This lengthy newspaper article, with obituary, is provided unabridged by member # 48663147.
The newspaper page was located--by chance--at a regional university.
Note: at the time of P.H. Flood's birth (1814), Northumberland County PA was of far greater geographic area than it is today (2015).
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Elmira, New York
The Morning Telegram
March, 1886
IN HONOR OF DR. P.H. FLOOD
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HELD LAST EVENING
Resolutions of Respect Passed by the Medical Societies and the Council--History of the Deceased
The people of Elmira were shocked Friday to hear of the sudden death of one of our best known and most respected citizens, Dr. Patrick H. Flood. He had been ill for several days, having a slight attack of pneumonia, but nothing serious was anticipated. He had been improving gradually, and Friday morning was able to get up and be about the house. He soon complained of pains in the region of his heart, and expired at 11 o'clock before a physician could be summoned. He had a large circle of friends in the city and surrounding country who will hear with sorrow the announcement of his death.
He was twice elected mayor of the city and twice coroner of the county, and his whole career both as a private citizen and public officer was one of fidelity, honesty, and faithfulness. He was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1814, of Irish parents, and had he lived until to-day he would have been seventy-two years of age.
He first began the study of medicine in 1840 with Dr. Bonham Gearhart, of Washingtonville, and two years later entered the Geneva, N.Y. Medical college, from which he graduated with honor in 1845. He began practice in Lodi, Seneca County, removing to Elmira in 1857. Since that time he has been a resident of the city, and has taken an active interest in the promotion of her welfare. In 1837 he was married to Miss Rachel Schmeck, of Paradise, Pa. His wife survives him, as do three of his five children, Thomas S. and Dr. Henry Flood, of this city, and Mrs. David Thro, of Dubois, Pa.
He was a member of the Erie county, Seneca county and Chemung county Medical associations, and also of the Elmira academy of medicine. Up to 1861 he was an active Democrat, but since that time has been connected with the Republican party. He volunteered in the 107th regiment in 1862, and served throughout the war, sharing as surgeon in the privation, dangers and victory of that glorious regiment. He has since the war devoted himself to the practice of his profession. He twice held the office of mayor and his record was such as to make him admired and honored even by those opposed to him politically.
The funeral services will be held from the residence on East Water street at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Fitch post, G.A.R., of which Dr. Flood was surgeon, will attend in a body and will meet for that purpose at the post rooms at 1:30 o'clock. The surviving members of the 107th regiment will also attend. Baldwin post will meet this afternoon to take action on his death. A special meeting of the Chemung County Medical society and the Elmira academy of medicine was held yesterday morning and the following report of the special committee was adopted:
Again summoned by the presence of death in our professional and society associations, we assemble to-day to express our profound sorrow and regret that one so long identified with the practice of medicine in Elmira, so deeply interested in the material concerns of the city, so conspicuous and so successful in the treatment of the sick, so large-hearted and liberal in charity toward the afflicted, so devoted to the organizations in which we have been accustomed to meet him and in which his voice was always raised in advocacy of the best interests of the science of medicine, so full of kindness and encouragement to younger physicians, has been suddenly called hence; it is, therefore,
Resolved, That the Medical society of the county of Chemung and the Elmira Academy of Medicine record with unfeigned sorrow the incident of the death of Dr. Patrick Henry Flood; that this action be communicated to the family of the deceased, be printed in the newspapers of the city, and that the members aforesaid attend his funeral on Monday next, at 2 o'clock.
