The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-19
OBITUARY..
stephen Huston.

Stephen Huston, for 81 years superin-
tendent of the Gerrish Wool and Leather
company at Manchester, N. H., died of
apoplexy in the office Of the factory
about ITO Thursday noon. His death
was extremely sudden and quite unex.
pected. He was 62 years old
Mr.. Huston had been feeling out of
illness. He was feeling as we'll as usual
at dinner time Thursday noon and started
| for the shop about the usual time. He
was accompanied by Alexander c. Ord
way, with whom he boarded. While 60
| ing down through the yard, Mr.. Huston
| commenced to stagger and was supported
| for few steps by his companion, then
sank to the ground. Mr.. Ordway and w.
| A. Bennett carried him into the factory
office and he died in few moments
without recovering consciousness.
| Mr.. Huston went to Manchester from
Portland 81 years ago and entered the
employ of the Gerrish Wool and Leather
/ company as foreman. He was an indus
trious worker, always looking out for his
employers interests and possessed wide
circle of friends, being we'll known among
| the business men. A thorough Democrat,
| he was a member Of the Granite State
| club, and was on the ticket in Ward 6
a number of times.
| AS survivors he leaves widow, Abbie
and three daughters Mrs. Della Bachelor,
| Miss Jennie Huston and Miss Carrie Hus-
ton, all of Portland His family, who are
| spending the summer at Peaks island,
were notified of his death by telegraph
Thursday afternoon.
DR.. George F. French.
Dr. George F. French died early Tues
day morning at his home, 1900 Hawthorne
avenue, Minneapolis. DR.. French had
only been i'll for five days, and Monday
was supposed to be on the road to rapid
recovery, seeing visitors and even giving
advice to some of his patients. During
the night however, he commenced to
sink, and without recovering conscious
less he passed away HIS death is thought
to be due to an attack brought on during
the excessive heat of last week, on which
days DR.. French was himself stricken
while attending to heat sufferers.
George Franklin French was born at
Dover, N. H., Octorber 80, 1887; He
graduated from Harvard in 1859 and from
the Harvard Medical school in 1862
Upon graduation the young doctor en-
tered the United States army corps OF
surgeons, it being then in the early part
of the civil war. He went to Alexandria,
Va. where he was made assistant surgeon,
August 49, 1862. The next year he was
made surgeon and placed on the personal
staff of Gen u. S. Grant, at Vicksburg,
where he remained until after the surren-
der, and until Grant was called east to
| take command of the entire army DIR.
French was then attached to Gen. Sher-
mans command, and placed in charge of
organizing field hospitals. The first was
organized June, 1864, at Rome, Ga, and
had $500 beds. The next was at Atlanta,
and contained 5000 beds.
| When Sherman took his memorable
March to the Sea" DR.. French was with
him and attached as surgeon in-chief to
the first division, 18th army corps, which
was the division held responsible for the
/ burning Of Columbus, >. G. That dire
event was impressed wildly upon DIR
| French's memory, and he has written an
article endeavoring to place the respon-
| sibility, and defending the action of the
| Northern army. He resigned from the
! army June, 1865, and was breveted lieu
tenant colonel one month later. He was
offered q commission in the regular
army, but declined and entered upon the
practice of his profession at Portland.
| In 1875 he was appointed instructor of
physiology and lecturer in dermatology
in the Portland Medical school. He was
one of the original staff of the Maine
General hospital.
Owing to his wife's health, which de-
manded an absolute change of climate,
Dr. French removed to Minneapolis in
1879 His successes were numerous and
of very high order In 1881 he was APP
pointed lecturer on obstetrics i'll the St.
Paul Medical college, and was professor of
the same in tho Minneapolis college hos
pital from 1882 to 1885; The next year
the Minneapolis hospital college which
institution was practically the beginning
of the medical department of the uniyer
sity
He was appointed president of the state
examining board in 1887. by Gov. Nc
Gil, and in 1890 he was president of the
Minnesota Academy Of Medicine DR..
French was the first president OF the Har-
yard club of Minnesota. He was mem
Der of the Masonic fraternity, of the Loyal
Legion, and Army of Tennessee; held
membership in the State Medical socle-