Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-30
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SUDDEN DEATH OF IN. LEWIS
WHEAT, OF. THIS CITY
AN EMMINEN PH YSIClAh.
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deceased as-sBornin stanton,
EDUCATED at the. Medical. Golleso
Of svirEinia, and Built Up a Lucra-
tive rracticc--Eln1oyed Wide Per Per
sona1 PopuIarit

m evils ,i. wheat 1ps one Of the most
prominent physicians in this city. ana
probably in the South, died at his sz home ONE,
No. 6g1 east Franklin street,Sa t q o CLOCK.
yesterday morning.
The announcement Of his death was
a great shock to the people OF SRlchmono,
for though Dr. Wheat had been unWeli
for some time, there was thought to be
no immediate cause for alarm He was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday afternoon
about 2 O clock, suffering from an az
lection Of the heart. DR.. Stewart Mcclure
was summoned and attended the at1ent,
doing all he could to save him, put s Dr. =
Wheat continued u to sink. and the enc
| came peacefully yesterday morning al
the hour stated. s3s sts55z=5
fDr.siVVheat had been in bad health Tor
several years, but he had continued 70
practice his professionals was 40. years
of age. ~ s. Ease 2Fa!.s.
Dr,.fWheat was born In Stanton he
came to this city and studied medicine at
the Medical College Of Virginia, sradu-z
-ating with high #honors: He settled here,
and was not long in establishing a repu-
tationI and building up a lucrative prac-
sticc His first signal success which
brought him to the front and made him
famous was a wonderful and successful
operation on negro who was cut TO
pieces in a fight.1This operation not only
gave the young doctor a wide reputa-
ton, but the new methods employed by
him for the first time We're adopted by
the profession. He was man sofEironf
nerve. which was probably the real Sc
cret of his success, since he always in
spired> confidence in his patients.
DR.. Wheat was, at the time Of his,
death, and had been for many years
professor of the chair Of genito-urinary
diseases at the University College Of
Medicine. He was a man of brilliant In
tellect, and was one of the most popular
physicians In the city :
DIR. Wheat was married some years ago
to. Miss Ella Rutherford, Of this city.
who, with the following children sur
wives him Misses Eliza and Francis
and Master James Wheat. He is also sur.
tevived by one sister, Miss Elinoe Wheat,
and three brothers., Messrs. John Wheat,
New York; Clifton Wheat, Rockingham
county and Charles Wheat. Staunton.l7!
DR.. Thomas W. Murrell, who is associ-,
ated with DR.. Wheat, was on a visit to
stanton. He returned to Richmond last
night. 5s5t55
| The funeral will take place at l. O'clock
the interment will be in Hollywood.
, Mr. Josiah Pond died at his residence,
No 1903 o street, Sunday night. Mr.
Pond had been in his usual health up
to Saturday about i o clock, at which
time he fell down the steps of his home
with an attack of vertigo.
Mr.#Pono was a native Of Charles City
county. He leaves beside his wife, who
was Miss Mary Slater, of New Kent:
county, six children, all of this city-Mrs-3
Theresa Parrish, ~ Mrs. 4LeLlie barrow,
Mrs. Matte Montgomery, 3 Miss Mary.
Fond, Master Tnaodeus Pond, and: Mr..
Joseph a. Pond.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Bennett died early
Yesterday morning at the home of her
brother-in-law, :2lO East Main street. SneE
is survived by two little children. Mrs.
Bennett had been an invalid for many
years. 81
Mr.. il Archer Thomas died at his resi-
dence, No. go North Fifth street. at I 10
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was 81
years of age, and. leaves a wife.stWo sons
and one daughter. The funeralsWill take
pace from the residence at II o'clock this
morning. szFH45TTs
Mr.. Frank H Gerwin, a grocer. living
at No. Ss5 West Leigh street, died yester-
day morning aged 81 years The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock from st. Mary's German Catholic
church ss55a s5lszsz. $50:
Motion Goodman. of Fulton, for many
years an employee of the Richmond
Cedar Works. died Saturday afternoon In
his home near the National cemetery,
after a lingering illness. He leaves a
wild opC ar two Sma children,
Mattern, died Saturday night
shortly before twelve o'clock, at his
home, 2418 Floyd avenue.
For about seven years Mr.. Mattern
had been in the leather business in this
city. Two years ago he had Il to retire
from business owing to bad health. He
leaves a. wife, two daughters, two
brothers and two sisters.
Charles a. Roner, Jr., died Sunday
morning at 8 o'clock at the Virginia Hos
pitaI after an Illness of about a month
of Bright's disease.
He was twenty-one years old, and q.
man of great promise. He leaves father
and three brothers. He was native OF
Henrico county, and before he was taken
to- the hospital lived with his father on
the Hermitage road, about three miles
from the city. z5s, s
Mrs George Dougherty died Sunday at
her home in Chester, Pa.