Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-02-15
OF DIR. E. LoR1Na TURNER.

DIR. E. Loring Turner, Teacher of the Third
| Glass In the Deaf-mute Department Of the Vir
ginia Institution for tho Education OF the Dsa
| and Dumb and Blind, died, after brief illness
of congestion of the lungs. at his residence or
his farm about five miles from this city, OF
Wednesday night, the Sth instant.
The Goodsor Gazette. of Saturday last, pub
lished at the. Institution in which he was 1
valued teacher, appeared in mourning with
upturned column rules and contained the fol.
lowing sketch of the deceased
"Dr. Turner was a man of delicate constitu
ton, and for several years had suffered. more
within few days before his death, he met iii
class regularly and performed his duties faith.
fully. often against the protest of those who
realized more fully than he his physical weak
Dr. Turner was the second son Of Rev, job
Turnar. so well known in deaf-mute circles
clerk OF a Committee in the National House OF
Representatives. At an early age he attended
the University OF Virginia with view to pre-
pairing himself for the medical profession, and
after graduating in Medicine at that Institu-
ton, went to New York in order to ACQUIRE a
more thorough knowledge of the practice Of his
profession in Bellevue Hospital. Afterwards
a. thoroughly equipped physician, he located
In Loudoun county, Virginia, where he success
nonye 4rac.csa 11r ssveral years ana then re,
malaria which superinduced his decline in
health.
His parents being mutes. and his father be-
ing distinguished educator Of the deaf and
dumb, DIR. Turner acquired q thorough knowl-
edge OF the sign language, even in childhood
His lifelong associations with the deaf and
dumb enlisted his sympathy and his affections,
and his peculiar qualifications fitted him to
become their teacher. Accordingly, in 1878
when vacancy occurred in the corps Of in
struotors In this Institution he applied for the
position and his services were gladly accepted
In 1851, when a change in the State govern
foil r.rryo "a nry0 aha IF
teachers in this school; he accepted a position
offered by the Board Of the Texas Institution
at Austin, where he taught for one year.
The change Of climate was not beneficial. and
when he was reelected to his for
mer position here, he hastened his steps to-
ward his mother State, but was sadly broken
in health. Bis friends hoped that among his
health. but the insidious disease. consumption,
had already marked him as victim.
DR.. Turner was q consistent member Of the
Methodist Church and in his daily walk fol
lowed humhly in the footsteps Of the Master
who. while on earth, gave sight to the blind
and said TO the mute "Ephphatha." His ex.
nipple was such as his pupils could safely fol-
admiration of all who were associated with
him.
Several years ago he was married to Miss
Gertrude, daughter of Mr. Adam Bear, of Rock
Ingham county and she Is left with two young
children to mourn the loss of y devoted hus-
band and loving father. We extend to her
and her little ones our sincere sympathy and
father to the fatherless and husband to the
widow. To the loving brother and to the aged
iather who Is still left on earth to do good, we
offer heartfelt coincidence"