The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-08-27
Death Of DR.. deSteiger.

Monday night, the spirit of DR..
Eber G.. deSteiger passed to its
Maker. Without warning, in the
presence only of his beloved wife
and idolized child, he sank into
unconscious sleep, never to wake
again in life. AT 8 o'clock he
retired, not painfully i'll. but suf-
fering TO some extent from expo
sure to a rain STERN through
which he had just driven, return
ing from a professional call to
Enterprise. After retiring he
listened for a time to his wife,
who was reading aloud, he fre
quentIy making comments upon
the subject of which she was
reading. After a time he relaps-
ed into silence which was not
broken until in the struggles OF
death he awoke the agonized
wife 10 the dread reality of her
bereavement. After using every
means in her power without avail
she sought relief at the hotel
next door, but ere the many who
hastened to the couch of the
stricken one had responded 10
the appeal, his spirit had flown.
The suddenness of the death
of one who but yesterday moved
among us in apparently perfect
health. was a shock to all, and as
the intelligence passed round, it
was scarcely credited and crowds
thronged to the vicinity of the
rooms of the deceased, hoping to
learn that th. statement was
false. only to find that it was too
true.
| Information was Immediately
sent to the father and mother of
the deceased at Athens. and the
parents, together with the father,
sister and brothers of the bereav-
ed wife, arrived in Logan on the
morning train.
The remains were prepared for
burial and accompanied by the
relatives and a large escort of
the friends and associates of the
deceased, left for Athens on the
evening train on Tuesday, where
the obsequies viii be held to-day
at % o'clock.
DR.. Eber G. deSteiger was born
at Athens, Ohio, on the 25th day
of March, 1856. He graduated
at the Ohio University and adopt
ed the medical profession for his
avocation in life, studying with
his grandfather, DR.. E. S. Car
penter, and a portion of the time
with his uncle, DR.. Edward de-
Steiger of Texas. He graduated
in his profession in The Ohio Med
ical College at Cincinnati. After
graduating he accepted the ap-|
pointment of House Surgeon in
the Good Samaritan Hospital at
Cincinnati, In which capacity he |
served a year, reIinquishing it to
enter the practice at his Old home
at Athens. He subsequently
moved to Albany. in Athens co.,
and established large practice. !
After practicing at Albany about
a year, he was induced TO locate
in Logan, where he entered into
copartnership with Dr. JAS. Lit
tie. Previous to his locating in
Logan, he was married to Miss
Jessie Welch, daughter of Major
Weich. of Athens. After a sue
cessfui career of two years in Lo-
gan. his ambition prompted him
10 visit Europe and seek the ad-
vantage of an observation of the
advanced opportunities offered
in the hospitals of London and
Paris. After a year of study in
Europe he again returned and in
the spring of 1872 again resumed
the practice of medicine and sur
gerry in Logan. The natural
adaptation of DR.. deSteiger for
his profession, his ambition and
his devotion to the study of med
icine eminently qualified him for
it, and though comparatively |
young, he had become recognized
as one of the most skillful and
efficient physicians in Southern
Ohio. His counsel was invari-
ably sought by the members of
his profession and his opinions
were respected By the oldest and
most successful practilicners.-I
Especially was his able services
called in requisition in cases of
surgery, in which branch Of his
profession he excelIed and was
the recognized and accredited
leader.
The death Of Dr.. deSteiger will
be universally regretted. TO his
profession his loss is great but |
irreparable is the loss 10 those
who were his Immediate associ-
ates, those who had fit the kind
ly influences of his generous and
impulsive heart. To them his
death is a sad. sad affliction. We
cannot yet realize our great loss.
1t is only when the social circle
meets to find it incomplete; to
miss the loved form around which
we were wont to gather; 10 miss
the one whose words were always
the sunnlest, whose counsels
xroro aIwavc tho wiSoct and whose