History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 96

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1372

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for two years in Hellam township. Later he attended the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from that institution in 1867. He spent about thirty years in the practice of his pro- fession at Hellam. Dr. Deisinger took an active part in the York County Medical So- years of the Civil war he served as medical ciety, of which he served as president. He officer of the United States government at spent three years of his life in York, where York, examining the conscripts of York he died, August 13, 1903.

DR. WILLIAM D. BAILEY, son of Colonel S. N. Bailey, was born at Dillsburg, January 3, 1837. He studied medicine un- der Dr. George L. Shearer of Dillsburg and graduated from the University of Pennsyl- vania in 1862. In 1863, he was appointed assistant surgeon of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, which he joined at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 1864, he was promoted to the rank of surgeon. Dr. Bailey was present with his regiment at the battle of Chickamauga and several minor engagements in which the Fourteenth Army Corps participated. After his term of ser- vice expired, in November, 1864, Dr. Bailey spent one year in Oil City, and returned to his native town of Dillsburg where he built up a large practice. He died February 17, 1892.

DR. LEMUEL LAWSON was born in Manheim Township, April 2, 1837. He was graduated from Maryland University in 1867, and settled at Klinefeltersville. Soon afterward he removed to Dallastown, where he continued the practice of his profession.

DR. WILLIAM E. SWILER, who for a period of half a century practiced medicine in Fairview and Newberry Townships, was

country. In 1892 Dr. Swiler removed to Mechanicsburg, where he continued to death in 1906. His son, Dr. Robert D. Swiler, succeeded him in the practice of medicine, at Yocumtown, but later removed to Harrisburg.

County, who had been drafted for service in the Union army. The position he thus held was one of trust and responsibility. Dr. Roland was one of the organizers of the York County Agricultural Society in 1851, of which he filled the office of secretary, treasurer and president. He was a director in the York County Bank and York County National Bank, the latter of which he served as president from 1885 until the time of his death in 1897. He was president of the City Market and for many years was the York representative of the State Board of Agriculture.

DR. JOSEPH R. MARTIN, army sur- geon, of Stewartstown, was born September 4, 1838, in Lancaster County. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1862, and the same year en- tered the army as assistant surgeon in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the nine months' service. After his return from the military service he practiced medicine at Penningtonville until 1864, when he was ap- pointed on the surgical staff of the United States Hospital for officers of the army, at Alexandria, Virginia. He then engaged in medical practice at Penningtonville until

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1869, when he removed to Stewartstown. After a successful experience of thirty years, he returned to his home in Lancaster County.

DR. JAMES GERRY, son of Dr. James Gerry, was born at Shrewsbury February 4, I839. After completing his education in the public schools and the Shrewsbury Academy, he entered the drug store of his father. His course at Dickinson College was interrupted by the Civil war. He left that institution while in the Junior class and entered Jefferson Medical College at Phila- delphia, where he was graduated in 1863. After leaving college he took a special course in operative surgery under Dr. Ag- new, of Philadelphia, and then returned to Shrewsbury, where he practiced his profes- sion thirty years. For many years he was surgeon for the Northern Central Railroad Company. He was prominent in the affairs of Shrewsbury and vicinity and took an ac- tive part in politics in York County. Dr. Gerry died at his home in Shrewsbury, July 2, 1904.

DR. ASHAEL STEWARD was born in Peach Bottom Township, March 10, 1841. He studied medicine under Dr. Bryan, of Peach Bottom, and was graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, in 1869. During the first eight years after leaving college, he resided in Fulton Township, Lancaster County. In 1877, he returned to Peach Bottom, where he con- tinued the practice of his profession.

DR. ANDREW J. SNIVELY, of Han- over, was born in Franklin County, Penn- sylvania, in 1844. He obtained his prepara- tory education in the public schools of Chambersburg. In 1859. he entered West Branch High School at Jersey Shore, Ly- coming County. He spent several years in that institution and was prepared for the junior class at Princeton College, but his plans were interrupted by the opening of the Civil war, when he enlisted as a soldier in the Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol- unteer Infantry, in the three months' ser- vice. He then entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, where he remained two years, spending the summer months as as- sistant surgeon in the United States Hos- pital at Beverly, New Jersey. He obtained his medical degree from Bellevue in 1866. and spent the first year of his medical career

as a physician at Williamsburg, Blair County. In 1867, he removed to Hanover. He died January 14, 1890.

