The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-08-05
4 Fatal Block or Houses.

Immediately around the Scott circle,
one of the most fashionable localities in
Washington, says the New York Ifdik e
ELDreSS, stand n number of handsome
houses, all built within the last five
years. all belonging to prominent men,
and upon whose occupants disaster has
fallen so invariably that it has come to
be called, not Scott circle, but Misfcr-
tune circle. 1t was in. the finest of those
on Sunday n orning. that David p. Nor
gan, of the great New York and Lon
don banking iirn., died. People said:
"Another misfortune in Misfortune
circle. The first of the splendid houses
facing the statue of Gen. Scott is that of
Prof. Graham Bell, of telephone fame.
His great fortune is considered secure,
as he sold out most of his telephone
stock. His wife is deaf mute. A year
or two ago his children, of which he
has beautiful flock, were stricken with
scarlet fever. After being very i'll with
it, they began slowly to mend, but with
every one OF them the hearing became
afflicted, and it is doubtful if they ever
recover from it. That, with the cloud
hanging over him in the charges of
fraud and collusicn in the telephone
suits to be instituted, has filled his
measure of misfortune. Next is the red
brick palace built by Senator Don CAM
eron, and in which Mr.. Morgan died.
Senator Cameron only lived in this
house two or three years, but in that
time his health became wreck, and one
of his daughters met with an injury that
has lamed her ever since. He sold il to
Mr.. Morgan, who owned it about six
months before dying in it. Next him
was ex-senator and now Minister PEN
dloton's beautiful home. In the short
time he lived there his wife lost her two
sisters by death. his daughter had an
accident which it is supposed viii make
her cripple for life, he lost considerl-
BILE money and his election as United
States senator.
Then came the magnificent house OF
ex-Secrctary Robescn. When he went
into it he was Il leading member of con-
gress, powerful at the navy department,
and eager for political power. Within
two years be had lost his seat in the
house, was defeated as a delegate to the
national convention, and has sunk into
complete social as well as political OBJ
security. Opposite him fashionable
clergyman, Mr. Forrest. built an in
posing house. He, too, lost his charge,
became financially involved, and final
" gave up his home to be used as an
apartment house. On the corner oppo-
site Senator Cameron, ex-senator VIM
dom built a house which cost 100000.
1t wrecked him politically. 1t WAS
photographed and the photographs dis
tributcd al over Minnesota as proof
that lie had lost his citizenship, and SO
much feeling WAS excited over it that
the man who was only little while be-
fore secretary of the treasury. then the
candidate OF his state for the presidency,
was defeated for The senate and abso-
mtely retired from puolic life. Mr.
Blaine also lived in this house the year
of his defeat for the presidency. Next
TO the Window house Mr.. Stilson
Huscllins. editor OF the Washington Post,
built. HIS wife died within a few
months Of moving into the new house.
a little farther UP the street lived hlr.
Hutchinson, Il rich man, who died 4
wear or Two age, leaving behind great
mass OF property now in litigation.
Judge Harlan, OF the Supreme court,
lived still farther up, and this year he
met with severe revcrscs that have sE-ai-
lowed Up almost everything lie had. So
j: VIII b -a a t!'aa nriTiY every proper
ty-omaar .n.a.odilgeiy around scott
;:!rcle H., ~: 'i'hare's n:i. iI.ck about
t.;c house