The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
DR.. DELAFIELD DIES;
ATTENDED M'KINLEY
Founded First Pathological
US
Medical Author.
VICTIM OF PARALYSIS

STAMFORD. Conn. July l7.-Dr.
Francis Delafeld Of s West Fiftieth
street, New York, who had been III at
the home of his sister. Miss Emma H..
Delafield. In Noroton. Conn. since Satur-
day last, died there this afternoon.
DR.. Delafeld had been unconscious for
forty-eight hours preceding death.
Members Of his family were at the bed
side.
He leaves three daughters. Miss
Cornelia Van Rensselaer, Delaneld.
Miss Elisabeth Ray Delaheld n Mrs.
+. v. $. Crosby Of New York. and "A son
Edward II. Delar Id of New York. His
wife. who was Miss Katherine Van
Rensselaer, OF New York. died In 1901.
DR.. Delafield, although "a years old, re-
maine In active practice until a month
ago. when he fell III and went to his
sisters country place to rest.
A week ago he suffered "A stroke of
apoplexy. 1t affected his left side at
first, but the paralysis gradually spread.
Dr. Francis Delafcld was one OF the
best known of the physicians and sur
geons in New York. He was called to
Buffalo in consultation after the shooting
of President Mckinley and he attended
members OF The Vanderbilt and other
prominent families on various occasions.
He was born in New York on August 2.
1871. His father. DIR. Edward Delaiield.
was at one time president of the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons and was one
OF the foremost physicians In the city.
HIS mother was the daughter OF Col.
Nicoll Floyd of Mas,ic. l.. L., and grand
daughter OF Gen. william Floyd. one Oh
the signers OF the Declaration of In
dependence.
pr. Delafeld prepared for college In
this city and entered Yale before he was
IL years old. He vas graduated In 1860.
In college he was a member Of the Lii
nonia and Psi Epsilon fraternities md
Of the senior society. Scroll and Keys.
He studied medicine in the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. receiving the
degree Of doctor of medicine in 1863.
After postgraduate work in London,
Berlin and Paris he began practice in
New York.
The results Dr. Delaheld obtained in
investigation Of the problems of medicine
soon gave him a recognized place OF
prominence among the original worker
OF the day, particularly as "A pathologist.
He was appointed surgeon to the New
York Eye and Ear Iniirmary in 1871
and pathologist to Roosevelt Hospital in
the same year. In 1874 he was APP
pointed one Of the physicians at Bellevue
Hospital and "A year later he became
adjunct professor OF medicine in the
''lltpt VI fny Sl'ldiis ana surgeons un-
der DR.. Alonzo clark. A few years later.
when Dr. Clark retired, Or. Delafield was
elected to the chair Of the theory and
practice of medicine. Since 1901 he had
been professor emeritus. He had been n
consulting physician at Bellevue since
1855.
Ir D"latield was the first president OF
the Association Of American Physicians
and Psychologists and was "A member Of
IN" Academy Of Medicine and many
other medical bodies. Yale gave him
tn" IL. u degree in 1890 and Columbia
paid HIM the same honor in 1904.
While professor of medicine A. the
College ~ Physicians ,nd SURGEONS h.
founded and himself supported for some
time the first pathological. laboratory
iu his @ untry.
His work as an author on medical
topics included "~Eiaudbuok az rost-mor-
tom Examinations md Morbid Auatuny,"
Manual III Physical Diagnosis stud
ios IN Pathological Anatomy Diseases
81 tn" Kidneys" ana "~llaudbook OF Pa
Theological Anatomy and Histology" in
which h" ouiiahoritcd with Or. r.
Mitchell rrlddcu
~. Nc'ltield married In 1870 Kath.
ar'ue Van Rensselaer,, daughter Of Col
Henry Van Rensselaer, and grandd uugh.
Ter { The celebrated Gen. stephen Van
Rensselaer,, ;he ninth ratroou.
He VS. a member OF the Century As
ISOLATION. Of ;he RIDING club, Of the 81
3 Nicholas Slcic'v. of 'ur S~riWauhlka
corin'h.au Nlcnr club. OF the Morris
county Golf Clph and OF other club. lul
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