Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-08
DR.. LEE ". STATION
KILLED BY FALL
Buggy Wheel Comes Off, and
Physician Is Hurled Against
Pavement.
HAD JUST LEFT HIS HOME
Widely known Doctor Meets
Death While Making Round
of Professional Visits.
HAD JUST LEFT HIS HOME

DR.. Lee Whitfield station. ffty-cisht
years old, OF 41S West Grace Street.
was almost instantly killed about 7:2o
O'Clock last night when thrown from
ms buggy on Jcneruon Street be-
tween Broad and Grace Streets Or.
station was found lying on the paving
OF the street by |. L. Harris, 200 West
Grace street. who at once carried him
INTO the residence of Dr. e. c. Coleman.
OF the same address. Several surgeons
ana physicians living in the neighb,-.
hood rendered all possible assistance
in an effort 10 save his life but bc
expired few minutes after his wife
ana son reached him. and without hav-
ing reEaincd consciousness
The accident resulted from one of
the front wheels of the buggy coming
OIL ana allowing that end of the axle
70 d'op TO the ground. At the mo-
meht the aNlc swayed toward the
ground. DIR. Stations horse spranC for
ward. The lurch and the start of the
morse threw the physician over the
corner Of tn" dashboard to the street
ne bussy was an unusually high one,
and. as DR.. station struck upon his
head. his skull is thought to have been
fractured
HAD JUST LEFT HIS HOME
TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL CALL.
DIR. station had left his home To make
professional visit but few mo-
ments before the accident occurred
he was killed within three blocks of
MS nome, and news of the accident
was telephoned his residence in a few
minutes after he had been carried into
Dr. Coleman's Office. Mrs. station ami
i'r. Louis station. the injured mans
SON hurried to his side. They found
Dr. station unconscious and evidentls.
dying. His death occurred in few
minutes. fiheen minutes being given
as the length of time he lived after the
accident.
Dr. station was a well-known phvsi-
cian and surgeon of this city, and had
been practicing here since 1857. He
was native of Scottsville. Va. and
received his early education in the
l.ynchburg schools. He spent several
years in Baltimore college after
completing his high school course. and
ihen entered medical college of that
city After one year in this school. he
went to the Kentucky School of Med!-
cine OF Louisville, where he gradual ed
he returned to Virginia after his
: -'"'"hNi''i hii pIdctlCen IN AlDemarle
county for several years. later remov-
ing 10 Lynchburg. He then came to
Richmond where he spent one wear.
during that time he married Miss
Mary Powers, of this city. in 1856. and
then removed to Kan.as. where he
spent year. DR.. station then re-
turned to Richmond, where he settled
and where he has resided since.
STATES MARINE OFFICE
HIS widow, daughter Miss jamie
Louise station, and "A son. DIR. Louis f.
station. of this city. survive him. He
is survived also by three brothers,
Joseph. OF Richmond: T.. colev. of De-
troit and George. of Brunswick, y. j..
ana one sister. Mrs. Emma Boyd, of
Detroit.
br. station was surgeon TO the Rich
mond Industrial Home. Dixie Aeric.
Fraternal Order of Eagles and TO the
marine corps for the port of Rich
mond. He was United States pen
sion examiner, member of the Royal
Arcanum. of the Association of Mill
tary Surgeons and of St. Mary's Church.
short time after the death of Dr.
station last night Coroner Taylor was
notified and viewed the body. He
deemed an inquest unnecessary. and
turned the body over to the family at
once. Cndertaker Biiley has charge of
the funeral. but announced early this
morning that no arrangements had
been made.