The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-02-18

Last Saturday DR. J. G. Hawthorne,
we'll known as tho proprietor Of the
State Insane Asylum, was stricken with
paralysis Mt his home in East Portland.
One whole side is paralyzed and he has
been unable to speak since tho stroke.
The doctors seem TO thin hat IL is i'm
possible for him to recover. ay o..
our readers vii! regret to hear this, as
Dir. IL. is we'll known and universally
respected. We sincerely hope thas his
case is not so Jad MS reported, but from
all accounts il seems that his recovery
is scarcely looked for
LATER DR.. Hawthorne died at
halfpast ten o'clock last Tuesday, hav-
ing never spoken u word after the par
alytic stroke, and being unconscious al
most all the time. Just fow minutes
before ho died he became conscious, and
realizing that he was passing away to
the unseen world, he fccbly shook
hands with his grief stricken wife and
those who stood about his bed. The
Oregoaiaa gives tho following brief
sketch of the Doctors lifo and services
DR., j. G. Hawthorne was born in
:he city of Meedvillc, Crawford county,
Penn, on the 10th of March, 1919,
and was therefore in the CAD year OF
his ago. In 1880 no camo to Califor.
MIA, settling in Shasta county. Subse,
quently he removed to tho then very
small hamlet of Auburn, in Placer
county, and in 1881 commenced the
practice of his profession. lie was n
resident Of Placer for several years, and
in 1851 was elected State Senator from
that county. 1t nay not be inappi
""iate IN this connection to mention IT,
iact that the late Hon. Lansing Stout
was member of tho Lever House
from Placer county at the same s. on.
In tho summer of 1857 Dr. Hawth> oe
arrived in Portland and rosumed l..
practice Of medicine. llo associated
himself professionally with Dr. A. NJ.
Loryea, now a resident Of San Francis.
CO, which relation was maintained until
about the year 1870. In 1853 Drs.
Hawthorne * I.oryea took charge OF
the county hospital. under n contract
from the county court. For several
years this hospital occupied n large
wooden tay slory building about mid
way of the block on tho south side Of
Taylor street, ''rtwcru first aud Sec
ond. The salus dung was after
ward reGttcl and used As hotel until
the great August lire. when IL vas de-
stroyed.
During the ,;.as he was keeping the
county charge, Gov Whitcakor I'D
a contract with the firm to
care of the insane OF %
Hawthorne aud his -r,.
30 act under this spccia, ~. IL.
1862, when Gov Gibbs, under authori.
ty of the Legislature, entered into con
tract for tho keeping of the insane.
Since that time d. Hawthorne has
bad the care Of these unfortunates. The
deceased has been married twice. His
first wife died in this city in 1898. He
was married to his surviving conran-
ion in 1868 Two daughters, both liv-
ing, are the result of his second mar
riage.
For number of years past, and
reaching up to the time of his death,
Dr.. Hawthorne was conf ~vam-
plary member Of the Pro;yr. Epis.
copal church, holding his membership
at St. David's church, East Portland.
Deceased belonged to tho Masonic fra
tarnity, and was member Of Wash
iugton Lodge, No. to, Of East Port
land. Deceased served for one term az
Mayor of East Portland. lle has been
and was at ths time of his death. a
member of tho we'll known firm Of
New bury, Hawthorne & Go.
Deceased was generally known in the
relation in which hs stood To the wards
of the State who arc regarded as the
most unfortunate Of the human race.
! In that relation he was considered as
the most eminently qualified man in the
State in knowledge and experience
The inmates Of the institution under
his charge who have any lncid intervals
always greet him at such times as n
child would greet father, and doubt
less many Of them will grievc to learn
that they are no moro 10 enjoy his kind
ly presence or feel the soothing innu-
ence of his kindly nature. In their re
lations to and treatment Of suffering
humanity few men show more Of pity
and kindness than DIR. Hawthorne, and
when the early light faded from mis-
eyes and death claimed him, nobls
heart, generous soul, and ono of Gods
best works. az honest E.~n, passed TO
the great unknown.