Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-14
DR.. Henry E. Rranln

IT. TtGHEX - 0E&HtHS
News of the death OF DIR. Henry E.
Branin reached US at the hour of going to
press last Thursday, too late for proper
notice of one whose life work had been an
unselfsh devotion to the people as physi-
clan In general practice
DR.. Branin was born in Burlington
county, January 8. 1885. His education
was obtained at the West Jersey Collegiate
School, at Mount Holly, and at the New
York Conference Seminary, at Charlottes-
vile, N. Y. His medical learning was re-
ceived with DIR. A. E. Budd, of Medford,
and at ths Jefferson Medical College, from
which institution he was graduated in
1858. In the spring of the same year he
took up the practice of medicine in Black
wood, and has since been favored with a
large practice.
In 1860 Dr. Branin became a member Of
the State and county medical societies, and
in 1862 was honored by being elected presi-
dent Of the county society.
His excellent services rendered at the
Camden county almshouse and insane
asylum, where he was attending physician
since 1889, won for him the respect of all
his fellow physicians, and so heroically did
he work with the patients during the terri
bic epidemic of typhus fever that swept
through those institutions in 1881, that the
Camden County Medical Society, in rec
ognltion with his courage, intrepidity and
medical skill, prepared and had engrossed
series OF resolutions commencing and ap-
proving his work, and presented them to
him.
Although the scourge was over sixteen
years ago, yet it is still fresh in the minds
Of residents of Camden county. At that
time the county buildings were without
proper hospital facilities, and so overcIowd-
ed were the wards with patients there
being 275 inmates-that when the fever
broke out it spread rapidly, the cold
weather having much to do with its pre-
valence. The disease began to spread, and
by December there was forty-one cases
Drs. Branin and Mccullough. the attend
ing physicians. both recognized the neces-
sity of the isolation of the victims and
urged speedy completion of the new
hospital quarters.
The hospital was opened in the latter
part of December and all the fever-stricken
patients were placed therein. But the dis
ease continued to spread and by the middle
of April 1903 cases had been treated, thirty
three of whom had succumbed, among
them being E. A. Ward, the contractor
" no built the hospital In the meantime
Drs Mccullough and Branin had never
left the institution, and it was in a weak
ened condition by long and arduous SER
vice during the sc purge that DR.. Nc
Collough died, on March Is, 1881. DIR.
Branin, who was very portly man when
the fever bro he out, was almost a living
skeleton when the fever had subsidized suffi-
GENTLY to allow him to leave the institu-
ton and resume his practice. He never
fully recovered his former health.
The funeral of DR.. Branin on Monday
was the largest ever held in Blackwood.
Among the great concourse were thirteen
members of Florence Lodge, F. and A.
M, who went over in a large coach, drawn
by four spirited horses. On the return, and
when coming down the hill into Good In.
tent, the driver lost control of the team
and terrible calamity was ayerted more
by good luck than good management. The
road there is circuitons with two bridges
close together, and the escape from going
over the embankment into the stream was
ProYidential The only damage was a
broken pole, and slightly lacerated horses.
The passengers walked to Almonesson and
came home by trolley.