The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-14
DIED.

CCMMINs-At the residence Of his mother,
near .liaiIe, Ohio, at four O'Clock on Saturday
morning, 18th inst Dr.. ROBERT HAELETT Gun
hINs OF this city.
The funerI will take place from hlS residence
on Fourth street, on Tuesday (leth) afternoon At
2 o'clock.
Dr.. CumminS was born at Washington, Pa,
Feb II, 1871 He received his collegiate educR.
ton At Warrington College, Pa. He read medi.
cine under the direction otthe late Dr.. Clemens,
OF this city, and In the spring Of 1871 he grad
uAtcd In tho medical department OF the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania Of Philadelphia. Very
soon aiterWAEd he formed partnership with
Dr. Clemens, and entered upon the practice OF
his profession. In that practice In this city ho
has continued without interruption down to the
time Of bis last illness
The sickness Of which he died was clearly dc.
fined case Of pleuro pneumonia. HO was taken
with II on the 18th inst. while on visit to Bel
IaIre. From tho aISt 1t was 90 severe that It was
llmpractIcable TO bring him homo. As conSe.
Quence he was removed to the residence Of his
mother q nhort distance above BellAIre, ard
there no remained until he died, notWithstand'
Ing oil that medical SkiIl and tho most careful
nursing BY HE family and friends could do.
The suaelings Of Dr.. Cummlns during his last
Illness were very great Gt certain ameS: By
under them he nevOs lest hS CONSEQUENCE ho
also pore them all without q murmur. He was
sustained by his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ %
the Savior OF bis soul. No fear Of death dis
turbed his last moments. He quietly committed
nIs epIrIt into tho hands Of our divine Redeemer.
Dr., Cumm Ms leaves behind him, 10 bis own
immediate family, bis widow and six children.
One child, bis daughter Mary, by some years
preceded him In his entrance into eternity. His
mother and tao brothers and two sisters also
survive him Upon these near relatives and
upon many others who were bound to him BY
similar though less close ties, this bereavement
has fallen with tho heaviest force May the
Lord sustain them under the load But there
are mulhtudss besides, who feel that In him they
have lost near and dear friend. It ls doubtful
whether there has ever In this city occurred
d, Ath which has made 80 profound an impress.
sion Tho ceiling widely prevails that bis de-
cease 10 public calamity. This arises In part
ont Of the long and wide practice Of DR.. Cum
MINIS IS 8physIcian. Hundreds remember him
As one who by his shill has brought back them.
selves or their friends from the borders Of the
grave. They are TO DO found among all classes
into which society 10 divided. But the feeling
also arises very largely from the recollection OF
the many noble qualities by which he was ols'
unRuishe0.
The writer has no heart now to attempt any.
thing like an extended or complete delineItlOn
OF tho character OF Dr.. Cummins. as physi'
clan, his worth is too well known in all Of this
70 zion 10 need cOmmendatlon. lie BtO0 among
the very 1rst Of bis profession And In the 9TH
or relations which no oiled In life he was an or
n lment. As husband and father, as son and
brother, be was q model. AS friend no was
tender and true As . citizen he was tho arm
and consistent sup 1orter Of what ho believed to
b. right, and the answering foe Of what he TO-
gGrded as wrong. He was full OF public spirit,
and ready to throw his whole energy Into any
enterprise which commended itself 10 him. In
business he was cleAr.hGadCd. honorable and
snCces .fnl lie also was always ready to aid agOod
cause by his means. AS to his Intellectual at
tAInments outside Of his profession, he was
we'll informed in many directions, and was
abreast with tho age. His AesthetlcAl tastes were
ano. In Q word, he was high cultivated gen
oman. And yet no was entirely free from any
disposition 10 look down upon those who occu-
Ply lower place In tho walks OF life. He ever
treated the humblest man who maintained his
integrity With as much respect as he would hAvc
shown to the greatest diguitary Of tho land.
There was nothing little or mean about hun.
The moral character Of DR. CumminB was FREQ
from blcmish he had no vices. There was no
spot upon him. On tho subject ofpersonal pIety,
for yeIrs previous TO his death he had many deep
and serious thoughts and feelings.
He died in tho exercise Of faith In Christ %
hIS only and all.suf1clent Savior. he has gone
10 tho heavenly rest. Good bye, dear friend,
until We meet In better wOrldI Until then, who
.haIl Ill the place which thou has left vacant
D.W.F.
WATTS I'm this city, Sunday morning,
April IS, 1873, Mrs. AAaOIE a. wife OF Charles Z
Watts.
Funeral this afternoon at . o'clock from the
residence other husband, on Clay S!rOst, between
Fourth and Fifth. Friends OF the family are re-
Quested to attend.
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