The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
DIR. RAE dies SUDDENLY
While Making a Social
Visit to His Friend,
DR.. TAYLOR.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE.
Mrs. Rae Was Sent For, But Ar
rived Too Late-Univer-
sal Regret.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE.

DR.. Walter Rae, of Jersey avenue and
Mercer street, is dead.
Yesterday afternoon the report that
DIR. Rae had met death suddenly in Ho-
boken caused considerable excitement in
the lower section of the city, and inti-
mate friends and patients rushed to his
home to ascertain if the rumor was true.
The domes les confirmed the report.
DR.. Rae has been suffering considerably
of late from neuralgia, but otherwise he
had been in good health. Yesterday al
ternoon he left his home in the best of
spirits and apparently In the best of
health. At about four O'Clock he called
on his old college chum. DIR. Taylor, of
HOboken. While conversing with his
friend he WIS suddenly seized with ter
rifle pains in his face and heart. Hot
plasters were at once placed upon his
face and left side, and glass of whiskey
was about to be given him when his head
dropped back oD the chair in which he
was sitting. and he was dead. Death
resulted. 1t Is thought, from rheumatism
of the heart. Word WIS sent to Mrs. Rae
as soon as he was stricken, but DIR. Rae
was dead before she arrived.
The news of his death spread like wild
until Undertaken Hughes, who took
charge of the body, placed Grape upon
the door of his residence
DR.. Rae was one of the most prominent
physicians in the city, and had very
large practice. His generosity won for
him many friends. To rich and poor he
was equally attentive. DR.. Rae was
fortv-two years old, and leaves a wife and
three children, two boys and one girl.
He came to this country from Scot
land, and in 1880 WAS united in marriage
to Miss Francis j. Hicks of Troy. BY
strict attention to business he amassed
quite fortune and Was considered an
unusually prosperous physician.
He was q member of the Loyal Legion.
an active Free Mason, and a prominent
member of the Palma Club He is said
to have had his life insured for SIS 0C0 in
various companies. No arrangement
have as yet been made for the funeral.
HIS YOUTHFUL CAREER,
DR.. Rae, when a youth, was employed
as clerk in Whites drug store
at Montgomery and Henderson streets.
While there he stuffed medI-
were at his command and finally
attracted the attention of DR.. Alfred A.
Atkins, who began life in much the same
way, and who materially assisted the
young student in advancing himself in
the profession he had chosen. When
ne uQaIly eulDHrkeu upon MS pfOle SSlOlal
career mis- aa avance- was -rapid. and he
soon stood among the formost physicians
of the'dav.
One Of the maladies to which he gave
much study was that dreaded scourge,
consumption. He believed thar. taken in
ITS earlier stages 1t conld be cured with
milk and milk alone. He said he had
cured several such patients who ca me to
him in time. Other physicians doub bted
this and said they had tried milk with no
good effects.
DR.. Rae SAID they had not given the
cure fair test. They had given milk as
they would administer medicine-in
CLOSES" That wasn't the way The must
fill the patient with milk clear up to he
neck and keep him full of milk all the
time until Il cure WAS effected
kDR. TAYLoR'S STATEMENT.
DR.. Taylor said to a NEWS reporter to-
day that DR.. Rae frequently made social
calls upon him, and yesterday afternoon
the two spent an hour or more together.
DIR. TAYLOR was obliged to visit some
patients, and he went out leaving DR.. Rae
conversing with his son. Clas. H. Taylor.
They were sitting in the onerating room
in the rear of the store. Dr. Taylor re-
turned about half-past four o'clock, and
as he entered the store his son was greatly
excited, ana catching the doctor by the
arm, said:-
Hurry. father, for Gods sake. DR..
Rae Is dying"
DIR Taylor stepped quickly into the rear
room, and saw his friend seated in the
chair with his face the color of death and
his arms limpless by his side The
physician at once saw that it was a case
of heart failure and that DIR. Rae
was then IN a state OF syncope. With the
assistance of his son. DIR. Taylor soon had
the stricken man in the operating chair,
and while he tried to revive him he hur-
ried his son out. SayinR:--
run, Charley. Get all the doctors you
can"
Dr. Rae's carriage was outside the
door and into it the young man jumped
and in a short time several doctors
were on the way to the side of
their unfortunate brother. Several
physicians from Jersey City also hurried
to DR.. Taylor's place, but they
were too late. DR.. Rae had died alone
with his friend, DR.. Taylor. The latter
was much grieved, and shed copious
tears.
A messenger was dispatched to the late
residence of the deceased, No. 1l2 Mercer
street, TO notify Mrs. Rae of her hns-
bands sudden illness. She hurriedly
made her way to Hohoken, and when she
learned the truth her grief was terrible
to witness. Kind friends took her in
charge.
Coroner Parslow was notified and gave
permission to remove The body to Jer-
sey Cry. The County Physician was
also Informed of the case