Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-11-23
A Most Distressing Case.

A recent issue OF Louisville (hy)
journal records the following:
The papers briefly chron;cled the
death of Mrs Ed. Barrow, Jr., yester-
day, but the sufferiDgs of the lady in the
infected South remain to be told.
1t will be remembered that she was
the daughter of MIR. J. G. Mathers, and
married Mr.. Barrow last March. Mr..
Barrow was travelling for the firm of L.
L. Warren & Co, on Main street, and
as his business kept him in the South
most of his time, he took his bride to
Memphis. When the fever broke out
there, he removed her to a boarding
house in the country, and went off on
business of the firm. Whilst he was
absent, the fever broke out in the house
where she was boarding, and she &C
corlingly made arrangements with DR..
John Y. Lucas, living near Williston,to
board her until the arrival of her hus-
band. She and Mrs. Wigs, with her
two children, then started tor DIR. Lucas,
but " hen they drove up to the house he
refused TO take them in, and they were
compelled to seek food and shelter else
where. Mrs. Barrow was in a delicate
situation at the time, and Mrs. Wigs
son Jesse was complaining of feeling
unwell, but they heroically drove around
from house to house only to meet with
peremptory emo
On Thursday night, the 18th of Sep
TENDER, they slept in a vacont house on
the road, and on Friday again began
their search for some good Samaritan,
any one Of whom they would have
literally paid.
AS they jolt along the country road
in a rude wagon their distress may be
imagined, when they were compelled to
beg food to keep them from starving,
and have the people place their vctuals
over the fence and run; and pleading for
Gods sake TO take pity on their condi-
ton availed them nothing. Friday
night next they slept in church, aud
proceeding on their way on Saturday
they reached Lagrange at 2 o'clock a.
NJ. on Sunday, the Is of September
Here they drove to the hotel, but
could not get adnittance, and were just
on the eve of sleeping in an clubhouse
when Mrs. O'Neal heard of their condi-
ton, and kindly consented to shelter
them, but at the risk of the Infatuated
citizens.
Mr.. Barrow left Louisville on Friday,
the 18th of September, and reached
Stanton on the following day, and trac-
ed his wife from house to house all that
day by the wagon tracks shown by the
moonlight at night.
He arrived at Lagrange on Sunday,
two hours after his wiie's arrival; and
just as Jesse Wigs was suffering with
the black .vomit he reached Mrs. Nc
Neils.
He heard Jesse's pitiable cries for his
mother, who had been removed from
his room as a means of safety, and as
those cries were ringing in his ears, he
took his wife away and started for
Stanton, which place he reached shortly
after, arriving at the hotel, where he
was well acquainted. The proprietor
refused to admit them, and they were
compelled to sleep on pile of straw in
shed that night, where his wife was
delivered of a premature child.
On the following day he appealed to
the Masons. They kindly furnished
him with bedding, ON which he brought
her home on the 23rd ult., to die from
exposure and suffering on last Tuesday
night. DR.. Alexander was called to
consult with DR.. Scot on Monday last,
and says she had no symptom of yellow
fever whatever, but died from puerperal
petitonitis.