New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-14
THE SURGEONS IN THE CASE
SKETCHES OF THE BUFFALO PHISl-
CLANS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTEND
ING THE PRESIDENT.

Buffalo Sept 10 (SpeciaD.-Dr. Matthew Derby
shire Mann. Of Buffalo. whose operation on
the President in the exposition grounds on Fri
day last has attracted worldwide attention, was
born in Utica on July 70 lsi5. Ills father, Charles
A Mann was a Utica lawyer. He educated in
the common schools of Utica until 1861. when he
went to Europe study. remaining there two
wears Returning in 1863. he entered Yale, and
was graduated with honors in 1867. He entered the
office of his uncle NJ. NJ. Bagg, and In 1868 be-
gan attending lectures at the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons in New-York After year Of hos
pital practice he Europe and studied obstet-
RIGS under Carl Braun and pathology under Kun
drat lie began practice in New-York City IN 1873
He was soon appointed instructor in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons.
After a residence Of six years in Network he
removed with his family to Hartford. Conn IN
1879 During these six years I'm New York he de
voted himself largely TO the study of pat biology
and gyna cology
On beginning practice in Hartford he gave up all
general work and devoted himself solely to tho dis
eases Of women and abdominal surgery. In 1880
he was appointed clinical lecturer gynecology
in the medical department Of Yale College, which
place he held for years In 1882 on the death
OF Dr. J. p. White, he called TO The chair OF oh
stetrics and gyn@cology in the medical department
of the University Of Buffalo He was also appointed
gvnsecologist to the Buffalo General Hospital and
later obstetrlcan TO the same. In Buffalo he has
limited himself in his practice 10 gynscology. alb
domInal surgery and consultations In obstetrics
thousand operations.
While in New-York he was active member Of
the New-York Obstetricai Society, and its secre-
tary and pathologst. lie has also been an active
member OF the American Gyrascological Society
contributing scVc'al papers to It's trdhsacuohs- ne
His principal literary work was the editing Of the
American System OF Gyn@sology; he y mas as%
whinh has been Very wei received
He married, in 1869. Ezab beth Pope. OF st Faui'
Dr. Herman Mynter, another OF the Presidents -
and was graduated from the University Of GoPen-
hagen in m For three he %a an se as
in The Common osPla In 1873 he came TO 5hl is
country and settled In Bnnao. he was sG ~
years president of the Buffalo Academy of Medi-
Dr. Roswell Park Is regarded as one Of the bor f9rG n
PSmfrei Gonn in is5s lie received the degrees OF
sradnai np from the Chicago Medica College in
He studied aad ateG nd
the Michael Reese Hospital In 1883 he was APP
M feeeve d hs degree of A. NJ from
ward University He is we'll known as writer
Dr. John Parmenter. who assisted In the opera
was eraduated from the Buffalo public schools and
from the medical department OF the University
clinical surgery in the university at present
Dr. Charles McBurney was for thirteen years the
chief consulting surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital
and while acting in that capacity he had personal
charge of thousands of accident cases. He Is said
to have had wide a hospital experience IN aeai-
ing with accident cases any surgeon in this city.
He resigned his place at Roosevelt Hospital III
March, 1890
For twenty years DR.. McBurney was connected
with the College of Physicians and Surgeons OF TINS
city and for three years he was professor OF
surgery in that institution. He is well known as
teacher and expounder of surgery. - - -
He was born in Roxbury. Mass, on February II
lsi5 He received his degree Of A. B. from Harvard
in 1866 and that A NJ. in 1863. He was graduated
from the medical department of Columbia ColeGe
in 1870 and years later was made an assisti am
demonstrator of anatomy there. From 1881 70 100
he was an instructor in operative surgery In looS
he was also made assistant professor Oh
surgery and year afterward became the pro
lessor Of surgery. In 1882 he became a VISITING
surgeon at Bellevue Hospital. He Is stiH con
suiting surgeon in several hospitals He Is mem
Der of the Union League the University 'ie Ne"
fury and the Harvard clubs.