| Show IS MRS POLLOCK DEAD ALSO the san ban francisco chronicle of saturday the dinst contained cionta ined a budget of news from san salvador presumably brought troug bt by the steamer city of sidney ridney it recites in detail the closing of all the san ban salvador ports the quarantine of the cities of the republic on account of the yellow fever scourge which has been sweeping over that part of the country the narrow escape of the steamer while making the voyage con confirmation fir matio n of the death of united states camul pollock formerly of this city and the additional statement apparently positively made that arrangements were being made by his widow for the removal of his remains to san francisco where the unfortunate lady was also stricken down with fever and died in a few days 11 article this morning to mr fred lyon a half brother of mr pollock and it greatly pained and surprised him as only last laet night be received a letter horn mrs mn pollock which however was penned before she became a victim to the awful disease extracts fromet from it are given below channing john and kate are children of mr aud and mrs pollock there are substantial reasons for doubting the correctness of the state ment of the chronicle CAroni that mrs pollock is dead on october ath the washington post published a report received from official offic tal sources in washington to the effect that she was convalescent and that was two weeks after the steamer city of sidney left san salvador it requires seventeen days for the fastest steamers to make the voyage the fact that worries mr lyon and other relatives and friends moot moet is that mrs mra pollock has not been heard from since october ab and the theory Is advanced that the steamer officials of the city of sydney way may have had the news of mrs pollocks pollock la death con keyed by cable mr lyon immediately after being shown the article in question by the NEWS man telegraphed to washington asking for authentic information but up to press time he be had bad received no reply in the meantime he is suffer buffer ing intense mental distress the portions par ot of Pollo okd letter to mr lyon heretofore referred to are as follows SAN SALVADOR sept 18 1804 to my loved ones at home since the police have taken charge of my home and nd my clothes have been burnt and now there is no risk to you all I 1 sit ait down at the english consulate where they haye have taken me to write to you at home I 1 have not the strength to write to each so I 1 send this to fred and he must write to mr my best friends and then send it to my re relatives stives about four weeks ago the yellow fever broke out in san salvador and alex begged me to go home I 1 would not leave him but sought and found a finca coffee plantation too high for the plague to live there and after hurrying hur channing through an operation for tumor which would have been if allowed allowed to develop a lew few weeks longer we left the place and went to our beautiful home alex would not forsake his post but he came u up every saturday and bad no fear of the plague plague last saturday he came out with john who had been with him for a few days with an attack of congestion of the brain we were all hapy py that night sunday too was a ha happy I 1 appy day ay but alex was very quiet on monjay monday monjay monday morning as he rode off he remarked that thai his stomach was bad he reached san salvador in two hours and went to the consulate bud and was at once stricken and was unable to be moved they wired me but I 1 only got the message on wednesday and was with him irfan hour it was then a light case and he had no idea what it was or that he was so BO ill we were quarantined at once one good american shut himself in with us ns also the english consul mr campbell and his wife who has been been a sister to me saying only now if we go we go together saturday night while not alarmed I 1 called a consultation of three of the best doctors that could be found anywhere they gave me hope but sunday he was worse and while he knew us he fortunately could not realize his condition we called in the fourth doctor and two medical students to nurse him the doctors held tour four consultations and had little hope but he took so much milk and had so much strength that we would not give him up we could not bar the doors the americans english and germans and some natives rushed in to 10 help and we put him in hot baths in one his breath left his body but they brought him back again and by artificial life he breathed andl monday at 9 a m but it was to be the hot bathe bath the oxygen the leaches at his hed head the ice at his brain the prayers of the people nothing could save him I 1 suppose I 1 I 1 must be thankful that hat I 1 am here yet and it if I 1 have breathed the foul air and they lay me down by him in two weeks you must thank god that my children live five even it if they are orphans bans and suffer the tortures of hell as I 1 have done even then thank god lat that they live alex died in a coma slept his life away no goodbye good bye no word about his bis business bu I 1 am with people who are human and you need not borr worry we shall suffer for nothing I 1 will attend to his business matters at once so in case anything happens to me my children childred will not be stranded the english consul has only now gone to the to tell my children fearing the news would reach them before he got there september alex was buried at 4 pm on monday the day he died the low mob of common people surrounded the doors shouting go for the police a and nd dump him as they would one of us but no he is a consul and he must be buried with honors on the other hand band not only the american people but the english and germans also the higher natives rushed in to help and the americans were to him as a brother A vault was bought and a metallic allic coffin and then he was wrapped in the dear old glory the flag that protected us through the revolution has gone to the grave with him the floral offerings were numerous the consulate was draped in mourning while the flag moved at half mast at 4 pm the hearse and carriages came to the door and by order of the president soldiers and two bands passed the door saluted changed arms and played the national air of salvador with that of america the sight was most impressive the band and military followed us to the grave playing the funeral march ladies do not go to the cemetery here but running the risk of all remar kp I 1 followed him to his last resting place and mrs campbell would not let me go alone the streets were lined with people it is one of the largest funerals ever held here this does not make my grief lighter but it may be a comfort to his children in alter after year the consular flags and those of the government are at half mast for nine days and on this last day the one of hin burial every private citizen who could got get a flag raised it everyone loved him here he made a name tor for himself and protected the interest of the people as no one else has done his future was bright and had he lived he would have been renowned there lies unfinished his novel his life broken at 42 years and I 1 am left a widow with three orphaned children in a foreign land alex has truly given his life for his country always firm in his duty even in the revolution he stood firmly at his post had he been less faithful to his country I 1 would have had him today at his grave there was no minister the vice consul had to reel e the service but he broke down and the english consul faithful to the last with sobs read the service for the dead if it please god that I 1 am to be with you yon again I 1 shall sail october or november ath on the san blas bias but I 1 come heart broken kept up only by a duty duly to my children if when the time comes cpr for me to succumb to the poison I 1 have breathed I 1 give up and my children are leit see that they get a home the americans will not let them suffer my trunks are packed and I 1 will leave word what I 1 want done with things when you get this letter it 11 not advised by cable of bad news I 1 will be on my way back if god has willed it otherwise you have here my last wishes with my farewell to all I 1 love most dear on earth |
