The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28

NJ DIthSlit pioNj5lOHS W JOWH were
never infected. I am certain the
butchers Of White Chapel, where
the greatest part Of the flesh moat
was killed, were drcadfully visited,
and that at last to such Il dcgrco
that few OF their shops were kept
! open, and those that rcmaircd in
them killed thcir meat at Milc-I End
ana that way, and brought it to
market upon horses. 1t is truo
people uscdall possible precautions;
when any one bought Il joint Of
meat in the market, they would not
take it out Of the butchcr's hand, but
took it off the hooks themselves.
On the other hand, tho butcher
would not touch tho money, but
have it put into n pot Of vim; gar,
which he kept for that purpose.
The buyer always carried small
money to make up any odd sum,
that they might take no change.
They carried bottles for scents and
perfumes i'll their hands, and all
means Jhut could be used were cm~
p'oyod. But then the poor could
not do even these things, ana they
went ut all hazards. Innumclul
1ismal stories we heard every day
on this very account. Sometimes u
man or woD"N droHnod down dead
IL the very market, for many Of the
people that had tho plague upon
them knew nothing Of it until the
inward ganyrcnc had affected their
vital, and they died in a few mo-
mHnts. This caused that many
died III that mrnncr in tho streets
suddenly, without any warming.
| Others, perhaps, had time to 90 to
the next bulk OF stall, or TO my
door or porch, and just sit down
and die, as l. have sud before.
! These objects were SO frequent On
the streets, that when The plague
came to be worry raging Oh one side,
there was scarcely any passing by
tho streets, but that several Goau
bodies would be lying here ana
there upon the ground; on the
other hand, it is observable that,
though ut first the people would
stop as they went along and call to
the nelThbors to come ont on such
orca$s!on, yet aftcrwaTd 10 notice
wts taken OF thom. But if at any
time we found II corpse lying, go
across tho way and not como near
it; or in Il narrow lane or passage
go back again ana seek some other
way TO go on the business we were
Il l..
was always Left until the officers
had notice to come and take them
away, Oh till night, when the boar
crs attending tho Gead cart would
take them up and carry thom away
Nor did those unduuntcu creatures
who performed these Offices fail to
search their pockets, and sometimes
to strip of their clothes if they
were we'll dressed, as sometimes
they were, and carry off what they
CO 1t get J. 1t is scarcely
rrclinio lat dreadful cases hap
pcncd i'll particular families every
day; people in the rage of tho
distcmpcr or in tho torment Of their
rackings, which was indeed intolora-
bic, running out Of their own GOV
crnment, having and distracted,
oftentimcs laying violent hands
upon themselves, throwing them
selves out Of their windows, shoot-
ing themselves, &c. Mothers mur-
dering their own children in their
lunacy some dying Of grief, as u
passion ; some of mere fright and
surprise, without any infection at
all others frightened into idiotism
and foolish distraction somo into
despair and lunacy; others into
into melancholy madness. In
some the swellings wero mado so
hard that no instrument could cut
them, and then they burned them
with caustic, so that many died raw
ing mad with tho torment, and somo
in tho very operation. Tn those
distrcsses, for want of help to hold
them down i'll their beds or to look
to them, many laid hands upon
themselves, as above some broke
out into the streets, perhaps naked,
and would run directly down to the
river and plunge themselves into
tho water wherever they found it.
1t often pierced my soul to hear the
groans and cries Of those who wero
thus tormonted. This running of
distcmperod people about the streets
was very dismal, and tho magistl atcs
did their utmost to prevent it but,
as it was always in the night, and