514 Account of the late 
iil; and having heard the history of ‘his ail-- 
ment, and an account of the remedies em- 
ployed, he entirely oa of what had’ 
been done. At this time Ur. Baillie obser- 
ved no symptom which indicated danger. 
‘The disease becoming more violent in the 
course of the night, a considerable number 
of leeches were applied to the throat early in 
the morning. Dr. Baillie visited him at 11 
o’clock in the forenoon. His countenance 
was now sunk, his pulse feeble and unequal,. 
his breathing laborious, and his voice almost 
lost, from the swollen state of the parts con- 
eerned in its formation. In this state he 
wrote upon a piece of paper, that he conceiv- 
ed his wincpipe to be the principal seat of 
the disease, and that this was the croup. 
Mr. Home was also present; and it was 
agreed that an attempt should be made to 
give xelief by wounding the tonsils. This 
was accordingly done; -some: blood issued, 
but nothing purulent. Both the patient, 
however, and those about him, conceived 
that he had derived benefit from the opera- 
tion. Dr. Beillie saw him again between 
four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and 
thouglit his situation much improved; for 
the pulse was now gqual and more firm, and 
his general appearance indicated less debility 
and distress. Under this persuasion he left 
him, having previously agreed to return at 
430 in the evening, when he was to meet in 
consultation Mr. Home, and another Physi- 
cian, who had long time been intimate with 
his patient. A little before Dr. Baillie had 
paid the visit just mentioned, a slight drowsi- 
ness had come on, and this symptom rather 
increased afier his departure. But nothing 
More remarkable occurred till near eight 
o’clock, when the patient’s breathing be- 
came suddenly more difficult. About 20 mi- 
nutes after this he died. The body was ex- 
amined the second day after his death by Mr. 
Home, Dr. Baillie, and Dr. Wells, The 
throat and tongue were tound much inflamed 
and swollen. "The inner membrane of the 
windpipe was aiso found inflamed, but alto- 
gether free from that preeternatural coating 
which occurs in croup. The ieart and lungs 
were entirely sound; but the great artery, 
close to its origin, was somewhat drseased ; 
sufficiently, perhaps, to occesicn ina person 
of an irritable frame an increased férce in the 
pulsation of the heart, though apparently not 
in such a degree as to affect "the euration of 
life. Onthe 25th, his corpse was deposited 
ina vault in the pis ot St. Bartholomew, 
near SmitbHeld, which contained the remains 
of his father and uncle. Dr. D. Pitcairn had 
five brothers; one of them died young ; three 
ethers, all of them officers in his Majesty's 
service, died after they were men; the young- 
est.a counsel far at Law, survives him. He 
had four sisters,’all of whom have been mar- 
yied, and are alive. His mother also still 
Jives, and is in her 79th year. In 1781, he 
married Elizgbeth the only daughter of Wil- 
Dr. Pitcairn: 
‘committed by others. 
shunned dispute, 
[June 1, 
liam Almack, esq. of London, and a niece of- 
his preceptor, Dr. Cullea, but had no issue. 
She likewise survives him. His person was 
tall and erect, but of late years rather thin ; 
his countenance during youth was a model 
of manly beauty, and even in advanced life 
was remarkably handsome. While a boy, 
he was nored for possessing a grave and 
manly manner, connected with much sweet- 
ness Of disposition. These qualities, added 
to considerable bodily strength and courage, 
gave hii great influence over his. play-fel- 
lows. But, though of a studious turn, he 
did not acquire knowledge ar school as quickly 
as some of his companios. His memory, 
however, was strong, and his judgment 
sound ; whatever, therefore, he learned was 
retained, and well assorted; so that in time 
he excelled most of those who had once been 
regarded his superiors. His knowledge of 
history and geography, from. the strength of 
his memory, was particularly accurate. Mew 
persons ever gained, without any direct effort 
to this end, so extensive an acquaintance 
with the various orders of society. His edu- 
cation began at the largest school in Great 
Britain. He afterwards. studied for several 
years at each of the great universities of 
Giasgow, Edinburgh, and Cambridge, and 
attended’ the principal lectures upon medi- 
cine in London. While a youag man in Lone 
don, be lived with his uncle, who had many 
friends, and frequently entertained them at 
his house. He resided many years in Ling 
coln’s Inn Fields; and, while. there, associ- 
ated daily with gentlemen of the law. He. 
was early admitted a Fellow of the Royal 
and Antiquarian Societies; and hence knew 
many learned men in addition to those of hig 
own profession. He was fond of country 
sports, and athletic games, particularly the 
Scottish one named Golf, which carried him 
among other sets of men. He had a taste 
alsa for the Fine Arts; in consequence of 
which, he hecame acquainted with many of 
the efaeeuts of them}; and his employ- 
mént as a physician in the largest Hospital 
in the kingdom, and in private, made known 
to him a very great number of persons of 
every rank and description in life. From 
such opportunities, and an original turn for 
the observation of character, he obtained a 
most extensive Knowledge of human nature, 
and an infinite fund of stories and anecdotes, 
which when at ease among his friends, he 
used to relate in the happiest way. - None 
vf his stories, however, related to himself; 
indeed, he scarcely ever spoke of himself ty 
his most intimate friends 3 no doubt, from a 
wish to avoid a fault he saw so frequently 
In conversation he 
When he dissentcd from 
ethers, he either declared his opinion ta 
a few words, or remained altogether si- 
dent. With literary men his value as 
a companion was considerably increased 
by his judgment in selecting, and lively 
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