Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-23
DR.. THoM DEAD
Died at His Home in Baltimore AZ
ter Many Months Illness.
Tho baltimore SUN Pays Splendid
EDITORIAL Tribute to tho Me,uury
OF the Distinguished Physician
ana CItfzcn-Sk OF His Life.

On August 9Th the Virginian-Pilot
published the announcement that Dr. !.
Pembroke Thorn. of Baltimore, brother
of Dr. VIM. Alexander Thorn, of this
city, who died several months ago, and
nephew of Mr.. Alfred p. Thom, the dis
,inguished attorney and senior member
of the legal firm of Thorn 4 Tunstnii,
was critically i'll. lie passed away
Monday afternoon at 1910 o'clock, after
an Illness of nearly six months The
notice of his death WAS received too
late for publication in yesterday morn
ing's paper.
The Baltimore sun pays DR.. Thorn a
splendid tribute III it's editorial columns.
saying:
"Dr. J. Pembroke Thom. whose death
is announced this morning. though 4
native OF Virginia, had been SO long
resident of Baltimore that he was thor
ouSh!y identified in every way with the
State of his adoption. Like many
others whom Virginia mas sent Us. Or
Thorn proved valuable and enter
prisng citizen, ana made n prominent
place for himself in professional. poiiti-
cal and social spheres. lie came OF
strong and spirited Virginia stock, wiki
whom honor, courage and duty were
the highest notices of life, and never
lowered or sullied the noble standard Of
personal integrity and manhood which
came to him as Il state and family her
itage. Born when "kniGhthood was
sill in flower" in the South. and where
the grand, old title. gentleman, WAS
considered the highest of distinctions,
ne never forgot the Ideals or traditions
OF his youth. but carried with him to
the closing years OF the century the
courtly bearing ana the lofty and gal
liant spirit that characterized gentle
men of the old regime. Dr.. Thorn was
one of the last surviving representa-
tives of a class Of citizens who applied
the principles OF chvalry 10 modern
Democratic life and who in public at
fairs. like the old guard at Waterloo.
would rather die than surrender politi-
cal principle or compromise moral con-
viction. The type seems passing away
In public life. and the country is the
poorer for it. We could exchange with
benefit much Of what is called the pro-
gress and development OF the past two
or three decades for public men of the
moral caliber OF day that is dead"
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
DR.. Thorn wae IL years old and
native of Culpepcr comfy. Virginia,
where his childhood and youth were
spent on his fathers plantation. lie
went to schoo, d; the log schoolhouse
~ ~ me comfy; AZ me outbreak OF me
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1910, .o'iese' cl IhHaue!pnia' ana
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