Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-10-04
OCTOBER Z.
From hc Charleston Courier.
The Yellow Fever in Augusta.

we have been politely permitted to make
the following extracts from a letter received
inst.
You no doubt before this have heard Of
the excitement in this city. You cannot
Imagine the result Of the report of yellow
Fever being in our midst. The populace did
not wait to satisfy themselves of the fact. be-
lore preparations we're made TO leave. and all
who could do so, nave departed. The Door
were sent of by the Mayor. Those who had
a little tortltude remained until some promi-
nent individual was attacked by the disease,
when they left, and now the city is truly de-
serted. BY day, you see the few, who are
IN the street, in q great hurry, as if they had
no time to lose. Night comes, aud the
streets are deserted, not a footstep or a voice
to be heard save that Of the Waterman TAX
ing his round, and crying aloud the time Of
night.
Among those who are sick and have died,
are some Of our bost citizens.
The disease is bad, but it has but little
material to work upon. There are some
deaths to-day, and anticipate the number
will increase until frost. The Business is
suspended. The banks cannot send off money
packages, rs the post-ofice is in such q Grip
Piled condition in consequence of the clerks
having left, that the Postmaster is scarcely
able TO do anything. The stores are all clos
ing, and there is a rumOr that oil the Hotels
= except the Augusta viii close. The Phoenix
shuts tomorrow. The United States will
follow suit. The negroes appear, also, to
have imbibed the stampede. Those hired
from the country are ordered home nOlens
Uoieas. You cannot hire one, especially to
nurse the sick, as they appear to think it
certain death even to sec q sick person.
We have received no Augusta Chronicle 4
Sentinel since Tuesday. The Constitutional
ist, Of Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday has come to hand, and from the pa
pers we make the following extracts
The Postotice here is deserted, and the
Postmaster is compelled to sleep in his Office
in order to deliver aud receive the mails
The force at present engaged is so limited,
that II is with great difficulty the letters are
distributed. Tho newspaper mail it is i'm
possible to touch, and should the present
state OF things last much longer, unless help
can be obtained, there will be quite an ac-
cumulation Of newspapers at this point.
The Telegraph Office is closed, the opera
tor having fed.
The CoRstitutioHalist is, also, temporarily
suspended. In its issue of Sunday, we find
the following paragraph
Our hanus nave lett us, our carriers are
sick. After this issue our paper will be
published weekly. We have still sufficient
force left to enable us to get out a daily extra.
which will be issued as soon as the official
report Of the Board Of Health is received"
Among the deaths on the 23rd., we notice
that OFF. @. Griswold, aged24years, ofGolds.
boro', North Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 25.-Thert
were five deaths Mt Augusta, on Saturday,
from the fever, Notwithstanding the reduced
population Of the city.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 25.-The deaths on Sat
urday from fever were IA, and on Sunday
Is. Mr.. Bingham, the operator in the tele
graph Office, is recovering, and will soon b.
ut his post again.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-The number o
deaths in the Charity Hospital of yellow fe
YER during the past week was $50.