The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-01-05
Death in California, of Dow Jr.'


The California papers received by the Baltic,
which brings us Intelligence to the 9th Inst,
contain touching account Of the death in dirt
aud dsstitution, of E,bridgs G, Paig, better
known as "Dow, Jr,' aud as the author of the
humorous sermons highly celebrated uuder that
name. We quote from Que OF the papers in
question:
A man of no ordinary fame as literateur,
one who has achieved fa,tering celebrity who
was et one time rich, admitted aud cuurted.died
in this city, at nine o'clock last nigh, in the
most abJect poverty No pen can describe-no
language express the intensity Of filth the squat
iduess of poverty, the iuefIdble misery ot the
apartments in which this man, unattended, ua.
cared for. had breathed his last aud resigned his
soul 10 the Creator We speak of Eibidge q.
Paige, better known under his nom tie plume ol
dow, Jr. '--lhe author uf the famous Potent
Sermons, whirh have made him known to
great portion of the reading public whose lang
usge is English. Ten years ego, MIR. Paige was
editor and proprietor of the n Y. Mercury,
paper at that time remarkable for its puugent
wit, its proverbial good humor and the prdcti.
cal, rs well as charitable views it expressed, Of
men aud things. The Patent Sermons Of Dow
Jr." were collected and published in book torn
aud achieved a celebrity. particularly in Eng
! hand, which was very gratifying tn the author
Reverses, however overlook MIR. Paige, and he
| took to drink. Soon alter his arrival he wrote
| for the Sun, then in its meridian, and his writ
| ings were universally commended u late years
| Mr.. Paige has been connected with the Golden
| Era, whose nag S he has enriched with many
! kindv aud gen-ruus y.ronceivrd contributions
! About nine o'cluck las night, officer Ncker-
| son was informed that a man was dying IN II
house on the north side OF Pacific street. three
doors east ol Kesrn"y, aud immediately pro-
ceeded to the spot but ere he arrived the spirit
had hrd. and he found a prostitute closing III
eyes aud t,vs OF what WAS once a man OF NAV k
aud fame. As we said before, it would he utter
ly vain to attempt giving the slightest descrp
tion Of the ,ecking filth and squlIidness OF his
apartment. The bed was innocent ot linen u
any kind. and was saturated with water. The
floor was ndiScrlbahly filthy, aud the wall:
dank with moisture aud filled with fungi. Or
the table stoud two tin plates that probably
had been usel for some time, aud never
cleaned from the moment they were first soi'ed
these contained the remains ot his last supper
In corner Of the room was sm' II keg q
picked behring's, the maggotS IN which were IA
| more numerous than the fish, and almost rival {
th,m in size. On small table ucar his bed w. RI
tw bottles contain G quor--,he cIu.e Of hj
death. His feet were resting ON the loot bodIt
of his lOath 10 ne cot, aud no portion OF h
clothing had been remova al except his hat.
p The conner, DR.. McNnlty, was summnn'd .an'
J he had the body conveyed to the drad-honSe q
Sacramento street. A poSt-mof;em examlna
tion will he hcll, aud an inquest it Necessary
I Tins died Ehridgt G.. Page--once mn .
wealth, position aud crebnty.
The readers of this sad article will har'l
recognise in the subj, ct Of its discourse the "a.
lant' Dow, Ir. ;" who used to drive out to Bloom
II lngdale such superb pair of bhcN ponies, an
who WAS ieted and caressed in New York as ol;
OF fnriune's great fdvuritrs. lie wuS gentle
man Uf abuu,lant genius hut success WAS hi
, ruin II introduced hlm n;o "idsi' aSSoci'
,ons, lie to fast habits, aud thence TO pOyert.
: despair and death.