The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
YORK, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1873

assduously. although. he. is ciGhty-two ycnrs
ora ,l6 and to feeble ncah He WIS v e9rncsily Hd,
answered. smiling. You must admilthn man
Of my ago hasn't much TO sacrifice" The Roy.
c. G., PARSONS cqught the fever from n pntient
and died. Both those clergymen acted as nurses
- well M religious advisers but in New
Orleans, I'm Mt least one instance. spiritual and
physical minstraiions were not happily COM
bined. Father Allen. OF St. Patrick $ Church.
went to visit very sick parishioncr.. The ply
sirinn In charge refused TO admit him. saying
that tho slightest disturbance would Kill tho
patient The priest replied that u soul ought
not to be imperillcd for the sake Of saving tho
body. and uppral"d to the Chief of Police
for force. Tho Chief sustained tho physician.
Tho Sisters Of Charity have been brave. and
efficient, Sister Constance. Superior q 81.
Mary's Convent. Memphis. was at the North
when the fever broke out in that city. She hur.
ricd home. took charge of the Sstors work Of
nursing .nud worked night and day until she
died Many clrrgymcn and physicians arc
among the refugees; the MAYORS Of at lrast two
cities nre not nj their posts 1--WE Memphis wo-
sorted them II pnrny2cd old man was loft alone
in II PAdurqh railroad station. the superstition
Memphis relief committees deposited its money
in bank and fed: and every Alderman in
Brownyille hurried ont but Instances OF re-
DR., Hodges Of Vickslurg sent his family away
and remained, visiting ns many ns hundred
lions OF the fever in hin self. and died in
bis lonesome house without attendance.
Johnny Smith. q Louisville fireman. vnlun-
p6s after " t6ev hoG 'bp een 'fP "G out
10y relatives. Telegraph operators have
responded nohly TO tn" necessity Of Keeping
communication by wires OPEN and many have
lost their lives. Twenty one deaths are noted
among the Sisters " Charity in New Orleans
Nickshurg aud Memphis. Capt Burton wont
from Louisville to keen a railroad office in
Memphis open, and returned with the fever. A
woman started from Grenada Mt the earnest
solicitation of her husband, who was IN. but
she could not bear to desert him, and returned.
lie lived and She died. The Captain Of the
steamer John Porter stayed NJ his wheel rather
than abandon the crew. ind was ono Of the first
cover much Of the prevailing sclllshness.
MEN To DE ASHAMED OF.
Worse than those who give way to natural
FRIGHT are those who remain to profit by tho
suffering II their fellows. Besides The ignorant
rahhlo who nrc mndo thieves hy sudden uppor-
tunlty. Intelligent thieves ARE ut work. Daniel
SusSmnn volunteered ns n nurse in Nickshurg
in order To 81 chances TO rob. WAS detected
IN prison. Aarons. u wrll-known Western gam
hl"r turned rubbcr in Memphis and was
caught INiorton was rcsortcd TO hy drugE sis
In the Sn'rc city. The ippeGl mentions one who
charged flny cents bottle for lime water cost
ing twenty-five cents n barrel Cartmrn do
manl $50 load for removing furniture. Tri-
i'n: services unless done hy tho volunteers.
must ho paid for ~ uncon~cionuble price,. The
cnrises ara buried. generally. by Henry Walsh.
To. county undertaken; His legal fee is ilyr
ID lars for ritrh burial. ON several DAYS he
buried a hundred. and tho average was seventy
five. lie hired negroes TO drive TIA" drnd wug.
on~ AMI do the burning. \ single trench holds
.a-h days d'ad His average earnings were
<37j lay. Mt least third II which was clear
profit. Payment hy the County Treasurer wis
not prompt md Walsh refused 10 20 on with
the work. H. was pui under arrest and com
miiter took charge Of his duties intcrrng the
accumulated hudlrs. Then the grave dirgrrs
d"niaudel m nrr"nse 81 pay. And s. Louis
firm OF coffin manufacturers has s0nt adynrtis-
ing circulars by the thousand 10 the aih.ctcd
cities.