Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
MRS. GORGAS PAID
TRIBUTE BY WRITER
Funeral Services for Widow
of Yellow Fever Conqueror
Set for Tomorrow.

The funeral of Mrs. Marie bought
Gorges, widow Of Maj. Gen. William
Crawford Gorgas, will be held tomor:
row afternoon at 1880 at the Church or
the Epiphany.
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery
beside her husband. the noted surgeon
general of the Army, who gained fams
for his victory over yellow fever in the
Panama Canal Zone.
Mrs. Goreas died suddenly Friday
midnight from a heart attack, in her
apartment, 1861 Crescent place. An
only child. Mrs. William D. Wrightson
of Plainf1eld, N. j., survives.
Writer Pays Tribute.
In tribute to Mrs Gorgas, Col. Ed
ward B. Clark, Washington correspond
ent of the Chicago Evening Post. and
an intimate friend of the family. re-
calling her popularity and personal
charm, writes that:
There perhaps Is no more dramatic
life story than that OF Gen. ana MRS.
Gorgas. There was romance in 1t, but
a romance Of such direct connection
with one of the great ills of life that
perhaps the word by some may be
thought misplaced.
I'm the year 1884 Mrs. Gorgas, then
Miss Doughty, was visiting her sister.
Mrs. Lyster, whose husband. an Army
officer, was stationed near Brownsville.
Tex. While at the garrison there was
an epidemic of yellow fever, and many
of the soldiers and civilians at the post
were stricken. Miss Doughty was among
the first to take the disease.
At the post as lieutenant Of the
Medical Corps was stationed William G.
Gorgas It was he who attended Miss
Doughty In her illness. 1t seemed GER
tain that she must die. There was no
chaplain and one of the duties OF the
medical oficer was to- read the burial
service over those who died. 1t was fully
expected that he must perform this
duty for Miss Doughty. Unexpectedly,
however, she recovered. Shortly after
ward Lieut.. Gorgas was stricken with
the disease, and Miss Doughty, who
later became his wife, was his nurse.
Wife Aided Fever Fight.
1.-THE experience at Brownsville in
those days turned the attention Of DR..
Gorgas to the necessity of studying yell
low fever In an attempt to discover Its
cause. His name afterward became in
separable from the story Of the constant
struggle to overcome disease. In all
that he did Mrs. Gorgas was his SYM
pathetic and faithful encourager and
supporter.
when Gen. Gorgas performed his
SASOO SeAoA AAANAAS SCAAOW ACNCI AIOQk
Havana and making it forever immune
from the disease, his wife was with
him. She was with him In Panama
when, through his efforts, O pesthole
was turned into one Of the most health
full zones Of the world. She was with
him when he was dying in q London
hospital at the time when King George
went to his bedside to give him the In.
sigma Of the Order Of st. Michael and
st. George for his high services to hu-
mainly.
THE life of william Crawford Gorgas
was written by his wife. It is a COM
pelling story, sympathetically told and
with strong human appeal. No one
but wife Of the deepest understand
ing. fellow laborer, could have writ
ten so human a document.
Mrs. Gorgas was a worker in many
organizations intended to benefit man
king and womankind. The appeal Of
her charm and marked kindness
brought to her thousands of friends.
She lived to see her husband llonored
beyond most men. Honor is due to her
for her womanly share in his high
achievements" ~