The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-03

CHARLES CARROLL OF cARRoLLroN.
Il is claimed that more bloody and de-
cisiye battles have been fought In June
and July than in all the rest OF the
year.
II "a a matter Of common knowledge
that all or very nearly all the great
riots have been in the hottest weather,
and the reason In obvious. The greatest
riot ever known in London began June7.
l7sO. and lasted Ave daya Thirty-dx
fires were blazing at once. and in sup
pressing the outbreak 2i0 rioters were
known TO have been killed ana SAS
wounded. The greatest riot IN New
York began July Is, 1888, and the total
OF killed and wounded Is roughly esfi-
mated at 800. In July, 1877, there was
riotinR In almost every northern city DO
tween tho Hudson and the Mississippi.
and the total Of killed certainly exceeded
200. The loss by hrs and otherwise has
been estimated all the way from e60, ,o0o,-
600 10 $loo.oOo,0 900. july certainly is the
fighting month.
II is lust the same In France. Tho
month ia there so memorable that days
az Jufy." Column Of July" ETC., arc Ia
miliar TO all readers. The 18th 10 French
Independence day, because on that DAY
in f7s9 the Parisians captured and sacked
the Bastille. On the same date IN l1vo
louis xvi took the oath to support the
new and liberal constitution. July o.
1901. the assembly voted to abolish the
last remains Of kingly power July 70
l7s4, Robespierrs and his adherents were
puiliotined, and the reign OF terror ended.
Thereafter the Disconnected In France
made il point to begin their disturb
ances ON one or the other Of these dates.
but the government, being forewarned,
kept them down till July "a, 1850, wnen
the second revolution began. The wal
with Germany began In July. 1870: but
was fought chiefly In the next month:
II is quite in the course Of nature tna'
great military movements should cul
inmate in July, but many events OF TIM
month in American history seem TO nav
more than q passing significance. y
all patriots II will never cease TO be maj
ter Of deep thought that the two states
men most prominent In securing tn
passage of the Declaration Of lndepenc
ence, after having been presidents OF th
nation they founded, died on the sam
day Just 80 years after their memorapl
act, Historians Of 1925 tell us that
the news travelled slowly over the Ian
that one of them was dead the date WI
taken as but an accidental eoincidenc
but when Il was followed IN . few day
bv information Of the others death pios
men everywhere saw in 1t the eviden'
Of a supernal order, as II heaven itse
smiled upon their great work ana o
proved it in the most impressive OF .
= methods.
Five years more passed. and ex-Prei
dent James Monroe died on July ).
New York city He served In the ne
: as Adams and Jefferson had served
= congress, and IL certainly seems som
!, thing moro than o coincidence that 9
: three died on Independence day. Ha
!. nibal Hamlin is the only vice preside
= who has died on that date Not iol
- before his death Jefferson wrote thus
n Adams. 81 have ever dreaded Q doti
- age, and my health 10 SO coed that
dread II still. The rapid decline OF 7
. strength the last winter gives me no
% that see land. They say II
~ Starke Ithe Victor Of Bennington b
y recently died at oSl could walk abb
a his room. am told that you walk "
~ and firmly. can only reach my
s~ no den, and that with sensible fatigue
~ ~ ride, however, daily, but reading Ii
~ delight. God bless You and give
~ ~ health, strength, COED spirits and
n~ m much life as you think worth having,
10 The death OF Adams and Jefferson
but one-Charles Carroll Of Carrollt
~ Nd, who for five years was known
a. the last survivor of the immortal
y II was his singular fortune to DO al
"a and noted in many thingA He was
~ only Roman Catholic who signed
Declaration Of Independence. He
by far the richest man IN all the
pnies, as rich probably as any other u
men He wasthe only man IN tho
tinental congress sprung from a
old family Of unquesticnably INC
blood" ON both sides. And be hve'
'nS I the greatest age to5) and outlived all
. .a other "signers." Still moro. he had Z
'u' relatives almost equally ceiebraeed
the same csuse and founded hs
. which In the truly Amsrican esns
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