe. Later he introduced
the use of vulcanite for filling. The Belgian
Minister became his patient to such s~atisfao.
ton that tho Minister proclaimed the Ameri-
cans ability to his royal master, and the King of
tho Belgians, Leopold. father of tho present mon.
arch, journeyed to q frontier town to have the
dentist operate on him, tho doctor being unable.
owing to engagements, to obey tho royal sum
mons to como to tho Belgian capital, but man
aging to get part way there from Paris.
1t was after Louis Napoleon had become EN-
peror that q court ball was given which the young
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net rich and was not In tho court set. and tho
Countess Of Montijo. still q schoolgirl, was only
able to attend through the kind offices of tho
American dentist, tho Emporor's friend, who
know her. Tho Spanish beauty attracted atten-
from the Emperor. The American kept the
friendship Of both throughout the years that
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throw Of the empire. thse Empress sought him
one. She and a friend, receiving. word Of the
calamitou. defeat. got into q cab. according
but finding themselves without cash enough to
pay the cabby (only three francs between t6emL,
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away and the Empress was installed in her
Ing hpsft that one s's Of f his friends ie eom nDs1oi; doH she
Neuilly bridge. managed to advise him that he
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came afterWard editor OF the american Register,
which DR.. Evans established, accompanied them.
Eugene disguised herself as an old and feeble
woman. She got safely to the Channel shore and
various times Of "pernicious activity" in con-
nection with the Franco-P russian war, but his
conduct in establishing and maintaining an am
balance corps for both sides in the struggle at
He came to be the dentist of royal, noble. and
prominent families all over Europe. For the
fuling family Of Russia he did the special SER
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uGlly It was said Of him that there was not a
Sultan's that no had not attended. He distin:
Ruished himself at the time that Sir Morell
eriet Of GerP@ ealEgmeSS oS SrsSnG SsS Sro 0e TT the q,
necessary tube for insertion. although the Ger
man Prince was expected to strangplate within
TO be- present. He took a hammer, a blow
pipe and a ive.franc piece early in the morning.
perience soon had ready a tube that served the
purposes of the operation.
Sweden had announced himself ready to blow
his brains out because of insufferable head
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on his head. The Prince did 80, pus spurted
from his nose and mouth. Il thought so" said
DR.. Evans. The trouble was an liberation that
had bafled the physicians; 1t had worked from
Q tooth up back of the Princes palate. The
American doctor performed an operation and
had his discouraged patient we'll and happy in q
III. bVanS. Camo 10 the OntCou Stnteb- during
tho war Of the rebellion, organized the National
Sanitary Commission. and made an inyestiga-
ton Of the conditions here with the aim Of pro-
venting Napoleon from recognizing the indie
pendenc Of the Confederacy. Napoleon was in
olined to give the Confederates recognition. DIR.
Evans told him he would come over hero. and
that he believed he could show him that this
should not be done. IL have never deceived
you" he said; you can trust me now" Vic
tory. crowned the Northern arms in different
battles while he was here. He visited the Presi-
dent and Cabinet officers, Gen. Grant. and 9TH
ers. HI reminded President Mckinley of this
mission when he was last in this country. a few
weeks ago. The doctors report WAS instru-
mental in causing Napoleon to refrain from
granting recognition to the South, and he has
been toasted as one of the men who, though
try nobly.
Dr. Evans. his friends say, without letting the
world know 1t, assisted many struggling stu
dents In life and buried some poor ones or their
wives when death came. Publicly he estab.
lshed the Lafayette Home in Paris for unchap-
Sroned American young women who went to
farle 10 study. Although designed for his
countrywoncn particularly. tho privileges OF
the nome were extended TO some other stu
dents, Altogether about 100 could be accom-
modated IN the home, and the demand was such
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