Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-26
DIR. I. r. TRIMBLE DEAD.
Well-Known Baltimore Surgeon Vic
tim of Blood Poisoning.

BALTIMORE Md. February 26.-Dr
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble died late Sunday
night at st. Joseph's Hospital. where he
underwent an operation for blood poison
ing.
DR.. Trimble was infected with the
poison Monday. February 10, while per-
forming an operation on case of in
fected kidneys at ST Joseph's Hospital.
The edge of the operating knife cut
through his glove and inflicted a slight
wound on one of the fingers of his left
hand. He paid little attention to what
seemed to be trivial cut, for it is not
unusual for surgeons to cut their fingers.
but the following day he noticed that he
was slightly feverish.
Wednesday the fever left him for a
while, but returned, accompanied by Sc
we're pain in his arm, which convinced
him that something should be done. Drs.
William S. Thayer and John Ruhrah were
called in, and they advised that the doc
tor be sent to st. Joseph's Hospital Elk
animation showed that the veins of the
left arm were infected with the poison
and that an operation was necessary. DR..
Frank Martin was engaged to do the
work, and the operation was performed.
Thursday morning the infected veins were
severed at the armpit. and the whole arm
was cleansed. in order to stop any fur
ther infection Of The .iood. The poison
siderable extent through the doctors sys-
tenn. and it was evident that hope of
recovery lay only in his physical ability
to throw off the infection.
He improved but little after the first
operation, and a few days later 1t was
thought best to operate a second time.
Again the arm was opened and the in
fected parts cleansed, but. excepting a
slight temporary improvement directly
following the operation, no marked bene-
DR.. Trimble was born at the Wye
House in Talbot county in 1860. and
was son of David Trimble and grand
son of Isaac Trimble of civil war
fame. He received his preparatory edu-
cation at the Shenandoah Valley Acad-
envy and then came to this city. where
he entered the Johns Hopkins University.
His MEDICAL education he received at the
University of Maryland in 1884. During
the following four years he was resident
physician at the University Hospital.
From 1889 to 1890 he was assistant sur
geon of the 9Th Regiment. Maryland Ma,
tional Guard.
In 1890 he was appointed surgeon for
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and he
was also surgeon for the United Rail-
ways. In 1891 DR.. Trmbls was made pro-
fessor of anatomy and operative clinical
surgery at the Woman's Medical College.
ana three years later was made dean.
These positions he resigned in 1899. and
then went to the University of Maryland
and the College of Physicians and Sur
geons. in which institutions he held a
chair as professor of anatomy and op-
erative and clinical surgery.
There was a constant stream of callers
yesterday at the Trim5le home. Cards
were left by hundreds. the number reach
ing close to a thousand. kilograms were
received from many sections Of the coun-
try. including Chicago. Wheeling, w. Va:
North Carolina and other points. all ex-
pressing deep sorrow and sympathy.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon 800
students of the College of Physicians and
hal won their confidence and love by