The Osceola times., 1873-09-20
Deaths Doings.


and on the edge of town, has made
its appearance dii )ctly in our
midst and has signalled its eXis-
tence by taking off in the full Wig
or Of health, two of our best citi-
zens, and striking down one or
more persons in almost every
house in the community.
Among the first to succumb to
the Destroyer was DIR. GUsTAvUs
III. TRAsK, who had been resident
and practising physician in our
midst for the past four years. lie
was apparently well and hearty
at noon on Wednesday, and by
eight o'clock in the evening he was
dead--and that too in spite of all
that medical skill and the exerions
of kind friends could do for him.
lie was attacked about 2 o'clock
p. M, and Death marked him foi
his own and set his seal upon him
from the moment that he was seiz.
ed with the disease. The symp.
toms Of cholera had hardly declar-
ed themselves ere the patient was
in a state Of collapse from which no
eXertion could rouse him. DR.
Trask was a native Of Pennington
Connecticut, and was about thirty
seven years old at his demise,
Previous TO his settlement here he
practised medicine in Iowa where
he married. AS stated, he came
into our midst some four years ago
briugingiwith him his young wife,
who is now left a widow with three
little children. BY his kind, gen.
tlcmanly manners, and personal
bearing he soon won for himself
the good will of all those with
whom he came in contact, and his
death will be regretted by every one
who knew him. For several days
previous to his demise he had been
attending the bedside Of our friend
JAMES A. TRoUsDALE
who, too soon, alas i. has followed
him into the Silent Land. Mr..
Trousdale, as we mentioned in our
last, had had a severe bilious at
tack, from which at that writing be
had recovered sufficiently to be
about and attending to the duties
of his business. Since, imprudcnce
caused relapse, and though he
had the attention of skilled physi-
clans, and his bedside was watched
by devoted friends assiduously
night and day, he gradually sank
under the malady until Friday
night, about nine o'clock, when
peacefully and quietly he passed
away, leaving a large circle of
mourning friends and not one enc
my in the world. We can not, at
this writing, give any particulars
Of Mr.. Trousdale's advent among
us, or his earlier life, but since he
has been in this community he has
made friend ofevery man, woman
and child with whom associated.
His body will be placed IN n casket
and forwarded TO his friends and
relations in Shawncctown on the
Grand Tower tomorrow Sunday
morning, under and by direction OF
the Masonic Fraternity, of which
the deceased was a member in high
standing. The remains will, we
understand be accompanied by J.
B. Best Esqr, County Clerk, and
Mrs. j. Is. Hart, sister of the de-
ceased. With the latter, who is
thus berelt of a beloved brother so
soon after the demise of her hus.
band, we deeply sympathizc.
OTHER DEATHS.
The only other death among the
whites in town, Is that of the infant
daughter of Judge Clarence Moore.
Little Mary, n beautiful and inter
esting child Of fourteen months old
WAS taken with Cholera about four
o'clock on Friday morning, and
died about the same hour in the
afternoon. She was also treated
with every appliance that science