Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-10
From the Salem (Mass.) Register, AprliS ).
DEATH nE DIP HOLYOKE.

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DEATH OF DR.. HOLYOKE.
The hearts of all our citizens were 'addened
on Tuesday evening by the tidings, announced
by the tolling of all our church bells, that the
virtuous, the eminent, and the excellent I'D.
WARD AUGUSTUS HoLvoKE, LID. the skillul
Physician, the learned Philosopher, the active
Philanlhropis,, and the good man, had departed
this life, a, six o'clock that evening, In the one
hundred and first year Of his age.
This beloved and venerated man was born at
Marblehea6 in 1923. The house In which, he
was born is still standing. He was graduated
at Harvard University in l746, and settled In
this place in l749, where he has ever since. Tor
a period Of eighty years, resided, useful, below
ed, and honored. He was married., the first
Time, in I755, aud a second time in 1889. He
had, by the second marriage, twelve children, OF
whom only two survive. His only child by his
first wife died in infancy. He has lived in his
mansion house in Essex street for the last sixty
six years, and at one period Of his practice, he
has stated, there was not a dwelling house in
Salem which he had not visited professionally.
For a long period he nearly engrossed The me-
dical practice Of the place, and is known to
have made an hundred professional visits in a
day. This was in Nav or June of 1888, at
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He passed his long life in almost uninterrupted
health, without any of those accidents and dan
gers which his skill was exerred 10 remedy and
remove in others ; and his old age has been al
most without in6rmily, and literally without
decreptitude. Who tina, saw him does not re-
collect his firm and elastic step, and his cheer
full looks, on the day Of his. hundreth anniver'
sary To much exercise and great temper
ance, he was disposed to attribute his health
and advanced age. And if to these Causes we
add those Of pious opinions, %virtuous practice,
and a calm, cheerful, and contented spirit, we
shall have disclosed much Of the secret OF his
corporal advantages. OF his temperance we
are induced TO make one remark, that il was
not a system OF rules in diet and regimen, but
a tenn 2eranoe of moderate desires. He enjoyed
all the boun,ies Of Providence with remarkable
appetancy, bu, he welsIcguIated mind always
saved him from excessive indulgence. OF his
exercise some idea may be formed BY a com
~puta,ion which he made a short time before his
decease, tina, he had walked, in The course Of
his practice, a distance which would reach three
times round the globe.
He has been indisposed during the pas, win-
ter, and went into his chamber on the first of
March, and we regret to say has suffered much
during his confinement, from pain and distress.
His mind, during this period, has been, for he
most part, clear and tranquil, and he was ena-
bled 10 communicate his pairing advice, with
peculiar and affecting minuteness, 10 the seve-
raj individuals Of his family. He was sensible,
20 the last, Of he presence and affectionate at
~,entions Of his family and when all other
power Of expressing his emotions had left him,
would denote, by the kind pressure Of his hand.
that he was still sensible to the assiduities Of
those around him. We refrain from abiding
to those minute and interesting circumstances
in his peaceful and useful life, which would he
doubtless Interesting to the public, since they
will so much better be learned from his eulogist
and biographer. We are happy to learn tina,
the family have consented 10 the ceremony Of
a public funeral.
There have been four portraits Of DR.. Holy.
oke, executed at different periods Of bis life
l he first was by Mr. Blythe, Of this place, at
the age BIAS The second by Mr.. rockingham,
at the age Of 90 These two are in the posses.
sion of his family. The third is like wise by
rockingham, and was painted about the same
time with the last meatlonrd. for the Essex
Historical Society. The fourth has recently
been finished, since he completed his hundredlh
year, and was taken by Mr.. Osgood, Of this
to, n, for The Essex South District Medical
Society. He appeared pleased BY the attention
shown 10 him by his medical brethren in re-
guessing him TO sit for this last portrait (; and
a meeting of the Society taking place after lie
was laid on his death.bed, he transmitted to
them, by his grandson, his thanks for their
kindness, and a most affectionate and parental
blessing and farewell.
The WEATHER-A degree Of cold has been
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