The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-08

with alternate bites Of preserved ginger and
] swallows Of oil i managed TO GET outside the
/ oil, but ] could lust tonch 81, SO ID seemed, i
was so full. The next day and for day or SO
more ] was very restless al aud down, couldn't
lie still; but after that for several days more
or less, / was quiet; didn't move at all, didn't
know whether ] was alive or dead, and didn't
care. j didn't have any nurse; was all alone,
forenoon and afternoon. The doctor came once
a day, when he came, some days not al all;
boys would 90 of 10 office after breakfast aud
dinner and leave me all alone. j didn't know
whethcr 1t WAS pleasant OF not; but ] got over
H. ] was out ln about 10 days 90 the oiEce
/ but toarUlIy weak for some weeks after
We had another case iu our Office. James
Eugene Otis had served in the 45th Mass. Il
think 10 was i5th), ninc.mouths regiment
and had been discharged, and altorward came
10 New Berne as a civilian clerk in our office.
lie having been dttaclod into the office during
his term OF service made him somewhat lamil-
lar with the routine.
Otis was taken sick in September. near the
end of the month, and died carly in October.
visited him al the Academy Green H0spi-
tai, and found him very low. He had brother
lh-law who came ont rs Chaplain for a Rhode
Island regiment, and who aflcrward recruited
colOrod battalion for tho Rhode Island con-
tugcnt, of wh.ck be was commissioned Major.
Gus signed duplicate psy-papeTs FOR his salary
for two months, and gave them 70 his relative,
asking me 90 pay the Major iu the contingency
Of bis death. As / have said, OTIS died early
IN October perhaps in five OF six days and the
Major WAS .n promptly and secured the pay
HOPE TT WEST WHERE 1T BELoHGED.
am unable 10 give any facts about the yell
low fever among the sailors, Tor the reports OF
the navy are not within my reach, but ] know
that many sailors had It, and many died. The
Naval Hospital was situated on Elst Front
street near Broad street, aud north OF Broad
street 10 was "a story -aud-a-hgli house, with
large piazza, and the grounds were inclosed.
j remember ALSO that some of the doctors from
the pnnboats were ashore helping the army
doctors, iur there was much work 10 do; and
jhink that one or two OF tie navy doctors died
from the effects Of this volunteer service. j
am not sure about this last but think i am
right
During all this time Capt. Palmer was cruis-
ing about the Sounds Of North Carolina on the
steamer Mystic, visiting the various posts.
was left iu charge with blanks signed, and tho
army didn't suffer; but Capt. Palmer, with all
has careful care, caught the fever, or rather
THE FEVER CAUGHT HIN,
aud about the time ] got out he had il badly;
but he was In Gen. Har.and's quarters with
good nursing, and got out after a while. /
remember carrying our October papers 10 him
70 sign, and when he had affixed his signature
TO some 30 more OF less papers, he lay back
on his bed exhausted. j was rather tired
myself
Being sick abcd and unable to sign anything
az the first OF the month, ] had forwarded 10
Washington his monthly report Of personal
duty for the previous month, stating why
Capt Z. did not himself send H. aud 10 came
back Endorsed FOR him 10 make it himself IL
didn't say lao must s.gn ID, dead or alive but ID
looked so.
IN the letters that wrote home 10 my mother
during the war all Of which now have, find
entered in one dated Nov. 8, 1864: Fever is
about played OUT Nov. ia, write: Steamer
Now Jersey Is here to-day. First boat for over
q MONTH" Nov. -, write: Fever has an died
out" j was on the wharf Whca the steamer
New Jersey hauled in, Nov. II, and the only
white person on it il was q glad sight 30 see
the steamer; it looked A. II again we were IN
connection with the outside world.
hope that j have shown why ] believe that
yellow fever was sent into New Bcme by the
rebels, aud Was not originated in the town.
There was none there before and none since,
and there never viii he any again, until it is
carried There. yellow fever doesn't gIoW in
TINS country; il has 10 be- imported, aud ] am
lh iayor oi prObiDtoTy tariff on ia,
DR. Hand says: During the epidemic IL was
clearly proved that no c0niagiln existed"
What spread H., thon2 10 seems 10 me that Il
was very c0utag ions, or il would never have
spread, as Dr. Cowgirl says t did in the h0spi-
tais, OF as II was seen by everyone 10 90 in tie
town.