The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
Much Of the fright is unrcasoninr. even in largo


Affords n refuge for all who come. king care to
enforce precautions against spread of the dis;
case. Yellow fever patients are sent 10 aspccinl
hospital whore very large proportion recover
through careful and intelligent treatment. st.
Louis has been wild in its dci"rminatimnt SHUT
out the arOurgc. although frost on Thursday
night doubtless calmcd the public mind; AT y
quarantine twelve miles below hecity, loaded
cannon stands with IT. mouih open at strnmcrs
coming rom the South. and the medical officers
nro backed Ivy a spcrinl force OF pcte The
rigor Of this quarantine. rs well rs the selfish
frnr Of the Ie0plr is Illustrated by the trip OF
tho steamer City " Nickshurg. A panic in
Urcenyiile. Miss, caused many Of tho residents
To- nascmbe ai thu wharf to- take the first steam
or for the North, Among them were Major f.:
J.; Byrnc and his wife, whose son had died
willie. The city Of Vickshurg made a landing.
Tho Byrnes were, told 10y their nechbors that
on the deck to prevent them from coming
aboard, Tho Major drcwa revolver. swore that
he would shoot anybody who touched him. and
tain bullets had proved stronger than the fear
q possible fever, Tho MAJOR wns down with
gcrs declared that he must bc nut Of ut Mem
phis. Again he thrcatcned with his revolver,
and was let alone. The Steamer was stopped at
the st. Louis quarantine. The MAJOR died, with
his revolver cooked under his pillow. His re-
was kept locked for. an entire day in the room
IN which he died. for sho had attended him
alone, and nobody would go near her or the
room. Tho rest ~ tho passengers were taken
to- st. Louis in a bout. guarded TO the railroad
dcpots. md sent away on such trains as hey
Thorn. Mrs Byrnc was at length spirited away
by persevering friend
GRENADA AFTER THE pEsTTrrNcE.
Grenada was the first resort Of the foyer on
ts way north from New Orleans. and the ac-
counts ~ tho distress there were what first
aroused the nat ions compassion. The city Is
quiet after lts whirwind ~ death. Travellers
who ride through on uncommonv swift trains
see scarcely living thing IN the lonesome
streets. No scmhlancc OF government Is kept
up. and a few daring thieves venture in for
plundcr A dry x ODDS store was cmpticd in
opportunity for thicvcry has not been awaited
OF iully Grenada was the home of many very
wealthy families. heing centre Of MISSES 'ppi
fashion. KATE Coflman. the reputcd most beau
tiiu woman IN the South lived there. \ uceu-
liarty Of the disease Is that. in the early stage.
1t imparis TO the complexion a roscate hue. like
that OF perfect health and Miss CofIman's rad-
ance after she was attacked surprisingly en-
| belle. She il among the dead with her father
and mother Another resident was Dr. Hughes.
| famous throughout northern Mississippi rs
| Southcrner. He stayed To- serve the sioS. and
WINS among the last to take the discgse His
| dying words were characteristic. For heavens
! snko bury me IKE a gentleman. HIS s'nsi-
| tive nature rcNoled at IN" uncouth huras
! daughter. who subsequently, died. Terrible re-
/ minders Of the fever which has spent lis force
| for lack 81 material. are to be met on every
! hand. Conval'sccnts, with yellow, cadavcrous
faces nuply daily at the Howard office for food
! recovered Operator ke.ps p" telegraph Office
| open two hours a day. Mrs. Marshall. made in
| sane by the loss Of every relative. wandtrs
| hnrmlessly. Another widow had been n bride
! only few hours when She and her husband
wore attacked. She is sorry that She lived. She
| says. There IL n- vet no thought u u return Of
the refugees. for that would simply renew tho
death roll. Four " the clergVmcn ara dead
Two saved their lives by flight ait.r publicly
promising to stay Mt any hazard, At the outset
| q rcliot committee was appointed. Every mem
bcr deserted aud the Towards have since been
n charge Of everything, Somebody has urged
seeds OF a certain plant are prevention Of the
| fever. and they are indusiriOusly smoked by the
| lew persons VINO remain women AZ, wei as
railroad trains. Each body was given a sepa-
ratio grave. and the long rows of fresh mounds
| give at the first glance the impression Of n
newly planted field. the shingles that serve for
hcadboards looking like sticks for plants TO
twine around. That conceit IS helped Nv lime
sirewn like a fer ilizer. as disiniectant. But
there ia almost always grave digger at work
character Of the place. might a large IRE is
kept burning in the centre of the graveyard.
