Gaston, Joseph.  "Portland, Oregon Its History and Builders."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago and Portland, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911. p. 760.
 
HERBERT W. CARDWELL, M. D.

      The name of Dr. Herbert W. Cardwell appears upon the roll of Portland's
prominent citizens for he attained a high rank in his profession and, moreover,
made for himself a creditable military record in connection with the
Spanish-American war. A native of this city, he was born on the 23d of December,
1867, and spent the greater part of his life here. Passing through the
consecutive grades in the public schools, he was at length graduated from the
Portland high school, after which he began the preparation for the practice of
medicine as a student in Oregon Medical College. He afterward did post-graduate
work in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York and had the benefit
of two years' broad and practical experience in the Seney Hospital of that city.
Throughout his active connection with the profession, he manifested the keenest
discernment both in determining the cause of disease and its possible outcome.
His ability was widely recognized by his professional brethren and secured him a
liberal patronage from the general public. His diagnosis was always careful and
comprehensive and his thorough understanding of the science of medicine enabled
him to utilize at all times those remedial agencies which were of great service
under prevailing conditions.
     It was in 1891 that Dr. Cardwell was united in marriage to Miss Helen W.
Winslow, of New Bedford, Massachusetts. They became the parents of two sons,
Oliver Byron and Fowler Hathaway, aged respectively seventeen and sixteen years.
Dr. Cardwell was devoted to the welfare and happiness of his family and found
his greatest pleasure in ministering thereto.
     Always an enthusiast in military affairs, he was for a long time
prominently identified with the Oregon National Guard and was a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, in which he attained due honor. While connected with the
National Guard, he served as surgeon general on the staff of Governor Lord with
the rank of colonel. After the outbreak of hostilities with the Castilian
kingdom, Dr. Cardwell, upon the organization of the Second Oregon Regiment, was
appointed assistant surgeon with the rank of captain and with the troops
proceeded to the Philippines. Soon after the arrival in Manila the ability and
worth of Captain Cardwell were recognized by the commanding general and he was
appointed to the rank of major of volunteers and attached to the staff of
General Anderson as chief surgeon of volunteers. The work performed by Major
Card-well in that capacity and its value in the restoration of health among the
soldiers is best described in a recommendation contained in a report of Major
General H. W. Lawton to the war department, which reads: "In addition to the
professional zeal and executive ability always shown by Major Herbert W.
Cardwell, chief surgeon of the division, his cheerful willingness to be of use
in whatever capacity, should be recognized. This ability frequently brought him
under fire, notably at the first battle of San Rafael." The members of the
Second Oregon also paid a high tribute to his characteristics. It is said that
in Manila he was every man's friend and his interest in the sick and the health
of the troops was prompted by feelings other than the mere responsibility of his
position. It is known that broad humanitarianism ever constituted one of the
strong elements in his professional success and that he performed every duty
with a sense of conscientious obligation, knowing that a physician in a large
measure holds life in his hands. He, therefore, never neglected a patient and
not only by the ministration of valued remedies but also by his cheerful
presence and encouraging words did he assist those in his charge back to health
and strength. Following the war, Dr. Cardwell returned to Portland and resumed
the private practice of medicine. His personal qualities won him the high regard
of all and caused his death to be most widely regretted when, on the 3d of
April, 1905, he passed away after an illness of only about ten days. Many who
knew him and were glad to call him friend did not learn of his indisposition and
were, therefore, greatly shocked to know of his passing. While a man's work may
be taken up by others and carried forward successfully, the individual
characteristics, that which differentiates one life from the lives of all
others, are not to be found in similar combination in any one else. The place,
therefore, is never filled to one's friends, and it will be long before the
memory of Dr. Cardwell ceases to be an active factor in the lives of those with
whom he was associated either professionally or through the ties of friendship. 

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has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.