The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-27
CHAL L. FROST,
NEW ORLEANS, August

HEW ORLEANS, August ~, 1888.
GENTLEMEN The great press # business the Score
tary of the Association requss that hsrs should
form the service Of informing Of the progress of
epidemic Our records in consequences of the severe
duties of the members preventing fron making full
reports, necessarily cmplete but already have
over 500 cases reported and are from 6O to TOO
yet reported Our average deaths and
has been about three of the former to Eve lster
showing great improvement. owing more to tho care
token Of those attac ed abatement ths cpl
denjc.
The timely aid afforded by benevolent Of your city
bAs been greatly beneficial IN ensbling Association
TO be liberal IN toeir xpeDdtures than 1t wise
could have been The cities Of Adephia Baltimore
ssysIrah ard Mobile osve also noby responded to the
call of distress and II their citizens and yours oou,d
only hear tbs deep and heartfelt expressions Of thanks
from ibo.s VINO rescued from ths jaws Of des oy
the means of their charities they would feel
amply rewarded and their hearts throb with pleasure
Az the amoners Of your bounty well that OF their
ieno~ cuaens. ne members OF our Association feel
TO he utmost of their abilities In relieving the distress
and want OF the poor Of our sorrow s.ricken city
win that had the time to write Of the Ia.
tefestiDg incidents that Of daily Their
relation would ill volumes, and prove of interest
passed IN reslfy fiction Chidreo of ali agos deprived
Of both psrei brothers If sisters Sisters
of brothers, In many instances stricken down them
of those whom disease and death had attacked before
them. Instanc not at s unusual whe.e shoe to
whom want had been heretofore STRANGER loft TO
battle with disease perfectly pepniess and Is cfteo not
the least of our Sb0rs find out and force upon such
the relief Of association, great Ia their
One great features Of the disease its rsaohsr
Gus nature under convseseDce and ofee find
striving in apparent hesltA something tor shs
selves and families while they still weak to
which the association In enabled by the bounty Of their
fellow citizens and those who have nobly contributed
from abroad, to afford II doubly welcome The spidscs
Of former cannot be compared in violence h the
present. and 1t Is confidently expected all per.
rot heretofore scchmated viii be attacked the pre-
sent season You can yourselves imagine the terrible
calamity Of whole family un.cclimated taken si,er
yellow fever land that IL half the batts) and almost
apostolic to procure experienced there ia
wonder that many die and wonder that here great
distIess
Already association has in charge over 100 chill
dIen from three to ten years Of age deprived by tho
fever Of one or both parents ard the increases
every day Tho ladies' Of our city assduous in
their attentions to them and have formed sosees for
their protection but the number ID great parGcu
srly Of infants below the age Of year that ii hard
ly possible to care and tend them properly
citation have mentioned before, from 600 tn 200
the expense Of which be less than SO
SID each or the sum of 4s5 900 to $50
cannot be fully asce taiDed at this time II Is impos
bills, sxct pit for nursing and such matters paid
the spot When TO this IL added the care and attend
upon the orr han children thrown our care you
viii readily perceive bow large sum has bssn already
len among should SEQ at In His infinite Wisdom to
sp1e MS further affection, No cannot ray how much
more II take to relieve We 10 the hands Of
mercifu as well Is just Being and that he may take
prayer of your friend, c.,
Member Of the Howard Association Of New Orleans
To Francis L. Hawks, j. o. Woodruff, Charles L Frost
Committee.
CHARLESTON, August rs 1853.
The collection In aid Of the New OrIssrs sufferers ct
the Courier Office, now amounts to over four thousand
dollars