The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31
He Passed Away Shortly Before 6 O'clock
LaStEyenlRg at His Home.
SURROUNDED BY HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
ise WINS Editor of tho Landmark md
superintendent OF the Public
Schools OF NorroIk--iIe Was u Mnn
OF Many Fine Attachments, ana
Had Large Number of Friends


the Public Schools of Norfolk. and for
eight years editor of the Iandma rls
uied at his home, No. 176 Bank street
AT 3:4O o'clock last evening surrounded
by his entire family The deceased was
DO years of age.
While attending n meeting of TIM
school Board early In August Mr.. Muir,
ray was taken suddenly i'll and when
ne was sent TO his hone it was found
that tie was suffering from n stroke of
paralysis, very severe in it's effects. For
Il month his condition was considered
critical, but he rallied and about a
month ago WAS able TO go to his Office.
which he has visited regularly during
the past two weeks
The last few days he had been very
nucf depressed at the death of his sis
Ter. Mrs. Foster, the wife OF Dr. ]. r.
Foster, of Roanoke, who was fatally
burned at her home in that city about
Two weeks ago. He was anxious t.
visit his father ut Coyncr's Springs. Va,
and decided to undertake this trip last
saturday morning.
NNer reaching the 7:tO n. ~ west
pound\>ain over the Norfolk and West.
ern railTSSl, Mr. Murray had hardly
taken his sCc>. when his friends OBJ
served that he was unusually nervous
and when one of them expressed solici-
tude for him he replied that "he was
afraid that he, had over cxcrtcd him
self, but that he would remain quiet ana
hoped soon to feel more composed .
When the train passed Surfol, il waa
apparent that he was III and arrange
ments were at once MAIDS To stop Inc
Noffolk- bound train, which arrives here
at I % in the morning. This was done
at Disputanta, and his friends in Nor,
folk were tclcgraphcd to and upon the
arrival of the train he was taken to his
nome and his family physician sum-
moned. 1t was then found that he hat
- f,E ,1,. &c.,
ne never recovered consciousness;
When the end came last evening hi.
bedside was surrounded by his immc-
date family and his brother, DIR. Price
-. Murray, OF Atluntn, Ga, who al:
rived here yesterday mo"ninw
Mr.. Murray married in August. 1874
Miss Ada Is. Foster, CT "EGEehroo!c >
Botetourt county. Va, the daughter OF
j. Is. Foster, prominent teacher and
VINO was college mate of the late WI.
Ham H. Calf OF this city. His home cir
Gle consisted of his wife n son. Mr. X
Foster Murray three younger daurh.
ters ana an infant son. Aside from the
Immediate relatives mentioned above. he
left two br9:hcri:, Mr.. Hugh NJ. Murray
of Norfolk. and MIR. Lawrence y. Muir
ray. OF South Carolina together with
younger sister. Miss Maggie Murray
who Is with her father, at Covncr's
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at 3 o'ciorl,
ana Will be attended by several organi-
cations to which the Diseased belonged
kcnton {. Murray was bern ut Coy
ner'S Springs, In Botetourt county Va
November 25th, 1850. While ATTENDING
school near his hCmc he was taken i'll
ana when he recovered after many
months of confinement, to his bed, he
realized that he could never hSpc TO fol
low any OF the pursuits of life requiring
active physical cXcrtion Al the ncc oI
tn ~, ~. ,,,I,
on the Norfolk and Western railroad a;
l'onsacks, station about two miles
from his home. 1t was not long before
ne took rank along with the ahlcst and
mc.; cHpcr. telegraph operators OF the
United States.
lie wa: soon placed in charre of the
Western Union tclegra ph Office at Farm
vile. as It's manager. In the early win
Ter OF 1889 he was called to Richmond
and early in the year 1870 he was trans
ferred to the Western Union Office in
this city, and came to Norfolk for the
first time. He remained here until the
f;li OF the following wear. when he 40
ccpted the position Of secretary to the
superintendent of the fourth district
and left to make his home in Mobile
Ala.
From there he went to Chattano ga
to so into the service OF the Western
Union again. and while in that city he
became editor and part owner of the
Times newspaper. He also practiccd
law " that city for short time.
After filling important positions in
the telegraph field in Roanoke and in
New York city. he returned to Norfolk
in 1883 and the following year he was
made claim AGENT in this city of the
Merchants and Miners Transports ,ion
Company.
lie held this position until February
lSSS. when h accepted the editorial
chair OF the Norfolk Landmark