The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-13
DR. HULLlHEN'S DEATH.
A WELL KNOWN WHEELING DOCTOR
Found Dead Ia his Sle,pius Apartment After BslnE
Aisaius Ill Day-Ua,ssy Friends Have an En-. y
trance Forced 10 his Room with Shock.
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About 9l5 o'clock last night DR.. N. +.
Hulihen, ths well.knowu physician, Was
found dead in the room occupied by him as
Aslsepipg apartment, In the building at The
southeast corner Of Fourteenth and Market
streets. He had not been noticed about bis
Office, which'is In the same building, or any
OF his accustomed haunts, during the day.
His cillce door was open and his hat lying on
hia desk, but tho other room waa locked, aud
his friends became uneasy at his strange dis.
appearance. At the request Of Denis
0kesie, Esq, squiIe George Ankle had one
OF tho windows opening from the room upon
Fourteenth street forced open, and sent o
man In, who reported that the Doctor was
sitting In the corner with his back ugaina.
the wall, apparently dead.
DR.. J. 9. Hupp wag summoned. and the
door OF the room having been unlocked from
the inalde, an examination OF The body was
made ind life found 10 be extinct. The
body WAS in sitting posture, the back beng
supported against the edge Of clothes press,
and the head hanging back upon the should
ers. Tho clothing had been thrown open a.
II 10 struggle TO get air. ls I'll
The last man who saw the Doctor alive was
Nj. Okeefe, who a. bis request procured
him some medicine shortly after eight clock
yesterday morning. A small dose oil calomel
aud seldlilz powder was obtained On the
comp planning OF feeling Ill for u day or two.
Coroner Bchultze was notified OF tho death,
and made an informal examination. Dss.
Frizzsll, Dr., Hoge, Happ and Ffizzsll, ir.,
made an external examination, and gave i.
rs their opinion that an apoplectio attack
WAS the cause OF death. In view OF this iact
the Coroner thought 1t unnecessary 10 60 Il
the expense OF L formal inquest. 'r
d.. Hu!lihen was fOfty.six years OF age
and was native Of this city, son ol
the famous aurseon, DR.. 8. z. Hullihen
His father was the founder and originator oil
the Wheeling Hospital, which sill stands q
monument 10 his services 10 bis race, while
la less pretentious monument erected by the
citizsns OF Wheeling in MI. Wood cemetery
testihes to the gratitude OF thOss whom lie
served. DR.. Hullihep, Jr., vas educated Of
Georgetown College, D., c., and after taking
q course in medicine and surgery with his
father, went TO The Hague, Holland and
there completed bis education in his chosen
profession, paying special attention TO den.
tistry. He returned to this county in 1862,
and settled in Wheeling, since which time
be has been engaged in the practice Of hs
proiession here. He seryeda term in the
House OF Dalegates. and wsg for q
short time assistant physician at the Weston
Insane Asylum. He leaves brother, ReY.
W. T. Hullihen, OF 6taunton, Va, and d
sister, Mrs. Burkhardt, wife OF the cashier OF
the Frat National Bank OF Martinsburg, this
State. He was membsa o! Ohio Lodge, A.
F. & A. Nj, and had an unusually wide circle
ofvery warm friends In The city andStats, was
a man fgood heart and fins intellect, and
bis aad death will be generally moarnsd.
The remains wore taken 10 the residence
OF DR.. John FrixS,ll 10 await INSTRUCTIONS
from Ills relatives, to whom kilograms were
sent. ---