Annals of medical history . eorge to Fort Erie was one ofthe principal fields of active the battle of Lundys Lane, thegeneral hospital at York was filled with thewounded, and the medical departmentswere hard worked, not only at ^ork, butalong the Niagara frontier. Not alone wasthe hospital filled to ovcrfiowing, but thehouses attached, and linally, the church hadto be converted into a hospital during thecampaign of 1814. At the close of the war, Widmerdecided to stay in Canada, so on February25, 1817, we find him retired on half-payand beginning his arduous duties as theonly qu
Annals of medical history . eorge to Fort Erie was one ofthe principal fields of active the battle of Lundys Lane, thegeneral hospital at York was filled with thewounded, and the medical departmentswere hard worked, not only at ^ork, butalong the Niagara frontier. Not alone wasthe hospital filled to ovcrfiowing, but thehouses attached, and linally, the church hadto be converted into a hospital during thecampaign of 1814. At the close of the war, Widmerdecided to stay in Canada, so on February25, 1817, we find him retired on half-payand beginning his arduous duties as theonly qualified medical man settled at York. Other military surgeons followedWidmers example and settled in Canadaboth in the Upper and Lower influence of these early military-surgeons upon the medical, political andsocial life of Canada has been most marked,and no student of early life in Canada,can afford to pass this period without a closestudy of the part played by the militarysurgeon. For the most part, they were. Dr ClilvISIOPiUK \\ IDMKK men of trained minds and great bravery,men who had passed through the hospitalsof Great Britain; brilliant, cultured menwith all the best traditions of the oldcountry, to whom the spirit of adventurespoke and drew them with an irresistiblefascination to the unknown New \\orld. Dr. Widmers fame as a surgeon andphysician soon spread throughout the prov-ince, and residents from distant parts madethe long, toilsome journey to seek his adviceand help. His practice took him far afieldand every one soon came to know theslight erect figure sitting his horse withthat graceful seat which only comes fromlong practice and the skill of superbhorsemanship. Few riders could have taken 348 Annals oj Medical History such a wild John Gilpin ride as the doctordid when he was summoned to Kingstonto attend Lord Sydenham. The road toKingston in those days commenced atKing street, going slightly north and thenstraight; crossing the River Don by a bridge.
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