DEATH OF DR. TENNENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9346, 24 April 1889, Page 5

DEATH OF DR. TENNENT.

■'I .' nrrrKa widespread feeling of regret wag If '3nferioncod in Auckland yesterday when it 1 , me known that Dr.- Chas. Emraerson $ " ' ZTnent had paid the debt of nature after H I *" nroloneed period of suffering, from that I SH toe J, dropsy Dr. arrived S • "" ?„ New Zealand in 1875, and lived for some ! J?„- in ; Hawke'a Bay, where he practised i : ' ffprofession and joined the " F ■ battery I . *of artillery a3 surgeon. He came to Auckill 'ind in 1879, and was . transferred the J, a" 4 battery -with y the rank «. of staff M< ' au«eon, and in that capacity he proved Att&K v;;««elf 'diligent", in his duties, attendKnot only all dress parades but all 0 i encampments, and there was no part of his §''• ' career info which he entered with greater it enthusiasm than in his .volunteer duties. f'! Amongst the other -appointments which It '» DiC'-Tennent held -in Auckland were those J - of Coroner, Medical . Officer of the Lock 1 Hosoital when the C.D. Act was in force, y .; and he was also medical officer for various H" ' J friendly societies. About twelve months ffj •' ' ajro Dr. Tennont's health began to fail, and If - 'ho retired from the more active duties of W ' 'his profession.;. Symptoms of dropsy set in, i "mid tlie fell disease, although, its attacks i 'were warded'off repeatedly, could not be -j " ■ 'defeated: During his illness no was attended I "his profession. Symptoms of dropsy set in, * and the fell disease, although its attacks ver e warded off repeatedly, could not bo ' defeated; During his illness he was attended •by Drs. Walker, Wine, and Girdler, and ! several operations had to be performed for I bis physical relief. .; During the whole, of his - "illness he expressed the utmost gratitude 9 to his medical friends for their services.' J ' Dr. Tennent leaves a widow and a grown H - . , v family of. one son and three daughters. •; ;* In. 3 1 consequence of his military appointment a 'd ' military'funeral will bo accorded to Dr. | > ' Tennent, and the interment will take place • « ■at the new Anglican cemetery of St. John's, I 'Tainaki. Dr. Tennent was the eldest son t of Henry i Tennent, Esq., »of Demerara, s : '' '• i and nephew Wof Sir ' James Emmer,V ■ -son Tennent,; Governor of Ceylon. He ;■ j 'served as surgeon in the Anglo-Chinese \ ' i Field Force and received the war medal. ' j I ,= ; "He was subsequently Surgeon-Superinten-s;• ; dent" of the Government • Immigration I Society at Park-street, Westminster ; surj ] geon of the West i India and Pacific Mail s '.."••• ;Steamship Company; medical officer of the ! ' Seamen's Hospital, V and - surgeon 'to the ] ; National Steam Navigation Company. Dr.' I iTennont also served in : India during the I - Mutiny, and was present at both Delhi and f * - Lucknow. . Here he had his left elbow ' '' , shattered. For his 'services on this occasion he received the Indian medal with • - '.clasps. He also served throughout the j Chinese, war in 1857, when .he was shot I. through both his legs, and was invalided •home to Europe the following year.;. For ] * these services ho was awarded, the medal '• ' and Canton clasp.- Dr. Tennent was also' , , i present at the first Burmese rebellion,' took I - part in the capture of Pegu, was present at ! capture of Bushire, and was present :; the capture of Bushire, and bombardment ■ of Rushaunef, in the Persian Gulf. • ■ In another column will be found the dis- , trict orders relating to the volunteers, who | \ ' .are invited to attend the funeral, as well as I notifications relating to the "A" and " 0" Batteries. ' The funeral will take place to- ' : day ; and the tiring party, consisting- of the , *' A" and "0" Batteries, under command ' of Captain Geddes, will parade at the Drillj" shed at one p.m., .to escort the remains of ■ ? the late Dr. Tennent to the Piuewa Ceme- ' tery. - The Garrison Band will also attend. \