The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-19
DR.. ]. ". SWEET
PASSES AWAY
Long Illness Ends the Ca
reer of the Well Known
New Haven Bone
Setter.
DIRECT DESCENDANT
OF NOTED FAMILY
Called to Treat Cases All
Over the Country-Promi-
nent in Masonic
Circles.

DR., James w. Sweet, one Of New
Haven's we'll known citizens, reputed
the country over for his marvellous gift
Of natural bone setting, died last even
ing at his home, 71O Howard avenue,
after six months illness, the last
five weeks of which he has lain un-
conscious The cause Of death as pro
nounced by DR.. c. S. Lamb, was cir
rhosis Of liver. DR.. Sweet was 81 years,
months and 10 days old,
He was born in Milford, Conn, June
June Is, 1858, the direct descendant in
the seventh generation of the Sweet
family of bone-setters. His father was
DR., James w. Sweet Of Guilford, his
mother Catherine e. Wakeley Sweet
who died in 1858 shortly after the birth
of her son.
Educated in the common schools Of
his native town and at private school,
DR.. Sweet has always followed the pro-
fession Of bone-setting as did his faith
er, grandfather and ancestors before
him. He married Emma s. Barber Of
Elkhart, Indiana, who with two sons,
James W., jr., and Grover C. survive
him. Both have inherited the family
gift of bone setting, and while the
elder son is a druggist the young son
is following in his fathers footeS%9s
and is a member of the class of 1910
of the Yale Medical school. One daugh-
ter deceased was the third member of
the family
The demands upon DR.. Sweet have
come from many homes in New Ha-
ven from Naugatuck Bridgeport from
Boston, Poughkeepsie, from all over
the country to California. Never had
his skill failed him even when COM
fronted with remarkable cases.
His record shows between 10000
and $4,000 cases treated during his
career. He began setting bones as a
boy During the last four years DR..
Sween has been travelling extensively,
but love of country kept him within
her borders. Trips have been made
with his son to California, and to Vel
Ilowstone park, and alone he had WIS.,
listed Mexico and various sections Of
the states. The doctor apparently en-
1oyed his vacation trips and UP to six
months ago appeared hale and hearty.
Six months ago his ailment urged
him to seek health in New York state,
but five weeks ago he returned home
since which time he had not known
even the members of his family He
had not suffered, breathing evenly and
regularly. Not until 10 o'clock Satur-
day night did he begin to breath heav-
| lily, fortelling that the end was near
That DR.. Sweet will be missed is
slight statement of his service He
had had the confidence Of thousands,
and instances are not uncommon in
New Haven, where he has set bones
for every individual member of GER
tain families. Not alone have people
benefited by his skill, but calls upon
his time have often been made to at
tend to dogs and cows, which the own
ers would not allow veterinarians to
touch In every way the doctor was a
remarkable man, to which his wide
Ispread fame Is testimony.
He was a 32d degree Mason and a
member of number of benevolent
and social organizations. He was a
Knight Templar and a Shriner