When yellow fever hit Chattanooga in 1878, most people fled to the mountains. Father Ryan stayed to help the sick and dying and tirelessly made his rounds, regardless of race or religion, until he himself succumbed to the disease.
When yellow fever hit Chattanooga in 1878, most people fled to the mountains. Father Ryan stayed to help the sick and dying and tirelessly made his rounds, regardless of race or religion, until he himself succumbed to the disease.
