New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
DR.. c. M'BURNEY DEAD.
Short Illness Fatal to New
York Surgeon.
STRICKEN IN STOCKBRlDGE
Efforts to Save McKinley's Life
Said to Have Impaired
His Health.

BrookIine Mass, Nov. DIR. Charles
McBurney the New York surgeon died
here at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Mary
SchlesinSer. early to-day lie had been
in i'll health for several years. during
which time he had not engaged in acti, e
practice.
Er McBurnoy had made his home for
some time i'm Stockbridge. Saturday. in
returning from hunting trip in Maine.
he stopped mere to visit his sister. Yes
terday afternoon he was taken i'll. and
was attended by a local physician His
heart was found to be seriously affected,
and he failed 20 rally. He died at lis
o'clock this morning
When DR.. McBurney retired from active
practice, IN 1907 he had been one of New
York's leading physicians and surgeons
for more than a quarter of century and
for years was on the consulting STATS OF
several of the larger hospitals When
President Mckinley was shot, in 1901, Or
McBurney was called to Buffalo. and was
at once placed in charge Of the case by
the other physicians Ii has been said
that his untiring efforts to save the life
Of Mr.. Mckinley brought about physical
breakdown from which he never fully ie-
covered.
DR.. NcBurney was born at RoXbury.
Mass. on February II. lSf. He was grad
uated from Harvard in lo6S with the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts. and in 1863 he
gained the degree of Master of Arts from
the same university. In the mean time
he was studying medicine in the medical
department OF Columbia College, and took
his medical degree In 1870 He was made
an assistant demonstrator in anatomy in
1872. and three years later became chief
demonstration. He held this post until
1883. when he became professor Of surgery
Dr. McBurney was professor of surgery
until 1907, when he became emeritus pro-
lessor of surgery in the College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons. Most of this time he
was visiting surgeon at Bellevue and ST.
Luke's hospitals and the only visiting
surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital. His eX-
perence in hospital work gained for him
the place of eminent authority in accident
cases. At Roosevelt Hospital DR.. NC
Burney continued the research work that
had been started by his predecessor. Or.
Sands. and under his careful direction the
bureau became the school TO which scores
of physicians from all over the world
came for observation and instruction.
After a practice extending over forty
years i'm this city DR.. McBurney went into
retirement at his country place at Stock
bridge Mass. lie had built splendid
home at No IS East 3lst street. but 1t
was closed, while DR.. McBurney spent his
time endeavoring TO regain his health.
He travelled for some months. and was
always to be found out of doors He was
particularly fond OF golf, and at Stock
bridge laid out an excellent links. His
home in the Berkshire Hills was once the
home OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, and at
one time il was occupied by Fanny kem-
Bile.
DR.. McBurney's wife died last June, and
while the funeral train was coming from
Stockbridge to New York it crashed into
"A milk train. Several Of the trainmen
were hurt. but the funeral party had lett
the train at the time Of the accident.
DIR. McEurney was lost in A swamp near
his place at Stockbridge last summer. lie
went out fishing alone and lost his bear
lngs. lie was found the following day by
a searching party.
He was an honorary fellow OF the hoydl
College Of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland
member of the Societe de Chirurgie, OF
Paris; a member of the Medical Society
Of Constantinople and an honorary mem
Der OF almost every medical society IN
this country and Europe. Among his I'M
portant contributions to the literature oil
science are said TO be his treatise whlch
brought about the use OF rubber gloves III
surgery and his books. THE international
Textbook of Surgery" and The Tech
niaue of Aseptic Surgery
lie had studied abroad and his reputa-
ton in Europe was that of one oil Amer
ica's most eminent surgeons In ADDITION
10 the large number Of medical societies
Of which DR.. McBurney was member
he belonged TO several clubs. among them
the University, Harvard and century
clubs. ~,
DIR. McBurney leaves two sons Or Mai
colin McBurney and Henry McburneS
and one daughter. Mrs. Alice Rigs oil
Stockbridge, Mass.