DR. JOHN WIEST was born near Spring Grove, February 24, 1846. He ob- tained his preliminary education at the York County Academy. He attended Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and the med- ical department of the University of Michi- gan, from which he received his degree in 1867. The same year he began the practice of his profession. Being a diligent student of medicine and a competent surgeon he soon built up a large practice which he con- tinued until he removed to York in 1879. Dr. Wiest spent a year in Philadelphia, tak- ing a course in the study of the eye, ear and throat, and from 1870 until his death he con- tinued his profession as a specialist, and was one of the promoters of the hospital at York. He served as a member of the Penn- sylvania legislature as a Democrat in the years 1878-1880-1881, and during this period secured the passage of a bill appropriating $7000 for the establishment of the hospital at York. He wrote an article on the med- ical history of York County, and was a con- tributor to different medical journals. For a period of four years he served on the Pen- sion Board for York County. He died at York, April 10, 1891.

DR. JEREMIAH S. HETRICK was born in Codorus Township, December 28, 1849. He was educated at the State Nor- mal School, at Millersville, studied medicine with Dr. E. W. Free and received his med- ical degree in 1873 from Washington Uni- versity, now the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore. He spent one year in the hospital at Baltimore, and in 1874 re- moved to New Freedom where he located in the practice of his profession.

DR. LUTHER L. REWALT, of Wrights- ville, was born December 25, 1839, at Mid- dletown, Pennsylvania. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1859 and graduated in March, 1861. In April, 1861, he received the first surgeon's commission issued by Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, and was then assigned to duty as surgeon for the Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania, a regi- ment in the three months' service. When the term of enlistment expired he engaged in the practice of medicine at Wrightsville until August, 1864, when he was appointed

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assistant surgeon in the United States lios- pital at Philadelphia. In January, 1865, he again entered the army as assistant surgeon in the Twenty-first Pennsylvania cavalry, a regiment which served with distinction un- der Sheridan, during the closing campaigns under Grant and was present at the sur- render of Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. After the war, Dr. Rewalt returned to Wrightsville, where he enjoyed a large prac- tice as a physician and surgeon.

DR. JAMES A. ARMSTRONG was born at Lisbon, Ohio, January 8, 1839. Soon af- ter the death of his father he came to Penn- sylvania. He spent two years in the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from that institution in 1871. He remained two years in Philadelphia and from 1873 to the time of his death in 1905 he practiced at Hellam.

DR. HENRY Z. JONES, of Jefferson, was born in Codorus Township, August 9, 1842. He was educated at a private school in Baltimore County, and at Manchester Academy, Manchester, Maryland. He studied medicine with Dr. Beltz, of Man- chester, and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland, in 1865. After practicing five years at Menges Mills, he removed to Jefferson, where he continued in his profession until his death, October, I892.

DR. GEORGE A. REBMAN, of Wrights- ville, was born in West Manchester town- ship, July 6, 1852. At the age of twenty he began to read medicine in the office of Dr. Jacob Hay, of York. After he completed his preparatory studies he entered the Uni- versity of Maryland, from which he received his medical degree in 1876. In May of the same year, he located at Wrightsville, where he practiced his profession until his death. March 9, 1903.

DR. ANDREW R. PROWELL was born in Fairview Township in 1842. He spent his early life in the public schools and at- tended Cumberland Valley Institute, a class- DR. ARCHIBALD P. T. GROVE, of Dallastown, was born in Chanceford Town- ship, March 21, 1854. He was educated in the public schools of Chanceford Township, Pleasant Grove and Stewartstown Acade- mies. He taught school for three years, studied medicine under Dr. Curran of Hope- well Township, and was graduated from the ical school at Mechanicsburg, for a period of two years. In 1861, he began the study of medicine under Dr. William E. Swiler, with whom he spent two years, preparing for college. He then entered Jefferson Medical College, and was graduated in 1864. He spent one year in special study and practice of surgery in Philadelphia, and then located College of Physicians and Surgeons at Bal- at Manchester borough. After practicing timore, in 1878. He practiced medicine at Dallastown until his death. medicine until 1871 at Manchester, he spent one year in New York hospitals and attend- ing lectures at Bellevue Medical College, from which he received a degree in 1872. He then returned to Manchester, where he had an extensive practice during his whole professional career. He displayed special talent as a diagnostician. He died in March, 1874.