--William C. Wey, T.H. Squire, Henry H. Purdy, Committee.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
A special meeting of the common council was called by Mayor Stanchfield for last evening, to take action on the death of the ex-mayor. When the council was called to order Mayor Stanchfield read the following address:
Gentlemen of the Council: Eminently fit and proper is the custom now established as a precedent, in this city, that its chosen representatives and officers should pay homage and respect to the honored dead. Officially, with sadness and sorrow, I have convened this council to communicate to you in the announcement of the death of the Hon. Patrick Flood. Twice within our history he was been the chief executive of this city. That he served it faithfully and well the condition of affairs at the close of his administration sufficiently vouches. He inaugurated many reforms in the city government, and practiced such rigid honesty and economy in the various branches which came under his supervision and control that his conduct has continued from that day until the present to control and guide his successors in office. In his departure we lose a tried and trusted public spirited citizen, and a warm and generous friend. Take as a whole, but few have done more in the various walks of life, for the credit of our city, than he whose loss we now mourn. In the ranks of his chosen profession, in caring for the sick, he knew neither rich nor poor; and daylight or darkness found him always the same warm, kind and tender-hearted physician. The better- half of his life has been spent in our midst, and for the increasing industries and growing population of our city, he cherished a lively interest. As a citizen, a soldier, a physician, and a man, the breath of slander has never soiled his name. In every walk and department of life private or public, he has conducted himself with as vigorous and earnest a sense of what constitutes true and noble manhood, as to leave behind him none, who will reproach or blame. To many of us he was well and familiarly known and whether engaged in the arduous duties of his profession, or the public affairs that fell to his lot and station, he was the same genial, warm-hearted and courteous counselor and friend. He loved our city and all his interest centered here and in the proper and judicious administration of its affairs, he was always deeply interested. The thought of being away from us for any length of time was always distasteful to him, and the object of his journey over, none more quickly sought the comfort of his home and the society of his life-long friends than Dr. Flood. Of him it may well be said:
"Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
My heart, unchanged, returns to thee"
At the close of the Mayor's address Alderman Costello presented the following:
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty to take suddenly and unexpectedly from our midst, and from the active duties of life, the Hon. Patrick H. Flood, twice mayor of this city and for many years one of our most prominent and active citizens; therefore,
Resolved, That while we desire to bow humbly to the decree of Providence, in taking from us so faithful a citizen, we testify to his many noble traits, to his great talents and usefulness, and the irreparable loss which this community has sustained.
Resolved, that we extend to his family and relatives heartfelt sympathy in the loss of one whom we all mourn, and who was so universally and kindly regarded.
Resolved, That as a mark of our esteem for the memory of the deceased, that this council attend the funeral of Dr. P.H. Flood in a body, and we further request all city officials and ex-members of the council to likewise be present.
Resolved, That as a further mark of our respect and esteem this council do now adjourn.
The mayor's address and the resolutions were ordered spread upon the minutes and the council adjourned. In speaking of Dr. Flood, a history of Chemung county says: "Dr. Flood, in the service of his country, was always found at the front, when duty required, and no danger confronted so great as to intimidate him from fearlessly giving aid and encouragement to the suffering...In his profession he ranks with the first, always ready to give aid and counsel to the needy poor as well as to the rich."
This sums up the whole of Dr. Flood's character, fearless and energetic in the performance of his duties as a private citizen and as a public officer. He was always found at the front in any project which looked to the welfare of the city and her institutions. In private life, marked by a uniform kindness and charity for all. Courteous, genial and honest, he leaves behind him a host of friends who hold most pleasant memories of him and sincerely mourn his death.
BALDWIN POST, ATTENTION!
All comrades of Baldwin post will met at the post rooms Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. to take action as seems befitting the death of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood. By order
--H.E. Jones, Commander
--M.M. Conklin, Adjutant.
COMRADES OF THE 107TH, N.Y. VOL.,
who will attend the funeral of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood, are requested to assemble at the G.A.R. rooms on Monday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m.
--Arthur S. Fitch, President of the 107th Reg. Association, Elmira, N.Y., March 13.
The newspaper page was located--by chance--at a regional university.
Note: at the time of P.H. Flood's birth (1814), Northumberland County PA was of far greater geographic area than it is today (2015).
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Elmira, New York
The Morning Telegram
March, 1886
IN HONOR OF DR. P.H. FLOOD
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HELD LAST EVENING
Resolutions of Respect Passed by the Medical Societies and the Council--History of the Deceased
The people of Elmira were shocked Friday to hear of the sudden death of one of our best known and most respected citizens, Dr. Patrick H. Flood. He had been ill for several days, having a slight attack of pneumonia, but nothing serious was anticipated. He had been improving gradually, and Friday morning was able to get up and be about the house. He soon complained of pains in the region of his heart, and expired at 11 o'clock before a physician could be summoned. He had a large circle of friends in the city and surrounding country who will hear with sorrow the announcement of his death.
He was twice elected mayor of the city and twice coroner of the county, and his whole career both as a private citizen and public officer was one of fidelity, honesty, and faithfulness. He was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1814, of Irish parents, and had he lived until to-day he would have been seventy-two years of age.
