Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-05
Death of MIR. Mclean.

The many friends and acquaintance
of Mr.. Donald Mclean, who had during
the past few days been anxious concern
luz lis condition, were startled early last
night when they learned that his case
was hopeless and that be was, in TACT
diving. He had gone to the Alexandra
Hospital about ten days ago critically
i'll, suffering, it was believed, from ap-.
pendicitis, a trouble from which he had
recovered over a year ago. The dis
ease returned while Mr.. Mclean was at
Marshall, Fauquier county, to which
place he had been transferred from kerns-
town. Frederick county. While he had
received the best medical treatment, his
condition, serious from the first, showed
no real improvement, although there
were some fluctuations. Yesterday morn
ing he seemed to be in a state to en-
courage his friends, but as the day waned
a noticeable change set in. 1t then be-
came evident that his death was but a
matter Of few hours. He fingered until
1905 o'clock when the end came.
The deceased was the youngest son OF
the late Anthony Mclean, and was a
well.known end popular citizen. He
WAS So years old. In early life he EN-
gagged in business in this city with Mr..
George Uhler, and the firm OF Mclean
& Uhler was for years well-known here
abouts. Later he purchased farm in low
er Fairfax, OF which he lived for some
time. but subsequently he returned to
Alexandria. During President Cleve-
lands second administration he was APP
pointed inspector and pauger in the
limited States Internal Revenue Service
and during the greater part of each year
Mr. Mclean was located at the MahOney-
vile distillery, near this city, but from
time to time was sent to kernstown.
Several months ago he was ordered to
Kernstown, and later was transferred to
Marshall.
The deceased was member OF st.
Paups Church, Alexandria. Washington
Lodge of Masons, Alexandria Lodge OF
Elks. and the Royal Arcanum.
This is the eighth visit of the silent
reaper into the family of the deceased in
comparatively recent years. Malcolm
Mclean, his brother, was stricken with
apoplexy in the street, and died at his
nome few hours later. Anthony Nc
Lean. the father OF the family, followed,
and before Time had blunted the edge oil
these Affections three Of the children OF
the subject of this notice died within
short time. His wife was the next We
tim and then the latter's sister. with
the death Of Mr.. Mclean but one repre-
sentative of his immediate family is left
Douglass--his little son, twelve years
old. now bereit of father, mother,
brothers and sisters.
Mr.. Mclean was of genial and gen
erous disposition and made many trlends
at home and wherever he went 10
those friends he was loyal to fault and
by them ne will be genuinely missed.
In his early manhood he became a
Mason and bad occupied important pO-
sitions in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and
Commandery. In conformity with a
wish which he had frequently expressed,
his remains we're this evening taken to
Alexandria Washington Lodge rooms
where they will rest till tomorrow eve
ming. when they will be taken TO st.
Paul's Church, the church to which all
of his people bad long been connected,
when the funeral services will be held.
The interment will be in the family lot
in st. Paul's Cemetery.