Show I I SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN IS DEAD W WASHINGTON Nov 21 Walter Wyman Wyman Wy- Wy man surgeon gen general ral of ot the United States health and marine hospital service died at Providence hospital at 12 1220 20 o clock o'clock this this morning aZtec after an an illness ill illness ill ill- ness floss of ot several months The direct cause of Dr mans Wymans d death dath ath was a carbuncle which developed four weeks ago after he had been in poor health several months lIe He was taken to the hospital at that time and for a while appeared to improve im- im prove pro rapidly Until latt Thursday his condition was not considered critical but butOn butOn buton on that day there was a It decided turn for tor forthe forthe the worse wont Monday hope was abandoned aban aban- The end came quite suddenly this morning Frank V Wyman an of at St. St Louis a brother of ot the surgeon general who o arrIved arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived lived here ten days s ago was wa's at the bedL bedside bed bed- side L The rhe body will be taken to St. St Louis toda today and Hie funeral probably will be beheld beheld held heid there Thursday Dr Wyman was waS' unmarried He was born In St St. Louis Louisin in 1848 and received de degrees degrees de- de deI grees grelS from several universities and medical medi medi- cal schools lie He had been in the marine hospital service service- sine since 18 1876 6 serving at StLouis St St. Louis Louts Cincinnati BalUm Baltimore re New York and and Washington HP He was i supervising surgeon general of the marine hospital service serice from 1891 to 1892 and since July Jul 1 1 1902 had been surgeon general of If the United States State public health and marine hospital se service hOlY Always s giving f special attention n to physical conditions affecting the merchant merchant mer mer- chant hant marine Dr AV W Wyman man had been in instrumental instrumental In in- In having ln many s lays passed for tor the benefit of ot the seam seamen n and had been active in bringing about the establishment establishment establishment of sanitariums for c cOnsumptives and leprosy Investigating stations He lIe was was' author of numerous pamphlets connected connected connected con con- with public health and was a member of leading American and international international international medical societies mft The surgeon general rr is survived b bv by his mother Mrs Edward Wyman three l brothers Henry P P. and Frank of ot StLouis StLouis St St. Louis Louis' and Arthur Wyman man of ot Chicago and one sister Mrs Florence Richardson Richard Richard- son lion of ot St St. Louis |