Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-12
YELLOW FEVER ITEMS.

Our yellow fever items are taken
from the Memphis Appeal, which
unfortunate journal is now reduced
to the treatment of that one sad sub
ject and nothing more. 1t will be
seen that, in its battle with the yell
low fiend, the Howard Association
has risen to its work till it assumes
heroic dimensions; it charters steam
boats and contracts with railroads
and, in a word, becomes a depart
ment of Government, supplement-
ing the limited powers of our State
and Federal Legislature with the
united efforts of private beneticence.
1t has been the experience of all
ages that war and pestilence when
they occur on great scale bring out
elements of heroism and gOdlike
charity previously latent and unde-
velOped, and also instances of cow
ardice, selfishness and fiendish cru
city dictated by terror that would
have otherwise been deemed incred-
ible. Our experience of the last
two months has not been unfruitful
in both classes of phenomena. We
record only the former, and, for the
present, draw a veil over the latter
in consideration for the feelings of
SbuddariDO humanity
The acknowledgment which n telegram
from Jackson, Mississippi, makes that yellow
fever prevails there in an epidemic form,
ought to convince the people of other inte-
riOr towns that the quarantine they have
maintained To so excessive an extent as 10
prohibit the mails is of but little avail, and
that it is only a question of time, unless the
weather changes suddenly and severely,
when they will have to Succumb to a vista
ton from the plague which seems to be no
reSpectOr of persons or places No city or
town in the South was more rigtdly quaran-
tined than jackson. 1t was guarded at all
points, intercourse of any and all kinds with
infected places being absolutely prohibited.
Despite this jealous isolation the dreaded
disease has laid hold of its people. very much
reduced in numbers by anticipation of the
visitation, TO an extent calculated to induce
the belief that the same awful scenes as have
narrowed the souls of Memphis, NlckSburg,
New Orleans, and nearly all the towns and
villages of West Tennessee, eastern MiSSiS-
Sippi, and Louisiana, are there TO find a rep
the stricken city, and can assure them that
anything that our Howard Association can
do TO help them will be cheerfully done, and
rs promptly as asked for.
President Langstaff, of the Howard Assoc
citation, yesterday determined upon an eN-
peditiouS plan of relief for the towns on the
Louisville railroad which he intends also TO
extend to the towns on the Charleston and
Tennessee railroads, should their officers be
as liberal las tn Y very likely Will in pro-
Viding an engine and cars as the Louisville
road has been. He proposes to have an en-
CINE. and an express car loaded with sup
plies and having two doctors and a corps of
nurses on board, leave the city every morn
ing for all points where the yellow fever
RACES, leaving doctors and nurses as well as
supplies wherever needed. Superintendent
Montgomery, of the Louisville road, in
dispatch received last night by Nh. Langstatf,
promises an engine, express car and paSSen-
ger coach, only STIMULATING that the visits of
the Howard train, as il viii doubtless be
called, shall be extended TO Paris and Erin
To this Mr.. LangStaff readily consented, and
the first train Will leave this city tomorrow
morning. Before the close of the week we
hope to chronicle the departure of similar
trains ON the Memphis and Charleston and
Mississippi and Tennessee, and, if necessary
onsthe Paducah roads. A thoroughly prac-
teal scheme, the conception of which be-
longs to Mr.. LangStatf, il will meet with the
unanimous approval of all classes of our
citizens and will be hailed by the people of
the adjoining country as measure of benefi-
cpnce as nearly equal to their condition as it (
is possible for human ingenuity 10 devise