Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-17
SURGICAL CONGRESS
BIG AFFAIR SAYS
LOCAL MAN
Five Thousand Practitioners
and Many Celebrities At
tend Chicago Gathering.

That the American Congress Of
Surgeons IN Chicago. was one OF the
greatest gatherings Of the kind he
ever attended. n the report brought
to Albuquerque by DR. A. X. Wy.dcr.
who returned today from attending
tho sessions Of the congress and the
inarvel0usly interesting clinics which
were held in connection. Five thou
sand surgeons from ali parts 81 the
country and abroad we're present, tho
latter including n number Of the most
eminent British and German surgeons
and authorities. while the very top
notchors IN the profession In America
such men as Murphy Kelly and 9TH
crs were there. From this city. be-
sides Dr Wylder. went also Drs G..
s. McI.andress, John ~ Pearce. y. q,
Cornish and 4. 4. Tull. The latter
have not yet returned
The Chicaso Tribune says editori-
ally:
''rha inauguration 81 the Ameri~
can College Of Surgeons In Chicago
r. an event In the history Of the COM
munity as well as In the history IL
American science. That Chicago
was chosen for the inaugura7 meet
ing " an honor ChiSago appreciates.
and will appreciate more as time re-
cords the ever growing achievements
OF American surgeons.
at Ia not chautihikns - hAsert
that American surgery leads the
world. n Is a fact. For decade or
more. what may be called the tide %
surgical travel the surgeons pilgrim
age. has been toward America, just
az tho physlclan's or the research
workers pilgrimage has been away
from us 20 Germany. 10 France. 10
Great Britain. The frontier work II
modern surgery has been done here
IN our country. and the most rpogrest
glve workers " this field abroad have
been Coming 70 America for sugges-
ttion. instruction and inspiration And
American surgery is not an affair ~
the last decade By any means. Mod
ern surgery began with the anaes-
shetie. without which It's achieve
ments would have been impossible.
and u was IN America. from Guthrie
down 10 Morton. that the use or tho
general anaesthetlc was daringiy de-
vei0ped and applied. An early Am
erican surgeon. Ephralm MacDoweli
Of Kentucky. led the way In abdOmin-
nj operations and that was long be-
fore the day OF antiseptlc surgery.
Before the work OF this pioneer. sur-
gerry was confined chiefly 20 the iirlhs
and dld not venture upon the infinite
~ more delicate and complex prob
lens Of the trunk.
"Even the next great advance, the
antlseptic method 81 treating wounds
the chief honOrs for which must 20
10 Pasteur and Lister, was more
promptly aud rcsourcefully taken ad-
vantage Of by American surgeons
With the result already stated. ~
placing American surgery IN the fore
most rank.
TT Is fair 20 say. also, that Chi
cag0 may claim a very special plac'
In this history for Parkea and Sem
were probably the most aggressive
pioneers Of the new surgery.
"Thcsc men. whose names ar'
household words In this city. we're. II
fact typical Ia their possession % All
, virtues which have placed America
. surgery whore 4 is. These virtue
are great scientific daring and tcch
rical ingenuity OF the highest ordcI
Courage hacked by practical sens
: aud great mechanical fesourcefulncs
4 has paved the whole road Of Ameri
T. can surgery, with splendid achieve
ment and - carrying 4 forward 20
? day to great triumphs.
5 1.-THE American College of surger
has noble tradition 20 sustain an
carry forward. hut its distingulshe
members are worthy 81 the lnspplrin
task Among them are men who's
gifts arc OF the highest order an
Y whose clinics are Meccae Tor pract
ltloners of every land. IN ChicaR'
4. In Baltimore. Ia Roslou, in the ilitl
, prairie town of Rochester. MINI
, cleveland. IN New York, througho,
, che country. the genius Of America
B surgery Is not only holding its ow
> hun moving forward 10 new Victories