New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-12
FATAL CASE IN NEW-JERsEY.

DEATH OF CLARENCE O. VALENTINE AT GLosTER-
THE VICTIM RECENTLY FROM MEMPHIs-ALARM
AMONG THE VILLAGE RESIDENTS.
A case of yellow fever terminated fatally
yesterday at Gloster, n. j., village OF about 1000
inhabitants nineteen miles from this city, the line
Of the Northern Railroad Of New-Jersey. The victim
was Clarence o. Valentine age thirtyfOur, robust man
weighing over 200 pounds. His father the Rev. Andrew
w. Valentine, resides at GlOster, but breaches at
Demarest. Clarence o. Valentine had lived at Memphis
many years. and engaged In business there as the
agent OF q sewing machine company. At the urgent
invitation OF his father and account OF the duness OF
business at Memphis he decided TO North for
time, and September g. he left there with his wife
and two children. His train overcrOwded that
many OF the passengers were obliged to stand and
take the seats by turns Mr. Valentine was one
Of these unfortunate passengers.
He complained Of feeling unwell Friday evening, and
soon after his arrival at GlOster the following morning
he was taken ILL., and Dr. Crazy was summoned. On We'd
nesday last Dr. Crary called friend in Brooklyn TO
consult with him. He agreed with DR.. Crary In
pronouncing II a genuine case Of yellow fever. DR..
Crary said that Mr. Valentine must have caught the
disease Memphis and that the fatgues Of the journey
and the little sleep food he took during four days
undoubtedly aggravated the case. "When first saw
him. said the physician, 81 made careful examina-
tion and was satisfied thahe had the yellow fever and
told the family my suspicious Of the sickness On Mon
Tuesday the most alarming symptoms showed them
selves he was attacked with black vomit physician
who IA very familiar with this disease, and who once
had an attack of IT, agreed with that II case OF
yellow fever OF the most MALIGNANT type Tho vomit was
OF dark coffee COLOR and later tt mingled with
dsintegrated blood. which came up with very little ex
ertion. Mr. Valentine became so exhausted that even
this exerton was too much him. and he died this
morning at about O'Clock, partly from asphyxia caused
by the vomt He buried after, and tine house
was thoroughly fumigated and otherwise dlslnfected
Mrs Valentine and her two children very well, and
there danger OF the disease spreading any further
This case caused great CONSERVATION in the village.
Rev Mr. Valentines house No one even attended the
funeral The talked eXctedly over the event. All
hOped that the Valentines would keep themselves con-
fined 20 their own house fQr several days Ihere were
two ladies staying I'm the house, Mrs McBrlde ana her
daughter who desired TO come TO RewEOrk, but not a
man in the village would take their trunks TO the
ton aud they obliged TO come on without them.
The station agent teegraphed TO the headquarters OF
company here and IN reply received orders not to
receive any baggage from that house until all danger or
Infection had passed ana the paSsage 1ha 9een i9i
another OF yellow fever had broken out at Carry
VILE two miles distant but on inquiries at that place
AZ was stated that the report was false.
Mr.. Valentines house is separated by garden and
field from other buildings IN the village Miss MeBrde
was very Indignant at the conduct OF the villagers,
which she defined as cowardly and inhuman she bred
carriage TO go after minister, ana the villagers
vehicle sho was living az the house. When Mr.
Valentine died, In the village would help TO lay
the body out The family sent to Hlsdae and engaged
an undertaken, who came with hearse, butia nrst re-
fused to assist IN laying the body Into the coffin This
work had TO be dOue by the aged father and his remain
ING son The body was rolled In sheet which had been
saturated with whiskey The undertaken was given
some 10 drink and wash his hands WITH and finally he
c1nSened 10 hep and lift the sheet The father per-
formed the burial service himself Part OF the dead
Sonss was dsiufected with carboc acid and fumigaed
with sulphur The villagers feared that " the clothes
burned the smoke might scatter abroad the germs
of the disease.