The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
DIR. EWING PASSES AWAY.
,veii-g nown Physician Exoires After
n Brief Illness Ills Useful Career.

yyefi-ts noNvn Physician FxD'reS After
n Brief Illness Ills I 4efui career.
nr. william Henry Ewing OF Kent. died
nj "a o'ciock last evening at the resi-
aerc. ~ his son. at ee9 Eighth street. af-
,ar n brief Illness He bore up bravely,
after suffering the most severe fortunes.
until for,v-eight hours before the end.
when ne relapsed into Inconsistencies.
All his family were AZ The bedside during
tho last hours In compliance with Dr.
rwfng's request, his remains viii be In
tered beside those ~ his father IN the
family hurving ground NJ Kent.
Or william Henry Ewing was horn IN
gnnth Carolina in December, 1881 His
father was n successful farmer In the
South. but In 1877 he moved TO Illinois,
where he educated hts children. From
lie youth he WAS very ambitious. and de-
ciaed early I'm life n take up the practice
of medicine, which he afterward made his
ilfe's work He graduated from Ann Ar
hor medical school in 1894. and from school
went directly TO Illinois. where hts uncle.
Or LYNN. had large practice, and per-
snaded him 30 go IN with him.
In about years time Dr. LYNN died.
and DR. Ewing took charge OF his entire
practice for several years. when his
health became somewhat broken and he
moved to the northern part OF Minnesota
in 1879. where he again regained his
health. lie nracticed in Long Prairie.
MINI. for fourteen years. but he found
under the iarge practice he was carrying
that his health was AGAR breaking and
ne decided that a nllder climate would
be better adap.pd for a man OF his age.
He came West one winter leaving his
family IN Minnesota TIL the following
anfing when he returned East and SET
tied m his business matters. Earlv In
Nav, 1857 he moved his family 10 Kent.
Wash. 'rhe doctor decided on coming
West that he would not practice. but
would PUT IN drug store. Although he
announced he did not choose to practice.
he often found himself making calls on
the continued solicitation Of friends, The
climate 90 Washington has agreed with
him wonderfully. and he never felt bet
tar than the past two wears in his life un-
~ his recent sickness. which has lasted
fnet two W. eks
or Saturday morning. July r. AZ Kent.
he held post-r1orteFl on the child OF Mr..
Carr which had kidney trouble for the
past wear and in the nost-rnortem he re-
ce.ved a slight cut on one finger Of his
left hand He Immediately touched IL
with carholc acid. ana thought no more
Of = until Sunday morning. on arising. he
ncarlv tainted away ON Monday Mrs
Ewing became quite alarmed AMI brought
him to the home Of their son. Henry g
Ewing, eea Eighth street Of this city.
whore be has since heen In the hands OF
rho most compctent physicians Of the city
The doctors have never given the family
verT great announcement. ms they knew
that when blood poisoning once got start
IN the system Il was a hard thing 20 con-
troll
For fortv-elght hours before his death
~ Ewing law unconscious all tho time
and was So weak he could not talk Al
through his sickness he showed that ho
was man of strong mind and remarkable
vitality lie was known everywhere he
went as Kind, Christian man He leaves
to mourn his loss q widow Mary 9 Fw-
ing three sons ana daughter. Miss
Ewing Is teacher IN the CITY schools.
Henry @ Ewing is with tho PoSt-Intelii-
FeRcer William W Ewing IS with the
Times and II Albert FwiaC IS a student
az the state university lie leaves n
nenhew' y Y. Ewi1e. 81 Everett. Wash.
aud a brother ! T.. Ewing l,, Ntiroes,t,,