The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-08

son of Alunzo Bryant and Harriet Adkins
His father moved to New York State
when Joseph u. Bryant was small boy.
The son was educated at the Norwich,
y. Y. Academy, and at the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College. from which he
received his medical degree In 1865.
He was an inferno at Bellevue from
1859 to 1871. when he became an assist
ant to the professor Of anatomy at Belle
vue Hospital Medical College and lee
tured for several years on surgical anat-
omy. In 1877 he WAS appointed profess
sor of general descriptive and surgical
anatomy. and in 1888 became professor
OF anatomy and clinical surgery
and associir<e professor of orth<pedc sur
gerry. In 1895 he assumed the professorship
OF the principles and practice Of surgery.
He was appointed sanitary inspector
in the Health Department In 1873 and
held this place for six years. gaining
the reputation OF being one of the most
efficient men In the department In 1887
Mayor Hewitt appointed him one OF the
Health Commissioners and In the same
year he was appointed n member of the
state Board OF Health. He held two
Joint positions until March 1898, when
he resigned.
As "A Health Commissioner pr. Bryant
was one of the most active members OF
the board lie worked continually and
with efficiency TO protect the city from
the effects OF n sewerage system that
was then bad and tn" unclenn mess OF
port ons OF the city. and devoted much
TIME also to reducing the dangers Of dis
ease brought to New York by immi-
grants
He resigned in March. 1898 although
his term did not expire until the follow
ing May. explaining that he thought his
successor should have an opportunity to
fawiliarize himself with the work of the
department before the summer, with IT'S
problems. arrived.
In the Health Department Commits
sloncr Bryant was known rs a strict dis
C'plinarian He raised the standards Of
the department by his insist"nce upon
thorough work by all suhOrdinates, and
SGT them an example by working harder
than any of them Finding a tendency
to slackncss on the part Of many en-
ploveos. he took y upon himself 10 make
personai inspections OF various phases
OF the departmental activities, dropping In
at unusual hours. The severity of his
rcprimands was sufficient to insure
against a repetition OF the offence.
Appointed ny Mr. Cleveland.
In his early years in New York pr
bryant joined the seventy first Regiment,
y g. y He became n surgeon of
the regiment in 1873. with the rank Of
Ma Tor aud in lSN9 Gov. Cleveland COM
missoned him Surseon-Gencral of the
state He held this post during the adj
miu!strations Of GOV Nm and Gov.
Flower When Mr. Cleveland became
president there was talk of Or Bryant
moving TO Washington 10 be nearer him,
ur Bryant promptly denied TN" rum"rs,
saying that he had no Intention of leav-
ing New York though y" continued -
act as Mr. Clcvelaud's physician.
The hospitals and dispcnsaries with
which at various tirlos hc was connected
Include the West side pisrorSlrN, the
Bureau for Medical and Surgical Relief,
tho Charity Hospital, bellevue Hospital
Sew York city Insane Asylum, st Vim
cauts Hospital Northwestern pispcnsary.
the iIosrital for the Ruptured and Grip
plod, the Womans Hospital and ST
Joscnh's Hospital, tho last named n
Yonkers. His private practice WAS one
/ OF the largest i'm the city.
pr Bryant received the honorary de-
gree Of Ill u from New York University
i'm 1905 lie was a fellow Of IN" Amcri-
can Surgical Association ard a member
of the lnterna, DUAL society of Surgeons
and was an cV president OF tn" American
and several othor medical societies.
Among hts published works are "ppcra
tive Surgery. =" i'm two volumes and "i'rv
ant and Bucks American system Of Sur
gerry" in eight volumes lie also was
the author of many monographs on sur
gicnl and anatomical subjects. H." Was
married in 1874 10 Miss Annette rrum OF
Bath n