The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-08-16
AWFUL RETKiEuTiOv.

The Louisville Courier of the lsth ull. de.
tails an awful scene in tia. city;
About six weeks since, Gerinan. rcsi,bnr in
q small frame house .tua'edin the rear of Brass.
meyers, ON Water street, or on Gra,s alley. as
Il Is called, the alley running behind the row. Of
stores on Pearl street. was attacked with cholcra,
At the same time his little child wac also taken
and they both died. In the Nrcarri,tc hi. wife
the sole survivor ut the family, wa. taken down.
and about to die. a German woman. who
came to the family in the capacity of nurse. was
attacked with the cholera and also died Then
another Was sent for, who took her place by the
hcd-sid" II the sick woman, and the ncx, day
She was taken home with the cholera, and died
IN a ics hours. The woman still struggled ON
between life and death, attended hy some oi
her ncighbors, among whom came two relatives
OF the deceased hnsband-two brothers. Hem
ry and Gerard l.eels.hamp.
The priest was sent los TO administer the rites
OF the church to the apparautly dying woman.
She also wished to make her will, for
she had property and money in bank The be.
quests were attended 10, and the will about to
be drawn up, when the priest and the two men
qrarrccd, and fight ensucd in the room which
ended in the iorciblc election of the pres, from
the house by the two brothers. who were in turn
served the same WY by sou,c of the ncighbors
John iayers Is the name Of the husband who
died The family had lived IN this old frame
shell several wears. and took in washing for
livelihood, The widow. after the quarrel over
her bedside for her property. began to improve
a little IN health, though very feeble. The two
Heclschamps, however, took possession Of the
house. snd dwell thef' nigh, and day. and the
neighbors called in but seldom.
Yesterday morning soric of her friends went
30 see her, and found he. up and dressed, but
apparently in great distress, She told them
that the men IN the room NJ stars had been in a
terrible way through the night They went up
into the room aud found one dead. and the other
dyiug--lheN had been stricken with cholera dn-
ring the night and died alone, unalded and unan-
called. Collins were procured into which they
were thrust, aud carried on to the grave with ma
one to attend or mourn over their death Mrs
Eaycrs states that these twn men staid IN the
house for no other purpose than 10 take p"--es-
sion of her effects IN ease ~" died There Gu.
pldi'y cost them their lives, for the scourgc over
took them in n single night, and they were hur-
ricd 10 the grave unaincuied, unanealed, and I'M
attended.
The house is miserable rickctv old frame
built over hog hole, with the floor only an inch
or two from the mud beneath Being situated
in the rear of the two rows o. !ia1scs fronting
on Pearl and Water streets, there is no chance
for ventilation, and the streets on all sides are
iuiolcyahc All the filth Of the neiglborhood
iscontcnira;cd around this building with no out
let for il whatever. There i, drain from the
alley, but it only takes the water and filth few
feet, where it spreads itself under this house, or
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