He first began the study of medicine in 1840 with Dr. Bonham Gearhart, of Washingtonville, and two years later entered the Geneva, N.Y. Medical college, from which he graduated with honor in 1845. He began practice in Lodi, Seneca County, removing to Elmira in 1857. Since that time he has been a resident of the city, and has taken an active interest in the promotion of her welfare. In 1837 he was married to Miss Rachel Schmeck, of Paradise, Pa. His wife survives him, as do three of his five children, Thomas S. and Dr. Henry Flood, of this city, and Mrs. David Thro, of Dubois, Pa.
He was a member of the Erie county, Seneca county and Chemung county Medical associations, and also of the Elmira academy of medicine. Up to 1861 he was an active Democrat, but since that time has been connected with the Republican party. He volunteered in the 107th regiment in 1862, and served throughout the war, sharing as surgeon in the privation, dangers and victory of that glorious regiment. He has since the war devoted himself to the practice of his profession. He twice held the office of mayor and his record was such as to make him admired and honored even by those opposed to him politically.
The funeral services will be held from the residence on East Water street at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Fitch post, G.A.R., of which Dr. Flood was surgeon, will attend in a body and will meet for that purpose at the post rooms at 1:30 o'clock. The surviving members of the 107th regiment will also attend. Baldwin post will meet this afternoon to take action on his death. A special meeting of the Chemung County Medical society and the Elmira academy of medicine was held yesterday morning and the following report of the special committee was adopted:
Again summoned by the presence of death in our professional and society associations, we assemble to-day to express our profound sorrow and regret that one so long identified with the practice of medicine in Elmira, so deeply interested in the material concerns of the city, so conspicuous and so successful in the treatment of the sick, so large-hearted and liberal in charity toward the afflicted, so devoted to the organizations in which we have been accustomed to meet him and in which his voice was always raised in advocacy of the best interests of the science of medicine, so full of kindness and encouragement to younger physicians, has been suddenly called hence; it is, therefore,
Resolved, That the Medical society of the county of Chemung and the Elmira Academy of Medicine record with unfeigned sorrow the incident of the death of Dr. Patrick Henry Flood; that this action be communicated to the family of the deceased, be printed in the newspapers of the city, and that the members aforesaid attend his funeral on Monday next, at 2 o'clock.
--William C. Wey, T.H. Squire, Henry H. Purdy, Committee.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
A special meeting of the common council was called by Mayor Stanchfield for last evening, to take action on the death of the ex-mayor. When the council was called to order Mayor Stanchfield read the following address:
Gentlemen of the Council: Eminently fit and proper is the custom now established as a precedent, in this city, that its chosen representatives and officers should pay homage and respect to the honored dead. Officially, with sadness and sorrow, I have convened this council to communicate to you in the announcement of the death of the Hon. Patrick Flood. Twice within our history he was been the chief executive of this city. That he served it faithfully and well the condition of affairs at the close of his administration sufficiently vouches. He inaugurated many reforms in the city government, and practiced such rigid honesty and economy in the various branches which came under his supervision and control that his conduct has continued from that day until the present to control and guide his successors in office. In his departure we lose a tried and trusted public spirited citizen, and a warm and generous friend. Take as a whole, but few have done more in the various walks of life, for the credit of our city, than he whose loss we now mourn. In the ranks of his chosen profession, in caring for the sick, he knew neither rich nor poor; and daylight or darkness found him always the same warm, kind and tender-hearted physician. The better- half of his life has been spent in our midst, and for the increasing industries and growing population of our city, he cherished a lively interest. As a citizen, a soldier, a physician, and a man, the breath of slander has never soiled his name. In every walk and department of life private or public, he has conducted himself with as vigorous and earnest a sense of what constitutes true and noble manhood, as to leave behind him none, who will reproach or blame. To many of us he was well and familiarly known and whether engaged in the arduous duties of his profession, or the public affairs that fell to his lot and station, he was the same genial, warm-hearted and courteous counselor and friend. He loved our city and all his interest centered here and in the proper and judicious administration of its affairs, he was always deeply interested. The thought of being away from us for any length of time was always distasteful to him, and the object of his journey over, none more quickly sought the comfort of his home and the society of his life-long friends than Dr. Flood. Of him it may well be said:
"Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
My heart, unchanged, returns to thee"
At the close of the Mayor's address Alderman Costello presented the following:
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty to take suddenly and unexpectedly from our midst, and from the active duties of life, the Hon. Patrick H. Flood, twice mayor of this city and for many years one of our most prominent and active citizens; therefore,
Resolved, That while we desire to bow humbly to the decree of Providence, in taking from us so faithful a citizen, we testify to his many noble traits, to his great talents and usefulness, and the irreparable loss which this community has sustained.
