The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-08
CLAIMS
DR., H, BURFORD
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Brunswick MOurns Loss
of One of Her Most
Prominent Men
HE DIED VERY SUDDENLY
The Doctor was Out Paying Visits Yes
terday Morning, Returned to His
Home at Dinner Hour, and
was Taken III Suddenly.
DR.. Hugh Burford is dead.

! DR.. Hugh Burford is dead.
Thls was the shocking announce
ment that greeted the people of Bruins
wick shortly after o'clock yesterda,
afternoon. 1t came like bolt of light
ming from clear sky. and com
mercial, industrial, social, and profes
sional Brunswick was thrown into
gloom that has seldom been seen il
this city.
The genial doctor was down town
yesterday morning and it might be
truly said he died at his post.
During the afternoon he paid mum
Der of professional visits, and as late
as L o'clock prescribed for an infant
of one of his patients. He reached
his home rather belated for the din
ner hour and shortly after lunch
sought well needed rest on a couch
in his study. Probably half an houl
afterwards, Mrs. Burford returned to
the room and noticed that the doctor
had partly fallen from the lounge He
was unconscious and died in a very
few minutes.
: Various members of the medical pro-
fession were Immediately dispatched
to the home and everything possible
was done for the relief of the dean ot
the medical fraternity in Brunswick
but to no avail. Death had claimed its
own, and, in spite OF the tender min
istrations of those present, the great
soul passed out.
There was no more popular on
| thoroughly esteemed citizen in Bruins
wick than DR.. Hugh Burford. Com
ing here a mere boy, he has steadily
forged into the very front ranks of the
profession of which he was, at al
times bright, particular ornament
His was a charming personality; he
was of that disposition that made him
friends and good ones. Genial, gen
erous and at all times easy of ap-
proach he succeeded in winning his
way into the hearts of the people of
his city.
For many years DIR. Hugh Burford
was president of Brunswick's board OF
health and in that capacity he serv'
ed with marked degree of distinction
and succeeded in making the local
beard of health one of the best reg
ulated in the state of Georgia.
In the dark days, when a dreaded
scourge, like agloomy pail, hung above
Brunskick and her people, he remain
ed at his post and, like the minister
ing angel, aided those afflicted with
the dreaded disease. He was at all
times subject to call of his people and
he at all times responded thereto
whether it be from the inmates oi
the hovcl CIR from those in the mos'
spacious palaces.
Brunswick has not in many years
sustained such severe loss at the
hand Of the Reaper as has been the
case in this instance. DR.. .Burtoro
came to Brunswick about twenty-five
wears ago and has been actively en-
gagged in the practice of the profession
since that time. He married a MISS
Honkins Of Savannah, some twenty
one wears ago, and besides the wldo"
he leaves three children Masters
Tfngh and Ashton and little Miss Dor
othy to mourn his loss.
TIL members of the family, as wei
az tho intimate friends were so grle
STRICKEN and prostrated last night tina
notbiog of a definite nature had beer
arranged as regards the funeral
Relatives of the doctor, however
were advised OF the death and II Il
net likely that the funeral will occu
before tomorrow afternoon.
The grief-stricken members OF tn'
family have the deepest and mos
sincere coincidence of the people Q
the city of Brunswick In this very Sa'
nour which extends beyond the pol
tai Of their own home and enters TN
threshold of hundreds Of others Wher'
the late lamented doctor was ioVe'
and reverenced.