The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-19

superintendent Of the State hasf1Iss
at Morgnnson died "Wednesday Hseso-
ming at IL 80 o'elock ., Aia hasns In
Merzanton after "a ,ilRoss oG year.
Dr. Murphy ~as - years of age.
| lie was born on October -. lsts IN
| Sampson county near Clsnton. and
there spent The Younger part o! has
lfe. lie Was The son Of the late Pat
rick Murphy and before her marriage
| las mother was Mia EliEs i. FAisoa
| lie was educated at the binghatn
School, which was then at The uakt
| aft.rs ards at Mebans-
When General Slonrmau &C the
close Of the war, dashed through The
mountains and made his raid from
Greensboro to Salisbury the cadet
corps was ordered into the Geld 10
meet him: but that vas the only mile
tAry service that Dr. Murphy ever
performed.
Educational Advantages
Later he went TO school to Coiond
Tew. AT Hillsboro. His medical eda-
cation was completed st the unlSsr-
sity of Virginia. but after reeeivipg
his degree mere he studied several
wears more at the University 81
MARYLAND. For several years be prae-
tieed medicine in Sampson county
and from there went Ia Stanton. Va,
,, where he served some tune ~ assist
ant physician at the Western Insane
z AsSlum. While in Stsunton he re-
ceived the appointment to the snPer-
iptendentey OF the hospital for the
insane al Morgau,on and siBce that
u time had made Morganten his home
Held Many Honors.
Il DR. Murphy was a member OF the
: board of medical examiners OF Noru
). Carolina and one of the board ot d.
reetors Of the School for the Deaf
+ and Dumb at Morgtnton. lie was NJ
= one time the president Of the NorLa
=" Carolina Medical Society and an ON
Ger in the American Medico-Psychoio-
,e Marriage Ia 1910.
5, He WAS married 10 Miss Bethe
|, Waddella Bumgardner of Augusta
r county. Virginia From the marr1aes
ID tbere are four surviving children
). fhey are Miss May McKorkls Mnr
he nby' Mr.. William Alexander Murph,
Mr. James Bwngardner Murphy, AMI
a Mr.. Robert I.ivinston Murphy, MTs
Sc Charles Williams, of Wallace, n. L.
NJ a sister of DIR. Murphy also SURVIVES
IL him.
at The death of DR.. Murphy was no
he unexpected. He has been I'll for I'D
Sc past wear. aud last September wa
nc taken 10 Baltimore during the pas
wear he was operated on sewers
times and was finally sent home p
IN his physicians, there to die. Id
cause Of bis death was paneresitf
His beloved wife and children wei
rth AZ his bedside when the end came
ac- An Alienist Of High Merit. =.
his While DR.. Murphy was an alieni
ell Of very high merit be was wonde
IN, fully endowed with common sens
ioh and as q practical administrator m
eti- no superior. In the management
b. the Hospital he conducted the anal
The OF the immense institution 20 a.
has excite genuine admiraton. At Z
the head Of this aeat State instuuti'
wer which he has controlled since IL "
nta. founded in 1883 and which under b
was has received more than 4.o9p psf.sr
DIR. WuEphy most successfully and
an. mirablv managed it. lie stood IN
.c;z 6rst rank among the eminent men
V;r- his profession ard reflected hor
=, "a upon the medical fraternity and ~
cor. the people among whom he was D,
,ods and raised. In person like his fstI
,e- he was tall of sta;ne, siuewy and
, 70. nable of long-continucd exertlon.
I'm though delicate in bis early yo
.aroe in bis more mature manhood ne
de- vigorous and full of health.
Account From MorSauton.
Morganton. Special DIR. p.
alton Murphy superintendent Of the .
Hospital here. died at II 30 o-eI
Wednesday after years siekr
DO His death was not unexpected
tyf" his bed side were all the member
d for his family, his wife and fonr ehii'
,oc;aI The board of directors were III
~ sion at the time death occurred
"eD adieury,ed for one hour, Messrs
spaH- p. Sawyer and E. II. Artnseid b'
: Leg ing in by appointment at the exI
alton tian ef that time a suitable fr1
.erua- which was adopted. TIE state
stbods on the main hospital building
Iresses pIaeed nj half mast DR.. Murphy
discus, 20 wears Of age and had been sup
tendent OF the Hospital since II
opened January 1888.