The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-09-27
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Moved hy an ineerrvt report that the
Asswinted pwss reports we're exaprvr.
ating the ,lcrlaral,lr state IN Memphis
Trnn.. tho Ilp,ent III that city. In it,
issue uf The lnth inst says, "To lose
over l.1,N ncn, wulnrn ni,l children III
tNrnty-Mvcn DAYS, ont VI Il population
VI isMA,, white md hlack, aud a. H.
cxlnnlinR over slO.tNW for i.2sN nnf~es
and 10 tloctor~, and for medicines. nn,l
fond for mere tl,an 1..hM sick and ln,ONl
indigrnt, II a. us ~ad reality. cnungl,
~ move even stuic to tcMr~. Rmt In
sides this, there cninc the tales III ihli
sidunl sorrow; NJ whole families swrp,
away In \ week, leaving not even one III
tlc name: of nurses dying III thci,
posts. III priests and minister's an,l g,nsl
sisters following those they succorcd ",
fast ~ 10 nppnll the stoutcst heart un.l
give ~ raasc amid the general wreck
and ruin. NJ pco ran 10 these scenes
and Sightr Justice; no tongue cxaggcratc
them. LiSpinR childhood, hoary nn,l
venerable oll aye, thc ,agnnt and the
merchant, the man III aoa nn,l tho nm.
believer, all ARE taken. claimed alike hy
thu awful pcxtilonec. Tho cry of Oh.
fashcrlcsa II heard every hour, claiming
thu pity, The sympathy, an.l the tears ii
thc most hardened veteran. In this IL.
tlcc. ~ w. write. there arr hut twn lrft
~ nll who \ montl, ngo were cmplnyr,l
In the editorial, counting and coml,os.
inR rooms. mud our pressnan IL down
with the fewer. ktmnpcrs Ia the uillrc,
N - the business. nre attending tn our
nilnirs, while the only editor left ol.
duty nltrrnates, through sixteen hours ii
,lny, between lis desk nn,l Il casc This
II n,,r personal measure ~ the dread.
fnl epidemic, nnd surely II II i. sl,,l
nt,c, Omr experience is one NJ will
never forget nn.l II IN n common
onr. The NTH epidemic VIZ hive
passed through. this snrpa~ses then,
I'll IN Tho holrur II hns uncovered.
Parents hnvr deserted children, nn.l
children parents. husbands their WIVES,
Int not one wife husband. Men laye
dropped dsMl un the streets. while
others lmvc died neglected. only IL lc
discovered by th. .l.nil,.sprcu,linu gl.ses
from their hslies, Ministers II the
lin*lMl. carrying messages III pence.
hurryinR from house ~ house. have hn,l
their weary feet arrested and their Wurk
stayed hy thr lrstilencr TINT walks IN III.
nnonday ~ N night. Tho priest ad
ninisteiinR tho extreme JUNCTION. nn,l
the bride 81 Christ. wiping The ,lenth.
,lninp from the forehead ~ those whose
friends and kinrfolk are fnr AWAY, are NJ
most pnrnlyzcl In thu sacred nrt. ,n,l
uir even before WI know they are sick.
The business uf ihc hour III tho s,iceor
IT the sick, the hnrinl of thu ,lend. and
thu care III tl,c needy living. The lnst
words ~ tl,oM who arc WILL are NJ night
farrwclls ~ tl,r ,lend. nnd thc first Ii,
ihe morning. who lives and who han
dirdy All day, md every hour u thu
'lny. this question II repeated. nnd the
soul grows weary over thu repetition.
And yct there II III relief nor any ~,
leasr. Worse md worse the epidemic
Inns grown. until to-day II hns capped
the climax. and the hearts ~ tho brave
men who have stond In tho breach nr.'
blnncllrd with fcnr. with slrrnd TINT
nnnililntion awaits NJ. mn. TINT W. nre
destined a. r hluttcl from tho earth.
Fcnr sits OH EVERY face nnd tlreatl On
every heart W. work not In thc nln..l-
NV, hut Ia the very fcc " death. VI.
meet him on osery hand and III every
moment IN The names of hin victims mil
IN tho dcsolation hc has spread about
M. Hope, W. have none. W. despair
II any relief, but w nr ncrvrd for the
end, W. pray blessings upon tho gen
erons who have helped is In all tlc
Htntcs; va pray for the safety of thor.,
who have come amung I'M ~ nurse thu
sick and minister 10 tho dying. and w
n.k that thc names " thr women and the
men who have laid down thcir liyes II,
nv shall ~ handed down forever 4.
among thu brightest md The hest ii
earth"