The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-22
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A Touching Incident,


We are not prepared To say that cur sani-
tary authorities have not exerted themselves
considerably during the late panic about the
yellow fever. We should not like 10 say,
however, that they guerded the city effec-
tualiy from the Introduction OF he pes,i-
lence, or that some OF their measures did
not leave our neighbors along the Long Is
land and Staten Island coasts in perilous
predicament. We take no ground in the
question; but we nanate the following
touching incident as one for the truth OF
which We can personally soueh, without
dispute and without eNaggerstion -
| A friend Of ours urgently solicited US
week before last TO accompany him Oh a
visit TO Mr., w. who had charming cot
iage in South brooklyn, below Greenwood,
and who was anxious to show us both how
he had Just completed the embellishments
OF an admirable vault for himself and family
in the Cemetery.
"Such love ola cottage!' exclaimed his
wife; "why it overlooks the whole of New
York bay. that Fanny Kemble praised SO
much, and presents you the most delightful
panorama OF the entire hill-covered and
villa.clustered grounds Of Staten Island !"
"Siaten Island Y said we, with shudder
that came from the very bottom of our
heart, for We thought OF the Quarantine,
OF the yellow fever, of the vessels lying like
so many grim and bony phsntoms reckoning
Us 10 the grave.
Our friend laughed at our apprehensions
and AIS fair partne. cembatted them with q
torrent Of playful ridicnle. We could only
escape, however, by promising to go on the
following Monday, when We agreed to do
Mr.. WIS cottage full justice in our critical
admiration, and TO expend a world OF com,
piiments on the taste We were told he had
displayed N sdorning his burial ground.
LAST Monday We kept our promise. We
Idepanedin good spirits, gay, hght.hearted
Joyous and full Of pleasant snticipstions. -
In due time We reached Mr.. WIS house, ba,
found it closed up. We knocked at the
door. /, was opened, and there in the front
psrior lay the corpse Of our friend.
The next day we followed his body tc
/ the vault al Greenwo0 he had taken 50
mucl. pains 10 iurnish ana had been so anxi.
Gus that we should admire for his gratsica.
lion Alas Tor all tbs innocent vanity.
Thursday afterwards we followed the re
l mains Of his elder daughter to the samt
quiet resting place. She waited on hn
[ior he was ~idower) in his last moments
and she had MT long survived bin,
On The subsequent day his next daughte
died. She had been the ministeFing ange
! of her SISTERS bedside. and had gone quick
y after
The day following. VS. sister. who ha'
been sent for from peHnsy iyania, and VIII
had len her family 10 come on aud aid he
/ rels ives in thar distress. took sick Yes
terday she was buried, leaving disconso
late husband aad five motherIess childfel
10 mourn their Rrepsrable loss!
! VI hat was the solution Of the mystery
Four Of the efew Vi brig from Havana
qnaraniined across the bay, mad induced al
uns lrupglous boatman Tor five dollars /,
put them ashore, Al night, near the cemete
Try. W. and his family had all departe
with unmistaksable symptoms Of the yellow
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