Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
ABLE PHYSICIAN
IS SUMMONED
DIR. DR.SAUERHERRING PASSES
AWAY TUESDAY NEAR
MIDNIGHT

DR.. Douglas l.. Sauerherring, who
had been a practicing physician In
Wausau for nearly forty years, passed
away at his home, 402 First street,
Tuesday night, November 2Sth, near
midnight He had been in poor health
Tor number of years, following q
slight stroke of paralysis. From this
he recovered, but ne was not as ro-
bust as formerly. Especially for the
past month or more, DR. Sauerherring
mad been failing. The announce
ment OF his death Wednesday morning
was a shock to our citizens gener-
ally.
DR.. Sauerherring was known
throughout this city and county as
an able physician and surgeon. In
his earlier life In Wausau he took
active interest in every movement
started for the welfare of the city
and this continued throughout his
| life.
DR.. Sauerherring was born in May
vile, Dodge county, Wisconsin, on
May first, 1861. He was the son of
DIR. Adolph II. and Clara Ubert Sauer-
herring. His father was born in Leib-
stadt, Prussia, studied medicine at
Koenigsberg and graduated at Ber-
lin, Germany He came to this coun-
try in the great emigration from Ger
many in 1S4S and located at Mayville
in 1S49, Dr.. Sauerherring's father
was also an excellent physician and
while making call, his horse ran
away, threw him from the carriage
causing injuries that resulted in his
death thirty-six hours later. He was
seventy-two years old and had prac-
ticed medicine for fifty years. The
son, our DR.. Sauerherring, carried
the family tradition on with similar
faithfumess.
The deceased received his literary
education in Mayville and was grad
uated from the schools of that city
In 1875. Later he was in drug stores
at Brackley, New York, and at Hori.
/ con, Wisconsin, for several years, al
though during this period he was al
| so studying medicine. His health
failing, DR.. Sauarherring went west
and lived on a stock farm for two
years. When he returned he resumed
his study of medicine with his father
and subsequently studied for six
months with DR.. Nicholas Sem, not
ed surgeon of Milwaukee. In 1884 he
became a student i'm the medical de-
partment of Northwestern university,
OF Chicago, known as the Chicago
Medical college. After a year there
he took course in the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons and by APP
plication and hard work he was grad.
uated from the Chicago Medical coll
lege in March, 1886. He returned to
Mayville and practiced with his father
until November. 1886, when he came
to Wausau to make his home.
In short time DIR. Sauerherring
became well known in this communi-
ty as successful physician and soon
had a large practice. In 1883 the
doctor took a postgraduate course
at the Post Graduate Medical school
and in January, 1892. he went to Ber-
lin, Germany, where he took a special
course or instruction In medicine and
surgery at the Frederick William uni
versity.
After his return from Germany, he
conceived the idea of establishing q
hospital In Wausau and bought the
property on the southwest corner OF
Main and Scott streets, 1S0x152 feet.
Here he conducted a hospital for one
year In small building which was
on the property and then, finding the
business encouraging, he decided to
build more commodious and modern
structure, where patients would have
every comfort and convenience. This
was commenced In June, 1893, and
was finished In December OF the same
year. IL was Of brick, two stories In
height with basement, the main part
2lx46 feet and the wing, 36x36 feet.
There were twenty rooms I'm this hoB-
pital, all well lighted and cheerful,
and twenty-six beds. IL was Wau-
sau's first real hospital and IL be-
came one of the most popular In this
section Of the state
Dr. Sauerherring gave the hospital
his personal attention and In this was
assisted by DR.. =. J. Taugher. now
or Marathon. ANY physician could
be called there TO care for patients.
DR.. Sauerherring also established a
school for nurses at the hospital and
great many Of our young women
look up the course. The people OF
Wausau owe DR.. Sauerherring a debt
OF gratitude for his pioneer work
along hospital lines. II has paved
the way TO make Wausau the hospi-
tai city OF the north.
The deceased served for eight years
as health commissioner and the pres-
emf city water supply was discovered
through his Investigations He was
one Of the first city physicians In
Wisconsin TO institute municipal anti
toxin and one Of the first officers
in the state to begin the use OF dis
infectants In houses where cases OF
tuberculosis had been discovered. Il
was during his administration that
the law was put into effect requir-
ing the disinfection OF all public
school buildings during vacation pc
RODS. DR.. Sauerherring was life
long Democrat but he never sought
office, although he held the position
OF coroner for many years
DR., Sauerherring was prominent
for many years as an Odd Fellow, be- ,
ing a member OF Wausau Lodge. No.
215. l. o. 0. +. He was also a mem
Der Of the Knights OF Pythias, the
Eiks and Modern Woodmen.