DR. D. MORGAN McDONALD, of Fawn Grove, was born in Lower Chance- ford Township, June 4, 1852. He received his early education at Pleasant Grove Acad- emy, and in 1873, went to Ohio and read medicine with Dr. Gemmill, graduating from the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cin- cinnati, in 1876. He first practiced medi- cine in New Market, Maryland, where he remained until 1881. He then moved to Fawn Township, York County, in 1882, and succeeded to the practice of Dr. Wright, of

DR. P. D. BAKER was born in Carroll Township. November 19, 1848. He at- tended the public schools and the York County Academy and taught school in his native township for several years. In 1870, Gatchelville. He died October 26, 1902. he began the study of medicine under Dr. George L. Shearer, of Dillsburg, and after

DR. J. TURNER PERKINS, of York, was born in Prince George County, Mary- spending three years at the University of land, in 1854. He graduated from the Ag- Pennsylvania, received his medical degree ricultural College, Maryland, studied medi- in 1874. Dr. Baker was a successful phy- cine with Dr. Nathan R. Smith, of Balti- sician and resided during his whole profes- sional career near Franklintown, until his death March 9, 1898.

more, and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland, in 1877. He took a special course in surgery in Baltimore

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and in 1878, he removed to York, where he He entered the military service the second continued his profession. time as second lieutenant in the One Hun-

DR. THOMAS SARGEANT LATI- dred and Ninety-fourth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, and served until the end of the war. He then began the study of medicine and graduated from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania in 1871. After follow- ing his profession eight years at Slate Hill, Peach Bottom Township, he removed to Wrightsville, where he was a prominent physician for a period of twenty-four years.

MER, who spent his early life in Shrews- bury, York County, won fame and distinc- tion in the medical profession. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, June 15, 1839. After the death of his father he removed with his mother to Shrewsbury in 1845. He obtained his early education in an acad- emy in Shrewsbury and the York County Academy. He then entered the University DR. MATTHEW J. MCKINNON, army surgeon, was born in Chanceford Township, in February, 1832. He obtained his prelim- inary education at the York County Acad- emy and at Franklin College, Ohio. He be- gan the study of medicine under Dr. A. S. Baldwin, of York County, and was gradu- ated from the University of Maryland in 1853. He practiced medicine in Hunting- of Maryland and graduated in 1861. At the opening of the Civil War, he espoused the cause of the Southern Confederacy and en- tered the army as assistant surgeon. His abilities were soon recognized and he was promoted to the rank of division surgeon in the army of northern Virginia. He re- miained in the army until the surrender of Lee at Appomatox, April, 1865. In 1866, don County, until 1861, when he entered the Dr. Latimer returned to Baltimore, where Union army until 1863. He followed his he became resident physician in the infirm- profession at Hagerstown, Maryland, until ary. In 1868 he engaged in private practice 1870, when he removed to Chanceford and together with his friend, Dr. Howard, Township. He came to York in 1873 where he has a large general practice and makes a specialty of surgery. He served three years as a member of the School Board of York, surgeon for the Northern Central Railroad, and was four years a member of the state legislature of Pennsylvania. established the "Maryland Medical Jour- nal." From 1873 to 1877 he filled the chair of Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore; from 1877 to 1888 he was professor of Physiology and from 1888 to the time of his death Dr. Latimer filled the chair of Practice of Medicine in

the same institution.

In 1882 he was vice-

president of the Maryland State Medical

HOMOEOPATHY.

