The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-12
YELLOW FEVER in CL0STER.
FITdL CtsE FROM MEMPHIS IN
NEU JERSEY pILLIGE
The Rev. Mr.. Valentines Sons Heath while
Visiting his Fathers Home The Neigh.
bors Wishing to Quarantine the Family.

The Rev, Mr.. Valentines sons Heath while
NIsitina his Fathers Home The Neigh.
bors Wishing to Quarantine the Family.
A case Of real yellow foyer in Clostor,
N. j.. ended fatally at about o. o'clock ycstcr-
day morning. Closter is a small village lying
about nineteen miles out on the Northern Rail-
road OF New Jersey. 1t is not one OF those
places that are made populous by New Workers
during the summer and its population Of sew
eral hundred does not vary much the year
round; but it lies on line Of railroad that Is
much travelled in the warm season. and thou
sands pass through II every day.
On last Saturday morning, ut about 10 O'clock.
Mr.. Clarence o. Valentine and his family OF a
wife and two children arrived In Closter.
through Jersey City. direct from Memphis.
Closter was Mr. Valentines home. and no had
come. with his wife and children. to spend
holiday at his fathers place. and to escape tho
danger OF the scourge afflcting the Southern
city. Tho Rev. Mr.. Valentine. the father, is
retired Baptist preacher and lives in Closter.
In a house whose cupoa may be seen from
the railroad station. with his wife. son. and two
daughters. n third son being temporarily
absent in the West. Mr.. Clarence Valentine had
lived for twelve years in Memphis. and had
married there. Ho was the agent in that city
for the sale Of Grover 4 Bakers sewing ma
chimes. During tho yellow fever period in
Memphis in 1879 he remained in the city ut
tending To his business. and up to the day OF
his leaving-last Tuesday-hc intended TO do
tho same this year The extent OF the plaguc.
however. and the dreadful heat Of tho weather
induced him 10 change his mind. the more
readily that oil trade was at standstill. and
that he had no business to transact.
On quitting Memphis. Mr.. Valentine was not
feeling we'll. The train on which he came,
moreover. was very much crowded. and he and
his family got almost no rest ut all. For long
distances he was unable to obtain n seat. and
stood up in the close and crowded cars. Dur
ing the four days consumed 10y the journey. ,he
ate nothing. or at the most only morscl IIo
was n large man. weighing over 200 pounds,
and OF a bilious ismperaHm9ent,
positively sick but Tour hours after his arrival
ho was taken down with strong fever pr II
A, Crary. "A young physician practising in the
whcncc Mr. Valentino had come. Of course tho
Doctor had thought II yellow fever. but no posi-
yeloped themselves. and the Doctor withheld
his opinion on the case. Two New York ladic
Mrs. Mcbride and her daughter, wer" spending
the summer at the key. Mr. Valentines house.
They inquired Of the Doctor as he camo down
from his visit T. the sick man II he suspected
yellow fever. lie replied that he was not then
prepared To- say. but that on the following DAY
he should be- able to make answer.
On the next day DR.. Crazy. ms soon as he saw
yellow fevrr. He had the most positive symp-
toms. The whites OF his eyes had turned
from coplous vomi,lngs. and bled frequently at
the nose. ON Monday and Tuesday the fever
abOird. aul the patient seemed t. grow better.
Pr 1rary had irlegraph'd 10 u irirnd OF MS.
Or. VIM J., Gri leths member oithc Brooklyn
Board Of Health. and pr. Grin'ihs saw the "a
tient on Tues lay. He had bad experience with
yellow fever IN Mobile. had treated i there, and
had himself been attacked with IT.: He assisted
DIR. Crary IN his treatment Of VI Valentine. but
returned to Brooklyn on Tuesday evening
On Tuesday night the patient underwent
men even siu 81 the h iast sort Would remain
on his stomach. Then alarming SYMPTOMS.
came H. was seized with that Estimate vomit-
ing that marks the last and fatal stage 81 the
disease. aud speedily became so prostratei that
ho could not throw of tn masses Of disnic-
grated blood that accumulated constantly IN the
stomach. HIS death occurred shortly before
e'clo' X yesterday morning. and seemed o. lc
Immediately CAUSED by strHn- ulaiiou. although
,he system, OF course. WAS almost utterly eN-
During the progress Of the fcvcr all means
were taken 90 di-inie. The surroundings %! the
patient. AMI afrr hs death the whole house
wa, fumi-ated. and h3 clothing and the
bedding upon which, he hal lain WAS burned,
Meantime Oh" rnws ~ q yellow fey r ca~" had
spread through the village. ana noiwlthstand-
INK that the Doctor had assured n'arly every
individual IN the community that there WAS
snii hint nobody should hc allowed either tn 70
+" ar .' +" "nm,. rom HE house on Tnnsdey
night the Rrv. Mr.. Valentine received an
anonymous letter. which said,
SIN lti- iuif You owe iiAt YOU sNunll not ltt
tie lives OF q whole community o>tor MASr ClrzrN'
Miss Mcbride had brought horse with her
To- Clostcr and had hired buggy by tho month.
She had employed these in doing ono errand
and another for thu family. but when. yesterday
morning, she applied Tor them q; The stable 10
to her. She says. the stabl keeper saying that
he had been rcbukcd by people for nffording
her means 70 spread the plague about the
Henry smith an undertaken Mt Hnlsdalc
drove over a hearse and assisted In preparing
the only assistant the family had. The father
and brother. 10th To take part In such task.
had been to the station and offered money for
somebody to help in putting IN" body into the
comm but nobody could be hircl There were
half dozen negro lahorers in Closter and the
| tradition being that they are exempt from tho
fever. IL was thought they could be hired 10 as
sst tn. undertaken; but they refused 70 go
To the house NJ any price Finally the body
was rolled NJ in tho clothes which had been
| about il. and placed In tho coffin by the under
| tnker. assisted by the OLD clergyman AMI his
| son. The underaker, dur ne tho operation
| covered his lace and hands with cloths vt IN
tho wife. and ono child Of tho dead man were ali
| who attended his funeral. there being no way TO
convey the others Of the family 10 the cemetery
entine. followed the hearse to the Old Hook
| buryng ground. 81. miles due west from Clos
ter. Thcre tho father himself read a short
| colln was quickly buried out Of sight. Not a
friend or nelshbor attended the funeral =,
| Bride and her daughter lately quilted Coster.
| they had to go without their baggage. Tho
trunks were ready and waiting on the piazza of
| the house. Tut th,rc was nobody tn 70 for them.
| Aspiration WAS made Mt tho station Tor somo
means 70 bring .hem down. The agent tcl",
| graphed on - NV York, asking II he should
| forward the baggage. and received answer ut
| once not u do So. In the afternoon Miss Mo
! Bride udlross'd Il dozen Of the ctil"ns Of Clos
ter On the station platform. rebuklng thom for
| cuwar, ice and chAract"rizlns thcm as animals
Mr. Valentine WAS "a years OF age
4 BLOODLESS DUEL.