The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-29
THE LATE DR. HoL1ooK.

Dr. Winthrop Bailey Hollock, whose Hotel, New York, last Friday was mo- ticed in the ournal and Courier, was known to not a few in this city, by whom his memory is held in loving re- membrane. Dr. Halloch was born in Utica, N. r., February ?, 1888. He was the son of amuel Titus and arah Bai- le Halloch of that place, and descend ant of Peter Halloch. who landed at Hallock's Neck, L. l.. in 1640. Dr. Hal- loch was educated at Jamestown, N. r., and was graduated from the Long Is land Hospital Medical college in 1864, He served as medical cadet and surgeon in the United tates army from 1862 to 1865, being stationed in hospitals at Central Park, David's Island and Fort ress Monroe. During this period he was associated with the late Dr. F. c. eguin and Dr. T. R. Pooley of New York city, and Dr. John Van Dwyer of l Syracuse, N. Y, the close friendship with all of whom, beginning then, hav- | ing remained unbroken and undimin- ished until terminated by death.
 | After the close of the war he was as- | sociated with his uncle, Dr. R. T. Hal ! loch, in medical practice in New York city, and in 1867 he accepted the posi- 1 tion of first assistant physician in the | Connecticut Hospital for the Insane at 1 Middletown, remaining there until 1877, l when he established at Cromwell the l sanitarium for the treatment of ner- l vous diseases, with which he was con- l nected until the close of his life. He was one of the best known specialists of 1 the country Of late none but nervous patients have been received at the insti- l tuition. and the reputation Dr. Hallock enjoyed in the treatment of mental dis eases was maintained in his treatment of nervous diseases. He was frequent | ly called upon to give expert testimony in court cases.
 | He was a member of the American Medico Psychological society, the New England Psychological society and the Connecticut State Medical society and was the author of several pamphlets on the treatment of the insane, the most | generally known among them having for it's subject the Cottage System of treatment, of which he was one of the first advocates, and which has subse- quently become so well and .favorably known and generally adopted. Dr.
 Hallock was married in 1853 to Mary, daughter of Colonel William Kent of | Concord, N. H. She survives him. He leaves also one son, Dr. F. K. Hallock of Cromwell, and one daughter Mrs. W. P. Couch of Dubuque, Ia. In Cromwell Dr. Hallock had always been leader in all movements tending toward the well fare and improvement of'the town.
 An earnest advocate of good roads" he had appeared several times before legislative committees In Hartford to urge state action on this subject, and when in 1894 the first good roads asso- citation" In the state was organized in Cromwell he was chosen president, and had held the office up to the time of his death. He was a staunch republican,
 but although frequently urged to ac- cept office had always declined, owing to his professional duties
 To all who knew him it will seem well
 within the limits of truth to say that
 Dr. Hallock was aloyal friend, an hon.
 orable gentleman. a useful member of his profession and valued citizen.
 His funeral took place Tuesday after
 noon from the residence of his son. Dr.
 Frank K. Hallock, and was very largely attended, not only by Cromwell people,
 who held the deceased in the greatest respect, but by many friends and rela-
 tives from out of town. The interment
 which was private, was in the family
 plot in the new Cromwell cemetery. The pail bearers were selected from the relatives of the deceased Rev H. G,
 Marshall, pastor of the Congregational
 church, was the officiating clergyman. The numerous and beautiful floral pieces were emblematic of the high es-
 teem with which the deceased was re- | garded by all who knew him.