430  Edward  Robinson  Squibb,  M.D.  {^^SS' 
Sweden,  Germany — in  fact,  there  was  scarcely  a  country  which  he 
had  not  visited. 
He  died  early  in  the  evening  of  October  25,  1900,  at  his  home, 
152  Columbia  Heights,  Brooklyn,  after  only  a  few  hours'  confine- 
ment to  his  room  ;  his  suffering  was  mainly  due  to  difficulty 
in  breathing.  The  immediate  cause  of  his  death  was  cardiac 
dyspnoea,  due  to  occlusion  of  the  coronary  artery. 
Dr.  Squibb  enjoyed  excellent  health  during  the  greater  part  ot 
his  life.  He  took  regular  exercise  in  his  gymnasium  until  his  eye- 
sight failed,  and  he  was  thus  incapacitated.  He  bore  suffering 
stoically.  He  was  very  punctual  in  his  habits,  keeping  his  engage- 
ments conscientiously,  and  followed  a  regular  plan,  with  fixed  times 
for  performing  his  duties,  and  his  industry  was  amazing.  He  had 
a  natural  taste  for  art  and  was  an  excellent  judge  of  painting,  of 
which  he  was  especially  fond.  Without  being  luxurious  in  his 
tastes,  and  knowing  the  value  of  works  of  art,  he  enjoyed  the  pos- 
session of  the  rare  and  beautiful  objects,  which  denotes  a  cultured 
and  refined  mind.  He  married,  on  October  7,  1852,  Caroline 
Lownds  Cook,  daughter  of  Elisha  Worth  Cook  and  Lois  Crowell 
Cook,  of  Philadelphia.  His  widow  and  the  following  three  chil- 
dren survive  him  :  Edward  Hamilton  Squibb,  M.D.;  Charles  Fel- 
lows Squibb  and  Mrs.  John  Munro  (Mary  King  Squibb).  The  sons 
were  graduated  from  Harvard  University,  and  both  have  succeeded 
to  the  business  founded  by  their  father. 
American  Pharmacy  lost  one  of  its  greatest  exponents  and  its 
sturdiest  figure  when  the  summons  came  by  the  grim  messenger, 
to  a  higher  life.  Eighty  years  were  vouchsafed  to  him,  and  he  was 
honest,  not  from  policy,  but  because  it  hurt  him  sorely  to  be  other- 
wise, and  surrounded  as  he  was  by  those  who  sought  temporary 
advantage  by  questionable  business  practices,  trickery  or  even 
doubtful  methods,  his  life  work  was  carried  on  in  the  face  of  active 
warfare.  It  would  be  impossible  for  any  one  to  meet  him  and  then 
forget  him  ;  he  stamped  his  personality  indelibly  on  one's  memory. 
He  wras  a  leader  among  leaders. 
He  might  wound  the  feelings  of  some  by  the  frank,  outspoken 
condemnation  of  what  he  believed  to  be  wrong,  but  it  was  the  sin 
and  not  the  sinner  that  he  denounced.  It  would  be  impossible  for 
him  to  yield  to  any  course  of  doubtful  morality.  He  often  stood 
alone  and  would  make  no  effort  to  win  others  to  his  views  when 
