The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-19
IN MEMORIA.

We stated last week that L. L. Halleck,
OF this city, had been called to Michigan
by the sudden death OF his father. This
sad event, we learn from the following
article clipped from the Ann Arbor, Mich,
igan Register, Of Jan. Sd, took place Dec.
80. We copy the Registers article:
DR.. n. s. Halleck, Of this city, died very
suddenly. of heart disease, on Saturday
last. Although he had lived in Ann Ar
Dor but the past TIVE years, he has been SO
well known in this vicinity, that we give
the following sketch of his life: His birth
place was lenOx, Madison county, N. Y.
and he was born in July, 1906. His father
was Major VIM. Halleck, q prominent far
mer ofthat county, and he was the young
est Of . family of tour daughters and three
sons, tive Of whom still outlive him: one
brother, at Leroy. 1ngha county, and
the other, = sister in Chicago. He grew
up to manhood with q rather weak con-
stitution and instead Of applying himself
vigorously to farm work, engaged In
school teaching, to which his strength
was more adapted. he seemed to have ne
special liking at fret for the medical pro-
fession, yet be was urged by his friends
| to study medicine, and accordingly put
himself under the guidance of DIR. Spen-
Ger, Of Lenox, and afterwards graduated
at . medical college at Fairfield, n. Y.
In about the year 1880, he came to Green
y reputation that gave him an extended
practice. On the 18th day Of January,
1889, he was married to Miss Sarah &.
Carter, daughter OF Capt Carter, who had
lived in Ann Arbor from 1882 to 1887.
Mrs. Halleck survives her husband, and
as abe recurs to the scenes of the past,
says they have transpied SO rapidly, that
it hardly seems that years must be count
ed from one to the other. Immediately
after their marriage, DIR. Halieck and his
uTifo mnvad IN W hitm0Fa Lake Mich and
although living on q farm, continued his
practice, which he kept up as profession
until ten years ago. Since that time he
has been physician only to the families of
friends who could not dispense with his
services. Seven years ago they left the
farm and moved into the village of Whit
more Lake. and three years atterward
came to this city. Four children were
given them; one died while fighting fer
his country's nag, in the late war; anoth-
er, Mrs. d. n. Caldwell, died q year ago;
James B. now occupies the old homestead
at Whltmore Lake, and Lewis, the fourth
IL in the lumber business in Kansas. DR..
Halleck was highly esteemed where
WIDE field; its mention was the guarantee
OF life to many afflicted with dire disease
and already despair1ng Of life. His success s
was widespread, and he was called from
far and near for help, till his time was not
his own, but at the command Of others,
and he sacrificed his own pleasure to
their necessities. He used to ride to his
patients on horseback, for the country
was new In those earlier days, and 40 or
so miles to see patient was no unusual
thing-into ShlawasAee county, to How
ell, to CorunnA. and other towns about
| there. The doctor never rode on the cars
and had never seen the inside OF a railway
car. He considered some other mode Of
| conveyance safer. His death was very
| unexpected. Although his health had
not been good for some months, vet no
such sudden termination Of his life was
looked for. On Thursday last he had been
| to Whitm0re Lake. On Saturday morn
ing At two O'Clock, he complained of =
distressing feeling in his breast aud = gen
| eral numbness throughout his BODY.
which he could not get rid of, but 1t was
not SO serious that he Weuld allow 4 nhv.
stefan 20 be summoned, Saturday MORN
ing ne attended to his regular chores and
spent the forenoon In his rccking-cair At a
table. looking over some accounts. Short
~ afher twelve, Mrs. Halleck stepped ont
Of the room into the kitchen, and on re-
turning i've minutes afterWard. found
him dead In his chair, pencil In one hand
and his account beck IN the ether. His
funeral will be attended to-day from the
n. e. Church, at eleven O'Clock.