The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-10
YELLOW FEVER.
A TALE OF SORROW FROM
MEMPHIS TO SOFTEN THE
ss HARDEST HEART. s..
Tho Living Unable to Bury the
Dead---COffins Piled in Tiers
. Awaiting Interment----NO
Abatement In the Malady.

MEMPHIS, Sept. 2-The lists OF new
cases and deaths, though not as great as
yesterday and days previous, afford no
comfort, when it is known that but few
physicians make reports at the Health
Office, and undertakes were unable to
bury the dead for want Of labor and ma
terial. This was particularly the case
with County. Undertaken Walsh, who
could not turn wheel until be received
help from the Citizens Committee, and
it was near moor before he began work
He stated to your reporter to night that
if all his wagons were kept running
through the night till noon Tomorrow
he could not bury the dead now awaiting,
interment ts ..
At Elmwood the collins are piled up
in tiers, notwithstanding big force is
constantly employed digging graves 1t
is the same case at all the 1burying
grounds. Not less than twenty applica.
tons were made at the office OF tha Board
of health. to have dead bodies buried -
Some had been dead since Friday and
Saturday, and were in an advanced state
Of decomposition. Two were reported
at 108 Vance street, no living person be1
ing about the house or kno wing anything
about them. At No. 100 Madison street
a,sd dead white woman was reported, who
had evidently died alone: Her bodyfsy
on the floor behind the bed, where she
had fallen and died. A dead body was
discovered in house on Union street,
nearly devoured by rats. At an old
shantyin an unscttled"part Of Chelsea q
body was found which hati been dead
since last Friday, the flesh falling from
the bones. These are butIa few OF the
reports made yesterday 5iE> ri'sksisaj
| .MrnrHIs, Sept. 3.-The condition oi
our city 70 day beggars description =
While the list Of new cases reported is
only about 60. the death.rate has amount
ed 20 So, only two of which were from
other causes than yellow fever. &c
Bodies were discovered to-day ID out
Of the way places, which have, from ap-
Ipearances, been dead several days. Ohe
popularity manifested among many OF
the sick is desire to sectete themselves,
while among the poor there is an unrea-
sonable fear Of being sent to the hospi-
tai or infrmsry. Hence the discoveries
Of to-day. a8 s2s7s7
Father Walsh, OF St. Patrick's Church,
sends forth the following: ',.',
aIappeal to all Catholic Societies for
aid. Three priests alone remain. AL
others are dead or sick. Three hundred
lives saved" aa
At the Father Matthew camp arrange
ments are being made to provide for the
orphans. The following is from the Col
ored Preachers Aid Society: s.a
"To the colored people OF the United
States, especially Of the North: Oul
lpeople are suffering, dying and destitute
For heavens sake relieve US all you cal
Iby sending us means. We are not abl'
to bury our dead, or to nurse and feet
the sick and destitute. The most of III
have no employment, as all bnsinessi' IL
suspended. Send as contributions o
money or provisions speedily. :.ya
M A HOLMES,
u Chairman Preachers Aid Association.
THOMAS SHIELDs, Secretary"
Indorsed by J. r Flippin, Mayor; G
q. Fisher, Chairman Citizens Relic
COMMITTEES. Z
MEMpHrs Sept, 4.-The deaths hav
been greater during the past twenty Ion
Il hours than ever before in this city. Nine
ty.eight bodies we're buried to-day, an
!, the county undertaken who buries mos
of those who die at the hospital as well Q
|, the paupers, says he has between fort
!. and City orders that he cannot give after
: ton till to, morrow. 1t is this that make
: the situation 30 horrible. These decor
= posed bodies would cause sickness eve
in amore healthy atmosphere. but whe
the air is poisoned as atpresentthe fact {
. so many bodies remaining unburied fo
so long q time causes the best workers
. despair Of successfully fighting the fevel