New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Pcarcc Bailey,
Authority on
Neurology, Dies
Distinguished Physician, Au-
thor Of Notable Works
im His Science, Victim
of II Pneumonia Attack
Served as Colonel i'm War
Won Decoration by Achieve
mcnt as Head of Board
Grading Mems Mentality

DR. Pcarcc Bailey, distinguished as a
reuroogist and psychiatrist, author Of
scientific trcatiscs and other works and
head Of tho governments ncuro-
psych nitric service for tho classifca-
tion Of men under the selective service
law, died at 1915 o'clock yesterday
morning at his town home, 45 West
Fifty-third Street. His death was due
TO pneumonia, contracted week ago.
Since the war DR.. Bailey had given
much OF his time and energy to the
work Of the New York State Commits
sion for Mental Detectives, Of which he
was chairman. He established the
Classification Clinic, in Eightieth
Street. Here tests are carried out to
determine tho mental efficiency OF
young people to ascertain the OK
pedicncy Of their taking college courses
and to discover their Attitudes for vo-
cationa training. I'r. Bailev felt that
the clinic was only thr be ginning of
scheme which ultimately would be
established As a department in every
| university.
lie was ono Of the founders of the
New York Neurological Institute, in
East Sixtyseventh Street, whore he de E
voted himself to hospital work for
many years. The results Of his studies
there were embodied In many papers
and brochures on neurological subjects,
which have been accepted as authorita-
tive by mon of this science throughout
tho country.
A Native of New York
DR.. Bailey was born in New York,
July -, 1865. He received the de-
gree of Bachelor Of Arts at Prince
ton in 1885 and was graduated in
medicine from Columbia University in
1899. lie studied abroad, much of the
time in France. He was adjunct pro
fossor Of neurology at Columbia from
1905 TO 1910; consulting neurologist at
ST. Lukc's Hospital. Roosevelt New
York Hospital. Orthopnedc Hospital
Manhattan State and St Johns hos
pltals. He was a member OF the Amer
ican Medical Association, former presi-
dent of the American Neurological As
ISOLATION. New York; president of the
Neurological Society from 9o3 to 1905,
member Of tho Pathological Society and
tho Academy Of Medicine
His most important book ia entitled
Accident and Injury: Their Relations
to Disease of the Nervous Svstem. >"
published by Appleton & Co. ia 1898
aud considered an authoritative work
to the present tone.
Very soon after tho United States
entered the World War Dr.. Bailey was
called by Surgeon General Ciorcas to
ash'nGton TO take charge Of the or
gHN'zat'cn Of tho ncuro-psych;atric
i service for the growing army, and
tnroughout the war he served asJ the
head of this department of the Surgeon
tvtNf n 2 a f.I-
4 nel. In recognition of his valuable and
brilliant services he received The Dis
InEu'shed Service Medal. lie had
ou'It nc" department and ono Of
vast Importance for the efficiency and
morale of the army through the elm
if'atIon Of the mentally unstable and
unit. The ideas he effected in this
work later were made a part of the
psychological work undertaken bv the
armies on this country's allies.
Had Literary Ability, Too
ASIDE from his strickly medical work
nc was member of the Charaka Club
among whose members have been
counted such men as Weir Mitchell and
SIR William Oslor. IN their several
Volumes Of transactions will be found
number Of short stories and plays
by Or. Haley. whicn were noteworthy
~ 'H'I' dramatic quality and style.
fo was member also of the Century
ana niversity clubs and the Huguo-
not Society.
Dr.. Bailey was the son of William
T.. Barley and Harriet b. Pcarce. He
married Edith Black. OF New York. who
died about ten years ago. lie is sur
viVed by two sons and two daughters:
Pearce Bailey jr, nineteen years old
James Lawrence Bailey. tv in brother
Of PeaTce Bailey ir.: Edith Newbold
Bailey, twenty, and Geraldine Bailey.
fourteen. All save Gcra ldne we,- a.
their fathers bedside. She is on her
way home, from Florida DR.. Bailey
was attended by Dr.. Lewis A. Connov.
OF 12l East Sixty second Street
Funeral services will be held at ST.
Ihcmas's Church Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ.
Stires officiating. The burial will be
at katonah, n. y, near DR.. Bailey's
country home.
ALBANY, Feb. 11.-Albany official
dom was shocked to learn Of the death
of DR.. Pearse Bailey. Governor Miller
said his passing was an irreparablc
loss.
II am ineXpressibly shocked to learn
of Dr.. Bailey's DEATH" he said "I saw
HIM only week ago. when he was
here to 90 over some matters in CON
ncction with the care of mental defcc-
tives.
"Dr. Bailey was a man who possessed
the very rSrr combination Of public
spirit, broad vision and practical COM
mon sense. And he was develooing n
sane and constructive policy in dealing
WITH the problem o. caring for and
treating mental dcfectives'
a
GEORGE x. CRAWFORD