The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-10-04
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,lasi,m ~ tl..ir etnl,luse~. nhirh " slts,'
iasris Indispensable 10 their ts4iehtian
/ In ~stsirr. fhr rs,mlMn, provides rs,sh
emrlnsr With ,li~inf.stah, qninine
anil nilnf in.slirineA, a. MAS informed.
nn,l ~hirh vns a,,r,1fi.4l u, shr liiile
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rrnicr.lierr. ilr carried ca,nrl,uf IN
cmI, srri lrske,. aml, jn~ lvfnrr w.
emit ~ the trip wns r.arln.l, rnllr,l III
/ his hrakrinrn ssiu ntslirinr. lsanp.
/ Ing tlrn Ia A r,v, after tlir
mann.r ~ pupils ii, l,ntlnls,s- Hall,
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luinins IL .Ml. WHEN they separated,
apparently fe.linn that iln cni wns
near. Mlten tlM ears eams ~ fnll
stop IA ,hc d..lrt. H. li~tonntrl pr'.
riliiascly, md. with handkerchief b.
Ills mo@trilA, escorted il lai, laswr,,pot
| ~ tlir omnibus nll ~lil ln,l
camllnt l,asc hired him Il, 80 np tawn.
and ir " certainly tu H. commended
for hi~ diliprit attention ~ tl,r prrnn.
tions insetaralle from health. ~ il,r
train passed on. thu prrynlens. ~ ihe
slisea~r wn~ evidenced ia EVERY ln,ini
A. W. l,ssei the houses which lined
the track dr@olntiun, and death. nn,l
tho fullest complement ~ the horrors VI
the plague stoo,l ont before our gazc,
stark and barc and grim, rcpulsiyc, Ter
ror-i,rrclinR aud gl,nsily. They wer,
enough H. turn one, blood. and make
hin, quake In hi~ shoes. Int W. kept oil
tn the cn.l nnd reached the depot m
imnlszr,l.
A. stated in my dispatches. II II nt.
tcrly impossible fpr those NJ a distance
~ inlmrfrctly comprehend the sit',n
tinn here. NJ lunH,aR. cnn fully IL
l...t - NJ. ~ Inn -
tliciinn and death visible IN ever, side
iii ihc streets noticing can he sccn sass
nntlertakrrs' cnrt. flnnrses being lux
nry nerrssiblc only ~ intervals,. physi.
cianr hnrrying III every direction. worn
out, hnlf sick. and depressed ~ flif
prospect. ,ri hnnying ~ relieve suffer.
ing. nnd nurses moving with rapid pace
~ In, Ii, nj tl,r death" Such arr thu
sights. n,ut ilr nnl, Sights, that relieve
ihe rn,npl.f. aud ineompanblr III"
n"i.ny apparent ~ all points Street
after street i. rmut, a@ tM ,inmads
grave. l,aaisr after lloi,re tenniitls-s AMI
ile~,late. with nnnpl,i Int tl,e scaiulnf
| inp III ,uis ~ tl,e mo,,rnini lluMl uf ~,
Imprisoned ,log, left u, IL "wnrr ~ iln
hurry ~ departure, tnindlirnts fllr eNisl
rn.4, il lift. Everything nl"n,t tl,r city
lnmrs iin impress ~ enlnmity. 'isaalu
tim un.l furp.ifilness This " ~ tr,i'
III Adams. vnnrr. Shelly and Pnpl.l
stua.t#. wl.r., III tihls ~ health, III.
l..ni,i, n,d .lisnlrs ~ Memphis nsipl
supreme. ~ II i ~ Happy Hollow
and iirll~ HalfAer.." devoted Il
criminals. plnstitni.., and ile i',e,llM
tion and commission IL rsimr R.,l.
Am street Inns b..n completely ail1'
nnt
I'll. air il iilI..l Will, The ~t.nI, n,is
ina frnn, burning n,nl dseasinR mattrr
from HI. ,lisinf.cting mediums r,n
pluse.l, sninly ~ some believe. and viii
the peculiar nler ~ tlr disease itsali
! whirl, canlant H. likri,rl a. anything u
thc arenun III nature. lint which smi
never H. forgotten ls tl,,ss who Inv
minded tln ls,isul. 1hrrr features y
tl,e rity it1.lf art reflected IN thr NJ
l.nrnicc III its permanent niid trn,,sieI'
inhabitants. SrssrnlDy md collectively
tio,,nl, appalled, III the .lnsl,rinns nIi'
fatality ~ thu disease, they are tl'r lfn,
1T ~ tho brave.
At tlic corners III tie streets. IN TN
!. lobby III tlm hotel, nt M occasional ~
lnn kept open hs the very i'ccsrifir
uf fl,c .l~na,. ki,ots ~ ritizsns. eal
inn~.l ~ fear w. the experience through
/, which they arr passing. meet when th
,lny'. deaths nre announced. and woni.'
IL tl,ry A.. fnrsMkrn nn'l lrft - wisstl
, Will, The grim visitor nnaisled. The.
scpar,,tc called tD tl.e loved ones u
home. 81 the cnre ~ the sick elsewhere
.. a. receive il lying message or shriv
! il friend for the tomb. The fplloWinl
morning onr or n,orr III them II rcuurtc.
|, "dcn.l,' nn.l thc question. = Whnt'
necessary for his bt,rinlY' II asked Al
most without ceremony. and with Seem
.. ing hastc "fon'll 20 next. ~ adl
. dressed ~ nn acquaintance with friRnr'
inc,ilnriiy. nnL the prediction " nenfl
always verified. Sometimes the victim
!. ~ the plague liz wisllont care, and nr
buried only when tI,c rtencl, ari-inI
! from the lcra,ine lel, Indicates u
| location.
A. write the nir Ii iilled with poison
, o,,s uales from tn lnnly III Il ncRres,
. Jenny" who was employed ~ csnk \
1 boarding ..louse 1T The corner ~ Thir
! and Mmli~pn streets. llsr rrtnains nr
. r,,pi1,...l ~ have lain where they wrr
found III II shed nln,iting on M allr
! ~ ilr ,rar ~ tlM IpIeai nillcc Il
! nearly tcn .lny~. ~ TINT wH thu ln~t tim
/ III. Mas sen alive. The lHaly. l,loatc
!. nn.l eaten hy rats, presented hi,leoiirl
. rrrnl~i.c appearance. an.l thr rickenin
!, stencil II only partially .li~~iimtssl ~
/ lump ~ cua,pl,or In fr,nt ~ me-. 1'hi
. may ~.n improbable u tlls reader, ~
II IL true, md nore'x tllr pity khe wa
/ taken 10 The lotters ii.lh ~ soon ~ tl'
! ln,riul force could cM'l. her remain
. anil thu premises Wherein sl'e dich ~
|. undergoing The process II fnmiEntioi
] A short time lurk illc house Wc,lpie
! ~ Il respectable resident ii The norti
I crn portion " tlic city wa1 noticed I
smelling" uIsn entering thu house III
/. | wifi. und neither Nns fuilnd OcrullyinR