The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-28
THE FEVER.
GRENADA.


The following fearful particulars of the
condition OF affairs at Grenada were given
me by the operator at half-past twelve o.
clock From what he says, Grenada is a
charnel-hOuse exceeding in horror ANYTHING
that can be imagined.
JNo- A. GALBREATH.
Over one hundred negroes are down and
ABOUT seYenty-hye white. Only fourteen
white persons are well in all the town.
People are dying without an attendant.
saw three negroes with fever LAYING around
the platform outside this office Yesterday
evening. Those that die, turn as black as
your hat IN less than one hour. Oh it Is
horrible horriblei You can smell the fever
everywhere you 60. 1t is a pestilence that
Is upon Us, and Grenada Is only pest house,
ahd TO scent its plague laden air. is sure
death. One hundred and ten have died and
all seems doomed.
The operator, Miller, who left New Or
leans to 90 TO Grenada, lost heart and kept
right on.
GRENADA, Aug. 21-Dr NJ. ;. Craft /:
Our town is being depopulated. Our best
citizens dead and dying Over 80 deaths
within last ten days-10 or II to-day Sew
en- cases in my own family, and three deaths.
my son-in-law, Chas. Coff'man and wife, Mrs
LYDIA Hughes, my sons wife. My mother
Is dying, and my wife and sonare very ill.
Inc epidemic is very malignant. Our New
Orleans physicians say they have encounter
ed nothing like it.
Your friend
E. w. HUGHES.
Special to the Avalanche.J
GRENADA, Miss, August 2l.-The death
rate has not been so large to-day. This is
not on account OF any letting up of the dis
ease. There has been not less than 20 taken
down in the last n hours. We have y
negroes il the hospital, where they are
equally well cared for with the white
This is the most mali gnant type of fever
have everse in any country. In fact it is
a.pestileuce that will not yield to medicine.
Both our New Orleans doctors are dumb
founded at the malignity OF the disease. Ere
quently after the seventh and eight day, al
ter using care, they die in a few hours. Our
efforts are paraiyzed for the want of the
proper remedies. We are short OF lemons,
ice, beef tea, and in fact of all kinds OF
nOurishment for the sick. Five per cent. of
the whole population have now died. Mon
ey to pay nurses and care for the INDECENT
sick is very much needed.
w J. SMITH.
Vice President Memphis Howard ASH.
GRENADA, August 2l.-Seven deaths to-
day. The negroes are dropping down like
sheep and viii not help each other. Nine
ty-two deaths up to date.
w. Il. VAUDEVILLE, NJ. ID.
GRENADA, August 23.-Ten deaths last
night. Not many new cases-tor want of
material.
GRENADA, August 25.--Eight deaths last
night, among them Mrs. SiGniago, Judge
Gray and Mr.. Gerard. Sr,
GRENADA, Aug, 24.-Dr. Veazie and Judge
Walton, chairman of Relief Committee
stricken with fever yesterday. Negroes are
falling like sheep.
GRENADA, Miss, August %.
+ II Smith Secretary Howard ASSOcia-
ton, Memphis Judge Walton is down to-
day, l am almost alone. Can any one
B.P. ANDREWS.
GRENADA, Aug. 26.-Judge Tom Walton
died this morning; 10 deaths in last "A hours;
3 new cases reported this morning; thirty
cases within stones throw of Telegraph
office.
GRENADA, Aug 25.-Dr. Veazie tele-
graphs TO New Orleans Howard Association
as follows: 'If possible send up more nur-
SEES; if not nurses, some to help the sick the
best they can. Provisions and nOurishment
for the sick short. Drs. Hall and Gay, and
postmaster down with fever. No mail from
any point The negroes are all getting the
fever. Deaths last night, whites and
colored. Patients are dying for the want
of proper nOurishment and domestic atten-
tions.
W. H. GIBBS Grand Dictator knights of
Honor: Jos. f. Sadler, full member OF
Lodge, No. 9S3, died last night.
II. A. ARMIsTEAD.
GRENADA. Aug. y. = Fourteen deaths
yesterday-that is. for "A hours ending sun
down. At the roll call last night only four
answered to their names-W. j. Ayers, In
gram, Redding and HEADER. Not more
than ten in town up, except professional
nurses. The weather last night quite cool
and raining.
LATEK-iI O'Clock A. Might deaths-5
white and 3 colored, since shutdown. Names
of whites as follows: Mrs. DR.. Holt, Mrs.
Pointevdnt. Eugene Bishop, Mrs. Smith,
and James Carey. New cases, about ..
VICKSBURG.
VICKsBURG, 21.-At least $50 cases. The
disease is malignant and confined to no class
or locality.
VICKsBURG, 22d.-Dr. Writ Johnston
Fever progressing steadily. Many children
attacked. Often fatal after IS hours. Ma
lignant Many negroes have it, Not en-
ough physicians to attend the sick.
p. +. WHITEHEAD.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE, !
Jackson, Miss, Aug. %, 1873.
Editor Clarion: Seventeen deaths in
Vicksburg yesterday. Advices from there
at l p NJ, to-day represent the fever in
| ereasing among white and black. The
death-rate is terrible; from what well-in-
| formed persons say, the suffering already
| beggars description. Vicksburg may yet
almost equal Grenada in horror. And the
the fever has not been raging quite a week
| Well may humanity shudder and a world
| give US its tears.
J. A. G..
VIcKRuRS. MISS, August D, 1873.