Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-03-12
Or. EASTMAN DIES SUDDENLY.
Found PowerIess and Speeches. In
His Bed Sunday Morning

Genuine regret pervaded our city
| Sunday morning us the sad intelli
gence was heralded from house tc
house that DR.. William Eastman lay
tel from a stroke of paralysis. Upon
| first discovering it was evident that
life was fast ebbing away. He died
at l2:45 that noon, despite all posi-
bic efforts to revive him.
This was sudden indeed to one and
all. The day previous DR.. Eastman
was on duty as usual, making pro
the country, besides attending to Of
flee calls and looking after some of
his city patients, and in the evening
was on the street and IN business
places as was his custom. About ten
o'clock be went to the hotel, read the
papers for awhile aud then retired to
his bed. He was in his usual joyial
spirits with no indication OF being
other than we'll The next morning
shortly before o'cloc the hotel
clerk went to the Doctors bedroom
door to call him to breakfast, but re-
ceived response, and second call
was made with like results. DR.. Bal
ley, partner of DR.. Eastman, who al
so stops at the hotel, then attempted
to arouse him, but failing, climbed
up and looked in through the tran
som, and observed him lying in bed
apparently lireless. The door to the
room was forced open and DR.. East
man found, stricken with paralysis.
Dr. Eastman was one of the most
popular and successful physicians in
soushwest Wisconsin,. HI was re-
markably prompt to respond to calls
of all kinds or of any distance, no
matter what the condition of wealth
er or roads might be; and his inter
est in patients aud faithfulness in
their cause seemed to be the upper
most thoughts of his mind at all
times. Such traits merited him the
success and popularity be attained
in his profession. He was close pro-
gressive student to the last
DR.. Eastman was native of Ohio,
and was born the l4th of April 1880.
When twelve years ofase his par.
ents came to Wisconsin and located
in La Fuyotte county. where he grew
up and attended school, completing
his education at Hilisdale College,
Michigan, and graduated from Rush
Medical College in 1870. He first en-
gagged in the practice of medicine at
Blanchardville; came to Mineral
Point in 1875, and formed a partner
ship with DR.. Dalton. Stree then he
practiced his profession here untir
ingly to the day of his death. In
those years he had associated him.
self with such prominent physicians
as Drs. Dalton, Cutler. Wilbur and
Bailey, all Of whom he survived eX-
cepting the last named, who has
been valuable co-partner the last
few years, and faithfully served him
at his death.
Ia 1861 Dr.. Eastman was married
to Miss Alma A. Warren who died
about 81 years ago. Two sons and
two daughters were born unto them.
One son died in infancy, the other,
Erwin, when verging into manhood,
and Miss Nellie after reaching ma
turity. Hence only one child sur
wives them, now Mrs. Inez Howell,
who is resident Of Humboldt, Neb.,
and who arrived here Monday even
ing for the funeral, which took place
Wednesday with services at the Ma
sonic Temple, conducted by Rev. w.
Tomlinson. The remains were then
escorted to the depot for transporta-
tion to South Wayne where they
were laid to rest by the side Of his
wife and children, with Masonic SER
vices conducted by Rev. John Hard
castle.