Sewickley Herald

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Vol. VI
" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1908
No. 15
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Death of a Prominent Young Man.
Ream Delos Eshelman,  a bright young man,
born in Wooster, Ohio, "July 4th, 1886,. being in
his 23rd year,  passed away  peacefully at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Eshelman, 213 Centennial avenue, ..Sewickley, on Saturday evening at 9.30 o'clock.    The young man,
when a small boy, came to this place with his parents from Wooster, thirteen years  ago,   and
here he spent his youthful  days and the full
measure  of his  short life, graduating  in the
town's grammar and high school.   Afterward, to
complete his educational career, he entered and
became a graduate of the University of Pittsburg.   Three summers ago he was out with an engineering corps on the Column-
bus, Akron & Cleveland Railway, assisting the civil engineers; and with a number of others was thrown out, at least jolted out, of a hand car, sustaining an
injury to the hip, from which-he had more or less trouble thereafter.   Finally he
taken to the hospital where an operation was performed last September.
However, before going to the hospital he spent' some time in Michigan endeavoring to recuperate from the weakness brought about by the injury.    Coming
August he was apparently in good health, feeling much improved from
the outing.   But soon the effect of the injury manifested itself again and the
physicians decided that an operation was necessary.    It was successfully performed and he was brought home with encouraging indications of his recovery,
but about a week thereafter hemorrhages from the incision began and occurred
later at more frequent intervals, although everything was done by the physicians that was possible.   The family was told that the young man's recovery-
was very doubtful, in fact they thought he would live only a few days,  still he
rallied, owing to the marvelous vitality he had.   A few days later the physicians had a little hope that they might pull him through, but he soon became
weaker and weaker until the end came on the Saturday night that will long be
remembered by the family.   But happy they are to know that he was conscious
almost to the last moment, talking to the family surrounding his bedside and
putting the following query in his natural way: "Don't you think the good Lord
will help me through all right, as he has helped me through so far?"
The deceased had very many school friends, who, throughout his illness, were
very kind and considerate, and he was a great favorite among the young people with whom he mingled and had so much influence for everything
that was good, and they will always cherish the remembrance of his clean repu-
tation and character. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School and in every way showed a Christian spirit and a kindly feeling' toward
all those about him.   He will be sadly missed in the family and very much so by
all who knew him. .
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