Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-03
THE pEsrILENcE AT NEW ORLEANS.

The French columns Of some Of the New Orleans pa
pers sometimes contain pictures and descriptions such
as are not to be found IN the English pages OF this cha
racer Is the following which the Philadepha Bulletin
translates from the New Orleans Courier de la Louisiana
IL IS with profound feeling Of sadness that we look
back and unro before the gloomy picture of the week
Just closed Nothing to diversity the sad spectacle with
winch our eyes are saddened one bright color To re-
lieye the dark back ground: not raw az the an, 10
brighten this Of desolation
The deserted city the appearance of n cty az
death No more fine equipages make the payements re
echc and deposte before the brilliant shops and
stores throngs Of women, young, gay, and adorned
breathing happiness and health Alas happiness
freshness and youth have fed far from Misery ana
disease, these are al that before Instead Of
brilliant equpages, see, moving slowly towards the
field of rest the deadcars aud gloomy vehicles which are
no longer escorted even by ministers of religion by
friends People die without noise1nd in silence without
the crowd knowing who has been cut off from the living
the dead have names, only number is made in
adding to the death list published every day.
Far from wearyiDg itself by its frequent blows the
scourge seems every day acquire new strength The
figure OF the deaths remains the same but the proportion
between the figure and the population has increased
Departures, DEATH and the experience of the maady by
great number have contracted the circle in which the ter
rble monster which desoates city may move but
every day he makes his usual feast and the mmolatons
will cease only when the victims shall fail II
In presence OF such calamities finds sort Of
ISOLATION in contemplating the noble of charity which
it gives birth TO. Among all the associations which have
exhibited since the epidemic began all that is sublime
humanity and religion the Howard Association must be
mentioned. w have followed of the members 81
this society," and by them have formed opinion OF
the others One must the miserable dens where heee
heroes Of charity penetrate must see the misery anil
wretchedness from which they hundreds nfor
tunate creatures to transport them the hospitals they
have provided must follow them to the horrible holes
where men de without physicians, nurse, medicine
without glass OF water to appease deyourng thirst;
must have gone with them in their pious yisations III
order to understand that however disastrous the epde
IS 1t would commit still greatar rayages but for the
real the courage the indefagable consistency Of these
Samaritans.
Men for the part habuated to life of ease they
given up their homes and the comforts of their do
mestc circle to take their post the pillow Of suffering
and what suffering! The must repugnant duties the
most AFFECT abors check them not in their holy mission
AT the corner of Victor and Marigny streets there is
house which the passerby looks at with saddened eye
and from which constantly heard cries and groana
agony Before this house every morning stands death
cart wnieh never returns empty. The load which it
brings is the dead OF the day The house is Of the
hospitals established by this society in our city.
There two men who have families and business to
Tor but whom we shall not name for fear Of woundng the
sacred modesty which always surrounds charity
have fixed their posts The pestent atmosphere Of the
house OF death is the only air they breathe groanr
complaints and cries the only sounds they hear;
grief and agony the most terrible the only sights their
cussomed eyes have seen for month In the midst OF
this they live night and day and we know that since the
2lst OF last month these have not slept
Whole night not indeed four hours under their roof
before last nurses ana servants with
fatigue had or the most part left their posts but these
men went hravey to work running from to the other
they every where relieving the suerings Of each
Never was Sister Of Charity ready gentle.
Then, when it necessary garry victims down to
the chamber Of the dead, it they who bore them
thither in their arms.
We have spoken of these two men because we know
them more particularly and have witnessed their praise
worthy devotion; but know, at the time, that
they represent only the general spirit that the
whole society we know that in other parts Of the city
this association exhibits like prodigcs Of charity. Be
sides the hospitals which it has furnished it has raised
an establishment which will be touching proof of its
proydent care Succor necessary not only for the
SICK but for other unorunaes For every father every
mother that died, there left three orphans
deprived OF the first which their age and weakness
claim The Howard Association has provided FOR them
An Orphan Asylum has been by their care, established
il the First District In proportion Death furnishes
the hospitals the aylcm fills up, and day contains
sixtyswo children made orphans by the yellow fever.
Let US ever keep in remembrance the Of these
acts in the life Of st. Vincent de Paul.