Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-24
.DEATH OF DR.. MURRAY
Distinguished Yellow FeveS Expert
Passes Away Sunday.
LAREDO In MOURNING
Had Long Been a Prominent Fig
ure ! Medical Circles and 4
Nan Greatly BELOVED
at Stricken City.

Laredo. Tex. Nov. s1-tDr. r. d.
Murray. a yellow fever expert OF inter
national renown, aud dean 81 the ma
rine hospital service. died al an early
hour sunday morning from Injuries
which he sustained In a runaway acci-
dent one week before. whYe return
Ing from the beside OF a yellow fever
patient whome he had bed visiting
and treating
Dr. Murray. In company with DR..
c. NJ. Gulteras. was rcturntp pg from a
visit Sunday Nov. rs. when the team
OF spirited horses attached tc,the ear
riage became frightened aAd ran
away. the carriage colllding kgi,h a
huge bowlder precipitating both the
physicians and the driver 10 the side
walk. DR. Gultems and the driver
escaped serious injury. but DR. Muir
ray sustained several broken bones and
internal injuries. when he had been
IN the hospital several days pneumonia
set In. resulting in his death sunday.
Or Murray was a native of ohio.
sixty years old. lie was oivil
war vetcmn and member Of the
Grand Army % the Republic. For sev-
eral years he held the chair OF instruc-
tor % anatomy In a Cleveland. o..
medical college. He was the dean %
the marine hospital service. isafsxg
associated himself with that.ha t.e
In the gear 1879 During hiseep thai
tion with the service he had ~he,'e'{
TONED In charge al Norfolk. ~ ~ hasl
bile. Ala. phlladelBhla. Ney,inst the
Key West. Eta. aAt dad also ~
charge of the g,oTantlne stan HaJ
Dry Tortugas. Cuba. for a perioT 4
four years. lie was also for a num-
Der OF years ~ charge OF the gulf
quarantine station AZ snip Island. hav-
Ing been attached 10 that station when
the marine hospital service first took
charge of II. Later. upon the death
OF DR. Garter. who was then In charge.
Or. Murray was located on Chande-
leur Island In charge ~ the quarantihs
station.
Or. Murray has been a prominent
figure az an points where yellow fever
has taken place through the last three
decades Very little Il known of Or
Murra ~ family connections. a. he
scarcely ever spoke on the subject.
HIS wife. whose memory he always
cherished. died many years ago lie
had two daughters. one of whom is
dead. and two sons The daughter
who survives him IL Mrs. Charles
Carter Of san Augustine. Fla. and
his sons, whose names are not known |
are residents % Kansas city. Mo. and |
Blunton. O.. respectively.
The body % DR.. Murray was remov-
ed from the hospital by the Grand /
Army OF the Republic pos. and the /
hasons. who have taken csarge OF i
the remains, removing them 10 the fed
eral court building
All the flsgs on the public buildings. |
both In Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. are /
at half mast Never before have there
been ~ many expressions OF regret as |
are heard on an hands over the death
ot Dr. Murray lie had worked night /
aad day 10 alleviate the sunerlngs OF
M poorer classes. and many times /
he has been seen vending his way back
10 MS hotel nt an early hour In the
morning after having spent the night
az the bedside % some poor yellow
fever sufferer For his many acts OF
charity and kindness he has endeared
20 the entire community.
n telegram Was received from "A son
Of DR. Murray requesting that his re-
mains b. shipped 10 Blunton. O.. for
.nteument.