The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-20

enl tsunsns anticpstions NJ the future, ana ra-
diaas nth 10y ss Sssf WITH family and friends
iSc.ed asaanser ana sister sse belle OF society sSs
embrace. fhe fond parents laid away their darling
In the cruel grave and meurned her loss tnc0ns0a-
Sssacked with cholera Neglected to MAKE 1 known
her condition until she had been sick twenty.four
VAours: She was then stricken with death, and the
attending physician saw that the grim monster
was there before him and he could do nothing TO
stay his progress.
the cholera was very
ERRATIc IN IT'S COURSE
and source. Although 1t first broke out In the
lower portions Of the city and ragged there during
the entre time, 1t was not confined exclusively to
those localities. Every individual In the city had
symptoms constantly, and 1t was only by keeping
the strictest watch over their diet and by using
the prevencves freely that they were saved nom
bona ede ATTACK OF the prevailing" No house
without ats bottles OF cholera medicine, and eli
the members Of the family were dosed daily. Every
man that went abroad at all carried his medicine
IN ms POCKET, ready for any emergency. Alter the
prevailing" was all over the citizens looked as II
they were community Of opium eaters; all had
cadaverous, pinched look, that 1t has taken
larial atmosphere, imprudence in eating and want
OF Ventilation, either oi which would produce dis
ease and death.
THE SETTLEMENT KNOWN AS NEW BETHEL
lies to the southwest OF the city and on the
northern slope OF Fort Corfscat0n. 1t Is composed
almost entirely OF negroes. 1t grew into notoriety
by the fearful havoc the ..prevailing made there.
During two days. when 1t was worst, the deaths
were SO numerous that the bodies could hardly lind
burial The insane suspicion against physicians
and medicines but served to swell the mortality
list. From the number Of deaths In 30 short time
the actual number was exaggerated TO have been
200 when the entire settlement contained only I'll.
Physicians have since ascertained that In reality
FIFrY-THREE DEATHs,
an or whom were negroes except four: Tne as
ease WAS sro put akn IN horrible
instance. Shortly alter the prevailing" was
stamped out two prominent ply sicians, Drs.
view to ascertaininp the cause of the numerous
deaths. They reported that 1t was unaccountable
The situation was high and dry; stream near It,
no stagnant water anywhere to create miasma; no
choera TSe only sD cause might eaVe
been in the TACT that 1t was closely built SETTLE
ment; the rooms with low ceilings and poor venti-
latl0n, only ten or twelve feet square and each
cuped Dy two or more persons. 1t is
THE GENERAL BELIEF
that had the Mayor OF Nashville had the spunk to
have issued a proclamation, and had it enforced,
prohibiting the sale OF vegetables at the first out
break, the city would not have suffered as severely
as it did AT least, the prime root OF the evil
would have been destroyed. But this was not done
until the disease mad nearly spent Its force. A
time, but, with few exceptions. the poorest and
most incapable men were put upon 1t. They could
ever go ong 70 fE
It not been Tor the activity OF the chairman the
Board might as wen not have been, appointed.
not not altogether happy either. It appeared
to many that these appointments Were
the municipal election next september in favor
Of the present adminlstration-an electioneering
scneme IN the midst OF death. Nashville has SUI
fered terribly since the war, being plunged into q
state OF almost hopeless bankruptcy. In order that
the people might right themselves they rrowned
money, except when 1t was judiciously expended for
necessary purpose and every possible retrench.
ment was made, even to the abolisnment OF a Board
HpAlth-that essential n m Mt n
city Consequently, when this administration
came into power, though some Irregularities have
occurred, 1t feared to expend any great amount OF
money. II was partly from this fear OF the popular
voice and partly from not approaching the needs
SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOT MADE
when the first alarm was sounded a long way of.
Nothing was done in that direction until the
plague was upon us; then such stencil as was
stirred up would, OF itself, have had the effect to
produce sickness in any season Of the year. Pre-
could only afford to employ one sanitary police
man to attend, as best he could, to The promotion
Of the sanitary Of the city The ca
onal OF the alleys, and were followed BY
HUNDREDS OF HOGS
A bill passed the City Council to rid the city of
the swine nuisance. that has grown in great mag
the very progressive % Mayor. They have be.
come SO bold that, to avoid coming
one as to wait until their as wases
lelsurely out OF the way The latest monstrosliy
was in che disaster to o little colored child three
years old, that happened on Saturday last Its
mother had left IL IN charge OF its little brother
who also went OF and lett IT to care for itself as
best it might huge porker, thinking that it
would Likely make q nice meal, seized it by the
waist and ran several hundred yards before it
could be stopped and the child rescued. Even then
1t was 10th to give up its prey, and offered fight TO
the child's preservers. The child received severe
injuries and is not likely to recover. Notwith-
beasts around it is intimated that had the Mayor
sustained the bill 1t would have rendered HIM I'M
popular and lost him votes which he could not
AFFORD to lose in the next closely contested election.
THE STORM HAS SWEPT OVER US,
and instead OF taking warning by the fearful visi-
tation we have had the authorities have dropped
back into their old careless habits and have ceased
all sanitary operations. The Board of Health has
been suspended-the scavenger force put to other
should break out again in Nashville, which is not
likely, however, 1t would find us as little prepared
to receive 1t as heretofore, and all owing to the
negligence and stupidity OF those in authority.
The cholera visited Shelbyve, Murireesboro,
Chattanooga and Union City Tor the second time.
UNION CITY
Is in West tennessee, and Is thrifty, growing
place and has population OF 1900, when the peo-
pie are all there. 1t SO happens now, however,
cholera 70 Work upon DURING the nas x so WEEKS eRs
ninety deaths have resulted and the disease still
continues to lnger around 1t, as though deter
last night and still another this morning and many
new cases are reported. The disease In and about
Union City has been Of the most malignant
certain death to nave It, 1t hurries its victim INTO
eternity within five or SIX hours after the first
Gn tne Of
than at any other point in Tennessee, owing per.
haps to the TACT that it Is surrounded by swamps
Gallatin, J0nesboro, Greeneville, Sheibyville and
Union City, OF the smaller towns, have suffered
more in proportion to the number OF their inhab
itants than other towns or cities IN the State. But
the disease Is last dying out and the people of Ten
nessee have good reason to be thankful Tor it.