 | 1831 - 738 pages
...the streets ; during the night the tinkling of a bell, accompanied with the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-cart, making its round to...mourners were permitted to follow the remains of their relations or friends. The cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and shot its burden into the common... | |
 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1829 - 392 pages
...approach of the pest-cart, making its 166'5 round to receive the victims of the last twenty- • four hours. No coffins were prepared ; no funeral service...cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and shot its burthen into the common grave, a deep and spacious pit, capable of holding some scores of bodies, and... | |
 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1830 - 500 pages
...the streets ; during the night the tinkling of a bell, accompanied with the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-cart, making its round to...cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and shot its burthen into the common grave, a deep -and spacious pit, capable of holding some scores of bodies,... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...the streets; during the night the tinkling of a bell, accompanied with the glare of links, announced the approach of the pestcart, making its round to receive the victims of the last twenty- four hours. No coffins were prepared ; no funeral service was read ; no mourners were permitted... | |
 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1840 - 496 pages
...with the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-«art, making its round to receive lue victims of the last twenty-four hours. No coffins...service was read ; no mourners were permitted to follow (he remains of their relatives or friends. The cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and shot its... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Europe - 1844 - 332 pages
...the streets. During the night, the tinkling of a bell, accompanied by the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-cart, making its round to...mourners were permitted to follow the remains of their relations or friends. The cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and shot its burden into the common,grave,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Europe - 1844 - 338 pages
...the streets. During the night, the tinkling of a bell, accompanied by the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-cart, making its round to receive the victims of the last twenty-foul hours. No coffins were prepared, no funeral service was read, no mourners were permitted... | |
 | Great Britain - 1855 - 374 pages
...cry, '•Bring out your dead /' announced, night after night, that the death-cart was approaching. No coffins were prepared ; no funeral service was...friends. The cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and emptied its burden into the common grave, a large and deep pit, capable of holding many bodies." "... | |
 | Charles Selby - Great Britain - 1864 - 374 pages
...bell, accompanied with the glare of links, and the awful call of " Bring out your dead," announced the approach of the pest-cart making its round to receive the victims of the last four-and-twenty hours. No coffins were prepared ; no funeral service was read ; no mourners were permitted... | |
 | Great Britain - 1866 - 380 pages
...solemn cry, 'Uring out your dead /' announced, night after night, that the death-cart was approaching. No coffins were prepared ; no funeral service was...friends. The cart proceeded to the nearest cemetery, and emptied its burden into the common grave, a large and deep pit. capable of holding many bodies." "... | |
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In the daytime, officers were always on the watch to withdraw from public view the bodies of those who expired in the streets ; during the night the tinkling of a bell, accompanied with the glare of links, announced the approach of the pest-cart, making... 
