On April 11, 1871 as William Waring Johnston, he married Esther Daniell Ladd at Alexandria, Virginia. On October 9, 1897 as William W. Johnston, he married Virginia H. Orth at Manhattan, New York.
The Evening Star March 24, 1902
Washington, D.C., Page 11
Funeral Services Over Dr. W.W. Johnston's Remains
Sorrow Expressed
Strong Expressions Of Affection And Esteem.
His Associates Testify to His Ability
Many Testimonials From Those Who Loved Him.
The last tribute which can be paid to man was rendered this afternoon when funeral services were held over the remains of Dr. W.W. Johnston. The services took place at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, 18th and Madison Streets. Rev. Dr. Aspinwall, the rector, officiated and read the impressive order designed for such occasions. The words of hope and promise and consolation which have brought comfort to bereaved hearts for many generations past, seemed to have special significance on this occasion, for of that gathering a large proportion mourned as though a loss had come within the immediate circle of their families. The strong ties of affection which existed between Dr. Johnston and his patients have been strikingly illustrated during the past day or so. Members of his family and others have heard many expressions of personal affection coming from people in all grades of life.
In addition, those who were associated with him professionally and in hospital work and in other activities of a busy life, have met or will meet to place on record their appreciation of his many excellent qualities of heart and mind and their sense of the loss which the community has suffered in the passing away of a man so eminent in this profession.
Interment at Oak Hill.
The music of the service was sung by the quartet choir of the church. The interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: Chief Justice Fuller, Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, Dr. Henry D. Fry, Dr. J. Ford Thompson, Dr. A.F.A. King, Mr. J.C. Bancroft Davis, Judge Walter S. Cox, ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll, Dr. William Osler, Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, Representative R.R. Hitt, Mr. Charles C. Glover, Mr. J.J. Darlington, Representative Francis G. Newlands, Mr. William A. Maury, Mr. A.P. Gordon-Cumming.
Tribute by Medical Faculty.
Action in regard to his death was taken Saturday by the faculty of the Medical School of Columbian University and the Medical Board of the University Hospital. The memorial adopted at that time and signed by A.F.A. King, J. Ford Thompson, H.C. Garrow, Walter Reed and Charles W. Richardson, recounted the fact that Dr. Johnston was elected Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the medical school in 1871, "since which time he has continuously performed the duty of teaching the science and art of medical practice, both by didactic lectures in the college and by clinical instructions at several hospitals.
"In the beginning of his career, having received a very complete medical education in Philadelphia and New York, he spent a considerable time in Europe, where for several years he was the guest and pupil of Prof. John Hughes Bennett at the University of Edinburgh, under whose teaching at the Edinburgh Hospital he became thoroughly converted to the then somewhat new method of treating disease by rest, food and hygiene, instead of by dosing with drugs. On his return to Washington he became one of the early pioneers in advocating this improvement in medical practice and on his election to the professorship, which he had so ably filled until his recent decease, he at once began to teach and practice the new method, which has now become universal. It may be said that this substitution of hygienic treatment in place of drugs was one of the golden threads that shone through the web and woof of his teachings and practice and largely contributed to their effectiveness and brilliancy.
Always enthusiastic in promoting the interest of the medical school by adopting the latest methods of improved instruction, by accentuating especially clinical teaching as being superior to text book learning and by advocating an elevated standard of admission and graduation for medical pupils, he was at once an accomplished teacher, a faithful friend to the college, as well as a most skillful diagnostician and efficient practitioner of medicine.
"Honored and beloved by his colleagues in the faculty, as he was revered and admired by the students who enjoyed his teaching, we deeply mourn his loss and sympathize with his bereaved family."
As a mark of respect to his memory the medical school will be closed for one week.
Action by Hospital Staff.
A special meeting of the hospital staff and board of visitors of Providence Hospital was held yesterday to take action on the death of Dr. Johnston.
Remarks were made by Dr. J. W. Bayne, chairman of the Medical Board, Dr. Z.T. Sowers, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, General George H. Harries and others and resolutions were adopted expressive of the high esteem in which Dr. Johnston was held as a man and a physician.
Sister Superior Elizabeth requested the board of the medical staff and the board of visitors to express the appreciation in which she and the sisters of the hospital held Dr. Johnston and to express their grief at his loss, as on all occasions he was kind and devoted to them.
