The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-03

From the London Telegraph.
1t is with the deepest regret that We
have to record the death OF Sir william
Jenner. which took place Dec. II Born
on Jan. 80. 1915. at Chatham. he was not
far from his s4th birthday when he died,
but for the last few years he had lived in
close seclusion. being in too feeble health
to take any active exercise, and without
strength even 10 sign his own name. The
scene Of his closing life was Greenwood,
Durley, house and estate which he had
bought, not far from the palace. Il was
there that some little time ago. before his
health broke down, he was occasionally
seen driving from farm to farm in a little
pony cart He died of no other malady
than Old age. and had taken to his bed
only for the past seven days.
Sir William Jenner, who was created a
baronet in 1868. and obtained a X. c. b.
in 1872. was subsequently given G. c. b.,
being probably the only medical man who
ever received similar honor.
Few men have had better opportunities
OF becoming familiar with the character
istics of Sir William JenRer than Dr.
a copper EraAAAldli. WHO Md5 Win tilt ui1-
tinguished physician from 1879, as his as
sistant, until his retirement few years
since. During that period Dr. BenthaIn
was present with his chief morning, noon,
and night he attended him when Jenner
gave clinical lectures to hospital students
watched the wonderful growth OF his pr'-
vate practice for fifteen busy years and
accompanied him on one of his long pro-
fessional visits 10 the Queen at Balmoral.
sr.ta 4 !,
career of a great doctors life was afford
ed in the course Of conversation with Dr.
Bentham-a chat fun of Interesting remln-
iscence
at was from the sister of Sir william
Jenner." he said that ] heard some ref
erenee TO his childhood Born at Chatham
on Jan. co., in the year of the battle of
Waterloo-the fourth son Of the late John
Jenner of Rochester-he was educated. as
you know, at University College, and an
his medical student days he was terribly
poor He himself tod ms shat he did not
believe anybody had been 80 pinched. But
nothing dismayed him. He was always a
plodder and fun of energy. Once he set
up two whole nights in a HACKERS yard
I'm order TO examine the lungs of a dying
horse in order that a paper he was pre-
pairing ON the diseases of the lungs might
be accurate. He began his professional
career as general practitioner, and when
he was in Albany street his custom was
to wear an old-fashioned swallow-tailed
coat and cravat, and for many years he
chung TO these Anticipated garments Jen-
ner was still very poor. Reynolds, his
dearest friend, often went to breakfast
with him, and, as he said. he was very
much struck with the different patterns
of the cups and saucers, for it was
scratch set, collected from variety of
corners % do honor 10 the guests. Years
afterward, when he was doing a large
practice IN Harley street, Jenner, speak
ing of those struggling days, declared TO
me that if any body had then left him 500
year he would not have gone into prae-
tice ct all, but devoted himself 10 medical
science. How devoted to his work he was
the following anecdste may show Reyn-
olds-afterward Sir Russell Reynolds and
president of the Royal College of Physi-
cians-who was Jenner's junior at Univer-
sity College. and, as have said, his great
chum-was very fond of music. Jenner
had no ear at all for IT. it rather annoy
ed him One evening he came suddenly
into the company of Reynolds, who, with
bne or two Others was having musical
evening, and Jenner was very much dis
gusted thereat. Reynolds. in reply to the
remonstrances, mildly represented that
they were only having a little recreation.
Jenner retorted, loftily and Indignantly:
'Reereationl My recreation with en-
phasis on the "my')-my recreation is
pathological anatomy The next morn
ing. when the offended teacher appeared
in the class room 10 give his lecture to the
assembled students. he was confronted on
the blackboard with a caricature of the
gentleman who found his recreation in
pathological anatomy.
'Jenner owed his connection with the
court which lasted to the day of his
death, TO a singular train Of circums tances.
He had assited Sir James Clark who had
filled the post, and when he retired there
was a question who should be appointed
in his place. The selection rested between
Parkes Baly and Jenner. The first-named
refused on the ground that his health
would not allow him TO do as much trav-
cling as would be required, and as Baly
was. the senior was appointed physician
extraordinary TO the Queen. But JenneT's
turn came quite unexpectedly-it might al
most be called one of those strokes of luck
which were so evident in his career. II
was in this wise: One day a person tele-
gFaphed to Jenner to go into the country
10 see a child who was suffering from
diphtheria, aud the telegram was so word
ed that If Jenner could not come he was
TO ask Baly. Jenner was unable to at
tend and he forwarded the telegram to
Bay, who went. On that railway jour
ney there was an accident and Baly was
killed, Soon afterward Jenner was ap,
pointed in his room.
''Jenner during his long attendance upon
the Queen and royal family must have
had, at one time or the other, almost all
of her majesty's children under his care
but the extremely delicate health of the
late Duke of Albany was his particular
anxiety from the boyhood of the Prince
Before he succeeded to the post filled for a
short time by Baly, Jenner had been TO
Windsor with Bays predecessor Sir
James Clark. He was, 1t viii be reeollect.
cd, one of the physicians who attended the
Prince Consort in his last Illness, and the
Queen in her diary makes more than one
reference 10 the younger man.
'Jenner's attendance upon the Queen
was no sinecure, notwithstanding that her
majesty seldom required his services. He
was always expected to go down TO Wind
sor or Osborne every week end. from SAT
urday afternoon to Sunday night. and lie
invariably went 10 Balmoral When in
residence he was always in readiness.
within call of the Queen. and his exercise
he took when her majesty had her usda,
afternoon dEve. by and by, after twenty