Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-19
Appalling Stories from Southern
Refugees.

Refugees.
CHASTITY SCENES AT GRENADA-RICH AND POOR
ALIKE TERRIFIED.
A special dispatch TO the New York Times
from Louisville, August 10, says: No one per
haps can better describe the scenes in and
around Grenada than the refugees from that
unfortunate town. Several prominent gentle
men, with their families, are here, having
come up from Grenada on Tuesday night. One
OF the number is Gen. f. c. Walthal, with his
family. lie was at one time attorney for the
Mississippi Central Railway, and his cOnnec
ton with the road proved TO be OF great ser
vice TO him in a moment when he re.dei all
the Influence that personal friendship could
command. He teegraphed twice from Gren-
ada to this city, asking 10 have a train stopped
on Tuesday night; All the trains had been
rushed through the town, disregarding the
appeals of all who stood by the depot.
making signals to express thell desire to
be taken away from a place 50. fun OF
received a favorable reply, and the train
DIT I:35 i'll the evening stopped, much to
The CONSERVATION of the crowds of Passengers
who came up from below all of whom DIRE. ded
tie infection and were flying from it. Gen.
NalthallS permit was for himself and family.
His family, usually comprising only three or
four persons, had suddenly increased to 30.
he took under his pro ection every family not
already gone from the town in wagons or by
earlier trains, and a few resolute ones who
would not 20 go, Among the number who ac.
family, six In number. The stories told by
these refugees convey an appalling impress
sion OF
caused by the rapid development of the pest-
lence. On Sunday the excitement became
general, only the physicians and a few per
before remaining. These gentlemen who
have come to this city say they would not
have come at all If it had not been for the al
vice of the Howard association of Memphis,
who counseled everybody to leave who could
not fight and wanted to avoid it. The ap.
plehensions OF the women added to their
own fears, and then little children, I'M
aware of the danger about them, appealed
to them to be taken to a place of safety.
On Sunday, when the disease was pronounced
yellow fever without doubt. and the deaths
were numerous, the hearSeS became busy. The
| two undertakerS in the town were kept con-
stantly busy. The hearSeS passed doors of
those who had not felt the infection. terrifying
them with the reminder that they might soon
| follow in the same CHASTITY fashion, unattended
by carriase les or friends. The terror was equally
| great with rich and poor. Both classes had
pear to respect persons in the slightest degree
When the houses Of the refugees were aban
| doned, they were lett without locking the
| doors, and with only a word of admonition to
| the negro servants who remained to take good
| care OF everything until the owners returned
One OF the party, when safely out of the place
| and where he could breathe freely, declared
| that he would not endure the horror of anxiety
he had felt for three days for the title to every
| acre in Grenada, and that $4,000 would not in
| duce him to return to the town until the fever
On Tuesday night only the nurses from
Memphis and New Orleans and the pnysic an:
| OF Grenada and New Orleans, together with the
families in which there was fever, remained tC
occupy the place. The shops had been shut
since Saturday night, and few persons ven
tured upon the street except when necessity
compelled them to do so. Since Wednesday nc
one has arrived here from Grenada: INT
trains would not stop. and were watched at The
! stations above to see that no one from Grena
da was allowed to get off. The persons WHIT
| went into the couatry near Grenada, it i
| feared in some cases, took the infection witt
them. In case the disease developed after
| leaving they have feared badly, as they were
probably far from medical attendance and tn,
| care OF nurses of experience.
| The panic at Memphis continues, and it ha:
| extended to all towns in Mississippi along the
Memphis railway. and also along the jackson
| route. Yesterday two special trains came
through Louisville crowded with fugitives, an,
| the regular trains were as badly crowded a
| the specials. Men, women and children wer
huddled together in sleeping cars and ordinar
COACHES willing to put up with any inc0nyen
| lence In order to be carried to a place 0
| safety.