Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-11
Well Known South Amboy
Physician Died Suddenly at
His Home Yesterday.
STRICKEN AFTER BEING
OUT IN HIS GARDEN
Located in South Amboy Be.
fore Civic War--Was May
or Several Times.
Special to the EHENINa NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, March 11:-Dr.
Ambrose Treganowan, one of the
oldest and best known physicians in
Middlesex county. died suddenly at
his home here yesterday shortly be-
fore noon. He was i'll but few
hours, having been out In his garden
only a short time before he passed
away directing its preparations for
the spring work. He will be buried
Thursday afternoon in Christ church
cemetery. The funeral services will
be held in Christ Episcopal church
at o'clock.
DR.. Treganowan was seen in his
garden about IL o'clock. He was
directing man in his employ about
the manner in which he wanted the
work done. After a short time he
entered his house and, not feeling
as we'll as usual. directed Mrs. Treg-
anowan to prepare the couch that he
might lie down, which he did. His
condition grew rapidly worse and q
physician was sent for. DR.. j. C.
Albright was soon In attendance, but
the patient was unconscious when
he arrived and remained so until he
died.
His family has lost a kind hus-
| band and father, and South Amboy
has lost most esteemed citizen. AS
the news OF his death spread
! throughout the city yesterday after
noon many were the expressions OF
sympathy and regret.
| DR.. Treganowan was born In Corn
wall, England. February II, 1880.
At an early age he came to America
and later he studied medicine, grad
uating from the Jefferson Medical
College at Philadelphia several years
before the Civil War, after which he
| located at South Amboy and entered
upon the practice OF his profession.
He was located here at the time
OF the breaking out of the Civil War
and when, in August, 1862, the
Fourteenth Regiment, New Jersey
Volunteer Infantry, was formed at
Freehold, DR.. Treganowan was COM
missioned surgeon of the regiment,
He served as such for neaFs- two
years, when Ill health competed him
to resign. He returned to South
Amboy and resumed the practice OF
his profession, In which he continued
to greater or less extent up to his
death.
The doctor has well earned the
! title which is bestowed on him by
many as South Anboy's benefactor.
In his younger days 1t never was too
stormy, too hot or too cold for the
! doctor to minister to the wants OF
: the sick and afflicted. The thought
, OF reward never seemed to enter his
| mind. The tender heart and benevo-
! lent spirit within prompted him to
listen to the call OF the poorest as
well as the rich.
| He was q very active man and
while attending to the duties of his
profession xealously. he found time
to take an active part in the public
affairs of his home town, filling a
number of Its public Offices. Among
these was that of mayor. to which
Office he was three times elected.
| Besides widow three daughters
survive. They are Mrs. Harry Mack,
who is living In Missouri; Mrs. R. M.
Kerr and Miss Constance Treganow-
an, of this city. DR.. Treganowan was
member of st. Stephens Lodge, F.
& A. M, and General William s.
Truck Post No. 118, G. A. r., of this
, city.