Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08
CHOLERA In EAST TENNESSEE.
Abatement of the ScOuFge at Jones.
= bOrO-ReDOrfs from Other Points.

CHOLERA In EAST TENNESSEE
Abatement of the ScOuFge at Jones
bOrO-RepOrfs from Other Points.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald, Aug. 8
The intelligence from Jonesboro is unusu
ally favorable. From DR.. A. j. Campbell
who returned to the city, yesterday, from
Jone5boro, we learn that no deaths occur.
red on Monday night, and that when he left
on yesterday morning, no new ca ses bad
developed and those who were afflicted with
the disease had fair hopes Of recovery. Fol
several days past the disease had lost q
large degree of its former virulent character
and yielded more readily to proper medical
treatment. Only few cases are left, which are
of mild nature. The town still bears DESC
late appearance, but it is hoped that return
ing signs Of health and life will soon be nc
ticeable.
From the Knoxville Chronicle.
JONEsBoRo, Aug. 5, p. M.-There was
one death to-day, Joe Sliger, colored, who
has been laboring for some time under q
brain disease, but died of eho.era. Another,
Samuel Tresler, white, who has been labor
ing under paralysis for some months, will
die. The effscts of the chlorine treatment
are eminently satisfactory.
W. r. SEWER.
UNION COUNTY.
The Knoxville Press and HelGLd of TIE
9Th inst. says: "The cholera has appeared
in Union county. Near Lloyd's X Roads,
last Friday, the wife of Caswell Sharpe,
and the wife Of Thomas Romine, and
young man whose name we did not learn,
died of the disease"
CLINTON.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the 9th inst.
says: "The colored man, whom we report
ed as sick with cholera at Clinton, died yes
terday. We are informed that he could
doubtless have been saved ifhe had received
the proper attention"
KNOXVILLE.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of the
9th inst. says: 'Jennie Floyd, whose father
and mother and two sisters died at Jones'
boro, several days ago, died of cholera last
night about 9 O'Clock, on Cumberland
street, near First Creek. She visited, last
week, the sick at Jonesboro, and no doubt
the disease stealthIy crept into her system
while there. Another Floyd woman and
her brother are now prostrated with the
disease in the same house in which Jennie
Floyd died last night. They were, how
ever, doing very well at late hour last
night. Out Of large family, only three of
the Floyds remain. The case is truly a
sad one. We have 10 other deaths from
cholera in our city, yesterday, to chronicle. {"
MIDWAY, GREENE COUNTY.
The Knoxville Chronicle of the 9th inst.
says: The following letter, with an en-
aln IF at
way, was received by one of our merchants,
who had written there rendering assistance
if needed. Through the kindness of Mr..
GiObins, we publish the same, as it gives
the public an idea of the extent of the
scourge at that place:
MIDWAY, Tenn, Aug. 4, 1873. W. E.
Gibbics, Esq, Knoxville, Tenn: Dear Sir
Your much respected letter of he 1st
inst, duly received. Allow me to tender
you our thanks and best wishes for your
kind offer.
We think the epidemic has about run its
course with US, there being no new cases
for the last ten days, and no deaths for the
past five days. We have only one case of
cholera left, and that is convaescent and
think will recover. There has been only
three or four cases of cholera immed lately
in the village, one only proving fatal, and
that was colored boy that was living with
me. He was taken SICK on the morning of
the 18th of July, and died within fourteen
hours, of sporadic or Asiatic cholera.
Togive you solle idea of the fatality of
the disease, l enclose draft representing
one square mile, including all the deaths
from cholera in this immediate vicinity.
This includes population of about IS per-
sons, all told, u Of whom died of cholera
within p days, six of cholera morbus and
six of sporadic cholera. The entire popu-
lation of the families of whom these twelve
died, numbers forty-eight persons. On the
18th and 18th of July, five died of sporadic
cholera, including the boy at my house and
the wife and three children of John G,
Hahn, tenant on my farm. Forty-eight
hours from the time the first one was at
tackled all five were dead, and only thirty
four hours from the death of the first the
fifth one was corpse. The wife and two
children were buried in one grave, tie
three dying within twelve hours. Mr..
Hahn and his only living child are at my
house. The child is conValescent from
cholera, and l think will recover. Mr..
Hahn has not had the cholera, but has the
chills and fever.
The enclosed drawing represents a small
section of limestone country, including
branch heretofore known as the Seven
Springs, but now is known as Cholera
Branch. The citizens of Midway all use
cistern water. My work hands had been
using water out of freestone spring, but
from some cause unknown, the cOlored bo
and Mr.. Bahn's family drank out of Chol-
era Branch, in which it is said some clothes
had been thrown from these that had died.
Two days after they had thus drank the five
were dead.
There have been eight deaths from chol-
era at Mosheim, 2 miles east of us.
.. -.--.. S. K. SELF.