Resolved, that we extend to his family and relatives heartfelt sympathy in the loss of one whom we all mourn, and who was so universally and kindly regarded.
Resolved, That as a mark of our esteem for the memory of the deceased, that this council attend the funeral of Dr. P.H. Flood in a body, and we further request all city officials and ex-members of the council to likewise be present.
Resolved, That as a further mark of our respect and esteem this council do now adjourn.
The mayor's address and the resolutions were ordered spread upon the minutes and the council adjourned. In speaking of Dr. Flood, a history of Chemung county says: "Dr. Flood, in the service of his country, was always found at the front, when duty required, and no danger confronted so great as to intimidate him from fearlessly giving aid and encouragement to the suffering...In his profession he ranks with the first, always ready to give aid and counsel to the needy poor as well as to the rich."
This sums up the whole of Dr. Flood's character, fearless and energetic in the performance of his duties as a private citizen and as a public officer. He was always found at the front in any project which looked to the welfare of the city and her institutions. In private life, marked by a uniform kindness and charity for all. Courteous, genial and honest, he leaves behind him a host of friends who hold most pleasant memories of him and sincerely mourn his death.
BALDWIN POST, ATTENTION!
All comrades of Baldwin post will met at the post rooms Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. to take action as seems befitting the death of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood. By order
--H.E. Jones, Commander
--M.M. Conklin, Adjutant.
COMRADES OF THE 107TH, N.Y. VOL.,
who will attend the funeral of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood, are requested to assemble at the G.A.R. rooms on Monday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m.
--Arthur S. Fitch, President of the 107th Reg. Association, Elmira, N.Y., March 13.
This lengthy newspaper article, with obituary, is provided unabridged by member # 48663147.
The newspaper page was located--by chance--at a regional university.
Note: at the time of P.H. Flood's birth (1814), Northumberland County PA was of far greater geographic area than it is today (2015).
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Elmira, New York
The Morning Telegram
March, 1886
IN HONOR OF DR. P.H. FLOOD
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HELD LAST EVENING
Resolutions of Respect Passed by the Medical Societies and the Council--History of the Deceased
The people of Elmira were shocked Friday to hear of the sudden death of one of our best known and most respected citizens, Dr. Patrick H. Flood. He had been ill for several days, having a slight attack of pneumonia, but nothing serious was anticipated. He had been improving gradually, and Friday morning was able to get up and be about the house. He soon complained of pains in the region of his heart, and expired at 11 o'clock before a physician could be summoned. He had a large circle of friends in the city and surrounding country who will hear with sorrow the announcement of his death.
He was twice elected mayor of the city and twice coroner of the county, and his whole career both as a private citizen and public officer was one of fidelity, honesty, and faithfulness. He was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1814, of Irish parents, and had he lived until to-day he would have been seventy-two years of age.
He first began the study of medicine in 1840 with Dr. Bonham Gearhart, of Washingtonville, and two years later entered the Geneva, N.Y. Medical college, from which he graduated with honor in 1845. He began practice in Lodi, Seneca County, removing to Elmira in 1857. Since that time he has been a resident of the city, and has taken an active interest in the promotion of her welfare. In 1837 he was married to Miss Rachel Schmeck, of Paradise, Pa. His wife survives him, as do three of his five children, Thomas S. and Dr. Henry Flood, of this city, and Mrs. David Thro, of Dubois, Pa.
He was a member of the Erie county, Seneca county and Chemung county Medical associations, and also of the Elmira academy of medicine. Up to 1861 he was an active Democrat, but since that time has been connected with the Republican party. He volunteered in the 107th regiment in 1862, and served throughout the war, sharing as surgeon in the privation, dangers and victory of that glorious regiment. He has since the war devoted himself to the practice of his profession. He twice held the office of mayor and his record was such as to make him admired and honored even by those opposed to him politically.
