The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-30
TERRIBLE SCENES.
A Graphic Account OF the Awful ScOurge al
Granada-Despairing Words Of n Brave
Telegraph Operator.

1eAeSEApn OpeEAIOE.
Chicago Times Special.
GRENADA, Miss, Aug 23-'Iruly
we are a God-forsaken people, aud
tonight our little band feels that
every man is doomed. In the midst
of our deepest troubles, and when
most needed, the brave and untir-
ing Gen. w. j. Smith, Vice Presi-
dent of the Howard Association, of
Memphis, was stricken down with
the fever, which nearly sent q death
blow to all hope to the noble little
brotherhood of Spartans heroically
battling for the lives of the stricken
and deserted people. In this hour
of deep calamity, the Times report
er cannot attempt to describe the
many virtues and pure Christian
charity of Gen. Smith. It is enough
to say that he was our leader, and
we have followed him day and plight
since the fearful scourge began,
never faltering, never dismayed,
knowing that in him we had a fear
less and indefatigable leader. II is
useless to attempt to describe the
state of affairs tonight. The trains
pass by US as though we were con-
Howard nurses, have we seen for
days, nor will we. The negroes are
demeralized. Several stores were
broken open last night, and goods
carried off, and tonight many more
will follow the same fate, as we
have not a man on the street. Ev-
cry one is at the bedside of the suf-
ferers. The Times correspondent
learns of only five deaths in the
past twenty-four hours, and few
new cases among women and chill
dren principally. We received Is
nurses from New Orleans this morn
ing, and in, half an hour not one was
left idle, and many calls all day came
in for them.
Supplies are being received, but
there is no one to cook or furnish
them to the needy. Hereafter the
Times correspondent will be com
PEELED to get his death list from the
grave-diggers, as we are now &c
disorganiZed that information is IN.
attainable. The Secretary of Wal
telegraphed the relief committee to
day that two hundred tents haC
been sent here. The question lie
who will put them upI You cam
find well man who is not nursing
some unfortunate, and, in short
there are not twenty active men il
this town tonight.
/ We are lost, there is no doubt o
it. Who would dare enter thi
charnal house? When the specis
train that was sent in here to carr!
Gen. Smith to Memphis left, i
seemed that all hope was gone, ant
tonight the agony of the stricken
sufferers for ice-wster and attention
can better be imagined than describ
ed. There is one brave man about
thirty miles from here who is doini
immense service to these Athletes
: people, and his name should b
handed down to posterity. 1t is tn
, reporter of the New York Herald
; He is bold enough to date his "speG
ials" from Gransda, and hourly an
} noy our over-worked operators 70
news. Dispatches are sent to hin
here inquiring his health, etc. Pleas
. notify the world that we don't know
, him, as he has never dared to ente
is familiar, and q strange one woul
shock rs. We have the bravest lii
tie band the sun ever shone upon
and consequently admire the BRAY
cry and charity of this chap who's
headquarters are at Water Vale
!. instead of being at the bedside @
the suffering. The Times special
tonight are written in house Wher
there is one corpse aud four dowI
: and the writer Is so worn ont as nc
! to be able TO write correctly, but b
= is nevertheless attempting TO do b
0 duty. What you get is authentic
T taken by the Times special CORES
pondeBt, on the spot, but in fer
days you may wipe me of the maj