Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-01
THE HAND OF DEATH.
One of Our Best Known Citizens
Taken From Among Us.
Demise of Or. {. A. HiIdreth, at His Resi-
dence on ChapIine Street, Yester-
day Afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock.

Yesterday afternoon at hslEpsst three
O'Clock Dr.. E. A. Hildreth died at his resi-
dsrce, No. 1907 Chspline street, aged
about sixty-!our years. deceased had been
in Door health for some time past, but his
condition was not considered serious until
Saturday, when the symptom OF his maIady'
retention of the urine, became alarming.
Sunday the patients condition was such as
10 give rise, to serious concern on the part
Of Mis- family and friends, and the best med
icsl skill in the city was called into requisi'
ton No relief could be afforded, however,
and Yesterday the Doctor passed away.
DR.. Hildreth was born in this city Sep
TENDER l3, 1921, near what is now the site
of Isham & Digby's store, on Main street.
he was the son Of Ezekiel Hildreth, his
mother beinga daughter Of Jonathan Zane.
His
EARLY EDUCATION
was i'm parted by his father, and he later at
tended KENYON College, ONO, where he
graduated with honor. He chose medicine
as his profession, and commenced bus studies
in the Office OF Dr. Thomas Townsend, in
this city, in 1910. Two tsrs later he at,
tended lectures at the Medical College Of
Ohio, at Cincinnati, and continued his
studies at the Office of John 7. Shotwell, OF
Cincinnati. In 1874 he graduated. In that
year he passed competitive examination
for the position Of resident physician OF the
Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum
OF Ohio, received the appointment to the
position, and served one year. In i845 he
came to Wheeling and was engaged in IN
interrupted practice up to few days ago.
DR.. Hildreth was
WIDELY KNOWN
as q careful observed and solnd thinker
and was descended from a stock OF pro
Tess onal, scientific aud iterSry men. An
instance of his love for observation and his
methoGical life is afforded in his meteoro
logical observations, he having for about
thirty.fve years kept daily record OF the
thermometer, barometer, rain, wind, aud
general state Of the weathe', and be
sides aceuu ated a great mass of most
valuable ma efial regarding the local history
If our city. During his life he has often
contributed able papers to medical
liter tuEe, and his pen also indited valuable
ma - o. o" a scientific, historical and genera
tature, instances OF which are afforded IL
Is report on "Climatology and Epidemic
Tfseafes of Western Virginia., to the
American Medical Association, in 1868, Q
o1dreport on the same subjectin 1872, and
his repor; on the Topography, Meteorology
Clmatology and Epidemic Diseases o.
ohio County" made to the State Medical
society in 1869. His contributions to the
state Medical Society ore too numerous tc
be referred to, even by title, but his al
dress as President, and his report on the
Medical History and Biography of the Pre-
fession Of Wheeling for the past One Hun
dred years, are
VERY VALUABLE.
DR.. Hildreth was a member of the Wheel
ing and Ohio County Medical Society, o
Wheeling, being President in 1875. HI
had been member of the American Medi
cal Society since 1850, a member OF thu
West Virginia State Medical Society since
,ts organization, an honorary member OF thu
California State Medical Society, and ar
honorary member of the Victoria Institut
or Philosophical Society of Great Britain
As one of the Dire tors he organized the
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane il
.sG45. he was also President of the BosrC
cf Education in 1879, and Director Of the
Penitentiary from 1869 to 1872.
Deceased was largely identified with the
il dustrial and business interests of Wheel
irg, being both large stockholder in thu
I all mills and Director OF the Commercial
Bank. His death occasional general regre
yesterday, and he will be mourned by hun
treds of our people. A wife and five chill
cien survive him.