The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-07
DR. ELY DIED
SUNDAY FROM
LUNG TROUBLE

DR. James winchell Coleman Ely died
at his home, SO Prospect street. yesterday
morning Of pneumonia. which developed
after the patient had sustained two
slight paralytic strokes.
The first shocis-wus experienced Mon
day night, followed on Tuesday night by
another. On Thursday pneumonia ensued.
A public funeral will be held at his late
home at noon. Rev. =. NJ Lord ofiiciat
ing. and the burial VIII be private at
Swan Point
On April q more than $50 practicing
physicians in Rhode Island rendered DR..
Ely a dinner at the Wellington. in honor
OF the Goth anniversary OF his beginning
practice. and presented 20 him silver
loving cup.
Dr. Ely was born in Windsor. VT, Oct.
2. 1920. his parents being Rev. Richard
NJ and Lora (Sxinner) ely His father
was Baptist and q lineal descendant OF
Nathaniel Ely, who came from England
to this country in 1888 and settled at
Cambridge, Mass. where he lived for a
while. and then became one az the orig
inal settlers OF West Springfield Mass.
DR. Ely prepared for college at Town
send, VT. under Prof Wheeler, and IN
1898 entered Brown university. where he
was graduated in 1912.
He studied medicine in Boston and at
tended two courses OF lectures In the
medical department OF Harvard univer-
sity, from which he received the degree
OF doctor of medicine in March. 1s4s.
The following April he opened an office
on North Main street In this city, and
subsequently removed TO the house where
he died at the corner OF Prospect and
Waterman streets.
1l,.t
ment to the East Side dispensary. and
served four years. In 1850 he was ap-
pointed TO the Dexter asylum as colleague
to DR.. Collins and served nearly 16 years.
In June, 1S47, he was erected a member
OF the Rhode Island Medical society. OF
which he had served as secretary. treas
urer and president. ans ,ater as censor.
lie was one Of the original members
and the first secretary Of the Provi-
dence aMedical association. OF which he
served as president for one year.
In August. 1850 he was made city
phys ician. and served until February.
1865. when he was elected consulting
physician at the Dexter asylum.
He was elected attending physician
at the Rhode Island hospital at its or
ganiZation in October, 1868. and served
until 1874, when he was chosen consulting
physician. in which capacity he served up
TO the time OF his death.
He was also a consulting physician OF
the Butler Hospital for the Insane.
He was a member OF the Rhode Island
Historical society, of which he served
as secretary and president. and OF the
Providence Athenaeum, Of which he had
been a director.
For two years he was member OF
the Providence schoc. committee.
In July. 1870 he went to Europe. trav-
elling through England. Ireland. Scotland.
Holland, Belgium. Germany, Switzerland
and Italy and made close study OF the
practice OF medicine In those countries.
In 1888. at the request OF Prof Chase.
president Of the board OF trustees, he
again took the post Of attending physician
OF tho Rhode Island hospital, and served
six years.
He was also on the consulting stan Of
the Providence Lying-iD hospital. and
was also a member OF tho American Acad-
emy OF Medicine.
June 6. 1S4s. ne married Susan daughter
Of Thomas Backus. lieutenant governor
OF Connecticut, who resided at Kiillngly.
Her father was n graduate Of Brown and
n lawyer. Her mother was Almira Cady
daughter OF Joseph Cady Of this city.
She survives DR. Hly.
They had two children. tho eldest
Joseph Cady Ely. graduating from Brown
I'm 1870 and receiving the degree OF bach
elor Of laws from Harvard I'm 1872 Tic
died I'm 1897. The other Edward Francis
Ely. graduated from Brown In 1897 and
is now a member OF the firm Of Hoppin
& Ely, architects, at 81 Westminster
street.