Evening star., 1897-05-06

c. B. Porter, Boston; DR.. Roswell Park,
Buffalo; Dr. j. M Castor. Atlanta: DR..
Penger, Chicago; DIR. ]. Parmenter, Buff
falo; DR.. S. j. Mister, Boston; DR.. Rudolph
Matas. New Orleans: DR.. Charles A. Pow
ers, Denver: DR.. John c. Munro, Boston:
DR.. Guy Hinsdale, Philadelphia: DR.. Henry
Hun, Albany: DR.. George B. Shattuc, Bos-
ton: Dr. A. Laurence Mason Boston: Dr.
James Tyson. Philadelphia; DR.. George
Bulge, Los Angeles, CAL: Dr. Robert T.
Edes. Jamaica Plains, Mass: DR.. A. Nc
fhedran. Toronto; DIR. F.. H. Williams, Bos-
ton; DR.. John j. Abel, Baltimore; DR.. B.
Meade Bolton, Columbia, Mo-; DR.. w. c.
ST. Louis: DR.. William K. Otis, New York;
DR.. George Chismore, San Francisco; DIR.
Harry M: Sherman, San Francisco; DIR.
John Ridlon, Chicago; DR.. A. J. Gillette,
ter; DR.. L. S. McCurdy, Pittsburg:
DR.. R. w. Lovett. Boston; DR. Royal Whit
man. New York: DR.. r. H. Sayre. New
York; DR.. Frederic S. Lee, New York; DR..
H. p. Bowditch, Boston; DR.. W. H. How
ell, Baltimore; DIR. George s. Huntington,
New York; DR.. Andrew D. Bevan, Chicago;
Dr.. Addinell Henson. Philadelphia; DIR.
w. s. Christopher. Chicago; Dr. Charles
P. Putnam. Boston: DR.. F. NJ. Crandali,
New York; DR.. William d. Booker, Balti-
more; DR.. ]. Hendrc Lloyd Philadelphia;
DR.. Arthur w. Johnstone Cincinnati; DIR.
A. NJ Phelps. New York: DIR. r. G. Curtin,
Philadelphia: DR.. Robert Sattler, Cincin-
natl; DR.. Clarence ]. Blake. Boston; DIR.
Francis P. Kinnicutt, New York; DR.. Jas.
]. Putnam. Boston; DR.. Nicholas Sem,
Chicago; DIR. Robert Able, New York; Dr.
]. McCosh, New York; DIR. George r. Fow-
ler Brooklyn; DR.. A. A. Hubbell. Whining
ton, Del; DR.. w. Thomson, Baltimore; DR..
r. L. Randolph, Richmond; DIR. R. Muir
dock, Baltimore; also the following, among
others, from Washington: Drs. s. S. Ad-
ans, Frank Baker, Francis B. Loring, J.
H. Bryan. s. Oliver Richey. J. Irving
Rose, Joseph Taber Johnson, T. Morris
Sternberg. A r. Stands. A. F. A. King, J.
F. Thompson, D. Webster Prentiss, Walter
Reed E. A. de SchwefnitZ, James Kerr, D.
s. Lamb. Theodore N. Gill and many 9TH
ers. Lunch was served to all present.
DR.. Cross Statue.
Despite the inclemency of the weather
yesterday afternoon hundreds of persons
went to the Smithsonian Grounds to wit
ness the ceremonies attending the unveil-
ing of the statue which had been erected
by the physicians and surgeons of the
country to the late DR.. Samuel D. Gross,
the celebrated surgeon.
The frequent showers of rain prevented
the holding of the exercises in the open air,
and the speaking took place in the lecture
room of the Army Medical Museum, which
was crowded to repletion with distinguish
ed persons. among them being most OF The
members of the medical congress now in
session in Washington. and scores of prom
inent residents of other cities who had
come to the national capital in honor of the
occasion.
After prayer by Rev. B. J.. Whitman,
d. D., president of Columbian University,
DR.. Claudius H. Masten of Mobile, Ala,
made an address, at the close of which he,
on behalf of those who had raised the
money to erect the monument. presented It
to the government. DR.. Masten's speech
was mastery effort. and comprised an
interesting history Of the life of DR.. Gross,
in which mention was made of the most
noted achievements Of the latter for the
cause of medicine and surgery. The life
and work of DR.. Gross were reviewed at
length by DR.. W. w. Keen. the successor
of DR.. Gross in the chair Of surgery at
Jefferson Medical College.
Gen. sternberx's Address.
Surgeon General Sternberg, IN accepting
the monument for the government made
speech. in the course Of which he in part
said: at appears to me to be especially
appropriate that this statue OF our great
American surgeon is placed here In close
proximity to the Army Medical Museum
and Library building. library In which,
no doubt. can be found all Of his own valu-
able contributions to surgical literature,
and which is a storehOuse of information
for all those who. like him, combine with
the skill and boldness of the surgeon an
ardent desire for the advancement of the
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literary researches required OF one who has
obtained prominence as a teacher and
leader in any branch of medicine.
I'm the same building Is the extensive
collection Of pathological specimens in the
Army Medical Museum, a collection in
which Prof. Gross took the greatest inter-
est. Very many Of the specimens collected
during the civil war show the results of
wound infection, and serve rather to Illus
trate the disastrous consequences of meth
DDS which had the approval of surgeons of
that day than as examples Of successful
surgery.
Certainly the greatest achievements Of
modern surgery are those which relate to
the saving OF life and limb by conservative
operations, and the exclusion from wounds
Of those ubiquitous micro-organisms which
in the past have destroyed more lives than
have bullets or sabers.
I'm accepting, as I do, for the govern
ment this tribute of American surgeons to
revered master, beg leave to congratu-
late the committee which has had the mat
ter In charge upon the successful compile
tion OF their labor OF love.
mo doubt they have found the task Inn
posed upon them beset with many difficult
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Judge Henry II. Goldsbororgb Baltimore, Nd.
soys: 1T gives pleasure to recommend Sal.
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