The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-03
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Az usunlthe members OF the Howard Aaso
citation were kept busy from o'clock in tb
morning up to q late hour at night, when soy
" sEal reported they were worn out with tho 10
Dors of the day: but when new demands fo
assi8tHnce came in. they. with renewed vigol
and anergy. started out again. The dispatch
given below from DR.. Warren Stone. announc
ang the low condition Of Col. Butler Anderson
ef tho Memphis Towards. produced feeling
u Sf much gloom amongst the members, whicl
~ were LII u measure assuaged by the hope tina
IGnr Rallant doctor might bring him through
aHspgst.
III The following dispatch was received yester.
#day: ,
GRENADA, Miss. September Q. 1873
& II. III. Bouthmnyd Secretary:
Operator has suddenly determined to leave
l not manage to send us ono Tonight
WARREN STONE, M D.
JACKSON Miss, September 2. 1878
y southmayd Secretary Howard Associa-
Cannot get Transportation for nurses across
N shsa country to Port Gibson. VIII have to de-
gaend Oh packet up the river. Horrible accounts
Gonl Yicksbnrg Nearly 1000 people down with
7 #ItsV No HTt1a44Ha En-.
@ GRENADA, Miss. September ., 1873
IL. HI HUithmaYd, Secretary:
Situation about the same. Send me bread
canned meats, etc. for nurses, US I informed
qou yeste, day find trouble to feed Thorn; also
- - ~ WARREN STONE MI.
CANTON Miss, September .. 1878
##sNa IL Snuthmnyu, Secretary:
AhR Haeian and nurses received and nurses
4Sssianed TO duty. Nine new cases today and
e death Dr. Lyons doing va Il MILK s az
President Howard Association.
On tho receipt of the telegram Mr.. P. Buchan-
an. with IL zeal worthy Of a Howard. sought for
HHsn operator to ali the place Of the departing
aRa at Grenada. Happily, he came across the
following letter at the Western Union Telegraph
tsftes: n.,-.-.r r.
New Orleans. La, Sent. 2. 1873.
Ill Superintendent Western Union Telegraph:
am Il good sound operator, convnescent
EDfa elbow fHyer, willing to accept EN- loyment
sAt Grenada or other injected districts Refer to
L iAR. RoirA Manager American District Tele-
grassa office. and Messrs. Hessell and @. Lin
#Hs--5r OF Fire Alarm Telegraph, City Hal.
J. w. HUNSAKER.
8Er. Hunsaker was seen only some fifteen
minutes before the Jackson train WIS to leave,
nat with gallautry and courage he volunteered
II once and left for that fated town on the train
shsst evening. Too much credit cannot be given
d D SIR uunsaker for his brave act In going to
aeS relief OF the Grenada sufferers Without
agSee and within two minutes of his notihca-
ION he responded to the call. The Howard AS
recitation on his departure at once telegraphed
HI the president Of the Western Union Tele-
sgaph Company the fact that Mr. Hunsaker had
snen employed. and he Endorsed his applica-
sssns HAnsaker should be placed on the medal
ast
y Az the retention of urine has caused quite an
Increase incur mortality. DR.. Broaddus. Of the
I KoWards has prescribed Bethesda water with
Egalft4Nkab success When the ordinary rem
8AfIt n q
nharm .and in NUM- or Of cases recovery was
due to 1t alone.
The Towards were gratiiied last night to
learn that benevolent Boston had subscribed
400 80 far for the relief Of our sick, and from
{ AVN hburg, New York, Richmond and other
GStles,
AT the executive meeting Of the Howards last
evening $40 600 were donated to The Peabody
Subsistence Association to relieve the suffer-