The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-23


the distinctive ycllOwnCss Of the skin came ON,
followed 10y the vomiting Of blood. called black
WON'T. and exhaustion. All Of tho physicians
sent from Memphis were nllopnthir. They adj
hcred to the usual treatment. which does not
embrace any specially curative remedies. but
consists OF complete rest. induced by opntos.
Alcoholic stimuant is given In the stage OF ex-
haustion. One physician says that the Grenada
Laticnts are evidently much affected by fright.
They have no hope of recovery. and their lack OF
courage ie n serious hindrancc OF recovery.
They suffer mental as well as physical coli
lapse Especially is this true Of the negroes. TO
whom the disease Is horrifying surprise.
Negroes have been regarded M almost invul.
ncrablc TO yellow fever, and have rarely died OF
u. Tho Grenada negroes were fearless. and
during the first week Of the pestilcncc not ono
according to Dr. Spencer who attended him,
was slow to believe that he really had yellow
fever. and, when he WAS convinced he said that
II was entirely unnatural. being n special pun
shm"nt Tor his robbery OF white patient, lie
died. and terror seized, upon all the blacks in
the place. They had done much Of the nurs-
ing without hesitation but now they deserted
their posts in dsmay. As many as fifty negroes
wcr" rrostratrd during the night Of the 10th.
1t seems to be beyond question that many "
the patients in Grenada die without attend
ance since tho fever broke out among the ne.
grocs. Several OF the experienced Howard
Association nurses have fallen. and that makes
oil nervous and dishcartened. DR.. wilkins. a
there. went bravcly 10 work. Ho caught tho
fever. and on Wednesday died.
ono of the few living witnesses ~ the later
scenes in Grenada has arrived IN Cincinnati
says that the little village is utterly desolate
Every body VINO remains IL either sick, or is
died. Entire families have been blo,tcd out in
day 10y the dseasc. There rs in New Orleans.
atcly numerous among the victims their organ
izations being generally less able than those Of
mon to withstand the exhaustion OF the dis
ease. At night a walk through the streets is
terrifying. The means and cries of de-
irl0us PATENT ,b can be heard a. every
and excitcdly can on God and man for Gelp..
Will not bo controlled 10y physicians or nurses.
The white women. on the contrary. arc the most
quiet and obedient OF the patients rs long they
retain their reason. The dead bodies are buried
n soon rs possibl" after death. and in some in
stances. this informant hclicvcs, persons nre
started for their graves before they are really
dead. Tho burying ~ done 10y two relays OF
negroes. one working by night and tho other 10y
day. The headquarters " the Howard Associ
alton and the telegraph of1ice are the only bust
an operator named William Rcdding He sent
10 New Orleans foran assistant. and John Miller
came; but Miller was appalled, 10y what he saw
and refused To stay. No attempt il made TO hold
religious services over the dead. and with rare
executions. no collins are used All Is dark at
night except in the houses where persons are
lying Ill. for the other houses are deserted. On
the night OF tho 10Th only SIXTY well persons
wor" IN me village, anu all are under tho com.
mand ~ Gen. Winfield Smith. and trying as we'll
a. might he to care Tor l33 patients; Railroad
trains do not stop. but rush past at the speed of
hily miles an hour. showing glimpScs OF pas;
scngcrs scnrcd hrcs behind the tightly closed
windows. II Is exceedingly difficult TO feed the
few remaining inhabitants. because OF the lack
! OF Transportation.
II is not easy II get out Of Grenada. notwith-
! standing hundreds have accomplished the feat
| An arca OF several miles around : deserted but
the boundaries Of that space arr lns"ly watched
| 10y frightened inhabitants. who drv" back fugi-
| tvrs If they call Much hrartlcssne-s Is shown.
! Tho man VINO gave tho above account % n night
| ia Grenada says that u woman. whose husband
had lied. started for the country. leading her
slN-ycar-Old boy. Sh" was tired out with nurs-
ing her husband. hut she pushed on for two
| miles. and then carried the child two more
| Then she WIS met hy some negroes. who COM
! mandcd her 10 turn back. saying that they would
| Kill her II she did not obey. They doubtless
would have carried out their threat ut lcast the
! poor woman Thought 50. Sh" returned 10 Gre
| nadia. The negroes fears were well founded
| however for she had scarcely got back to her
| home when tho fever was fully DEVELOPED in
! Der. and she died. some - the planters have
| humancly received all refugees. and turned
| their houses and barns into free lodgings. tut
! generally terror has mastered generous I'M
| pulses particularly among the blacks, negro
! camp meeting tn miles away. has been con-
| tiuued. and the pcniteuts crowd cnrh other at
the altar. so anxious are they 10 become converts
! before the fever kills them. Prayers nrcoifrrod
twi - q day for tho sufferers, bat nO phy-i aid
| /, given. To compensate for ril tins cownrdire.
