The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-28
OBITUARY..
william Lawrence Dana, NJ. ID.

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DIR. William Lawrence Dana, one of the
most brilliant and promising of the
younger physicians of this city, died yes
terday morning under circumstances pc
culiarly sad and distressing. Wednesday
he was apparently in perfect health and
in the evening attended meeting of
medical society. Not rising at his usual
hour yesterday morning, Dr. Bradford,
who roomed in the same house with him,
went to his room to call him and found
him lying in bed in comatose state.
Medical assistance was quickly summoned
and everything possible done which skill
nd knowledge could suggest, but in
vain. He died at 9. As o'clock, not having
recovered consciousness in any degree.
The unanimous opinion of the physicians
was that the cause of death was uraemia.
There had been no suspicion among his
friends that he was not in the best of
health, and if he had had any Fremont
tions of his danger he had kept them to
himself.
William Lawrence Dana was the Oldest
son of DR.. Israel It. Dana, and was born
in Portland, June 80, 1862. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of Portland
and at Harvard College, from which he
graduated in the class of 1883. He studied
medicine in Portland, and received the
| medical doctorate from Bowdoin College
| in 1886. For one year he was house doctor
at the Maine General Hospital He then
| took a special course in New York and
settled in the practice of his profession in
this city, where he has remained. He had
| been instructor in anatomy and histology
in the Medical. School of Maine since 1894.
For three years he has been surgeon at
the Maine General Hospital, having previ-
ously served as adjunct surgeon, and he
was on duty at the time of his death. He
was a fellow of the American Academy of
Medicine, and member of the Associ-
alton of American Anatomists, the Maine
Medical Association, the Lister Club, the
Portland Medical Club, the Maine Acade-
my Of Medicine and Science, the Critic
Club and other organizations. He was a
member of the State street Congregation
al church and took a deep interest in
religious matters.
/ DR.. Dana was q man of the highest
character and his life had been most
exemplary one. He had attained high
thoroughly devoted, andgave abundant
promise of career of great brilliancy
and usefulness to his fellowmen. Strange
fate that one SO richly endowed for honor
and usefulness in this world should be
cut down upon the very threshold of
his career.
| Miss Abby +. Turkey.
Miss Abby L. Turkey died at Windham
Centre May Goth, at $50 p. m Miss
Turkey was the youngest of six children
of the late Joshua L. and Lydia Turkey
Three sisters preceded her, to each of
whom she faithfully and lovingly minis
tered. At length it became apparent that
she too was a victim of the family disease,
consumption. She spent three years in
the South and West, but in vain. Neither
the balm of the South nor the invigorat-
ing atmosphere of the West could restore
the health that she sought. A year ago
she returped to the home of her childhood
Wuefe she Srduudlly ldlleu IHfOuBuOuG
her whole sickness she was characterized
by a sweet Christian patience. She was
a member of the Woodfords Congrega-
tional church. Previous to her sickness
she had been q teacher at the State
Reform School, and bookkeeper with
Deane Brothers and with Rines Brothers
of this city. Two brothers survive her,
d. R. Turkey, at whose home she died
and A P. Turkey of Omaha, Nebraska.
I Granville Cushman.
News was received in this city yester-
day of the death of Granville Cushman of
Bridgton yesterday morning. Mr.. Cush-
man was one of the most prominent citi-
zens of the northern part of Cumberland
county. His wife was sister of ex-Sher-
iff Isaiah Webb and of the late James
M. Webb Mr. Cushman leaves widow
and four children.
Funeral of Alonzo w. Sawyer.