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Burlington Hawk-Eye
Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa
August 1, 1850

State of Iowa, Louisa county, September Term a.D. 1850.  Ellen
Drummond vs Alexander Drummond -- Bill for Divorce for drunkeness,
abuse and wilful desertion.

Died:
-In Muscatine, on the 16th July, of billious diarrhea, terminating in
cholera, after an illness of thirty-six hours, Eliza C., wife of Rev.
A.B. Ribbins, Pastor of the Congregational Church, age 31.
-In this city on Sunday last, of cholera, Mrs. Mary, consort of Mr.
John Prugh, in the 24th year of her age.
-In this city on Monday last, of cholera, Z.C. Blackman, aged abut 75.
-On Monday, of cholera, Mr. David Ryan, aged 40.
-On Friday, near this city, of cholera, Henry C., son of Mr. David
Ryan, aged 6 years.
-On the 24th inst., in this city of cholera, two children, a daughter
and son of Mr. Kimball.  This makes four children Mr. K has lost
within the past week.
-On Monday morning last, Chas. S. Robertson, aged 4.
-On the 24th inst., Thos V.H. Robertson, aged 12.
-On Friday, of cholera infantum, Josephene, youngest child of Jas and
Sarah McKell, aged 2 years and e 3 months.
-On Saturday, Mrs. Armstrong, wife of Mr. James Armstrong.

Burlington Hawk-Eye
Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa
August 8, 1850

Died:
-On Wednesday last, of cholera, Mr. Jesse Smith, aged 35 years.
-On Wednesday, a child of Mr. Kolp.
-On Thursday, Mrs. Purnell, wife of Wm. Purnell
-On Friday last, a child of Dr. Bruning.
-In this city on Sunday last of cholera, Dr. A.F. Bruning, aged about
34 years.  Dr. B had been engaged extensively in the practice of his
professon among us for some years past, and both by his skill as a
physician, and uniform (illegible) of deportment, had acquired the
confidence, (illegible) and respoect of all who knew him.  His death
is deeply and universally deplored.  He fell a victim to his
(illegible) and unremitting attentions to the afflicted.  Two of his
children prededed him a day or two to the tomb.  He leaves a wife and
one child to mourn his melancholy departure.  The kindliest of
sympathies of community are with them in their great bereavement.
-On the 5th inst. a child of Mr. Myres.
-On the 5th inst. Mrs. Blind, wife of Conrad Blind.
-Same day, a child of Mr. Mayo
-Same day, a child of Mr. Kolp.

Guardian's Sale of Real Estate.
By virtue of a License and Decree of the Probate Court of Des Moines
county, Iowa I will on Saturday, the 24th day of August, 1850, sell
to the highest bidder, the following Real Estate in the City of
Burlington, to wit:  (long description followed).  E.D. Morgan,
Guardian of H.J. and J.S. Morgan, minors.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the
Court of Probate of Des Moines county, administrator of the Estate of
William Sheppard, deceased, late of said county.   Fredrick Heizer.



Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa
August 22, 1850

Death's Doings in Burlington
As many of our citizens are not aware of the number of deaths that have
occurred during the prevalence of the epidemic, we have taken some pains to
ascertain the facts and publish them for future reference.  We have not been
able, after the strictest enquiry, to find the exact number of interments in
the old, or Potter's Field, burial ground, nor the precise number in the
Catholic burial ground.  We have, from the best data we could come at made
an estimate of those, which will be found below.  The list of interments in
the Aspen Grove Cemetery, which we take from the 4th of July, the time the
cholera appeared in an epidemic form, can be depended on, as we copied it
from the Register kept by Mr. Page, the sexton, and as he is very accurate
in keeping the records.

