The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-28
The Fever Ln Kings County.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

read your edition Of yesterday very fair aud in
teresDg article The yellow fever at Fort Hamilton and
Bay Ridge might Rave been exte nded much further,
and included many heart stirring scenes Of distress ana
privaton and Of self sacrificing devotion
to those unfortunate OF disease from whose bed
sidc and neigh hood people, old and young, fed
<he presence OF the destroying angel Among the
hitter your correspondent bss not enumerated the halt
that have listened instincts Of self and
sought safety in hight from locations where,
up TO the present moment there has been no reason
believe that the pestence would appear the resuH Of
all this has been that those who were obliged 10 remain
have many Of them, been left without proper help
sympathy In their dying struggles with this terrible
scouIge. Let the names Of Mr.. Cunning and Mr. Oliver
be appropriately remembered a. among those who per-
illed health and he under the most appalling circum
stances. The former aud beloved wife, have, within
few hours Of each other been laid In the grave which
bas closed many Of tosr friends and neghbors
The latter yet aud hope he may long live to
cpiey The rich reward Of an approving COINCIDENCE But
M Editor my obj ct in penDng these few lines not
anucb TO write An article on this melancholy subject
to az one more TO the le band Of noble spirits
whose unfpcbing farlessness the dark hours which
have passed ieted district, dangers could
oaunt II was Mr.. Nsthsr.si Boyie's family (and not
Doyies who were among the severest surersfather,
dauahes and MA ils first victims was
In thH family thai Mr Henry Stilwsl, living at Bay
Ridge rom the nrst appeal Of disease, spent all hs
time, night and day IN uncaasng enaeavors 70 adminis
ter comfort and consolation the sick and DYING He
stood over them white wvithing in the sgonies Of
lever, in all the fepulsiye ttages OF is progress
I'll the black von4it set its fatal seal upon the
last scene OF liz victim and when the living
psrst had flown to Him who made H. he would
wrap the winding sheet around the hfelcs body, and
with hs osn and sometimes unaaed hand, liz ali that
remained Of father and children In the narrow coffin
which for hours bad awaited extinction the vital
spark and then hurried 70 the grave which had yawno6
Tor an equal length Of hne 10 receive "the last OF
sarth." MI sulwe Is man In humble circumstances
On hts daily eScrtions depend the welfare OF his family
and thus situated II was truly generous and admirable
feeling which beautifully reaized the Divine command
TO Sieve our neigbbor ourseivcs.n These some
Of tho few incidents ones lie whoh Ike the brilliant
meteor, leave streaming hssh OF szzling light TO
cheer the gloom OF surrounding darkness Let
ate and encourage ali such. And when tho disease
shall have left shores (never, trus 10 return)
when our friends and neighbors rcvisit with fs and
health their long deserted homes, with grateful hearte
70 their Heavenly Father for the prosperity which enabled
them TO ice from DANGER may thor remember tho trale
and suierngs which those less fortunate have passed
through ~th the stern virtues OF these poor mHsserng
angels; and, as the rigors Of approaching winter
come slowly but surely 70 the humble cottage, my their
hearts, whe they 81 round their comfortable fire
sides, nnd sohd consolation in liberal sy mpathcs With
their wants. r.
Ray RpCs, Aug 81, 1855.