The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
Otlituary Not rs.

DIR. Seneca ID. Powell died al Green wich,
Conn. on Saturday. In his sixtieth year.
Isabelle v. Wilson. whom he married in New
York city in 1889. and twin daughters. Emily
hi for three years, dsung from the time when
he gave TO the medical profession the anti
dote for car bolic. acid poisoning. TO prove
quently swallowed the acid in front OF medical
classes, and this undermined his constitu-
during which surgery was resOrted 10.
Seneca ID. Powell. MD. LID. was a native
Of Wilcox county, Alabama. and was born
January 8, IS4s. DIR. Powell was a descendant
of Col. Honorius Powell OF South Carolina,
and his grandparents were among the earliest
Of Fort Madison. At the outbreak of the
civil war DR.. Powell was a cadet in the Uni
versity OF Alabama. He left that institution
10 enter the Confederate srny H. Il volunteer
and served until the end NJ the war. He was
graduated from the medical department OF
next year was graduated with the doctors
degree from he medical college OF the New
York University. While in the uni versity he
was a house surgeon In Bellevue Hospit nj,
serving there for a year and a half. In is7l-72
he was AN assistant inspector Of the Board
was chemical assist ant to the chair of theory
and practice OF medicine in the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College. In 1875 he was
In the second Brigade of the National Guard
From 1873 TO 1852 he was chief Of stan TO the
Medical College: in 1852 he became connected
with the New York Pos, Graduate Medical
School as a lecturer on surgical dressings.
In 1855 he WAS an instructor, ia 1885 to 1897
he was professor of minor surgery. and since
1887 he had been professor of clinical surgery
secretary Of faculty. He was vioe-president
OF the New York County Medical Society In
1881 and president 10 lsss; he y as yice.presi.
New York state Medical Society in isa7-ss.
He wrote much for publication. especially
on brain surgery and the Use of parhplls.
acid in the treatment OF blood poisoning
and infected wounds. His discovery in isSt
that alcohol is an antidote externally and
int ernally to the action of carbolic acid has
advanced surgery far beyond it's former
narrow limits in the treatment OF infectious
Richard MullholsDd one of the foremost
citizens OF Dunkirk. n. Y. and head of the
died there yesterday Of heart diseSsel Hfs:
was born In County louthir. Ireland, the
son Of Owen and Mary Campbell Mullholand.
with her three boys. Richard. Francis and
Patrick. Richard was . years old When
masking, and after working for several Years
business for himself in. 1870. He was success
president Of ths Mliihoisnd Spring and
Carriage Company. whose products are
SHisgs% iS as p Of tS ot tS %at T 3 casri sss
Build rs' Association. Tie was one of the
founders Of 81. Mary's Temperance and
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~. Mary's lyceum, a member OF the Knights
Of Columbus. president OF the Dunkirk Liberal
Club. and at the time OF death presid ent of
the Dunkirk Board Of Trade. He had also
served as tax collector. Mayor OF the CITY
member Of the Board of Water Commissioners
and member OF the Board of Education.
VI. J.. Coakley. formerly a member of the
wholesale leather firm 90 Coakley Bros. of
Baltimore, Md. died on Saturday in his
seventy-nfth year at the Old Oak Hotel.
Timer Park, Brooklyn, of which his son.
was a director Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for twelve years and identified with
some OF the leading financial instit utions of
Baltimore lie leaves two sons and two
daughters.
Elizabeth Zebia Dolbeare Mears. widow of
Samuel u. Mears, died on Saturday at her
home. ajs Grand avenue. Brooklyn. in her
Sc venty-sixth year. She was direct descend
ant Of Francis Cooke. one OF the Mayfower
Pilgrims. She was noted for her Interest
in charitable work and for several years WAS
one or the managers OF the Brooklyn Orphan
Asylum.
Aaron Levy, who died on Thursday M his
home. III Adelphi street, BROOKLYN, in his
siSty-ninth year. had long been engaged In
the real estate business in. Manhattan. lie
was born in Russian Poland and came 10 this
In his. youth. He lea YES a son. Moe
Levy, the clothier. and a daughter.
C. Ridgely McBlair, for twenty yeaTs nm
employee in the ONCE OF the supervisinU
or the Treasury, died on Saturdav
20 Gloucester. Mass. of heart disease. His
brother. Andrew J. McBlair. and a sister
reside in New York.