. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . e city of New York in the winter, nearhis preceptor. Dr. H. Sands, professor of anatomy in theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, with whom he con-tinued two years. He graduated from his fathers almamater February 28th 1872. It was but a week or twoafter this that he again resumed his studies, to acquire amore perfect knowledge of relative anatomy, by dissec-tions in the college, alone, to enable him to become pro-ficient as a surgeon. Unfortunately during this time hewas poi


. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . e city of New York in the winter, nearhis preceptor. Dr. H. Sands, professor of anatomy in theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, with whom he con-tinued two years. He graduated from his fathers almamater February 28th 1872. It was but a week or twoafter this that he again resumed his studies, to acquire amore perfect knowledge of relative anatomy, by dissec-tions in the college, alone, to enable him to become pro-ficient as a surgeon. Unfortunately during this time hewas poisoned, through a slight wound in a finger, whileexamining a partially decomposed body. This injuryproved to be extremely severe, and dangerous. Beforehe fully recovered from it he was tendered, and accepted,the appointment of assistant physician to the KingsCounty Hospital. His life, like that of his brother,came to an early end. On the 5th of March 1872, in thetwenty-third year of his age, he died of a malignantfever, excited and aggravated by his arduous dutiesin the hospital. Thus these young and promising dis-.


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