The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-12


III health and the command OF the Firt given Lieut.
T. Farand, who is in daily expectation of rail;ng for
Vera Cruz. Pensacola still continues quite HEALTHY =
~ 0. Pieayune LIST inst
The Health OF New Orleans
The accounts from New Orleans show most deplor-
able stats Of things far the health the CITY con-
cerned Our correspondent writes under date Of
inst. to the following effect We have now arrived at
that fearful period in the history of the epidemic when
1t becomes necessary to throw of restraint pro-
claim the fact that New Orleans Is suffering severely
from the ravages Of yellow fever ship fever and other
complicated and contagious diseases There are pre-
sent ut low calculation I've Thousand in this
city PROSTATE with various diseases citizens have
most noby responded to the upon them by
different charitable but there are sti verv
many poverty want such o. always
will exist In large city like ours and which, without
tne moss ana care v either
of the hospitals fail to gain admttsnce and obtain the
relief provided by the public am now writing within
the sound Of audible poverty and despair with the
groans Of the sick and dying ringing In my God
grant that may never again fall to my lot to be thus
surrounded to experience the sensations which now
endure Six gentlemen myself among tho number, have
formed guard for the purpose Of ascertsnng the true
my statement that on sunday last Che asth uit ons
hundred and forty burias took place within the city
weather continue and the number Of unaccmated per-
sons now here remain, the Goa Of infinite mercy
alone knows what the result will be. The number
Of individuals here who have determined to brave
the pestlence Is estimated at twenty thousand many
but the almighty dollar keeps them, and they remain
exposed to all the prevalent dangers OF contagion
and death Although business IL at stand, have q
larger unacclimated population than have had any
previous time and new subjects are continually arriving,
SO that with the emigrants from foreign countries and
the volunteers daily arriving and departing to and from
Mexico the fever not likely to want victims till frost
comes to deadsn its malignant powers Amongst the
OF tho city to DO
with them remains to be There is much philsn
thropy amongst in other cities and think could
with propriety say there is benevolence than IL
ordinarily exhibited in such large communities but Of
course the best us limited in action by our
m vs.
Is the duty of those who to the north In the
for safety but who return to New Orleans
during the winter but think 1t s duty OF
such contribute something for the relief Of the det
tute Money forwarded to the Mayor for this purpose,
would be properly applied. You can form correct
opinion of the actual number of deaths from the reports
published daily For every ten deaths reported At the
Charity Hospital, there ninety persons who die
| known, or at any rate unreported.
| There now in Doctor Luzenburg's Hospital $40
patients; Howard Association $50; Samaritxns ll7
Doctor Daltons InHrmary So Doctor MacKsys l67 and
little guard has in charge H. Of whom report
& gns bp desc Of
other associations (of which In future number will
give rsporD OF which are under the control
of the masonic and odd fellows raternities all Of whom
| are daily going about doing good: and although many
members themselves unacclimated, still they appear
to have given themselves entirely for the welfare
others. Here the rich and poor unite vie with each
| other in administering aid and comfort. May their
| exertions be crowned with success
| From the New Orleans Delta, I'd inst
The whole number Of deaths by yellow fever for the
last month beginning at A; M, on LIST August, and
n.
larger mortality than has ever before occurred in the
month Of August.
s the number Of deaths then for the month Of August
from all diseases) 562; in 1882 it 6o In 1887
Asa in 1885, 40; in 1922 1865; in 1890 $780, in 1872 2o2
1917, 4s9.
The average daily number of deaths from yellow fsver
for the last month, is fraction SO per day. In
1889, when the mortality was next TO this year the
greatest in the month Of August the average Of deaths
| per day WAS a fraction over 20.
In 1887, and ls4l the severest epidemcs which have
| afflicted
month Of September more than doubled that for the
p S o" sar i' u% ana
August there fewer deaths IN September than In
August From these facts we may draw the consolatory
hope that the fever Of this has Its
and will decline during the present monthseptembsr
The highest number Of deaths by yellow fever on any
In 1872 when the population OF the city not
half Of what 1t is now, the highest number 60.
fever, was 3d. In isai the highest number was al.
The following is the whole number Of deaths from al
diseases, during the months Of august September and
prevaled:-is4l, 223l; 1882 lo64i 1887, 2,2s0 1888
2,75s 1872, l. 62.
The largest number Of deaths occurred in 1888 when
the cholera prevailed at the same time that the yellow
| fever was raging
NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
| A Convention of the Native American party, for
the purpose of nominating President and
Vice President Of the United states convened in this
city yesterday at the Assembly building The conven-
organized in Ptsburg last spring and adjourn
cd to meet In this city at the present time. About
hundred delegates present, from the States OF
| Maine ssachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Della
| ware, Pennsylvanis, Ohio and Michigan.
Those present fine, intelligent looking men and
the proceedings have been conducted with marked de-
oorum DR. w j. A. Birkey presides assisted by p Jor.
dan and @. r. Crap Secretaries The morning session
was taken In receiving credentials and discussions
upon preliminary matters In the afternoon resolution
was introduced in favor Of American brthright the
only quail ibcation for voter and aboshng the twenty
one years principle. The disc ussion upon this question
was conducted with much earnestness and ability. No
action has been yet taken in regard the national
instions.-Phiiadephia Ledger, Sept ii.
| WESTERN RIvERs.---The rivers are becoming
| extremely low and difficult of navigation, and
boats are now much detained In the Illinois and Mis-
souri, by the shoanesB Of the water the principal
bars In the channel Of the Missouri there three
feet water from Weston down and falling In the Illinois
there is twenty TO twenty-five inches water Naples
flats and thirty inches Beardstown bar, and stu
falling No boat has the Lower Rapids Of the
Mississippi for some days past on which there Is report
ed two feet water In the channel below to this city
there four feet water aud this point dovr
there six TO six and half feet water on the bars
Within two three days past, q bar has apparsntl,
been forming In harbor the entrance from be
low opposite rather above the main works on Blood,
Island, which promises to be serious obstruction
boats In entering the harbor, and II In believed thai
within the period named large body water that pre-
vously flowed on this side flows the side o.
the island The cause OF this unable state but
II should be investigated, and II possible removed So
Louis Repub. Sept.4.
The down train the Rochester and Auburn Rail
road was thrown from the track "Wednesday after
noon, when between Geneva and Waterloo. detea-
ton Of several hours the most serious result that
| occurred