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“He was invited…”
The New York Times (New York, NY), September 10, 1871.
“…on the Rue de la Paix.”
Evans’ address as it was printed in a book he published about this time in his life.
Evans, T. W. (1873). History of the American ambulance established in Paris during the siege of 1870-1871, together with the details of its methods and its work, by Thomas W. Evans. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, p. 6.
The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), August 29, 1871, p. 7.
“…he could see in the man’s expression…”
See “…already felt an animosity…,” above.
Here and below, I am anticipating Sims’s animosity toward Evans. Sims was irrational and quick to anger, but this is the only occasion I am aware of in which he inflicted actual violence on another person, and I don’t see how it could have been caused by the meeting gone awry, alone. The lingering hostilities of the war must have been, at least, a contributing factor.
“…like the Kappa Lambda men…”
See “…drafting ethical prohibitions…,” above.
“Always, it was ethics…”
This anticipates Sims’s comments on ethics as president of the American Medical Association, documented below. Sims’s preoccupation with ethics was a lifelong concern.
“…the contingent’s departure…”
The New York Times (New York, NY), September 10, 1871.
“…deadlocked at 2-2.”
The New York Times (New York, NY), September 10, 1871.
“…attempted a feint.”
The New York Times (New York, NY), September 10, 1871.
“…had been Sims’s enemy.”
See “…he could see in the man’s expression…,” above.