Annals of medical history . f his own body. This gave rise,in the case of Levi Ames, to a night expedi-tion and a matching of wits that is amusinglydescribed in Warrens life. Before theexistence of a Medical School or lectureroom, the back windows of the house wereoccupied with drying preparations of legsand arms, and other anatomical and morbidspecimens, prepared by Dr. Warren, andforming the basis of the Warren Museum,afterwards in the Medical College. Often more serious events resulted fromthe prevailing ignorance and horror otdissections. Thus the building in whichShippens dissections were
Annals of medical history . f his own body. This gave rise,in the case of Levi Ames, to a night expedi-tion and a matching of wits that is amusinglydescribed in Warrens life. Before theexistence of a Medical School or lectureroom, the back windows of the house wereoccupied with drying preparations of legsand arms, and other anatomical and morbidspecimens, prepared by Dr. Warren, andforming the basis of the Warren Museum,afterwards in the Medical College. Often more serious events resulted fromthe prevailing ignorance and horror otdissections. Thus the building in whichShippens dissections were made was severaltimes attacked, and the Doctor forced toconceal himself; and on one occasion, hiswaiting carriage was driven off by a showerof missiles and pierced by a musket ball. while he made his escape through a privatealley. Several times he addressed thecitizens through the public papers, assuringthem that the reports of his disturbingprivate burying grounds were absolutelyfalse and stating that the subjects he dis-. Certiucate Ol- Attendance at Wakrens Course of Lectures, 1782, the Original of Which was Engraved BY Paul Revere. sected w-ere either of persons who hadcommitted suicide, or such as had beenpublicly executed; except, he naivelyadds, now and then one from the PottersField. In New York, the popular prejudiceagainst dissection culminated in the cele-brated Doctors Mob of April, 1-88. DoctorRichard Bayley, having waved the arm of acadaver at a boy w ho was peeping throughthe window of the Society of the Hospital inthe City of New York,^* a mob collectedwhich stormed the buildings, burnedBayleys valuable pathological collection,and attacked the jail whitlur the Doctorshad lied. Seven rioteis were killed andseveral more wounded belore the distur-bance was quelled by the militia. Probably 284 Annals of Aledical History- horn this riot, however, came the first lawto aid Anatomy, when New York, in 1-89made it lawful for the courts to add dis-section to the death pen
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