Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-23
TEc yellow Fever.

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| aid sag: The situation at Grenada today Is
more desperate and dishcartcniug ;han that OF
say other period, The negroes who up to
yesterday rct been counted in reports arc now
falling victims in The dire disease. During the
night fifty ct them were Frustrated. together
with two Whites Miss Bishop and Mrs. Hood.
The ucgrocs ali along have dreaded tho disease
more than The whites, but oElng to their pecu:
liar and we'll acclmatcd constitutions thoy had
| 80 far cscapcd. God knows whore it will end.
| Now none of tic nurses haVo died set and
those in good health have no fear Of the disease.
| General Winfield Saith is working day aud
night.
| Jack Miller, Howard Association telegraph
operator, arrived here to-day. lilo had come
| all the way from New Orlcaus to do duty here,
but was so appalled, at the horrible scenes that
he fed from the place. Bill Rcudiug, the tclc-
graph operator here, who has been working
night and day, says =
'For Gods sake, don put Millcr's name iu
the paper, for he msy fec. ashamed and return
here. God knows dont blanc hin for not
stopping here. We're out Of This p'sce all
the money in the world would not induce nc
| to roturn. | cnly stop here to servo God aud
tho sick and dying" :,
During the right the following victims found
| relief in death: Miss Mole, bliss Belle Bishop,
! Miss Lulu Cook, three young ladies', members
| OF the best iun1iIia1 he:e Hiram Jones, 4
grocs At fifty minutes past eight this morn
ing Mr.. Friedman, CT New York, brcathcd
his last. ct ainc o'clock this morning DR..
| wilkins, !, man who, while in health, had
worked bard and faithfully to help The sick.
! Mr. Friedman. il company With bis vic, was
en- route from New Orleans to New Iork when
prostrltcd. lie lad passed The worst crisis, but
| like others had q relapse, resulllcg ID death.
! His wife is still alive. Word YES sent to tho
Howard Association two days $50 asking for
more nurses. They have not yet arrived. but
are hourly expected
The negroes attacked present a horrible and
sickenipg appearance, while the sound OF their
derinus voices vibrata5 through the streets Of
| the almost deserted village. The rooms where
patients are confined must be kept at regular
temperature. Cold, damp weather kills all the
sick The skies are ncw filed With dark,
threatening clouds. Cold winds arc reported
| fifty miles porth Gi here, and should they
reach this point the mortality list will be o
large oDc. The cXcitcmcut in the towns along
| the road since the receipt o. ncWa announcing
tho breaking Out of the !Hver st Canton is 10
tense, and people who, up to yesterday, had
laughed at The fever, are u0w making prcpGra
| tions to leave the country.
| Outdoor work has hccn entirely SUSPENDED il
| towna and on the roaI from, Cairo. llcre and
at every station alnng !hG linc caG be seen the
black and white pc0po sitting in tho shade 10
earnest and serious conversation. Words can
not describe the terrible excitement aud fear
which srcm 10 have taken possession Ot al! cx
cept railroad mcn. They arc at their posts and
seemingly pay 20 attention to tue plague.
| 4 strange sight tu 2 N0rhcrn2r arc tho ne
gro brakcmcn ard fireman o3 ;hc trains. They
arc the only persons capable Of standing that
arduous aboT ia this lcbiIitatins country. Dfs.
Nlap3eviiEc ald Veazie arc still attending the
sick. Both are young practitioners, the former
twcoy seven years Q! age and the latter twcnty-
five, but both have had considerable experience
| in treating this cIass OF disease.
| When the disease Grsh broke cut Tie 0Ga!
physicians pronounced it bilious congestion, but
| on the l4,h iGst., D;. br0wn O. the Memphis
| Board Ct Health, a!riyei, n4d, upon close cX.
| animation, pro1ouaced thc disease ycllow fever
of the most malignant type. De. Vaudeville
aud ECaZ,c, uron their arrival, at once agreed
on this diagnosis and treated The disease &C
ccrdingIy The tlrco nurses prostratcd may
recover, az they, understanding the disease So
thoroughly in The conyaIcscont state, arc more
natlent End obcd!Gnt.
The various regulations Of the t0wIg which
have Guaranteed arc causing The raiIoaI officials
uuch inoonvGnicnco. 1t requires eight sets G.
conductors, brakcmcn, engineers, fir9nnn, &c,
pow where, tcp days ago, it took but three sets.
This is becaI9c he town authorities vii! not al
low even railroad men coming ircm infected
pouts to como Elhln the limits Ctthcsc towns.
1t is ro9 when the busy time Of the year COM
menccs with the merchants and the railroads,
und the fever now prevalent Will OF course have
| o rctariing Influence upon il, but nevertheless,
the fall trade will be Of vast proportions, and
there arc enough railroad employees ready to
handle cVc!y pound oil freight which offers, and
SO while tho present may be q dull season in the
Southern mercantile Word tho lato fall and win.
ter trade will be a heavy oGc.
The tramp question, which has agitatcd the
whole Of the county AID Which has worried
some of the best minds Of cur writer's and think.
e-s, has at last reached g solution. The scare
ba: acted like charm. Not tramp is to be
sccn, and the country Is thoroughly cloaTcd OF
them. Heretofore this las been paradise Tor
these ind; ;Qiduals. 0wirc to the mild winters and
tho good nature 0! he S0uthcrncr7. Llks birds
Of massage they 20 North 10 summcr and return
Snrtn 10 winter Now not OUc is to be seen.
Like Longtei!vW'a Arabs, they have silently
stolen away. Railroad men say that not one is
to be seen Cd the road from Cairo to New Or
leans.
Holly Springs, tho noble city. whose invita-
ton 70 those h.cing from the Infection has
been very generally accepted, noW has two
, cases ,4hca wera imported from Grenada. Ii
is hopcd that this plucky little t0"n may sue
Deed il Keeping the disease from spreading IL
! her n;ds:. Her people arc not altaid, aud
have pot yet closed their gatcs.
= The United States trops are quartcred at thu
poiat. S. j. Downs, Of Grenada, is ono o
the victims above alluded to. The people are
sill having Cauton in hordes.