It was a deadly yellow fever epidemic 

At first only a few where sick and then it

Started raging bad, 

It was the wort this town has had

It was the summer of 1853 

Only my dear old dad and me

Escaped alive

Escaped unscathed



Summer of 1853

the river reeked of mortality 

Summer of 1853

the river reeked of mortality

It was a deadly yellow fever epidemic