The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Double Pneumonia Causes
Demise of District Official
AT Age of 36 Years.
PARENTS AT BEDSIDE
End Comes Suddenly After
Rallies Due to Oxygen
Administrations.

49, oNSS"ihoeu 10 double pneu-
monia at his home. SIS Ivy street
southeast. early last night. He was
sc years old.
Death occurred at sos O'CLOCK.
with a suddenness entirely unset
ting the calculations OF attending
police surgeons. who believed the
chance of recovery a good one. Car
diac collapse was the direct cause.
Major Pullman's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. n. Pullman. were al the bea-
side. with Drs. Wilbur II. u. RrsA-
denburg and Henry Fenno Saw
telle, police surgeons. when the epu
came.
Powerful stimulants Fail.
The patient had just awakeno5
from short nap. dufinE which his
pulse and respiration were reaSsur-
ingly regular.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pullman. coming tpto
the room, saw that he WAS strug-
Cling for breath. and hurriedIy sum.
moned the physicians. Powerful
stimulants were at once admiufs-
tered. but TO no avail
Major Pullman was stricken with
pneumonia just one week azo. IN.
onset Of the disease being markcg
by one Of the several severe colo,
from which he had suffered during
the epidemic of influenza Just sub
sided. II was seen at once that b,,
illness would devolye into a bsttI.
for life. in which odds early wen,
against him. with ominous derspr.-
ments OF heart action and r.spir.-
tion.
strain ON HeHrt Too s--~-t.
For several days oxy.--
lrations alone prevent,s QUE o.
MANY crises from ~ r--.
with Surprising STAN, o..
ing his previous unh,...-. ....
tion. Maj. Pullman rallied from tn.
attacks. The strain on the hesrt.
proved too Iong-continued. how
ever
Louis Brownlow. chairman OF the
board Of District Commissioner
was Immediately Informed Of Mai.
l'ullman's death and was the first tp
arrive at the little horne. On tho
threshold he burst into tears and
II was several minutes before ne
could calm himself sufficiently TO
enter the death room.
Police headquarter= was notified
and the saddening news trans
mitted to the several precinct sta
tions. Everywhere the sudden gloom
that settled upon officers aud pri-
Yates attested the deep regard in
which the youthful chief was held.
Boyle Acting Chief.
Assistant Superintendent B. NJ
Boyle, acting superintendent during
Maj. Pullmau's illness. will continue
jim charge until conNening Of the
! Board OF Commissioners for scIe--
tion OF successor. Mr.. Browulow
said last night that no action would
I be taken. in all probability during
the present week. The matter will
bc brought UP At the regular meet
| ing on March =, II is thought
Most prominently mentioned for
the vacant post is oliver +. New
man. former commissioner. lie was
one OF the board that chose Mai.
Pullman. with the fun assent Of the
White House. to direct washinEtou's
police department. Other possibili-
ties are: Capt. Collin B. Flather OF
| the First precinct and Capt. Robert
L. Doyle OF No. 3.
Funeral arrangements will bc
made today. Tho services viii prob
ably be Of the simplest nature sc-
cordinE with Maj. PulIman's ideas
on unnecessary ceremony or pomp.
Native OF District.
Raymond W. Pullman was born in
| Washington iE November. 1883. The
son OF a building contractor. He
attended Eastern and Business
High Schools, being graduated from
the latter.
while at Business he was cditcr-in-
chief Of the school paper. The Bal
ance sheet and also capt an OF ore
, Of the cadet companies.
| Maj. Pullman became head Of po-
llice direct from the ranks Of news
paper correspondents.
Ire injected considerable of his per-
sonality into the police depa -tnaynt.
During his regime the Home Defense
League, composed Of trained civilians.
has thrived. II was through his ef-
forts that the womens Bureau Il the
police department was established.
As a newspaper correspondent Mai.
Pullman Travelled extensively lie
made several trips on the Pacific. lie
took great pride in an assortment ~
Oriental curios and Indian lfnkc,s
which he had collected.
sunday school SEp.rInfendent.
Before he wa apgy nted superIn-
! itendent Mas Tuiir.. vas sun
day school p, peFi rtelJ -. He took
an inters.,- b ras o.. F-out move
ment a-i hy'PHf - .rowth TO a
mate-Igl l~fnHr
vh-n Rr, fr1g :. Pullman took
offse = p-E -. ~ he faced the DIFF
a~1h taSk - ssoliCing the Capital
rgFrs-o Q b. Developments prior
Jo h'S appointment
Y'he eeeding administration had
ea5sd Suddenly under a cloud with
sae designation OF Mai. Richard Syl-
Nester.
There was a clamor for reform.
largely because OF the fact that the
operation OF the Kenyon acu COM
mencing in 1914, had failed TO
achieve the object OF driving from
Washington the class at which IL
was aimed.
DDS of its police force and innoVa-
pact headuuarters organization. and
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