The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-24
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DHED-.In this city, on S

DAED--In this city, on Saturday night at
the residence of Gov. Clarke, of cholera, Mrs.
FRANCIS WISE, of Wapello--and a few
hours afterwards, Mrs. CIRISTlANA H.
CLARKE, wife of Gov. Clark-and on the next
day, and a few hours subsequently to the death
of Mrs c., Miss JANE S'rULL, daughter of
Gen. Stull, formerly Secretary of Iowa Terrific
ry.-The names of these estimable ladies are
chronicled in the order in which they were call
ed from our midst, party to show the beautiful
devotion of the female heart as it is llusrat-
ed at the bed side ola dying friend Mrs. WISE
being guest at Gov. Clarks, yielded to the
/ promptings of her kindly and womanly nature
and became the mnistering attendant, to some
extent of dying child. When attacted herself,
Mrs. CLARKE, as hostess, friend and warmest
! hearted Of women, became the devoted nurse Of
her afflicted guest, did she relax in her noble
+, efforts until the relentless hand of disease had
fastened on herself. Intelligence of this attck
brought to her bedside the now lamented and
!, generous hearted Miss SrULL, than whom a
noble spirit or truer friend never breathed,-
and she, alas! no sooner saw the cherished OBJ
ject Of her attentions inevitably perishing be-
meath the violence fthe disease, than hesrelf be-
came it's victim, and in few, brief hours, follow
ed to the tomb the dear friend whom she had
sought to save!
! How deplorable these, fast thickening calam-
! ities!-How unspeakably heart rending to the
, respective families of the deceased Yet, how
noble have these pure and exalted spirits perish
ed! each performing, as the last act of her exis-
tence, the most sacred. the most tender, and the
! most heaven descended duty of life! May God
, in his infinite goodness, reward them with a
! life that never ends in another and better
q world
IS 1t is hard, indeed, to part, at one time, with so
: many who have become endeared to us by Tie
intimacy of years of uninterrupted friendship,
Al and with whom many of the brighter and more
pleasing recollections of the past are associated
but Gods will be done!-And may He, whose
mercies never cease, bring comfort and conso-
> lation to the many bowed down with grief utter
h able and while 'stemperng the wind to the
i, shorn lamb, may He bring resignation to him
al who mourns his lot in solitude, and also hope
NJ to the aged whose heaats have been so often and
X so sorely tried!
, We hope it will not be inferred from the
above that the disease is peculiarly contagious.
, Such is not its history, but the reverse A large
u majority OF persons attacted with cholera have
never seen a in their lives. Much depends
upon the state OF the system whether people
lacontract the disease not. Many persons have
II ATTENDED large number Of cases, throughout a
season of its ravages, and yet have never expert
,stenced symptom Oft in their own persons
aP ornons OF highly nervous temperament should
,rt keep out of the way oft, and engage theil
tE thoughts upon some other subject Where
whole families are seized, it is rather to be taker
for granted that there are local causes at work
ii than that the disease is contagious.-As to the
cases above, they have been described to us, by
VI, the attending physicians, as most remarkable
q being wholly unmanageable from the start-and
u the patient going into state Of collapse almos
q Immediately after the attack.
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