The funeral services will be held from the residence on East Water street at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Fitch post, G.A.R., of which Dr. Flood was surgeon, will attend in a body and will meet for that purpose at the post rooms at 1:30 o'clock. The surviving members of the 107th regiment will also attend. Baldwin post will meet this afternoon to take action on his death. A special meeting of the Chemung County Medical society and the Elmira academy of medicine was held yesterday morning and the following report of the special committee was adopted:
Again summoned by the presence of death in our professional and society associations, we assemble to-day to express our profound sorrow and regret that one so long identified with the practice of medicine in Elmira, so deeply interested in the material concerns of the city, so conspicuous and so successful in the treatment of the sick, so large-hearted and liberal in charity toward the afflicted, so devoted to the organizations in which we have been accustomed to meet him and in which his voice was always raised in advocacy of the best interests of the science of medicine, so full of kindness and encouragement to younger physicians, has been suddenly called hence; it is, therefore,
Resolved, That the Medical society of the county of Chemung and the Elmira Academy of Medicine record with unfeigned sorrow the incident of the death of Dr. Patrick Henry Flood; that this action be communicated to the family of the deceased, be printed in the newspapers of the city, and that the members aforesaid attend his funeral on Monday next, at 2 o'clock.
--William C. Wey, T.H. Squire, Henry H. Purdy, Committee.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
A special meeting of the common council was called by Mayor Stanchfield for last evening, to take action on the death of the ex-mayor. When the council was called to order Mayor Stanchfield read the following address:
Gentlemen of the Council: Eminently fit and proper is the custom now established as a precedent, in this city, that its chosen representatives and officers should pay homage and respect to the honored dead. Officially, with sadness and sorrow, I have convened this council to communicate to you in the announcement of the death of the Hon. Patrick Flood. Twice within our history he was been the chief executive of this city. That he served it faithfully and well the condition of affairs at the close of his administration sufficiently vouches. He inaugurated many reforms in the city government, and practiced such rigid honesty and economy in the various branches which came under his supervision and control that his conduct has continued from that day until the present to control and guide his successors in office. In his departure we lose a tried and trusted public spirited citizen, and a warm and generous friend. Take as a whole, but few have done more in the various walks of life, for the credit of our city, than he whose loss we now mourn. In the ranks of his chosen profession, in caring for the sick, he knew neither rich nor poor; and daylight or darkness found him always the same warm, kind and tender-hearted physician. The better- half of his life has been spent in our midst, and for the increasing industries and growing population of our city, he cherished a lively interest. As a citizen, a soldier, a physician, and a man, the breath of slander has never soiled his name. In every walk and department of life private or public, he has conducted himself with as vigorous and earnest a sense of what constitutes true and noble manhood, as to leave behind him none, who will reproach or blame. To many of us he was well and familiarly known and whether engaged in the arduous duties of his profession, or the public affairs that fell to his lot and station, he was the same genial, warm-hearted and courteous counselor and friend. He loved our city and all his interest centered here and in the proper and judicious administration of its affairs, he was always deeply interested. The thought of being away from us for any length of time was always distasteful to him, and the object of his journey over, none more quickly sought the comfort of his home and the society of his life-long friends than Dr. Flood. Of him it may well be said:
"Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
My heart, unchanged, returns to thee"
At the close of the Mayor's address Alderman Costello presented the following:
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty to take suddenly and unexpectedly from our midst, and from the active duties of life, the Hon. Patrick H. Flood, twice mayor of this city and for many years one of our most prominent and active citizens; therefore,
Resolved, That while we desire to bow humbly to the decree of Providence, in taking from us so faithful a citizen, we testify to his many noble traits, to his great talents and usefulness, and the irreparable loss which this community has sustained.
Resolved, that we extend to his family and relatives heartfelt sympathy in the loss of one whom we all mourn, and who was so universally and kindly regarded.
Resolved, That as a mark of our esteem for the memory of the deceased, that this council attend the funeral of Dr. P.H. Flood in a body, and we further request all city officials and ex-members of the council to likewise be present.
Resolved, That as a further mark of our respect and esteem this council do now adjourn.