or at least selilshness. cases OF hrgoism have
| areudy come 10 light. and OF course most OF the
| stories of that kind remain T. be told. IN" local
ana Ni.itlng physlciHnhs Il hane IoHrnsgousiy
| nurses have done their duty. ma three nave
| died at 1t. The self-sacrincr ~ those who have
stayed with their dying relatives, when flight
| was possible has been remarkab!e. Or.
| ChHmhcriln Is said 10 be- the only patient who
| has recovered. and rs soon ~ lac was on his feet
| h. was dncturlng others.
The fever turned on it's track on the 10Th. GO
| ing back from Grenada toward New Orleans as
| far us Canton: but the inhabitants numbering
| about 100. dispersed hurrielly, leaving sewn
patients one physician. ana few nurses. In
| other directions the discns. il surrndine aud
| as tho cotton picking time IS al hand great
| financial losses must ensuc through thc cessa-
ton OF labor The villages ara u special dan
well drained. the water Is often bad. and all the
conditions are favorable 10 the disease II once
| stoppage OF mails deprlves thc people OF news
| papers. and therefore the news that they do get
Is exaggerated. giving them ideas Of the plague
| that exceed the terrible truth.
On the river front in Memphis are many COM
| bin"d lunch and hnrrooms In which boamcn
| and Iongshoremcn eat drink AMI som"'lmrs
! sleep. In one Of them, on Aug. IS, drunken
steamboat hand was taken sick physician
| on sight pronounced lis disease genuine yellow
| fever. In spite Of al attempt 10 shut out trnY-
| oilers from further South. tho scOursc had got
! into tho city OnnOrthcrn bound trains within
! four hours after the case became generally
! known. over 200 residents fcdho safer placrs
| The patient wns taken 10 u hospital outside the
| city. hi5 clothing And the bOdding on which he
| had slept were burned and tho house was
| thorough, fumigHtci II was hoped that the
i6@ et oiiel! h"d Gerdy eompIcteI e V work ..
f're Their attention was called T. lroi; Dcrknr
a weliknown fli@,h; VINO W ,.,, ~ WIN .a
y yeow "i syo iH'"I was s Mkt dor to his lis
residence some visitors from out OF town had
boon staying marty. two. weeks. lnyro'igiion
| brought out the iat tnat they ma com" in the
! Steamboat Golden Grown. which had run tho
quarantine blockade. landing her pus-cngrrs
| eurrcutitiousy Tho Professor died ON the day
! TINT he WAS taken sick. und his son died soon
nitcrward. Within twcnty-four hours more
there were seventeen adiiuonH casns IN the
city. and five deaths: and by The 18Th the pa,
| tirnts numbered nlnrty-lwO. The stamped" OF
| frightened r,sidcnts continued, md tho popu-
| lHton was soon reduced by htillrd. Everybody
| went who had money tn 70 with ana plac" Ia
~ 70. ThctAieycs stayed. because II 10 easy to
! rob deserted houses Ani their drprudttions
! have bHon extensive. But. although the risk Of
! detection and capture was lcssrncd. more
/ Formidable danger WAS thnre One fever pa
| tIrni's slt'hel was found to be packed iuii Of
| tinl"n sllvcrwNre. Tn" dsenee had caught him
| with plumber IA his possession. The dcsrrtlon
| OF homes was 70 general that whole looks Of
! rc7dcnc, were without occupants. Kpbhrrlcs
| were uncOuntcd. The perpetrators wero IN
part professional thieves and in part poor
| whites aud negroes made thieves by opp0T-
| tunity. The Commercial Hotel WIS clo5cd
| The railroad trains going out were barely able
TO carry all the passengers, but tho trains going
in we're nearly empty, Places OF gmusomgnl.
s'hools, and many stores wore closed Inc
| worst WAS dreaded.
However H.. Memphis authorities acted with
| good sense. They had used every reasonable
! means 10 keep tho fever out and. now that It
| had got in in spite OF them, they came M near
Ms possible b. moving the injected part VI tho
! city Tho disease was all IN northwelorn