Editor's Table.

THE CINCINNATI HOSPITAL.-With the present issue of this journal we send out to our subscribers a fine engraving of this magnificent structure. With its inauguration we have already given considerable matter, with the purpose of placing on record interesting facts bearing upon the history of the Institution. We have collected, as another contribution, a list of the resident physicians since the year 1837 up to the present date, as complete as we have been able from the sources of information within our access. For a considerable part of this list we are indebted to the courtesy of Prof. Connor, who kindly ransacked the records in deposit at the Medical College of Ohio. This leads us to remark incidentally, that we shall deem the Trustees of the Hospital sadly derelict until they take the neccessary steps to have restored to a suitable place of deposit, preservation and refererence, all books, records, case-books, etc., accumulated in the history of the Hospital. Many of these are in deposit in the Medical College of Ohio, and absurdly retained there as part of its property. We trust this matter will be promptly and effectually rectified before it becomes too late to rescue them from destruction and oblivion. Many of the case books, we learn, have been sacriligiously torn up for wrapping paper in the drug room. It is exceedingly interesting to note the subsequent history of gentlemen, who have been on duty at this Hospital. Many are gone to that last bourne from whence no traveller returns. Many seem to have regarded this as a pleasant stopping place between student days and sterner life, while a few have eviently appreciated the value of their position, as a place of fitting for higher and wider and successful fields of labor and professional usefulness. During the early days of the Hospital, only under-graduates were appointed; and this indeed was made one of the strong points in the famous contest between Drake and the Cincinnati College on the one hand, as against the Medical College of Ohio in possession.

In 1837 Jessie P. Judkins was in charge; 1838, John W. Wilson; Dr. Judkins becoming subsequently one of our best known physicians in the West; connected at various periods with the

.

Medical College of Ohio; Starling Medical College and the Miami Medical College. Dr. Wilson will be remembered by the older physicians of Cincinnati; he never made a success; he was something of a poet, and died a few years ago. In 1839 Dr. J. S. Unzicker was physicion, being the first graduate ever appointed. Up to this time the physician was also his own druggist, preparing all the prescriptions for his patients. 1840, Dr. J. H. Tate; 1841, Dr. F. Roelker; 1842, Dr. David Judkins; C. Muscroft, assistant. Each of these gentlemen have become prominent as Cincinnati practitioners. Dr. Tate has been frequently engaged in public teaching in different schools in Cincinnati, and is now known as a prominennt practitioner. Dr. David Judkins is one of our best known practitioners, and for a number of years has been one of the Hospital Trustees, and one of its most active managers. Dr. Muscroft is well known as one of our physicians. and served throughout the war, and has considerable taste for surgery. Up to this time there was only one physician on duty as resident.

In 1843, Dr. John Davis was appointed, with Dr. A. R. Harrison as assistant. Dr. Davis is among our best known physicians, and one of the present Staff. Dr. Harrison was a son of Prof. Jno. P. Harrison, and is now deceased.

Dr. Hil

1844. E. A. Hildreth with S. C. Wilson as assistant. dreth is now a resident of Wheeling, and an influential practitioner. Dr. Wilson has dropped out of sight; he was a son of the venerable Rev. Wilson, pioneer pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati.

1845. J. Byrd Smith, with J. C. S. Moore as assistant. Both of these gentlemen are dead. Dr. Smith, however, had reached a proud position for a young man; at the date of his decease, in 1865, he was one of the Hospital Staff, Professor of Diseases of Women, etc., in Miami Medical College, and had a large and growing practice. The plan of assistants now ceases, and in

1846, Drs. John A. Murphy, and Glover Perrin were appointed. Dr. Murphy is sufficiently known to all our readers. Professor in Miami Medical College, one of tho Staff, and engaged in a large practice. Dr. Perrin resigned in December, to enter the army, where he has made an excellent reputation; he is now surgeon on duty at Newport Barracks. Dr. J. C. S. Moore was again appointed to fill his unexpired time.

1847. Drs. A. M. Johnson and Henry E. Foote. Dr. Foote

resigned in July to serve as surgeon in a regiment in the Mexican war, and Dr. Moore was a third time appointed to fill the vacancy. Both Drs. Johnson and Foote are well known practitioners of this city. Dr. Johnson, however, has not been regularly in the profession, and is now engaged in drugs. Dr. Foote is Professor in the Miami Medical College, and a surgeon of Hospital Staff.

