The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-09
DIR. JAMES J. wAR1NG DEAD.
One of Savannah's Leading Citizens
Passes Away.

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The community was shocked yesterday
by the announcement that DR..
James j. Waling had died at noon. 1t was
known that he had been sick for several
months, and in spite Of his great energy
had been confined to his bed, but no one ex-
pected that he was SO soon 10 pass away
from the scenes of a very busy hie.
Probably no man ever did more practical
good for Savannah than did pr. NarlhS.
To him the city IS indebted Tor tlie system
bv which the swampS now lp.HhHE part
of the southeastern suburbs We're drained ana
q fruitful source of naaria was removed.
His natural love for scientific and physical
StudieS placed him far in advance OF most
of his fellow-men and caused him to discern
more clearly than they the shadows OF the
future His knowledge of men, affairs and
facts he applied 90 practical purposes ana III
doing so he often encountered strong oppo-
nents He loved his birthplace, Savannah,
and devoted much o. MS Tune ana energy TO
its advancement.
The city will miss his never-Aag2ing en-
ergy in helping 20 consummate plans for
its Improvement Only recently a self
imposed task was brought TO fruition in the
asphalting of one OF the principal streets,
and still later he aided in perfecting the
contract for further work Of the kind. With
his indomitable nervous energy it was i'm
nossible for him to rest. His nature re
0uired that he should be always at work.
Only a couple of weeks ago, though just out
of sick bed and scarcely able to be about,
he called at the MORNING NEWS office and
gave his views in regard to harmonizing
the hotel and public building questions,
and probably the last letter that he wrote
was private note on Saturday to the editor
of the MORNING NEWS on that
subject. During that visit Dr.
Waring referred to his continued sick
ness, which began last September, and he
remarked that he thought it was caused
by defective sanitary arrangements in his
own house, which he had remedied. but he
feared too late. On Saturday, though very
jill, he gave audiences to a number of people
who had business with him, and to the ex-
ertion in doing so is attributed the swapping
of the slight cord that bound him to earth.
DR. Warning was the eldest son of DIR. w.
r. Warning, who, like him, was a distin-
guished physician of this city, and was born
on Aug. II. 1899. Having been prepared by
a careful preparatory education, he entered
Yale College at an early age After gradu-
ating he studied medicine in the Pennsyl-
vania Medical college and in Blockley Hos
pital and then passed several years in the
celebrated hospitals of Paris and Dublin.
Returning TO this country in 1854 he settled
IN w d5llnEJOu, u. -, where ne acquired
lucrative practice. This he sacrificed in
1861, and coming South was appointed a
surgeon in the Confederate army. He re
signed some time. during the war and To-
mated in this city, where he resumed his
private practice. He married Miss Aston,
"a daughter of Col Thomas Pinckney Aston,
of South Carolina, who, with several chill
dren, one of whom is Mr.. P. Aston War
ing, Deputy Postmaster, survives him.
DR.. Waring was member of the City
Council in 1868 and again IN 1877. He ac-
cepted place on the board IN the latter
wear for the purpose Of assisting in re-estab.
fishing the health OF the city after the fatal
epidemic of 1915, during which he was very
active, not only as physician, but a.
practical sanitarian. DR.. Warning was no
ordinary man, and his death is a great loss
to this city.
He was a member of the Georgia Historical
Society, and it was through his persistent
efforts and liberality that the bronze in
scriptional tablets were placed on the
Greene monument in johnson square two
years ago. He was also a member OF the
Georgia Medical Society, in the affairs of
which he took deep interest.
His funeral will take place from his late
residence at Bull aud Perry streets at $50
O'Clock this afternoon. Both the Georgia
Historical and Georgia Medical Societies
will attend in a body