The New York herald., 1873-10-25
the osner two orphans were placed in comfortaOIe

the osner two orphans. were placed in comfortable
homes.
ATTACKED BY FEVER
unoIs as San. was nss IN our onecrd street
where man by the name OF Sullivan was down
with the prevailing malady, and lour others were
until Mr.. Sullivan died Frustrated by overwork,
she became affected by the c0ntagl0n and was
Ssrse y As IN nctIon as she was
unninching In the performance OF her selftmposed
duties, she became pet OF the doctors and nurses,
every effort to save her lie, but all was in vain.
Her pure spirit has ascended and her consecrated
few passages from her obituary In the Appeal,
which viii give some idea OF the esteem In which
she Is he'd BY the citizens Of Memphis
TOUCHING TRIBUTE.
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she laid down her lie for the poor Of Memphis.
TOUCHING INCIDENT.
The following affecting incident was witnessed
yesterday at the Howard rooms on Madison
street,
cient clothing but refusing to accept any intended
for the SICK and refusing pay Tor her services she
wrote home Ior o lew needed articles, and the day
before she died the box arrived. Sne was then, OF
course, too Ill to know anything about IL, and yes
telday Mr.. Langstah, President OF the Towards,
opened the box to find some trace OF the girls his
some cuffs and undergarments and several small
packages OF delicacies suitable ior. the sick, and
pose. They were carefully replaced, while the by
ISLANDERS turned away with tear-dimmed eyes and
THE HERo1NE's GRAVE
is at q prominent point not fac from the gates OF
the cemetery, whittier it had been conducted by
the following procession n:-
Two carriages with pall-bearers; hearse. with
remains; pail bearers G; W; Gordon, a; .. Lang
sa J. iMnrRny Butler Anaes Mses
lord; carriage containing Rev. w. Z. Boggs OF the
Second Presbyterian church, and DR.. Luke Black
foot Acting Mayor Cicalla members Of the press
and citizens The parable Of the Good Samaritan,
Rogrs 's n Is@' e reaa ey
be condensed. lie said :-'.ft is a time for action
given to the humane task Of caring fol. the
living You OF the Howards cannot linger
this Brave 50 and snSe ns
saw her but once, and under the most
irving circumstances in which modest girl could
be placed. 1t was In a chamber OF victim OF this
fearful scourge who had been hurried by 1T into the
pangs OF motherhood. Terror had broken the
tenderest ties OF life; men had nerved themselves
to face the danger by strong drink; women, other
wise so ready with their sympathy and aid in that
hour OF agony whose bitterness only woman can
know. stood aloo with pale faces and parted lips.
slender, sny girl lowered over that painting
young mother, whose pangs were not repaid by
hearing the welcome cries OF o living child. She
Rnelt with me in prayer to the Great Father to heal
the exhausted body or II such was His higher will
to receive her departing sou soul to Himself. There
traces traces of the jeanne s' darc or Charlotte
COrday, as we see them portrayed by the
painters brush and, rude man that was, I had
well nigh forgotten rhe circumstance until recalled
by the statement OF her noble-hearted physician,
DR.. Blackburn, who wept Tor her as Tor a beloved
daughter. The two women now sleep not far from
each other In the quiet shades OF our beautiful
more distant hills OF bonnie Scotland. LIDS like
mine cannot fttingly speak the praises OF such
glorious death. MAY divine power use
upon our hearts the sublime moral which the
blessed Son OF God draws from his own wondrous
parable OF the Good Samaritan-'Go, thou. and co
likewise.' Let us tell her story to our boys and
girls. Let the breathing marble and the scuptor's
art 40 some JUSTICE not to her merit which @ man
tude OF our city.n
This is the crowning act OF charity, and Miss
Matte Stevenson has the approval OF Him who
said, 'Greater love thar this hath no man, that
he lay down his life for an0ther.u
Representing the HERALD here 1t would be o
becoming courtesy to attempt, In some measure,
to record the merits OF Miss Lulu Wilkinson, OF
Memphis whose lc devoton to TO duty
was stricken about the same time. These two
noble women were patients together in the Wathall
tents OF every attention that kindness ana love
could suggest. The one has gone to her reward;
tne Other having been accmated now seems to
buried In the hearts Of the citizens of Memphis,
and II Is probable. that they will long be remem-
bered as the herOines OF the epidemic OF 1873.
FAVORABLE WEATHER.
Since the good rain OF Friday night which was
much needed, the weather has been favorable ior
prayed for from the depths of many hearts. Not
turning suddenly cold, which would have added
perature mas been gradual To-day, Sunday. has
been bright and glorious, and whether the mortu-
ary list Is increased or diminished, which will be
known before my letter Is mailed, the weather is
undoubtedly OF kindly character.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS,
from the outbreak OF the rest1lence to last evening
amounts to about 1900, which, considering that
probably fully $4,000 OF the residents have lett the
CITY, makes a large mortality II would be fair to
suppose, II nothing extraordinary happens, that
the entire death roll at the close OF the epidemic
will be about $500. There are now about 1000
with continuance oil good weather the new cases
are not expected to increase the death list to
larger number than that indicated above.
THE HEBREWS
1t is considered here that the death rate among
the lsraelltes has been unusually large but at
present the exact statistics cannot be obtained.
They have warmly responded TO the calls for
CHARITY not only for those Of their own faith but
have added largely to the funds of the Howards,
which Is an organization that takes care oil all
classes or the poor.
Nearly every one who has had anything to do
with the plague has some interesting incidents to
relate, and, now that the treachery OF the disease
seems to be unmasKed and the disease itself on the
wane, more time viii be given your correspondent
to gather and relate them. 1t will especially afford
me pleasure to tell more OF the deeds OF herOism
on the field and OF the gifts Of charity which have
come In from nearly all points OF ur great land.
FATHERS TERRIBLE VENGEANCE.