The Evening Star March 24, 1902
Washington, D.C., Page 11
Funeral Services Over Dr. W.W. Johnston's Remains
Sorrow Expressed
Strong Expressions Of Affection And Esteem.
His Associates Testify to His Ability
Many Testimonials From Those Who Loved Him.
The last tribute which can be paid to man was rendered this afternoon when funeral services were held over the remains of Dr. W.W. Johnston. The services took place at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, 18th and Madison Streets. Rev. Dr. Aspinwall, the rector, officiated and read the impressive order designed for such occasions. The words of hope and promise and consolation which have brought comfort to bereaved hearts for many generations past, seemed to have special significance on this occasion, for of that gathering a large proportion mourned as though a loss had come within the immediate circle of their families. The strong ties of affection which existed between Dr. Johnston and his patients have been strikingly illustrated during the past day or so. Members of his family and others have heard many expressions of personal affection coming from people in all grades of life.
In addition, those who were associated with him professionally and in hospital work and in other activities of a busy life, have met or will meet to place on record their appreciation of his many excellent qualities of heart and mind and their sense of the loss which the community has suffered in the passing away of a man so eminent in this profession.
Interment at Oak Hill.
The music of the service was sung by the quartet choir of the church. The interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: Chief Justice Fuller, Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, Dr. Henry D. Fry, Dr. J. Ford Thompson, Dr. A.F.A. King, Mr. J.C. Bancroft Davis, Judge Walter S. Cox, ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll, Dr. William Osler, Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, Representative R.R. Hitt, Mr. Charles C. Glover, Mr. J.J. Darlington, Representative Francis G. Newlands, Mr. William A. Maury, Mr. A.P. Gordon-Cumming.
Tribute by Medical Faculty.
Action in regard to his death was taken Saturday by the faculty of the Medical School of Columbian University and the Medical Board of the University Hospital. The memorial adopted at that time and signed by A.F.A. King, J. Ford Thompson, H.C. Garrow, Walter Reed and Charles W. Richardson, recounted the fact that Dr. Johnston was elected Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the medical school in 1871, "since which time he has continuously performed the duty of teaching the science and art of medical practice, both by didactic lectures in the college and by clinical instructions at several hospitals.
"In the beginning of his career, having received a very complete medical education in Philadelphia and New York, he spent a considerable time in Europe, where for several years he was the guest and pupil of Prof. John Hughes Bennett at the University of Edinburgh, under whose teaching at the Edinburgh Hospital he became thoroughly converted to the then somewhat new method of treating disease by rest, food and hygiene, instead of by dosing with drugs. On his return to Washington he became one of the early pioneers in advocating this improvement in medical practice and on his election to the professorship, which he had so ably filled until his recent decease, he at once began to teach and practice the new method, which has now become universal. It may be said that this substitution of hygienic treatment in place of drugs was one of the golden threads that shone through the web and woof of his teachings and practice and largely contributed to their effectiveness and brilliancy.
Always enthusiastic in promoting the interest of the medical school by adopting the latest methods of improved instruction, by accentuating especially clinical teaching as being superior to text book learning and by advocating an elevated standard of admission and graduation for medical pupils, he was at once an accomplished teacher, a faithful friend to the college, as well as a most skillful diagnostician and efficient practitioner of medicine.
"Honored and beloved by his colleagues in the faculty, as he was revered and admired by the students who enjoyed his teaching, we deeply mourn his loss and sympathize with his bereaved family."
As a mark of respect to his memory the medical school will be closed for one week.
Action by Hospital Staff.
A special meeting of the hospital staff and board of visitors of Providence Hospital was held yesterday to take action on the death of Dr. Johnston.
Remarks were made by Dr. J. W. Bayne, chairman of the Medical Board, Dr. Z.T. Sowers, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, General George H. Harries and others and resolutions were adopted expressive of the high esteem in which Dr. Johnston was held as a man and a physician.
Sister Superior Elizabeth requested the board of the medical staff and the board of visitors to express the appreciation in which she and the sisters of the hospital held Dr. Johnston and to express their grief at his loss, as on all occasions he was kind and devoted to them.
