The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-04
DR.. JOHN D. MARTIN DEAD.
WILL BE BURIED TODAY WITH
MILITARY HONOHs.

Vunnah Rifle Association Will ray
the Last Tribute TO Their De-
ceased Member-The Funeral to
Take Place From st. Patrlcl0s
Church at 1890 O'clock This Morn
ing.
DIT John D. Martin died at his residence,
No. IS Liberty street, east, yesterday
morning shortly after o'clock. Death
had been hourly expected for over two
days, during the greater part of which
DR.. Martin had been in a eemi-comatose
state. 1t had been realized for a month
or more that death could not be long
delayed, his strength being gradually sap
ped by the kidney troubles that afflicted
him.
DR.. Martin had been in III health for
over year He refused for some time
60 abandon his professional duties and
seek relief in rest. He was finally per-
suaded to go North and went to Atlantic
City. The trip did him but little good
and he returned to Savannah for the end.
He was a man of strong vitality and
fought the attacks of disease determined
~, his constitution and temperament car
ryins him longer than would be possible
for most men.
The funeral services will be held at
St Patricks Church this morning at 1890
O'Clock, the cortege leaving the house at
1915 o'clock Rev. Father Kelley will con-
duct the services The interment will be
at the Cathedral cemetery. The pall-bear-
ers Will be DR.. William Duncan, DIR. W.
w. Owens, DR. T. b. Chisholm and DR.. b.
s. Purse, and Messrs. W. D. Simkns
George A. Cosens, c. S. Richmond and
John r. Dillon.
The Georgia Hussars, with which com
mand DR.. Martin had been associated from
prior TO the war, viii escort the body. The
company Will meet at the armory at 10
o'clock, dismouuted and in uniform.
Last night two members Of the company
in uniform, Corpl. Connerat and Private
Saussy, acted as a guard of honor to the
body. The Hibernian Society, the Savan-
nah Rifle Association, and the Georgia
Medical Society, with all of which he had
been long and usefully connected, will also
show the last tribute of respect to DR..
Martins memory.
DR.. John d. Martin was one of the best
known of Savannahs physicians. For
nearly forty years he had practiced med
icine in this city, with a single break only
in that long period when ne was assist
ing caring for the sick and wounded
ii
During all that time he was looked upon
by the profession to which he belonged
as an extremely conscientious and highly
efficient physician. A large practice was
the result of his skill and those personal
traits which attracted all with whom he
came in contact. 1t was we'll said by a
fellow physician, who had known him
from boyhood and been intimately asso-
ciated with him throughout his profess
siona career, that he was something more
to his patrons than a doctor; that he was
friend i'm the highest sense of the word.
With many families he was connected
with the strongest of ties, running back
through many years, and to scores of Sa-
vannahlans his death has come as a per-
sonbl loss, as something to be grleved
over as one would mourn a death in the
home circle.
DR.. Martin was in his Goth year He
was a native of Charleston. He attended
the public schools of this city until when
about 10 years of age. He then entered
ing TO Savannah, in November, 1858, he be-
gan the study of medicine
1t was i'm 1861 that he became pract-
TONER. For three years he had been a stu
dent in the Office of the date DR.. Arnold.
With him there, as fellow students, were
two other young men, who have since
taken high rank in the medical fraternity
in Savannah, William Duncan and r.. 3.
Harris, both of whom have practiced con-
tinuously with DR.. Martin, and survive
him. No better precePtor than Dr. Ar
mold could have been found for the three
aspiring students Under his careful
guidance and through the additional me-
dunn Of the lectures at the Savannah Med
ical College, then quite a noted institu-
ton, they were we}l grounded in the
science of medicine and thoroughly laid
the foupdauons for their subsequent sue
cessful careers. After graduating 10
March, 1861, DR.. Martin, who was a mem
Der of the Georgia Hussars, went with
that company to Fort Pulaski
and to Skidaway Island Later he
was in the medical department of
the engineer service of the Con-
federacy, located al Savannah.
After the war he occupied the same office
with Dr. Arnold for some years, but was
not associated with him in practice. When
the Telfair Hospital was founded DR..
Martin. with DR.. Harris became visiting
physician, continuing in that important
position until his health began TO break,N
about a year ago when both he and DR..
Harris became the hospitals consulting
physicians. Dr. Martin retained a great
interest in the success Of the hospital until
his death. His name is inseparably linked
with many years of its grand work. He
was also of the physicians at the Sa-
Vannah Hospital for some years.
Dr. Martin was man of strong attach
ments. He possessed fine traits of char
acter, and seemed especially endowed for
the delicate position Of a family physician.
He was a man of the highest sense of
honor" said a fellow physician last night
He had few interests beyond his profess
sion. He thought that his work as q ply
stefan required all his energies. and 10 it
he gave his almost undivided thought and
attention. 1t is seldom you viii find
doctor whose patients are more firmly de-
voted to him than We're those OF Dr. Mar
tin. He had a sympathetic faculty we'll
developed. a keen intuition OF the feelings
OF those with whom he was thrown. and
he leaves behind him monument of af-
foctlonate remembrance In the hearts OF
all whom he has served"
Or Martin was at one time president of
the Savannah Rife Association, succeeding
MIR. James McAlpin He was fine shot
himself ana to his great personal interest
i'm the Rifle association much of its success
was due.
The deceased's mother. Mrs. Johanna