Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-28

MAID, WIFE AND WIDOW IN TWENTY
MINUTES A SINGULAR AND MELANCHOLY CASE.
DIR. James II. Bogardus, OF Kingston, Ulster c"un
t., New York, died at the Girari House, in New
York city, on Sunday, after a very shor; illness, UNI
der singular circumstances. The Herald of Tuesday
says:
The deceased was - years old, Of the highest re-
spectabillty, and ranked tn. first in his profession III
the county IN which he resided. For abou, two Year
n. had been engaged to Miss Isabella Hamilton, II
Young lady, also u resident of Kingston, aud on two
vccnsiuns days werr tiS"d for their nup'ialS, on each
uf whirh death presented n barrier t" The c"nsuinina'
liIl of their wishes. On the former Instance, the
death Of his brothers child rendered Il pOrtpOneilent
uf the day of their contemplated mnrring" nsce-sary,
and both The doctor aud his atiihnced brIi" attended
the funeral. Ga The second OCCASION fixed Tor their
union. Miss llanNi"n's SISTER lost Il ctIlId, aud n-al"
thry attended Il iun-rs! scTvic" instead "i tIeir own
marriage Cercinury.
On MONDAY uf last week DR.. Bognrlu- cnInc To IT,"
city and put up a. the Girard House, IN CIpmbrr-
street, R,:I ON retiring complained Ia MIR. Davis. with
whom he wa. wei. acquainted, itHt Tee WA quite un-
we'll. tn" following day, NOT feeling Hnl" 1" !cH'r
iI bed, Dr.. Sayre md other cirliIrn; IlIEsi"ieHH were
called in and cnn.ui'-I. After srv-ral day n';rr.
dauc. they cam; to thu conclusion that then" WI
something more than di,"as- 1T the body III he cH-.
OF their patient. AMI they imtlnatrd 10 him he tact.
wherrupon DR.. B"gardis frankly informed .I- mrdi.
cal advisers that he wEs deeply attached Ia Il young
lady, TO whom he WAS Ia b. married on Tuesday.
yesterday that their marriage had been ~ sc irit-.
rrntrd by death, aud that he now feared that MS own
Illness would prove a third interposrrion 10 hs hap.
pin's s..
DR.. Ssyre percciv;ne the sad eifa CT which the fear
1T another disappointment had upon hi' mind. siS
gcs,-d ;te proj.rI-,y Of s"Ilitug II photographic despatch
10 Mss Ham Iiuu ID coma 10 New York wIihrut de-
lay. for The purp's- Of carrying out III" washes OF DE-
Br.ar!us. The dr-pntc!I WAS accordingly sent, nni
Miss X hamilton arrived about four O'Clock On Siutny
morning., ard, Is early rs possible, Some III Their
friends residing in Newark were srnt for 10 attend
The marriage ceremony. Al one o'clock the san"
day d.. ) ,yrr visited his patient. and 'unnd han r"
much better that he considered that II w"rli be unnr-
c--sAry for hiu 10 attend again. AT halt past ~"
O'Clock the parties were united, and Or. B"-ariuH
expressed his fhgnkiulnres N being able - carry oui
his intention. Of marriage IN the la;y III qi--roa.--
Their friends then retired tor Il !rw in"inrIlfs tor thr
purpose oi pariaking OF .o;n- REFRESHMENTS. lie thea
remarked that he fit 30 much better That II" wuGid
get Up. aud al once proceeded 10 rar-e hins"ti ~ bed.
His bride perctiving III, Efforts 10 rise, went 10 ASH
MIN, only IL discover TINT he WAS expiring IL her
arme. She INSTANTLY -pranS IL the bell and ra'IS i":
assistance, but before iIclr friends crG!d reach IN"
room IT, was II corpse. and on Monday afternoon h..
remains were taken To X ug.;On. OF board Tie sicuIu
c. Nur;! Amer "a, !nT Iu.erT"ut.