The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-04

YEsTERD VA HERALD CORRESPONDENT AZ
AHowARp-DEscRIPrIoN OF THE FEVER By
4 NURSE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALpl
GRENADA, Miss, Sept. 3, 1878.
Since my report on Monday evening there have been
six deaths from yellow tever an whtss:-Dr Gillespie
end his mother; Mrs. Morrison, mother OF Mrs Tom
Marshall; Miss Mary Hughes, Alexander Roiaski and
Isaac willisma There have been about twelve new
cases. among which Is Mr. Roy Kendall cashier Of Lake
Brothers bank, and who been acting 40 cashier
ana treasurer for the Howard Association. Mr..
William J. Ayres 10 getting on slowly. Mr. John y,
hcsbsrg. tho telegraph operator, Is Also improving
Yo7r correspondent called upon him to-day and four
him lying Ia bed. conscious aud taIkativa +.
EVENTS OF TnE DAT.
TINS has been a busy day tor ALL Several uurses
having heard that members Of their families are dow
sick with fever at home, will leave to-sight O,her
nurses arc sick and unable to nurse
indeed. requiring nurses 10 nurse them
Your correspondent has had the pleasure of
being Howard for over half day. Mr.. Brogan left
On the SIX O'Clock train, which conveyed Colonel An
dersons body TO Memphis, and has not returned Tho
special left here ut two O'Clock this afternoon ana
many Who were ablo remained to the last momsn,
With the body Of Grsnada's hero. Mr. Cosn, Tho
leader OF the Towards, 10 not we'll He has not taken
the fever; simply lack OF rest lie ac-
ssptsd your correspondents oner to nn Dr. Brogan .
place. AZ far as be was able, and a ousy morning was
The result visit TO the hospital and a epcra grand
round showed that tn ere nothing but hard work
Tor all VINO, with any conscience al all endeavor 10
perform thor duty to the general veal and their
GRENADA LIKE A DESERTED CITE
In all Grenada there Is not store open, not
ket house. not saloon. Tho Howards with tho ex-
ceptoE Of Rev. Mr.. McCrasken aud Dr. Ringsoldl are
she only people who are ut work. Many HEaALD
readers II they we're IN the late war, viii mbcr
similar state Of tniras on tho occupation Of one OF
the ensmy's towns when the victorious were 10 pes
their homes But SITUATION is moro 40 psllins
THIS battlefield wherein few besides m oral heroes
dsre TO staad-whcro death Is dared that ethsr lives
nay remain.
A NURSE DESCRIBES fHg yKvgn.
l interviewed MIRA Emma Clay, CUBAN nurse of
sxpssesee aud her story is tina. never Ia her iis dd
ether part OF Cuba, Mexico or New Or.
;sis.ps AND lovely ,oaa. say .sea ,ssu ,~
tour, Who dicd In less than thry-six nours Mics
Hughes was tho daughter Of DR.. Il. J. Hughes. who
died August 81 Mrs. Hughes, the mother, died Sep
tember l. Mrs. Clay states that this Ia more like q
plague than acy epidemic OF yellow fever; thai The
Patens turn black ana buc In various parts Of their
bod'os Just before anu just alter death
sELr DENYING DOCTORS
Lns unaefiaker tells me Of me noble and praise
voS.ny way IL which tne physicians work. especially
Dr. Henry stone, Of Natcsez, and Or. W. H. Beatty,
Of Mobile, both OF whom he knew to ru whole nights
been acting as pnyscians all the day. There Is no
doubt that Dr. Warren Stone and Dr. II. A. voaNs,
OF New orleans would d" the same 10 necessary.
Pefhaps thsy nave does 10. Such acts are not made
public BY the actorA
The white boy whose name I could not give .hs
other day learned csmc from ChIcaso about March
AZ last He ran away from his home. No 1873 Ruby
street, Chicago. His name is Goorre N,cnoih. We
have two good workers from New Orleans: one n IN
the com missary department., the other in the drug
store msssssd BY the Towards. The nrst IL Ds Pc
sesn the o,her Mr: Friis both graduates In pbsr-
The iatslity among the negroes IN small In per.
contage compared 10 The loss among the whites. the
disease seems 10 touch tho ooored people UshtIv.
while the copper coored destroyer scsms 70 hsvo Z
venomous spite against the whss .mSn, and en-