The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-28
The Natissai Relief Heat.

A rather limited audience gathered
In Hcr,hc, Hall las, evening Ia hear the
story II the national relief boat. zen,
south tn ',-nsti, the yellow e., rr .aar.
crs. ss related by Dr. frank ". Reilly
II ~ill be remembered this gentleman
volunteered his services, aud accumpa.
MED III. bpst IN its p.rilou. mission OF
charity and fra,uru,l hove. After . iew
introductory remark. the lecturer lee.
gan his description by comtu.n,iog up.
on the last funeral PROCESSION be- had
seen south IL was in vicksburg. y sol
i,nry cart. with a pine ~, IN u. driven
10y = negro. a woman sitting upon the
boN II contained the mortal remains
~ her husband. that wns the "ntir.
procession. The sat .inically
impressive, shedding no tear. Ga. wH.
insiinctivrly appalled, nj hat appeared
thr ca'rl-ssnc.. and utter disregard uf
the solemn bereavement. Tha, had
bs'n hut a repetition 10 ali experiences
hc hal bad in tn" observation IL c.r..
monies over the dead there ms po
feeling. NJ Sorrow that the eye ~puld
detect No t.sr. lad fallen that he had
looked upon SAT. n, the f.n.fAl - ben.
ncr. Those Who had lost their nearest
relatives spoke a. him with Sprs.sion-
less apathy. There had coms to him q
gentleman who hnd lost four members
~ his family in 80 huur.. ~ h. told
~ the horrible affection, the man evip.
ced M more concern than though he
had been relating n circumstance ante
dating the f,-si The first Impression
created hy thi. vas that h.aTtl.s.n..s
distinguished the survivors n the tor.
rible scourg.. But when be- came a. bc
more intimately associated ~ith the
horrors II the yellow plsgne. hc came
Ia learn how fearfuliy be- hsi mi.jadgcd
thcse sgonize. muurner.. sbuso ,ne0m.
parable smiciioa hsd driven them INTO
an apathy that VA. Jnt the twin ~ iss.
pair. lie finally arr y.si ~ the c1sviB.
cling truth. He had suppri full ~ hor.
| rors In prisons and upon the battle.
FIELD. but none eguaicd the agonie. ~
mind that forced themselves upon him
In contemplating the scene thai DAILY
confronted him during ais snioun IN
the fever stricken region The pitsous
tales told him daily In n monotone ~
despair. out ~ which Nil hope had died.
thoruughi, .ickened him. H. had
Hooked oompassiona,sly upon tn. poor.
stricken wrcirbes. and asked. bali
doubtingly. Where 4. the enduring
mercy u the Lord. where the pity. "a
| ~ . father. for thsse. his childrepr'
Passing through the cities ~bsr. b.
stopped. he had presented 10 bis In
| spscti0n cen that bafied ali words.
but rose up before the Imagination with
such bold outline tina, the heart shud-
dercd and turned from them The dead
lay rottiBg In heaps In many instances.
and the coutagion va 80 a~ful that he
and his companions had cried "a In
their agony, 'For God. sake. let Va
hasten from here befor. We fail down
amid the decompo.ing dead" lie had
siood looking upon victims. ~oadcnng
nj their condition. when there wOnld n.
n sDddsn n. cumyuised movement. sod .
stream ~ black patre~e~ncs fOwsi from
the mouth I'VE the breast a tho iays.
I'D, and the .Oal passed INTO the calm
~ eternity. When a Vic:im had blaek
yomit there wAs 90 further ceremony f.
the arrangements for remot ing the ,s-ty
were Immediately b-gun. Asd into Ihs
scant trenches. snid the myriad q oh
or poorly inferred. yuirifying courses.
the ns~ burdess ~as fang. and there
was DO more vi.ihle ern04ion than here
you'd have teen exhibited al the rid.
dance 81 . plsos from the earesss II
beast. .