Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-21
DEATH LIST.
MOSCOW. Tenn.

From an Appeal correspondent
Moscow. TENN, September 18.-The
much dreaded and fearful plague made its
appearance in our little town, about two
weeks ago, and has already claimed many
victims. Many others are writhing in the
agony of fever, and will soon follow those
who have been called to their eternal homes.
Though we have not informed the public by
cores ondence and kilograms of our condi-
ton, yet the suffering and afliction has been
great with US. Death has entered the por-
tails of almost every family in the town. w.
J. Layton and his son were the first cases.
DIR. Stever, the attending physician, pro-
nounced them suspicious cases, and after
consultation with DR.. Murtagh, who COIN
cded with him as to the nature of cases, adj
vised his friends to vacate the town at once,
many doing so. Drs. Hill and Allen, prac-
ticing physicians, were also called upon to
examine the patients, and they reported that
they could discover nothing to create alarm.
Would to God that they could have taken
the same view and advised a general
abandonment of the town. So far we have
had no experienced nurses or doctors except
DIR. Burcham, who renamed over few
hours waiting for train to go to Williston,
where he had been ordered to report by DR..
Mitchell, of your Howard association. The
following have died up to this writing: w. J..
Layton, William Layton, jr., Mrs. Layton,
Mrs. Mas, nee Miss Layton, Freddie Epps,
Mrs. William Epps, Mrs. Henry Epps, Mrs.
Eva Steger, Jack S. Steger, John Smith,
Thomas B. Lockwood, Matte Slower, Mrs.
DR.. Slower, Mrs. Robert White, Mrs. Uriah
Stewart, Annie Simmons, Bertha Allen, j.
Nit Wheeler, Mrs. C. w. Mcconnell, infant
son Of John S. r. Cowan, and Marshall Cal
laway, colored. Your correspondent has
been informed that the accidental salvation
of G. w. Mcconnell and Mrs. J. Nit Wheeler
will save their lives. Our physicians are la
boring manfully to alleviate the suffering,
sick and dying. DIR. Hill for few days was
left alone to battle with the scourge, Gas Drs.
Slower and Aliens families engaged their
undivided attention,) and well has he dis
charged the heavy burdens and duties i'm
posed uyon him. Among those who are well
and on duty are Mayor ]. ]. Steger, R. R.
Wheeler, S. Bejach and w. A. Steger, the
express agent and telegraph operator,
and the old veteran, Captain Thomas
B. Allen, of your city, WHO'S doing noble SER
vice attending to the wants of the sick. All
of the above named are energetic and untirlng
in looking after the wants of the sick. DIR.
A. M. Lyles, of Marshall county, Mississippi,
an old and prominent practitioner, has been
assisting DR.. Hill few days. A call has
been made on the citizens of the surrounding
country for aid-money, fresh meats, ETC.
and, to their credit let it be said, they are re-
spending literally. Four or five hund,+d
dollars has already been subscribed, and the
noble work continues. OF the above named
|, lead the following were Knights of Honor,
viz: Jack S. Steger, ]. Nit Wheeler and Thos
B. Wheeler. There are about twenty OF
twenty-five sick at this time. Fritz Storm
Mike O'Hara and Golay, a matchmaker from
Memphis are the latest cases reported. Wher
taken into consideration that our population
is less than two hundred, and half of thest
left town, you will observe that the percent
age of deaths and cases are very large. May
kind Providence interpose and stop the
dreadful scourge which is so rapidly depopu
latlng our little village, is the prayer of thu
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