Aspen Grove Cemetery.
July 5, Isaac M. Grubb, 26 years
July 7, Mrs. Harriet Schramm, 24
July 8, Matilda Schramm, 5
July 8, Mrs. Kitz
July 10, James M. Lawrence, 36
July 10, Mrs. Miller & infant
July 11, James Clarke, 3
July 12, Mrs. Grubb
July 12, Mrs. Jane Kelso
July 12, Mrs. Elizabeth Mowl, 30
July 12, Undle Dunn, 19
July 13, David Harrison
July 13, Edward Charles Blickhan, 1y, dropsy
July 13, Mrs. Frances Wise
July 14, Mrs. Christiana H. Clarke
July 14, Mrs. Eve Deichart, 24
July 14, Miss Jane M. Stull, 33
July 15, Mrs. Schramm, an aged lady
July 15, Matilda, daughter of John Schramm
July 16, Mrs. Flavia Ferry, wife of Silas Ferry, 46
July 16, Miss Susan Harris
July 18, Margaret B. Porter, 11
July 19, Mrs. Mary Ann Beers, 38
July 19, Frederick Dewein, 2
July 19, Isabella Porter, 7
July 19, Josephine Roth, 2
July 19, Laura Phipps, 2
July 20, John F. Funck, 3
July 20, Peter Rotharmel, 34
July 20, Mrs. Stoddard, wife of J. Stoddard
July 21, John Yanaway, child of J. Yanaway
July 21, Mrs. Smith, wife of Capt. Gordon Smith
July 21, Mrs. Sallie D. Willson, 27
July 22, James F. Stephens, 26
July 22, Ellen Lucretia Willson, 1
July 23, Mrs. Mary David, wife of J.S. David
July 23, Joseph Stoddard
July 23, child of the above
July 26, Henry C., son of David Ryan
July 28, Mrs. Mary Prugh, wife of John Prugh
July 28, James Clarke (not of Cholera)
July 29, David Ryan
July 29, Z.J. Blackman, 32
July 30, Olive Bernard, 10 months
July 31, Mrs. Tobitha Burge (died in childbed)
August 1, Emma A. Browning, child of Dr. B.
August 2, Jacob Lib, 20y
August 3, Helena Bruning, 3
August 4, Dr. Albert F. Bruning, 30 [transcriber:age may be 38]
August 4, Henry Miers
August 4, Mrs. Blind, wife of Conrad Blind
August 9, Mrs. Maria Ramage, 28

The total above enumerated up to the 9th inst., is fifty-three.  Three or
four of these cannot be counted as having died of cholera, to say nothing of
the infants whose deaths are here recorded.  No interments from cholera are
recorded after the 9th, although some few have since died with that disease
andhave been buried in other places.  the above list also includes five or
six who died out of town.

In addition to the above, it is estimated that about forty have been buried
in Potter's Field; about eighteen in the Catholic burial ground; and two in
the Jew's burial ground.  We think, from what we have learned, that the
above estimate is mainly correct, and that the whole number who have died
from cholera is less than one hundred.  The names of the Swedes, who are
included in the above, and who with five or six others died in Palmer's
Hospital, are Mr. Nylander and wife, and Mr. Bortrand and wife.

The highest number interred on any one day in all the cemeteries was eight.
The disease in its epidemic form may be said to have continued from the time
the Circus was here on the 4th of July, until the 8th of August.  Thanks to
a merciful Providence, it may be said to have left us.  Those who have been
spared have abundant reason to be thankful to Him by whom they have been
upheld, lest a worse evil befall them.

Personal.
We once again occupy our own tripod.  Thanks to a kind Providence, we are
once more enabled to greet our friends and subscribers.  We most cordially
reciprocate the friendly greetings we have met with since our return.  While
our own and the lives of our family have been graciously spared, death hath
made sad havoc among the households of many of our friends during our brief
absence. --- The cholera had done about half its work before we left.  How
many, alas! have gone to their account, since then.  The lamented Clarke,
with most of his family, is now crumbling to dust.  Oh, what is human
popularity or greatness?  Earthly, earthy. --- There, too, lie our friends
Mesdames Willson, J.S. David, Beers, Blind, Prugh, Stoddard, Schramm,
Lockard and others, who were bright and shining lights in their several
family circles; and with these may be names, Dr. Bruning, Jesse Smith, J.F.
Stephens, J. Stoddard, D. Ryan and other useful and lamented citizens.  Such
a picture is sad to look upon, but if those of us who have been spared make
but right use of God's goodness, we may yet live to thank Him for the very
calamities and discipline through which we have passed.  ED


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