The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

nIbe,cases ous ol ten be win eseape Al
punlshment; bat be hAs really been guil'y
az twofold crime - he has killed fellow
man without absolute neeessliy, sad has
broken TIE law wbicb. 10 nearly every
civilized community, iorbids the wearing
OF eoBcehled wespons.
some recent Gases Of The pls'ol-no.a-
bly, that Of The shooting Of bis ooachman
BY Mr.. Blair, 10 New Jersey ought to
lead 10 serious confederation ofthis sub.
jec,, and to saeb atevlsAl Of pubfio opin.
lon as shsll make the free employment OF
deadly Wespous less safe TO those who
rfckiesslY use them. Every mAa ~ we
have said Is entitled to defend bis own or
Others lises lu extreme peril, bat be
ought 20 30 held O. strict account 10
bsyitg disobeyed one Jaw by carrying a
coactaled wespon, Ne breaks another by
u.i6e ID, without mfldenl cause, to main
or klil fellow being.
MEMPHIS UNDkitrAkEU's STORY.
How do You dor
Why, Jack, when did you arrive here
Last night.
Did you come directg
Left there last Sunday.
At this last remark the reporter Of the
Globe Democrat, who was the one hrs'
addressed, recoiled for be feared infeo-
tion, the party OF the other party being
John Walsh, undertaken for the taxing
district Of Shelby county, who became
famous during the plague OF 1878, for the
feArlessness with which be performed bis
arduous, disagreeAble duty, Jack Walsh
as be Is tamiiarly known in Memphis,
assured the reporter that there was no
fear OF contagion, and exhibited hls clean
bill Of health. Then ensued Idesuliory
conversation about Memphis and lie pres
ent condition. 1t was OF necessity brief,
for Mr.. Walsh was tired and desired rest.
This much, however, he said, which
must prove OF importance: That II is not
at all safe for unaoclaimated persons
aud refugees TO return just now, for sew
eral persous who had taken the risk had
paid the forfeit OF their lives.
The mortality, qneried the reporter,
has not been so great this year as lsstp
No, for one resson, that there was no.
the material to work upon, and for an,
other, considering the mortality relatively
TO the population, because the medical
corps aud nurses were better, too; In
fact, there was better organization al
around.
Mr.. Walsh is hero in the true sense o.
the word. Just as much as soldier act
ing brAyely and brilliantly on the Reld o.
bA,tlo: as the ssilor performing deeds Of
daring during the shipwrcck Last year
when tho yellow fever threatened to an
initiate every soul in Memphis, and ff
teen or twenty thousand Of It's inhabi
lants fled for safety, including officers o
the civic, state and federal government
upon whom great responsibility rested
Mr.. Walsh remained at his post OF duty
All around him brave men wero dying
who, like bin, remained TO succor tn
distressed I; but he hinched not. To burr
the dead was duty, and only thos'
witnesses of the terrible scenes can real
lie what iortltude, what heroism, tha
duty required.
What was the greatest number 20,
buried In one day2
You mean to say from IL O'Clock on
day until IL O'Clock nextS
Yes.
About 150.
How many Of morningl
Before breakfast one morning, abou
35.
IN bnryiug, did you have time to dis
: cdmlna>c between rich aud poorf
Sometimes It was Impossible. The OF
fenaiye odor soon told OF corpse far de
cayed. II was matter Of necessity 4
bury il at once; the official and publ
safety compelled it, and there was N
time to inquire who was who, but hurr
the remains to the Potter's field. y
course, when people we're recognize
aud known 10 have becu in good circnm
stances or had friends, the body was n
tered Ia : regular cemetery.
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