The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-17

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DR.. JAMES n. DUNN,
Minneapolis Physician Stricken in ST..
Louis Hotel.
Dr. James H. Dunn of Minneapolis,
one of the most prominent physicians
and surgeons in the northwest, died
suddenly while alone in his room at
the Southern hotel, st. Louis, yester-
day afternoon.
In the morning he attended the
convention Of the American Surgical
association and read a paper before
| that body. At the conclusion Of the
session the members went to the
Missouri building for luncheon.
DR.. Dunn did not accompany them,
not feeling well, but returned to the
hotel and went at once to his room.
Later chambermaid, entering to
leave some towels, found DR.. Dunn's
| lifeless body on the floor.
| DR.. N. B. Carson was notified and
hurried to the hotel. He is of the
opinion that death was due to heart
failure.
| The body will be sent to Minneapo-
| lis and it is probable that the funeral
will be held from the family residence,
337 Oak Grove street.
DR.. Dunn left last Monday for ST..
Louis to take part in the association
|
week after looking over the exposi-
ton. A very much over-worked man,
it is probable excitement attending the
reading Of his paper, which was on
"Gastronomy in Oesophageal Stric-
ture," induced the heart attack. He
evidently was trying to reach the door
of his room, as he was found face
| down on the floor. EEs
The Hennepin County Medical assoc
citation will meet tomorrow at 1880
in the Andrus building to take appro-
pirate action.
Mourned by Many.
Grief over the sudden taking off of
apolis to-day. The news came sud
denly thru the papers, and many ply
sicians could scarcely believe the
types.
DR.. J. W. Bell, president of the Min
nesota State Medical association, said
! to-day: ''It can be said of DR.. j. III
Dunn, without disparagement to any
man now in the profession or who
has graced the profession in the past
that he without question enjoyed the
confidence and esteem of the medical
fraternity and of the people of this
city, state and entire northwest coun.
try, to greater extent than any other
practitioner. No death in the medical
profession has occurred during my
residence in the state which has cast
such universal gloom and depression
as the sudden and unlooked-for deatf
Of DR.. Dunn.
'Dr. J. II. Dunn was an upright
honest man and an educated physician
and surgeon. AS such he will be
greatly missed by the profession
which he has honored during his long
residence in the state"
Said DR.. C. A. Wheaton of st. Paul
II regard the death Of DR.. Dunn az
personal bereavement. He was {
man Of splendid attachments in the
profession of medicine and as a sur.
: geon was in the very front ranks O,
his profession. He was the author
, of number of contributions to scien
, tific research and his reputation wa!
national in it's scope. His death, es
pecially in Minneapolis, will b
mourned by large constituency ant
many Of the alumni of the state uni
versity will learn Of his loss to thu
profession in the flush of his prime
with profound regret
His Busy Life.
James Henry Dunn was born Ma,
20, 1853, at Fort Wayne, Ind. Whel
3 years old he was brought to Winona
where his father became a farmer
Thru the drowning Of his father tn
5-year-old boy was bound out" t
Jesse Wheeler, a pioneer of the state
Ten years later Mr.. Wheeler died am
young Dunn entered the Winon;
normal school to prepare for a teach
er's career. He graduated with hon
ors in 1872, and became principal o
the public schools at Alexandria an,
Sank Center. He was lecturer in tn
Minnesota State Teachers Institut
from 1871 to 1876. While studying
hygiene he became interested il
| y1oo 1ioina ~ ha mix
better teacher he entered the univer
sity medical college at New York an
graduated in 1876. He taught for
few years after graduation and the.
began practice at Shakopee. Fo
further equipment he took two years
of Heidelberg and Vienna.
In 1885 DR.. Dunn settled in Min
neapolis. He became city physician
and acted for three years, durin
which time he started the first cit
hispital. From 1885 to 1889 he wa
professor Of skin and veneral disease
in the Minneapolis Hospital Medica
college; from 1889 to 1894 professo
of genito- urinary. diseases in the col
lege of medicine and surgery in tn
University Of Minnesota. when he wa
elected professor of clinical surgery
At death he was professor of surgery
having succeeded DR.. C. A. Wheatol
in 1899.
Since 1886 DR.. Dunn has been sur
geon to st. Mary's hospital. since 1879
to Asbury hospital, and since 1898 t
the City hospital. He was also con
sulting surgeon for the Great Northern
road. He was a fellow of the An1eri
can Surgical association, member Q
the American Medical association an,
of the Minneapolis Academy of Med
icine. He had been president Of tn
Minnesota State Medical association
and of the Minnesota State Medica
Defense union. He was a contribute
to many medical journals, and in 1873
represented Minnesota at the Copen
hagen meeting of the Internationa
4 Medical society.
DIR. Dunn married Miss Agnes Mac
4 donald, daughter of j. L. Macdonald
of Kansas City, in 1885. He is sur
4 vived by his widow, son born ii
4 1887, his mother and brother at 81
Cloud. The son, who was at Madelis
came to Minneapolis this morning wit
IS DR.. Cooley.