Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-28
RaVages Of the Great NashInRton
Plague.

RaVages Of the Great washington
Plague.
TERRIBLE MORTALITY AT THE CAPILoL. .-L1sT
OF THE DIsrINGUIsHED DEAD.-MEErTNa AND 4
METRIcAL TRIBUTEs TO THEIR MEMORY {
"FHE EVIL MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEN"
From the New York Herald
The terrible and widespread ravages Of that
extraordinary dlsease called Credit MObilier are
alarming the whole nation. The epizootic was as
mild as the measles compsred to it. It has al
ready carried OIL many most distinguished victims
1t did not como from Canada hks the spizootic,
nor from Asia like the cholera, nor from the West
Indies like the yellow fever. IL is believed to
have started somewhere in PennsyIvania, and
meeting with favorable condition of the atmOs-
pherS in Washington. District OF Columbia
stayed theIe, and was developed by reason of
the defective sanitary arrangements in the politi-
cal system of the capital Great sympathy is felt /
for Massachusetts,. So many Of her distinguished
citizens have been swept of The subjoined list /
of deaths will be read with painful interest by the
public. The notices inserted CONTRARY 10 our |
usual custom free OF charge
AMEs Hoax, of Massachusetts-Died of Credit |
Moblier (Iong and lingering ilness) aged 90.
o lofty worth, whose virtues were unknown;
y shining light, whose glamoF was unseen;
Whose latest spAsm of Godlike work has shown
What men were not, but what they might have
been
Thou tOldsl the truth, tho hid meath many
clOaks.
o concentrated essence of HOAX.
All stockholders OF the Union Pacific Railroad
who received higher dividend than 80 per cent.
are cordially invited to attend the funeral
Massachusetts papers please copy.
ALLEY. JOHN B., OF Massachusetts, - Died OF
c. NJ. mot cholera moTbus-was discovered with
the disease too late tor the physIc.) aged about
century.
o er this sad wreck let mankind never daily
fTand knocked down every ninePm in his Alley.
| This Is nobody's funeral.
ALLISON. JOHN b, of Iowl-Diod of q. NJ.
IAN overdose OF dividend fastened his dsparture)
aged % years
| Long dead to us, sweet Allislon
| The Hoax thou couldst not rally;
Ii so soon done, why vert begun,
Thou fragrant son OF AlleyY
i Remains will be embalmed
DINGHA1I, JOHN a, OF OhiO-DIed OF g. NJ.
(supposed to have caught the fatal infection from
Dawes), aged G2 years
Moan for him welkin, he'll wake yeu more
II With shouts against THEFT Buckeye Bingham.
store
And gentle Ben But sr will ring 'em.
Announcement of funeral hereafter
Ohio papers please copy.
BRooKs jim, of New YOrk-Died Of q. NJ
protesting to the last that he was we'll in health
no remedies we're administered), aged 81.
He chAttered, chattsred, as he went
c To Join the great Salt River;
Hoax might threat or Hoax r0lent,
But he'd deny forever.
a 'Mong wel-tilled "banks" his way he picked
b With watered "Credits." ever
McComb might "dam," McComb convict,
c Jim Brooks denied forever
G His funeral will have no political significance
CoLFAx slpER, of IndlApa, died Of c. NJ 9TH
: agonies OF this poor victim were intense; to thu
last he insisted that it something else beside
= Credit Mobhier), aged AZ.
: A beautiful snliler came IN cur midst, ta
% Too lovely and tair to remain;
, They stretched him on racks till the soal Of Col
:, fax,
!. ~ Flapped up into Heaven again.
y May the fate OF poor Schuyler warn men of
smier
e Who dividends gets on the brain
Indiana papers please copy.
n DAWES, HRNRY L., of Massachusetts, died of {
,e NJ. (he had the reputation OF having q powerfJ
le constitution, bntit was evidently delusion) ),age'
Il 81.
r. Retrencher Leader Thou hast LETT US;
= plymouth Rock thy loss will feel.
For pottage-mess beFeft us,
Old Honesty is 'ausgespielt-
Funeral strictly private. No wake.
~ GARFIELD, JAMES A, OF Ohio. died OF G. A
he (struggled hard against the dreadful epidemic b.
it was He:cavsd in unexpectedly, age
III only ~. t-.
of Here rests its head upon its lap of earth,
o youth to fortune and misfortune known;
." Mober trowned upon his humble berth.
he And Hoax Amea henceforth NAKED him Il
ge his own.
VIII be buried At Congressional Cemeter
N Washington, n. q. No cards
MS KELLY, WILLIAM D., of Pennsylvania died
he G. NJ. (too much iron in his blood and too lit
protection of himself made him easy victim
u the fell destroyer. aged 90.
Weep not 'pig iron" public dear,
Il He is not dead tho sleeping here;
~ His thunder's hushed, his eye is dim,
I" MobileT put head ON him.
eY His remains will be "protected" in metal
kef A nnOOunge0
on after.
be died OF q. NJ. (his sufsTings drew tears from
ed was a different complainD aged so years
ill Peaceful be Uriah's sIumber,
b. Heep-ed he /, in burial low
ere Thirty shares his coffin eumber.
on How 1t is yourself you know.
ty, Mourning by Senators for thirty days. gra
lly ito sarcephagns will enclose the mummy.
he sooFtEnD, GLnNSu W., of Pennsylvania, di
tic of O. NJ. passed of quietly, aged 50.
10 Hoax Amos the Ancient Mariner,
rks Stopped Navy Scoheld bland.
iRh He held him with his glittering eye
he And with his skinny hand.
. of Then Scofield did hellish thing
a. And il did work him WOO.
HIS ten shares clipped him ON the wing
q And laid the Quaker low.
Ten Pennsylvania papers please copy. Funeral
ace an early day. Music by the band; "DoWA
-. coal mine"
WILSON, HENRY, OF Massachusetts, died
We q. NJ. great hopes were entertained OF his