William Dar 1/31/51- 5/10/76 Brother. My brother who had been studying law in Mr. Lewis L. Delafield's office in New York during the winter and early spring of 1875-76, died of a sudden fever in the spring of 1876. My father, mother and I were in London at the time. We got a cablegram telling of my brother's illness. It was Saturday morning and the Cunard steamer from Liver- pool would have been just sailing when the cable reached us. The Cunard steamers always stopped at Queenstown after crossing the Irish channel to pick up the late mail from London, the Irish mail it was called, which left London the afternoon of the day of sailing from Liverpool and which was carried by swift train and steamer to Dublin and thence by train to Queenstown where the steamer waited for it. My father caught the steamer by this train, as he had just time to do and was in mid-ocean on his way to New York when my mother and I in London got a second cablegram telling us that my brother had died. He died of typhua fever which was more or less endemic at that time in New York, brought 1 by immigrants whom steamers brought at that time in unlimited numbers. How he caught it is a mystery. He had his own apartment in an apartment house, then lately built, or the corner of 26th street and 5th avenue, an Brother -2 excellent location, and he worked on his law studies in Mr. Delafield's office downtown. There were no subways then nor elevated railroad, and he walked generally to Mr. Delafield's office for the sake of the exercise, and had a horse kept at a stable near the Park on which he rode in the afternoons, for he was an excellent horse- man and fond of riding. Typhus fever is dangerously infectious. I had two uncles on my mother's dide living in New York at the time but they both had families and neither of them ven tured to go near my brother in his illness. Mrs. Delafield, with whom my brother had come into relation of warm per- sonal friendship when they had met abroad a couple of years before, though she had a family of young children, went in and tended him and to ok charge, an act of true heroism for which none of us could be too grateful. Thrhat she should have done so and that her husband should have been willing she should I have always regarded as an extraordinary tribute to the relation that had sprung up between them and the regard in which they held him. My brother had just completed a report for the I New York Ear Association which Mr. Delafield, who was one of the leading lawyers of the City at that time, had asked him to prepare and the New York Bar Association passed a resolution commending the report, following his Brother -3 death, for its value and the good work he had done upon it. My brother had joined the Knickerbocker Club on going to New York to make his residen ce the autumn before and gone out a good deal in New York society through the winter, making many warm friends. New York was then very different socially from what it became two decades later. It was then, like Boston and Philadelphia, an old society with inherited standards and traditions of self- respect. The great new fortunes had not then begun in- vasion of it. My father arrived only in time to purchase a lot at Mount Auburm Cemetery, where both my brother's and my grandfathers had purchased lots upon its first establish- ment and were buried, and bury my brother in it. He chose the lot himself looking out southward to the river valley from the hillside on which there grew old hickory trees whose light foliage cast a pleasant shade over the lot. He chose it for its pleasantness and my mother loved it and often visited it after her return from Europe. Both she and my father and my brother and my nurse, who W as living still and with us at that time, caring for our house in Boston, all now lie buried there. [G.B.Dar] 8/16/26 DIED. AUGHILTREE-A Montclair, N. J., on Saturday. May 13, ANN JANE. wife of Johu S. Aughiltree. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the North Presbyterian Church, corner 31st st. and 9th av., ou Wounesday, 17th inst., at 2 P. M. BANCROFT.-In this City. on Monday, May 16. 