Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-30

nurse. Roche is one Of those active
workers who does not regard color or
condition, but is a good Samaritan for
all.
We are very sorry to learn that Mil
lard F Virgsson, our clever little friend
and an efficient assistant in the business
Office Of the LEDGER, took the fever last
night, ct his residence on Broadway, ia
South Memphis. His little son also took
it last night. "Kinch" will come out in
flying colors in a few days. row 81
James BreartoA, of Jones avenue, had
been out in the country with his family
since the epidemic began. His chi.
dren were taken sick there and Mr.
Brearton brought his two boys into the
city, where they could receive proper
medical attention and nursing. One Of
the boys died Friday night and the other
Saturday morning,
Captain Will s Anderson, the Howard
who looks 10 upon his patients and aurs-
es, at all hours Of the night, was at
tackled with the fever Saturday evening,
he is at the residences Of DR. Laurence,
and has favorable symptoms so far.
Under the doctors watchfnl care, aided
by a most excellent nurse, we hope he
will recover.
Robert NJ, Firth, 20 Echols street, the
father, three sons and one daughter, are
among the dead Of Memphis. The wife
and one daughter still live. One Of the
saddsst facts of this great plague is the
sweeping away Of whole families. And
yet this dread disease is neither ipfsc-
tious or contagious according to the
great lights Of the universe to-day,
Miss Flora Lake, daughter Of William
Lake, Of the suburbs, was taken last Fri
day with a pretty severe attack Of Tho
fever, but under the care Of one Of oul
old and experienced physicians, DR. Sny
der, is doing we'll. In the same neigh
borhood, a. connection Of Judge Clapp
|, old Mr.. Lucas, and a negro woman there
were attacked yesterday with the fever
DR.. Il. B. Nall, the hero Of Camp ],
Williams, wat seen three miles from tn,
| camp yesterday, visiting the sick. TIL
doctor, although a great deal of the tim
, without an assistant at camp. attending
. the sick alone, he has administered u
. the wants of the sick for three or fou
miles around the camp, never %refusinI
the poor or destitute on any occasion
May be live long. u "a
Charles Wilson, for three years san
pier for Porter, Tailor, 4 Co, where b
gave complete satisfaction, is sos one (
our most efficient colored policemen
: and does his whole duty, and to the So
. isfaction of everybody except evil doerI
Charley is a brick, besides being a GOO
fellow generally. He is about the onI
man who can keep quiet two hpudrs
d boys, black and white, which he do,
most sfectually every day around Il
ID LEDGER Office.
HE Crandell. one Of the few renal
IS ing printers OF auti-bellum times,
rapidly convalescing from one Of the
II, verest attacks of yellow fever that b
ut occurred during this epidemic. He "
rt given up on the tenth day by the
tending physician, Dr. Gorrell (who b
be since died), after he had black vom
We This was cured by the lady, Mrs Smil
en- who was experimenting the nurses
Is. the Printers Inirmary. Two da
n. elapsed aud he had a hemorrhage OF {
to lungs. and from this, which caused gre
en- weakness, he is now rapidly r%ecoverir
iss aud bis many old friends will be able
greet him on the street in a few da.
IA DR. G de Hulin, the eminent Fren
~ physician, who is the attending doc
Of the infrmary, also deserves fav
able mention for bis attention and clC
diagnosis Of the case,
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