The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01

Yesterday your correspondent, in company with
J. F. Heaberg. tho telegraph operator at this post
and DR.. Fountain, OF New Orleans, walked through
the OF this deserted and desolate city
visiting all The sick, dying and convalescent. Every
house, store and dwelling was tightly
barred and locked, except those few contain
Ing the sick and diving. No pen can paint
the dismal look of misery and sadness which
10 cover all things here. In each occupied house VIC
passed some one lying sick, some weeping for
those who had preceded them the other world Hsa
berg carried q telegraph despatch Mrs Marshall,
sister 10 Tom Marshall, the telegraph OPERATOR who
IL prosrated Mrs. Marshall has just lost by the
fatal disease her husband and three children. She
found silently weeping for the loved ones, and
thanked the telcgrapher, tears meanwhile coursing
down her cheeks, for the despatch which contained
words Of sympathy and love from distant friends.
GRxXADA's ONLY OPERATOR STRUCK DOWN.
On the return 10 the office Mr.. Heabsrg said be
thought he would sit down the pavement,
he felt tired and hot. Dr. Fountain said,
"No, you'll walk on to the Office and
lie down there" We to the telegraph
Ofioe which over the Express Office and only few
yards from the Chamberlain House Heaberg said he
would 90 and lie down. Dr. Fountain said "Yes, ana
IN call you at tour o'clock" II was thon about
O'Clock. He went to bed, ana at three O'Clock Dr..
Stone had to send HIM two nurses Mr.. Redding, the
chief operator being sick, and Mr.. H,aberg sick.
leaves Grenada without telegraph operator. But
tho Superintendent OF Telegraphs. Mr. g. NJ Dugan,
has boon nutihed, and another will be morrow.
Al least IL is hoped be found who will
Until to-day your correspondent unable to got
the exact facts and figures owing 10 the intense
element which existed In all parts OF the town. but
now am able to send you the names OF every one OF
the SICK diving and convaescent. together With the
following interesting facts:-Mr. J. n. Bishop In
broken hearted manner told how ne had lost his vito
ana three children, all in ak days. Whole families
have been completely wiped Of existencs by the
terrible scouree
WHOLE FAMILIES DEAD
The following the names Of . few Of the unfor.
tunates:-
C. n. Conman and wife,
K Goldman, wife and daughter
Robert Young and wife.
Dir. Wilson and family OF seven are all gone.
Five out OF f. Shankle's family are dead.
Judge Gray, wife and two sons
G. w. Lake. wife and Two daughters
Mrs. Sadler, daughter and three sons.
Mr.. Bishop has Just recovered. he has buried his
wife and three children.
ta SICKNESS KvERrwaERR
Parson Hall and wife, u aged couple, eighty and
ssventy-avs Of age respectively, lay bed
PROSTATE with the feve. In another room their
only son laid. PROSTATE and dying
Mrs Collins two children are down with the fever.
She Is also nursing young man from Memphis who
was Frustrated a few days ago
Nathan Heber s(Germanl a steward, told me he had
nurscd his wife Two children through the lever,
and had takon bis clothes OF for the past seven
teen days. atffs
Tom Marshall, the telegraph operator, lives right
opposite Heber's, aud tho iatsor did not even know
l~.s
scoursc. MarsnaIi's wife lay bed sick, moan.
ing pi.sousy the loss her children. In an ad-
JOINING hay her husband and the only remaining
child, burning with the fever.
xAiL-xo GRAVE DIaGRRs
The lever has got 30 bad here that this Post Office
has been closed for several days Tue Relief Com
mittes II tor some days, bat they have be-
come sick and have disbandsd. There is no mail ds
Avered. The negroes are so lazy they will work
but hang around the commissary rooms. aud do not
miss the opportunity 10 receive every ration they
eau, whether they have had their share or not The
physicians have had actually to send New Osisans
for grave digsers.
GRENADA IL CHARGE OF THE TOWARDS.
The Howard Association here now 10 represented by
Mr.. b. W. Coan, OF Memphis; 7. j. Brogan and Dr.
Warren Stone, OF New orleans They have entire
charge OF the town Nr. Coan and Mr.. Brogan attend
10 the business, and Dr. Stone TO the mattsrs
For many days the Howard representatives have mad
great trouble iu making the local uudertaksrs bury
The dead promptly. Many victims have been lett ex-
posed Tor hours IN the Rraveyards the undertaksrs
refusing to Dig the graves except suited their own
eonvsnisncc. The Howard men insisted that all
bodies should be inferred at once to prevent the
spread Of the disease.
A DfsGRAcErrL PROCEEDING.
This morning the hiesss body Of q nesress was
found lying In one OF tho uses almo st totally de.
composed, sonaing forth n scxly and deadly odor.
rho Howards informed the local uuderaKers of this
iaci hut they refused then to bury The corpse the
Howards, to facilitate matters, sent man up town
with orders TO s,iso the FIRST horse and wagon he
across and use u as hoarso Tho
man obeyed orders, but no had only reached
the Chamberlain House with the team when he was
surrounded by the local mon, who handled the
Howard delegate rather roughly, as well 40 regainng
possession OF their team. Mr. Coan said that he was
oisgustod with the way those local men had been
dong business. He was perfectly willing and glad
To have the local undertakers do the work, puL he
wanted 1t done well and promptly. II dead bodies
were LEFT lying in the sun the odors arising there
from would only aggravate tho spread OF the diseasc
the very thing all the doctors were trying TO avoid
ROUGH TREATMENT OF rHn PHYSICIANS
Dr. Warren Stone also complained of tho treatment
the New Orleans physicians mad received since their
arrival here. He stated that II was impossible for
sher the ply sicians or nurses get regular meals
owing TO there not being single black or white man
or woman who would take charge OF the culinary
department, owing TO the kitchen being located In
the Chamberlain House. where many lay sick and
dying. The Doctor also plainsd Of not HAVING
enough vehicles TO srsnsposs the phyaisians from