Yellow Fever in Hempstead.

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The first case of fever in Hempstead occurred on the 16th of August.  It was brought here by Mr. M. P. Voorhees, from Galveston, who had run away from there hoping to escape, but was attacked on the cars, while on his way, and had to stop here to receive medical treatment.  From him the fever rapidly spread among our inhabitants, carrying off many of our oldest and best citizens.  From that time forward all who could, left the city, leaving the place nearly depopulated, until, on the 10th of August, when it was clearly demonstrated that the dread Destroyer was really in our midst, and taking from us the ones we loved dearest and best, there were but about two hundred of our citizens left in town, all the rest having fled from the fever.  The pestilence, as appears from the following list, reached its height on September 18th, when seven persons died, that being the largest number in one day.  The last case of yellow fever in Hempstead occurred on or about the 11th of November.  Since that time our city has been remarkable healthy.  Our list is furnished by Mr. T. G. Patrick, our efficient and worthy Post-Master, who, during the whole epidemic, remained at his post.  His list is very nearly accurate.  Some few persons did not die of yellow fever, but from other diseases.

Aug. 16 — M P Voorhees, aged 35, Jay Dixon, 10.

Aug. 24 — John Schelly, 39.

Aug. 26 — Kate Dixon, 12, Mary Cole, Geo Buchmann, 2, J Irby, 40.

September 3 — John Kane, 40.

Sept 4 — Mrs. T B Stephenson, 45, negro child.

Sept 8 F E Miller, 50.

Sept 9 John Connor, 12.

Sept 10 J L Hollowel, 35 A C Lowdermilk, 25

Sept 11, Mary Green, 14

Sept 12. Mary Coleman, 12. Mr Kaiser, 30, Nannie Wright, 14

Sept 13, T E Green, 35

Sept 14, Mrs D H Coleman, 45, T McGehee, Jr., 26, Jas A Lester, G C Morrison, 30

Sept 15, Mrs J E Green, 30, W P McConnell, 30

Sept 16, Dr Jno Lark, 40, Smitherick, U S A

Sept 17, Nelly Coleman, 6, Wm Brink, 35, B O Hollowell, 2, Mrs J Ephraim, 31

Sept 18, Mary Young, 14, Susan Frost, 50, Minnie Coleman, 8, Dan'l Winter, 26, W A McDade s/o Jas Wilkins McDade, 26, A D K Palmer, U S A, H Flowers, 35

Sept 19, Zenas Bush, 35

Sept 20, Mrs H Cross, 37, Miss M Hoffman

Sept 21, S P Voris, U S A, Mrs Martna (Martha?) Wilson, 26, Clarence Abbott, 23, Child of W Frazier, u S A, Mrs W H Starks, 25, Rob Fletchre (Fletcher?), u s a

Sept 23, Gethiger, u s a, Mrs Thos McGehee, 50

Sept 24, Thos Hartley, 25, D H Coleman, 50, Jane Hennison, u s a

Sept 25, J H Wheeler, 6, Ida Nooner, inft, N S Yountg, 60, Mrs N S Young, 55

Sept 26 Joseph McGehee, 22

Sept 27, Adolphus Abbott, u s a, Mrs J C Rome, 55

Sept 28. Lucy A Bayle, 16, I Jemmison, negro, Jnlia (?) Harbey, Negress, child of Mr Grafenheim, Thos Cohen, 12, John Hammonds, 17

Sept 29, Freedman, Freedman, S W Black, Capt, u s a Mrs C Ahrenbech, 35, Reuben Drake, 65

Sept 30, J Kraus, 33, Wm Lafferty, u s a, child of Mrs Powers

Oct 2, Mrs W Frazier, u s a, J W Harned, 35

Oct 3, Judge H C Bayle, 45, Mrs F Hunter, 40, child of Mr Phillips, u s a, R Watson

Oct 4, A W Winder, 35

Oct 6, Louisa Hyde, 15, G Baker, u s a, J Holder, u s a

Oct 7, Michael Casey, u s a

Oct 8 J Klein, D P Loomis, Chatfield, all u s a

Oct 9, Robt Place, u s a, Samuel Hyde, 17,

Oct 10, H Watson, child, Laura Juhn, 2

Oct 11, Stephen Tuffly, 20

Oct 12, Thos King, 55, Mr Graffenheim, 35, B Basset, O'Kief, P O'Hara, Corp Bradley, all u s a

Oct 13, Hon J W McDade, (James Wilkins McDade) 47

Oct 14, S H Hammonds, 10, Ada Hammonds, 4, Katy Hyde, 12

Oct 16, Elijah Williams, 6

Oct 17, P Hoy, u s a

Oct 18, John Hyde, 45, child of Mr. Carr

Oct 19, Corp Phillips, u s a, Julius, negro

Oct 20, L D Edwards, 28, Negress at Dr Peebles, 30, T Hannan, u s a

Oct 22, L Smith, F Langer, 40

Oct 23, John Owens, 20, John Hall, col, col child

Oct 24, Richard Peebles, 7, Mrs Y Green, Sergt Young, u s a

Oct 25, Wm Doyle, u s a, Florence Manning, 10

Oct 26, Geo Hittenger, u s a, Srgt A P Wing, u s a, child of J M Gould

Oct 27, Jas Densmore, u s a, child of Maurice Ecke, 1

Nov 1, Mr Cartwright, 65, P McDonald, L B Gardner, u s a

Nov 2, A Lavalla, u s a

Nov 3, Sergt Gilman, u s a, Mr J Farr, 60 (who is this? not found on 1860 census)

Nov 5, Mollie Cloud, 6

Nov 6, A J Hyde, 30, inft of J Brown, negro

Nov 9, Schneiger, u s a, Eliza Harvy, Negress

Nov 10, Emma Cloud, 2

To these no dates were given:

Infant of J S Hammitt, child of C Abbott, B L Linton.

"Yellow Fever in Hempstead.", The Texas Countryman (Hempstead, TX), Wednesday, January 15, 1868, Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1, p. 2, col. 3.

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