Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
THE TERRIBLE PLAGUE.
INCIDENTS OF THE YELLOW FEVER STRICKEN DISTRICTS GATHERED FROM CORRESPONDENTS.

-Iu6 hoLuEIu hOttCATLCIL6 1dS the IOl- lowing pathetic little incident: There was touching little scene on one of our streets yesterday. A kind-hearted lady was going to see sick friend when she heard her name called. Turning she saw slender girl, dressed in mourning, advancing toward her. As the child drew nearer the lady recognized in her the daughter of neighbor who had died the day before near the city. The little girl threw her arms around the lady, and sobbing, cried:
 You aren't afraid of me, are you ?"
 "No, my dear," was the soothing reply.
 Everybody else is," said the poor child. "They won't come near me be- cause papa died of the fever and we were with him, I and mamma"
 The little girls heart was stung bv the chilling repulsion which came to her in so deep sorrow.
 The following incident is illustrative of the terror that has pcrvaded in all classes of society In the afflicted cities :: A correspondent passing an undertaker's office found man trying to arouse the undertaken to get casket for his wife. He said she was lying dead in the room with four sick children, and he had to leave all to come after a coffin. He had seen no nurse or physician for several days, though he had sent repeatedly for them. He thought the children would die before morning. His neighbors had all been buried or gone away, and he could get no assistance. The fact is, there are so many sick that the nurses and physicians are overworked. Some physicians and nurses are falling from exhaustion.
 In another article the AvoIo,ache says : Memphis has many rich men who own palatial stores along Main street. There is not one of these rich men here to-day in the hour of our greatest calam- ity. These men are neither represented in person or by their surplus dollars. The majority of the men who are stand ing in the deadly breach, fighting the most gigantic plague that ever cursed American soil, are men who do not own one dollar in real estate in Memphis,
 The New Orleans Picoya,ae says A boy came up in the Picayunae office to insert death notice last night. He said to the gentleman having charge of the advertising department
 " Another one gone; that makes eight"
 "What do you mean ?" asked the gen. tleman.
 The boy answered: "I mean that this is the eighth one of my family that has died, five brothers and three sisters. I wonder who will come next ?"
 |" How many are left ?'
 "Only me-" he replied, as he went out.
 No absentee can appreciate the ter TOT inspired in thousands-not only the sick, but their friends-by any unusual noise. One phase of the disease is ex- treme nervousness, and an alarm of fire or the ringing of a gong at critical mo- ment may cause death. Steamboatmen have been warned of this, and come into port without blowing 8 whistle.
 The toy dealers of New Orleans are to-day doing nearly as large business as at Christmas. The fact that every child during convalescence must be di- verted sends hundreds to the toy houses who can ill afford it.
 The reappearance of old cases in the shape of relapses is far too common. That the fever puts new constitution into all it does not kill seems to be gen. orally accredited, but the recovered do not seem to realize the fact that this is like new born infant-very weak and tender for long while after it's advent, and has to be treated with all possible consideration. Now, so far from taking this care of himself the new subject. if he had not been able to indulge in any 1mprudence when about h1s house. thanks to the vigilant eyes of watchful nurses and dear friends, goes to nursing others as soon as he gets out of it, when utterly unfit for the task. The conse- quences, which are always sure to fol low, may be easily foreseen. Many such cases have occurred this year. One, and very remarkable one, was among the first cases of yellow fever in the present sickness. A relapse took place only few days ago and the patient died with black vomit.
 Two waffle peddlers have for several years travelled up and down the Missis- sippi and Missouri Rivers in small sailboat, stopping at the villages by the way, taking their portable bakery ashore, and selling their cakes to the gaping residents. They tied their craft at Hickman, Ky, and, donning white caps and aprons, did thriving business during one day. On the morrow they were down with the fever, introducing it into Hickman. The disease spread, but not so rapidly as terror did, for within forty eight hours three-fourths of the houses were empty. By trains and boats, in wagons and afoot the people scattered in all directions, leaving few for the plague to fasten on. Many went to the homes of relatives, and were un- welcome guests.
 The nights are more hideous than the days, for the fever's seizures are al- most invariably at night is very unfortunate, for medical attendance is then hard to obtain. If the patient is fully conscious of his danger when first