The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-30
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TIE BLACK yOMlr.

Our friend Bradbury, tho 'Ev.Frcnch
Iditor ufthc Cincinnati Sanda, News, tells
capital story Of another friend Of ours.
Dennis Corcoran, tho present lash cdi,ur
us tho New Orlcaos Delta. We have hii,
10 remark that We ,licve every word ii.
Here is the slory So Louis Rtrciiic.
The last stage Of the yellow levcr-gcn.
crallr significant. Of the separation of the
soul from the body has u mos, awful mean
ing in these southern regions where The
terrible ma!ady has held sway, and has sub
LIcd its millions o.! victims. The first in.
,ic,tion d: slack vomitn in yellow fever
patient is mos, distinct in,imi,iun IL the
friends of the afflicted tia, j, is their dut,
10 procure sweden suriuui.' aud make
other funeral arrangements rs speedily Is
possible. The most extraordinary case d!
s.b!sck voinin we ever heard ui or that cv-
rr Came under oar observation, occurred ia
New Orleans during the epidemic 81 the
summer IL 1911.
Oar old friend and associate, Dcnni,
Cnrrornn, now one cf the clicrs 81 ,i,t.
New Orleans d ia, IL fellow d! infinite
Jest. and n'~ I'D i,lshnan into the bargain,
was caught with plin 10Th il. the head and
blck, and WIS laid up n- most decided
sample oi the yellow fever Victim. For
three DAYS aud nights b. struggled with
the cncn, ba ~ vain The cif1us ot his
medical attendants we're Laiilcd-no mci.
icnc could be made TO operate upon his
system, and be WIS lin Ill, given up Us
q .gono coon.' The iacl wis announced
70 him.
WELL said Dennis, speakin. rs dis
tinctiy us possible under his extreme weak
ness, I'm satisfied il YOU are bu, ii 10 had
decent diet an, nh occaslonaI jniep, or a
sup Of brand. aud water, daring the last
three days, I'd been we'll before this time.
A bali IN hour passed awny-Dennis
1ay in ~ state 81 scm-,orpor, Iii, dissolution
n,omeutarily expected, when, by aocid NJ,
no happened TO hc lett entirely alone, or
four al his friends aud the attending p,si-
cian Icing in the adj lining room-,hc door
njnr--and the nurse having stolen awn,
for some article necessary in her vocation.
Dennis raised himself hall dcirinus, aud,
consequently, nearly ns strong in tho par
oxysm as when in perfect god health
that's it. exclaimed he, ina whisper, dis.
covering M old fashioned junk battle on The
man,cl piccc--.hal's it'll get n drink
now
lie staggered towards il, raised il to his
lips, and giccdiIy drank the entire contents.
lie had hardly time To ,mtcr back TO the
bed aud hide himself beneath the bcd-clo,hcs
when the nurse rc.appcnrcd.
Five minutes elapsed. when the paticn,
commenced the process ii vomiting aud
rurgns in the most violcn, manner. II
was the clcarcst case possible o: tho black
IOmi.'
Good Heavens. CIRCULATED the doctor.
did any has ever see an, thing 50 black
Us that! lies gone n"w sure
Dennis came very nigh kicking the buck
ct, hut he did'ni-hc laid over, rs some
thought, 10 die. but fell into sol. o slcel,
which KEEP, him Lusy iar uLou, an hour
when he nwoke.
Bless me. said the ply stefan, you ore
much bcitcr--you arc much bc,,cr--you
nre le,ond danger You ire Lound 70
recover
That's what thought. said Dennis, CIV.
CT since .ot Tint drink
What drinkg
"A drink from that is,,'e On the man,cl
piece there. reckon YIN II no, iini much
left in it,
The doctor rushed 10 the bottle: il wns
empty, but The lahe! upon il read thus:
surERTIsE RECORD INK,
MANUFACTURED ty
HOGAN g. THOMPSON,