The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-26

REMARKABLE CASE OF FEcUNDIrY -FoUR CHILDREN
AT BIRTHmMrs Moore. wife Of David Moore residing
pen street. between Grab and Fifth, north sde) on
Thursday, gave birth to four children!
The children are all as near the same size could
well be imagined, weighing each about five pounds
Thus will Be perceived that they are as big as the aver
age of children at ordinary single births The three
that living exhibit every evidence of thriving and
doing well The condition of the mother is asonishingy
favorable. and her physician and anticipate dan
ger from the painful and proaced parturton she has
passed through under circumstances extraordinary.
~, On inquiry we find the case to be remarkable one;
The mother about 30 years of age native of
Ireland She has had two husbands Her first husband
whose name was Bell. was an lrshman. and middle
aged man. She married to him about ten years ago.
Her present husband to whom she was married about
nine months since, is young man, only 2i years
Old He is carpenter by trade, but is now engaged in
bott!ing. and keeps little shop where he resides,
Mrs Moore had six children by her former husband at
three births AT the first birth she delivered of two
"a boy and al girl The boy is living, and is now eight
years Of age At the second birth she delivered Of
single chi!d-a girl-whch is living A. the third birth
she had trples-two boys and girl. The girl still sur
wives. and five years Of age The surviving children
are hearty and of them have survived severe attacks
of malignant disease.
The case is interesting to the Psychologist and
the scientific and medical man. 1t has created great
sensation among the residents OF the immediate vicinity
Of its and the house of the parents has all
day been down with female visitors while excited
and curious crowds of men have blocked up the side.
walk in front of the door, As the spread people
the city generally hocked to the place crafty their eager
curiosity; and numbers who doubted the story have been
there to satisfy themselves of its truth There much
danger of both the mother and children being killed with
kindness. Nearly every who came contributing
mite for the comfort Of the woman, making some
small present to the babies
We can assure the readers of the Bulletin that the
which is peculiarly deserving of the interest
and attention of the benevolent The family very poor,
and the mother at her accouchment, without the
actually necessary comforts of proper nourishment and
medicine, and there no money in the house TO buy
them Several kind hearted ladies in the neghborhood
though poor themselves, have been prompt generous,
and unremlltng their attentions to the sufferer The
woman is deserving of life pension, and hope she
may get it. Her young husband seemed perfectly over
whelmed at the weight of his responsibilities soon
after his matrimonial speculation He appeared to be
cogtatng seriously, and mentally revolving upon his flu
ture fate, thus II am blest with four children in
nine months, what am to expect in the next few years
advice to his hopeful Sam let him hereafter beware
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