On April 11, 1871 as William Waring Johnston, he married Esther Daniell Ladd at Alexandria, Virginia. On October 9, 1897 as William W. Johnston, he married Virginia H. Orth at Manhattan, New York.
The Evening Star March 24, 1902
Washington, D.C., Page 11
Funeral Services Over Dr. W.W. Johnston's Remains
Sorrow Expressed
Strong Expressions Of Affection And Esteem.
His Associates Testify to His Ability
Many Testimonials From Those Who Loved Him.
The last tribute which can be paid to man was rendered this afternoon when funeral services were held over the remains of Dr. W.W. Johnston. The services took place at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, 18th and Madison Streets. Rev. Dr. Aspinwall, the rector, officiated and read the impressive order designed for such occasions. The words of hope and promise and consolation which have brought comfort to bereaved hearts for many generations past, seemed to have special significance on this occasion, for of that gathering a large proportion mourned as though a loss had come within the immediate circle of their families. The strong ties of affection which existed between Dr. Johnston and his patients have been strikingly illustrated during the past day or so. Members of his family and others have heard many expressions of personal affection coming from people in all grades of life.
In addition, those who were associated with him professionally and in hospital work and in other activities of a busy life, have met or will meet to place on record their appreciation of his many excellent qualities of heart and mind and their sense of the loss which the community has suffered in the passing away of a man so eminent in this profession.
Interment at Oak Hill.
The music of the service was sung by the quartet choir of the church. The interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: Chief Justice Fuller, Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, Dr. Henry D. Fry, Dr. J. Ford Thompson, Dr. A.F.A. King, Mr. J.C. Bancroft Davis, Judge Walter S. Cox, ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll, Dr. William Osler, Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, Representative R.R. Hitt, Mr. Charles C. Glover, Mr. J.J. Darlington, Representative Francis G. Newlands, Mr. William A. Maury, Mr. A.P. Gordon-Cumming.
Tribute by Medical Faculty.
Action in regard to his death was taken Saturday by the faculty of the Medical School of Columbian University and the Medical Board of the University Hospital. The memorial adopted at that time and signed by A.F.A. King, J. Ford Thompson, H.C. Garrow, Walter Reed and Charles W. Richardson, recounted the fact that Dr. Johnston was elected Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the medical school in 1871, "since which time he has continuously performed the duty of teaching the science and art of medical practice, both by didactic lectures in the college and by clinical instructions at several hospitals.
"In the beginning of his career, having received a very complete medical education in Philadelphia and New York, he spent a considerable time in Europe, where for several years he was the guest and pupil of Prof. John Hughes Bennett at the University of Edinburgh, under whose teaching at the Edinburgh Hospital he became thoroughly converted to the then somewhat new method of treating disease by rest, food and hygiene, instead of by dosing with drugs. On his return to Washington he became one of the early pioneers in advocating this improvement in medical practice and on his election to the professorship, which he had so ably filled until his recent decease, he at once began to teach and practice the new method, which has now become universal. It may be said that this substitution of hygienic treatment in place of drugs was one of the golden threads that shone through the web and woof of his teachings and practice and largely contributed to their effectiveness and brilliancy.
Always enthusiastic in promoting the interest of the medical school by adopting the latest methods of improved instruction, by accentuating especially clinical teaching as being superior to text book learning and by advocating an elevated standard of admission and graduation for medical pupils, he was at once an accomplished teacher, a faithful friend to the college, as well as a most skillful diagnostician and efficient practitioner of medicine.
"Honored and beloved by his colleagues in the faculty, as he was revered and admired by the students who enjoyed his teaching, we deeply mourn his loss and sympathize with his bereaved family."
As a mark of respect to his memory the medical school will be closed for one week.
Action by Hospital Staff.
A special meeting of the hospital staff and board of visitors of Providence Hospital was held yesterday to take action on the death of Dr. Johnston.
Remarks were made by Dr. J. W. Bayne, chairman of the Medical Board, Dr. Z.T. Sowers, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, General George H. Harries and others and resolutions were adopted expressive of the high esteem in which Dr. Johnston was held as a man and a physician.
Sister Superior Elizabeth requested the board of the medical staff and the board of visitors to express the appreciation in which she and the sisters of the hospital held Dr. Johnston and to express their grief at his loss, as on all occasions he was kind and devoted to them.
