The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-12
CAVE A PERFECT
BODY TO SCIENCE
The Remains Of George w. Gait
Taken to Bellevue Hos
pitaps College.
WIFE WAS MUCH OPPOSED
Finally She Gave Her Consent
for Good Of Humanity.
Strange Scene.
WIFE WAS MUCH OPPOSED

NEW YORK, October lin com
George William Gait. president Of the At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific Company, and a
well known civil engineer, who died last
Sunday in his home at Filcy-seventh
Street, and Seventh Avenue, his body.
after a funeral service was held over it
yesterday was given Without restriction
to the Bellevue Hospital Medical Col
lege TO be used in the interests of science.
1t Is the first instance in the history
of the city dead, that person has made
such a bcquest, and that the provision of
the will might be carried out It was ne
|, cessary for a form to be followed which
never before was used in this city. The
announcement OF the fiRal disposition of
the body was made to about fifty well
known men and women who attended the
funeral service and caused the greatest
establishment.
The Wife Consents.
Dir. Cats decision was made after
many years OF consideration, and in in
cooperating his wish in his will, he had
the full consent of his wife, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. a well known woman
suffragist. who again gave her consent
when the body was about to be removed
to the medical school. Besides Mrs. Gait,
DR.. Earl II. AIaype, Of No, 1$9 Bay. Seven
tenth Street. Brooklyn, was in the Sc
cret. He was physician as well as the
close friend OF Mr.. Gait To prevent any
discussion on the mattor, the will was
read soon after Mr.. Gait died and ar
10 II, 10 1,yffI n
paragraph. which read:
1T Is my wish that my body be given
to tho medical college In which anatomy
and surgery are taught nearest to the
place of my demise. to be used by 1t IN
such manner as will be most conducive
to tho advancement Of MEDICAL and surgi-
cal knowledge The will Was dated 1857,
In explanation, DR.. Arayne said yesrdr-
day: 'nfr. Gait, with whom at various
times during many years I talked on
medical subjects, always maintained,
quite truly. that medical college and
medical students rarely had normal
body and brain to study from which! to
derive knowledge for the good of the hui
man race. Tie believed that II more men
with sound bodies would give themselves
to science, much could DO learned which
would ultimately greatly reduce disease
and suffering among the living.
His Body Perfect.
His own body wsI as nearly perfect
ms 1t could be. He was forty-flve years
old and full OF lIfe and vigor. and in my
experience 7 have never seen body
which offered suoh opportunities for study
as his own. When he first approached
the subject, many years ago. Mrs, Gait
refused to listen to his proposal. sho
stoutly refused for q long time to con-
sent to his being dissected but at tho
time he made his will she had experienced
q compile change of opinion. She now
too, sees of what great value the study
OF his body will be, and now will allow
the provision Of the will to be fulfilled
A Strange Sight
Strange was the funeral procession
which wendell Is way from tho Osborne
apartment house to the medical college
at Twenty-sixth Street and First Avenue.
Never was such a sight Witnessed as that
OF beautiful coffin with heavy silver
trimmings md coyerad with pink roses
and carnations, being carried into the
college. It was taken to the dIssectlng
room on the top floor
Mr. Cats will gives his entire estate,
yaluet,-at $3.50, COO, TO his widow without
restriction during her life time. and he
names her sole executrlx, Mr.. Gait pro-
yded, however, that at her DEATH one
hair OF tho estate should DO disposed Of
according to her wishes, and that the
other half shall be given to the Iowa
State College, from which Mr., Gait was
graduated.