The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
THE EPIDEMIC.
Total Number of Deaths 153
The Tr;tu ations Of cnr suFering
and Grateful Pecple.

and Grateful People.
With feelings Of thanks aud eratitua'
10 Almighty God FOR preservation. and
hearts hlee,ing n the scene Of lespla,-
ed homes. the riizens of Hickman who
have been spared are one by one
returning to resum their wanted avo-
cations. The appalling clouds of death
which SO lately lowered over our clmmn.
nifty yet linger ia the horiz IN. and tbs
bronzed monster yet shows its poisoned
fangs here AMI there reIuei mi TO loosen
its grasp upon people upou w.iom 1t ha'
fed for two months. rio,ing in suffer ag.
misery DISSOLUTION aud ieaih. some re
turn to homes watch have heen shrol le l
In death, and AL fefurn TO ha,ne- lraped
in sorrow and mourning. The scourge
has been fearful, terrible. aIpilBng and
numbers among is victims some Of on
brasesf, puresf ani b-st citixsrs Oh
how many have fallen How ma " bo mes
thsf.4Awa mansIs ago we're laugaiag in
she conteainenr II hapas innasenss,
ease, plenty aud prosp .r'ty with father
moth r. si>i~r. hrother-,n ,here-alt
around the family tahe-'he rose OF
health booming "a each check anI tie
euoyaacy of nope and exp . alton glai
deniuZ every hcsrl-aot ireIn or ex
fectatian that the angel Of dsath was
even then lurking ia heir "a s4t t.yiu.
with their jos "a by walked = Is b. siIe
through ,ae valley All aaler the shadow
of his dr.Psd H.i laereiiss- Wings. raeir
heart are uow torn a4.i hieehus. Here
parents weep for oily cniit; taere -
widow msurus her ha.btal all her
children piteousiy cry Tor heir father;
and ,oilier helpless orphans srieve for
both father ani mofher; md vet arain
the cry OF anguish is heard becs,u-e the
mother is gone forever, aud in several
instances. the insatiate monster elaine at
the whole fam ~ as its victims Not a
family that remained in ihr s;ric.sen
town escaped its relnorseIess ioneh. and
the only evidence OF Ieniency j. in the
toftering anI ern4ciatel forms OF tn. con
yalescents who were spared. aui their
sta ,gering tread Is bat q nourufai meas
ure TO the sad. sal havoc OF the ra 3seiou-
monster.
THE FIRaT CASE
Charlie ileu.iricSs a lirtie German bov
abos, 10 years of age. Wa ~ Srsr ease
lie Wa taken aug. l2th aud del on the
lon IL pr'IieI apples - passengers
on steamboats, aud the op'nion prevailed
with many that he contracted the disease
while passing on some steamer. thou ia
no certain knowledge exists thar h- ha /
been on any for some weeks. His httie
sister Louisa died The following Day, the
l7'h. affected precisely 81 nilarly, each
having the black vomit an1 symptoms ex
Aetly as characterized All the Subsequent
Gases durinz the epidemic No deaths oc
eurrsd from h- 18th 60 the 2sth though
q humber Of cases occurred in the mean
ala e. which were supposed tn b.. Cases Of
bilious fever. tn the 2Sth Edward " ~
gel died, o. the 18th Mrs. John Wiitiug.
and on the 3t'th iiftIe Jimmie ! uus-amd
new cases were occurrirg thsck and e4St,
and the worst fears Of the people began
20 be re.lizeI Abou' this date he doe
tors began 20 pronounce II yellow fever
and on the Sunday AMI Monday following
the terrible epidemic may be said to have
been fairly inauguratea AMI aekaowirdg-
ed. The following is 81 correci list of the
dead. which we obtain from SIR. III. Case
who had the fever early and kept daily
record during the cpidrmic:
,-- - -ur n-,o
Auc. l6-Charlie Heairicss.