The Evening Star March 24, 1902
Washington, D.C., Page 11
Funeral Services Over Dr. W.W. Johnston's Remains
Sorrow Expressed
Strong Expressions Of Affection And Esteem.
His Associates Testify to His Ability
Many Testimonials From Those Who Loved Him.
The last tribute which can be paid to man was rendered this afternoon when funeral services were held over the remains of Dr. W.W. Johnston. The services took place at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, 18th and Madison Streets. Rev. Dr. Aspinwall, the rector, officiated and read the impressive order designed for such occasions. The words of hope and promise and consolation which have brought comfort to bereaved hearts for many generations past, seemed to have special significance on this occasion, for of that gathering a large proportion mourned as though a loss had come within the immediate circle of their families. The strong ties of affection which existed between Dr. Johnston and his patients have been strikingly illustrated during the past day or so. Members of his family and others have heard many expressions of personal affection coming from people in all grades of life.
In addition, those who were associated with him professionally and in hospital work and in other activities of a busy life, have met or will meet to place on record their appreciation of his many excellent qualities of heart and mind and their sense of the loss which the community has suffered in the passing away of a man so eminent in this profession.
Interment at Oak Hill.
The music of the service was sung by the quartet choir of the church. The interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: Chief Justice Fuller, Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, Dr. Henry D. Fry, Dr. J. Ford Thompson, Dr. A.F.A. King, Mr. J.C. Bancroft Davis, Judge Walter S. Cox, ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll, Dr. William Osler, Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, Representative R.R. Hitt, Mr. Charles C. Glover, Mr. J.J. Darlington, Representative Francis G. Newlands, Mr. William A. Maury, Mr. A.P. Gordon-Cumming.
Tribute by Medical Faculty.
Action in regard to his death was taken Saturday by the faculty of the Medical School of Columbian University and the Medical Board of the University Hospital. The memorial adopted at that time and signed by A.F.A. King, J. Ford Thompson, H.C. Garrow, Walter Reed and Charles W. Richardson, recounted the fact that Dr. Johnston was elected Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the medical school in 1871, "since which time he has continuously performed the duty of teaching the science and art of medical practice, both by didactic lectures in the college and by clinical instructions at several hospitals.
"In the beginning of his career, having received a very complete medical education in Philadelphia and New York, he spent a considerable time in Europe, where for several years he was the guest and pupil of Prof. John Hughes Bennett at the University of Edinburgh, under whose teaching at the Edinburgh Hospital he became thoroughly converted to the then somewhat new method of treating disease by rest, food and hygiene, instead of by dosing with drugs. On his return to Washington he became one of the early pioneers in advocating this improvement in medical practice and on his election to the professorship, which he had so ably filled until his recent decease, he at once began to teach and practice the new method, which has now become universal. It may be said that this substitution of hygienic treatment in place of drugs was one of the golden threads that shone through the web and woof of his teachings and practice and largely contributed to their effectiveness and brilliancy.
Always enthusiastic in promoting the interest of the medical school by adopting the latest methods of improved instruction, by accentuating especially clinical teaching as being superior to text book learning and by advocating an elevated standard of admission and graduation for medical pupils, he was at once an accomplished teacher, a faithful friend to the college, as well as a most skillful diagnostician and efficient practitioner of medicine.
"Honored and beloved by his colleagues in the faculty, as he was revered and admired by the students who enjoyed his teaching, we deeply mourn his loss and sympathize with his bereaved family."
As a mark of respect to his memory the medical school will be closed for one week.
Action by Hospital Staff.
A special meeting of the hospital staff and board of visitors of Providence Hospital was held yesterday to take action on the death of Dr. Johnston.
Remarks were made by Dr. J. W. Bayne, chairman of the Medical Board, Dr. Z.T. Sowers, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, General George H. Harries and others and resolutions were adopted expressive of the high esteem in which Dr. Johnston was held as a man and a physician.
Sister Superior Elizabeth requested the board of the medical staff and the board of visitors to express the appreciation in which she and the sisters of the hospital held Dr. Johnston and to express their grief at his loss, as on all occasions he was kind and devoted to them.
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