The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-18
OLD TIMES RECALLED
BY Mr.. A. w. Campbell Apropos of
Several Recent Deaths.
DR.. FRISSELL AND CAPT. M'LURE
Aud Mrs. Norton and their contem-
poraries Of over a Generation Ago.
Notable Events in the History of the
Community In Which these Promi-
nent People took PART.


were prominent in business or society
when he, as young man, came to this
city from Brooke county in 1856 lie re-
marked that out of all these persons he
could not name more than Il dozen re-
naming to-day. After naming over
such men as Henry X. List, l. S. Della
PLAN, Augustus Polack, Morgan OF,
Geo. r. Taylor, Greer d LANG and
John G. Hoffman, lie remarked that this
practically exhausted the list to-day Of
active men who were active and promi'
nent on Main street in 1856. He also
sDoke OF Capt. John Mcclure, DR.. Frs
sell and the late Mrs. L. NJ. Merton,
(reiict OF Col. l.. NJ. Norton), whose
deaths had followed in such quick sue.
cession lately, as persons oil his early &C.
quaintance who possessed marked indl.
vidualities, and in whose society
ne had passed many pleasant hours.
lie laid that this community owed the
Ohio iverrailroad to Capt. McLure more
than TO any other man, and spoke par
ttcularly OF visit OF the Captains TO
his editorial rooms in the INTELLIGENcER
building, and OF Il longaudapparently nc.
cidental conversation which they had
on the subject OF the Ohio river trade
between this city aud Parkersburg.
The Captain as rs old river man was
thoroughly familiar with the resources
OF the country on both sides OF the
river, and lie so succeeded in enthuslnS
Mr. Campbell with the feasibility OF q
railroad between the two places that
the result was an article in the paper
next morning that set the ball in mo-
ton; that reused attention here and all
along the line and that ended in the
meeting OF Pariersburs and Wheeling
people at the Mcclure house that ar.
ranged for the preliminary survey ana
the informal organization out oil which
grew the present company.
This, lie said, was only one OF Capt.
McLures services to this community.
Another great service was the saving
that he effected for the city in the set
Element with the old Gas Company by
reason OF his accurate knowledge OF the
real value Of their worn out plant, es-
pecially their inadequate pipeaSe, as
against its assumed value. He success
fully resisted this assumption and beat
the company in the arbitration.
DIR. FRIssELL.
OF Dr. Frissell, he related number OF
"reminiscences. The doctor, he said,
had much to do with the reputation and
fame Of the late DR.. S. P. Hullihen. The
latter had a great appreciation OF DR..
Frissell and one time when q shoe mer-
chant named John Howell lay at the
point OF death the late Jack" PNnnelI
las We always called HIM went TO DR..
Aullihen to advise with him rs TO who
should be called in in consultation with
tho attending physician. swell, Jack, "
raid Hullihen, there is DR.. B., he is
good physician for such case; and
there is DR.. H, he is id good doc
tor, us you know; but ii you want the
boss doctor call in Fri'sell."
Mr.. Campbell related what General
Kelley used 10 tell him OF DR.. FrisselPs
diagnosis oil his case as he lay wounded
ut Philippi after the battle. "rhe buI.
let hole in his breast was large aud
very ugly looking, indeed" said Mr..
Campbell, land never expected to
see the General rise again" But DIR.
Frissell and General Wheat arrived the
next day and the former proceeded to
make a close examination OF his case,
using measurements to detect the
depth and direction OF the wound. The
General tried TO read DR.. FrisseiPs face
as he thus manipulated him, but all in
vain. and it was only a!!.rhc had finished
that tho Doctor .a!; Z; his slow way:
"Wcll, Colonel Kelley, ttur lac was only
colonel them gees, with good
nursing, We can bring you through"
General Kellcy wa. accustomed to
speak Of these words as inspired words,
as giving him his iis; prospect OF
emcrceace from the dark valley and
EhadCw OF death in which lie believed
himself to be. Such was lis con-
fiderco from long Acquaintance with
Dir. Frisscll that he believed that he
could and would Lrir; him through all
right. And suro enough he did, and,
like tho good old doctor, ho lived to DO
about eighty-iour years oil age.
DIR. HULLIIEN's DEATH.
Mr.. Campbell alluded to DR.. Frissell's
curious penchant for shawls and wraps
and for the exclusion OF the air in sick
rooms and told how he had seen him
wrapped with shawl as he sat in
his office. He always believed that DR..
Hullihen might have lived many years
had he taken the same care OF himself,
and was accustomed to tell the special
circumstance that led TO his death. The
two doctors had been operating ut the
hospital and the room was warm.
IIulihen left afterwards without an
overcoat aud got in his buggy and
drove home. DIR. Frissell also drove
home but got immediately into bed and
restored the natural equilibrium OF his
system. and thus, as he said, probably
escaped Hullihen's fate, who was at
tackled with pneumonia and died
amidst the grief OF thousands in this
city to whom he was in various ways
endGarcd.
Speaking Of the late Col. {. N. Nor.
ton and his widow just deceased, Mr..
Campbell said that their house out the
National pike, IN Pleasant Valley, now
owned by NJ. Selbert and lately owned
by the late Mrs. John List, was n great
resort during the war for army and
Union people. He had seen General
Rosccransand General Schenk there, and
also tile late Shcrrnrd Clemens, around
the hosUiiable social board OF Col. Nor
ton. In fact IL was y sort al q stopptng
place out tho road for the colonies
numerous military and civilian friends.
nosriTADLE HOSTESS.
Mrs. Norton ALWAYS did the honors OF
berbonc'ina truewomanlyw He had