Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-05
CHOLERA In EAST TENNESSEE.
Gratifying News from JOnesbOro-A
Marked Abatement in the Disease
Reports from other Points.
From the Knoxville Chronicle, Aug. 3.


From the Knoxville Chronicle, Aug. 3.
From the condu tor on the noon train
Yesterday re learned that there was one
death in Jonesboro during the night, and
that six new cases had developed them
selves.
From the same source we learned that
there were four cases Of cholera at Lime
stone Station. 1t seems that three MEM
bers of family living at Midway were at
tackled with the dread 'prevailing" and
died, when the remaining four members
fed to Limestone Station and have siGca
been attacked with the same disease in q
very violent form.
- The following was received by the noon
train, and we are glad to be able to chroni-
Gle the returning health of the writer, Col.
Geo. E Grish&m:
JoNEsBoRo, Aug. 2, 18T3.-EDIToRs
CHRONICLE: We have five deaths yester-
day, viz. A. G. Collins, Esq, and Margaret
Harriet MassengilPS child, cOlored. One
death to start with this morning, Jerry
Stewards wife, colored. The weather is I'M
favorable this morning, drilling, un-
pleasant ram. DR.. J. Wesley Thornburgh,
of New Market, arrived yesterday, and in
conjunction with our physicians and DR..
Campbell, is doing noble service. write
you this in bed; am better, and hope TO be
out tomorrow. Several new cases are re-
ported this morning. Gloom, dark gloomi
Yours under the rod, G. E. GRESHAM.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald, Aug. 3.
Our news from Jonesboro, last night, in
dic2tes more favorable stale of atfJirs in
that place. Only one death, negro, is re-
ported ss having occurred since our last ad.
vicas, and all those now sick are cases
which the physicians think they can man.
age and control.
The following dispatch from DR.. ]. A.
Campbell to Capt. Jsques, Vice president
and Superintendent of the railroad, was re-
ceived at O'Clock, yesterday, and furnished
to the press by the Csp,ain:
JoNBsBoRo, TENN, Aug. 2, 1879
Capt. Jos. Jsques, '. P.-I am very happy
to be able to say at this writing that the
disease prevailing here is fast losing It's
malignant character and yields more to
treatment. There is perhaps one case not
doing well, however, there is chance for
recovery. There are about twenty others
all doing very well. 1 have been quite IN.
well myself but am better now, and the
few hours relaxation yesterday, found
Necessary, had the desired effect. Capt.
Grisham is better. A. j. CAMPBELL.
FROM OTHER POINTS.
Tfos. Evans, the unfortunate maa who
was mentioned in our issue Friday as lying
sick on the platform at Rogersville juno
ton, lay there all night and till 10 O'Clock
Friday morning, when he expired.
LOCUST GROVE, GREENE Co, Tenn,
Aug. !, 1S73.-At the Blue Springs, or
Mosheim, about two miles from Midway,
there has been no less than eight or nine
deaths from cholera. One family composed
of husband, wife and one child all died.
At what is called Seven Springs, about
one mile from Midway, and within an area
of mile square, and population Of per-
haps not more than twenty-five or thirty
7 ersons, there has been eleven deaths from
cholera. One family, composed Of the hus-
band, wife and four c5ildren-in health
and in less than forty-eight hours, the wife
and three of the children died of the disease.
The mother and two of her children were
buried in one grave.
The Blue Springs, as well as the Seven
Springs, are of the very purest limestone
water-cold, pearly and sparkling, and both
PLACES have hitherto been remarkably
healthy.
DR.. RAIDER, the physician, and very good
and successful one, too, and who has been
ndefs,igable liz his labors az the bedside OF
he sick and dying, says that be has had no
regular case of cholera, where the persons
used either slate or cisLern water. In Mid
way, they use cistern water, and have es-
;aped.
On Lick Greek, we have escaped cholera,
,hough there has been some cases Of cholera
norbus. WIN. HAWKINS.
From the Knoxville Chronicle, Aug B.
Mr.. Rogers, of Loudon, a carpenter,
While engaged in building barn for Robert |
Kittrell, six miles from that place, was at
,acked with cholera on Friday morning |
before breakfast, exhibiting the usual
symptoms of an aggr waited case and died
morning at four o'clock. He |
attempted to wear the disease out and re-
used to lie downfar several hours, until he
ound it beyond bis strength and went to
bed, but no physician was summoned until
10 o'clock Friday night, when collapse had
yet in and medic i aid was of no avail. |
Dur informant stated on the authority OF
he physician that the PATIENTS life could
nave been saved if he had been called In
lime.