Show I BRILLIANT SURGEON r Death Ends C Career reer of Dr Franklin A. A Meacham in Manila e J Heart failure on by overwork overwork overwork over over- work during the cholera epidemic inthe in Inthe inthe the assigned as as' the cause o of or the death of Dr Franklin A. A Meach leach Meacham am at Ian l Manila l News of ot his demise was was re received elved here yesterday The rhe doctor was assistant to MaJ Maus in insular insular insular in- in sular health commissioner Dr Meacham wa wasi a son of Ma Maj Meach Meacham m for many mant years post stir sur surgeon goon geon geon at Fort Douglas He graduated from Yale and the University of Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia and for some time lime was assistant surgeon under Dr PInkerton at th the Holy Cross hospital of this city In 1898 Dr Meacham was appointed to army service in Cuba On the return of his regi regiment nent Point h se displayed singular lin Energy n and ability in the improvement of the tine sanitary conditions of camp life and wrote a amanual amanual amanual manual on the conditions and needs o othe of ofU U the e army which became an authority After the Spanish war Dr Meacham was commissioned in the regular arm armand army and was ordered to Manila In 1900 h he went with Chaffee to China His death cuts short 3 a brilliant career Dg Meacham 1 married Miss 1 Grace Grac Thomson of New Jersey who went t to live in the East when h her r husband was wa sent on active army duty His mother mothe and nd sister r also ilso live in ut the East Bast H He was about 40 years old |