| pnrtly to give light for interments but princi-
| pully rs purifier of the air
THE HEIGHT OF HORRORS IN MEMPHIS
Memphis is terrible spectacle 81 discnse.
desolntlon. AMI death. The fever broke out
there. in violent form four weeks ago. The
10000 10 8 500. half Of whom are SEX. Nobody
remained except those who We're III or too poor
10 80. those who stayed 10 take care Of the sick
and dead, and those who desired 10 make money
out Of the great calamity Accounts boy physi-
clans. nurses. and newspnper spondon's
agree rs 10 the awful condition Of the city. each
telling oi some particular personal experience
Of horror. The peculiar olor ~ tue disrnSe can
be smelled three miles from the city. No bust
ness is attempted N'ept such as relates To- the
pestilencc. The banks are open an hour "A day.
and TINT for the handling OF remittanccs from
abroad. All Of the drug stores but three
are closed. About tho only vehicles seen
In the streets are Tor CARRYING physicians
tar burn in front Of houses here and there.
They are denth signals. meaning that the re-
They serve to warn folks away from the spot
and 10 cnll the drivers 81 the dead wagons.
once, lighting the heavens weirly and giving
a peculiar Impression Of supernaurHlsm A
many die upsisnallcd-eyen unattended. Per
sons stricken suddenly being unable from
| weakness Or delirium To call assistance die all
! alone. and their bodies are sooner or later dis
| covered. Such WIS the manner ~ Lawyer
Strckland's death. in his ON b" in tho Masonic
| Building. NagahOnds crawl into deserted
| found dead IN the oprn air. Th"work Of burial
sido by side and three or four top, in trenches.
| The name II known, is written on the lid.
! Only "A few OF tho dgAd are given senarate md
| renee an old and wealthy resident, were about
70 be buried in trench. owing 10 the absence 4
| friends. Miss llcngler, the actress. WAS buried
without any mark for ldenilhration. There are
! no funeral services. Catholic priests endeavor
10 administer the sacrament to as many dying
The nights arc more hideous than the DAYS.
| for the fever : seizures are almost invariably NJ
! night-which is very unfortunate, for medical
| attendance "a then hard 10 obtain. II the pa
ticnt is fully conscious u his danger when first
| attacked by mHarial symptoms is ut once in
ielligently treated. aud does not make the fatal
bunder OF getting up soon after the fever leaves
| him. his chance Of recovery is fair. But the
masses cannot be given special attention. The
death Of infants is a painful popularity 81 the
pestience one died seven hours after, birth.
| aud the mother did not have the fever. Young
children form fully twenty-five per cent, 81 the
| dead. The physicians refuse 10 work harnO.
| niousy and many will make no reports Of
cases. so that accurate figures cannot be asccr-
| tanrd The various relief societies have only
| very lately begun to labor systematically. The
Peabody is the only hotel open. and that IL q
post house. seventeen Of its guests bang sick
at one tine, Pans q sulphur are left burning
| In the corridors The Appedl and the Ard-
| laycLe are published on half sheets, and con
tain only lists II the dead and tho sick, with a
| fcw items Of news about the fever. Tho most
efficient work is 10y tho Towards. who have dis.
trotcd tho city, feed l5OO persons daily, and
send physicians and nurses whenever possible i;
| nut INFORMATION OF a dead body To he removed
IS nlton the first notification received.
The city Governmont is thoroughly disor-
dored. and Memphis is all but in the power Of
afahhle Negroes and tramus have flOcked in
| Drawing me lever Tor the sake Of what they can
get through charity OF theft, At first they eX-
| tortel enormous pay for slight services, but
! nr n