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Tribune Nov 29" 89
OBITUARY.

DR. WALTER DE FOREST DAY.
The death of Dr. Walter De Forest Day at his home, No. 56 East Thirty-fourth-st., on Wednesday, was sudden, but the state of his health for some time had been such that the news did not much surprise his friends. Dr. Day did useful and efficient public service as Sanitary Inspector in the Health Department of New-York, and his career before he undertook the duties of this office was full of honors. He was born in Catskill, N. Y., in 1835, and after his graduation from Williams College, in 1859, applied himself to the study of medicine, being graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1863. The war plunged him immediately into the hardest kind of work to which a young doctor was ever called, surgical service with the Northern army at the front. He was one of the members of the medical cadet corps, and was assigned to hospital duty. He acquitted himself nobly, and when the great struggle was over returned to New-York. 

Here he was appointed assistant resident physician in St. Luke's Hospital and in the Hospital on Blackwell's Island. In 1866 Dr. Day visited Paris, and returned with the experience gathered in the hospitals there, and became clinical assistant to the professor of the practice of medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He held this place for ten years, and for seven years was professor of materia medica and botany in the College of Pharmacy. When the Board of Health was organized he was appointed superintendent, and earned the gratitude of his fellow-citizens by his wisdom and zeal in the conduct of the highly responsible office.

Mrs. Day, whom he married in 1860, is the daughter of Mr. Wheeler, a prominent New-York merchant. She survives him, as do also two children. Dr. Day was a man of great activity. He had been connected with many medical societies and had hosts of friends and acquaintances. His funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Church of the Incarnation, at Thirty-fifth-st. and Madison-ave. The members of the Board of Health will attend the services, and various medical societies will be represented. Dr. Day will be buried on Monday in the family cemetery at Catskill. 

Tribune Nov 30" 89
JOHN G. CHAPMAN. 
The funeral of John G. Chapman, the well known artist, will take place this afternoon at the home of his son, John Chapman, No. 215 Quincy-st., Brooklyn. Mr. Chapman was born in 1808 at Alexandria, Va. He began to study art while young and went to Italy. After returning to this city he was made a member of the National Academy of Design in 1836. Twelve years later he returned to Italy, and remained there, save for a brief visit to this country, until a short time ago. His best known oil paintings are "The Landing of Columbus," "The Baptism of Pocahontas" (which is in the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington), "Etruscan Girl," "The Last Arrow," "Sunset on the Campagna," and "Valley of Mexico." His best known etchings, from designs of his own, are "The Return from the Vintage," "The Gleaner," "A Monk Asking for Alms," "Italian Goat Herds," and "Piforari Playing before a Shrine of the Virgin." He also published an illustrated Bible and a drawing book which met with much success. He was one of the founders of the Century Club and of the Sketch Club. 

The members of the National Academy of Design have been invited to attend the funeral at 3 p.m. to-day. 
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Saturday Nov. 30" 1889. Down town this morning to get a plate of Maurice's little wood stove [[?]]. I am going to put it up in Katy's room. In the afternoon I got it all together and had Tom take it down to her room and expect to put it up on Monday. Sara and I went to Cantines to tea. Mr. Sheffield from Saugerties was there also but left for N.Y. by the evening train

Sunday Dec. 1" 1889.
The mercury stood at 18° this morning and this has been a bright and beautiful day. Sara and Miss Sheffield went to Kingston to church. John McEntee drove up for me about 11 and we went for a drive out on the Saugerties road as far as the entrance to Aunt Katrines lake. The mud has frozen hard and only the surface had thawed so that the road was better than I expected. Miss Sheffield dined with us. Sara went to N.Y. this evening with Sedgwick for a day or two. I expected to go tomorrow but now will not go until Tuesday. 

Monday 2". Have been busy most of the day getting up Katies stove which had to be mended & fitted and in getting things together to take to N.Y. I miss Sara particularly after nightfall but have been so busy all day I have not had a chance to be lonely. The weather is warmer and there are indications of rain.

Tuesday 3" Down town. It was much colder and there were spits of snow which increased with a wind from N.E. It was snug and cosey at home with a blazing fire and the storm raging outside, a condition I always enjoy. Sara arrived about 2.30 and as I had my trunk packed I concluded to go to N.Y. tonight. I sent Tom to Girards office to telephone for a cab and I left by the 7.45 train. The moon shone brightly but it was pretty cold and as we went South there seemed to be more snow. There is always a queer lot of people in this train - usually people returning second class to Europe. An Irish boy who sat opposite me amused me. He kept singing to himself. Finally he turned back the seat in front of him, took off a heavy pair of hob=nailed shoes, displaying a pair of coarse white socks darned with a reddish brown, giving them a very [[?curious]] look, and then stretched out occupying the five seats. In his own country he would undoubtedly not have presumed on such a proceeding. The average Irishman absorbs liberty very rapidly. Arrived at my studio at 11.30 having stopped to get some oysters. The fire was all ready to light but I had to make my bed and did not retire until after midnight. I slept cold.    

Wednesday 4" It was bitterly cold this morning when I went over to breakfast and people were hurrying and rubbing their ears as in zero weather. Sedgwick, Downing & Marion were at breakfast, Mary and Calvert are visiting at Julias in Worcester where Calvert is in

[[left margin]] Went to N.Y. for the winter [[/left margin]]

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