Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-02
THE sCoURGE AT GREENyILLE.
Four Deaths Yesferday-Tbe siek-A Full
ana Careful Report from Our Cores.
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rather cool and drizzly day interspersed
with moments ofsunshine which were very
extremely hot. 1t has rained nearly every
day for week past. These frequent show
ers, under ordinary circumstances of gen.
eral sickness, would be beneficial, but
from the fact that there is accommodating u
larger amount of filth and animal eXcre'
ment about the yards, streets and stables
of the town, which the authorities have
been endeavoring to disinfect and render
harmless as it lay, and that these rains
stir up and spread the decaying matter,
they become rather assistants of the mall
ady than dispensers.
DEATHS.
There have been four deaths during the
past twenty-fOur hours.
Mrs. Lincoln fingered through Thurs
day night up to o'clock, A. NJ, when she
died. Decomposition ensued almost im-
mediately, yet difficulty was experienced
in getting the corpse prepared for the flu
neral and the necessary offices performed.
The poor lady died without a relative near
her and only few neighbors bold enough
to come to her bedside and close her eyes
for the last, long sleep upon which she was
entering.
It. L. McFall was held up by the aid of
stimulents until O'Clock, A. NJ, when his
exhausted system gave way finally and
the work of dissolution was soon accom-
plished, He was faithfully attended by
his brother Masons and family to the last
moment
Mrs. Drummond fell into the comatose
stage of the disease soon after my letter
was mailed on Thursday evening. Every
exertion which could be made for her was
put forth, but without effect, and she died
at O'Clock, a, NJ.
Henry Woods, colored, was well this
morning and attended the arrival of the
morning trains, for some business purpose,
About IL o'clock he was violently attacked
with the cholera, which seemed to take q
vital hold from the start, and he sank so
rapidly that despite treatment he was
corpse at o'clock, p. NJ. EsHa
The burial of these parties was attended
with much difficulty, parties being hard
to obtain who were able to dig the graves.
Three were inferred between four and five
O'Clock this evening.
THE SICK.
Mr.. Moorehead was still alive at p. NJ,
but it was certain that he could not live
many hours longer. He has been kept
alive thus long by the free use of strong
stimulants.
Dan Wilson is rather serious but has
good attention and will doubtless recover.
Col Reeves wife is greatly improved to-
day. She will be recovered in few days
more, we trust.
Col j. G.. Reeve was attacked second
time to-day but we learn that doubts were
expressed as to the fact that it was a re-
newal of his cholera symptoms He is
much better, however, at this writing.
Noah Ihornburg, shoemaker, was at
tackled Thursday night and is in danger
Gus condition. He had been engaged to
bury three barrels of human excrement,
which had been removed from the public
water-closets and left exposed in lot near
| the depot, by Sampson Hirsch, who is
| absent from town. He may recover, but
his attending physician considers it eX-
| tremely doubtful.
! Taylor Howard, son of ex-Judge How
ard, lies seriously ill of the disease but it is
thought his case is manageable.
| {. Nj. Nestal, Mayor, was taken to-day
and his symptoms are considered anything
! but favorable. He imprudently allowed
his diarrhea to run upon him from Thurs
day until noon to-day (Friday.)
Joseph Spencer, druggist was taken
with the premonitory symptoms, but was
taken in due time and will not be trouble
some, we hope. His case is the result of
over-werk and exhaustion.
J. Kent Barnett, compositor in the
Sentinel and Reporter office, was at one
| brought around and is greatly improved
to-day.
Mrs. Woods, mother of the man who
! died to-day, will probably die tonight.
She has had chronic diarrhea for some
time, which has now taken on violent
cholera symptoms.
An old negro woman, known as Aunt
Phebe, is also given up, her age and physi
cal weakness rendering her recovery i'm
possible.
One or two other cases are reported, but
we have no reliable information con-
corning them. Nearly every one is COM
planning, and are more or less affected.
Prompt attention is given where the par
ties are able.
! FAMILIES STILL LEAVING.
Every citizen who can go, with some
| few exceptions, have gone. The families
of H. b. Baker, w. d. Culver, VIM. Gass,
Geo. Parks, Thomas Lane, Jr., and others
| whose names we have not at hand, have
gone since our last. Some eight or nine
| families have gone to Tusculum College,
and gone into quarters in the dormitories
used by the students, but which were va
cant, it being vacation. Our population is
now at that figure where the disease must
abate through want of victims. Even such
a termination as this would be hailed as q
blessing by our citizens, When the pres.
ent series OF cases are disposed of, either by
the melancholy ministratiOns of death, or
by the cOnvalescence of the patients, we
are hopeful that the disease will almost
entirely disappear