The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-04
SCENES AT THE CoMMIssAEY DEPARTMENT IN
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RENpING SCENES.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Sept II
The King OF Terrors continues to snatch victims
with fearful rap,dity. Que by those who remain
in the city and are liable to tho monster maady
taken down, and the question is asked BY those yot
their fee 'who will be the fali?' But three
short weeks go our city was active with business OF
all classes. our people were happy and prosperous,
and the entire business community IN cheerful
temper over the prospect OF heavy and lucrative
fall trade Now our streets arc deserted our stores
and dences empty and out OF population OF
than $4,000 barely 1000 remain, ana Of these nearly
800 the grave, and perhaps doub. that number
lie suffering with rackng pains and burning levers.
lnrco weeks passed since lever broke
among and from SIX 10 eight weeks must yet cispss
before rclie be extended lever checked BY
tho appearances Of frost. The scenes about the aid
centres remind OF the days oi war. Particularly
the waiting crowd OF basket holding people about
The Com ssary Department awaken IN the writer's
memory Tue days following the capture Of the city OF
Savannah, when tho people OF q starved town, many
the members OF families OF the hrst social posit,on
won't daily TO take their place IN long limo and draw
tho raiions WHICH the people Of The cities of
the North had sent in great ship loads 10 the suffering
Southern port Hers the crowd Is made up oil ne
81 The street beyond the railing Of the Comlnls-
sary Depot. and, clutchng their baskets ind the
the large door and listen long vaio TO hear their
own names pronounced Dy the black crisr, mouatsd
on the box upon tue windows ledge The crowd 10
four fivo hundred In number during the liveloug
day. Tho system OF giving rat,ons, worked ~ tho
Relief Committee, Is as cautious, as proof against
imposition, probably, as IL Is possible 10 make Il. All
applications OF tho needy are made 10 ward commit
iesmen whose du,y Il 10 to look into the justice Of
the claims made 10 them, and theu 20 give draft
Commissary Maccabs for the number OF rasions aud
tho number OF days. fhts draft 10 presented, ana
the holder's namo and time Tor drawing and number
OF rationg are entered IN largo indexed book.
From this book they are fed In turn long their
drafts call tor over thirty Thousand rations have
hacn taau far md I'm
daily III proportion TO the rapidly growing want and
utter desthuton among the coisred people. rho
ing evory iood received through any source
and showing clearly Its disposition
DEATH OF BEFuasE, AT MIL.N. WEST
TENS.-THIRrY-FIvE CASES AT HICKMAN,
xY.-THE CITIZENS PANIC srnICxxN-xzx
FEVER APPEARS AT MARTIN STATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HEaALD.1
NAsuvnLr, rsas.. Sept 3. ls7s
despatch from Milan, West Tenn, ssys:-''Thsrs
IL no fever here. N. White, Memphis rsiusse, came
hero Lass week, was taken sick with foyer ana died
Saturday, Our people excited, and some are sav-
ting town. But tho town - healthy>A
TEE DISEASE HICKMAN.
Physicians st Hickman. Ky. pronounce the prevail
Ing Sickness there yellow lever. w. ". Hancock hav-
Ing died yssssraay with we'll dshned ease aoeomps-
tho town. Dr. Blackburn, Of Louisville, has
seisgrnpned. Offering hts services, which have been
accepted ana ne rs expected TO arrive to-day. Hick
man 10 surrounded By hundreds 81 acres Of swamp
hand, now covered over with = green scum Of decay
ing vegetable matter, prolific breeder OF disease O.:
TINS tino OF yoar.
A, Hickman special 10 tho American, received at
i've O'Clock this afternoon, says :-'Our people are
terribly pauie-strickens and the town almost de-
populated. seven deaths have occurred In the past
twenty hours, and several patients now
worry low. There are twenty 1ve cases In town Some
are recovering DR.. Blackburn Is hourly expected.
Our citizens have great hopes from hts assistance.
AT MARTIN STATION ALSO.
"rhe hotel keeper Miller, al Marin Station on tho
Chicago. 81 Louis and ew Orleans Railroad has his
wife, daughter and two cooks down with the lever,
closing the hotel. The death OF Grenada refugee al
that place IL announced
''Union City and Jackson have absolute Quaran-
tine having all roads leading to them picksted
ana day. No ono IA allowed TO enter cit her town with
out satisfactory explanation. Ubion CITY would not
permit tho passage Of freight train from Hickman,
KY, except at fifteen mies nm hour"