Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-30
MADE MUCH MONEY
LARGE ESTATES LEFT BY PRO
FESSIONAl MEN.
Records Show Immense Fortunes
Accumulated by Doctors, Lawyers
and Writers-Ceathbed Scenes
of Persons of Prominence.

Nothnagel, who died alone in his
room, noted his own symptoms to the
asst, says the British Medical Journal
l letter to his assistant is said to have
uded as follows: Written late OF
he evening of July 6, just after ex
eriencing these severe attacks
died of Qualification of the arter
Cs." Traube also made observations
a himself to the very end. Lococl
expressed wish to be present at the
.Ostmortem examination on himself
md among Cuvier's last recorded
words is a remark, as his fingers
witched involuntarily: Charles Bel
5 right: 'Ce sont les nerfs de la vol
inte qui sont maladifs.' Dyce David
on, professor at Aberdeen, died i'm
-iediately after saying to his class
iBeaking of the next meeting, which
las never to take place: -Four O'Clock
londay, gentlemen; four o'clock"
Several doctors have taken their
cave with blessing to those around
Aem. Ashley Cooper's last recorded
lords are: God bless you and good
y to you ALL" He had previously said
his physicians, Bright and Cham
'ers: Gods will be done; God bless
u BOTH" adding: You must excuse
lie, but | shall take no more medi
me" Benjamin Brodie was heard
mutter: After all, God is very
God" The saddest of all recorded
lst words are probably those of Oliver
'Oldsmith, who, when asked by hi:
lysician if his mind was at rest
aid: mo, it is not!" On the Other
md, William Hunters mind seems
} have been full of bright thoughts
the moment of death, for he said
If | could hold a pen, what a bool
could write!"
Pasteur and Darwin, though not be
oaging to the medical profession, are
enerated by it's teachers. Darwin!
asst words were: 81 am not the least
fraid to die" Pasteur was offered 6
up of milk, and, being unable t.
wallow it, murmured: 81 cannot" He
lassed away with one hand in his
lies, the other grasping a crucifix
astly are mentioned the last words
fNMirabeau, which are said to have
,een addressed to doctor. He wrote
II slip of paper which he gave to
is physician, the philosopher Cabanis
he single word "Dormir." Another
1nnnInt which ho IDr
Fersion of this, is that, after begging
Tor an anodyne, he said reproachfully
% the doctor: Were you not my
physician and my friend? Did yor
not promise to spare me the suffering
of such a death? Must I go carrying
away regrets of having confided in
your This is rather a long and rhe
torical speech for a dying man.
1t is given to few men of any pro
fession to accumulate such large for
tunes as the late Lord Brampton anG
Mr.. Murphy, X. c., have left behind
them-fortunes amounting to E141,
900 and G234,000 respectively; but tC
say, as stated by contemporary, that
such an achievement is only possible
in the law is scarcely in accordance
with the facts. Three medical men
at least have left estates still larger
than the greater of these. Thirty years
ago DR.. Blundell died worth more than
a third of a million pounds-more ex
actly 9350,000; during his So years OF
strenuous professional life Sir viii
liam Jenner accumulated the enor-
nous sum of 9375,000, though it is
doubtful if he ever made more than
$4,000 in any year; AID Sir VIII
liam Gull left personally valued at
e340,000. DR.. T. r. Armitage died at
sc, worth 9217,000; Sir Erasmus Will
son left 9264,000 behind him, and Sir
Andrew Clark's savings reached
G2O4, 1000.