Is-i.ouisa Hendricks.
q 2s-Edwari Msngel
23-tirs. 1osa waiting.
3O-Jimnie Young
Sept I-Gus. i'azis, Nae Hsatherly.
Wv. s.. Hanc,eS
3-W I. Buckner Jr, T. Gihhs.
anliie Giceson Mrs Hendricks Mrs z
Ssgrisi. Lula Davis ale s;sf-e-
Sep, IN r. Harness WIN Reasoner-
5-L T. WoofeH Gea. " Puckrtt
Jno Sinien-S. Mrs Ri Nsac-i ? Fink.
Sep. 6--Mrs. u GARNER >
Kineman ;r, Mis- Aanir Heutrick-
sep. Gro Duue.ant. VIM. tBetts)
Mccain
sept s-Steven Never, Mrs Ho'emen
:. S-DavId z. Bright. Mrs Frank
Miller.
Sept. II Ben Ashworih, Jno Miller,
B. w Fortune.
SEPT l2-Miss Eureka sohm Mr- VI
ueriwesS.
Sept. ls-orto s. sriS,. Mr. Al. Young
Casper Sohrn Dr. G. Rlantoa
Sept. l4-Frans Scgri-,. iienrv Stmsc.
Miss irene aiaherg Willie Sohu. /. D
Barnes L N-ison
Sept 80. Smith. William Barnes
Edgar BayIi-- Ms Cora Haivhartou tni
cher. daughter Of WIN. Parhpm
Sept. I6-r G. Do1ier D. Ho't. F.
SAms-. Frank Miller. q. I. Reid. Jr..
A. Brevarl Fred Stoner, Dr.. IL. q. Catlet'.
All. Yonng.
SEPT. i.-Chariie Sanse. JnO Shoe
maker. Miss Eliza What, Miss louisa
Eckert. Mrs Nancy Young. Phil. Bslfzer-
Lomis Monroe
Sept ls-Dr c. Prsther, Max Hcrt-
week. Herman Bearger.
Sept. I9-Andy Buncho.
20 Miss Ellen Young, Jno Hen
tricks. jas q Thomas
22-T+ VI. Jones, Joe Miller, Jno-
Writing son.
Sept. 90 Miss Annie Nus scharfe.
Mrs Lacy.
Sept. 2t-Ios-pI,inr Kareher
2J-ei-s vickie tmberg. Jo- Am
berg. Michael o'Neal.
Sept 2s-Robhir Metheny, Jas. Neon
nell r.. Lut',ell
Sept. 27--D Jas. " Faris, Miss !.onisl
Person, Jennie Bon lurant, Dr. Hugh l.
Prnsher.
Sept 23-Mrs. Stephens.
a)-CharIie Mason. Mrs j. J G.
Boudurnnt.
Oct. 1T }. Lane. DIR. J. L. Cook Jno
@ Bearxer-
Der. Geo. Roalhsc. t C. Buck. Geo
B Prather. Trad. w. Thomas. Robbie
CHASER.
Oct. 3-Ida Ssmse.
Oct. 5-CharIie Co hs, I'D VI Pollard
Oct 6-Tom Saerron, daughter of Jno
Luttrell.
oct. s-Mrs. W. D. Corbett, Maggi.
Overton.
0ct 9-Eva Knrcher.
Oct. 10-Mrs. Jno Barry. Mrs Sam-e
Joseph CHASER. T. u Kesier-on. fc,nvict)
Oct il-Nrs J. g Rsarg-r Mrs Kate
stoner. Cappie Iurtrell DIR. W. s'arbrft
Oct. l3-Henry wiibsrn. Jno Green
MP Frankfort. Ky.
Oct. l4-Johnnie Sohm.
Oct IS Joseph Sherron
Oct. l8-Sallie Thon as. DR. VI. Alex.
ander.
Oct. 2s-Joe Black, A. 5 Anderson. Tom
Fsris-
Oct. 2t-aIrs Nary E Thomas