The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-04
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK
~ ON RESIDENTS ILECyIONS
ar riBO TEERIHLL EPIDLTfCS.

~ -. rgO TERRIHLE EPIDLHfCS.
yyhcn cuiy 100" b"". Women and th''.
dren vcrc ieit In the CITY ni'inS f"ddled
'r,.s.h me Strrrt. How Robert Foe
s.,1 IL, r.,r.,t his t,,tuun. Press
Wa
VI Grant lIOibuin. ia his Guluhiugra-
~ " '' va"
lwt '"- NY W. ''', ana T. DE-
....,,,.. hie vo,,n., vito ,o,ybo,, n,
l"'n- '''" a. ~,
rad .N.u fc''h.y married. Mt. lh'thuin
f...t.r.. the house ~ that nuno II III
10, tAt. r.tv and th,,u,l,,ui fine
,.,.r.r- -.Ni-mon:
f.on Iu-t twelve month"; mario !
,...W ..yrr coMilru ol if- rlva!.r-.
r. l. .na. Wl- moro likc q Turkish plaGue
a. r any ,tl.ry fever had ever seen. oar
,,I = p. '.i e. the country nmcug IN In
frt.ul. Ili We had NO friends to flee to. nor
|.r..H.,' .ulp'rt Us in idlrncss. So after
,.., 0-l.,.i IA. wr thought we might us we'll
~ ihe Village. The heart Il Rebccca was lixed
WAR irhr meyer cnt.rs Her slender loot was
placed an the Rock OF Ages. md with her hand
.Urf..N -rd-p upon the skies, and bid trout
l,sr.ll. iur ,cared heir idle whirl. Now. with
>. rs r0 ru ng service. cur prayers went M
r.t.f Due 81 u~ was to be- taken the other might
a. b.. r.L on rctlring at night We sang the
list l-a.nl, J.. W.:
ru.a.r. cat ly LAY. nor Mast - evening air
,.ui.A, az uuc awa'. tGod Dc with me th,r.
N.i E G.lo to ed @ f,sn
ontail.t me home. 6c
Thi. Vs. 'ivcl rs il were. in an ideal world 81
rur,wu .r'ating while al was death and sol
n4k ui Providence. our hcnrts were kept in
Wri.. peace. ON the 10Th OF August my broth
ti fw. uty months my senior AMI residing in
rrou' street, was attacked, | nurscd him. and
trrroyor"l From this date TO the 22l Of Sop
timber attended might and day among the
tn0r.h 10 John street / met poor widow IA
motI 9 Iu lsracl whom ! engaged ns COM
tan. % In e'miort To hcncSca while minis
a. .iO 'ha $50 who were ready to perish. The
iear., % 'ath had driven the mother OF Rebecca
ut. t'l.t country,
When lll mud lel who wore able ana tho Board
70 u nth iud removed the poor 20 temporary
ltlInts out ot town wiz, Harlem Heights.
l,n -N.od. the census was taken. and II ap-
rnr.l tiut only fifteen Thousand men. women.
ri aAilrrn remained. out 81 this number
.Ny-Ar,e d.ed on tue ~ II September, l1s9;
grh - me highs, nuns, ,h deaths recordqd
,n'H WV" 'e''' III
On n, y fatal day my first born for tho first
rn.' b. '1,Il Mn, lirlf of the sun Without was
ill.,. ,'i'. II wccpinr wniling lamenta-
a,l woe; TUT in my house was 10y and
,.l,'t.ai lnv fur II was we'll with the mother
,r. o,u With her child. AMI we'll with nil
we ,'. roNf To he surr Drnth on tho nnIc
1i.' M .Yiuc the rounds. stopped in front NJ
t,rl In. he rnc"nnoiicrsd tho nrrmis.s
'N ...',-,' ,iii', mo horsn .tond nnn,vin,, ~,
r. l.mt seeing Tint I'M. posts and lenins
r fiaf.al hy the angel Of protection. he
In Iff = q H.. a 90
r,I NJ Tho corner 81 Nassau and
.' H." "t W. s,on,.I -, me s.,Fnh n,'u
slIof- wlrrs he leit dart in tho heart Of
~ "'t-.'. IA ''"' 9'''''' ''.'' ~ ""' '''''
%" ~,7ar. lilo irst,nco ~ nrovit.r,i,i
Irs"rh,l %. lhY' turing an me levers never
hu tn'u WI, NOR .r ~ ~ hg r,,a
nAi7t H. rrN Every season OF MS pr,ev va
,Nt'h were ever "''ucA'u ny 'ha' maIEhah'
n, ola, ,o,.or IN 1900 ms, ,or,or m ;,,or,.
