Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-11

The Albany Atlas mskes the subIosned
sensible aud appropriate comments in re-
gard to the funerals Of the two persons who
recently committed suicide in Brooklyn. 1t
would seem that the collisions Of a crowded
city tendto make people crazy. Whether
the matter belongs to comedy or tragedy.
any little incident out Of the common way
is hike applying fire TO prepared trsin' ana
almost instantaneously the whole crowded
city is in a blaze Of excitement. In the
progress Of such exhibitions. reason appears
to be completely dethroned, common sense
and very often common deeency are alto
cether IGNORED, and the ssturualia Of folly
are celebrated with 9 wild Abandonment
that, for the time being, appears 70 deprive
the worshippers OF the name and appearance
Of reasonable beings. Sometimes, as in
the present ins,ance, these outrageous farces
assume the quiet and soiemnity Of reiig-
Gus ceremony, and then the very absence
of any noisy demonstrations renders more
apparent the absolute insanity Of the pro-
ceedlny. But we viii! quote what the At
las says upon the OCCASION
1.-The funeral of the young man was de-
serted by general consent II was even
feared that public passion would wreak n
self in outrage upon the dead body, ana us
few sad mourners.
On the other hand the dead girl was made
the subject of singular ovation. 4 paohc
nee,iag Of citizens decreed her funeral hon
ore, of the most pompous and sacred cnar-
ac,er. Twenty-Five hundred persons gath
cred to the Episcopal Church. where che
was to be buried A magnificent heafse.
drawn by two white horses. under the man.
asement of committee of citizens, bore
the coffin of polished mahogony lined with
satin. Within the corpse lay clad in white
| merino, her head encircled by wreath OF
white and red roses. It lay before the al
tar; and the preacher preached sermon on
/ love and charity, and human infrr,ity, after
which the corpse was buried in lot IN the
| cemetery bestowed upon it by an Ex- May
! or OF the CITY. A msssive silver scroll on
/ the coffin bore the inscription-"Io TAf
/ UxKSows, AGED -, DIED June p, 1920.
I The inscription alas was false. The gar
was known. Heaven forbid that we should
think with any feeling but Of compassion
| for such as she was: or should interpose be.
tween any depth of degradation, or any ex-
cess Of human sympathy it may call out
But the truth il that this woman had led
for many years back venal and corrupt
life. The young man. deeply attached TO
her. had gone 10 the far West TO rid himsel'
ty absence ofhis passion. but had returned
| drawn by the strong attraction OF his love;
ami again seeing her, and seeing the life
she led, resolved 70 die.
Under the inspiration of his example she
too resolved to die: and the romantic lmsg.
instion of the public crowned this wicked
&C. of self murder. as the heroic sacrifice OF
true afFe ction: and with one OF those caprices
which characterize spurious sentimental
ism. and distinguish it from true sentiment,
took one corpse TO its heart, that Of the in.
s,iga,or and corrupter, and Knocked at,
seorned and repuised her dead victim.
The veiItha, covered the two hearts can
only be lifted BY Him who inspired them. -
Blu, the thin disguise in which the sympa-
,hetic public paraded its ostentatious char
i,ies 10 penetrabIe by all eyes. II was all
false. False public spirit. false charity
false divinity, false parade Of sympathy
with lost humanity, which. when analysed,
was but bitter manifestation Of irony
against humanity, pointing end barking the
brutslity which lacerated atihe same mo-
ment . family affection"