The mayor's address and the resolutions were ordered spread upon the minutes and the council adjourned. In speaking of Dr. Flood, a history of Chemung county says: "Dr. Flood, in the service of his country, was always found at the front, when duty required, and no danger confronted so great as to intimidate him from fearlessly giving aid and encouragement to the suffering...In his profession he ranks with the first, always ready to give aid and counsel to the needy poor as well as to the rich."
This sums up the whole of Dr. Flood's character, fearless and energetic in the performance of his duties as a private citizen and as a public officer. He was always found at the front in any project which looked to the welfare of the city and her institutions. In private life, marked by a uniform kindness and charity for all. Courteous, genial and honest, he leaves behind him a host of friends who hold most pleasant memories of him and sincerely mourn his death.
BALDWIN POST, ATTENTION!
All comrades of Baldwin post will met at the post rooms Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. to take action as seems befitting the death of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood. By order
--H.E. Jones, Commander
--M.M. Conklin, Adjutant.
COMRADES OF THE 107TH, N.Y. VOL.,
who will attend the funeral of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood, are requested to assemble at the G.A.R. rooms on Monday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m.
--Arthur S. Fitch, President of the 107th Reg. Association, Elmira, N.Y., March 13.
The newspaper page was located--by chance--at a regional university.
Note: at the time of P.H. Flood's birth (1814), Northumberland County PA was of far greater geographic area than it is today (2015).
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Elmira, New York
The Morning Telegram
March, 1886
IN HONOR OF DR. P.H. FLOOD
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HELD LAST EVENING
Resolutions of Respect Passed by the Medical Societies and the Council--History of the Deceased
The people of Elmira were shocked Friday to hear of the sudden death of one of our best known and most respected citizens, Dr. Patrick H. Flood. He had been ill for several days, having a slight attack of pneumonia, but nothing serious was anticipated. He had been improving gradually, and Friday morning was able to get up and be about the house. He soon complained of pains in the region of his heart, and expired at 11 o'clock before a physician could be summoned. He had a large circle of friends in the city and surrounding country who will hear with sorrow the announcement of his death.
He was twice elected mayor of the city and twice coroner of the county, and his whole career both as a private citizen and public officer was one of fidelity, honesty, and faithfulness. He was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1814, of Irish parents, and had he lived until to-day he would have been seventy-two years of age.
He first began the study of medicine in 1840 with Dr. Bonham Gearhart, of Washingtonville, and two years later entered the Geneva, N.Y. Medical college, from which he graduated with honor in 1845. He began practice in Lodi, Seneca County, removing to Elmira in 1857. Since that time he has been a resident of the city, and has taken an active interest in the promotion of her welfare. In 1837 he was married to Miss Rachel Schmeck, of Paradise, Pa. His wife survives him, as do three of his five children, Thomas S. and Dr. Henry Flood, of this city, and Mrs. David Thro, of Dubois, Pa.
He was a member of the Erie county, Seneca county and Chemung county Medical associations, and also of the Elmira academy of medicine. Up to 1861 he was an active Democrat, but since that time has been connected with the Republican party. He volunteered in the 107th regiment in 1862, and served throughout the war, sharing as surgeon in the privation, dangers and victory of that glorious regiment. He has since the war devoted himself to the practice of his profession. He twice held the office of mayor and his record was such as to make him admired and honored even by those opposed to him politically.
The funeral services will be held from the residence on East Water street at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Fitch post, G.A.R., of which Dr. Flood was surgeon, will attend in a body and will meet for that purpose at the post rooms at 1:30 o'clock. The surviving members of the 107th regiment will also attend. Baldwin post will meet this afternoon to take action on his death. A special meeting of the Chemung County Medical society and the Elmira academy of medicine was held yesterday morning and the following report of the special committee was adopted:
Again summoned by the presence of death in our professional and society associations, we assemble to-day to express our profound sorrow and regret that one so long identified with the practice of medicine in Elmira, so deeply interested in the material concerns of the city, so conspicuous and so successful in the treatment of the sick, so large-hearted and liberal in charity toward the afflicted, so devoted to the organizations in which we have been accustomed to meet him and in which his voice was always raised in advocacy of the best interests of the science of medicine, so full of kindness and encouragement to younger physicians, has been suddenly called hence; it is, therefore,
Resolved, That the Medical society of the county of Chemung and the Elmira Academy of Medicine record with unfeigned sorrow the incident of the death of Dr. Patrick Henry Flood; that this action be communicated to the family of the deceased, be printed in the newspapers of the city, and that the members aforesaid attend his funeral on Monday next, at 2 o'clock.
