Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-12-05

turned driving wheel in America. This
engine was run by Major Horatio Allen,
now living at Orange, n. j., on the 9th
of August, 1922"
Incidents Of the Fever ScOurge.
At the annual session of the public
health association in Richmond, Va,
recently, DR.. Bemis, president of the
commission, related several incidents of
which he was personally cognizant dur
ing the prevalence of the scOurge, and of
instances of heroism and self-devotion,
standing side by side with the most
brutal and pusillanimous conduct that
man is capable of. He said:
One instance / will relate: A father
having a great deal of property, and
being afflicted with the yellow fever, on
his dying bed sent for his three sons, all
of whom lived within mile or two of
him, to come and receive his dying bless
ing, and allow him to divide his prop
erty among them. They let him die
alone without going to receive his bless
ing, but no doubt have arranged the
property matter long before this. In the
same village, where there was a mortal
ity of nearly thirty per cent. of the
whole population, in the midst of the
most terrible part of the epidemic, q
pale-faced boy, about Is years of age,
come walking into the village, and prof
fered his services in aid Of the sick.
The doctor asked him what he could do?
Anything, if you will first tell me
bow" Did you ever see case of yell
low fever" asked the doctor. "Never,"
replied the boy. "You don't know how
to nurse yellow fever" continued the
doctor. Said the boy: eff you will
tell me how, could follow your direc-
tions."
The doctor pOndered moment, snd
then said: "You are already exposed
anyhow; / will keep you here and put
you to work, and when you are stricken
down / will watch you" The doctor in
describing this incident to me said he
never witnessed such tender nursing,
such faithful watching. The boy con-
tinued his work of love, and was the
means of saving several lives. Finally
his turn came. When the doctor first
visited him he found him with his arms
folded across his chest, and he was st
that moment giving utterance to such q
prayer as the doctor declared he never
before heard. Upon questioning him,
the doctor, learned that he was the only:
son of widowed mother. He had felt
impelled by a sense of duty to come and
offer his services in the care of the sick
in the village. The doctor watched over
him carefully, and ultimately the fever
left him, and he recovered. He was
sent back home after the epidemic was
over. / did not ever learn his name.
1t ought to be given to the public.
Those men who are trying to ride into
Office by reason of their talk about yef
low fever, having ran no personal risk,
and afforded help to the sufferers, should
stand shamefaced before such an act Of
heroism. This noble boys name may be
obtained by writing to DR.. Daniel, near
Jackson. Miss.
The Rev. w, G. McCracken, of Gren-
ada, Miss, detailed in st. Marks church,
New York, some of his experiences dur
ing the epidemic. The fever lay upon
the little town for rs long days. OF
the 40 or 80 persons present in his church
on the Sabbath when the yellow fever
first broke out, 80 are now dead. He
added: III well remember the first
funerals in my parish. Three sisters and
their mother were stricken down. /
could not get female to attend them.
At last l asked a man who had had q
bad character, but who had been con-
verted, to go and wait at the bedside of
the sickest of these women. He did 90.
She died, and at her funeral were only
that man, the undertaken and mys If.
Soon another sister died, and at her fun
eral were only the undertaken and /.
The third sister was buried without q
service. At 9 o'clock one. evening /
talked with her. / thought that she
would recover. Early the next morning
while riding in from a suburb, passed
an undertaker's wagon containing a
coffin. When arrived in town / learn
ed that the coffin was hers. The third
who died in my church was beautiful
girl. l loved her for her Christian char
acter. Her mother had been stricken
down. We did not dare to let her know
of her daughters death. We had to
put the body in coffin up stairs, and
carry it down rear stairway outside of
the building. l was troubled to know
where to hold the service. A. last told
the undertaken to set the coffin on the
sidewalk. As ] began to read the SER
vice, several persons who were passing
stopped, and barring their heads, rever-
emily knelt. Tears filed my eyes. /
did not see the book / held. looked
through the book and the CT fin lid, at
the girl herself. None who knelt about
that coffin now survive. / saw men
break down like children. They acted
like children and died like children, but
without the beautiful faith of children.
And l saw brave girls go from house to
house till the stroke came upon them.
and then saw them die without repining.
From my experience in Grenada, have
learned that 'As thy days, SO shall thy
strength be-"