1876, MARY E. C., widow of John 'l' Bancroit, and daughter OF the late Thos. E. Ketcham, United States Army. Relatines and friends of the family are invited to atteud the funeral at 2 o'clock on Wednesday. from her late residence, No. 28 East 47th st. BROOME-At his residence, No. 97 Park av., Brook. lyn, N. Y., on Sunday evening. May 14, of pleuro- pneumonia, after an illueby of four days, WILLIAM HENRY BROOMX, Deputy Collector United States Cus- tom-house, 111 the 44th year of his age, sou of the lato lion. John L. Broome. and grandson of Col. John Broome, of the Revolutionary war. who was afterward many years Lieutenaut Governor of New-York State. The friends of his family and those of his sister, Birs. William Blondel, and lits brothers George T. Broome, and Col. John L. Broome, United States Marmo Corps, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residenc at 2 P. M., on Wedneyday. May 17. CARPEN Monday, May 15, SARAH E. DEALL, wife of Uriah F. Carpenter. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at. tend the funeral at St. Thomas' Church, Mamaroneck, on Thursday at 1:30 P. M. Carriages will be in waiting at depot on arrival of the 12 o'clock train from Grand Central Depot. Returning train leaves Mamaroneck at 5:08 P. M. CARPENTER.-At Somerstown, N. Y., ou Sunday. May 14, WEBSTER CARPENTER, oldest son of Jesse Q. Carpenter, in the 24th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend bis funeral from his late residence on Tuesday, May 16, at 1 o'clock P. M. Carriages will weet the 8:30 A. M. train, Harlem Railroad, at Katunah. COYSTOCK.~ Mount Kisco. N. Y., May 15, after a lingering sickness, Dr. ALBERT LEE CONSTOCK. in the 74th year or his age. Funeral Wednesday. the 17th, at P. M. Friends and relatives can take the 10:30 A. M. train, Forty.ste. ond Street Depot, Harleun Railroad and return by two 4:23 train. is Morristown (N. Y.) Chronicle please notice. DOWLING.-On Saturday, May 13, 1876, JOSEPH DOWLING, aged 50 years, 2 months, and 21 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral from his late resi. dence, No. 47 Franklin st., on Tuesday. May 16, at 10 A. M., thence to the Church of the TransAguration, Mott st., where a Mass of Requiem will be offered up for the repose of his oul. DOBR-Ou Monday. May 16. suddenly. after a short illness, WILLIAM WARD DORR, son of Charles H. and Mary G. Dorr, in the 26th year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fu. neral at Calvary Church. corner of 4th av. and 21st st. on Wednesday, 17th lust., at 9:30 o'clock A. M. FOLSOM.- Monday. May 15, GEORGE, only sure viving BOU of George Winthrop and Fanay E. H. Fol. som. uged 1 year and 18 days. Funeral from St. Alban's Church, Tuesday morning, at 10:30 o'clock. GRANT.-Suddenly, on Thursday, May 11. at Bain. bridge, Chenaugo County, N. Y., FIELDING S. GRANT, formerly of Yonkers, N. Y., iu the 76th year of his age. The remains interred in Green-Wood Ceinetery. INGRAHAN,-In Broaklyn. on Sunday, 14th inst JANE A., wife of Willium M. Ingraham, and daughter of the late Rer. Robert Seney. Funeral services at No. 476 Clinton av., on Wednes. day at 11 o'clock A. M. LAFOREST.-UU the 14th inst., NELLIE R., eldest daughter of Edward A. and Helen A. Laterest. Funeral services at the residence of her parents. No. 15 Kost 16th st. on Thesday, the 16th just., at 11 A. M. Relatives and triends are invited to attend. The remains will be intered at Rosedale Cemetery, Orange. N. J. Carriages will be in waiting at Brick Church Station on the arrival of the 1:10 M. traiu from New- York. NUMFORD At Salt Lake City, on her way from San Francisco Sunday morning. May 7. suddenly of heart Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. No. 11238 HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS No. 301 MOUNT STREET SEE BAOK OF THIS PERMIT. New YYYA mayle Permission is to of Oconpation William the hereby Birth given Agura Botton remove 25 the remains Place of Dear Strasses 4 42988 Date of Death may 10ml Cause of Death Rever To Belled mald or Interment SPORT Lease Register of Recor as. Mount Aubum Historical collections. N.Y. Bureau of Vitel Statistics. Death certificate W.W.Dorr 5/16/1876 3/25/2015 XFINITY Connect XFiNITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size RE: [Retrieved]Re: Lot # 1151 : Dorr Family Lot From : eppster2@myfairpoint.net Thu, Apr 08, 2010 04:19 PM Subject: RE: [Retrieved]Re: Lot # 1151 : Dorr Family Lot To : Caroline Loughlin Dear Caroline, Good to hear from you. Thank you for the compliments! I'll see Bill Clendaniel on the 20th at the Historic Resources Committee meeting of the Trustees of Reservations--I'll pass along your regards. Yes, please mail me a copy of the death certificate. While the Dorr family files are open, could you also make copies of the cause of death for both Mary Gray Ward Dorr (1820-1901) and her husband Charles Hazen Dorr (1821-1893)? Since my editor picked up on the earlier omission I want to be