--William C. Wey, T.H. Squire, Henry H. Purdy, Committee.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
A special meeting of the common council was called by Mayor Stanchfield for last evening, to take action on the death of the ex-mayor. When the council was called to order Mayor Stanchfield read the following address:
Gentlemen of the Council: Eminently fit and proper is the custom now established as a precedent, in this city, that its chosen representatives and officers should pay homage and respect to the honored dead. Officially, with sadness and sorrow, I have convened this council to communicate to you in the announcement of the death of the Hon. Patrick Flood. Twice within our history he was been the chief executive of this city. That he served it faithfully and well the condition of affairs at the close of his administration sufficiently vouches. He inaugurated many reforms in the city government, and practiced such rigid honesty and economy in the various branches which came under his supervision and control that his conduct has continued from that day until the present to control and guide his successors in office. In his departure we lose a tried and trusted public spirited citizen, and a warm and generous friend. Take as a whole, but few have done more in the various walks of life, for the credit of our city, than he whose loss we now mourn. In the ranks of his chosen profession, in caring for the sick, he knew neither rich nor poor; and daylight or darkness found him always the same warm, kind and tender-hearted physician. The better- half of his life has been spent in our midst, and for the increasing industries and growing population of our city, he cherished a lively interest. As a citizen, a soldier, a physician, and a man, the breath of slander has never soiled his name. In every walk and department of life private or public, he has conducted himself with as vigorous and earnest a sense of what constitutes true and noble manhood, as to leave behind him none, who will reproach or blame. To many of us he was well and familiarly known and whether engaged in the arduous duties of his profession, or the public affairs that fell to his lot and station, he was the same genial, warm-hearted and courteous counselor and friend. He loved our city and all his interest centered here and in the proper and judicious administration of its affairs, he was always deeply interested. The thought of being away from us for any length of time was always distasteful to him, and the object of his journey over, none more quickly sought the comfort of his home and the society of his life-long friends than Dr. Flood. Of him it may well be said:
"Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
My heart, unchanged, returns to thee"
At the close of the Mayor's address Alderman Costello presented the following:
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty to take suddenly and unexpectedly from our midst, and from the active duties of life, the Hon. Patrick H. Flood, twice mayor of this city and for many years one of our most prominent and active citizens; therefore,
Resolved, That while we desire to bow humbly to the decree of Providence, in taking from us so faithful a citizen, we testify to his many noble traits, to his great talents and usefulness, and the irreparable loss which this community has sustained.
Resolved, that we extend to his family and relatives heartfelt sympathy in the loss of one whom we all mourn, and who was so universally and kindly regarded.
Resolved, That as a mark of our esteem for the memory of the deceased, that this council attend the funeral of Dr. P.H. Flood in a body, and we further request all city officials and ex-members of the council to likewise be present.
Resolved, That as a further mark of our respect and esteem this council do now adjourn.
The mayor's address and the resolutions were ordered spread upon the minutes and the council adjourned. In speaking of Dr. Flood, a history of Chemung county says: "Dr. Flood, in the service of his country, was always found at the front, when duty required, and no danger confronted so great as to intimidate him from fearlessly giving aid and encouragement to the suffering...In his profession he ranks with the first, always ready to give aid and counsel to the needy poor as well as to the rich."
This sums up the whole of Dr. Flood's character, fearless and energetic in the performance of his duties as a private citizen and as a public officer. He was always found at the front in any project which looked to the welfare of the city and her institutions. In private life, marked by a uniform kindness and charity for all. Courteous, genial and honest, he leaves behind him a host of friends who hold most pleasant memories of him and sincerely mourn his death.
BALDWIN POST, ATTENTION!
All comrades of Baldwin post will met at the post rooms Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. to take action as seems befitting the death of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood. By order
--H.E. Jones, Commander
--M.M. Conklin, Adjutant.
COMRADES OF THE 107TH, N.Y. VOL.,
who will attend the funeral of our late comrade and surgeon, P.H. Flood, are requested to assemble at the G.A.R. rooms on Monday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m.
--Arthur S. Fitch, President of the 107th Reg. Association, Elmira, N.Y., March 13.
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