The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-17

felt by all at their loss is fully shown.
The banks were closed out of respect to
Mr.. l. Engle and other demonstrations were
made to the memory of the others. The
living cannot stop long to contemplate the
dead, but in passing tribute and tear
is dropped on their graves.
The board Of health at present is badly
crippled, but is doing noble work. The
board consisted OF Drs. Neal Mitchell, r.
?. Daniel, Henry Bacon. II. l. Engle and
II. Il. Kennedy. DIR. l. Engle is dead. DR..
Daniel is very i'll, and DIR. Kennedy has Il
very sick wife at his home several miles
out OF the city. This leaves DIR. Neal
Mitchell TO transact the multifarious bust
ness OF the board, The doctors that are
arriving see TO their own patients, and as
In Dr. MitchelPs case answer thousand
and one questions every ten minutes The
moment DIR. Mitchell appears on the street
he is questioned about every conceivable
thing, As If he We're an encyclopedia. To
add TO the health boards trouble is the
loss OF It's able young secretary, James Me-
Donald, who was called away yesterday.
Everybody is working at high pressure,
and the result is that the doctors and
leaders are thoroughly tired out and il
taken i'll their system will be too greatly
weakened for them TO rally.
Col. l.. f. Fleming, who died on Friday,
was brother of Francis l.. Fleming,
Democratic nominee for Governor. lie
was the senior member OF the old firm Of
Fleming * Daniel, and was considered one
OF the best lawyers in the State.
Mr.. LEngle was financier of great abil-
ity, and was president Of the State bank Of
Florida. He was State treasurer under
Gov. Bloxham, and did much TO establish
the States credit at that troublesome and
stormy time.
In Frank W. Ely, Jacksonville lost one
OF her sterling townsmen. Hundreds here
TO whom he had endeared himself by his
kindly disposition will be immeasurably
grieyed at this announcement OF his sudden
death. Almost from the beginning of the
epidemic his household has been afflicted
with the disease, but with the exception
OF the husband and father, all have recoy-
cred. Public sympathy for his family Is
deep and sincere. lie came here from
Minnesota about twenty years ago. lie
was in the insurance business.
Yesterday the weather was somewhat
pleasantcr, rs no rain fell, but a hot sun
poured lis scorching RAYS down without
mercy and the exhalation arising could be
seen like thin mist.
"This is yellow fever weather." said n
doctor yesterday, "and YOU may now look
for large increase in the number Of cases
hut It Is great relief for the sick. and that
we think good"
supt. Il. i. Dillon, Of the Western
Union, who has been in constant attend.
ancc for the past four DAYS, trying to get
business dispatches aud specials through
on poorly working wires, was taken down
yesterday. All the men are doing nobly,
but they arc ovcrworkcd. w. j. Wallace,
the day chief, lost his child ON Friday and
his wife is dangerously Ill., lilo himself IL
worn out with watching. J. L. Rivers,
night chief, is working under great diff
cullics aud is giant in the amount OF
work he accomplishcs. The press Of the
country has these brave operators TO thank
for the specials received, as il is only by
their doing n large amount Of extra work
that they can get them off.