Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-01
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Ravages of the Great Wash
ingtOn Plague.
MORTALITY AT THE
CAPITAL.
List of the Distinguished Dead.
MELTING AND METRICAL TRIBUTES
TO THEIR MEMORY.
1.-THE Evil Men Do Lives After Them.


did not come from Canada like the cpl
zootic, nor from Asia like the cholera, nor
from the West Indies like the yellow fe-.
yer. 1t is believed to have started some
where in Pennsylvania, and, meeting
with Il favorable condition of the atmos-
phere in Washington, District of Column
bia, stayed there, and was developed by
reason of the defective sanitary arrange
ments in the political system OF the capital.
Great sympathy is felt for Massachusetts,
SO many of her distinguished citizens have
been swept off. The subjoined list of
deaths will be read with painful interest
BY the public. The notices are inserted
Contrary to our usual custom) free OF
charged
Ames, Hoax, of Massachusetts, Died of
Credit Mobilier Qong and lingering i'll
ness) aged So.
. lofty worth, whose virtues were unknown;
o shining light, whose glamor was unseen;
Whose latest spasm Of godlike work has
What men were not, but what they might
have been.
Thou toldst the truth, tho hid meath many
Cloaks,
o concentrated essence of Hoax.
All the stockholders OF the Union Paci-
fic Railroad who received higher divi-
dend than $50 per cent. are cordially in
vited to attend the funeral.
Massachuset papers please copy.
Alley, John B., OF Massachusetts, died
of G. M. (not cholera morbus-was dis
covered with the disease too late for the
physic), aged about a century.
Der this sad wreck let mankind never daily;
Fraud knocked down every ninepin in this
Alley.
This is nobody's funeral.
Allison, VIM. b., of Iowa, died of c..
NJ. Gan overdose OF dividends fastened
his departure), aged 80 years.
Long dead to us, dear Allison
The Hoax thou couldst not rally;
If SO soon done, why vert begun,
Thou fragrant son of Alley5
Remains will be embalmed.
Bingham, John A., of Ohio, died of C..
NJ. Supposed to have caught the fatal in
lection from Dawes, aged 81 years.
Moan for him. welkin, he'll wake you no more
With shouts against theft, Buckeye Bingham.
The death bells shall boom how he garnered his
store,
And gentle Ben Butler will ring 'em.
Announcement of funeral hereafter.
Ohio papers please copy.
Brooks, Jim, of New York, died OF G.
M. protesting to the last that he was
well in health, no remedies were admin
istered), aged 81.
He chartered chartered as he went
To join the great Salt River;
Hoax might threat r Hoax relent,
But he'd deny forever.
Mong wel-flled "banks" his way he picked,
With watered Credits" ever
McComb might "dam" McComb convict,
Jim Brooks denied forever.
His funeral will have no political
significance.
Colfax, Smiler, of Indiana, died Of c.
M. 0he agonies OF this poor victim were
intense; to the last he insisted that it
was something else besides Credit Mobil-
ier), aged AZ.
beautiful smiler came in our midst
Too lively and fair to remain;
They stretched him on racks till the soul of Col
fax
Flapped up into Heaven again.
May the fate of poor Schuyler warn men OF
smiler,
Who dividends gets on the brain
Dawes, Henry L., of Massachusetts,
died of G. M. Che had the reputation of
having powerful constitution, but it was
evidently delusion), aged 81.
Retrencher Leader Thou hast left us;
Plymouth Rock thy loss will teel;
For a pottagemess bereft us
Old Honesty is GuSyeSpieH.
Funeral strictly private. No wake.
Garfield, James A., of Ohio, died of G.
M. struggled hard against the dreadful
epidemic, but it was no use. He cayed
in unexpectedly, aged only AZ.
Here rest his head upon its lap of earth
A youth to fortune and misfortune unknown;
Mobilier frowned upon his humble birth,
And Hoax Ames henceforth marked him for his
own.
Will be buried at Congressional Gene
terry, Washington, D. G.. No cards.
Kelley, William D., of Pennsylvania,
died OF G. NJ (too much iron in his blood
and too little protection of himself made
him an easy victim to the fell destroyer)
aged 60.
Weep not "pig iron" public dear,
He is not dead, tho sleeping here
His thunder's hushed, his eye is dim,
Mobier put head on him.
His remains will be protected" in a
announced hereafter.
Patterson, James W., of New Hamp-
shire, died of G. M. (his sufferings drew
tears from his friends; he persisted to the
end in supposing it was different CON-
plainD, aged so years.
Peaceful be Uriah's slumber
Heep.ed he is in burial low;
Thirty shares his coffin cumber,
! How it is yourself you know.
Mourning by Senators for thirty days.
A granite sarcophagus will enclose the
mummy.
Scofeld, Glenni W., of Pennsylvania,
died of G. M. (passed off quietly, aged
So.
Hoax Ames, the Ancient Mariner,
| Stopped Navy Scoheld bland.
He held him with his glttering eye
And with his skinny hand.
Then Sconeld did hellish thing
! And it did work him wo.
His ten shares clipped him on the wing
And laid the quaker low.
Pennsylvania papers please copy
Funeral at an early day. Music by the
band: "Down in coal NINE"
Wilson, James F., of Iowa, died of c.
M. (astonished everybody, he had hilher-
o enjoyed such excellent healthy, aged
46.
Tears, idle tears he knew not what they meant,
But counted them three dolors for q share;
They blotted out life we thought well spent
All was his sweetness nothing but snareP
Rev. DR.. Newman will conduct the