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Obituary. 
5  Am,  Jour.  Pharm  - 
I    April  1, 1871. 
Young-  Men's  Free  Library  and  Reading  Room"  association,  and  tool£  a  deep 
interest  in  promoting  the  instruction  and  elevation  of  the  "  working  people" 
of  his  native  city.  The  accident  which  cost  his  life  happened  in  carrying  out 
his  benevolent  intentions  towards  this  class,  in  a  scientific  lecture  on  the  pro- 
perties and  composition  of  water,  to  have  been  delivered  free  of  cost  to  the  In- 
stitute. 
Ferris  Briughurst  was  also  a  good  man.^  An  editorial  fellow  townsman  has 
said  that  he  was  "  honored  and  respected  by  the  whole  business  community, 
loved  by  a  large  circle  of  relatives  and  friends,  remembered  with  gratitude  by 
hundreds  to  whom  his  liberal  helping  hand  has  been  extended  again  and 
again,  in  accordance  with  a  systematic  and  careful  habit  of  charity." 
"All  whoever  came  in  contact  with  him  will  testify  to  his  kindness  of  heart 
and  suavity  of  manner.  We  have  known  him  from  his  school  days  up  to  his 
death,  and  knew  him  as  a  moral,  upright  man,  whose  early  manhood  even  was 
free  from  blot  or  blur,  conscientious  in  the  performance  of  his  duties,  just  in 
his  dealings  with  others,  charitable  to  the  suffering  and  the  needy  and  who  had 
a  pleasant  smile  and  a  kind  word  k)v  all." 
For  him,  therefore,  there  is  nothing  to  regret,  lor  his  was  a  useful  and  blame- 
less life  followed  by  a  painless  death,  in  the  path  of  duty  amidst  the  work  he 
loved,  and  surrounded  by  those  who  loved  him  ;  but  for  the  dear  ones  he  leaves 
behind  in  the  family  circle,  and  especially  her  who  was  the  chosen  and  happy 
companion  of  his  pathway  through  life,  the  dispensation  is  grievous  and  hard, 
to  bear. 
As  we  joined  the  sorrowful  company  who  followed  his  remains  to  their  last 
resting  place  by  the  beautiful  Brandywine,  we  felt  that  the  grave  had  indeed 
robbed  our  profession  of  one  of  its  brightest  ornaments  and  most  earnest  advo- 
cates. 
The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  have 
heard  with  feelings  of  deep  regret  of  the  sad  accident,  which  has  since  resulted 
in  the  death  of  our  much  beloved  colleague,  Ferris  Bringhurst,  of  Wilmington; 
Delaware,  and  the  meeting  desired  the  undersigned  committee  to  express  their 
feelings  of  sorrow  at  the  loss  of  one  with  whom  all  had  beeii  associated  so 
pleasantly. 
We  cannot  recall  a  single  instance  in  which  his  sympathies  and  actions  were 
not  at  once  enlisted  on  the  side  of  truth  and  justice  ;  and  in  his  quiet,  steady 
opposition  to  deception  and  insincerity,  or  indeed  anything  that  would  hinder 
the  progress  of  the  science  he  loved,  or  lower  its  standard,  we  see  the  mani- 
fested fruit  of  an  inner  life  that  was  unselfishly  engaged  in  benefitting  his  fel- 
low men  ;  though  the  accident  which  resulted  in  his  death  was  a  most  painful  one, 
our  grief  is  mitigated  by  the  thought  that  he  was  engaged,  at  the  time,  in  the 
most  laudable  calling  of  serving  his  fellow  man,  and  another  name  has  been 
added  to  that  list  of  martyrs  who  have  lost  their  lives  in  various  ways  by  gen- 
erous self  sacrifice. 
We  do  most  sincerely  sympathize  with  the  bereaved  and  afflicted  family,  and 
whilst  we  feel  that  we  have  lost  a  noble  co-laborer,  and  will  sadly  miss  his 
cordial  greeting,  his  genial  smile,  and  his  polished  pleasantry,  we  bow  in  sub- 
mission to  the  will  of  our  Father  in  Heaven,  who  doeth  all  things  well. 
Signed, 
Jos.  P.  Remington, 
Wm.  C.  Bakes, 
RictiARD  M.  Shoemaker, 
Thos.  S.  Wiegand, 
Chas.  L.  Bberle, 
Committee. 