prepared for the likelihood that she will raise similar questions about George Dorr's parents. I hope you are enjoying the flsuh of Spring flowers and shrubs at Mount Auburn. Most Cordially, Ron Epp Quoting Caroline Loughlin : > How nice to hear from you again, and how wonderful to hear that your book is > close to being published. We look forward to seeing it. We expect we'll hear > about it from the Library of American Landscape History. > > We have a certificate from the New York City Health Department > (certificate No. > 11238) dated May 16, 1876, giving permission to move the body of > William W. Dorr > from New York to Boston. It gives the cause of death as "Typhus Fever". > > I have made a copy. Would you like me to mail it to you for your files? > > Best, > > Caroline Loughlin > Research Assistant > Mount Auburn Cemetery https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2634&tz=America/New_York&xim= 1/3 3/25/2015 XFINITY Connect > 580 Mount Auburn Street > Cambridge, MA 02138-5517 > Tel 617 607-1954 > Fax 617-876-4405 > research@mountauburn.org > > Original Message > From: Meg Winslow > Sent: Thursday, April 01,2010 1:36 PM > To: Caroline Loughlin > Subject: FW: [Retrieved]Re: Lot # 1151 : Dorr Family Lot > > Would you like to answer this? M > > Original Message > From: eppster2@myfairpoint.net [mailto:eppster2@myfairpoint.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:12 PM > To: Meg Winslow > Cc: Caroline Loughlin > Subject: [Retrieved]Re: Lot # 1151 : Dorr Family Lot > > > > > > Dear Meg and Caroline, > > > > I am finally coping with manuscript queries and corrections from the > > Library of > > American Landscape History/UMASS Press, the publishers of my biography of > > Acadia's founder, George Bucknam Dorr. > > > > They have asked me to determine if possible the cause of death of George's > > brother, William Ward Dorr (1851- May 16, 1876). Interred in lot #1151. I > > believe that the cause was typhoid fever but can't come up with the > > documentation. Since you provided me with such impeccable > > documentation in years > > past, would your records provide the answer? > > > > I hope that Mount Auburn has not been harmed by the recent flooding! > > > > Most Cordially, > > > > Ron Epp > > > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. > > 47 Pondview Drive > > Merrimack, NH 03054 > > (603) 424-6149 > > eppster2@myfairpoint.net > > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2634&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 2/3 Page 1 of 1 RE: Typhus & Typhoid Fevers in the 19th Century From "NLM Customer Service" To Date 04/10/2010 10:19:41 AM I suppose it's posssible, but I would think it very unlikely. While the disease vectors were not yet understood, the two diseases present very differently, The doctors of the time were neither blind non stupid - - it does not pay to underestimate them. Moreover, class distinction was no protection against lice in 19th century New York City unless you never had contact with ANYONE. Stephen Greenberg History of Medicine Division National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 [THREAD ID:1-PK54H] Original Message From: eppster2@myfairpoint.net Sent: 04/08/2010 19:24:26 To: Custhelp@mail.nlm.nih.gov Subject: Typhus & Typhoid Fevers in the 19th Century SUBJECT: Typhus & Typhoid Fevers in the 19th Century EMAIL: eppster2@myfairpoint.net NAME: Ronald Epp, Ph.D. GROUP: Librarian STATE: NH COUNTRY: USA FROM: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ DATE: 04/08/2010 MESSAGE: In 1876 a resident of New York City died of typhus fever as reported on his death certificate. Is there any historical evidence to suggest that this illness may have been diagnostically confused with typhoid fever in this era. Clinical microbiologists have suggested that the upper class living conditions of the deceased made typhoid a more likely explanation for his death. This information will be useful in my completion of an intellectual biography of his brother, the founder of Acadia National Park. https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=3130 4/10/2010 7/18/2019 William Ward Dorr (1851-1876) - Find A Grave Memorial ? Find A GRAVE William Ward Dorr WILLIAM WARD DORR Tied May 15,1576, BIRTH 31 Jan 1851 aged Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 15 May 1876 (aged 25) Photo added by Sharon Lavash Hawkins New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Raven Path, Lot 4474 MEMORIAL ID 107076434 . View Source Family Members Parents Siblings Charles George