Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-03-09
SHADOW OF DEATH.
nr II ] Webb Suddenly Summoned to
The Great Beyond.
rte Death of Loyal and Public Spir.
tied Citizen Mourned.

Cnnday morning feeling OF gloom, OF
,,raat sorrow, pervaded the community,
f,r the doctor was known to many and
beloved by all.
For the past two months the doctor
had been ailing, and OF late his molady
had taken serious turn, SO that he him
oelf knew that his days were short. But
tba General community was wholly un-
prepared for the startling announcement
Of his death, and it fell like thunder
olan when it was known. Saturday
n,ornine DR.. Webb left his home in his
usual spirits, and feeling as well as was
common OF late, and went about his bus
mess in his usual manner. He did not
retnrn to his home at noon but his fam
il, thought nothing OF that, as it was
supposed he was called out OF town on
h;s professional duties. At night, how
ovar as he did not return, search was
;,otituted. and at about O clock he was
discovered in his office, lying on the
cushions OF his operating chair, wrapped
in his fur coat, and in an unconscious
condition. Physicians We're a. once
called, and every effort put forth to bring
him hack to life, but it all ayailed moth
ing and at 3 80 o'clock Sunday morning
the doctors spirit winged its flight to the
Great Beyond, and only the pulseless
form remained OF the generous, philan-
thropic DR.. Webb.
The immediate cause OF the death was
an acute attack OF meningitis, which had
suddenly stricken the doctor own, and
human efforts were at naught, as disease
had taken hold both OF the brain and
heart, and at best death was only held
off for a few short hours, and concious-
ness never re urned and the life light
LETT the eyes as the doctor was surroun-
ded by relatives and friends.
An autopsy was held over the remains
Tuesday. by Doctors Boswell, wilson.
White and Powell, the following being
the finding:
PULLMAN. March 9Th, 1894 We, the
undersigned, being legal pracu'oieIa oI
medicine ana surGeiy III tiT oo'''! Ga!!;,,, W
,ig %a'sit"H, y,h i.y ' "i Nnrch iS9t been called
to hold an autopsy on the body OF Dr. H..
J. Webb, deceased, alter making care
lHi eNanIhatlo1 II our ol''iiIo'l ''l' l'','i
'nnri',.,it;s NO n sr,,InIia If chronic cpre-
bra meningitis, resulting in congestion
and cerebral hcmorrhage, blood elets be-
ins Iouh"' NNh' W. i'oS y, Gif ~, ~ Wa,
q r Wusox. NJ D..
johnson, Wash.
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pullman Wash.
Henry Jacoh Webb was born in the
villao, of Davtnr Washtenav rounty.
NIirhi,,op an tI,a oOth d,v of February.
1848 Lencn at fine tirn of his dpmisp
was a few dovs moro than 46 wears OF
ace. Henry's carly life was spept on
the farm hnt ot the aga of 1e he was
seized with tha ,,o+riotisn of the dav.
and enlisted in the r. $ navy for the
dafonso of his oa,,,,+.,, F,r a vnar h,
served in tra AIississinni squadron. p,
hospital steward and bare his love 10,
medicine Grew onace and on ratirins
from tbo eor,ioo Lo ontorol r,o ,ondiea
COLLEGE at Ann Arhor from vhi,b hn WA,
graduated in tho class of ,go and ot one,
commenced tbo ,,roctioo of h;o .,,rofos.io,
at Eaton Ronids !, his rotive state 7,
the spring Of 1s7o he decided to ioin th,
great arn,v of bon,o-sool,ors thon looyip,
for tho wost and Lo 1aootad :, Tro,
county. Nifsonri v,bora his practice ya.
Continued i'm 1891 u,hon \ onoir do
parted for tha tber ...rou, vos =" am,
located in Whitman county at Tire