Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-06
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. 6. 1878.
Local
The Yellow Fever.

Staunton is making very creditable
showing IN the matter of extending relief
to the sufferers in the fever stricken cities
On Tuesday night the Stonewall Band un-
der the leadership of Prof. Turner, gave a
concert in this behalf in which they were
generously assisted by the voices Of Mrs. W.
l.. Bumgardner. Misses Bette West, Effie
Stiff, Happier and Goyer. Notwithstand
ing the rain fell in torrents at the opening
hour, the Town Hall was full The re-
ceipts amounted to $40. A large number
of the tickets were sold by Messrs. Edward
Echols, A. F. Kinney, D. G. McGuffin and
G. G.. Gooch, committee appointed for
the purpose, and by Hunter Il Co. and w.
L. Olivier, who kindly volunteered the
use of their places of business for the sale.
On Friday morning Mayor w. l.. Bal
this went to work without the parade of a
public meeting and quietly appointed Maj.
J. W. Newton, Capt. f. B. Berkeley, Lit.
John McQuaide, DR.. J. N. Wayt, and
Messrs. W. H. H. Lynn, Isaac Witt, S. H.
Hilb, G. W. May and Robt. W. Burke,
committee to solicit contributions from the
citizens. The sum of $3ss was contrib
uted including about 81 volunteered by
colored citizen. The Masonic lodge con-
ributed $25 to Grenada, s25 to Vicksburg,
and s25 to Memphis.
Mr.. s. M. Wilkes, the we'll known furni-
ture dealer, returning from Gallipolis, Ohio,
saw lying in the Ohio river below that
place the large tow bot John D. Porter.
which had yellow fever on board and had
been stopped in the river and no one per-
mitted to land from her. AS she lay there
a single man could be seen pacing her
deck. A number of her hands had died of
the fever and been inferred on the river
shore. An old lady from West Virginia,
whose son was on board, sick of the fever,
tried to get him to the Ohio shore but was
refused. She then got an ambulance and
drove down to the West Virginia bank
and getting her son ashore drove off with
him in the ambulance.
| Intelligence has been received here that
Capt. James G. Lilley, former City Engi-
neer of Staunton, and one of our most pop
ular young citizens, and lately engaged in
the insurance business at New Orleans,
has been stricken down by the fever there.
Further news from HIM is looked for with
anxiety. He is in a hospital, where he re-
| ceiyes the best attention.
Mr.. VIM. Skeen has received informa-
ton that DR.. J. FL. Campbell, his half
brother, formerly of this county, who has
been residing in Grenada and was attack
ed by the fever is convalescent.
Mr.. Clarence Wilson, formerly of this
county, who has been residing in Vicks
burg, has safely arrived home. He had
great difficulty in getting away from the
city and across the Mi, sissippi river.
The following is a sample of the acknowl-
edgements sent from Memphis. They are
printed. with the address and signature in
writing:
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
MEMPHIS, Ten, Aug. 81, 1878.
To J. Fl. Wayt, Stanton, Va.:
! Dear rive return you our heartfelt
| thanks for your sympathy in this our hour
| OF affection, and pray that God may bless
| you for it. We enclose herewith receipt
| Tor your DONATION, S25,O w, received tele-
gram to draw on Staut, ton Lodge No. -,
which is hereby acknowledged,
Very Gratefully Yours,
j. H. SMITH, Secretary,
II. b.
The receipts from tie Stonewall Brigade
Band concert we're sent: $72 to Port Glib
son, $65 to Memphis aid $25 to Geo. w
| Campbell at Grenada. The concert is to
be repeated next Tuesday night.
Abe Nelson, B. Irwin, P. Irwin, 7 JEFF
ferson and j. Wren, all colored men, VOL
unteered their services free in arranging
the hall for the concert for the yellow fe-
yer sufferers.