1848. Drs. H. G. Carey and A. T. Keyt. Both of these gentlemen have been successful as practitioners, Dr. Carey at Dayton, and Dr. Keyt at Walnut Hills, near this city. The former. after a flattering career, has retired from medicine and is now an Indianapolis banker. Dr. Keyt is still at work in our pleasant suburb of Walnut Hills.

1849. Drs. Moffat and F. A. J. Gerwe. Dr. Moffat now resides at Rushville, Indiana, and has long been known as one of the most prominent practitioners of that state. Dr. Gerwe has remained in this city, and is well known here as an excellent physician.

1850. Drs. W. W Dawson and C. A. Downs. Dr. Dawson is one of the widely known surgeons of Cincinnati, and Surgeon to the Hospital staff. It is also noticeable that he began his habit of making Hospital Reports then, which he still keeps up for the instruction of our readers.

1851. Drs. Albert Wilson and Howe. Dr. Wilson resides in Sidney, Ohio, and is well and deservedly known. Dr. Howe resides somewhere in, Iowa, we believe.

1852. Drs. Raper Dyche and J. J. Delaney. Dr. Dyche has partially retired from medicine, and is engaged in the Chicago drug trade. Dr. Delaney practices in Florence, Ky.

1853. Drs. Samuel Alexander and M. T. Carey. Dr. Alexanander is dead, and Dr. Carey is an active Cincinnati practitioner. 1854. Drs. C. N. Wolfe and Henry T. Koehne.

1855. Drs. R. L. Rea and Charles Thornton. Dr. Rea is Professor of Anatomy in Rush Medical College Chicago, and Dr. Thornton is dead.

1856 Drs. W. S. Moore, R. D Hobday and E. C. Sharp.

1857. Drs. Wm. Hays, N. J. Sawyer, and J. J. Rooker. Dr. Hays died a short time since in Covington, and Dr. Rooker is a frequent contributor to this journal and resides in Castleton, Indiana.

1858. Drs. W. H. Taylor, Thos. H. Kearney, and John Rapp.

Dr. Rapp is deal. Dr. Kearney has served during the war with credit, and is now regarded as one of the cultivated physicians of this city. Dr. Taylor, now abroad, is one of our best known physicians, Professor in Miami Medical College, and one of the Hospital Staff.

1859. Drs. J. M. Study, and B. F. Miller. Dr. Study served with honor during the war, and died about its close. Dr. Miller is one of the rising doctors of this city.

1860. Drs. J. S. Billings, Robert Boyle, and Aug. Hoeltge. Dr. Billings went into the regular army, and is now on duty as assistant surgeon in the Surgeon-General's office at Washington. Dr. Hoeltge is one of our rising doctors also.

1861. Drs. Andrew Baxter, Henry Eversman, and Thomas J. Karber.

1862. George S. Courtright, N. H. Fisher, and D. D. Bramble. For two orthree years, at this period of the Hospital history, we find matters pertaining to the residents very much at "sixes and sevens." The war opened up a wide and attractive field for young men. Dr. Courtright resigned before the end of his year, and Dr. Bramble served in the latter part of the winter of 1862 -1863. but we do not have the precise dates

part of the year.

1863. W. Q. Insley, Jas. W. Vandervoort-Aug. Hoeltge and W. H. Bunker. Drs. Insley and Vandervoort remained only a Dr. Bunker, we think, served during the latter and Dr. Hoeltge served from the summer of 1863 to the summer of 1864. We also have a faint remembrance that Dr. Will. Commons was on duty part of this year.

part of the year,

1864. Chas. O. Wright, and A. H. Underwood. Dr. Underwood went home sick at the end of a month, and did not return, Dr. Hoeltge continued on duty during the first half of the year as assistant to Dr. Wright, and Warren R. Woodward, then under-graduate, succeeded Dr. Hoeltge.

1865. Drs. J. C. Mackenzie, Roland, Trush, and Hixson were all on duty; Drs. Woodward and Neilson, both under-graduates, assisting. Dr. Mackenzie continued as Chief Resident for two years, 1865 and 1866; Drs. Trush and Hixson being appointed for a short time, latter part of the winter of 1865-1866.

1866. Dr. Mackenzie, chief; Drs. J. L. Neilson, J. L. Cilley, and A. G. Craig, assistants.

1867. J. T. Whittaker, chief; A. Courtright, C. P. Judkins, W. K. Perrine, and A. Guthrie.