The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-02-14
Death Of DR.. EqqleSlOn.

away peacefully at his home on TUES
day afternoon, Feb NH AT 1870
O'Clock
Dr. Eggleston had been in falling
health for several months, aud an at
tack Of grippe hastened the end. lie
va, sitting in his armchair at ~
O'Clock, when he remarked that he
was dying aud requested to be put on
his bed. Dr. Holiday was summoned
al once, and Dr. Eggleston conversed
with him quietly zap 10 the moment Of
hi, death. remarkiug that his son.
state ~upt. Eggleston, who Was has
tcnug 10 his bedside, would arrive too
late 20 see him.
Joseph Dupuy Eggleston. son of
Richard Beverly and Elyira Eggles-
ton, wa, born October 18th 1881, at
Cedar Grove, near Jennings Ordinary
boo N5ttoway county. Va. He r,csiN,d
h.- early education iu All old field
school
After some time spent under the
pri, ate preceptor,hip Of Dr. William
Smith Norton. of Cumberland county.
he entered the University of Virginia
where he remained for one year. lie
then entered Jefferson Medical College
in Philadelphia from which he grsdu
atcd boo 1851. Feeling the necessity Of
entering at once upon the practice of
hI- profession, DR.. Eggle,ton returned
10 hI, birth place aud assumed the
duties of 4 physician. His equipment
notwithstanding his youth, was UNI
usually complete for that time, a, he
had during his last year in Philadel-
phia attended an extra course of lee
lures under The noted Dr. Warreniou,
and during The winter Of ISL 53 DE
took a postgraduate course at the JEFF
fer-ou Medical College.
lu l~54 Dr. Eggle-ton moved 20
Prince Edward county aud settled al
Marble llill where he al once entered
upon "a large practice This became 30
extensive that 90 1870 90 order To be
located near the centre of his practice
and boz order 10 get better school facil-
lite, for his children, he purchased
The Oaks near Old Prince Edward
Courthouse and llsmpden-~idney, al
which place he spent the balance of
his lifc In 1888 he married Miss Anne
Darlington Booker, daughter Of John
Booker. Of Charlotte county, who for
= number Of wears was commission
merchant in Richmond. Dr. Eggle,ton
contributed number of articles to
various medica journals. and was The
author Of several papers read before
medical societies. and was for many
year, member of the Virginia Medical
society. IN recent years he had retired
from active practice aud had devoted
himself 10 reading and study and 20
the management Of his farm which he
always kept in a high Stale of cult
alton
lu his skill a. a physician. BOZ biz
originality of thought and ia his bold
ness a, pioneer in medical practice,
Dr. Eggleston will rank with Dr. John
p. Mettauer in the annals Of Prince
Edward county They were neighhor,
from lN54 until the latter's death in
1870. and were often together. Dr.
Egglestou was especially lnoted for
correct diagnosis. His powers 100 this /
direction gave him the reputation /
among many of being almost a wizard. /
I'm his prime he undertook cases re-
curing rare surgical skill, and in this /
line aS well a. in regular practice his /
cures were often remarkable. In fact, /
ID would he difficult 10 say what dis
eases he was most skilled in treating /
Many cases of epilepsy were perma- /
ucntly cured by him. II would appear /
absurd To make the statement if there /
were not many today living who
would testify to the fact aud whose /
lives have been blessed 10y coming
under his treatment rs ia the case
of Mettauer inyalids from distant /
states. North and south, came To HIM
only to be cured after having vainly |
sought health from some Of the most /
noted physicians of America. one of
the last cases he treated was that Of a /
son of New Yorker who had been /
under skilled experts, among them the .
celebrated Dr. Osler, formerly head Of
the medical department Of Johns Hop
kin, University who had pronounced
the case ncurabe. Dr. Eggleston,
after careful examination, pronounced
all the diagnosis wrong, placed the boy
under treatment and cured him.
When the war between the states
commenced DR.. Eggleston Offered As a
soldier. but was persuaded to remain
AT home a, there was great need of
physician 30 his neighborhOod. lie
gave freely of his means To the south
ern Cause, was i'm the fight ON the
retreat Of Lee from Richmond to Ap-
pomailox, and during the long struggle
his home was always open 10 sick and
wounded soldiers, many of whom
were nursed back To health in bis
hospitable home.
Dr. Eggle,ton was a great re-der
and student. and there Was scarcely
any phase Of life i'm which he was not
interested, and on which he was not
well informed. lie kept in touch with
AN lines of progress, was a man Of rare
common sense and fine judgment, and
was answering IN his devotion To
principle lie was charming in con
yer,aiiou. and few could meet him