The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-09-19
TIE YELLOW FEVER.
suu Raging I'm Memphis and
other Southern Cities.
The Fever Spreading I'm West
Tennessee.

The Fever Spreading In West
Tennessee.
Horrible Suffering all Over the
South.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 1G, $50 p. IN.
After a few days tussle with John,
| am again on duty-''a little dis
figured, but still in the ring" The
youtlOok Is not encouraging. Nine
teen new names went on the
books to-day. and four deaths re
ported. Mr.. James Keely, a gro.
Gerry merchant at The depot, an
old citizen, died this morning.
His family are away.
News came to-day of the death
of Jacob q. Smith, aged IS, at his
place of refuge, seven or eight
miles in the country. lie was
one of the oldest inhabitants, a
soldier of the war 1912, and a for
mer civil officer, having been
Trustee and held Offices in Hay
wood county.
Ed. Thomas, colored, a young
grocer, died to-day. The other
victim was a child of Mr.. Butts.
Several others are not expected
to see to morroW's sun.
We have six cases in the yellow
fever hospital. One of them is
dying. The cots promised by the
railroad company have not arriv-
ed. Such things cannot be had
in our town.
Our civil authorities have all
deserted us, except the gallant
acting Mayor McGrath, who is a
hero In the strife. The sheriff,
%jailor, clerks and all have skipped
out, even carrying the Jail keys,
and this evening the Jail doors
had to be forced to let out a pris-
oner confined there.
We have over eighty cases un-
der treatment now, and a good
many convalescent. The disease
is not so malignant now, or the
treatment is better understood
than at first, when nineteen of the
first twenty-four cases died. But
the poison seems to be in the
very atmosphere, and no one can
breath it in safety.
The spread of the disease is rap
id among the colored people, who
will flock back from the country
in the hopes of free rations and
nothing TO do, thus furnishing
food for the disease.
A deep gloom hangs over US for
the fate OF DR.. L. W. Bond, a prom
inent young physician of Browns
vile, who went to Memphis, some
weeks ago, to aid her sufferers,
and is now dying.
The demands upon our energies
and slender resources are I'M
mense and increasing. The clear
bright September days smile
down upon suffering desolatloh
and death only, az Brownsville,
dead and almost deserted, slowly
but steadily grows into one huge
pest house. The plague is even
spreading to the country amongst
those wAo went too late. God
Aelp Us and send cur only nope oil
Aie-an early frost.
MARTIN, Tenn, Sept. 16, 5:35, y.
m.-Ihe report in tO-day's Amer
lean" regarding Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
lers condition Is false. Mrs. Mil
Ter has entirely recovered, and
Mr.. Miller is much better. Their
daughter Miss Kate. was decided
ly much better this afternoon.
There are ten or twelve new cases
of malarial fever in town, most Of
them cOnvalescing.
PARIS, Tenn, Sept. 16, 40 p. m.
W. j. Lewis died this morning
with what the doctors pronounce
yellow fever. A circular was is
sued early this morning, by the
Mayor, signed by all the physi-
clans, declaring the yellow fever
epidemic, and advising everybody
to leave the city. 1t created great
excitement. and the town is near
ly depopulated. DR.. Keeler,of Lou
isville, came here to-day, and has
taken two cases, Mrs. Ernest and
Mr.. Atkinson, to Louisville for
treatment. There are five cases
here now, and said to be doing
splendidly. One more arrived
from Memphis to-day. Quiet now
reigns, and the outlook is more
hopeful.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, Sept. 16, $40
p. m.-Two new cases oftever this
morning. A Miss Holt, from
Memphis, who has been here two
weeks, was taken yesterday, and
a colored woman from the same
place was also attacked. Fifer,
the Memphis printer, is GONZALES
cling. One case of fever at Madi-
son, ten miles west o9Mhb6M 49,
phis & Charleston rQ'
SEES up to date, all rel
MEMPHIS, Sept.
slight and scarceI
decrease in the fe2
ing, the deaths Ut
ceeding 40. The
Of the epidemigaN
have bean ocl45A' '13