Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-02
SURGEONS AT WORK.
MANY PAPERS READ At THEIR
Two SESSIONS YESTERDAY.
TRIP DOWN The NOBLE JAMES.
A Delightful Excursion Through
Historic Dutch Gnp-Thc body VIII
Adjourn This Evening ana Go 10
Hot Springs Tomorrow.

The second days sessions Of the inter
national Association Of Railway Surgeons
| was devoted yesterday entirely to th'
reading of papers treating OF subjects
! OF interest to the profession. and each
paper was literally discussed.
! Sessions were held In the morning and
| early afternoon and just before dusk
the surgeons, together with their ladies
and about one hundred invited guests,
sailed. down the river on the Pocahontas
! as guests of the Young Mems Business
Association.
The body convened yesterday morning
promptly at $3.50 o'clock, and the atten-
dance at that hour was quite large, many
surgeons having arrived in the city since
the former meeting. In the afternoon,
however, the attendance was quite small,
the majority OF the visitors being out
sightseeing.
THE MORNING SESSION.
President Riordan called the body to
order, and the following papers were
read and freely discussed:
Pathology" by DR.. j. Alexander
Hutchinson, of Montreal, Canada; Com
plications and Laguelae," by DR.. f. j.
Lutz, of st. Louis, No.; Primary
Treatment" by DR.. II. s. Bruce, of To-
ronto. Canada Railroad Surgeons I'm
Their Relations to the Legal Depart
ment," by Hon. b. 3. Munford, attorney
of the Southern railway, of this city.
Mr.. Munford's paper was an excellent
treatise OH the necessity for harmony
between the medical and legal depart
ments of the railroads, and In n COM
prehensive manner the distinguished law
yer sketched the relations between the
two departments and told how dependent
upon the work of the physician was the
lawyer when handling suits for damages
as result of injury to persons.
RAILWAY HYGIENE.
A recess for luncheon was taken after
Mr.. Munford concluded, and,at o'clock
the body reconvened. Dr. Lester Keller.
of Ironton. o., read a paper on Pro
fessional Examinations for Railroad Sur
geons," which was eXhaustvely discuss
ed. DR. @. l.. Conn, of Concord, y. H.,
read a paper on the progress of Hygiene
and Sanitation" and DIR. II. c. Fair
brother. OF East st. Louis. ILL.,, read a
companion paper on Railroad Hygiene"
Both papers treated of the necessity for
disinfecting railroad cars as pre-
ventive of the spread OF infectious dis
eases. and DR.. Fairbrother handled his
portion of the subject In an especially eX-
haustive manner.
The papers provoked considerable dis
cussion, every surgeon on the floor SEEM
ing TO agree that il was essential that
cars should be disinfected frequently. DR..
Brock told Of the work the Chesapeake
and Ohio had done 10 prevent the spread
of smallpox from Newport News last
winter. and during the discussion 1t was
suggested that ere the association adj
journs finally some action should be taken
calling upon all the roads TO adopt san-
tary measures to keep their cars from
disease germs.
DOWN THE JAMES.
When the discussion of this subject had
been concluded the association adjourned
and the members repaired to the Virginia
Companys wharf, where they
embarked on the Pocahontas for a de-
lightful trip down the James. The visitors
were royalty entertained on board by the
gentlemen of the Young Mems Business
Association. They were given a sump- !
tuous dinner while on the return trip, and |
were greatly interested in the many his
Loric places Of interest they passed.
One of the features of the sessions of |
the association is the display made in the |
foyer Of the Masonic Temple by the va
rious manufacturers OF surgical instru- |
ments. one enterprising firm is giving |
away lead pencils which very closely re-
semble cigars. and much fun is had at |
the expense of the unsuspecting doctors |
who accept the Cigars and endeavOr TO |
light them. The manufacturers of Phil |
lips digestible cocoa also have display, |
and are serving delightful cups of the |
beverage 10 the visitors
To-day the sessions OF the association
will conclude, and tomorrow the men,
Ders leave on a special train for the Hot
Springs of Virginia, as the guests of the |
and Ohio Railway Company.