The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-03
Yellow Fever Notes

DR.. S. r. Clarke, who died in Men,
phis few days ago, was universally
known among insurance people. He
was formerly of st. Louis.
The irreYerent Kansas City Times
says: Alabama is about to try the
prayer gauge on the yellow fever. II
was Governor Hardin's specific for the
grssshopper plague, and worked like
Charm in Western Missouri"
Fathers have deserted children and
wives, and kindred of all degrees of
consanguinity have often abandoned
one another to helplessness and in
evitable death; but no wife has aban-
doned husband or mother or child in
all the dreadful days of the plaques
progress in the valley of the Missis-
sippi.
The Memphis fire department has
been fearfully afflicted. Out of a reg
ular force of As members Il haYe al
ready died, 5 are on the sick list and
new cases reported Wednesday.
Chief McFadden says the firemen of
other cities are contributing very lib
orally to their relief. The police force
is now nearly entirely CT negroes, who
have made excellent policemen so far.
Before turpentine was distilled at
Wilmington, N. c., yellow fever often
prevailed there. The disease prevails
in the ''piney woods" of Mississippi,
as at Osyka, but there pitch, tar and
turpentine are not staple products Of
the country. A regular Tar-heel Is
yellow fever proof, and Cincinnati Is
bathing the streets of the city in tur-
pentine, rosln and smoke Of turpentine
and tar.
Mr.. John Van Horne, general super
Intendent of the Southern Division of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, has list of sixteen volunteers
from various parts of the country who
are ready " 90 r-leEo seHt.-Sse.as of
the Oldest and best known operators
are on the list. The sffl icted opera.
tors are attended by nurses hired by
the company at $3.50 day, and other
expenses are paid from money raised
by the fraternity.
Thomas F. Marshall, manager of the
Grenada telegraph Office, was soon called
away from the Office by fever in his
family. He ran from the office to his
family and back again, until, having
buried three children, he was taken
down, with fourth child in the throes
of death by his side, and died on the
first of this month. HIS wife thus
added to her list of dead father,
mother, uncle, aunt, and three chill
dren, husband.
No no5ler specimen of manhood has
fallen beneath the touch of the yellow
scourge than Charles G. Fisher. He
was young, of good estate, blest with
friends and delightful home. Con-
Quoting lucrative business, there was
no reason, save love for his fellows
who needed his money and services,
for his presence in Memphis. lie was
generous and true, and . devout phi
lanthropist. His death will beget sad
ness wherever fugitives from the sect
of the plague have found retreats.
There was never a better or purer
or more generous gentleman than
James T. Leath. He was for years
superintendent of the public school
system of Memphis. Having great
wealth, when the city prospered, he
servel without pay and devoted his
life to the maintenance ard perfection
of this system of education. It was
his mother who endowed and main
tanned the Leath Orphan Asylum to
generous contributions.
DR.. U. n. Miner, In the Picayune
some weeks since, used this remarka- |
BILE language: Let the next Legisla-
ture abolish all the quarantine laws,
and / tell you, sir, we shall have less
yellow fever than we ever had" He
evidently believes that it originates in
New Orleans, for he advises ''concen-
tration upon the only means Of proven
tion, that of thorough drainage and |
New Orleans cannot je
drained, and cleanliness,
except in a relative sense, il impossible
On such an extensive leTel surface.
The Memphis city register, Crab
tree Belther, who went to Tuscumbia
10 escape the fever, died there of
severe attack. The Gregg family have
been swept from the face of the earth
the father and six children have already
died and the mother is reported in q
dying condition. DIR. j. A. Forbes, q
volunteer from Texas. who was assign
ed to duty in the seventh ward, died |
1t 8 o'clock Thursday morning. Felix
postmaster at the National
died Wednesday. He had |
but recently recovered from q severe
yun-shot wound inflicted by desper-
ldo.
The plague failing 70 6nd material
TO operate on in Memphis is spreading
with great violence in the adjacent
country, the little villages Of the rail-
way lines are suffering feArfuiIy. Her
nando, Miss, is one Of the small towns
where the fever is making frightful
havoc. Dr.. Baskerville was sent with
several Howard nurses on 8 special
rain TO their relief. Several refugees
Who went into the country early Ia the
outbreak OF the fever, are returning
because the fever has broken out 90
A. to cause them to prefer the
;ity 20 the country.
In New Orleans the prostrations Of
operators have been ss numerous as in
Memphis Willis K Wolf died Sep
enber z. Tbose sfieted are Charles
B. Chase, chief operator, Charles h.
smith, Paul Laloup, John a. Riddiek,