The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-17
UNITED IN DEATH.
DR.. Gardner Ludwig Passes Away
Farley this Morning.


Killed His Wife Few Days Ago-The
Aged Couple Had just Celebrated
Their Goth Wedding Anniyersarl a
Brief Sketch of His Life.
DR.. Gardner Ludwig died at his resi-
dence on Congress street at half past two
this morning. On the 28Jh Of January
DR.. Ludwig and Mrs. Ludwig celebrated
| their golden wedding. and on February
9th Mrs. Ludwig died from an attack of
pneumonia, resulting from cold caught,
as was supposed, on the occasion Of the
celebration. DR.. Ludwig was quite
feeble at the time OF the golden wedding.
and the death of his wifo weakened him
still more. He was stricken with pneu-
monia and also at his advanced age was
unable to rally. He grieved exceedingly
over the loss of his wife who had been
his constant companion for sixty years
and wanted to go. There is something
very pathetic in the death of the aged
couple, SO soon after celebrating
welded life of three SCORE years. Death
only parted them for few days.
1t is singular that the deaths of Dr. and
Mrs. Ludwig and Mr.. Oren Ring, who
was next door neighbor and had been
life long friend, should have occurred
within few days of each other.
DR.. Ludwig came Of German ancestors.
being the grandson of Capt. Jacob Lud-
wig, ole OF the German emigrants who
settled in Broad Bay, Waldoboro, in 174s.
Jacob Ludwig was sturdy man, and
orderly sergeant in the French and In
dian war and captain in the Revolu-
tionary army. After the war he wa the
first representative from Waldoboro in
the General Court of Massachusetts,. His
son. Col. Jacob Ludwig, DIR. Ludwig's
father, was for many years reprusen-
tative Of Waldoboro, both in the Massa-
chusetts legislature and also after Maine
became state. He was % years seleot-
man of Waldoboro and over 80 years
deputy sheriff in Lincoln county.
DR.. Ludwig was born in Waldoboro in
June, 1879, being consequently "a years
Of age at the present time. He was edu-
Gated in the town schools, studying med
icine and graduatin from the Bowdoin
medical school in the class OF 1885, His
five brothers were all physicians.
DR.. Ludwig went first to Rockland
where he was in active practice nealry
twenty years. About forty five years ago
he came to this oity where he has since
lived honored and respected by all who
know him, and always standing high
in the ranks of the medical profession.
DR.. Ludwig's long life has been sim
gularly quiet one. He has held very few,
if any public offices and has never been
very conspicuous before the public.
In war times DR.. Ludwig was an ex-
amining surgeon for recruits, and many
a soldier owes his military record to the
DOCTORS recon- m endation for service.
Many years ago DR.. Ludwig was struck
by train while crossing the tracks of
the Grand Trunk railway and bad part
of one of his legs SO bad ly injured that
amputation was necessary.
On January 2sth, 1886. Dr. Gardner
Ludwig of Rockland was united in mar
riage at the home of the brides parents
in Seasrport, to Miss Elizabeth Luthrop,
grand daughter of Thomas Weighty. The
ceremony was performed by Methodist
clergyman. than at Searsport The
DR.. leaves no children.
Notice of the funeral will be given
hereafter.