Middletown transcript., 1873-02-08
From the New York Herald.
Ravages Of the Great Washington
Plague.


Plague
Terrible Mortality at the Cspsssl-Lsss - the
Distinguished Dead Melting aud Mssvsesi
Tributes to their Memory-'.The Evil Men
do Lives after shem.'
The terrible and widespread ravages Of
that extraordinary disease called Credit
Mobilier are alarming the whole nation
The epizootic was as mild ns the measles
compared to il. Ii has already carried of
many mos, distinguished victims. II did
not come from Canada like the epizootic.
nor from Asia like the cholera, nor from
the West Indies like the yellow fever. II
is believed to have started somewhere in
Pennsylvania and meeting with favora.
BILE condition Il the atmosphere in Wash
ing,on, Distric, Of Columbia, stayed there.
and was developed by reason Of the defec.
tive sanitary arrangements in the political
system Of the capital Great syn, pa,hy is
felt for Massachusetts,, so many Of her dis.
,inguished citizens have been swept of
The suhjoined lis, Of deaths will be read
with painful ir,eres, By the public The
notices are inserted fcon,rnry TO our usual
custom free Of charge:
Ames. Hoax. Of Massachusetts,. died Of
Credi,-Mobilier tlong aud lingering i'll
uessD, aged sixty-nne.
q lofty worth, whose virtues were unknown;
. shining ight, whose glamour was unseen.
Wh0-r latest spasm 81 etdiike ork hss shown
What men were not ~, what they nigh, have
tern
j Thou tylls, the truth tho bid meath many
,.oaks,
q Ucone,u,raied essence ora Hoax
All stockholders Of the Union Pacific
Railroad who received higher dividend
i than 100 Per cent are cordially Invited 10
ltt,ul the funeral
Massachusetts, papers please copy
Alley John b Of Massachusetts died
If c VI tnot cholera morbus was dis.
covered with the disease too late for the
physe,l aged about century
ter Ills .ad wrc,k lc, mankind never daily
Fraud knocked down etcry ninrpin IN this tllrH.
This is noboig's funeral
Allison. John b Of Iowa, died Of c.
NJ iau overdose Of dividend hastened his
departure aged iifiy years.
Long de1d to us sweet Allison,
TIE llDix fhea cU'!ll :, not rally
liso soon done. why Wer hrgun
Thou fragrant son ot Al,v,t
Remains will be embomed
Bingham. John A.. OF Ohio. died of
{ NJ tsupposca 10 have caught tie fatal
Infection from Dawes aged sixty-,wo
years
Moan for hal wrlkiu he II wake you no more
With shouts sI3u.t theft Buekcte Bingham
The icath-hsis shall boom how be garnered his
store.
Ani gents Ben Butler Hil ring tm
Announcement Of funeral hereafter
Clio papers please copy
Brooks jim, of New York. died Of {
u protesting TO tho last that he was
xcll ia healih no remedies were admins
tered > aged >ixty-twn
Ne chAtterci cba,trsl rs he went,
10 join The great SAT River
lluaS might hrsa, 81 Hoax 'c.cuts
!ui he detE t.feFet,
Nons well.hicl hauk. his way he picked
Wilh ~I'erci Credits ever
NeCumh mish, tam NHComb convict,
jim Bfo0ks delci forever
H.. funeral will have no political sig
nil aaec.
eotax. smilrr, I. Indiana. died Of {
VI the agonics Of this poor victim was
luiru,e io the last he insisted that il was
something else besides Credit Mobilier : J
aged fortytwo.
4 beautiful smilrr came in oar midst,
Too lively aud faf 80 remain,
The. stretched lin on racks til! the soul of Col.
Flipprd ap into heaven again.
Mas tic tate OF poor schuyler warn NEE OF a
Who dividends get. on the brain
Indiana papers please cory,
Dawes. Henry |. Of Massachusetts,.
died OF L VI Che had the reputation Of
being powerful constitution. but it was
evidently dclusionl, aged ifty-seven.
Rrtrcnchcr Leader Thou hast lcii us,
Plymouth Rock thy loss ~ill feel
For a pot,arc-mcss b.rclt us,
odd Honesty is d9gasPtsh.
Funeral strictly private No wake.
Garfield James A., Of Ohio, died Of G
VI t.'rugglei hard against the dreadful
epidemic. but i, was no use He cayed
in unexpectedly. aged only forty.tvo
Here rests his head upon It's lap OF earth
4 youth 10 forum. and misfortune Known
Mobiler frowncd upon his humble birth
And Hoax Aunes heneetof,h marked him for
his own.
Will be buried at Congressional Gene
terry. Washington. ID. c. No cards.
} Kelley, William d Of Pennsylvania.
died Of G NJ (,oo much iron u his blood
and too little protection Of himself made
) him an easy victim to the fell Destroyer.
aged sixty.
Weep not pig iron, = public dear,
! he Is no, dsad, tho sleeping here;