Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-28
DOCTOR IVY'S FATE.
DEATH BY ACCIDENT OR
THROUGH FOUL PLAY.

The story Of Dr.. H. II. Ivy's III Fortune
For Lack Of Patronage he AbandOns
his once in Savannah to Enter upon
an Itinerant's Career-His Partnership
AIIiance-His Operations in Beaufort
and Port Royal-DOubts Of his Friends
as TO the Cause Of his Death.
About a year ago a physician styling
himself Dr.. q. q. Ivy came 70 Savannah
from near Coyington. in Middle Georgia,
for the practice Of his profession. and hung
out the modest sign DIR. Ivy from
window, over the tobacco es-
adjustment Of Rieser stern
on Whitaker and Bryan streets.
After about month the sign disappeared.
and the doctor failing 70 secure ne pa
trOnaEe ne had anticipated. retired i0r a
time from practice. Later on be decided
70 travel. but was unable 70 carry O-it the
plan De had in mind without partner.
He finally succeeded in securing what
he believed 70 be the right sort OF man for
the business, and on the 10th Of Deem
Der. in company with Tom Flood, his part
uer and associate, he started for Beaufort,
:. C.. whence he proposed to make a
tour Of the seabOard towns Of
that state and Georgia and Florida,
vending his medicines and establishing a
practice. This was the last seen Of DR..
Ivy in savannah. although his wife, who
remained in the city with her sister living
on Jones street. heard from him occasion
ally through letters to herself and differ
ent members Of the family. Yes
terday morning she received
note from Floods mother, a widow
woman living on West Broad street, with
in a few blocks Of Mrs. Ivy, saying that
her son Tom had written asking her to
give Mrs. Ivy a clipping which she en-
closed purpOrting TO be from the Sea
ISlIld NeirS, OF Beaufort, and conveying
the intelligence Of her husbands death.
The date. March ," was written with
a pencil upon the margin Of the slip.
otherwise there was nothing to indicate
the time Of the occurrence. 1t read as
follows:
ON last sunday while the slO0p yacht
~ aniic. formerly of Beaufort. but latterly
Of Hilton Head. was crossing CalabOga sound
on her way % savannah she was caught IN
T gale and caEsiZed. The occupants were throw q
Z out and drowned, including DR.. Ivy. whom
our citizens viii remember As the Indian
medicine man VINO visited Beaufort not long
ago.
Mrs. Ivy was deeply distressed By the
sad news, and Immediately made efforts
TO learn from her informant the circum-
+ stances OF the calamity. which she might
2 nave AEdlA LAAOMEN EHALE5l iB44ttElltE " AAl4
her son. but was unable TO secure any
further information. kilograms were
/ sent TO Beaufort and letters were dis
I patched 10 POrtROyal and Hilton Head ask
ing for detailed particulars Of the disaster
and the names Of the parties on board the
I vessel. No reply to the kilograms had
J been received last night. 4 MORNING
/ News reporter called upon Mrs. IVY
: whose statements cOrrObOrated the re-
/ ports from other sources The last letter
she received from her husband was dated
at Port Royal, February IS, in which be
+ stated that he was about TO return
/ home. and she Knight look for
. him when he came" making the
exact date Of MS return indefinite. From
. previous letters she had learned that the
[ partnership between her husband and
I Flood had been dissolved. and he was
. conducting his business alone. some
diff -ulty had arisen between them, caus
Ing the dissolution. and the doctor stated
that he had been lily used by his partner
The nature Of the difficulty was
I unknown. Mrs. Ivy is in doubt whether
her husband was on board the vessel
: as reported, and is inclined 10 think that
Z the Newspaper clipping does not contain
the true facts Of his disappearance OF
/ death. Inquiries at the custom house
. and along the river failed TO develop any
positive information of the loss of the
. vessel. With this doubt both she and heT
friends are determined 10 use every means
to learn. if possible, whether her husband
was lost in the sound. or whether he is YET
living or has been fOullY dealt with, as
she claims to have reasons to firmly be-
I lieVe.
Tie missing man claimed TO have been
Z a graduate Of the Augusta Medical Col
I le1e. He was about 30 years old. of me-
dunn build, about ) feet inches il
/ height, with dark hair. moUstache and
/ whiskers. His upper lip and nose were
/ disfgured by q noticeable defOrmity. In
I event no trace of his whereabouts is dis
covered. and il is proven that he was on
board the vessel which capsized in the
/ sound, his friends viii give him up as
lost. They are, however, 10th to believe
that this is the case.