The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-20
DR.. GEORGE H. STONE DEAD.
HIS DEATH CAME SUDDENLY FROM
HEART FAILURE,

savannah Has Lost One of Its Rest
aud Most Useful Citizens--A Native
of Northern New York and IA Union
veteran DIR. stone Had Firmly Es-
tabIished Himself in the Esteem Of
The PeopIe-His Heroic Work in
the yellow Fever Epidemic of 1876
and His Valuable Services in Later
Epidemics widely Recognized.
VIII BE Buried by the side of the
Late John Riley.
Dr.. George II. Stone died yesterday az
ternoon at his residence at Oglethorpe
avenue and Habersham streets. His death
was sudden and a great shock, although
the members of his family and intimate
friends had realized for some time mat hrs
end would come in the manner in VIXEN
1t did The fact that he was seriously
afflicted with heart trouble was Wei known
TO his family and intimate friends and to
Dr. Stone himself His physical decline
began about two years ago after a severe
attack of congestion of the lungs, which
was followed by heart trouble For the
last several weeks he had been H. being
frequently compelled to remain in his
room for a day or two, but upon rallying
he would resume his practice. He was very
feeble during the last week, but insisted
upon attending the funeral Of his beloved
friend and associate John Riley, last Fri
day. going 10 the grave at Bonaventure as
well as to the house The death of Capt.
Riley had depressing effect upon DIT.
Stone, and doubtless had something TO do
with Fastening his death. Although Dr.
Stone realized his condition, the only ref
erence he ever made to his approaching
be buried by the side of his friend. This
request will be complied with.
Dr. Stone was up as usual yesterday
morning. though he had suffered severely
during the night. lie had several patients
upon whom he was anxious to make calls,
and undertook to do so. He made one
call, and returned home about noon and
laid down upon lounge, He was sleep
ing at dinner time, and Mrs. Stone did not
arouse him. He woke up later and sat
for some time in a chair by the fire. About
4 O'Clock Mrs. Stone, who was resting on
a bed i'm the room, was aroused by the
movement made by DIT. Stone in going
from his chair to the lounge, where he
lay down. Knowing that he was unable
10 use one arm on account of a wound
received during the war, Mrs. Stone arose
TO make him. comfortable. She found him
gasping for breath, and at once admins
tered the remedy which he had used for
such attacks and called TO her daughter
TO summon the nearest physician. In a
very short time after his condition was
discovered DR.. Stone was dead. He passed
away without a struggle. DR.. William
Duncan, who had been summoned, ar
rived soon after. DR.. Duncan had, with
other physicians, been treating DIR. Stone,
and realized at once that the expected had
occurred.
The news of DR.. Stones death spread
rapidly. and many physicians and friends
called to express their sympathles Mr..
j. r. Saussy was one of the first to arrive.
having been Immediately notified. His son,
MIR. Charles w. Saussy, was DR.. Stones
son-in-law, and was residing in the house.
He had left the house only fifteen or
twenty minutes before, not anticipating
that the end was so near at hand.
The deceased was known by almost
everyone in Savannah and was held in
high respect. He was a native of North
bion, Orleans county, Jan, 8, 1874. His fa-
Their, George II. Stone Sr., of Vermont
was lawyer and partner Of Judge Noah
Davis, a famous jurist. He died when DR..
Stone was five years of age. DR.. Stone en-
listed in 1862 in the Eighth New York
Heavy Artillery, with which he served un-
til wounded at Petersburg In 1854, receiv-
ing a gunshot wound IN his left arm. He
was confined to the hospital for some time.
a resection of the arm being necessary and
it was while convalescing in the hospital
that the idea of becoming physician took
hold of him. This idea he never relinquish-
ed until he had graduated from the medi-
cal department of the college at George
town, D. C.
On recovery from his wound, he was as
signed to duty as a clerk at Washington
and in 1886 entered the treasury depart
ment and served four years in the office
of the commissioners of customs For a
time he was located in Chicago, occupying
the position of deputy collector of Gus
toms. Early in the seventies ne was
transferred to Savannah as auditor of the
customs receipts under the collectorshir
of Col Robb. In 1873 DR.. William Walsh
who was at that time the representative
of the Marine Hospital Service at Savan.
nah, died suddenly and DIR. Stone was i'm
mediately appointed 20 the place He wa.
also made examiner of applicants for pen.
sions and occupied this position 70
twelve years, resigning in 1885
His duties as marine hospital sur
geon did not prevent his attend
ing 10 private practice and he had alread,
built up a large practice, which demanded
his entire time after his resignation.
Although he had never been exposed L
the fever DR. Stone was one of the mum
Der of heroic physicians who remained il
Savannah during the epidemic of 1876. HI
was one of the first to be attacked BY tn,
disease, but on his recovery he devote,
himself untiringly to the alienation of tn
suffering of others. He gained consider
able reputation by his services in thi
epidemic, and in 1873 he was sent by IN
government to represent the marine hos
pital service at Fernandina, which wa
then suffering from an epidemic of In
fever. In 1883 he was directed by tn
United States government to visit Brew
ton, Ala. as a yellow fever expert in com
pany with Dr. William II. Carson of Ne,
Orleans, TO investigate the epidemic there
fun report OF the investigation was al
forwards published.
In the yellow fever epidemic in the Gu,
states in 1897, DR.. Stone rendered valuabl
service to his adopted citV his service