National Republican., 1878-09-20
ANOTHER NURSE HErURHED.
Our Party In Mcmphis- a Statement from d
Ramsey.

Our Party In Momphis - 4 statem mens from DIR.
Ramscy.
Mrs. NJ. L. Darcy, residing at 9i5 Virginia
avenue. one of the party Of volunteer nurses
who went from here to tho aid Of the yellow
fever sufferers, returned home yesterday morn
ing. In conversation with representative Of
almost worn out and was fast becoming dcbli-
tated. The Howards offered to pay her board
and give her "a per day while she was rccuper-
ating but the physicians would not hear Of
her periling her life longer In such broken
down condition, and caused her to be sent
homo.
She also stated that Memphis was in a very
dirty condition. but limo and other disinfect-
ants were spread all about. The fever will prob
ably last until winter. The nights are cool.
requiring blankets, and tho days arc very hot,
which makes the fever worse There have been
| two frosts already, ono black and the other,
which fell last Saturday night, was white but
1t was principally in the country. They did
| no good. 1t 10 o common thing to see wagons
pass along the streets five or six times q day,
laden with fifteen and twenty dead bodies.
The supply Of collins is giving out Tho grave
| dlggers are almost worked to death. The
authorities intend to adopt the plan of digging
trenches. The young and old alike fall vic-
| tins 10 the scourge.
Tho Howards want provisions, clothing, &c.
| There Is no use for money, a all the stores are
closed and it Is next to impossible to buy any
| thing. All persons who have not had the fever
are being sent out of the city to place pro-
vided for their use, fifteen miles into the coun-
try. In order to get all such persons to 60, no
| rations are issued to them.
Mrs. Darcy mentioned particularly tho noble
work of the men. She said that there has
never been battlefield thst has had such
heroic men as those In the fever.stricken dis
| trict. They all expect to be seized by the
Yellow Jack, but laugh and joke and cheer
one another.
The doctors never cease their labors. The
only sleep they procure is while they are in
| their buggies. She stated that the Courier.
Journals story was untrue that there was no
drunkenness In their party during their pass.
ago from this city. When they left Louisville
some persons cam0 aboard pretty full but were
all right before they reached Memphis. Drs
Ramsey and Pease did wear wells and spongcs
saturated with carbolic acid, and their actions
were tho first things to attract notice and Gre
ate u furOre. Tho physicians regarded them
with disgust and contempt.
Our nurses are doing nobly and working
| like Trojans. In regard to Uzell, she said tina,
she did not know anything about him, but
was Of tho opinion that he has not been in q
sick room since his arrival. She said that the
stories about the negro nurses were untrue
| If 1t was not for thom the white nurses could
not get along.
Mrs Darcy brought with her letters from
DIR. Benjamin F. Shoftall, NJ D. and DIR. J. o
GoOdall, NJ. D., indorsed by X. NJ. Mitchell
medical director of the Towards, stating tha
Mrs. Darcy had faithfully performed the dutiel
Of nurse of yellow fever, and it was owinJ
entirely to the giving way Of her nervous
system that she returned home by advice o
the physicians.
WHAT DIR. RAMSEY SAYS.
DR.. William T. Ramsey addresses q letter /,
THE REPUBLICAN, portion Of which is de
voted to personal abuse of J. d. Uzell. Thi
portion Is consigned to the waste basket. II
reply to the letter of colored preachers, dc
nouncing him on account Of his alleged charge
against the colored citizens Of Memphis, h,
says that lie never mado any such assertion a
that charged to him in the Post. He writes
When asked By gentleman Of the press II an!
such ou:rages had been committed, replied tina
no cases Ind come 10 my personal knowledge, no
had been officially informed Of any; that haC
heard reports Of their having been committed, bu
could not vouch for the truth Of any of them, a
my niOnnanLs were strangers and totally unknown