Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-10-28
A Young Hero Sacrifices his Life
in Savannah.

A private letter from Augusta, Ga,
to a Providence gentleman, contains
touching narrative of heroism in fever
stricken Savannah, which ought to
have a wide publication as an impress
siye illustration of the noblest attribute
of human nature. The writer is ex-
planning that some business delay is
caused by the grievous family affliction
as an assistant, and goes on 70 say:
The death of a young brother in Sa-
vannah, Monday morning. has thrown
his whole family into the deepest grief
"a young fellow, not much more than
boy, who martyred himself for the
good of the people suffering with the
yellow fever, and himself fell a victim.
He was prescription clerk in Lippman's S
drug store there, and when the fever
broke out the whole force left but the
bookkeeper and him.
A little later the book-keeper left,
and Charley ran the store himself till
Lippman ordered him by letter to close
the store. Then, instead of coming
hcme, as his people kept begging
him to do, he replied, "No." He felt
it his duty to stay, and he went to
work in Clay's drug store, putting up
prescriptions, hundreds per day; no
time to rest, no time for dinner. Clay
took the fever, and Charley nursed him,
but he died Charley still ran the store.
His cook took the fever; he nursed her,
and she recovered. Then a young
friend, Symons; he nursed him and got
him up; running the store all the time,
day and night. He wrote his mother:
81 have to get something to eat the
best way l can; my cook is down; |
have no time for myself, putting up
prescriptions all day; when night comes
| am so tired | can hardly put one foot
before the other | have not had my
clothes off in a week, and l have not
brushed my hair in four days"
This, although ordinarily he was ex-
tremely neat and careful of his person.
1t sounds like old army times. AT last,
when Symons was up, Charley took
sick. He wrote that he had taken the
fever, but was feeling pretty strong and
was confident of soon being up aud at
work again. Tclegrams then began to
pass ten or twenty day: "Charley inn
proving; with good care he will come
through all right" and everything look
cd hopeful, when all at once Charley
is worse, and ne began to sink, ,Symons
nursing him in his turn and keeping up
constant correspondent with Augusta
by telegraph. Finally kilograms could
be passed with difficulty, the telegraph
boys refusing to carry the messages in
Savannah. 1t was the worst quarter in
the whole city.
The last two telegrams received from
Symons were; Il will stick to him to
the last" 81 shall not sleep tonight,
and the brave young fellow kept his
word; they both died the same night.
Symons had never fully recovered, and
wore himself out waiting Oh his friend.
They were two brave boys, were they
not Does it make any difference
which side or which flag such souls
fought for twelve years ago; can't you
reach out and shake hands over any
distance Charley was a brave soul,
and could not help mourning his loss
she ought not to regret that he stayed;
and my esteem for him is so great that
my little boy, now tour years old,whose
name before was only Authur, is now
Charles Arthur. and didn't l do right
His is name that ought never TO die,
and it will live forever somewhere. -
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