'i"'r '-'' man went gu. on a naturuay ven
~ III l'' Oh NY n".hest lcInonsrHncrs.
iHI.ni l, 'Nonin i muhh'Irostorm btoh ,
~ W. ..r ~ ','u ~, n' nivi,'sI ~ u"o nun u,
drums and vet TO the SKIN l stripped MN tc
tniy. ail pus on M MN nrEe nanhei SUIT
.ul ,n,h w nlS ieet IN warm water ACT
l1Watl ~, MN IN bcd nnI covered ms body
WIN Nv" hlannkets hoping 10 promote perspi'
H. IN n Nv ,lus mt Wns ,b "s. oS,eeP
!WWlg hls groans "Moke me a. four CLOCK
~ w. morning, ~. nIss"lI ien NJ Iuise II
,@ @f" 4, oeioek on The fol"win, Saturdss,
,f.,rr ~, he Slant with his in Potters F,ed u"'
h!rrn 'ot. nj slcit WIZ i ,,is n III, s .eu;
ni' VIZ w LIZ urs' - ~ WV ,oreI wv,
l"miy W,rc aIiected. tno9gn ne dieu IN our
mus; w tv.al III ~ ~ a. "a - D.. .,lit,S
W"s .'e means WIN NJ, Gu uIoy,'n iol
H ~ 'ir t,, ,ri,b /, am II 90 ~,
-"not' t ~ M,,.' u, y" ~ y"
"eNrr umu ,h ~, IN III, NJ,
i w i W1S, T G @ III III g. n
"InS le1, ~ IN I'm tinns rong ,ha ~.
III Inl NiSi...'u.i7 nau'; ;, ~, 80, ~ N, a.
~, liz u, ' 81 in,,rii,s ant mn,
,'-i.. ~. -, NJ ~ 10y i ,, 81 ,,.,i
plsht va, "v ,' oI ,rh XIII 70 rns "n
w.. W d. pl,, ',,'ii ". a. a a., ~ t
~ III 80 c'eSsn. "'io ~ ~ 10 ycil f'y:r
, 10y ~ den,r on he sick / VA busi ii
.,n d.. !" u,n"Lfny mn. for III" ~ NJ,
tmS'N cnrp"nt"r in Warren strr.
-. -, 80, rn.n c,,mstnntiv cn,l'v..
h'It W. W., ,vybi,n',ynod c"nins no, rairi,j
a., l,i"S 'nk oiI fnr si5 no oh Two s,out io n.
a, ~ "a band cart wont dniiv throuoh the streets
~, 4 ,,"' ~, VERY rorney and CRYING ni,
"Grhims collins All sizes only IS - In man
;.,,,,,s ,bo t Mn stood undey III. hal ~ H.
,nti,nt fnr davs and weeks waiting for him
"n,eh, re ~, "md naiI The "arneni,r H.
mar own comm,
Underiakers as n profession were not know
1, M VIZ M fhet ncriod l7oSl NV dNeilin,
a. Cn th@ Garner of Nassau md Tiboit'
,,ra.ts whore Suydam Nixon 4 60 y drygood
,,'ra nov stands In liberty street nearly an
'sito Ia Inc Post Ofiice n house was closed IA,
ir|Iv having nod. Tho cellar was occuiin,
q a man INA womnn | saw them daily h.
u'.. limo. M lcnrth I missed them Tor w,
ctts Tho door beIng omen nil this time. | be
On a. susnpet snn,ihing WINS wrong ON th,
"a dnV I Stood M the door and knockc I
r.. H.. named I cnlled. no one rave answer
e., '..i in uuon Tho cold damn floor TN,
ID, ,yns ,nrv lark Aftrr n few seconds
,t.d discern ,hlects but saw no living crcn
90 tW.i.n,d sud Lonrd the sound - hrav,
i..r,'nl, liza "a sfronp man in "A snnni slern
IT, III the snlnJ mil in n rnrlntc rorn.r
q, ,,.i..rniln Lr1 i,v n man nud ,vn,nn n
. fns, cicsino in ma slaet - d""th
., ., .l,,,W l,,, n .i'iii 80 os Loon ,,,hicb