The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-01
DR.. HIbDREFH DEAD.
\ PROMINENT PHYSICIAN COM,


Dr. Eugenius A. Hildreth, one OF tie
most prominent physicians and citizens
Of Wheeling, was taken suddenly i'll Sun
day morning, aud bis symptoms grew
steadily worse until yesterday afternoon,
when he died. DR.. Hildreth's death re.
movea from WheelinS's professional and
public circles central figure, aud he will
besadly missed aud sincerely moHrned by a
wide circle OF associates, patients and
friends. He was sixty.iour years OF age,
lacking o few days, and for over forty
years led an active and useful lille in
Wheeling, where he was horn September
10, 1921. His father, I'D .kicl Hildreth,
was a man OF high scholastic attachments
and agradpate Of Harvard. Hiamother was
the daughter Of Jonathan 2ano, one oil
the pioneer brothers who founded the
city. Dr.. Hildreth completed his edaca,
ton at Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio
aud in 1910 began the study Of medicine
with DR.. Townsend, OF this city, and con-
tinued it under Or. ]. 7. ShotYell, also
taking TWO courses Of lectures at the Ohio
Medical College, at Cincinnati, graduating
there in 1874. lie obtained the sppoint
ment that ye9r IS resident physician o.
the Commercial Hospital and Insane Asy.
lum, In that city, by a competitive exam
nation, and held it ono year. In 1915 hi
opened an Office in this city for tho prac,
tice Of his proteqsioA, and had been in con
tihQous practice here slncs. He was q
member oil both the Wheeling and Ohio
Gonntv s"...ii::ties, the State Medical Society
and the American Association, aad wa
President Of tbe County Society il 1875
He was also made IN honorary member q
the California State Medical Society, ant
Of the Victoria Institute, OF Great Britain
He was one OF the Directors oil the
West Virginia State Hospital for the In
sane at its organization, 10 1894, aud O
the Pesi.entiSly &C MoundsQtlie from 1861
to 1872. He had also held many posi-
tons Of the highest honor, among other
that OF member OF the Board Of Ex
aminers Of Surgeons seeking appoint
ments in the army, and iJE years unit
very recently one Of the pension exami
ners here. he was for many successive
terms leading member OF the Board o
Education, and served satisfactorily as lis
President in 1889. He was an active
friend Of education, and an intelligent
advocate Of all Ito interests.
AsaRriter, DR.. Hildreth acquired con
siderably more than local repute. Hi
contributions TO the proceedings OF til,
National and State Medical Societies wert
especially valuable. He was minute OBJ
server Of atmospheric, meteoric ant
climactic phenomena, and his writings OF
this and kindred lines we're peculiarly in
terestlng and useful. Some years ago hi
accompanied . party Of physicians oyel
the Rocky mountains, and WROTE an in
terestipg Geriea Of letters ioE the fSFRLLt
GESOER on the trip. He was frequen
and valued contributor to the INTRLLieES
CIR, his writings taking wide range, bu
being uniformly both instructive ans
readable,
| tie possessed, with his other talents, ;
mechanical turn which stood him in goot
service in preparing surgical appliances
and the like, and mad invented severa
Improvements OF value.
Dr.. Hildreth was married in 1851 to Su
san McMechan, who, with their five chill
dren, survives him. The children arr
Messrs. Ben, Frank and Eugene Hildreth
Mrs. w. 8. Brady and Miss Dora. For I
man OF his peculiarly high mental 40
quirements and intellectual tastes he wa
notably successful in worldly affairs, ant
leaves comfortable competence TO hi
family. In addition to his good practice
he had investments in steamboats,, in thu
Commercial Bank, OF which he was a di
rector, and in other directions. Few citi
zens Of Wheeling have filed SO large
part or left on record SO long and go hon
orable apareer Of psetGlpeSs to theirfelloV
men.
A meeting OF physicians will be held a
the Public Library discovering at Soclock
to take suitable action on !Dr. Hildreth'
death.
The funeral will take place Thursda!
forenoon, and services will be held at s.
Mathews Church,