The school of medical practice known as

Association, and in 1884 was made its pres- homoeopathy originated with Samuel Hahn- ident. He was also president of the State emann, a scholar and scientist of Germany. Lunacy Commission. As a lecturer, he was He was born at Meissen in 1755, obtained eloquent, clear, concise and definite in all of his preparatory education in his native city, his statements. For a long time he had a spent two years at the University of Leipsic large practice in the city of Baltimore, where and received his medical degree at Erlangen, he died May 16, 1906.

in 1779. He passed two years in the prac- DR. JAMES CLARK CHANNEL. of Wrightsville, was born in Fawn Township, October II, 1842. He acquired his educa- tion at the York County Normal School and the English and Classical Institute at Stew- artstown. During the Civil war, he enlisted as a soldier in the One Hundred and Thirty- eightlı Pennsylvania Regiment, which par- ticipated in the battles of Antietam, Fred- ericksburg and Chancellorsville. tice of his profession at different places, and in 1789, returned to Leipsic where he be- came widely known for his knowledge of medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and kin- dred sciences. At this period of his life, he began to devote his whole time to the study of medicine and tested the effect of drugs upon his own person. This led him to ad- vance the theory that a remedy which would At the cure a certain disease would also produce a battle of Antietam, he was slightly injured disorder very similar to that disease in a by a spent ball. Through exposure and healthy person, and that the converse was marching, varicose veins developed in his equally true, that is, that a drug which pro- legs, from which he never fully recovered. duced a certain disease in a healthy body

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mann and afterwards advocated them. Meantime, he began to write books on the system of medicine which he had founded and claimed to have effected cures on per- sons of eminence in advancing the theory of minimum doses. Hahnemann continued the practice of his profession with success at Leipsic. In 1831, when the Asiatic cholera was epidemic in Europe, the medical system that he had founded was stated to have been effective in the treatment of that virulent disease. During the remaining years of his life, he practiced in families of the nobility. The new system of medicine attracted attention in Paris where its founder removed soon after 1837. He died at Paris in 1844, at the advanced age of 89 years.

Homoeopathy was introduced into Amer- ica by Dr. Constantine Hering, who, to- gether with two or three other physicians of the same school of practice, in 1836, founded at Allentown, Pennsylvania, the first homoeopathic medical college in the United States. A few years later this institution became the Homoeopathic Medical Col- lege of Philadelphia. Later its name was changed to the Hahnemann Medical Col- lege, an institution which, since it was founded, has graduated a large number of physicians who are now practicing through- out the United States. Some of the other large cities in the country have one or more colleges where students of homoeopathy are prepared for the duties of their profes- sion.

would cure it in a sick one. Many German who adhered to his medical faith. One of his physicians tested the principles of Hahne- disciples was Rev. Peter Scheurer, of Han- over, a Lutheran clergyman of ability, who preached to congregations, worshipping in the same country churches where Dr. Geiger preached the doctrines of the Re- formed Church. Three of Geiger's sons became physicians.

DR. GEORGE BRICKLEY, who intro- duced the science of homoeopathy into York, was born January 31, 1806, in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsyl- vania, and was educated for the ministry of the Evangelical Association, but later en- gaged in the study of medicine under the supervision of Doctors Taylor and Powers of Williamsport. In 1838, he was led, through the instrumentality of Dr. Ignatius Brugger, a graduate of a German university, to investigate the system of therapeutics founded by Hahnemann. In 1846, he retired from the ministry and began the practice of medicine in York, being the first physician of the new school to settle permanently in this field. In 1855, he received the honor- ary degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Homoeopathic Medical College of Philadel- phia. He continued in active practice until 1887, when he was stricken with apoplexy. He died at York, March 17, 1889.

DR. OBADIAH C. BRICKLEY, son of Dr. George Brickley, was born in East Buf- falo Township, Union County, Pennsylva- nia, September 3, 1833, and early in life re- moved with his parents to York. He ob- tained his preparatory education in the York County Academy and then began the study of medicine with his father. He entered the Homoeopathic Medical College of Phil- adelphia and received his degree from that institution in 1855. Immediately after graduation, Dr. Brickley began the practice of medicine at York, and for many years was one of the leading physicians of the city. He was successful in his medical treatment and enjoyed a large practice for a period of

Homoeopathy was introduced into York County as early as 1823 by Dr. Ehrman, who came here from Germany. His son, Dr. Ernest J. Ehrman, studied medicine un- der his father and in 1844, located as a phy- sician in the borough of Manchester, then known as Liverpool. Rev. Jacob Geiger, who resided at Manchester, Maryland, was pastor of the Reformed congregations in forty-seven years. He served nine years as Codorus and Manheim Townships. As coroner of York County and was physician early as 1836, he went to Philadelphia and for the county almshouse for several years. spent some time in the study of medicine He died at York, October 2, 1902. His brother, Dr. Jeremiah S. Brickley, was grad- uated from the Homoeopathic Medical Col- lege of Philadelphia, in 1863, and practiced medicine for many years at York. under Dr. Hering. For a period of ten years or more, while performing his duties as pastor of several congregations, he prac- ticed the art and science of homoeopathy among his parishioners and other people Dr. E. W. Brickley, son of Dr. O. C.

