Miami Union

March 9, 1878

 "He was born in Southington, March 23, 1812, and is the son of Stephen and Olive (Newell) Walkly.  He lived at South End, and there attended the District School.  When quite young he began his professional studies, about 1826, while in the drug store of Henry Whittlesey and Iram Makelee.  Here he learned something of Maderia Medica, and began to be interested in medical science.  In 1830-1 he was in Waterbury, with Dr. Dan Porter, and unknown to his father, rode to New Haven and attended many of the lectures of the Medical College.  At this time he became in some way an assistant to Prof. Stillman, and was helpful to him by his mechanical ingenuity, in repairing and constructing apparatus.  In 1832 he went to Alabama, and here by reading medical journals and general study, added to his stock of knowledge.  At this time malarial fevers prevailed there so extensively, that there were not physicians enough to attend the sick; and this was an opportunity for him, of which he availed himself.  He was called to assist Prof. Barnhard (now President of Col. Coll., New York) in the Observatory of the University of Alabama, at Tuskaloosa.  He also experimented as to the identity of electricity and magnetism, and invented a machine for generating Electro-magnetism.  This was the time when Prof. Henry, then of Albany Institute, but later of Princeton and the Smithsonian Institute, and others, were engaged in like investigations and experiments.  In the treatment of yellow fever he met with marked success, and upon this and other subjects contributed articles to medical journals.  He has received honorary degrees from the University of New York, and the University of Pennsylvania." Dr. Walkly was residing in Mobile, Ala., at the breaking out of the rebellion, and was one of six men in that city who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Southern Confederacy.  He was ordered into the army as physician, however, and did valuable service in administering to the wounded.  Dr. Walkly was a kind-hearted man, and a good citizen.  His funeral took place from the residence of Mr. J. B. Gardner, near Troy, Monday morning, his remains being taken to Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, and placed in a vault, from which they will be taken and interred the latter part of the month.