The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13

ashamed to confess themselves coward
before The fearful sconrge and were nee
ing anywhere aud vwav for protec,io
the following noble names organize
themselves into
RELIEF COMMITTEES:
Dir. A. A Farris. Pres't.
VIM T. Frenz. Treasurer,
]. A Over'on,
James Warner,
Charles Hacke,t,
Thad W Thomas,
Thos. VI Jones.
n. / Nelson
These noble MINES SHOULD remain on
s'.rinrd IN All onr hearts with every rnsm
DRY rbst speaks Of gratitude, love. hono
+ aud respect. Foar Of them fell nj tbei,
post Of duty Frenz Thomas, Jones an,
Nelson three others FarIs. Haekett an.
Warner. were stricken down hut recover
Ell, while our noble hearted friend cept
la A. overfou was the only meuahev %
the original com'aitfee whieh-T pa~es
through the terrible contiict unseatlfi
Inlee,l. h. was the only white man 20
reuainrd in town day anI night. "a
sianflv at work who escaped. lsgr
m 'jority of the other noble. brave heiri-
Ell friends who were At work songhr 70
lection in the pure air OF the couutri At
night bnt he alone stood ~ MS post
throughout the whole torn lay in,l ashf
unsctthed. There were oibers who slooi
IA y as true and slealy. but they rere
sir,ckeu with the fever or fell ia thsicy
hands OF irath Mr. wm Freuz, asirue
aai gentlem NY a Young man as EVER
sacrf eel his lite Tor humrnity-wiih nc
immediate ties binding him 20 remdn -
I'D remain At his post untH death calm
Ell him n his own. which lamentab'e fent
occurred rho 21sr Of Sepremhe hat.
W. Thomas a pointer, connected withihe
tIick nan Courier for 10 YEARS. faith
ful. true and honest mau-died at the
Oo-t of duty lie remained at WORT in
the comiuiSs ,ry department. until oe
on the evening Of Oct. I-t aud "a aei K
on The evening OF the II the next bay.
N
led him The 20sh of September. aud VA
followed 10y a grown daus hter on the 49,
Of October and his -it- on he 4fh.
Poor rhnd, it was his pride n life tOsay
that when he died h. only wanted iheiH-
scrip i'm, .-Hr, lies an honest nan 10
mark his res'in. piace. SO did he i've,
,nI his Heath proved his honest merit
MIR Neis"'r, Of The com ni'tee, = ccnscisn
lions. chriSilan genilemln. aud dis'ip
gHishri Mason. died on The IA h Of Sep
'emb r; an VI. Jones. good man active
ia all benevolent institutions, followed
on the y
Mr. Frenz, the treasurer Of he com
mittee. having been stricken about tic
18th September
nov. HENRY 4 TYLER,
who baJ.b..n fo. vaaks ,ros,r,,s q, 81.
.ick he'd AMI oh - r.,irsI ., Me
brotb.rs farm ,i,a H.. .,,,Dt,,
his sickness has since b..en ,ro,, onneel
yellow f-ver) gaiIautIy volunteered 70
take Mr. Frenzs pace He IA DO 81,
AMI came to town almost .Ifily for sever
al weeks while the epilenic VA at its
highest pitch. In this noble work in
all things else thsr he IN Ieriakss be en-
tered bis whole soul, and not ouly dis
CHARGED tbs duty on the committee bur
personally. and daily visiTei the homes
sf th- sick. 10 see 10 their neels m 4
wants The recital Of some Of Ty.
lers action. snnnis like the reading
Of heroic poem They use TO account
for hi courage during the war b, saying
that he ..was - deaf he couldn't brnI
the buile,s whistle and hence didn't fee
the dsnrer In this epidemic he prov ed
thar he h.l a heart that was quick tc
hear snl answer the cries Of distress
aud suffering that came from the fever
p lrcned ;ip- Of his people The CONNER
cial hotel was us-d n the prinsip'l ho--
pital and il become 81 infected thai =
staggered the truest anl uob!esi of the
physicians 10 enter its Heath dralina
doors. ~ this juncture it wts deter NJ
incl "a remove the sick from this hosp,
,aI and scatter them to points where tn,
air was not rocking with such poison
Few could be fonnd to enter, physician.
r.c.iIeIanl nurses a,d. Tyler blanche.
aud tr.mb,eI ~, ba enter.I 4nI heinz
once in DtsseI - the rhirI door. anl car
riei n,tie 1t. w-lppel in blankets an,
hnrniu4 gi-h fever in his arms. TO hi.
carriage AL thence TO pnr.r curriers'
Toe .nn il honor cannon he given him
Nor can TO much honor be awai de,
Jane. warner AMI Charles Hacker fo
their services on me relief conn 'ttee
anil their -uperint .nI-ncc Of the police
force during The epidemic. They diI no
he work. aud their people will ever ap
preciate them for it.
Asa plrt in fact of the committee an
who deserve alike the lasting graiiind'
of the people, for their noble efforts u
The cause of "umanits. the names OF h
iSiFr' 'e" . ss1a"us -
a.h.rs v;it .b;na bri n, in the b.,ru
and af ctions OF al. In fact 50 man q
our couaty men. AMI those of our neigh
boring corury of IIicSmai, were active |,
engsxeI in getting mp provisions an
doing any ana o'hFr eoou "'rS' 'n"i
seems s'mos' wr'hg 70 mention an
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