New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
SUDDEN DEATH or TIRGIyIUS DABNET.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS ~ An ELEVATED
sTATIoH. lie LIVES ONLY FEW MINUTES
WELL. KNOWN AS A WRITER AND
A. DEPUTY COLLECTOR
AT THIS PORT.

Vlrglnius Dabney deputy collector OF customs
and chief OF the n,,h division. was stricken with
apoplexv about O'Clock yesterday morning at the
Elgh,eenth-st downtown station OF the Thlrd-ave.
elevated road, and died within ten minutes. His
body was removed to an undertakeTs shop in East
Twenty-second-s, The dead man lived at No 3lS
East Seventeenth-st. He suffered stroke Of
paralvsls a short time ago and since then had not
been I'm robust health. lie attended 10 his duties
regularly. however.
Accompanied by his son, holland Burr Daoney' the
DEPUTY collector left his house about $50 "A. m yes
terday FOR the Custom House. After climbing the
elevated stairs he complained 10 his con OF pains
I'm the region OF hts heart lie also had great dini-
Guilty in breathing Father AM son sat down on
one OF the benches to wait for South Ferry train
They remained seated only few minutes when
holland heard his father gasp: II the same time MS
body became rigid. Several passengers on the
platform also noticed the deputy collectors con-
dltion. and OWNED what the trouble was severa!
ran to his assistance. lie Gas carried Into the
waiting room and laid on lench.
Medical aid was given b. PHYSICIAN VINO
CHANGED to enter the station at the Time Ills ser
Vices. however. were unavailng. 80 .,
Mr.. Dabney ffty-egb, years old Collector
Kllbrcth appointed him deputy collector on NO
vember u. 1898 He leaves widow and two sons;
one OF whom s a professor In The University OF
OF Virginia. Mrs Dabney was In syracuse yes
collector KIlbreth was much affected when he
when Mr.. Dabney made application for the posi-
ton In the Custom Hous. he received more IMAM
A hundred private letters In Mr.. Dabneys favor
Ills popularity in the Custom House was never
exceeded II Is safe to say, by any OF his predeces-
sors I'm Office Affabe, kid. genial and obliRnB, he
represented in himself TIE complete functions Of
public official. a.,
graduate OF the University OF Virginia Al one time
he was a resident OF Mississippi He was also. be-
fore his appointment n well-known newspaper
man lie gave especial attention TO the tariff ques,
tlon. and wrote much on that subject he mad
many friends in the publishing houses OF j. b. Lip
plncott e. Co, OF Phlsielphia; Harper Brothers.
and Henry Holt, OF NewYork. Among his In
dorsers for the appointment at the Custom House
were General Fitzhugh Lee then Governor OF tr S
the support also Of s,nator Faulkner. Of West Vr-
glnIa; Senator John =. Gordon. OF Georgia Senator
George OF Mississippi: Representatives. William J..
Wilson, OF West Virginia; H. G.; Tucker, OF Viz
glnia; Mr.. Catching. OF Mississippi, and the en-
tire faculty of the University OF Virginia: the At
torney- General Of that State X. T. Scott the mem
bcrs OF the Democratic Association OF Virginia. and
the Democratic press OF Richmond. as well as OF the
representatives Of the largest business interests In
that city. He wa, member OF the Southern So
cley and OF the University Club Of this city.