Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-07
AN Aerl,crEn VILLAGE

Correspondence of the Louisville Journal.
To give you some idea of the ruin
that has followed close upon the
heels of this Demon ofthe Oranges
/ will cite few of the most promi-
nent families that it has visited. In
a family named Bell, two are left out
of seven persons. In one named
Hover, relations of General Hover,
two died; in that of Sheldon's, four
deaths; in that of the Woodeys,pro-
prietors of the foundry, the utmost
havoc was made. One of the pro-
prietors died with it; in his broth
er's family, wife and two children
were buried, and so great was the ex
citement and fright that I am told
the husband had to prepare the bod
les for the tomb. In their fathers
family all but two were buried.
These are individual cases. But 1
failed to find a single person who
has not had cholera symptoms more
or less violent in their effects. Every
house is pervaded with the oders
of disinfectants;ev person smells
of asafaetida and camphor; cherub-
looking children give out this nau
seating smell from their garments.
Certainly it would seem that every
thing possible has been done TO stay
the disease.Ro pine tar, and coal
were burned by orders of the Board
of Health, so that one could feel the
heat all over the place, but in spite
of all preventives and science, for
ten days the plague carried of its
victims. From my room at mid
night, | could hear the noise of fu'
nerals. You cannot understand to
what extremities the citizens and
families have been driven. Medical
aid was insufficient. The doctors
could not be at all places at all
times, and many have died who
might lave been saved had it been
possible to have treated them the in
slant the disease came upon them.
Yet the physicians have all acted
heroically, with single exception
whose leaving with his family has
excited storm of indignation. But
up till to-day he had worked hard.
For ten days the doctors had scarce
ly any rest, and been busy In going
from house to house, for every dwell
ing almost had its cholera patients.
Scarcel; a business house was open
to-day, the streets were deserted, the
banks closed, and the depot throng-
en- with citizens fleeing for their
lives from the city. think at least
700 persons have left to-day alone.
Those living in the lower land, or
fats, and who have been unable to
leave, have removed to store-rooms
and warehouses, where they are liv-
ing, and hoping to escape the dis
ease. New cases were reported to-
day, but the general belief is that
the disease has reached its height;
at least the symtoms of the new pa
tients are reported as less violent
and much milder than those of two
days ago. I'D.
One single fact remains to be cited
and that is, there is seemingly no
reason for this infiiction of the pes
thence. The town has had the re-
putation of being as healthy as
Evansville. and one of the most
healthy in Southern Indiana. The
adjoining tracts are not swampy, and
the bluff on which part of the city
is built is the highest between
Evansville and Cairo. Some attri-
butte it to the use of we'll water; but
every house has cistern, from which
the water for cooking and drinking
is obtained, and the water Of wells
was probably used here less even
than in other places.