The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-28
DEATH OF DIR. CHATARD.
Prominent Baltimore Physician Elk
lpires in Atlantic City.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2S.-DT. Ferdinand
E. Chatard, enc of the best-known phgsl-
clans of this city, died yesterday afternoon
about 1 o'clock at the Hotel Shelburne, At
| iantic City, where he had been since the
latter part of July
He died from neuritis, superinduced by
heat exhaustion. Two local physicians,
Drs. W. NJ. Powell and T. K Reed, attend
ed him during his last illness, and his i'm
mediate family. including his brother, DR..
Thomas NJ. Chatard of Washington. were
with him a the time of his death. The i'll
ness of DR.. Chatard had not been regarded
as fatal by his family until Sunday, when
| it became evident that he could not live.
The remains were brought to Baltimore
last night and taken to BIG Park Avenue,
the late residence of DR.. Chatard, early
this morning The funeral viii take place
| tomorrow morning from the Cathedral.
DR. Chatard stood in the foremost rank
| in his profession in the country. He was
born in Baltimore October Z, 1899 The
Chatard family IS of French descent. and
has been a family of physicians Dr. Cha
tard was the son of Dr. F. E Chatard and
| the grandson of DR.. Pierre Chatard, both
of whom were prominent physicians of
Baltimore
DR.. Chatard received his earItei e!uca-
ton at st. Mary's College, at Emmitsburg,
Md. from which Institution he graduated
in 1858. He studied medicine at the Uni
versity OF Maryland and graduated with
1 honors in 1851 For ore year after his
graduation he occupied the position OF res
ident physician of The old Baltimore Aims
/ house, and then resigned in order 10 pur-
sue his medical studies abroad.
/ For nearly three years DR.. Chatard trav-
! eled on the Continent spending much time
! at the universities in Berlin, Paris, and
( Vienna perfecting and extending his medi-
I cal knowledge and experience. He made a
] special study Of obstetrics and became in
/ later years one of the leading specialists
/ in the country in that branch Of medical
science.
AT the close OF the civil war DR.. Cha
! tard returned from abroad and began the
more. which he continued until the time al
his death, He was president &C the boards
! of managers of both 81. Agnes Sanitarium
| Wilkens and Capon Avenues, and of St
| Joseph's Hospital, on Caroline Street. HIS
! was one of the most active members of the
! State Medical and ChiTaTgical Faculty OF
/ Maryland, Of the Clinical Society in this
/ city, and of the Academy Of Sciences He
was also a director OF the Maryland Life
/ Insurance Company and was connected
with other organizaf ions. DR.. Ghatard
! was a regular attendant at the Cathedral
and had for number Of years been one Of
its trustees
! Early in life he married Miss Miles. OF
I Enmitsburg, a. sister of George H. Miles
/ known as the Poet OF Maryland" He Is
survived by his widow and three children
Mrs George NJ Brown, William NJ Cha
| tard and ]. Albert Chatard Two brothers
and a sister are also living One OF his
brothers is Right Rev Francis Silas Cha
| tard, Bishop OF the Diocese OF Iudianapo-
lis, who was consecrated May Il. 1873
and whose home is in Vincennes, Ind
The other brother is DR.. Thomas NJ
Chatard. of Washington. DR.. Chatard's
! sister is Sister Juliana Chatard, Of the
Order of Sisters of Charity, now stationed
! In Troy, y. 7. Dr.. ChataTd was formerly
| one of the lecturers al the University o
| Maryland and was highly thought Of by
| the students He never took an active
part in politics and never held public
| office