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Brickley, a graduate of Hahnemann Med- ical College, devotes his attention to the treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat.

over, was born near Manchester, Maryland,

OSTEOPATHY.

Osteopathy was introduced into York County in 1901. This school of medicine, holds that "diseased or morbid physical con-

DR. OLIVER T. EVERHART, of Han- founded by Andrew Taylor Still, M. D.,

May 18, 1832. In 1854, he was graduated ditions are due mainly to disturbed relations from Marshall College, at Mercersburg, be- of the bodily structures. The perfect work- fore that institution was united with Frank- ing of any machine depends upon the abso- lin College, at Lancaster. He received his lute adjustment of its parts. The human body, that most delicate and intricate mech-

medical degree from the University of Mary- land in 1856. He practiced medicine at anism, can enjoy perfect health only so long Goldsboro, Shrewsbury and Marysville, un- as its working parts are in their natural po- til 1878, when he removed to Hanover. sitions. Though the construction of the body makes it resistant to shocks and sistant surgeon at the United States Hos- strains, it is subject to external and internal During the Civil War, Dr. Everhart was as- pital at Chambersburg, and later in the gov- influences which produce subluxations ernment hospital at Camp Curtin, Harris- burg. Shortly before he removed to Han- over, he became a student of homoeopathic literature and has since practiced that sys- tem of medicine. (slight dislocations) contractures. These in turn cause interference with nerves, affecting impulse and perception, and with vascular (blood and lymph) chan- nels, affecting nutrition of tissues. Thus

DR. EDWARD C. WAREHEIM, a suc- far osteopathy is in accord with the other cessful practitioner of homoeopathy at Glen schools.'

Rock, was born in Carroll County, near Manchester, Maryland. After completing his preparatory education in the public schools and at a classical academy at Man- chester, he entered the New York Homoeo- pathic Medical College, remaining there two years, and received his degree from that in- stitution. He then settled in the practice is largely manipulative, with the specific ob- of his profession at Glen Rock, where he ject of restoring the normal relations of the structures. They use water, heat, light and

became a leading citizen as well as a prom- inent physician. He died at Glen Rock, other rational agencies, prescribe massage July 13, 1898. His eldest son, Spencer D. and exercise, and direct the diet, hygiene Wareheim, is a member of the York County and such habits as have bearing on the in- bar. Dr. Guernsey Wareheim, the second dividual case.

son, is a practicing dentist in Baltimore. The youngest son, Grover, in 1906, entered

the New York Homoeopathic Medical Col- which have a bad effect upon a well person lege, as a student.

They do not use drugs. They believe that noxious and poisonous substances cannot have other than a bad effect upon a sick one; that while drugs do stimulate or

DR. D. BRAINERD GROVE, a success- ful homoeopathict, was born in Hanover, depress, as the case may be, they do not May 29, 1860. After leaving school he fol- add in the least to the patient's inherent lowed the occupation of a druggist for sev- eral years. This experience induced him to

strength or vitality. They contend that the vital and recuperative forces of the body take up the study of medicine. In 1881, he constitute, when properly called into action, efficient and sufficient remedial resources, making unnecessary extraneous or artificial stimulation.

entered the Homoeopathic Medical College of New York City and was graduated in 1883. For a period of five years, he was surgeon of the Western Maryland Railroad They claim that this system of natural Company. He died at Hanover June 30, therapy is justified by clinical experience, as 1893.

well as by laboratory experiments.

If it be true that misplaced structure causes perverted functioning-that anatom- ical faults change the physiological into the pathological-it is equally true, the oste- opathists believe, that correction of these faults of structure will relieve the disordered conditions thus produced. Their treatment

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History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 96

Author: Prowell, George R. Publication date: 1907 Publisher: J. H. Beers Number of Pages: 1372

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1372