Hazen Dorr Bucknam Added by Jacki Earp, Weymouth, 1821-1893 Dorr Massachusetts 1853-1944 Mary Gray Ward Dorr 1820-1901 Inscription William Ward Dorr Died May 15, 1876 Aged 25 Yrs. Page 1 of Re: Typhoid and Typhus From To " Date 04/13/2010 10:59:32 AM Dear Stephen, I am overwhelmed by the thoroughness of your research into the question I posed. I very much appreciate your labors and the justifiable clarity that you bring to the issue of typhus versus typhoid fever during the 1870's. Be assured that I will acknowledge your research in my biography. I've copied your response with a note of appreciation to Jim Neal, an acquaintance of mine when the Connecticut academic librarians sponsored his presentation to us on the future of academic libraries. Most appreciatively, Ron Epp Quoting "Stephen E. Novak Dear Dr. Epp: 2/2 Your inquiry of April 8 was forwarded to this dept. for an answer. While I don't consider myself a historian of medicine, even a brief glance at the general reference works suggest there was probable cause for a physician in New York City in 1876 to confuse typhus and typhoid fever. Evidently the confusion had lasted for centuries -- which is odd since the symptoms of the two diseases appear to be so different. According to Morton's Medical Bibliography (5th ed., 1991, and generally known as "Garrison & Morton"), John Huxham in his An Essay on Fevers (1750) had "seemed to appreciate that a difference existed between typhus and typhoid, at that time usually regarded as one condition." Several American and British physicians in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century had distinguished between typhoid fever and typhus (Gerhard in 1837, Stewart in 1840, Ritchie in 1847 and Jenner in 1849), since according to Garrison & Morton, "they had often been confused." William Budd strongly suggested in his 1873 book, Typhoid Fever: its nature, mode of spreading, and prevention, that typhoid fever was probably a water-borne disease and associated with the "dejecta of patients," as one reference work delicately puts it. However, the cause of both diseases was not known in the 1870s. In the wake of the work of Pasteur and Koch, medical researchers began to look for disease-causing organisms. Theodor Klebs first saw the typhoid bacillus about 1880; Gaffky was the first to culture Salmonella typhi, the cause of typhoid fever (1884; first Eng. trans. 1886). The aetiology of https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1002 4/13/2010 Page 2 of typhus and its related diseases was not discovered until the early 20th century when Ricketts demonstrated that the wood tick was the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (1906) and Nicolle in a series of articles (1910-1912) showed that the body louse was the vector for "classic" epidemic typhus itself. So before knowledge of the "bacteriological revolution" became widely known in the US in the late 1880s, it's not improbable that even a physician in NYC might have gotten the two diseases mixed up. I agree with you that by 1876 it would have been unusual for an upper-class American to have contracted louse-borne epidemic typhus, though not impossible that he might have contracted a variety of typhus carried by ticks. Typhoid fever, on the other hand, was not unheard of even in the most exalted precincts -- the most well-known case being Prince Albert who died of it in 1861. To throw another variable in the pot, my edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (29th, 2000) helpfully notes in its definition of typhus that "in English-speaking countries, often used alone to refer to epidemic typhus, whereas in several European languages it refers to typhoid fever." Considering how many 19th century American physicians went for graduate medical study in Europe and had good reading knowledge of French and German, that's another possible source of confusion to consider. I hope this has been helpful. For a fuller explanation you might need to speak with a medical specialist. Sincerely, Stephen E. Novak Head, Archives & Special Collections Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library Columbia University Medical Center 701 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032 Ph: (212) 305-7931 FAX: (212) 305-6097 http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/archives/ Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 leppster2@myfairpoint.net Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 17 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1003 4/13/2010