The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-20
DR.. LEWIS is DEAD
One OF TOpeka's Leading Physi-
clans Passes Away.
Has Suffered With Lingering
Illness Several Months.
HE FOUND NO RELIEF.
Went to Texas to Try Climatic
Change.
Funeral Will Be Held at 8
O'clock Tuesday.
HE FOUND NO RELIEF.

DR.. ]. P. Lewis, one of the oldest
and best known physicians of the city
and state, died at his home, Ala Harri-
son street this morning shortly after ]
O'CLOCK, after a lingering illness cover
ing a period Of several months.
He became afflicted last December
For months it was supposed that his
condition was due to bronchial and
stomach troubles, and as he could not
be relieved by medical treatment, he
was taken for climatic relief to south
western Texas, where he became worse.
he returned and went to a Chicago
specialist at Rush Medical college and
| was subjected to an ex-ray examina-
aortic artery, that could not be reduc-
ed or cured, from which death was
certain in the near future. For nearly
two months he knew his death was
only matter of days, therefore, he
reconciled himself to the inevitable,
and bore his suffering heroically. He
| became unconscious on Friday. His
only surviving sister, Mis-. Sarah E.
time to be recognized by him, and she
remained constantly by his side until
his death, as did his devoted daughter,
Miss Florence Lewis, who has been her
death of his daughter. Mrs. Olive ST.
renee Chamberlain, last August.
DR.. Josiah P. Lewis was born at Sui
phur Springs, Ohio, December 20, 184S,
and was a son of DR.. William and Car
oline (Porter) Lewis. His father was
native of Ohio, and was a physician
and surgeon of extensive practice and
fame in Ohio. t
Dr. j. P Lewis was a high school
graduate of McConnellsville, Ohio, and
in 1873 graduated with honors from the
Ohio Medical college at Cincinnati,
taking the prize in a class of 800 for eX-
pert surgical work and skill.
He located and practiced at Lexing-
ton, and later at Pleasantville, Ohio,
until 1883 when he came to Topeka
and began practice with popular sue
cess from the start, being recognized
as an5accomplished and capable physi-
clan and surgeon. He was constant
student in his profession, and allowed
nothing to divert him from it and
took several postgraduate courses in
this county and abroad, He attended
the Polytechnic Hospita1' in New
York city, and took course in the
General hospital at Berlin, Germany,
and at Vienna Gynecology hospital,
and at the Clinic hospital in London,
and under DR.. MUCH o. 1Thomas in
Orthopedic surserya,in Liverpool. and
and in Dublin. Ireland, being absent
with his family in. his ost-graduate
courses for about one year, returning
home in the latter part of 1888, his
during his absence. by DR.. T. w.
Peers of this city. He was chosen the
first county health officer of Shawnee
county. and at the same time was city
physician, opening and keeping the
first official records of birth and deaths
the city ever had. He served on the
medical staff of Christ hospital, and as
professor of anatomy, and gynecology
of the Kansas Medical college. He
ranked high in his profession and he
was necessarily devoted and gener-
ouSly responsive to every call for his
assistance, giving of his splendid ca
pabilities and resources to the full
unstinted measure of his capacity.
In 1872 he was married to Sarah A.
Brown of Sulphur Springs, Ohio, and
two children were born, Florence and
Olive st. Clair. Mrs. Sarah A Lewis
died April 18th, 1880, at New Lexing
ton. Ohio. In October. 1880, he mar
ried Miss Matte A. Shoemaker, who
died in this city December 10th, 1901.
One child was born to this marriage.
Charles W. Lewis, of the Lewis-Tuttle
Manufacturing company, of 81 Kan
sas avenue. His daughter, Olive st.
Clair, married DR.. Lawrence Cham
berlain, and died August, 23d, 1906.
He leaves his daughter, Miss Flor
ence, and son Charles w. and a sister.
Sarah E Stallsmith, of his family.
DR.. Lewis was member of the K.
tive Order of Elks, and several other
orders. He was a -broad-mtnded, lib
eral thinker and generous Clt1zeh. Inc
most devoted and loving of all men to
his family, his home, wife and chill
dren, was his sacred shrine. He was
faithful to every trust, and loyal to his
friends, whose welfare he sought and
championed while charitably tolerant
of all others whose conduct did not
meet his expectation or approval. In
his untimely death, this city and
county loses one of its most valua BILE
and upright citizens, too many of
whom are passing recently to their
eternity.
His Godlike crime was to be kind,
To render with his DreceDt less,
The sum of human WretchedneSS,s
And strengthen man with his own mind;
But baffled thou vert from high,
Still in his patient energy,
In the endurance and reDulSe
Of his imDenetrable- Spirit,
Which Earth and Heaven could not con-
vulse.
A mighty lesson we inherit;
Thou are a symbol and sign
To mortals of their fate and force
The funeral, which will be conduct
ed by Rev. H. A. OFT of Salina, will be
held from the family home, Ala Har-
rison street, Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
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